DC Comics Presents #38 [Direct]

(October 1981)

Stop the World -- I Want to Go Home! (Table of Contents: 1)

The Flash; Superman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Martin Pasko (credited)

Pencils

Don Heck (credited)

Inks

Don Heck (credited)

Colors

Gene D'Angelo (credited)

Letters

John Costanza (credited)

Job Number

S-3550

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Flash [Barry Allen]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Minaar (villain); Klaanu (villain); Syryna (villain)

Universe

DC : mainstream

Reprints

• in Roter Blitz (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #2/1982 (Februar 1982)
• in Flash (Arédit-Artima, 1983 series) #9 (juillet 1984)
• in Showcase Presents: DC Comics Presents: The Superman Team-Ups (DC, 2009 series) #2 ([September] 2013)
• in Superman's Greatest Team-Ups (DC, 2021 series) ([June] 2021)

Indexer Notes

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

Lights... Camera... Crime! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Batman; Hostess Cup Cakes / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Superman and His Co-Stars! (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Pérez (signed)

Inks

George Pérez (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice League of America: Black Canary [Dinah Lance] (Earth-Two (Pre-Crisis)); The Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Firestorm [Ronnie Raymond & Prof. Martin Stein]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Hawkgirl [Shayera Thal / Shiera Hall]; Hawkman [Katar Hol / Carter Hall]; Martian Manhunter [J'Onn J'Onzz]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Zatanna
Justice Society of America (Earth-Two (Pre-Crisis)): Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson] (Earth-Two (Pre-Crisis)); Spectre [Jim Corrigan] (Earth-Two (Pre-Crisis))
Legion of Super-Heroes: Dawnstar; Lightning Lad [Garth Ranzz]; Saturn Girl [Imra Ardeen]; Sun Boy [Dirk Morgna]
The Marvel Family (Earth-S): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] (Earth-S); Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman] (Earth-S); Mary Marvel [Mary Batson] (Earth-S); The Marvel Bunny [Hoppy] (Earth-S)
The Metal Men: Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Platinum; Tin
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce]; Captain Comet [Adam Blake]; Deadman [Boston Brand]; Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]; Mister Miracle [Scott Free]; The Phantom Stranger; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Sgt. Rock; Starman [Prince Gavyn]; Adam Strange; Superboy [Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Linda Lee Danvers]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Swamp Thing [Alec Holland]

Indexer Notes

Information about this sequence from Steven Tice. This pinup is the centerfold of the comic, between pages 13 and 14 of the Superman story.

Whatever Happened to... the Crimson Avenger? (Table of Contents: 4)

The Crimson Avenger / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Len Wein (credited)

Pencils

Alex Saviuk (credited)

Inks

Dennis Jensen (credited)

Colors

Gene D'Angelo (credited)

Letters

John Costanza (credited)

Job Number

S-3623

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice League of America (mainstream): The Atom [Ray Palmer] (mainstream) (flashback); The Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny] (mainstream) (flashback)
Justice Society of America: Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson] (flashback)
Seven Soldiers of Victory: The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis] (flashback); Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (flashback); The Shining Knight [Sir Justin] (flashback); Speedy [Roy Harper] (flashback); The Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton] (flashback); Stripesy [Pat Dugan] (flashback); The Vigilante [Greg Sanders] (flashback)
The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis] (death); Nebula-Man (flashback); Power Girl [Kara Zor-L] (flashback); Umberto; Umberto's mother; pirates (villains)

Universe

DC : Earth-Two (Pre-Crisis)

Synopsis

Worrying he might not be remembered as a hero as he discovers he is dying, Crimson Avenger saves a young boy from falling from his apartment building. Then, Crimson Avenger saves the city when he pilots a flaming oil tanker out to sea, but no one knew his name. Still, the boy's mother knows him, and will pass the name along.

Reprints

• in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #23 (April 1982)
• in Omega Men (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #10 (janvier 1986)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Pair Mail / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bob Rozakis

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

S-3707

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Michael Burkhalter, Mark LaGasse, The Ramblin' Jersey, Mark Ryan, Todd McFarlane, and Sam Alleycan.