The Best of DC #58 [Newsstand]
(March 1985)

DC, 1979 Series
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Price
1.50 USD
Pages
100
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1984-12-06
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC Blue Ribbon Digest
Barcode
0709893173003
Editing
Nicola Cuti (editor); Tom Condon (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from DC Releases #10.
This issue is a variant of The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #58 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

Super Jrs. Holiday Special (Table of Contents)

Super Jrs. / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Vince Squeglia (signed)
Inks
Vince Squeglia (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino; Todd Klein (feature logo design)
Characters
Super Jrs.; Santa Claus
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Feature logo credit from http://kleinletters.com/.

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Best of DC -- Super Jrs. Holiday Special (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
Nicola Cuti ?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Isle of Forgotten Toys (Table of Contents: 2)

Super Jrs. / comic story / 68 pages (report information)

Script
Tom DeFalco
Pencils
Jerry Grandenetti (layouts); Vince Squeglia (finished pencils)
Inks
Jerry Grandenetti
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
Genre
children; superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The script and art credits come from Tom DeFalco in Andy Mangels' "Super Jrs. vs. Superkids: The Many Mysteries of DC's Romper Room JLA" in Back Issue #76. Mangels also reveals that the story was likely originally prepared for release as an issue of All-New Collectors' Edition in late 1977.

Spike's Big Problem (Table of Contents: 3)

Sugar & Spike / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Sheldon Mayer
Pencils
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
389
Genre
children
Reprints

The Cowboy Santa Claus (Table of Contents: 4)

Sugar & Spike / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Sheldon Mayer
Pencils
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
children
Reprints

A New Adventure with the Genius (Table of Contents: 5)

Sugar & Spike / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Sheldon Mayer
Pencils
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
#350
Genre
children
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Funny Stuff Stocking Stuffer / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Staff of DC Comics Wishes Everyone... Happy Holidays! (Table of Contents: 7)

Super Jrs. / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Nicola Cuti ?
Pencils
Vince Squeglia (signed)
Inks
Vince Squeglia (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
Genre
children; superhero
Characters
Super Jrs.; Santa Claus

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Super Jrs. Holiday Special
    Super Jrs.
  2. 1. Best of DC -- Super Jrs. Holiday Special
  3. 2. The Isle of Forgotten Toys
    Super Jrs.
  4. 3. Spike's Big Problem
    Sugar & Spike
  5. 4. The Cowboy Santa Claus
    Sugar & Spike
  6. 5. A New Adventure with the Genius
    Sugar & Spike
  7. 6. ["Christmas is in Biiiiiig Trouble!"]
    Funny Stuff Stocking Stuffer
  8. 7. The Staff of DC Comics Wishes Everyone... Happy Holidays!
    Super Jrs.
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