(1989)
DC,
1989 Series
- Price:
- 0.00 FREE
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia Publisher:
- DC Comics, Inc.
- Brand:
- DC [bullet]
- Editing:
- ?
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Modern Age US
- Binding:
- Saddle-Stitched
- Publishing Format:
- One-Shot
Issue Notes
Promotional giveaway for DC trade paperbacks. The word FREE is superimposed on 1.00 USD and 1.25 CAD cover prices.
[no title indexed]
Batman; Camelot 3000; Justice League; Teen Titans / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- David Mazzucchelli; Brian Bolland; Kevin Maguire; George Perez
- Inks:
- David Mazzucchelli; Bruce Patterson; Kevin Maguire; George Perez
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero; fantasy
- Characters:
- Batman; Justice League [Guy Gardner; Martian Manhunter; Batman]; King Arthur; Teen Titans [Cyborg; Nightwing; Starfire]
- Reprints:
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #? [only Batman art, from the Year One storyline]
The New Age of Comics!
text article / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- The Editors (introduction); ? (promo)
- Letters:
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. Introduction, promo for the Collected Editions of the excerpts printed in this issue and indicia.
"The Origin of the Batman!"
Batman / comic story / 13 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Bill Finger
- Pencils:
- Bob Kane (signed)
- Inks:
- Charles Paris
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth (original editor)
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman; Feets Borgam; Commissioner James Gordon; Joe Chill; Martha Wayne (flashback); Monty Julep; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Thomas Wayne (flashback)
- Reprints:
-
from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #47 (June-July 1948)
-
Indexer Notes
Story credited to Bob Kane and Lou Schwartz. Excerpt from The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told.
[The Past and Future King!]
Camelot 3000 / comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Mike W. Barr
- Pencils:
- Brian Bolland
- Inks:
- Bruce Patterson
- Colors:
- Tatjana Wood
- Letters:
- John Costanza
- Editing:
- Len Wein (original editor)
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction; fantasy
- Characters:
- Guinevere [Joan Acton]; King Arthur; Merlin; Morgan Le Fay; Sir Lancelot [Jules Futrelle]
- Synopsis:
- Jules Futrelle becomes Sir Lancelot and Morgan Le Fay plots New Camelot's destruction.
- Reprints:
- from Camelot 3000 (DC, 1982 series) #1 (December 1982) [pages 19-25]
-
Indexer Notes
Excerpt from the Camelot 3000 trade paperback.
[Gray Life, Gray Dreams]
Justice League / comic story / 3 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Keith Giffen (plot); J.M. DeMatteis (script)
- Pencils:
- Keith Giffen (breakdowns); Kevin Maguire
- Inks:
- Al Gordon
- Colors:
- Gene D'Angelo
- Letters:
- Bob Lappan
- Editing:
- Andrew Helfer (original editor)
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero; humor
- Characters:
- Justice League [Batman; Black Canary; Blue Beetle; Booster Gold; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Martian Manhunter; Mister Miracle]
- Synopsis:
- Guy Gardner unsuccessfully challenges Batman's leadership of the Justice League.
- Reprints:
- from Justice League (DC, 1987 series) #5 (September 1987) [pages 12-14]
-
Indexer Notes
Excerpt from Justice League: A New Beginning.
[Crossroads]
Teen Titans / comic story / 4 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Marv Wolfman (plot, script); George Perez (plot)
- Pencils:
- George Perez
- Inks:
- Romeo Tanghal
- Colors:
- Adrienne Roy
- Letters:
- Ben Oda
- Editing:
- Len Wein (original editor)
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman (in a reflecton); Deathstroke; Teen Titans [Changeling; Cyborg; Raven; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Starfire; Terra; Wonder Girl]; Wintergreen
- Synopsis:
- Robin retires while Deathstroke watches.
- Reprints:
- from The New Teen Titans (DC, 1980 series) #39 (February 1984) [pages 19-22]
-
Indexer Notes
Excerpt from The New Teen Titans: The Judas Contract.
A Guide To Comics Collecting
text article / 4 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Don Thompson; Maggie Thompson
- Pencils:
- various (cover reprints)
- Inks:
- various (cover reprints)
- Letters:
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Includes miniature black & white cover reprints of Famous Funnies #1, Action Comics #1, Marvel Comics #1 and Showcase #4. Chapter titles: Comic Buyer's Guide Introduction to Comics Collecting; Comics History; Comics Collecting Then; Comics Collecting Now; Before You Collect; Condition Guide; Definitions.
Even Super-Heroes Take Time Off For Their Weekly Comics Buyer's Guide
advertisement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Joe Staton (illo, signed)
- Inks:
- Joe Staton (illo, signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Characters:
- Superman (caricature with slightly different costume and color scheme, illo)
Indexer Notes
Comic Buyer's Guide subscription advertisement.
Editing
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Batman; Camelot 3000; Justice League; Teen Titans -
1.
The New Age of Comics!
-
2.
"The Origin of the Batman!"
Batman -
3.
[The Past and Future King!]
Camelot 3000 -
4.
[Gray Life, Gray Dreams]
Justice League -
5.
[Crossroads]
Teen Titans -
6.
A Guide To Comics Collecting
-
7.
Even Super-Heroes Take Time Off For Their Weekly Comics Buyer's Guide
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