Deadman #4
(August 1985)

DC, 1985 Series
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Price
1.75 USD; 2.25 CAD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1985-04-23
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Nicola Cuti (reprint editor); Dick Giordano (original editor); Jack Miller (original editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from DC Releases #15.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Deadman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Neal Adams (signed)
Inks
Neal Adams (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Deadman [Boston Brand]; Hook
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Recolored from original printing.

[Phantom Stranger #40] (Table of Contents: 1)

The Phantom Stranger / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Aparo
Inks
Jim Aparo
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Phantom Stranger; Deadman [Boston Brand]
Reprints

How Close to Me My Killer? (Table of Contents: 2)

Deadman / comic story / 16.5 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller
Pencils
Neal Adams
Inks
Neal Adams
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Deadman [Boston Brand]; Riley; Cleveland Brand; Lita (Cleveland's Daughter); Alf Jackson (politician); Orry Kane
Synopsis
Deadman discovers his brother is part of an operation that smuggles Mexicans over the border illegally.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Deadman's Chest / letters page / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman; ?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Reprint of a letter from Marv Wolfman that appeared in Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #209.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

This sequence is located at the bottom of page 8 of "How Close to Me My Killer?"

Above and Beyond the Call of Duty! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 5.5 pages (report information)

Script
Sergio Aragonés; Neal Adams
Pencils
Neal Adams
Inks
Neal Adams
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Mildred (host); Jonas Sentry; Maria (Chambermaid); Peter (Butler, Devil)
Synopsis
Jonas Sentry makes a deal with the devil to regain his youth.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Deadman's Chest / letters page / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Reprints the intro to the letters page from Strange Adventures #212, announcing a change in editorship.
Reprints

The Fatal Call of Vengeance (Table of Contents: 6)

Deadman / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Neal Adams
Pencils
Neal Adams
Inks
Neal Adams
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Deadman [Boston Brand]; Cleveland Brand; Lita (Cleveland's daughter); Lorna Hill; Tiny; Vashnu; Kleigman (Lion Tamer); Varna
Synopsis
Cleveland Brand travels to the circus to take over Boston's old act in an attempt to smoke out Boston's killer.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story pages 8 and 17 are half pages for total page count of 16 pages.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Deadman's Chest / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Reprints a letter from Strange Adventures that is very critical of Dick Giordano as the new editor of the Deadman feature.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

This sequence is split between two 0.5 page sequences.

[Phantom Stranger #33] (Table of Contents: 8)

The Phantom Stranger / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Aparo
Inks
Jim Aparo
Letters
?

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Phantom Stranger; Deadman [Boston Brand]
Reprints

[Strange Adventures #211] (Table of Contents: 9)

Deadman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Neal Adams
Inks
Neal Adams
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Deadman [Boston Brand]
Synopsis
Cover reprint with logo's and other items removed to reveal the complete artwork.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

On back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Deadman
  2. 1. [Phantom Stranger #40]
    The Phantom Stranger
  3. 2. How Close to Me My Killer?
    Deadman
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Deadman's Chest
  5. 4. Above and Beyond the Call of Duty!
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Deadman's Chest
  7. 6. The Fatal Call of Vengeance
    Deadman
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Deadman's Chest
  9. 8. [Phantom Stranger #33]
    The Phantom Stranger
  10. 9. [Strange Adventures #211]
    Deadman
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Bjorn Wallin