The Best of DC #45 [Newsstand]
(February 1984)

DC, 1979 Series
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Price
1.25 USD
Pages
100
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1983-11-03
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC Blue Ribbon Digest
Barcode
0709893173002
Editing
Nicola Cuti (editor); Tom Condon (managing editor)

Issue Notes

Most credits from The Comic Reader #214.
This issue is a variant of The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #45 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Binky and His Buddies / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Job Number
C-549
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You kids have played that noisy game a thousand times!
Genre
humor; teen
Keywords
videogames

Binky and His Buddies (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Nicola Cuti ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The True Beauty! (Table of Contents: 2)

Buzzy / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
John Albano
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
J-9020
Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Original title: "The Ugly Beauty!"

Paid in Full! (Table of Contents: 3)

Binky and His Pal Benny / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
John Albano
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
J-1023
Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

It's a Small, Small World! (Table of Contents: 4)

Debbi / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
John Albano
Pencils
Doug Crane
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

Money, Money, Money! (Table of Contents: 5)

Scooter / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
John Albano
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
J-838
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Scooter; Sylvester; Penny; Cookie; Mr. Wiggins; Midge; Mr. Wilson
Synopsis
Scooter and the girls play a trick on Sylvester when they tire of his miserly ways.
Reprints

Kisses, Kisses, Kisses! (Table of Contents: 6)

Binky's Buddies / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Doug Crane
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Binky; Benny; Buzzy; Sherwood; Nancy
Reprints

The Match Maker! (Table of Contents: 7)

Scooter's Buddy Malibu / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
John Albano
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
J-1070
Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The Comic Reader #214 incorrectly cites the source of this story as Swing with Scooter (DC, 1966 series) #35.

Hat's All Folks! (Table of Contents: 8)

Debbi / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
J-1177
Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Originally intended for the cancelled Date with Debbi (DC, 1969 series) #19.

Kenny's Fate-- Is a Date! (Table of Contents: 9)

Kenny / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
John Albano
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Originally intended for the cancelled Swing with Scooter (DC, 1966 series) #37.

The Football Flop (Table of Contents: 10)

Leave It to Binky / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
John Albano
Pencils
Win Mortimer (signed)
Inks
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

Monkey Business! (Table of Contents: 11)

Binky's Buddy Benny / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
John Albano
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
J-632
Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

Slappy Birthday (Table of Contents: 12)

Binky / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
John Albano
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
J-175
Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

Oh, Those Beautiful Chicks! (Table of Contents: 13)

Date with Debbi Featuring Buddy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
John Albano
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

The Little Cowboy (Table of Contents: 14)

Date with Debbi / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
J-990
Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

The Cat That Stole! (Table of Contents: 15)

Penny and Her Cross-Eyed Pussycat! / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
John Albano
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
J-979
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Penny; Pussycat; Scooter; Penny's dad; Morty; Al
Synopsis
Penny's cat causes trouble but also foils two burglars.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Binky / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Inks
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Screech!
Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Binky and His Buddies / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We're cheering for State High...
Genre
humor; teen

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["You kids have played that noisy game a thousand times!"]
    Binky and His Buddies
  2. 1. Binky and His Buddies
  3. 2. The True Beauty!
    Buzzy
  4. 3. Paid in Full!
    Binky and His Pal Benny
  5. 4. It's a Small, Small World!
    Debbi
  6. 5. Money, Money, Money!
    Scooter
  7. 6. Kisses, Kisses, Kisses!
    Binky's Buddies
  8. 7. The Match Maker!
    Scooter's Buddy Malibu
  9. 8. Hat's All Folks!
    Debbi
  10. 9. Kenny's Fate-- Is a Date!
    Kenny
  11. 10. The Football Flop
    Leave It to Binky
  12. 11. Monkey Business!
    Binky's Buddy Benny
  13. 12. Slappy Birthday
    Binky
  14. 13. Oh, Those Beautiful Chicks!
    Date with Debbi Featuring Buddy
  15. 14. The Little Cowboy
    Date with Debbi
  16. 15. The Cat That Stole!
    Penny and Her Cross-Eyed Pussycat!
  17. 16. ["Screech!"]
    Binky
  18. 17. ["We're cheering for State High..."]
    Binky and His Buddies
This issue was modified by
  • Peter Croome
  • Jim Van Dore