(July 1985)

DC, 1985 Series
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Price
1.00 USD; 1.35 CAD; 0.45 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1985-03-26
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Len Wein (editor, credited); Marv Wolfman (consulting editor, credited); Robert Greenberger (associate editor, credited)

Issue Notes

The writers and colorists are only credited on the inside front cover, not on each individual sequence, so we have listed all of them for each entry.

There are also credits for Peter Sanderson and E. Nelson Bridwell as researchers, Todd Klein for production, Brenda Pope as proofreader, and Neal Pozner as design director.

On-sale date from DC Releases #14.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Who's Who / cover / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
George Pérez (credited) (signed as Perez)
Inks
Dick Giordano (credited) (signed as Giordano)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Chronos; Cinnamon; Circe; The Citadel; Claw the Unconquered; Clayface [Basil Karlo]; Clayface [Matt Hagen]; Clayface [Preston Payne]; Clock King; Cluemaster; Colonel Computron; Colonel Future; Color Kid; Colossal Boy; Commander Steel; Composite Superman; Computo; Congo Bill; Congorilla; The Construct; Controllers; Copperhead; Cosmic Boy; Cosmic King; Count Vertigo; Crazy-Quilt; The Creature Commandos [Warren Griffith; Pvt. Elliot Taylor; Lt. Matthew Shrieve; Sgt. Vincent Velcro; Medusa [Dr. Mryna Rhodes]]; The Creeper; Crime Doctor; Crime Syndicate [Johnny Quick; Owlman; Power Ring; Superwoman; Ultraman]; The Crimson Avenger; Croc; Cyborg; Cyclotron

Indexer Notes

Wrap-around cover. The Council does not appear.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Who's Who's Hows and Whys / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein (credited)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Len, How does an artist draw...

Indexer Notes

Includes a pronunciation glossary and credits for this issue.
Letters from Delmo Waters Jr., Frank Travellin, and Derek M. Furman.
On inside front cover.

Chronos (Table of Contents: 2)

Who's Who / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein (writer); Marv Wolfman (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer)
Pencils
Gil Kane (credited) (signed as GK)
Inks
Gil Kane (credited) (signed as GK)
Colors
Len Wein; Tom Ziuko
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Chronos [David Clinton]; Atom [Ray Palmer] (background)

Cinnamon (Table of Contents: 3)

Who's Who / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein (writer); Marv Wolfman (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer)
Pencils
Brent Anderson (credited) (signed as Anderson)
Inks
Brent Anderson (credited) (signed as Anderson)
Colors
Len Wein; Tom Ziuko
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Cinnamon

Circe (Table of Contents: 4)

Who's Who / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein (writer); Marv Wolfman (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
Don Heck (credited)
Colors
Len Wein; Tom Ziuko
Letters
Todd Klein (logo design); typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Circe; Wonder Woman (background)

Indexer Notes

Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.

The Citadel (Table of Contents: 5)

Who's Who / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein (writer); Marv Wolfman (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer)
Pencils
Tod Smith (credited)
Inks
Tod Smith (credited)
Colors
Len Wein; Tom Ziuko
Letters
Todd Klein (logo design); typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Citadel

Indexer Notes

Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.

Claw the Unconquered (Table of Contents: 6)

Who's Who / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein (writer); Marv Wolfman (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer)
Pencils
Keith Giffen (credited)
Inks
Pablo Marcos (credited)
Colors
Len Wein; Tom Ziuko
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Claw the Unconquered [Valcan]

Clayface [Basil Karlo] (Table of Contents: 7)

Who's Who / character profile / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein (writer); Marv Wolfman (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer)
Pencils
Marshall Rogers (credited)
Inks
Marshall Rogers (credited)
Colors
Len Wein; Tom Ziuko
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Clayface [Basil Karlo]; Batman (background)

Clayface [Matthew Hagen] (Table of Contents: 8)

Who's Who / character profile / 0.66 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein (writer); Marv Wolfman (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer)
Pencils
Marshall Rogers (credited)
Inks
Marshall Rogers (credited)
Colors
Len Wein; Tom Ziuko
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Clayface [Matthew Hagen]

Clayface [Preston Payne] (Table of Contents: 9)

Who's Who / character profile / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein (writer); Marv Wolfman (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer)
Pencils
Marshall Rogers (credited)
Inks
Marshall Rogers (credited)
Colors
Len Wein; Tom Ziuko
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Clayface [Preston Payne]

Clock King (Table of Contents: 10)

Who's Who / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein (writer); Marv Wolfman (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer)
Pencils
Dan Spiegle (credited, signed)
Inks
Dan Spiegle (credited, signed)
Colors
Len Wein; Tom Ziuko
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Clock King [William Tockman]; Green Arrow (background)

Cluemaster (Table of Contents: 11)

Who's Who / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein (writer); Marv Wolfman (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer)
Pencils
Carmine Infantino (credited)
Inks
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors
Len Wein; Tom Ziuko
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Cluemaster; Batman (background); Robin (background)

Colonel Computron (Table of Contents: 12)

Who's Who / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein (writer); Marv Wolfman (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer)
Pencils
Carmine Infantino (credited)
Inks
Klaus Janson (credited)
Colors
Len Wein; Tom Ziuko
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Colonel Computron; Flash [Barry Allen] (background)

Colonel Future (Table of Contents: 13)

Who's Who / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein (writer); Marv Wolfman (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer)
Pencils
Eduardo Barreto (credited) (signed as BARRETO)
Inks
Eduardo Barreto (credited) (signed as BARRETO)
Colors
Len Wein; Tom Ziuko
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Colonel Future [Colonel Edmond Hamilton]; Superman (background)

Color Kid (Table of Contents: 14)

Who's Who / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein (writer); Marv Wolfman (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer)
Pencils
Keith Giffen (credited)
Inks
Bob Oksner (credited)
Colors
Len Wein; Tom Ziuko
Letters
Todd Klein (logo design); typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Color Kid [Ulu Vakk]

Indexer Notes

Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.

Colossal Boy (Table of Contents: 15)

Who's Who / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein (writer); Marv Wolfman (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer)
Pencils
Steve Lightle (credited, signed)
Inks
Bill Wray (credited) (signed as Wray)
Colors
Len Wein; Tom Ziuko
Letters
Todd Klein (logo design); typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Colossal Boy [Gim Allon]; Yera (background)

Indexer Notes

Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.

Commander Steel (Table of Contents: 16)

Who's Who / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein (writer); Marv Wolfman (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer)
Pencils
Jerry Ordway (credited)
Inks
Jerry Ordway (credited)
Colors
Len Wein; Tom Ziuko
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Commander Steel [Henry Heywood I]

Composite Superman (Table of Contents: 17)

Who's Who / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein (writer); Marv Wolfman (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer)
Pencils
Curt Swan (credited)
Inks
Murphy Anderson (credited)
Colors
Len Wein; Tom Ziuko
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Composite Superman [Joseph Meach]; Superman (background); Batman (background)

Computo (Table of Contents: 18)

Who's Who / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein (writer); Marv Wolfman (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer)
Pencils
Keith Giffen (credited)
Inks
Gary Martin (credited)
Colors
Len Wein; Tom Ziuko
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Computo; Danielle Foccart

Congo Bill / Congorilla (Table of Contents: 19)

Who's Who / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein (writer); Marv Wolfman (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer)
Pencils
Chuck Patton (credited)
Inks
Frank Giacoia (credited)
Colors
Len Wein; Tom Ziuko
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Congo Bill; Congorilla; Janu (background)

The Construct (Table of Contents: 20)

Who's Who / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein (writer); Marv Wolfman (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer)
Pencils
Howard Bender (credited)
Inks
Bill Wray (credited)
Colors
Len Wein; Tom Ziuko
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Construct; Justice League of America [JLA; Wonder Woman; Batman; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Green Arrow; Superman; Black Canary] (background)

Controllers (Table of Contents: 21)

Who's Who / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein (writer); Marv Wolfman (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer)
Pencils
Jerry Bingham (credited)
Inks
Jerry Bingham (credited)
Colors
Len Wein; Tom Ziuko
Letters
Todd Klein (logo design); typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Controllers

Indexer Notes

Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.

Copperhead (Table of Contents: 22)

Who's Who / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein (writer); Marv Wolfman (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer)
Pencils
Pat Broderick (credited) (signed as Broderick)
Inks
Pat Broderick (credited) (signed as Broderick)
Colors
Len Wein; Tom Ziuko
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Copperhead; Batman (background)

Cosmic Boy (Table of Contents: 23)

Who's Who / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein (writer); Marv Wolfman (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer)
Pencils
Richard Howell (credited)
Inks
Karl Kesel (credited)
Colors
Len Wein; Tom Ziuko
Letters
Todd Klein (logo design); typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Cosmic Boy [Rokk Krinn]

Indexer Notes

Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.

Cosmic King (Table of Contents: 24)

Who's Who / character profile / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein (writer); Marv Wolfman (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer)
Pencils
Tom Mandrake (credited)
Inks
Tom Mandrake (credited)
Colors
Len Wein; Tom Ziuko
Letters
Todd Klein (logo design); typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Cosmic King

Indexer Notes

Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.

The Council (Table of Contents: 25)

Who's Who / character profile / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein (writer); Marv Wolfman (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer)
Pencils
Carmine Infantino (credited)
Inks
Larry Mahlstedt (credited)
Colors
Len Wein; Tom Ziuko
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Council [Matrix-Prime; The Gang [Brains; Kong; Bulldozer; Ms. Mesmer]]

Count Vertigo (Table of Contents: 26)

Who's Who / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein (writer); Marv Wolfman (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer)
Pencils
Trevor Von Eeden (credited)
Inks
Dick Giordano (credited)
Colors
Len Wein; Tom Ziuko
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Count Vertigo [Count Werner Vertigo]; Green Arrow (background)

Crazy-Quilt (Table of Contents: 27)

Who's Who / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein (writer); Marv Wolfman (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited) (signed as Kirby)
Inks
Greg Theakston (credited) (signed as Theakston)
Colors
Len Wein; Tom Ziuko
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Crazy-Quilt; Batman (background); Robin (background)
Reprints

The Creature Commandos (Table of Contents: 28)

Who's Who / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein (writer); Marv Wolfman (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer)
Pencils
Jerry Ordway (credited, signed)
Inks
Jerry Ordway (credited, signed)
Colors
Len Wein; Tom Ziuko
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Creature Commandos [Warren Griffith; Pvt. Elliot Taylor; Lt. Matthew Shrieve; Sgt. Vincent Velcro; Medusa [Dr. Mryna Rhodes]]

The Creeper (Table of Contents: 29)

Who's Who / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein (writer); Marv Wolfman (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer)
Pencils
Dave Gibbons (credited) (signed as Gibbons)
Inks
Dave Gibbons (credited) (signed as Gibbons)
Colors
Len Wein; Tom Ziuko
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Creeper [Jack Ryder]
Reprints

Crime Doctor (Table of Contents: 30)

Who's Who / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein (writer); Marv Wolfman (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer)
Pencils
Denys Cowan (credited) (signed as Cowan)
Inks
Steve Mitchell (credited) (signed as Mitchell)
Colors
Len Wein; Tom Ziuko
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Crime Doctor [Dr. Bradford Thome]; Batman (background)

Crime Syndicate (Table of Contents: 31)

Who's Who / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein (writer); Marv Wolfman (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer)
Pencils
Paris Cullins (credited) (signed as Paris)
Inks
Terry Austin (credited) (signed as austin)
Colors
Len Wein; Tom Ziuko
Letters
Todd Klein (logo design); typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Crime Syndicate [Johnny Quick; Owlman; Power Ring; Superwoman; Ultraman]

Indexer Notes

Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.

The Crimson Avenger (Table of Contents: 32)

Who's Who / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein (writer); Marv Wolfman (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer)
Pencils
Jerry Ordway (credited, signed)
Inks
Jerry Ordway (credited, signed)
Colors
Len Wein; Tom Ziuko
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing (background)

Croc (Table of Contents: 33)

Who's Who / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein (writer); Marv Wolfman (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer)
Pencils
Ed Hannigan (credited) (signed as Hannigan)
Inks
Romeo Tanghal (credited) (signed as Romeo)
Colors
Len Wein; Tom Ziuko
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Croc [Waylon Jones]; Batman (background)
Reprints

Cyborg (Table of Contents: 34)

Who's Who / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman (sourced)
Pencils
George Pérez (credited)
Inks
Romeo Tanghal (credited)
Colors
Len Wein; Tom Ziuko
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Cyborg [Victor Stone]
Reprints

Cyclotron (Table of Contents: 35)

Who's Who / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein (writer); Marv Wolfman (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer)
Pencils
Jerry Ordway (credited, signed)
Inks
Jerry Ordway (credited, signed)
Colors
Len Wein; Tom Ziuko
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Cyclotron [Terrence Curtis]; Ultra-Humanite (background); Firebrand [Danette Reilly] (background); Atom [Al Pratt] (background)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36) (Expand) /

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Who's Who
  2. 1. ["Dear Len, How does an artist draw..."]
    Who's Who's Hows and Whys
  3. 2. Chronos
    Who's Who
  4. 3. Cinnamon
    Who's Who
  5. 4. Circe
    Who's Who
  6. 5. The Citadel
    Who's Who
  7. 6. Claw the Unconquered
    Who's Who
  8. 7. Clayface [Basil Karlo]
    Who's Who
  9. 8. Clayface [Matthew Hagen]
    Who's Who
  10. 9. Clayface [Preston Payne]
    Who's Who
  11. 10. Clock King
    Who's Who
  12. 11. Cluemaster
    Who's Who
  13. 12. Colonel Computron
    Who's Who
  14. 13. Colonel Future
    Who's Who
  15. 14. Color Kid
    Who's Who
  16. 15. Colossal Boy
    Who's Who
  17. 16. Commander Steel
    Who's Who
  18. 17. Composite Superman
    Who's Who
  19. 18. Computo
    Who's Who
  20. 19. Congo Bill / Congorilla
    Who's Who
  21. 20. The Construct
    Who's Who
  22. 21. Controllers
    Who's Who
  23. 22. Copperhead
    Who's Who
  24. 23. Cosmic Boy
    Who's Who
  25. 24. Cosmic King
    Who's Who
  26. 25. The Council
    Who's Who
  27. 26. Count Vertigo
    Who's Who
  28. 27. Crazy-Quilt
    Who's Who
  29. 28. The Creature Commandos
    Who's Who
  30. 29. The Creeper
    Who's Who
  31. 30. Crime Doctor
    Who's Who
  32. 31. Crime Syndicate
    Who's Who
  33. 32. The Crimson Avenger
    Who's Who
  34. 33. Croc
    Who's Who
  35. 34. Cyborg
    Who's Who
  36. 35. Cyclotron
    Who's Who
  37. 36. [no title indexed]
    DC Comics
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Matthew Head
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Matthew Thompson
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