(June 1988)

DC, 1988 Series
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Price
1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1988-02-23
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Mike Gold (editor); Brian Augustyn (associate editor)

Issue Notes

Shipping date of March 1, 1988 per Direct Currents #1 (January 1988). Corrected shipping date of February 23, 1988 per Direct Currents #2 (February 1988), confirmed from copyright registration.

Although this issue was published without a barcode, an existing copy is known with a barcode decal affixed to its front cover for newsstand distribution. The number printed on the decal: 07098930470306

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Flash Gordon / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan Jurgens (signed)
Inks
Bruce Patterson (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Todd Klein (logo design)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The classic American hero... In his greatest adventure!
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Flash Gordon; Dale Arden; Ming the Merciless; Aura

Indexer Notes

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

Cover Thumbnail for Flash Gordon (DC, 1988 series) #1
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

DC Publishorial / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jenette Kahn (credited)
Letters
typeset
Synopsis
Jenette discusses how DC has tried to market themselves to Hollywood, including details on a proposed Watchmen film that was being discussed during this time.

Indexer Notes

Includes checklist of other DC titles on sale the same week as this book.

Into the Maelstrom (Table of Contents: 2)

Flash Gordon / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Jurgens (credited)
Pencils
Dan Jurgens (credited)
Inks
Bruce Patterson (credited)
Colors
Anthony Tollin (credited)
Letters
John Workman (credited)
Job Number
G-3338
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Flash Gordon; Dale Arden; Dr. Zarkov; Ming the Merciless; Aura
Synopsis
Dr. Zarkov transports Flash and Dale Arden to the planet Mongo, where they are captured by Ming. Flash is forced to fight in the arena.

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

Flash Gordon / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Gold
Pencils
Dan Jurgens (cover preview)
Inks
Bruce Patterson (cover preview)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Job Number
L-3161
Synopsis
Discussion of the Flash Gordon character and the reasons why the creators wanted to work on this series.
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["The classic American hero... In his greatest adventure!"]
    Flash Gordon
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    DC Publishorial
  3. 2. Into the Maelstrom
    Flash Gordon
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Flash Gordon
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