The Best of DC #5

(May-June 1980)

Year's Best Comic Stories (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; table of contents.

The Miracle Man of Easy Company (Table of Contents)

Superman; Sgt. Rock / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Cary Bates

Pencils:

Joe Staton

Inks:

Jack Abel

Colors:

Adrienne Roy

Letters:

Ben Oda

Content Information

Characters:

Sgt. Rock; Wild Man; Ice Cream Soldier; Jackie Johnson; Bulldozer; Little Sure Shot (all as Easy Company); Superman [also as Tag-Along]; Nazis

Reprinted:

• from DC Comics Presents (DC, 1978 series) #10 (June 1979)

Never Say Die! (Table of Contents)

Deadman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Len Wein

Pencils:

Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez

Inks:

Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez

Colors:

Glynis Wein

Letters:

Ben Oda

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Deadman; Abraham Gold; Sarah Gold; Jacob Gold

Reprinted:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #466 (November-December 1979)

Minister of the Lord (Table of Contents)

Jonah Hex / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Michael Fleisher

Pencils:

Luis Dominguez

Inks:

Luis Dominguez

Colors:

Bob Le Rose

Letters:

Ben Oda

Content Information

Genre:

Western

Characters:

Jonah Hex; Sam Bronson Gang; Reverend Julian

Reprinted:

• from Jonah Hex (DC, 1977 series) #24 (May 1979)

The Shadow of Jor-El! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Cary Bates

Pencils:

Joe Staton

Inks:

Frank Chiaramonte

Colors:

Adrienne Roy

Letters:

Ben Oda

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superboy [Clark Kent]; Jonathan Kent; Jor-El (Flashback); Riy-Ul (Flashback)

Synopsis:

Jonathan Kent discovers his worm collection acting strangely and begins to investigate, discovering the secret behind the Earth tremors that are threatening Smallville.

Reprinted:

• from Superman Family, The (DC, 1974 series) #196 (July-August 1979)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [May 2008]

The Mouse of History (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Thompson

Pencils:

Ruben Yandoc [as Rubeny]

Inks:

Ruben Yandoc [as Rubeny]

Colors:

Jerry Serpe

Letters:

Esphid Mahilum [as Esphid M.]

Content Information

Characters:

Cain (host)

Reprinted:

• from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #267 (April 1979)

The Curse of Crime Alley (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Denny O'Neil

Pencils:

Don Newton

Inks:

Dan Adkins

Colors:

Adrienne Roy

Letters:

Todd Klein

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman; Leslie Thompkins; Thomas Wayne (flashback); Martha Wayne (flashback); Joe Chill; Maxie Zeus (intro); Long John Logan

Reprinted:

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #483 (April-May 1979)

Clark Kent's Mynah Dilemma (Table of Contents)

The Private Life of Clark Kent / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Cary Bates

Pencils:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Inks:

Dave Hunt

Colors:

Adrienne Roy

Letters:

Albert De Guzman

Content Information

Genre:

humor; superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; April Marigold (Cameo); May Marigold (Cameo)

Synopsis:

When Clark Kent agrees to watch the Marigold girls' pet mynah bird, the bird starts blurting out his secret identity.

Reprinted:

• from Superman Family, The (DC, 1974 series) #197 (September-October 1979)

Back Door to War! (Table of Contents)

Haunted Tank / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Kanigher

Pencils:

Sam Glanzman

Inks:

Sam Glanzman

Colors:

Jerry Serpe

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino

Content Information

Genre:

war

Reprinted:

• from G.I. Combat (DC, 1957 series) #213 (April 1979)

Papa Don (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Greg Potter

Pencils:

Noly Panaligan

Inks:

Noly Panaligan

Colors:

Jerry Serpe

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Destiny (host)

Reprinted:

• from Secrets of Haunted House (DC, 1975 series) #17 (October 1979)

Fall and Rise of the Star-Child! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Cary Bates

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Frank Chiaramonte

Colors:

Gene D'Angelo

Letters:

Ben Oda

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Galactic Golem; Supergirl; Superman [Clark Kent]

Reprinted:

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #502 (December 1979)

Best Covers of the Year (Table of Contents)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Ross Andru

Inks:

Dick Giordano

Colors:

?

Content Information

Reprinted:

• from World of Krypton (DC, 1979 series) #3 (September 1979)

Best Covers of the Year (Table of Contents)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Joe Kubert

Inks:

Joe Kubert

Colors:

?

Content Information

Reprinted:

• from Weird War Tales (DC, 1971 series) #80 (October 1979)

Best Covers of the Year (Table of Contents)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Ross Andru

Inks:

Bob Oksner

Colors:

?

Content Information

Reprinted:

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #496 (June 1979)

Best Covers of the Year (Table of Contents)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Dick Giordano

Inks:

Dick Giordano

Colors:

?

Content Information

Reprinted:

• from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #279 (November 1979)

Who's Who on the Cover (Table of Contents)

filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

identification of cover characters (outlines, no drawings)

The Story Behind this Issue (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

E. Nelson Bridwell (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

How the issue's stories were selected.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[The DC Staff] (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Alberto de Guzman; Denise Bové; Bob LeRose; Milton Snapinn; Anthony Tollin; Todd Klein; Carlos Villanueva; Joe Letterese; Shelley Eiber; Mike Barr; Bob Rozakis; Murray Boltinoff; Len Wein; Joe Kubert; Carol Fein; Midge Bergman; Jack Adler; Paul Levitz; Sol Harrison; Cary Burkett; Joe Orlando; Jenette Kahn; Frieda Sacco; Laurie Sutton; E. Nelson Bridwell; Jack C. Harris; Ross Andru; Julius Schwartz

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Staff members are identified inside.