Supergirl Annual #1 [Direct Sales]
([June] 1996)

DC, 1996 Series
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Price
2.95 USD; 4.25 CAD
Pages
52
On-sale Date
1996-04-10
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
761941207001 00111
Editing
Chris Duffy (editor)

Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Supergirl / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ron Wagner (signed as R. Wagner)
Inks
Bill Reinhold (signed as W*REINHOLD)
Colors
Roberta Tewes ?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Supergirl [Cryssia]
Reprints
Keywords
Legends of the Dead Earth

Sergio Aragonés Destroys DC (Table of Contents: 1)

Sergio Aragonés Destroys DC / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés (signed as Aragonés)
Inks
Sergio Aragonés ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Darkseid failed. The Joker flopped. Neron fizzled.
Genre
satire-parody; superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Wonder Woman [Princess Diana]

Indexer Notes

Printed in grayscale.

Earth Is Dead (Table of Contents: 2)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Reprints

Indexer Notes

Brief introduction to Legends of the Dead Earth. This intro ran in several of the 1996 Legends of the Dead Earth themed annuals.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Listing of stories and credits for this issue.

The Surrogate (Table of Contents: 4)

Supergirl / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Chuck Dixon
Pencils
Ron Wagner (credited)
Inks
Bill Reinhold (credited)
Colors
Roberta Tewes (credited); Digital Chameleon (credited) (separations)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (credited as Gaspar)

Genre
superhero
Reprints
Keywords
Legends of the Dead Earth

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

The Quest / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Colors
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A lost city.

Indexer Notes

Ad for the Jean-Claude van Damme movie "The Quest."

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

Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
Sean Taggart (credited as S. M. Taggart)
Inks
Sean Taggart (credited as S. M. Taggart)
Colors
Rick Taylor
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
CrimeNet Gazette
Genre
humor; children; detective-mystery
Characters
Evan Sawyer; Carmen Sandiego

Simon & Kirby: The Legend (Table of Contents: 7)

Fighting American; Boys' Ranch; Northart Concepts / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (covers); ? (memoir cover)
Inks
Jack Kirby (covers); ? (memoir cover)
Colors
? (covers)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Joe Simon and Jack Kirby Created These Comics For Other Publishers in the 1950s...
Genre
superhero; western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Ad and order form from Northart Concepts, Inc. for hardcovers of Fighting American and Boys' Ranch, as well as autographed copies of Joe Simon's memoir, The Comic Book Makers.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Pinky and the Brain / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
World domination has its price.
Genre
humor; children; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
The Brain; Pinky

Indexer Notes

Uses the cover of Pinky and the Brain #1.

The Legend Lives On (Table of Contents: 9)

Supergirl / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Barbara Kesel (credited); Karl Kesel (credited)
Pencils
Dick Giordano (credited) (layout pencil art)
Inks
George Pérez (credited) (finishes)
Colors
Roberta Tewes (credited); Digital Chameleon (credited) (separations)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (credited as Gaspar)

Genre
superhero
Reprints
Keywords
Legends of the Dead Earth

Artemis: Requiem (Table of Contents: 10)

Artemis / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
Ed Benes (signed as Ed Benes)
Inks
Ed Benes (signed as Ed Benes)
Colors
Trish Mulvihill ?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
To Hell and Back!
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Uses the cover art from Artemis: Requiem #1.

Comics Buyer's Guide 1996 Fan Awards (Table of Contents: 11)

Comics Buyer's Guide / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What are your favorites in the world of comics?

Indexer Notes

Ballot for the 1996 Fan Awards.

Shootout at Ice Flats (Table of Contents: 12)

Supergirl / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Lansdale (credited); Neal Barrett (credited as Neal Barrett Jr.)
Pencils
Robert Teranishi (credited)
Inks
Stan Woch (credited)
Colors
Roberta Tewes (credited); Digital Chameleon (credited) (separations)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (credited as Gaspar)

Genre
superhero
Reprints
Keywords
Legends of the Dead Earth

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
? (phone card)
Inks
? (phone card)
Colors
? (phone card)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Free five-minute phone card
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman (on phone card); The Flash (on phone card); Green Lantern (on phone card)

Indexer Notes

Ad for DC subscriptions, with a cut-out coupon to order subscriptions, and advertising a "free five-minute phone card when you subscribe to 2 or more titles" featuring Superman, The Flash, and Green Lantern.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Watch This Space / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (background)
Inks
? (background)
Colors
? (background)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
New Sovereign Seven editor Kevin Dooley had a megaconference...

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Kingdom Come / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The dreamer. The thunder. The bat. The eagle. The angel.
Genre
superhero

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Earthworm Jim / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, my sod it's... Earthworm Jim
Characters
Earthworm Jim

Indexer Notes

Ad for four "Earthworm Jim" videocassettes.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Supergirl
  2. 1. Sergio Aragonés Destroys DC
    Sergio Aragonés Destroys DC
  3. 2. Earth Is Dead
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
  5. 4. The Surrogate
    Supergirl
  6. 5. ["A lost city."]
    The Quest
  7. 6. ["CrimeNet Gazette"]
    Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
  8. 7. Simon & Kirby: The Legend
    Fighting American; Boys' Ranch; Northart Concepts
  9. 8. ["World domination has its price."]
    Pinky and the Brain
  10. 9. The Legend Lives On
    Supergirl
  11. 10. Artemis: Requiem
    Artemis
  12. 11. Comics Buyer's Guide 1996 Fan Awards
    Comics Buyer's Guide
  13. 12. Shootout at Ice Flats
    Supergirl
  14. 13. ["Free five-minute phone card"]
  15. 14. ["New Sovereign Seven editor Kevin Dooley had a megaconference..."]
    Watch This Space
  16. 15. ["The dreamer. The thunder. The bat. The eagle. The angel."]
    Kingdom Come
  17. 16. ["Oh, my sod it's... Earthworm Jim"]
    Earthworm Jim
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Sophie
  • Fred Beels
  • John Censullo
  • Juan Gonzalez
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Thomas Kina
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • John Monagle
  • John Pannozzi
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore