The Best of DC #48 [Direct]

(May 1984)

Best of DC -- Superman Team-Up Action ! (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.

Wild Week-End in Washington! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Elliot Maggin

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Bob Oksner

Colors:

?

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

MAZE (villains); Superman; Clark Kent; Batgirl; Batman; Barbara Gordon; Senator Robert Cleary; Mr. J; Fortress of Solitude

Reprints:

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #268 (October 1973)

Beware the Hero-Killers! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Cary Bates

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Tex Blaisdell

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Clark Kent; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (guest star); Sinestro (villain); Steve Lombard; Zoyoz (villain); Kydyk (villain); Trygg; Voltro

Reprints:

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #444 (February 1975)

The Fantastic Feats of Captain Strong! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Cary Bates

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Captain Strong (intro); Superman; Billy Anders

Reprints:

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #421 (February 1973)

Indexer Notes

with Popeye look-alike

The Mystery Man Who Walked on Air! (Table of Contents)

Elongated Man / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mary Skrenes

Pencils:

Dick Giordano

Inks:

Dick Giordano

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Elongated Man; Sue Dibny; Flash (cameo)

Reprints:

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #449 (July 1975)

Mission to Mariposa (Part 1 of "The Freak Who Never Fails") (Table of Contents)

Superman and Batman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Haney

Pencils:

Dick Dillin

Inks:

Tex Blaisdell

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Batman; Metamorpho

Reprints:

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #226 (November-December 1974)

The Germ Bomb (Part 2 of "The Freak Who Never Fails") (Table of Contents)

Superman and Batman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Haney

Pencils:

Dick Dillin

Inks:

Tex Blaisdell

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Superman; Batman; Metamorpho

Reprints:

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #226 (November-December 1974)

Even Dictators Die (Part 3 of "The Freak Who Never Fails") (Table of Contents)

Superman and Batman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Haney

Pencils:

Dick Dillin

Inks:

Tex Blaisdell

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Superman; Batman; Metamorpho

Reprints:

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #226 (November-December 1974)

The Tricks of Metamorpho's Trade (Table of Contents)

Metamorpho / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ramona Fradon

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Reprints:

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #226 (November-December 1974)

Indexer Notes

panels from earlier Metamorpho stories

The Plot to Kill Black Canary! (Table of Contents)

Green Arrow / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Elliot Maggin

Pencils:

Dick Giordano

Inks:

Dick Giordano

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Pete Larkin; Albert the Artist; Linda; Stanley; Seldon (Smuggler); Nenner (Smuggler); Louie (Snitch)

Synopsis:

Green Arrow commits Black Canary to be the spokesman for a motorcycle company. While doing a display of the motorcycle at a car show, two thugs try to kill Black Canary.

Reprints:

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #428 (October 1973)

Killers Come in All Sizes (Table of Contents)

Superman and Batman / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Haney

Pencils:

Dick Dillin

Inks:

John Calnan

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Atom; Batman; Superman; James Gordon; Ed Farley; Liza Faraday; Amy Little; Harold Moss

Reprints:

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #236 (March 1976)

Star Trek (Table of Contents)

Star Trek / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Promo for DC's Star Trek series.

[Deadly! Exciting! Bizarre!] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Howard Bender [as Howard] (signed)

Inks:

Dick Giordano [as Dick] (signed)

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Batman; Captain Strong; Green Arrow; Black Canary; The Atom; Elongated Man; Batgirl; Green Lantern; The Flash; Metamorpho

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Heroes who team with Superman in this issue.