Doomsday Annual #1 [Newsstand]
([December] 1995)

DC, 1995 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
3.95 USD; 5.50 CAD
Pages
60
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
070989308886 55
Editing
Chris Duffy
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Modern Age U. S.
Publishing Format
One-Shot

Issue Notes

Part of the "Year One" line of annuals from 1995.
This issue is a variant of Doomsday Annual (DC, 1995 series) #1 [Direct Sales].

Year One (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan Jurgens (signed as Jurgens)
Inks
Jerry Ordway (signed as Ordway)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Doomsday
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Prologue: Communion (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Ordway (credited)
Pencils
Dennis Janke (credited)
Inks
Dennis Janke (credited)
Colors
Glenn Whitmore (credited)
Letters
Kevin Cunningham (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
On computer bulletin boards across the country, survivors of Doomsday's onslaught made plans...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
Synopsis
The Origin of Doomsday
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Chapter 1: Showdown (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Jurgens (credited)
Pencils
Dan Jurgens (credited)
Inks
Brett Breeding (credited)
Colors
Glenn Whitmore (credited)
Letters
Kevin Cunningham (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
245,000 years ago...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Doomsday; Darkseid; Steppenwolf; Master Mayhem; Karreev
Synopsis
Doomsday battles Darkseid 245,000 years ago.
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Chapter 2: ... Some Say in Fire (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Louise Simonson (credited)
Pencils
Chris Batista (credited)
Inks
John Nyberg (credited)
Colors
Glenn Whitmore (credited)
Letters
Kevin Cunningham (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Kobald, look at it!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Doomsday; Grommark (dies); Kobald (dies)
Synopsis
Doomsday lands on Khundia.
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Chapter 3: In Blackest Night (Table of Contents: 4)

Green Lantern Corps; Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Roger Stern (credited)
Pencils
Gil Kane (credited)
Inks
Jerry Ordway (credited)
Colors
Glenn Whitmore (credited)
Letters
Kevin Cunningham (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nearly a quarter of a million years ago, there lived a mighty champion.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Doomsday; Green Lantern Corps; Green Lantern [Zharan Pel (dies)]; Guardians of OA
Synopsis
Doomsday battles the Green Lantern Corps 245,000 years ago.
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Epilogue: Requiem (Table of Contents: 5)

Superman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Ordway (credited)
Pencils
Dennis Janke (credited)
Inks
Dennis Janke (credited)
Colors
Glenn Whitmore (credited)
Letters
Kevin Cunningham (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Calaton -- Once a gleaming utopia, a world of hope and high ideals...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
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Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Year One
    Superman
  2. 1. Prologue: Communion
    Superman
  3. 2. Chapter 1: Showdown
    Superman
  4. 3. Chapter 2: ... Some Say in Fire
    Superman
  5. 4. Chapter 3: In Blackest Night
    Green Lantern Corps; Superman
  6. 5. Epilogue: Requiem
    Superman
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