(November 1976)
DC,
1976 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.50 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1976-08-26
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Barcode
- 0709893166011
- Editing
- Jack C. Harris (story editor); Joe Orlando (managing editor)
Issue Notes
Copyright © 1976 by National Periodical Publications, Inc.
On-sale date from Comic Reader #134.
On-sale date from Comic Reader #134.
The Man Behind the Gun
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Ernie Chan (signed)
- Inks
- Vince Colletta (signed)
- Colors
- Tatjana Wood
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
Indexer Notes
Colors and letters credits from Carl Gafford via the GCD error list.
The Super-Gun!
Superman / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lex Luthor (villain); Bert Talbot (intro, villain); Jimmy Olsen
- Synopsis
- Lex Luthor designs Weapon-X, a device that can drain Superman's powers and use them to power a weapon powerful enough to destroy Superman. Bert Talbot is supposed to use the weapon to help spring Luthor from prison but instead decides to try to use the weapon to destroy Superman himself.
- Reprints
-
from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #144 (April 1961) [retitled]
-
- Keywords
- kryptonite
Indexer Notes
Original title: "The Super-Weapon." Inks credited to George Klein on the splash page of this reprint.
Green Lantern and the Fruit Pie Scene
Green Lantern; Hostess Fruit Pies / comics-form advertising / 1 page
The Gun-Fighting Statue!
The Nighthawk / comic story / 6 pages
- Job Number
- L-526
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Reprints
- from Western Comics (DC, 1948 series) #42 (November-December 1953)
-
The Unsinkable Gun
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- war
- Reprints
- from Our Fighting Forces (DC, 1954 series) #17 (January 1957)
-
The Sightless Sharpshooter
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- crime
- Reprints
- from Gang Busters (DC, 1947 series) #47 (August-September 1955)
-
The Secret Story of Ray-Gun 64!
comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- John Broome
- Pencils
- Frank Giacoia
- Inks
- Joe Giella (uncredited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original editor)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #5 (December 1951-January 1952)
-
Indexer Notes
Script, pencils, and inks credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. We originally credited the inks to Frank Giacoia, as credited in this reprint.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Man Behind the Gun
-
1.
The Super-Gun!
Superman -
2.
Green Lantern and the Fruit Pie Scene
Green Lantern; Hostess Fruit Pies -
3.
The Gun-Fighting Statue!
The Nighthawk -
4.
The Guns Behind the Man
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5.
The Unsinkable Gun
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6.
The Sightless Sharpshooter
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7.
The Secret Story of Ray-Gun 64!
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- CTGarry
- Gregory Fischer
- Thomas Johnson
- Lou Mazzella
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Steven Rowe
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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