The Best of DC #30 [Newsstand Edition]

DC, 1979 Series
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Volume:
4
Price:
Pages:
100
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Indicia Publisher:
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Brand:
DC Blue Ribbon Digest
Barcode:
?
Editing:
Len Wein
Format:
Color; 5" x 6.75"; Squarebound; Newsprint; Ongoing

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #30.


Detective Comics (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Jim Aparo
Inks:
Jim Aparo
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero; detective
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Martian Manhunter; Elongated Man; The Human Target; Jason Bard; Roy Raymond; Captain Compass; Mysto

[Detective Comics] (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; table of contents


The Stage Is Set... for Murder! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Denny O'Neil
Pencils:
Irv Novick
Inks:
Dick Giordano
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman; Alfred Pennyworth; Del Sartre; Claire Foster; Barry Johnstone; Ezra Jimson
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The Assassin-Express Contract! (Table of Contents)

Human Target / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Len Wein
Pencils:
Carmine Infantino
Inks:
Dick Giordano
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman; Moe Malloy; Lois Lane; Vincent Appleton
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The Magical Mystery Mirror (Table of Contents)

Elongated Man / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Mike Barr
Pencils:
Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
Inks:
Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Elongated Man; Sue Dibny; Janice Fell; Dennis Fell; Amos Fell
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The Riddle of the Unseen Man! (Table of Contents)

Roy Raymond, TV Detective / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Ruben Moreira
Inks:
Ruben Moreira
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
detective
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A Burial for Batgirl! (Table of Contents)

Robin; Batgirl / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Denny O'Neil
Pencils:
Gil Kane
Inks:
Vince Colletta
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Batgirl; Robin; Hank Osher; Jack Markham; Amos Willard
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Midnight Is the Dying Hour! (Table of Contents)

Robin; Batgirl / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Denny O'Neil
Pencils:
Gil Kane
Inks:
Vince Colletta
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

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The Three Feats of Peril! (Table of Contents)

Mysto Magician Detective / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill Woolfolk
Pencils:
Leonard Starr
Inks:
Leonard Starr
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

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The Case of the Dead-On Target! (Table of Contents)

Jason Bard / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Frank Robbins
Pencils:
Frank Robbins
Inks:
Frank Robbins
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Jason Bard; "Rip" Williams; Donna Williams; Ted Crane; Alli Crane; "Silk" Norbus
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The Man with 20 Lives (Table of Contents)

John Jones Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Miller
Pencils:
Joe Certa
Inks:
Joe Certa
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
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The Ocean Pest! (Table of Contents)

Captain Compass / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Otto Binder
Pencils:
Joe Certa
Inks:
Joe Certa
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
detective
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Wanted for Murder One, the Batman (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Denny O'Neil
Pencils:
Irv Novick
Inks:
Dick Giordano
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman; James Gordon; Arthur Reeves (I?); Jonah Jory; "Squeaky" Piper; Sy Semple; Anderson P. Forsythe
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["It was fortold that England's greatest champion..."] (Table of Contents)

Camelot 3000 / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black and white. Promo for DC's "Camelot 3000" series.


[Case Files] (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Martian Manhunter; Elongated Man; The Human Target; Jason Bard; Roy Raymond; Captain Compass; Mysto

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Promos of the stories with characters and story titles.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. [Detective Comics]
  2. 2. The Stage Is Set... for Murder!
    Batman
  3. 3. The Assassin-Express Contract!
    Human Target
  4. 4. The Magical Mystery Mirror
    Elongated Man
  5. 5. The Riddle of the Unseen Man!
    Roy Raymond, TV Detective
  6. 6. A Burial for Batgirl!
    Robin; Batgirl
  7. 7. Midnight Is the Dying Hour!
    Robin; Batgirl
  8. 8. The Three Feats of Peril!
    Mysto Magician Detective
  9. 9. The Case of the Dead-On Target!
    Jason Bard
  10. 10. The Man with 20 Lives
    John Jones Manhunter from Mars
  11. 11. The Ocean Pest!
    Captain Compass
  12. 12. Wanted for Murder One, the Batman
    Batman
  13. 13. ["It was fortold that England's greatest champion..."]
    Camelot 3000
  14. 14. [Case Files]
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