(June-July 1978)
DC,
1941 Series
- Volume
- 38
- Price
- 1.00 USD
- Pages
- 84
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1978-03-21
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [bullet]
- Barcode
- 0709893073007
- Editing
- Joe Orlando (managing editor); Jack C. Harris (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from Comic Reader #154.
The Invasion of the Deathless Brain!
Superman and Batman / cover / 1 page
- Job Number
- C-716
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Batman; George Dyke's brain; Wonder Woman (inset); Black Canary (inset); Green Arrow (inset); Creeper (inset)
World's Finest
table of contents / 1 page
- Job Number
- J-5273
- Characters
- Superman; Batman; Creeper; Wonder Woman; Black Canary; Green Arrow
Indexer Notes
Splash/title page with the characters starring in this issue.
Invasion of the Deathless Brain
Superman and Batman / comic story / 20 pages
- Job Number
- J-5106
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Batman; George "Gorilla Boss" Dyke; Morgan Edge; Lana Lang; James Gordon; Doc Willard (flashback)
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Amazon jungle; Fortress of Solitude; Gotham City; green kryptonite; Ides of March; WGBS-TV; white kryptonite
Indexer Notes
The story has separate chapter titles: Chapter One - (no separate title); Chapter Two - The Batman's Fatal Error; Chapter 3 - Old Gangsters Never Die!
The Vertigo Version
Black Canary / comic story / 10 pages
- Job Number
- J-5049
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Count Vertigo (villain, intro); Black Canary; Detective Morgan
- Reprints
-
in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #18/1978 (23. August 1978) -
in Super Adventure Album (K. G. Murray, 1976 ? series) #10 ([Circa 1978-1979]) -
in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #1315 (25 de mayo de 1981)
-
Indexer Notes
Star City
Imperiled Sub
Aquaman; Hostess Twinkies / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Aqualad [Garth]
- Synopsis
- Aquaman saves a miniature research submarine from a tidal wave. Once safely on land, the scientists aboard the sub celebrate their rescue by sharing Hostess Twinkies with Aquaman and Aqualad, but not with the dolphins who did all of the heavy lifting!
- Keywords
- dolphins; miniature submarine; scientists; submarine; tidal wave
[no title indexed]
From the World's Finest Fans / letters page / 1.75 pages
- Job Number
- L-913
Indexer Notes
Letters of comment from Louis A. Latzer, Steve Feldberg, Carmen Dottier and Scott Gibson.
Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation
statement of ownership / 0.25 page
- Script
- Arthur Gutowitz
- Letters
- typeset
No Home for the Hero
The Green Arrow and Speedy / comic story / 10 pages
- Job Number
- J-5045
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Arrow; Speedy; Lt. Mack Morgan; The Stinger; Green Lantern (flashback); Black Canary (flashback)
- Synopsis
- Recap of Speedy's career.
- Reprints
- in Wundergirl (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #30 (1978)
-
in Stålmannen (Semic, 1976 series) #1/1979 ([9 januari] 1979) -
in Supermann (Semic, 1977 series) #1/1979 (uke 2 1979) - in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #1321 (6 de julio de 1981)
-
- Keywords
- Arrow Signal; balloon arrow; electro-charge arrow; Star City
[Christopher Reeve]
Superman Movie Report / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Text article with photographs.
The Disruptor
The Creeper / comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- J-4880
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Creeper; The Disruptor; Sam Hagen; Fran Daye; Porter; Dump
- Reprints
- in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #19/1978 (6. September 1978)
- in Super Action Album (K. G. Murray, 1980 series) #17 ([November 1980] ?)
-
in The Creeper by Steve Ditko (DC, 2010 series) ([May] 2010)
-
- Keywords
- Cosmic Broadcasting; Gotham City
A Kiss of Death Times Three
Wonder Woman / comic story / 15 pages
- Job Number
- J-5093
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Poison Ivy; Wonder Woman; Steve Howard; Sumac; Buckeye; Redwood
- Reprints
- in Wundergirl (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #31 (1978), #31 (1978), #31 (1978)
- in Batman Arkham: Poison Ivy (DC, 2016 series) ([November] 2016)
-
- Keywords
- "31" Club; Aethusa Cynapium; botanical garden; Fool's Parsley; New York City; United Nations
Indexer Notes
The story has separate chapter titles: A Poison Named Ivy - Chapter 1; Limbs of a Killer - Chapter 2.
Contemporary setting for story.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Invasion of the Deathless Brain!
Superman and Batman -
1.
World's Finest
-
2.
Invasion of the Deathless Brain
Superman and Batman -
3.
The Vertigo Version
Black Canary -
4.
Imperiled Sub
Aquaman; Hostess Twinkies -
5.
[no title indexed]
From the World's Finest Fans -
6.
Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation
-
7.
No Home for the Hero
The Green Arrow and Speedy -
8.
[Christopher Reeve]
Superman Movie Report -
9.
The Disruptor
The Creeper -
10.
A Kiss of Death Times Three
Wonder Woman
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Nick Caputo
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Steve Jenner
- Tony R. Rose
- Per Sandell
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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