Invasion #3 [Direct]
(1988 [January 1989])

DC, 1988 Series
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Price
2.95 USD; 4.00 CAD; 1.20 GBP
Pages
84
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1988-12-08
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Andy Helfer (credited as Andrew Helfer) (editor); Kevin Dooley (credited) (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

No ads.
This issue has variants:

World Without Heroes (Table of Contents)

Invasion / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bart Sears (signed as S)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (signed as JR)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Martian Manhunter [J'Onn J'Onzz]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Wonder Woman; Doctor Fate; Firestorm; Captain Atom [Nathaniel Adam]; Mister Miracle [Scott Free]; Deadman [Boston Brand]; Booster Gold [Michael Jon Carter]; Guy Gardner [Green Lantern]; Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Power Girl; Spectre; Starman
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Cover Thumbnail for Invasion (DC, 1988 series) #3 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for Invasion (1988 series) #3 [Newsstand]
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Cover gallery

World Without Heroes (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Todd McFarlane
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

World Without Heroes, Chapter One (Table of Contents: 2)

Invasion / comic story / 28 pages (report information)

Script
Keith Giffen (credited) (plot); Bill Mantlo (credited) (script)
Pencils
Keith Giffen (credited) (breakdowns); Bart Sears (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited); Tom Christopher (credited) ("with...")
Colors
Gene D'Angelo (credited)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (credited as Gaspar)
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Firestorm; Martian Manhunter [J'Onn J'Onzz]; Blue Beetle; The Flash [Wally West]; Captain Atom [Nathaniel Adam]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Amanda Waller; Doom Patrol [Robotman [Cliff Steele]; Tempest [Joshua Clay]; Lodestone [Rhea Jones]; Scott Fischer]; Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; Dominators; Major Force [Clifford Zmeck]; Starman; Samantha Morgan; Power Elite; Rocket Red; Oberon; Maxwell Lord; Lex Luthor; The Elongated Man [Ralph Dibney]; Booster Gold [Michael Jon Carter]; Green Flame [Beatriz da Costa]; Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce]; General Wade Eiling; Doctor Megala; Kady Dwan; Guy Gardner [Green Lantern]; The New Guardians [Floro [Jason Woodrue]; RAM [Takeo Yakata]; Gloss [Xiang Po]]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Mister Miracle [Scott Free]; Kilowog; Hawkwoman; Captain Boomerang [Digger Harkness]; The Atom; Nightshade; Count Vertigio; Soyuz [Vikhor; Rusalka; Firebird; Perun; Morozko]; Blue Trinity; Manhunter [Mark Shaw]; Spectre; Doctor Fate; Green Lantern [G'Nort]; Snapper Carr; Tigorr; Broot; Moshe Levy; Rob Kitteridge
Synopsis
Dominators detonate the gene bomb.
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World Without Heroes, Chapter 2 (Table of Contents: 3)

Invasion / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Keith Giffen (credited) (plot); Bill Mantlo (credited) (script)
Pencils
Keith Giffen (credited) (breakdowns); Bart Sears (credited)
Inks
Dick Giordano (credited)
Colors
Gene D'Angelo (credited)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (credited as Gaspar)
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
General Wade Eiling; Doctor Megala; Amanda Waller; Maxwell Lord; Dr. Will Magnus; Oberon; Green Flame [Beatriz da Costa]; Blue Beetle; Guy Gardner [Green Lantern]; Martian Manhunter [J'Onn J'Onzz]; Rocket Red; Starman; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Major Force [Clifford Zmeck]; Superman [Clark Kent]; The Omega Men [Tigorr; Harpis; Broot; Elu; Felicity; Doc; Kalista; Primus]; Snapper Carr; Moshe Levy; Dominators
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World Without Heroes, Chapter 3 (Table of Contents: 4)

Invasion / comic story / 31 pages (report information)

Script
Keith Giffen (credited) (plot); Bill Mantlo (credited) (script)
Pencils
Keith Giffen (credited) (breakdowns); Bart Sears (credited)
Inks
Pablo Marcos (credited)
Colors
Gene D'Angelo (credited)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (credited as Gaspar)
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Martian Manhunter [J'Onn J'Onzz]; The Omega Men [Tigorr; Broot; Doc; Harpis]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Snapper Carr; General Wade Eiling; Dr. Will Magnus; Metamorpho [Rex Mason]; Richard Redditch; Robotman [Cliff Steele]; Dominators; Starman; Guy Gardner [Green Lantern]; Rocket Red; Moshe Levy; Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Amanda Waller; Doctor Megala; Perry White
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From the Pages of Invasion (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

The End? (Table of Contents: 6)

Invasion / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. World Without Heroes
    Invasion
  2. 1. World Without Heroes
  3. 2. World Without Heroes, Chapter One
    Invasion
  4. 3. World Without Heroes, Chapter 2
    Invasion
  5. 4. World Without Heroes, Chapter 3
    Invasion
  6. 5. From the Pages of Invasion
  7. 6. The End?
    Invasion
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Jochen B.
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Terry Staats
  • Jim Van Dore
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