(August 1977)

DC, 1976 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.35 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly (with the exception of Jan., Mar., May, July and Sept.)
On-sale Date
1977-05-24
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
A DC TV Comic [bullet]
Barcode
0709893066808
Editing
Denny O'Neil (story editor); Joe Orlando (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #143.

Introducing... The Murderous Menagerie Man! (Table of Contents)

Super Friends / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ramona Fradon
Inks
Bob Smith
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese; ?
Job Number
C-469
Genre
superhero
Characters
Super Friends [Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Aquaman; Wonder Woman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Wendy Harris; Marvin White; Wonder Dog [Wonderdog]]; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Menagerie Man
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Cover Thumbnail for Super Friends (DC, 1976 series) #6
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The Menace of the Menagerie Man! (Table of Contents: 1)

Super Friends / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell (credited)
Pencils
Ramona Fradon (credited)
Inks
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors
Jerry Serpe (credited)
Letters
Ben Oda; ?
Job Number
J-4661
Genre
superhero
Characters
Super Friends [Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Aquaman; Wonder Woman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Wendy Harris; Marvin White; Wonder Dog [Wonderdog]]; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Menagerie Man (villain, introduction); Commissioner James Gordon; Jean Loring (flashback)
Synopsis
The Super Friends and Atom battle the Menagerie Man, who makes animals appear and disappear to help with his crimes. They discover that he is using shrinking powers to make the animals appear and disappear. Wendy and Marvin graduate to full heroes.
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Indexer Notes

Menagerie Man uses a piece of the Atom's dwarf star matter to shrink animals.

The Great Superman Movie Contest (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Super Fans / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Alex Toth
Inks
Alex Toth
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Job Number
L-705

Indexer Notes

Letters from Bob Rodi, Mark A. Ernst, Dene Larson, and John Pierce.

What Does "Showcase" MEAN, Anyway? (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

DC Publishorial / in-house column / 0.66 page (report information)

#15 Denny O'Neil (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Introducing... The Murderous Menagerie Man!
    Super Friends
  2. 1. The Menace of the Menagerie Man!
    Super Friends
  3. 2. The Great Superman Movie Contest
    Superman
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Super Fans
  5. 4. What Does "Showcase" MEAN, Anyway?
    DC Publishorial
  6. 5. #15 Denny O'Neil
    DC Profiles
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  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore
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