The Best of DC #35 [Direct]
(April 1983)

DC, 1979 Series
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Year's Best Comics Stories (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Dear Mom and Dad (Table of Contents: 2)

Teen Titans / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman (credited); George Pérez (credited) (plot)
Pencils
George Pérez (credited)
Inks
Romeo Tanghal (credited)
Colors
Anthony Tollin (credited as Tony Tollin)
Letters
Ben Oda (credited)
Editing
Len Wein (credited) (editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Teen Titans: Changeling [Garfield Logan]; Cyborg [Victor Stone]; Kid Flash [Wally West]; Raven; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Starfire [Koriand'r]; Wonder Girl
Brains Beldon (villain); Disruptor [Michael Beldon] (villain); Terry Long; Donna Troy; H.I.V.E. (cameo, villain)
Synopsis
Wally writes a letter to his parents, detailing the Titan's case against the Disruptor.
Reprints

Keep Me Alive! (Table of Contents: 3)

Sgt. Rock / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Frank Redondo
Inks
Frank Redondo
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
J-7552
Genre
war
Characters
Sgt. Rock
Reprints

Plastique Is Another Word for Fear! (Table of Contents: 4)

Firestorm / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway
Pencils
Pat Broderick
Inks
Rodin Rodriguez
Colors
Gene D'Angelo
Letters
Adam Kubert

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doreen Day; Firestorm; Plastique [Bette Sans Souci] (villain)
Reprints

In the White Room (Table of Contents: 5)

Swamp Thing / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Martin Pasko
Pencils
Tom Yeates
Inks
Tom Yeates
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
John Costanza

Job Number
J-8215
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Swamp Thing [Alec Holland]
Reprints

Haven! (Table of Contents: 6)

Batman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Len Wein
Pencils
Don Newton
Inks
Frank Chiaramonte
Colors
Nansi Hoolahan
Letters
John Costanza

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Reprints

Old Friends, New Relatives, and Other Corpses! (Table of Contents: 7)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz
Pencils
Pat Broderick
Inks
Bruce Patterson
Colors
Shelly Leferman
Letters
John Costanza

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes: Chameleon Boy [Reep Daggle]; Colossal Boy [Gim Allon]; Dawnstar; Light Lass [Ayla Ranzz]; Lightning Lad [Garth Ranzz]; Phantom Girl [Tinya Wazzo]; Saturn Girl [Imra Ardeen]; Shrinking Violet [Salu Digby]; Star Boy [Thom Kallor]; Sun Boy [Dirk Morgna]; Timber Wolf [Brin Londo]; Ultra Boy [Jo Nah]
R.J. Brande [Ren Daggle]; Dr. Zaxton Regulus; Superboy [Clark Kent]
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Manhattan Interlude (Table of Contents: 8)

I... Vampire! / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Mishkin; Gary Cohn
Pencils
Adrian Gonzales
Inks
Tom Sutton
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
Duncan Andrews

Characters
Andrew Bennett (I...Vampire); Susan; Mary, Queen of Blood (cameo flashback)
Synopsis
In present-day Manhattan, Andrew meets another reluctant vampire.
Reprints

When You Wish Upon a Planetoid! (Table of Contents: 9)

Superman / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Mishkin; Gary Cohn
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
Shelly Eiber
Letters
Annette Kawecki

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Atomic Skull [Dr. Albert Michaels] (villain); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (cameo); Jonathan Kent (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback); Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent] (split into two beings); Perry White; Josh Coyle; Dr. Vale; The Controllers
Reprints
Keywords
S.T.A.R. Labs

[Cover - Green Lantern #158] (Table of Contents: 10)

Green Lantern / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Keith Pollard
Inks
Keith Pollard
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
Reprints

[Cover - The New Teen Titans #16] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
?
Pencils
George Pérez
Inks
Romeo Tanghal
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino; typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Teen Titans: Cyborg [Victor Stone]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Starfire [Koriand'r]; Wonder Girl
Donna Troy; H.I.V.E. [Number Seven]
Reprints

[Cover - Blackhawk #253] (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dave Cockrum
Inks
Dave Cockrum
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Blackhawk
Reprints

[Cover - Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew #6] (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Scott Shaw
Inks
Dave Hunt
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
Characters
The Zoo Crew: Alley-Kat-Abra [Felina Furr]; Captain Carrot [Roger Rodney Rabbit]; Fastback [Timmy Joe Terrapin]; Pig-Iron [Peter Porkchops]; Rubberduck [Byrd Rentals]; Yankee Poodle [Rova Barkitt]
Reprints

[Cover - Jonah Hex #57] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Tony DeZuniga
Inks
Tony DeZuniga
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Jonah Hex
Reprints

How We Chose the Best (Table of Contents: 15)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Nicola Cuti (credited)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Year's Best Comics Stories
  2. 1. Year's Best Comics Stories
  3. 2. Dear Mom and Dad
    Teen Titans
  4. 3. Keep Me Alive!
    Sgt. Rock
  5. 4. Plastique Is Another Word for Fear!
    Firestorm
  6. 5. In the White Room
    Swamp Thing
  7. 6. Haven!
    Batman
  8. 7. Old Friends, New Relatives, and Other Corpses!
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  9. 8. Manhattan Interlude
    I... Vampire!
  10. 9. When You Wish Upon a Planetoid!
    Superman
  11. 10. [Cover - Green Lantern #158]
    Green Lantern
  12. 11. [Cover - The New Teen Titans #16]
    Teen Titans
  13. 12. [Cover - Blackhawk #253]
    Blackhawk
  14. 13. [Cover - Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew #6]
    Captain Carrot
  15. 14. [Cover - Jonah Hex #57]
    Jonah Hex
  16. 15. How We Chose the Best
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • John Censullo
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Antonio Pontes Junior
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore