(August 1999)

DC, 1999 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
4.95 USD; 7.95 CAD
Pages
84
On-sale Date
1999-06-30
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
761941217918 00111
Editing
Dan Raspler (editor); Tony Bedard (associate)
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Modern Age U.S.
Binding
Squarebound
Publishing Format
One-shot

Issue Notes

After some of the content was deemed unsuitable, all copies intended for the North American market were destroyed. However, some copies had already been shipped to Europe and were distributed there. After Paul Levitz stepped down from DC management, the company decided to reprint the issue in 2011.

On-sale date listed is solicited release date. There are 12 pages of ads.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Super-Sons / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ty Templeton
Inks
Ty Templeton
Colors
Ty Templeton
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

The Reaching Hand (Table of Contents: 2)

Bruce Wayne / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Curtis Johnson
Pencils
Aaron Lopresti
Inks
Aaron Lopresti
Colors
Gloria Vasquez; Digital Chameleon (separator)
Letters
Kurt Hathaway

Genre
detective-mystery; horror-suspense
Characters
Bruce Wayne; Ralph Dibny; Harvey Dent; Jimmy Olsen; Laura De Mille; Metamorpho; Eel O'Brian; Jim Gordon
Synopsis
Detective Bruce Wayne and his partner Harvey Dent face off against shapeshifting zombies in the sewers of Gotham.
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Rockumentary (Table of Contents: 3)

Lex Luthor / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Bronwyn Taggart
Pencils
Greg Luzniak
Inks
Anibal Rodriguez
Colors
Noelle Giddings; Digital Chameleon (separator)
Letters
Ken Lopez

Genre
satire-parody; superhero
Characters
Bonnie Firestein; Lex Luthor; Barry Allen; Oliver Queen; Arthur Curry; Clark Kent (dies); Lois Lane; Dinah Lance; Ra's al Ghul; Jon Jonzz [Martin M. Hunter]; Doomsday; Lobo; Bruce Wayne; Los Teen Titanos; Diana; Darkseid; Supergirl
Synopsis
Bonnie Firestein is hosting a documentary of the rock music produced by Lex Luthor.
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Indexer Notes

Only Lex Luthor and Bonnie Firestein are actually present. All other appearances in this story satirizing the music industry are as part of the TV documentary.

Letitia Lerner, Superman's Babysitter! (Table of Contents: 4)

Superbaby / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Kyle Baker; Elizabeth Glass
Pencils
Kyle Baker
Inks
Kyle Baker
Colors
Kyle Baker
Letters
Kyle Baker

Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Jonathan Kent; Clark Kent; Martha Kent; Letitia Lerner
Synopsis
The Kents go out for a night and leave superbaby Clark Kent with a babysitter unaware of the child's powers.
Awards
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Indexer Notes

This story features a "baby Superman in the microwave" panel which was part of the content deemed unsuitable. In spite or because of that, the story won the 2000 Eisner Award, Best Short Story and earned Kyle Baker the 2000 Eisner Award, Best Writer/Artist: Humor.

The Vigilantes in Apartment 3-B (Table of Contents: 5)

Birds of Prey / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Chuck Dixon
Pencils
Enrique Villagrán
Inks
Enrique Villagrán
Colors
Gloria Vasquez; Digital Chameleon (separator)
Letters
Todd Klein

Genre
drama; superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Catwoman; Dick Grayson; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
Synopsis
The Birds of Prey go on the hunt for Catwoman. They find out she has an affair with Green Arrow.
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Keywords
soap opera

Indexer Notes

This is in the form of a daily comic strip: six daily strips and a Sunday spread.

Superman, Jr. Is No More (Table of Contents: 6)

Super-Sons / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Haney
Pencils
Kieron Dwyer
Inks
Kieron Dwyer
Colors
Digital Chameleon (separator); Rick Taylor
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman, Jr.; Batman, Jr.; Superman; Batman
Synopsis
Superman, Jr. feels like he will never be able to replace his father, but when Superman is seemingly killed, Superman, Jr. ably fills the void.
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Scandalgate (Table of Contents: 7)

Superman / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Peyer
Pencils
Ty Templeton
Inks
Ty Templeton
Colors
Ty Templeton
Letters
?

Genre
satire-parody; superhero
Characters
Lex Luthor; Silver Banshee; Metallo; Maxima; Jimmy Olsen; Brainiac; Parasite; Toyman; Bizarro; Lana Lang
Synopsis
Superman's presidency is in its 853rd day of crisis as it has to face special prosecutor Zod and sex scandals.
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[Worlds Apart] (Table of Contents: 8)

World's Finest / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Chuck Dixon
Pencils
Trevor Von Eeden
Inks
Joe Rubinstein
Colors
Digital Chameleon
Letters
Ken Bruzenak

Genre
superhero
Characters
Thomas Wayne (dies); Martha Wayne (dies); Bruce Wayne (dies); Lex Luthor; Alfred Pennyworth; Superman (dies)
Synopsis
Superman's rocket kills Bruce Wayne's parents and scars him when it lands on Earth. Lex Luthor adopts the alien baby. The grown-up disfigured Wayne kills Superman in revenge for his parents' death then kills himself.
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Silver Age Elseworlds (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid
Pencils
Ty Templeton
Inks
Ty Templeton
Colors
Ty Templeton
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Ty Templeton; Mark Waid; Dan Raspler; Abraham (Brainiac) Lincoln; Clark Kent, Metallo; Lex
Luthor; Wonder Woman; Batman; Robin, the Squid Wonder; Golden Age Teen Titans [Dr. Fate Jr.; Kid Spectre; Li'l Atom; the Amazon Prince; Golden Age Arsenal; Stripesy]; Zoot Alores; Legion of Super-Heroes [Phantom Girl; Matter-Eater Lad; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy; Chameleon Boy; Lightning Lad]; Darkseid; Christopher Grodd Columbus; Amerindian Flash; Metal Men; Chemo; Lord William DuMagnus; Batman [Adam]; Eve; Serpent Joker
Synopsis
Metallo Kent kills Brainiac Lincoln, Wonder Woman robs for her adoptive father Luthor, Batman is an underwater hero, The Golden-Age Teen Titans, Darkseid rejected by the LSH, Grodd Columbus invades Flash's Central America, Metal Men fight for the French Revolution, Batman as Adam in the Garden of Eden.
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Indexer Notes

This consists of eight mock Silver Age splash pages.

Dark Night of the Golden Kingdom (Table of Contents: 10)

World's Finest / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Peyer (as T. Robert Peyer)
Pencils
Ariel Olivetti
Inks
Ariel Olivetti
Colors
Pat Garrahy; Digital Chameleon (separator)
Letters
Bill Oakley (as William Oakley)

Genre
satire-parody; superhero
Characters
Superman; Batman; Team-Face; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Aquahawk; Martian Manhuntress; Green Canary; Negative Wonder
Synopsis
A washed out Superman can't deal with the death of the first generation of super-heroes and the constant beeping of Jimmy Olsen's signal watch.
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Indexer Notes

A satire of Kingdom Come with Superman and Batman looking like aged rock stars.

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Super-Sons
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. The Reaching Hand
    Bruce Wayne
  4. 3. Rockumentary
    Lex Luthor
  5. 4. Letitia Lerner, Superman's Babysitter!
    Superbaby
  6. 5. The Vigilantes in Apartment 3-B
    Birds of Prey
  7. 6. Superman, Jr. Is No More
    Super-Sons
  8. 7. Scandalgate
    Superman
  9. 8. [Worlds Apart]
    World's Finest
  10. 9. Silver Age Elseworlds
  11. 10. Dark Night of the Golden Kingdom
    World's Finest
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Juan Gonzalez
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Mark Q
  • Jim Van Dore