([December] 1990)

DC, 1990 Series
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Price
3.95 USD; 4.75 CAD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1990-11-22
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Karen Berger (credited) (editor); Art Young (credited) (associate editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Shop News #175.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Books of Magic / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Bolton (painting)
Inks
John Bolton (painting)
Colors
John Bolton (painting)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Tim Hunter; Phantom Stranger; Lucifer Morningstar
Reprints
Keywords
supernatural

Book I: The Invisible Labyrinth (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 3 pages (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Spans inside front cover over to first page. Continued on back inside cover. Includes title, indicia, book credits and DC management credits. Large magic circle drawing in background.

Book I: The Invisible Labyrinth (Table of Contents: 2)

Books of Magic / comic story / 47 pages (report information)

Script
Neil Gaiman (credited)
Pencils
John Bolton (credited) (painting)
Inks
John Bolton (credited) (painting)
Colors
John Bolton (credited) (painting)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I don't want anything to do with it.
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Tim Hunter (introduction); Yo-yo (introduction); Phantom Stranger; John Constantine; Mister E [Erik]; Doctor Occult [Richard Occult]; Lucifer Morningstar; Archangels [Gabriel; Michael; Raguel; Raphael; Saraquael; Uriel] (flashback); Calculha (flashback); Merlin (flashback); Jason Blood (flashback); Nimue Inwudu (flashback); Kent Nelson (flashback); Zatara [Giovanni Zatara] (flashback); Sargon [John Sargent] (flashback)
Reprints
Keywords
supernatural

Indexer Notes

1st appearance Tim Hunter

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

Books of Magic / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Neil Gaiman
Pencils
John Bolton (painting)
Inks
John Bolton (painting)
Colors
John Bolton (painting)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I was so diligent in my studies; gave my whole time and heart to the pursuit.
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Zatara [Giovanni Zatara]

Indexer Notes

Back cover art. Zatara having just pulled a blood-soaked rabbit out of a hat from inside art from page 42.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Books of Magic
  2. 1. Book I: The Invisible Labyrinth
  3. 2. Book I: The Invisible Labyrinth
    Books of Magic
  4. 3. ["I was so diligent in my studies; gave my whole time and heart to the pursuit."]
    Books of Magic
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ken Austin
  • Peter Croome
  • Steve Dasinger
  • John Greb
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Douglas Sederberg
  • Jim Van Dore