(March 1983)

DC, 1980 Series
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Volume
4
Price
0.60 USD
Pages
40
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1982-12-07
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Julius Schwartz (credited) (editor); Dick Giordano (credited) (managing editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (credited) (consulting editor)

Issue Notes

Issue includes a 4-page glossy ad insert stapled into the center of the book.
This issue has variants:

A World Without Christmas! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane (signed as GK)
Inks
Gil Kane (signed as GK)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy [Clark Kent]
Reprints

Spider-Man Video Action Game Cartridge (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Spider-Man; Parker Brothers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A World Without Christmas (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Kupperberg (credited)
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger (credited)
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger (credited)
Colors
Jerry Serpe (credited)
Letters
Ben Oda (credited)

Job Number
S-4073
Genre
superhero
Characters
Ma Kent; Pa Kent; Lana Lang; Bash
Synopsis
Superboy takes Bash to a parallel world where there is no Christmas.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

Behind the Candy Counter (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Bubble Yum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

We Are Looking for a Few Good Boys and Girls (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Comic Book Conventions (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Creation Comic Book Conventions / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Adventure Is Yours (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

TSR Hobbies, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Amethyst; Legion of Super-Heroes / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Atari Introduces Swordquest (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Atari; Swordquest / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Smallville Mailsack / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Tamsyn O'Flynn (credited); ?
Pencils
José Luis García-López (logo); Carmine Infantino
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
S-4064
Characters
Super Boy; Krypto; Chris King; Vicki Grant

Indexer Notes

Letters from Lonnie Hortick, Mike LaValle, John C. Bunnall, Jef Peckham, Andrew J. MacLaney, and Mark Lagasse. Bottom of second page had form to submit superhero ideas for future issues of Dial "H" for Hero.

LifeSavers Lots of Fun and Flavors! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Life Savers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Sgt. Rock Is on the Move in '83! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Sgt. Rock; Remco / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt! (Table of Contents: 13)

Dial H for Hero / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell (credited as Birdwell) (actions); Bob Rozakis (credited as Rozakis) (words)
Pencils
Howard Bender (credited as Bender)
Inks
Joe Giella (credited as Giella)
Colors
Jerry Serpe (credited as Serpe)
Letters
Phil Felix (credited as Felix)

Job Number
S-4052
Genre
superhero
Characters
Roll [Chris King]; Rock [Vicki Grant]; Nick Stevens; Silhouette
Reprints

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Meanwhile... / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Don't Be Surprised if You Find a Full Size Atari Video Game inside This Box. (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Revell / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Amazing New Life Forms Are Taking Over Atari! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

M Network / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. A World Without Christmas!
    Superboy
  2. 1. Spider-Man Video Action Game Cartridge
    Spider-Man; Parker Brothers
  3. 2. A World Without Christmas
    Superboy
  4. 3. Behind the Candy Counter
    Bubble Yum
  5. 4. We Are Looking for a Few Good Boys and Girls
    Grit Newspaper
  6. 5. Comic Book Conventions
    Creation Comic Book Conventions
  7. 6. The Adventure Is Yours
    TSR Hobbies, Inc.
  8. 7. ["Get a free comic with Legion of Super-Heroes #298!"]
    Amethyst; Legion of Super-Heroes
  9. 8. Atari Introduces Swordquest
    Atari; Swordquest
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Omega Men
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Smallville Mailsack
  12. 11. LifeSavers Lots of Fun and Flavors!
    Life Savers
  13. 12. Sgt. Rock Is on the Move in '83!
    Sgt. Rock; Remco
  14. 13. Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt!
    Dial H for Hero
  15. 14. Write Right Now!
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Meanwhile...
  17. 16. Don't Be Surprised if You Find a Full Size Atari Video Game inside This Box.
    Revell
  18. 17. Amazing New Life Forms Are Taking Over Atari!
    M Network
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Lou Mazzella
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ron Sadowski
  • Douglas Sederberg
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore