Animal Man #23

(May 1990)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Johnny DC]

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

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

Crisis (Table of Contents)

Animal Man / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Grant Morrison

Pencils:

Chas Truog

Inks:

Doug Hazlewood

Colors:

Tatjana Wood

Letters:

John Costanza

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; Psycho Pirate [Roger Hayden]; Streaky; Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane]; Crime Syndicate of Earth-3 [Power Ring, Ultraman; Johnny Quick; Owlman]; Bug-Eyed Bandit; Detective Chimp; James Highwater; Phantom Stranger; Binky; Immortal Man; Jason Blood; Icicle; Psimon; Ten-Eyed Man; The Spectre [not of Earth-1 or Earth-2]; Uberman; Justice League of Earth-17 [Overman; Bat-Man; Robin]; Love Syndicate of Dreamworld [Sunshine Superman; Speed Freak; Magic Lantern]; Aquagirl [Tula]; Sargon the Sorcerer; Prince Ra-Man; Beppo; Kole

Synopsis:

Having time-travelled to the past, Animal Man has a philosophical discussion with the Phantom Stranger, Immortal Man, and Jason Blood. In the present, Psycho Pirate returns several old characters (and several newly created characters) to continuity. But when he re-creates one very dangerous character, Animal Man is summoned by the aliens and James Hightower.

Reprinted:

• in Animal Man: Deus Ex Machina (DC, 2003 series) #[nn]

Indexer Notes

There are several other unidentified characters in the story, including one of the knights from Monty Python and the Holy Grail (complete with coconuts) and a character who may be Son of Vulcan.

Some characters identified by Fred Snyder via the GCD Error Tracker (Error 4718), 2010-08-22

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Animal Writes / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Art Young

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

L-5496

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Ralph Edward Ochoa Jr., Mark Lucas, Gordon McEachern, Brian Carroll, Shawn Evans, Rol Hirst, Michael T. Miller, David Versace, Shannnon Mestemaker, Charlie Harris, George Gustines, Malcolm Bourne, Frank Balkin, Doughlas Emerson, Charles Skaggs, Matt Bucher, Michael Reilly, Keith Topping, Tom Mohan and Weldon Adams.