(1999)

DC, 1999 Series
 
Price:
4.95 USD; 7.95 CAD
Pages:
84
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
DC Comics
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
ISBN:
?
Barcode:
?
Editing:
Jack Schiff (original); Julie Schwartz (original); Dale Crain (replica edition)
Format:
Standard Modern Color One-shot; Squarebound

80pg. Giant Issue No. 8 (Table of Contents)

DC Heroes / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Murphy Anderson
Inks:
Murphy Anderson
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Justice League of America; Wonder Woman; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Batman; Green Arrow; Martian Manhunter; Aquaman; Flash [Barry Allen]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Superman; Superboy; Superbaby
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Table of Contents (Table of Contents)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero

The Origin of the Justice League (Table of Contents)

The Justice League of America / comic story / 26 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gardner Fox
Pencils:
Mike Sekowsky
Inks:
Bernard Sachs
Colors:
?
Letters:
Gaspar Saladino

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Aquaman; Batman; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Martian Manhunter; Superman; Wonder Woman; Snapper Carr; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; aliens from Appellax (flashback); Amazons of Paradise Island (flashback)
Synopsis:
The Justice League of America uses the occasion of its third anniversary to tell Snapper Carr about the formation of the League, involving the discovery of strange meteors that nearly doomed them forever.
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10 Issues of Your Favorite Magazine (Table of Contents)

DC subscription ad / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Reprints:
  • ?

Indexer Notes

DC subscription ad with images of covers of comics from 1965.


Birth of the Atom (Table of Contents)

Atom / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gardner Fox
Pencils:
Gil Kane
Inks:
Murphy Anderson
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Atom
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Origins of Legendary Heroes (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
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[Turnpike Toll] (Table of Contents)

Little Pete / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:
Children
Reprints:
  • ?

How Aquaman Got His Powers (Table of Contents)

Aquaman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Robert Bernstein
Pencils:
Ramona Fradon
Inks:
Ramona Fradon
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Atlantis; Aquaman [Arthur Curry] (Origin); Atlanna (Flashback); Tom Curry (Flashback); Commander Haskel
Synopsis:
Aquaman stops the U.S. Navy from testing atomic depth charges and recounts his origin to Commander Haskel.
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Indexer Notes

Earth 1 origin of Aquaman, substantially different from More Fun Comics version.


The Man from Robin's Past (Table of Contents)

Robin; Batman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill Finger
Pencils:
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:
Charles Paris
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
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Origin of Flash's Masked Identity (Table of Contents)

Flash [Barry Allen] / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
John Broome
Pencils:
Carmine Infantino
Inks:
Joe Giella
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Reprints:

The Story of Superman's Life (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Otto Binder
Pencils:
Al Plastino
Inks:
Al Plastino
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Superman (origin retold in detail); Jor-El; Zor-El; Lara; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang; Krypto; Lex Luthor (villain); Krypton; Superboy; green kryptonite; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Perry White
Synopsis:
Recap of Superman's life from the destruction of Krypton to when he left Smallville after high school.
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Don't Give Fire A Place To Start (Table of Contents)

Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff
Pencils:
Win Mortimer
Inks:
Win Mortimer
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Reprints:
  • from July 1954 issues

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Table of Contents
  2. 2. The Origin of the Justice League
    The Justice League of America
  3. 3. 10 Issues of Your Favorite Magazine
    DC subscription ad
  4. 4. Birth of the Atom
    Atom
  5. 5. Origins of Legendary Heroes
  6. 6. [Turnpike Toll]
    Little Pete
  7. 7. How Aquaman Got His Powers
    Aquaman
  8. 8. The Man from Robin's Past
    Robin; Batman
  9. 9. Origin of Flash's Masked Identity
    Flash [Barry Allen]
  10. 10. The Story of Superman's Life
    Superman
  11. 11. Don't Give Fire A Place To Start
    Superboy
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Peter Croome
  • Jerry Hillegas
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Jerry Hillegas