The Best of DC #17 [Direct]

(October 1981)

Best of DC -- The Many Lives of Supergirl (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

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Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Table of contents.

The Great Supergirl Mirage! (Table of Contents)

Supergirl / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Jim Mooney

Inks:

Jim Mooney

Colors:

?

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Supergirl; Dick Wilson [later Dick Malverne]; Supergirl Robot

Reprinted:

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #256 (September 1959)

The World's Greatest Heroine! (Table of Contents)

Superman and Supergirl / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

Jim Mooney

Inks:

Jim Mooney

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Supergirl (origin); Lex Luthor; Kandor; Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Zor-El (flashback); John F. Kennedy; Fortress of Solitude; Jerro; Lenora Lemaris; Dick Malverne

Synopsis:

Superman reveals Supergirl to the world.

Reprinted:

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #285 (February 1962)

The Infinite Monster! (Table of Contents)

Supergirl / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

Jim Mooney

Inks:

Jim Mooney

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Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Supergirl; President John F. Kennedy; Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Brainiac 5; Legion of Super-Heroes; Jackie Kennedy; Lyndon B. Johnson; Fortress of Solitude; Superman; Professor Hartz; Dick Malverne; Mrs. Hart

Synopsis:

Supergirl stops a creature from another dimension in her first solo adventure after Superman revealed her to the world.

Reprinted:

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #285 (February 1962)

Supergirl Goes to College! (Table of Contents)

Supergirl / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Leo Dorfman

Pencils:

Jim Mooney

Inks:

Jim Mooney

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Supergirl; Donna Storm (villain); Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Super-Monkey; Comet the Super-Horse

Reprinted:

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #318 (November 1964)

Crypt of the Frozen Graves (Table of Contents)

Supergirl / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Steve Skeates

Pencils:

Tony Dezuniga

Inks:

Bob Oksner

Colors:

?

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Supergirl; Geoff Anderson; Nasthalthia Luthor; Bruce Ryan

Reprinted:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #424 (October 1972)

Trail of the Madman! (Table of Contents)

Supergirl / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Cary Bates

Pencils:

Arthur Saaf

Inks:

Vince Colletta

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Supergirl [Linda Danvers; Kara Zor-El]; Wanda Five; Sheila Wong; Terry Blake; Aunt Rosie; Dean Madison; Susie; Ron Buxton (dies); Michael Heimes (dies); Frank Morris; Basil Rasloff (villain)

Synopsis:

Linda quits her job at KSF-TV, and goes back to college at Vandyre University to study drama.

Reprinted:

• from Supergirl (DC, 1972 series) #1 (November 1972)

Go East Young Woman... (Part 1 of "Princess of the Golden Sun! (Table of Contents)

Supergirl / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Elliot Maggin

Pencils:

Arthur Saaf

Inks:

Vince Colletta

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Reprinted:

• from Superman Family, The (DC, 1974 series) #165 (June-July 1974)

To Lose a Battle... (Part 2 of "Princess of the Golden Sun! (Table of Contents)

Supergirl / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Elliot Maggin

Pencils:

Arthur Saaf

Inks:

Vince Colletta

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Reprinted:

• from Superman Family, The (DC, 1974 series) #165 (June-July 1974)

...And Win a War! (Part 3 of "Princess of the Golden Sun!") (Table of Contents)

Supergirl / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Elliot Maggin

Pencils:

Arthur Saaf

Inks:

Vince Colletta

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Reprinted:

• from Superman Family, The (DC, 1974 series) #165 (June-July 1974)

The Saga of Supergirl (Table of Contents)

Supergirl / text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

E. Nelson Bridwell

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

S-5051

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Six Startling Adventures! Highlights of Supergirl's Career! (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

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Content Information

Characters:

Supergirl; Linda Lee; Linda Danvers

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Previews of the stories in the issue.