(May 1977)

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Volume
28 [23]
Price
0.30 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly (with the exception of Jan., Mar., June, Aug.)
On-sale Date
1977-02-15
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893044005
Editing
Denny O'Neil (story editor); Vince Colletta (art director); Joe Orlando (managing editor)

Issue Notes

Volume listed as 28 in the indicia in error.

On-sale date from Comic Reader #140.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman; Green Lantern / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Aparo (signed)
Inks
Jim Aparo (signed)
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
Joe Letterese ?

Job Number
C-427
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Colonel Miklos Vakla; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

The Maltese Cup Cake (Table of Contents: 1)

Hostess Cup Cakes; Wonder Woman / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda
Editing
?

Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
the Fat Lady [Cindy Bluestreet]; Mr. Astor; Petula Lorry; Wonder Woman
Synopsis
Many people all seem to want the Maltese Cup Cake stone idol. Until Wonder Woman finally decides to arrest them all and make them all eat cup cakes.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Hostess Cup Cakes advertisement in comic strip format. No credits.

Demolishment! (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman; Green Lantern / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Haney
Pencils
Jim Aparo
Inks
Jim Aparo
Colors
?
Letters
Jim Aparo

Job Number
J-4562
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Colonel Miklos Vakla (Communist Chief of Intelligence); Daj (Batman contact man); Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Brave and the Bold Mailbag / letters page / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Cary Burkett (replies to letters)
Pencils
? (Batman and mailbag text header)
Inks
? (Batman and mailbag text header)
Colors
? (Batman and mailbag text header)
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-649
Feature Logo
Batman's Brave and the Bold Mailbag

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from I. O'Connor and Brian D. Scott.

Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (Table of Contents: 4)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Arthur Gutowitz
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Average number of copies of each issue during preceding 12 months: 360,000. Subscribed by Arthur Gutowitz (business manager) on Friday, October 1st, 1976.

...Another Masterful Missive from Our Publisher!! (Table of Contents: 5)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Jenette Kahn
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Editorial by, with b&w photo portrait of, Jenette Kahn on the convenience of DC Dollar Comics and on her first 8 1/2 months as DC publisher. Written Monday, November 15, 1976.

#3 Mike Fleisher (Table of Contents: 6)

DC Profiles / in-house column / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Mike Gold
Letters
typeset

Genre
biography

Indexer Notes

Mike Gold on Mike Fleisher's writing career at DC, Collier Books, Seaboard (Atlas) and on the Little Orphan Annie strip.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman; Green Lantern
  2. 1. The Maltese Cup Cake
    Hostess Cup Cakes; Wonder Woman
  3. 2. Demolishment!
    Batman; Green Lantern
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    The Brave and the Bold Mailbag
  5. 4. Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation
  6. 5. ...Another Masterful Missive from Our Publisher!!
  7. 6. #3 Mike Fleisher
    DC Profiles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Max Capp
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • CTGarry
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Mike Verhart