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The Best of DC #50 [Direct]
(July 1984)

DC, 1979 Series
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Price:
1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD
Pages:
100
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
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Brand:
DC Blue Ribbon Digest
Editing:
Nicola Cuti
Format:
Color; 5" x 6.75"; Squarebound; Newsprint; Ongoing

Issue Notes

This issue has variants.

The Year's Best Superman Stories (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Kurt Schaffenberger (signed)
Inks:
Kurt Schaffenberger (signed)
Colors:
?
Job Number:
C-700

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman
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The Once and Future War! (Table of Contents)

Superman; OMAC / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Len Wein
Pencils:
George Perez
Inks:
Pablo Marcos
Colors:
Shelly Eiber
Letters:
John Costanza

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman; OMAC; Murdermek (villain); Intercorp Scientists (villains); Norman Blank
Synopsis:
Terminator-style story with Murdermek traveling back in time to kill the ancestor of Buddy Blank (aka OMAC).
Reprints:

The Kid Who Played Superman! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Cary Bates
Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
Dave Hunt
Colors:
Helen Vesik
Letters:
Ben Oda

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman; Lois Lane; Justin Moore (Cub Reporter); Perry White; Mickey Norris; Jimmy Olsen; Mrs. Norris; Morgan Edge; Lana Lang; Invisible Aliens
Synopsis:
When an invisible alien race lands their spaceship on Earth only little Micky Norris can see them and alert Superman to their scheme.
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Luthor Unleashed! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 27 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Cary Bates
Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
Murphy Anderson
Colors:
Jeanine Casey
Letters:
Ben Oda

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman; Lex Luthor (villain); Ardora (death); Lex Luthor, Jr. (death); Lexor (destruction); the Omega Men
Reprints:

Ambush Bug II (Table of Contents)

Superman & Ambush Bug / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Keith Giffen
Pencils:
Keith Giffen (layouts)
Inks:
Kurt Schaffenberger (finishes)
Colors:
George Roberts
Letters:
Ben Oda

Content Information

Characters:
Polar Boy; Infection Lass; Porcupine Pete; Chlorophyll Kid; Stone Boy; Fire Lad; Color Kid; Antennae Lad; Double-Header (all as the Legion of Substitute-Heroes); Superman; Ambush Bug; Chief Zendak of the Science Police; Superman Museum; green kryptonite (photo); red kryptonite (photo)
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Table of Contents

  1. 0. The Year's Best Superman Stories
    Superman
  2. 1. The Once and Future War!
    Superman; OMAC
  3. 2. The Kid Who Played Superman!
    Superman
  4. 3. Luthor Unleashed!
    Superman
  5. 4. Ambush Bug II
    Superman & Ambush Bug
This issue was most recently modified by:
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  • Ramon Schenk
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Per Sandell
  • Peter Croome
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