DC Sampler
#1
([September] 1983)
DC,
1983 Series
- Price
- 0.00 FREE
- Pages
- 36
- On-sale Date
- 1983-06-07
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [bullet]
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- Dick Giordano (credited) (editor, executive editor); Karen Berger (credited) (editorial coordinator); Jenette Kahn (credited) (president, publisher)
Issue Notes
Giveaway comic. 1 or 2 page previews of upcoming DC comics.
On-sale date from copyright registration.
On-sale date from copyright registration.
[no title indexed]
cover / 2 pages
- Pencils
- Ed Hannigan (signed as
HANNIGAN [circle]) - Inks
- Dick Giordano (signed as
GiORDANO [dotted i]) - Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ed Hannigan (logo design)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; superhero; war
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes: Cosmic Boy [Rokk Krinn]; Dream Girl [Nura Nal]; Invisible Kid [Jacques Foccart]; Lightning Lad [Garth Ranzz]; Matter-Eater Lad [Tenzil Kem]; Saturn Girl [Imra Ardeen]
The Omega Men: Broot; Kalista; Primus [Pren]; Tigorr
Teen Titans: Changeling [Garfield Logan]; Cyborg [Victor Stone]; Kid Flash [Wally West]; Raven; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Wonder Girl
Amethyst [Amy Winston]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Firestorm; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Terra [Tara Markov] (Teen Titans); Donna Troy; Wonder Woman [Princess Diana]; Arak
Indexer Notes
Wraparound cover.
Meanwhile...
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Script
- Dick Giordano (signed as
DICK [no dotted i]) - Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Introduction.
All-Star Squadron
All-Star Squadron / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jerry Ordway (signed as
JERRY ORDWAY) - Inks
- Jerry Ordway (signed as JERRY ORDWAY)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- John Costanza
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wherever you go-- Whatever you do-- Whenever you do it-- Don't dare miss it the titanic 26th issue of...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- All-Star Squadron
Superman
Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
Indexer Notes
Promo for stories of Action Comics (DC, 1938 series), Superman (DC, 1939 series), DC Comics Presents (DC, 1978 series), and Superboy (DC, 1980 series).
Arion Lord of Atlantis
Arion / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; superhero
- Characters
- Arion; Caculha; Dark Majistra; Wyynde; Chian; S'Net; Mara; Garn Daanuth
The War Is Over!
Omega Men / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages
- Script
- Roger Slifer (credited)
- Pencils
- Tod Smith (credited)
- Inks
- Mike DeCarlo (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Marv Wolfman (credited)
- Genre
- superhero; science fiction
- Characters
- Omega Men
Batman
Batman and the Outsiders / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Joker; Outsiders; Metamorpho; Katana; Geo-Force; Black Lightning; Halo
The New Teen Titans
Teen Titans / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Marv Wolfman (credited)
- Pencils
- George Pérez (credited) (signed as
George Perez) - Inks
- George Pérez (credited) (signed as George Perez)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Teen Titans: Changeling [Garfield Logan]; Cyborg [Victor Stone]; Kid Flash [Wally West]; Raven; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Starfire [Koriand'r]; Terra [Tara Markov]; Wonder Girl
Steve Dayton; Deathstroke the Terminator [Slade Wilson]; Frances Kane; Terry Long; Vernon Questor; Maude Stone; Tucker Stone; Trigon; Donna Troy
G.I. Combat
Sgt. Rock / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Robert Kanigher (credited)
- Pencils
- Joe Kubert (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Kubert (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Adam Kubert (credited)
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Haunted Tank; Mercenaries; Kana; Sgt. Rock; Easy Company; Murray Boltinoff; Sam Glanzman; Joe Kubert; Frank Redondo; Robert Kanigher
Indexer Notes
Story narrative revolves around the five noted creators.
The 1st Super-Hero Team-Up Comic Is Still the Best!
Superman and Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jerome Moore (signed as
J K Moore) - Inks
- Butch Burcham (signed as
BURCHAM) - Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino ?; typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Batman
What Kind of Sentient Being Devours Every Issue of Legion?
Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Paul Levitz (credited)
- Pencils
- Keith Giffen (credited)
- Inks
- Larry Mahlstedt (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes
Flash
The Flash / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Cary Bates (credited)
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino (credited)
- Inks
- Carmine Infantino (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash; Iris Allen; Reverse Flash
Arak Son of Thunder
Arak, Son of Thunder / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1.7 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ron Randall (signed as
RANDALL) - Inks
- Ron Randall (signed as RANDALL)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Genre
- sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Arak
The Changeling of the New Teen Titans vs. the Flash's Apish Adversary-- Gorilla Grodd!
Captain Carrot / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.3 page
Echoes of Times Gone By
Supergirl / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Paul Kupperberg (credited)
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Oksner (credited)
- Colors
- Tom Ziuko (credited)
- Letters
- Ben Oda (credited)
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (credited) (editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's me, all right-- or should I say the new me?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Supergirl; Superman
The Fury of Firestorm the Nuclear Man
Firestorm / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Pat Broderick (signed as
broderick) - Inks
- Pat Broderick (signed as broderick)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Firestorm; Firehawk; Tokamak
Critical Comments
text article / 2 pages
- Script
- Heidi MacDonald (credited); David Transue (credited); Sam Kujava (credited); Kevin McConnell (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Testimonials.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
-
1.
Meanwhile...
-
2.
All-Star Squadron
All-Star Squadron -
3.
Superman
Superman -
4.
Arion Lord of Atlantis
Arion -
5.
The War Is Over!
Omega Men -
6.
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman -
7.
Batman
Batman and the Outsiders -
8.
Amethyst Princess of Gemworld
Amethyst -
9.
The New Teen Titans
Teen Titans -
10.
G.I. Combat
Sgt. Rock -
11.
The 1st Super-Hero Team-Up Comic Is Still the Best!
Superman and Batman -
12.
What Kind of Sentient Being Devours Every Issue of Legion?
Legion of Super-Heroes -
13.
Flash
The Flash -
14.
Arak Son of Thunder
Arak, Son of Thunder -
15.
The Changeling of the New Teen Titans vs. the Flash's Apish Adversary-- Gorilla Grodd!
Captain Carrot -
16.
Echoes of Times Gone By
Supergirl -
17.
The Fury of Firestorm the Nuclear Man
Firestorm -
18.
Critical Comments
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- John Censullo
- Peter Frickinger
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Denys Howard
- Donald Dale Milne
- Antonio Pontes Junior
- Steven Tice
- Jim Van Dore
- Giuseppe Vannini
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