(December 1975)

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Volume:
26
Price:
0.25 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
monthly with the exception of October, January, April and July
Indicia Publisher:
National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Brand:
The Line of DC Super-Stars
Barcode:
?
Editing:
Julius Schwartz
Format:
Color; Standard Silver Age & Modern Age US; Saddle-Stitched (Squarebound #160, 169, 178, 187, 196, 214, 229, 232); Newsprint; Ongoing

A Switch in Crime! (Table of Contents)

Flash / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
Inks:
José Luis García-López; Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua] ?
Colors:
Tatjana Wood
Letters:
Joe Letterese
Job Number:
S-2136

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Flash [Barry Allen]

Indexer Notes

Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, August 2007. Inks previously credited to Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. Colors and letters credits from Carl Gafford via the GCD Error Tracker, July 2010.

Additional research has identified a credible claim by Eric Nolen-Weathington for García-López inks (Modern Masters Volume Five: José Luis García-López, 22–23).


The Captive Commissioner (Table of Contents)

Batman; Hostess / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
E. Nelson Bridwell (?)
Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
Vince Colletta
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ben Oda

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon
Synopsis:
Crooks have kidnapped Commissioner Gordon. Batman and Robin rescue him with Hostess Fruit Pies.

Indexer Notes

An advertisement for Hostess products featuring DC characters and produced by DC staff.


A Switch In Crime! (Table of Contents)

Flash / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Cary Bates; Bob Rozakis
Pencils:
Irv Novick
Inks:
Frank McLaughlin
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
S-2123

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Mister Originality (1st appearance); Flash [Barry Allen]; Mr. Taylor (Bank President); Officer Simmons; Cosmo Puree (Musician); Iris Allen; Julian Black (Magazine Editor); Stacy Conwell
Synopsis:
Flash must stop a criminal who can change places with ordinary citizens at a moment's notice.

Indexer Notes

Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Records confirm only Bates as scripter.


Tarzan Discovers the Land of the Prehistoric Animals (Table of Contents)

Tarzan; Pom Poms / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Joe Kubert
Inks:
Joe Kubert
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Adventure
Characters:
Tarzan
Synopsis:
Ad for Pom Poms candy featuring Tarzan and dinosaurs.

The Day of the Falling Sky! (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Denny O'Neil
Pencils:
Mike Grell
Inks:
Tex Blaisdell
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
S-2094

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Guardian of the Galaxy; Ayries (Alien race)
Synopsis:
Green Lantern saves the Ayries from a robot.
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (April 2007).


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Flash-Grams / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bob Rozakis
Letters:
Typeset
Job Number:
S-2144

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Captive Commissioner
    Batman; Hostess
  2. 2. A Switch In Crime!
    Flash
  3. 3. Tarzan Discovers the Land of the Prehistoric Animals
    Tarzan; Pom Poms
  4. 4. The Day of the Falling Sky!
    Green Lantern
  5. 5. [no title indexed]
    Flash-Grams
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