(February-March 1978)

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Volume
38
Price
1.00 USD
Pages
84
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1977-11-15
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893073003
Editing
Joe Orlando (managing editor); Jack C. Harris (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #150.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Superman and Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Job Number
C-618
First Line of Dialogue or Text
This man's been attacked-- By a vampire!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Batman; The Phantom Stranger; Wonder Woman (inset); Black Canary (inset); Green Arrow (inset); Creeper (inset)
Keywords
vampire

Mera Meets the Manta Men (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Aquaman; Hostess Fruit Pies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Hot Off the Press-- (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger; Steve Ditko (Creeper figure)
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger; Steve Ditko (Creeper figure)
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Job Number
J-4569
Characters
Superman; Batman; Wonder Woman; Green Arrow; Black Canary; Creeper
Keywords
Daily Planet

Indexer Notes

Creeper image taken from page 8, panel one of story.

The Vampire of Steel (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman and Batman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Haney
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Tex Blaisdell
Colors
Michele Wolfman
Letters
Ben Oda

Job Number
J-4944
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Superman; The Phantom Stranger; Captain Kalamari
Reprints
Keywords
Nega-Realm; ocean; vampires; Wayne Foundation

Indexer Notes

The story has separate chapter titles: Part 1 - (no separate chapter title); Part 2 - Beware the Nega Realm, My Child...; Part 3 - Vampire Bait.

Will the Costume Make the Hero? (Table of Contents: 4)

Black Canary; Green Arrow / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway
Pencils
Trevor Von Eeden
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Gene D'Angelo
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hellgrammite; Green Arrow; Black Canary; Lieutenant Mack Morgan
Reprints
Keywords
Arrow Cave; Batman costume; Star City

Superman Movie Report (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

Moon Lady and the Monster (Table of Contents: 6)

The Creeper / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Ditko
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
Bill Morse

Job Number
J-4857
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Creeper; Moon Lady; The Monster [Abe Keeler]; Fran Daye; Sam Hagen; Ames Vone; Ike Keller
Reprints
Keywords
Cosmic Broadcasting Network; Full Moon Theater; horror movies

Indexer Notes

Continued from the strip in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #445-447. Morse lettering per Nick Caputo; previous indexer credited Steve Ditko.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

From the World's Finest Fans / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack C. Harris
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-806

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Kevin J. Dooley and Stuart Snyder.

A Fire in the Sky! (Table of Contents: 8)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway
Pencils
Mike Vosburg
Inks
Bob Smith
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Job Number
J-4807
Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman; Dr. Psycho (origin); Oragon; Joan White; General Britwell; Steve Trevor; General Blankenship; Easy Company [Sergeant Rock; Bulldozer]; The Krell
Synopsis
With Sgt Rock, as they battle Dr. Psycho (origin) in the WWII setting.
Keywords
Germany; London; Nazis; World War II

Indexer Notes

The Krell are from Mystery in Space #73.

Volume 77 Issue 46 - Week of November 14, 1977 (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Daily Planet / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["This man's been attacked-- By a vampire!"]
    Superman and Batman
  2. 1. Mera Meets the Manta Men
    Aquaman; Hostess Fruit Pies
  3. 2. Hot Off the Press--
  4. 3. The Vampire of Steel
    Superman and Batman
  5. 4. Will the Costume Make the Hero?
    Black Canary; Green Arrow
  6. 5. Superman Movie Report
  7. 6. Moon Lady and the Monster
    The Creeper
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    From the World's Finest Fans
  9. 8. A Fire in the Sky!
    Wonder Woman
  10. 9. Volume 77 Issue 46 - Week of November 14, 1977
    Daily Planet
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Steve Jenner
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore