DC Cybernetic Summer #1

(September 2020)

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

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

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Table of contents on the inside front cover

The Limits of Control (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Corinna Bechko (credited); Gabriel Hardman (credited)

Pencils

Gabriel Hardman (credited)

Inks

Gabriel Hardman (credited)

Colors

Mike Spicer (credited)

Letters

Travis Lanham (credited)

Editing

Liz Erickson (credited) (associate editor); Katie Kubert (credited) (editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The first thing I noticed was a series of disused satellites dropping out of fixed orbit.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Brother Eye; Alfred Pennyworth

Synopsis

Batman investigates suspicious activity aboard decommissioned satellites and discovers that Brother Eye has re-generated with a new plan to take over the world's technology.

Reprints

• in Batman (Panini Deutschland, 2017 series) #54 (Oktober 2021)

Fandom (Table of Contents: 3)

Wonder Woman; Metal Men / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Andrew Constant (credited)

Pencils

Nicola Scott (credited)

Inks

Nicola Scott (credited)

Colors

Rómulo Fajardo Jr. (credited as Romulo Fajardo Jr.)

Letters

Carlos M. Mangual (credited)

Editing

Michael McCalister (credited) (editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What is that?!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana of Themyscira]; Metal Men [Platinum; Gold; Tin; Lead; Iron; Mercury]; Toyman [Hiro Okamura]

Synopsis

Wonder Woman teams up with Platinum to stop her fellow Metal Men who have formed into a giant robot that threatens beachgoers.

Summer Camp (Table of Contents: 4)

Red Tornado / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Stephanie Phillips (credited)

Pencils

Leila del Duca (credited)

Inks

Leila del Duca (credited)

Colors

Jordie Bellaire (credited)

Letters

Troy Peteri of A Larger World Studios (credited as ALW's Troy Peteri)

Editing

Andrew Marino (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You took forever...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Red Tornado [John Smith]; Kathy Sutton; Traya

Synopsis

While on a camping trip with his family, Red Tornado finds himself distracted by Justice League business, until Traya is threatened by an alien.

The Boys of Summer (Table of Contents: 5)

Booster Gold; Blue Beetle / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Heath Corson (credited)

Pencils

Scott Koblish (credited)

Inks

Scott Koblish (credited)

Colors

Hi-Fi (credited)

Letters

Carlos M. Mangual (credited)

Editing

Liz Erickson (editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Think these high-tech mercs regret hitting that bank about now?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Booster Gold [Michael Jon Carter]; Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Skeets; King Shark

Synopsis

Booster and Beetle plan to avoid the crowds at the beach by traveling back in time one year to a less crowded beach day. Unfortunately, they like the idea so much, they repeat it every year, leading to a convergence of various future versions of Boosters and Beetles all arriving on the same beach on the same day.

Cybernetic Summer (Table of Contents: 6)

The Flash / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Joshua Williamson (credited)

Pencils

David Lafuente (credited)

Inks

David Lafuente (credited)

Colors

Luis Guerrero (credited)

Letters

Steve Wands (credited)

Editing

Andrew Marino (credited) (editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

They smile too much.

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Flash [Barry Allen]; Mercury Flash (Cybernetic Flash of Earth 44); The Accelerated Man (Flash of Earth 19); Flash [Mary Maxwell] (Just Imagine Stan Lee DC Universe Flash); Li'l Flash (childlike Flash); Flash [Lia Nelson] (Tangent Universe Flash); Fastback (Zoo Crew speedster); Impulse [Bart Allen]; other unidentified speedsters from the Multiverse; Mirror Master (image); Weather Wizard (image); Captain Cold (image)

Synopsis

Every summer, the Flashes of the Multiverse gather for a race to determine the fastest Flash in the Multiverse. This year, the finalists are Barry Allen and the cybernetic Mercury Flash of Earth 44, who feels he has much to prove.

Keywords

Multiverse

Summer Lovin' (Table of Contents: 7)

Superboy; Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Liz Erickson (credited)

Pencils

Nik Virella (credited)

Inks

Nik Virella (credited)

Colors

Rómulo Fajardo Jr. (credited as Romulo Fajardo Jr.)

Letters

Ferran Delgado (credited)

Editing

Katie Kubert (credited) (editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Look out, Superboy!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy [Clark Kent]; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Brainiac 5]; a Moravecan; Superboy Robot R217; Mr. Hobb; Lana Lang; Mae

Synopsis

When Superboy leaves with the Legion to pursue an alien creature, he activates one of his robots to fill in for Clark Kent, who soon develops feelings for a local girl.

Keywords

Smallville

Indexer Notes

A new Silver Age tale.

Out There (Table of Contents: 8)

Midnighter; Apollo / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Orlando (credited)

Pencils

Paul Pelletier (credited)

Inks

Norm Rapmund (credited)

Colors

Adriano Lucas (credited)

Letters

Rob Leigh (credited)

Editing

Michael McCalister (credited) (editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You look pale. Sunscreen?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Midnighter; Apollo; Monsieur Mallah; The Brain

Synopsis

Midnighter and Apollo interrupt their beach day to stop an attack by Monsieur Mallah on a ship in an attempt to free the Brain, who is being held prisoner on board.

Splish Splash Special (Table of Contents: 9)

Harley Quinn / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Che Grayson (credited)

Pencils

Marguerite Sauvage (credited)

Inks

Marguerite Sauvage (credited)

Colors

Marguerite Sauvage (credited)

Letters

Christy Sawyer (credited)

Editing

Liz Erickson (credited) (editor)

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I'm meltinnggg!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel]; Sy Borgman [Syborg]; Bernie (stuffed beaver); Nathan (dachshund); Timmy

Synopsis

Harley and Sy try to cool off on a hot summer day by going to a water park.

Summer Bummer (Table of Contents: 10)

Robotman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Max Bemis (credited)

Pencils

Greg Smallwood (credited)

Inks

Greg Smallwood (credited)

Colors

Greg Smallwood (credited)

Letters

Troy Peteri of A Larger World Studios (credited as ALW's Troy Peteri)

Editing

Liz Erickson (credited) (associate editor); Katie Kubert (credited) (editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hi. I'm Cliff.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Robotman [Cliff Steele]; Mike; Charlene; Cyborg [Victor Stone]; Red Tornado; Metal Men [Platinum; Gold; Mercury; Iron; Lead; Tin]; Superman (image on comic book cover); Ultra (image on comic book cover); The Penalizer (image on comic book cover); Batman (image on comic book cover)

Synopsis

Cliff hangs with his buddy Mike and their human friends, but feels out of place. Soon he invites Mike to hang out with his other robotic friends, but Mike ends up being the one who feels out of place.

Keywords

comic books

Catfish Crisis (Table of Contents: 11)

Cyborg; Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Stuart Moore (credited)

Pencils

Cully Hamner (credited)

Inks

Cully Hamner (credited)

Colors

Hi-Fi (credited)

Letters

Rob Steen (credited)

Editing

Marie Javins (credited) (editor); Liz Erickson (credited) (associate editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

One day, a long time ago, I came slumping home from school with a black eye.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Cyborg [Victor Stone]; Cyborg Superman [Hank Henshaw]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Super Cyborg Cyborg Superman]; Henry Viktor Kentshaw Clarkstone (Multiverse version of Cyborg Superman); Harbinger [Lyla Michaels]; Anthro; Reverse Flash [Professor Zoom; Eobard Thawne]; Anti-Monitor

Synopsis

Cyborg and Superman battle Cyborg Superman until the fight is interrupted by a Multiversal version of the three of them combined.

Keywords

Multiverse

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Indicia and publisher information on the inside back cover.

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Back cover with the DC logo with a cybernetic effect, barcode and the cover price.