The Best of DC #52

(September 1984)

Best of DC -- Year's Best Comics Stories (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Table of contents.

Siege! (Table of Contents)

New Teen Titans / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Marv Wolfman

Pencils:

Keith Pollard (layouts)

Inks:

Romeo Tanghal (finishes)

Colors:

Adrienne Roy

Letters:

John Costanza

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from The New Teen Titans (DC, 1980 series) #35 (October 1983)

The Death of Blackhawk Island! (Table of Contents)

Blackhawk / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mark Evanier

Pencils:

Dan Spiegle

Inks:

Dan Spiegle

Colors:

Carl Gafford

Letters:

Carrie McCarthy

Content Information

Genre:

adventure; war

Reprints:

• from Blackhawk (DC, 1982 series) #258 (May 1983)

The Birthright (Table of Contents)

Amethyst / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dan Mishkin; Gary Cohn

Pencils:

Ernie Colon

Inks:

Ernie Colon

Colors:

Tom Ziuko

Letters:

John Costanza

Content Information

Characters:

Amethyst; Dark Opal (intro, villain); Fire Jade (intro); Herb Winston; Marion Winston; Belaz; Granch; Citrina; Sardonyx (villain); Fauna; Laral; Lord Amethyst (flashback); Lady Amethyst (flashback); Gemworld (intro)

Reprints:

• from Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld (DC, 1983 series) #1 (May 1983)

Violet's Story (Table of Contents)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Levitz; Keith Giffen (co-plot)

Pencils:

Keith Giffen

Inks:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Colors:

Carl Gafford

Letters:

John Costanza

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from The Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1980 series) #305 (November 1983)

The Dummy - Part 2 (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Bob Kanigher

Pencils:

Frank Redondo

Inks:

Frank Redondo

Colors:

Tatjana Wood

Letters:

Asphid

Content Information

Genre:

war

Reprints:

• from Sgt. Rock (DC, 1977 series) #376 (May 1983)

Stopover in a Place of Quiet Truths (Table of Contents)

Swamp Thing / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Martin Pasko

Pencils:

Steve Bissette

Inks:

John Totleben

Colors:

Tatjana Wood

Letters:

John Costanza

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Reprints:

• from The Saga of Swamp Thing (DC, 1982 series) #16 (August 1983)

Look to the Mountaintop (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Doug Moench

Pencils:

Gene Colan

Inks:

Bob Smith

Colors:

Adrienne Roy

Letters:

Ben Oda

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #533 (December 1983)

You Gotta Be Kidding!!! (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Nicola Cuti

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Discussion of the reasons for choosing the stories.