The Books of Magic
[Sixth Printing]
(1993)
DC,
1993 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 19.95 USD; 31.50 CAD
- Pages
- 204
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics
- Brand
-
DC Comics; Vertigo
- ISBN
-
1-56389-082-8
- Barcode
- 761941202037 00116
- Editing
- Bob Kahan
- Color
- color
- Dimensions
- standard Modern Age US
- Paper Stock
- glossy cardstock cover; glossy interior
- Binding
- trade paperback
- Publishing Format
- collected edition
Issue Notes
This issue is a variant of The Books of Magic (DC, 1993 series) .
There exist further variants:
[Dedication and Acknowledgements]
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Script
- Neil Gaiman (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Acknowledgment.
Introduction
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 3 pages
- Script
- Roger Zelazny (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Reprints
- in The Books of Magic: The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2013 series) ([March] 2013)
-
[no title indexed]
Books of Magic / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- John Bolton (credited) (painting)
- Inks
- John Bolton (credited) (painting)
- Colors
- John Bolton (credited) (painting)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Reprints
- from The Books of Magic (DC, 1990 series) #1 ([December] 1990) [Partial reprint of this cover.]
-
The Invisible Labyrinth
Books of Magic / comic story / 47 pages
- Script
- Neil Gaiman (credited)
- Pencils
- John Bolton (credited) (painting)
- Inks
- John Bolton (credited) (painting)
- Colors
- John Bolton (credited) (painting)
- Letters
- Todd Klein (credited)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Timothy Hunter; John Constantine; Doctor Occult; Mister E; Phantom Stranger; Merlin; Sargon; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson] (cameo); Zatara (cameo)
- Reprints
- from The Books of Magic (DC, 1990 series) #1 ([December] 1990)
-
Indexer Notes
Fully painted illustrations
[no title indexed]
Books of Magic / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Scott Hampton (credited) (painting)
- Inks
- Scott Hampton (credited) (painting)
- Colors
- Scott Hampton (credited) (painting)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Reprints
- from The Books of Magic (DC, 1990 series) #2 ([January 1991]) [Partial reprint of this cover.]
-
The Shadow World
Books of Magic / comic story / 47 pages
- Script
- Neil Gaiman (credited)
- Pencils
- Scott Hampton (credited) (painting)
- Inks
- Scott Hampton (credited) (painting)
- Colors
- Scott Hampton (credited) (painting)
- Letters
- Todd Klein (credited)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Timothy Hunter; John Constantine; Dr. Occult; Mister E; Phantom Stranger; Baron Winter; Deadman; Dr. Fate [Nabu]; Dr. Thirteen; Jason Blood; Madame Xanadu; Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Zatanna; Felix Faust; Tala; Tannarak; Wizard
- Reprints
- from The Books of Magic (DC, 1990 series) #2 ([January 1991])
-
Indexer Notes
Fully painted illustrations
[no title indexed]
Books of Magic / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Charles Vess (credited) (painting)
- Inks
- Charles Vess (credited) (painting)
- Colors
- Charles Vess (credited) (painting)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Reprints
- from The Books of Magic (DC, 1990 series) #3 ([April] 1991) [Partial reprint of this cover.]
-
The Land of Summer's Twilight
Books of Magic / comic story / 47 pages
- Script
- Neil Gaiman (credited)
- Pencils
- Charles Vess (credited) (painting)
- Inks
- Charles Vess (credited) (painting)
- Colors
- Charles Vess (credited) (painting)
- Letters
- Todd Klein (credited)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Timothy Hunter; Dr. Occult; Rose Psychic; Able; Cain; Dream; Titania; Amethyst (cameo); Nightmaster (cameo); Warlord (cameo)
- Reprints
- from The Books of Magic (DC, 1990 series) #3 ([April] 1991)
-
Indexer Notes
Fully painted illustrations
[no title indexed]
Books of Magic / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Paul Johnson (credited) (painting)
- Inks
- Paul Johnson (credited) (painting)
- Colors
- Paul Johnson (credited) (painting)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Reprints
- from The Books of Magic (DC, 1990 series) #4 ([June] 1991) [Partial reprint of this cover.]
-
The Road to Nowhere
Books of Magic / comic story / 47 pages
- Script
- Neil Gaiman (credited)
- Pencils
- Paul Johnson (credited) (painting)
- Inks
- Paul Johnson (credited) (painting)
- Colors
- Paul Johnson (credited) (painting)
- Letters
- Todd Klein (credited)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Timothy Hunter; John Constantine; Dr. Occult; Mister E; Phantom Stranger; Death; Destiny; Cosmic Boy (cameo); Captain Marvel (cameo); Demon (cameo); Dr. Fate [Nabu] (cameo); Dream Girl (cameo); Element Lad (cameo); Jonah Hex (cameo); Lightning Lad (cameo); Night Girl (cameo); OMAC (cameo); Space Cabby (cameo); Space Ranger (cameo); Spectre [Jim Corrigan] (cameo); Superman (cameo); Tefé (cameo); White Witch (cameo); Zatanna (cameo)
- Reprints
- from The Books of Magic (DC, 1990 series) #4 ([June] 1991)
-
Indexer Notes
Fully painted illustrations.
The characters appearing in cameos are most likely variants of the existing characters.
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
-
1.
[no title indexed]
-
2.
[Dedication and Acknowledgements]
-
3.
Introduction
-
4.
[no title indexed]
Books of Magic -
5.
The Invisible Labyrinth
Books of Magic -
6.
[no title indexed]
Books of Magic -
7.
The Shadow World
Books of Magic -
8.
[no title indexed]
Books of Magic -
9.
The Land of Summer's Twilight
Books of Magic -
10.
[no title indexed]
Books of Magic -
11.
The Road to Nowhere
Books of Magic
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- Jim Van Dore
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