DC Super Hero Girls #1 - Finals Crisis
(July 2016)

DC, 2016 Series
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Price
9.99 USD; 11.99 CAD
Pages
132
On-sale Date
2016-06-29
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [circle and serifs]
ISBN
978-1-4012-6247-1 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781401262471 50999
Editing
Marie Javins (editor); Brittany Holzherr (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

Original graphic novel based on animated series. Characters are based on the animated series versions, not the DC Universe versions. Some characters who are villains in the DC Universe are not villains here, including Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Cheetah, and Gorilla Grodd.

Second printing available February 8, 2017 and fourth printing available December 12, 2018 (per comiclist.com).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

DC Super Hero Girls / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Yancey Labat
Inks
Yancey Labat
Colors
Monica Kubina
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Poison Ivy; Katana; Bumblebee; Wonder Woman; Harley Quinn

[Title Page and Credits] (Table of Contents: 1)

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Colors
?
Letters
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

DC Super Hero Girls / credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Yancey Labat
Inks
Yancey Labat
Colors
Monica Kubina
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Katana

Indexer Notes

Indicia and publisher information with illustration

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 3)

DC Super Hero Girls / table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Yancey Labat
Inks
Yancey Labat
Colors
Monica Kubina
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Poison Ivy

Roll Call (Table of Contents: 4)

DC Super Hero Girls / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Yancey Labat
Inks
Yancey Labat
Colors
Monica Kubina
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Bumblebee; Poison Ivy; Harley Quinn; Katana; Beast Boy; Amanda Waller (principal); Gorilla Grodd (vice-principal)
Synopsis
brief profiles of the characters summarizing their powers

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

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Chapter One: Super Hero High (Table of Contents: 6)

DC Super Hero Girls / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Shea Fontana
Pencils
Yancey Labat
Inks
Yancey Labat
Colors
Monica Kubina
Letters
Janice Chiang

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman; Cheetah; Coach Wildcat; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Cyborg; Beast Boy; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Blue Beetle [Jaime Reyes]; Bumblebee; Animal Man (Boy?); Hawk; Harley Quinn; Poison Ivy; Flash [Barry Allen]; Katana; Starfire; Lightning; Amanda Waller (principal); Gorilla Grodd (vice-principal); Killer Frost; Crazy Quilt
Synopsis
Wonder Woman bests Cheetah in Coach Wildcat's gym class. Principal Waller announces the end of semester finals will be the next day. Supergirl gets nervous and flies off mysteriously.
Reprints

Chapter Two: Homework (Table of Contents: 7)

DC Super Hero Girls / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Shea Fontana
Pencils
Yancey Labat
Inks
Yancey Labat
Colors
Monica Kubina
Letters
Janice Chiang

Genre
superhero
Characters
Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Alura (flashback on Krypton); Comet (flashback on Krypton); Kryptonian teacher (flashback on Krypton); Kara's Kryptonian schoolmates (unnamed, flashback on Krypton); unknown adversary
Synopsis
Supergirl flies to Smallville to the Kent farm, where she tells Jonathan and Martha that she is afraid to take her finals. She reveals how she failed her school finals back on Krypton, in part because of the interference of some mean classmates. The Kents help her regain her confidence to return to take her finals. On the way back to Super Hero High, she is attacked and captured by an unknown adversary.
Reprints

Chapter Three: Growing Up (Table of Contents: 8)

DC Super Hero Girls / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Shea Fontana
Pencils
Yancey Labat
Inks
Yancey Labat
Colors
Monica Kubina
Letters
Janice Chiang

Genre
superhero
Characters
Poison Ivy; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Crazy Quilt; Gorilla Grodd; Flash [Barry Allen]; Cheetah; Killer Frost; Beast Boy; Starfire; unknown adversary
Synopsis
Poison Ivy uses her plant growing powers in a mischievous way, which lands her in detention. Afterwards, for her finals, she plans to grow Principal Waller's houseplant to giant size using super-grow fertilizer. But when she tries to get the fertilizer, she is captured by the unknown adversary.

Chapter Four: On the Snack Run (Table of Contents: 9)

DC Super Hero Girls / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Shea Fontana
Pencils
Yancey Labat
Inks
Yancey Labat
Colors
Monica Kubina
Letters
Janice Chiang

Genre
superhero
Characters
Bumblebee; Flash [Barry Allen]; Starfire; Killer Croc; Steve Trevor; Lois Lane; Beast Boy; unknown adversary
Synopsis
Bumblebee is hungry from studying, so she heads to Capes and Cowls Café for a honey smoothie. Killer Croc is trying to rob the place, but Bumblebee uses her sting powers to subdue him. Unfortunately the smoothie machine is damaged in the process, so Bumblebee borrows a tool from the school to repair it. After she fixes it and is on her way back to the school, she is captured by the unknown adversary.

Chapter Five: Slice of Life (Table of Contents: 10)

DC Super Hero Girls / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Shea Fontana
Pencils
Yancey Labat
Inks
Yancey Labat
Colors
Monica Kubina
Letters
Janice Chiang

Genre
superhero
Characters
Katana; Beast Boy; Amanda Waller; Commissioner Gordon; unknown adversary
Synopsis
Katana needs to practice her stealth, so she and Beast Boy play a game of Super Hide-And-Seek. When Beast Boy hides in Principal Waller's office, Katana accidentally damages Waller's bowling trophy. Katana takes the trophy to repair it, but when she returns the trophy, she is captured by the unknown adversary.

Chapter Six: Extra Credit (Table of Contents: 11)

DC Super Hero Girls / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Shea Fontana
Pencils
Yancey Labat
Inks
Yancey Labat
Colors
Monica Kubina
Letters
Janice Chiang

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman; Hawkgirl; Lady Shiva; Giganta; Steve Trevor; Lois Lane; Commissioner Gordon; unknown adversary
Synopsis
Wonder Woman, Hawkgirl, and Lady Shiva are looking for villains to fight to earn extra credit. Giganta is causing a disturbance at the Capes and Cowls Café, so the girls team up to stop her. Haawkgirl and Lady Shiva head home, but Wonder Woman looks for other villains to fight. Unfortunately she is led into a trap and captured by the unknown adversary.

Chapter Seven: Keeping the Peace and Quiet (Table of Contents: 12)

DC Super Hero Girls / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Shea Fontana
Pencils
Yancey Labat
Inks
Yancey Labat
Colors
Monica Kubina
Letters
Janice Chiang

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Harley Quinn; Poison Ivy; Katana; Beast Boy; Steve Trevor; Commissioner Gordon; Wonder Woman; Hawkgirl; Lady Shiva; Giganta; unknown adversary
Synopsis
Batgirl is looking for a quiet place to study, but keeps getting disturbed by her fellow students. She decides to go to the Batcave to study, but when even that proves to be too noisy, she heads for her Beta Batcave located under the school's faculty lounge. Unfortunately, the unknown adversary is there waiting for her and captures her.

Chapter Eight: Blondes Have More Fun (Table of Contents: 13)

DC Super Hero Girls / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Shea Fontana
Pencils
Yancey Labat
Inks
Yancey Labat
Colors
Monica Kubina
Letters
Janice Chiang

Genre
superhero
Characters
Harley Quinn; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Katana; Beast Boy; Flash [Barry Allen]; Starfire; Bumblebee; Lightning, XS, Fire; Hawk; The Ray; Mary Marvel; Cyborg; Elasti-Girl; Bunker; Killer Frost; Miss Martian; Catwoman; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Star Sapphire; Psimon; Mammoth; Animal Man (Boy?); Cheetah; Blue Beetle [Jaime Reyes]; Solomon Grundy; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Poison Ivy; Wonder Woman; unknown adversary
Synopsis
Harley Quinn decides her fellow students have been studying too hard and decides to have a party and invite everyone in school. When she notices the absences of Poison Ivy, Bumblebee, Katana, Supergirl, Batgirl, and Wonder Woman, she decides to go looking for them. She tracks them down where they are being held prisoner by the unknown adversary, unfortunately she is captured as well.

Chapter Nine: Finals Countdown (Table of Contents: 14)

DC Super Hero Girls / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Shea Fontana
Pencils
Yancey Labat
Inks
Yancey Labat
Colors
Monica Kubina
Letters
Janice Chiang

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman; Harley Quinn; Poison Ivy; Bumblebee; Katana; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Lex Luthor (unknown adversary unmasked); Amanda Waller; Lois Lane; Gorilla Grodd; Fire; Lady Shiva; Hawk; Beast Boy; Hawkgirl; Killer Frost; Cyborg; Starfire; Flash [Barry Allen]; Cheetah; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Elasti-Girl; Animal Man (Boy?); Lightning
Synopsis
The mystery adversary reveals himself to be Lex Luthor. He reveals that his sister had applied to Super Hero High but was rejected, so he believes by removing some of the school's top students, the school will have an opening for his sister. The girls use teamwork to escape and capture Luthor. They rush to the school, but are too late for their finals. They convince Principal Waller that their teamwork to defeat Luthor is a demonstration of what they have learned. Waller agrees and the girls all pass their finals.

[About the Author, Artist, Colorist, Letterer] (Table of Contents: 15)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
Yancey Labat
Inks
Yancey Labat
Colors
Monica Kubina
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Brief biographies of Shea Fontana, Yancey Labat, Monica Kubina, and Janice Chiang, with illustrations of Shea Fontana and Yancey Labat.

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