(1989 [January 1990])

DC, 1989 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
24.95 USD; 30.95 CAD
Pages
288
On-sale Date
1989-12-07
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
ISBN
0-930289-51-X Search at WorldCat
Editing
Mike Gold (editor)
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Modern Age U.S.
Binding
Hardcover
Publishing Format
Collected Edition

Issue Notes

Reprints of classic DC team-up stories from 1954-1985.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
David de Vries
Colors
?

Genre
superhero

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

The Ghosts of Frank and Dick Merriwell (Table of Contents: 2)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Text article with background image.

That Old-Time Magic (Table of Contents: 3)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Gold
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Text Article with image of Robin shaking hands with Superboy.

The Terrible Trio (Table of Contents: 4)

Superman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woolfolk (not credited in the book)
Pencils
Wayne Boring
Inks
Stan Kaye (not credited in the book)
Colors
Bob LeRose
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Prankster; Toyman; Luthor
Reprints

The Three Super Musketeers! (Table of Contents: 5)

Superman and Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Hamilton (not credited in the book)
Pencils
Dick Sprang (not credited in the book); Al Plastino ? (see notes)
Inks
Stan Kaye (not credited in the book)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Batman; Robin; Professor Nichols; D'Artagnan
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Superman's face appears to be drawn by someone other than Sprang, possibly Al Plastino. With inking by Superman regular Kaye images become coherent.

Superboy Meets Robin (Table of Contents: 6)

Superboy / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger (not credited in the book)
Pencils
Al Plastino
Inks
Al Plastino
Colors
Eric Kachelhofer
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Robin guest-stars

Manhunt on Land (Table of Contents: 7)

Aquaman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Bernstein (not credited in the book)
Pencils
Ramona Fradon
Inks
Ramona Fradon (credited to someone else in the book)
Colors
Helen Vesik
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Genre
superhero
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The Underwater Archers (Table of Contents: 8)

Green Arrow / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Bernstein (not credited in the book)
Pencils
Lee Elias
Inks
Lee Elias
Colors
Helen Vesik
Letters
Joe Letterese

Genre
superhero
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The Flash of Two Worlds (Table of Contents: 9)

Flash / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
Carl Gafford
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

re-intro Golden Age Flash

Crisis on Earth-One (Table of Contents: 10)

Justice League / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
Glenn Whitmore
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
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Crisis on Earth-Two (Table of Contents: 11)

Justice League / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
Glenn Whitmore
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
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Planets in Peril (Table of Contents: 12)

Adam Strange / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
Daniel Vozzo
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
science fiction
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Planets in Peril Chapter 2 (Table of Contents: 13)

Hawkman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Murphy Anderson
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
Daniel Vozzo
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
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Planets in Peril Chapter 3 (Table of Contents: 14)

Adam Strange; Hawkman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
Daniel Vozzo
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
science fiction; superhero
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The Challenge of the Expanding World (Table of Contents: 15)

Atom and Flash / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Haney
Pencils
Alex Toth
Inks
Alex Toth
Colors
Tom Ziuko
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
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The Thousand-and-One Dooms of Mr. Twister (Table of Contents: 16)

Teen Titans / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Haney
Pencils
Bruno Premiani
Inks
Bruno Premiani (credited to someone else in the book); Charles Paris (credited in the book) (see notes)
Colors
Michele Wolfman
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inks are credited to Charles Paris in the book, but his involvement is minimal. He only inks the faces of Robin (and Batman in two panels), and even the splash panel, in which Robin is upside down in the air, has Premiani inks on his face. The remainder has Premiani inks throughout.

No Evil Shall Escape My Sight (Table of Contents: 17)

Green Lantern Co-Starring Green Arrow / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
Denny O'Neil
Pencils
Neal Adams
Inks
Neal Adams
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
John Costanza

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Jubal Slade; Guardians of the Universe; Jeremy Tine; Martin Luther King, Jr.; Robert Kennedy; Old Timer
Synopsis
Green Arrow shows Green Lantern the plight of the people living in the tenements of slumlord Jubal Slade. But when the Guardians of the Universe observe GL roughing up Slade, they bring him to Oa and reprimand him. Against their orders GL returns to Earth and collects evidence to put Slade away. In response, the Guardians contact Green Lantern, but Green Arrow argues that there are serious problems across America that have escaped the attention of Green Lantern. The Guardians confer, and decide to send a representative to accompany the two heroes as they go on a journey of discovery.
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Indexer Notes

Though the splash page still features only a "Green Lantern" logo, the cover logo changed to "Green Lantern Co-Starring Green Arrow" with the original printing. Page 6 is a 2/3 page; page 16 is a 1/2 page; and page 23 is a 2/3 page. The Guardian who is assigned to accompany Hal Jordan is generally called "The Old Timer" in this series, though he is later given the name Appa Ali Apsa. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (April 2007).

The Greatest Green Lantern of All (Table of Contents: 18)

The World of Krypton / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Elliot Maggin
Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Neal Adams supplied idea for story.

Paperchase (Table of Contents: 19)

Batman and Creeper / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Brennert
Pencils
Jim Aparo
Inks
Jim Aparo
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Reprints

The Jungle Line (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Script
Alan Moore
Pencils
Rick Veitch
Inks
Al Williamson
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
John Costanza

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Swamp Thing; Lana Lang; Dr. Everett; Flash [Barry Allen] (cameo); Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (cameo); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (cameo); Jimmy Olsen (cameo); Bloodmorel (a fungus)
Synopsis
Clark comes in contact with a fungus from Krypton that will eventually kill him. Driving south due to his powers intermittently failing, he crashes in a swamp and stumbles upon the one creature that might help him-- Swamp Thing.
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Just Imagine, Your Favorite Heroes... (Table of Contents: 21)

End Notes / text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Brian Augustyn
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Various covers used as illustrations.

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Table of Contents
  3. 2. The Ghosts of Frank and Dick Merriwell
  4. 3. That Old-Time Magic
  5. 4. The Terrible Trio
    Superman
  6. 5. The Three Super Musketeers!
    Superman and Batman
  7. 6. Superboy Meets Robin
    Superboy
  8. 7. Manhunt on Land
    Aquaman
  9. 8. The Underwater Archers
    Green Arrow
  10. 9. The Flash of Two Worlds
    Flash
  11. 10. Crisis on Earth-One
    Justice League
  12. 11. Crisis on Earth-Two
    Justice League
  13. 12. Planets in Peril
    Adam Strange
  14. 13. Planets in Peril Chapter 2
    Hawkman
  15. 14. Planets in Peril Chapter 3
    Adam Strange; Hawkman
  16. 15. The Challenge of the Expanding World
    Atom and Flash
  17. 16. The Thousand-and-One Dooms of Mr. Twister
    Teen Titans
  18. 17. No Evil Shall Escape My Sight
    Green Lantern Co-Starring Green Arrow
  19. 18. The Greatest Green Lantern of All
    The World of Krypton
  20. 19. Paperchase
    Batman and Creeper
  21. 20. The Jungle Line
    Superman and Swamp Thing
  22. 21. Just Imagine, Your Favorite Heroes...
    End Notes
This issue was modified by, among others
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  • Keith Chandler
  • Peter Croome
  • Juan Gonzalez
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Allen Ross
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore