Limited Collectors' Edition (1972 series) (DC) #C-52

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Number	C-52
Volume
No Volume	No
Display Volume With Number	No
Indicia Publisher
Indicia Publisher Not Printed	Printed
Brand
No Brand	No
Publication Date	1977
Key Date	1977-13-52
Year On Sale	None
Month On Sale	None
Day On Sale	None
On Sale Date Uncertain	No
Indicia Frequency
No Indicia Frequency	No
Price	2.00
Page Count	84 (note: total sum of story page counts is 81)
Page Count Uncertain	No
Editing	Joe Orlando (Managing Editor); Paul Levitz (Editorial Consultant)
No Editing
Barcode
No Barcode	No
Notes	wraparound cover; UPC indicates this is an October issue
Keywords
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Sequence 0

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Sequence Number	0
Title	none
Unofficial Title?	Yes
Type	cover
Feature	The Best of DC
Genre	superhero; horror; western; war
Job Number
Script
No Script	X
Pencils	Neal Adams (signed)
No Pencils
Inks	Neal Adams (signed)
No Inks
Colors	?
No Colors
Letters	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X
Page Count	1
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	Superman; Batman; Flash; Firehair
Synopsis
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Notes	wraparound cover; UPC indicates this is an October issue
Keywords
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Sequence 1

Field	Added / Next
Sequence Number	1
Title	Night of the Reaper!
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	comic story
Feature	Batman
Genre	superhero
Job Number
Script	Bernie Wrightson (idea); Harlan Ellison (assist); Denny O'Neil
No Script
Pencils	Neal Adams
No Pencils
Inks	Dick Giordano
No Inks
Colors	?
No Colors
Letters	?
No Letters
Editing	Julius Schwartz
No Editing
Page Count	25
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	Batman; Robin; Doctor Gruener
Synopsis
Reprint Notes	from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #237 (December 1971)
Notes	Rutland story. Halloweeners are costumed as Hawkman; Captain America; Havok; Captain Marvel; Superman; Aquaman; Solomon Grundy; Batman; Man-bat; Batgirl; the Phantom Stranger; Quicksilver; Spider-Man; Cain; Abel; Thor
Keywords
Original Reprint Notes		The migration of the following original reprint notes needs confirmation: from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #237 (December 1971)
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Sequence 2

Field	Added / Next
Sequence Number	2
Title	The Demon Within!
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	comic story
Feature	House of Mystery
Genre	horror
Job Number
Script	Joe Orlando (plot), John Albano
No Script
Pencils	Jim Aparo
No Pencils
Inks	Jim Aparo
No Inks
Colors	?
No Colors
Letters	?
No Letters
Editing	Joe Orlando
No Editing
Page Count	7
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters
Synopsis
Reprint Notes	from House of Mystery #201 (April 1972)
Notes
Keywords
Original Reprint Notes		The migration of the following original reprint notes needs confirmation: from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #201 (April 1972)
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Sequence 3

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Sequence Number	3
Title	The Doorway to the Unknown!
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	comic story
Feature	The Flash
Genre	superhero
Job Number
Script	John Broome
No Script
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
No Pencils
Inks	Joe Giella
No Inks
Colors	?
No Colors
Letters	?
No Letters
Editing	Julius Schwartz
No Editing
Page Count	12
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	The Flash; Fred Dallman
Synopsis
Reprint Notes	from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #148 (November 1964)
Notes
Keywords
Original Reprint Notes		The migration of the following original reprint notes needs confirmation: from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #148 (November 1964)
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Sequence 4

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Sequence Number	4
Title	Dirty Job
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	comic story
Feature
Genre	war; religious
Job Number
Script	Bob Haney
No Script
Pencils	Alex Toth
No Pencils
Inks	Alex Toth
No Inks
Colors	Anthony Tollin
No Colors
Letters	?
No Letters
Editing	Joe Kubert
No Editing
Page Count	4
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	Jesus
Synopsis
Reprint Notes	from Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series) #241 (February 1972)
Notes	Colorist credit from Mike Catron via GCD Errors list (May 2007).
Keywords
Original Reprint Notes		The migration of the following original reprint notes needs confirmation: from Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series) #241 (February 1972)
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Sequence 5

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Sequence Number	5
Title	Night…a star-studded sky tints the deep arroyos and broad mesas below…
Unofficial Title?	Yes
Type	comic story
Feature	Firehair
Genre	western
Job Number
Script	Joe Kubert
No Script
Pencils	Joe Kubert
No Pencils
Inks	Joe Kubert
No Inks
Colors	?
No Colors
Letters	?
No Letters
Editing	Joe Kubert
No Editing
Page Count	6
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	Firehair
Synopsis
Reprint Notes	from Tomahawk #136 (September-October 1971)
Notes
Keywords
Original Reprint Notes		The migration of the following original reprint notes needs confirmation: from Tomahawk (DC, 1950 series) #136 (September-October 1971)
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Sequence 6

Field	Added / Next
Sequence Number	6
Title	The Last Days of Superman! Part 1: Superman's Death Sentence!
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	comic story
Feature	Superman
Genre	superhero
Job Number
Script	Edmond Hamilton
No Script
Pencils	Curt Swan
No Pencils
Inks	George Klein
No Inks
Colors	?
No Colors
Letters	?
No Letters
Editing	Mort Weisinger
No Editing
Page Count	9
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	Superman; Jimmy Olsen; green kryptonite; Jor-El (fb); Tharb-El (fb); Lois Lane; Perry White; Lana Lang; Kandor; Fortress of Solitude; Supergirl; Krypto; Legion of Super-Heroes; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad
Synopsis
Reprint Notes	from Superman #156 (October 1962)
Notes
Keywords
Original Reprint Notes		The migration of the following original reprint notes needs confirmation: from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #156 (October 1962)
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Sequence 7

Field	Added / Next
Sequence Number	7
Title	The Last Days of Superman! Part 2: The Super-Comrades of All-Time!
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	comic story
Feature	Superman
Genre	superhero
Job Number
Script	Edmond Hamilton
No Script
Pencils	Curt Swan
No Pencils
Inks	George Klein
No Inks
Colors	?
No Colors
Letters	?
No Letters
Editing	Mort Weisinger
No Editing
Page Count	8
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Perry White; Kandor; Supergirl; Krypto; Legion of Super-Heroes; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Lori Lemaris; Bouncing Boy; Lightning Lad; Invisible Kid; Chameleon Boy; Duo Damsel; Sun Boy; Brainiac 5
Synopsis
Reprint Notes	from Superman #156 (October 1962)
Notes
Keywords
Original Reprint Notes		The migration of the following original reprint notes needs confirmation: from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #156 (October 1962)
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Sequence 8

Field	Added / Next
Sequence Number	8
Title	The Last Days of Superman! Part 3: Superman's Last Day of Life!
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	comic story
Feature	Superman
Genre	superhero
Job Number
Script	Edmond Hamilton
No Script
Pencils	Curt Swan
No Pencils
Inks	George Klein
No Inks
Colors	?
No Colors
Letters	?
No Letters
Editing	Mort Weisinger
No Editing
Page Count	8
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	Superman; Supergirl; Jimmy Olsen; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Chameleon Boy; Duo Damsel; Brainiac 5; Bouncing Boy; Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Invisible Kid; Shrinking Violet; Lois Lane; Jonathan Kent (fb); Martha Kent (fb); Lana Lang (fb); Lyla Lerrol (fb); Batman; Robin; green kryptonite; Lori Lemaris; Krypto; Mon-El
Synopsis
Reprint Notes	from Superman #156 (October 1962)
Notes
Keywords
Original Reprint Notes		The migration of the following original reprint notes needs confirmation: from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #156 (October 1962)
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Sequence 9

Field	Added / Next
Sequence Number	9
Title	There's a natural reaction when you finish an anthology like this one:…
Unofficial Title?	Yes
Type	text article
Feature
Genre
Job Number
Script
No Script	X
Pencils
No Pencils	X
Inks
No Inks	X
Colors
No Colors	X
Letters	typeset
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X
Page Count	1
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters
Synopsis
Reprint Notes
Notes	shows parts of several DC covers including Detective Comics #27, Sensation Comics #1, All Star Comics #3, and Showcase #4
Keywords
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Anonymous User	This change is a temporary migration representing the state of the database at the time of the new site deployment. It will be replaced by history assembled from our old database soon.		2010-11-20 11:40:55	Available	Approved

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