DC Special Series
#1 - 5-Star Super-Hero Spectacular
([September] 1977)
DC,
1977 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 1.00 USD
- Pages
- 84
- Indicia Frequency
- nine times a year
- On-sale Date
- 1977-06-16
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [bullet]
- Barcode
- 0709893211909
- Editing
- Paul Levitz (story editor); Joe Orlando (managing editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, 1977. Date given as June 16 in DC Coming Attractions vol. 2 #7 and in house ads in Justice League of America #145 and Super-Team Family #12. Date given as June 14 in Comic Reader #144.
Released with September-dated comics.
Released with September-dated comics.
5 Star Super-Hero Spectacular
Aquaman; The Atom; Batman; The Flash; Green Lantern / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Neal Adams (signed)
- Inks
- Neal Adams (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- C-511
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Reprints
-
in Superamigos (Editora Abril, 1985 series) #11 (Março 1986) [O personagem Eléktron foi removido da ilustração original] -
in Justice League of America: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #3 ([September] 2021)
-
[Contents]
table of contents / 1 page
- Script
- Paul Levitz
- Pencils
- Jim Aparo (signed)
- Inks
- Jim Aparo (signed)
- Colors
- Jerry Serpe
- Letters
- Jim Aparo
- Characters
- Patty [Ms. Flash]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Kobra; Batman [Bruce Wayne]
How to Prevent a Flash
The Flash / comic story / 13 pages
- Job Number
- J-4729
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Patty [Ms. Flash]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Wally West [Kid Flash]; Officer Barnes
- Synopsis
- Barry's lab assistant is doused with chemicals struck by lightning.
- Reprints
-
in Roter Blitz (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #23 (Februar 1978) -
in Hercule (Arédit-Artima, 1976 series) #21 (octobre 1981) [N&B [B&W]] - in The Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told (DC, 1991 series) ([February] 1991)
- in The Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told (DC, 1992 series) ([June] 1992)
-
He Who Slaughters!
Green Lantern / comic story / 12 pages
- Job Number
- J-4793
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Guardians of the Universe; Green Lantern [Tomar-Re]; Green Lantern [Katma Tui]; Green Lantern [Chaselon]; Green Lantern [Medphyll]
- Synopsis
- A black hole is approaching Oa, meanwhile an ancient protector of the innocent is awakened and the energy of his enemies is the same as the Green Lantern rings.
- Reprints
A King without a Sea!
Aquaman / comic story / 12 pages
- Job Number
- J-4722
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Karhum; Omar Pairut [Sunburst]; Alexander the Great
- Synopsis
- Omar uses an ancient power source to create a new Persian Empire.
- Reprints
- in Faucon Noir (Arédit-Artima, 1977 series) #23 (décembre 1981) [N&B [B&W]]
-
The Telephone Tangle
The Atom / comic story / 10 pages
- Job Number
- J-4789
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Atom [Ray Palmer]; Alexander Graham Bell; Professor Werner; Alpheus V. Hyatt; Elisha Gray; Thomas A. Watson; Ulysses S. Grant; Dom Pedro
- Synopsis
- When Professor Werner discovers that the prototype for Bell's phone is a fake, the Atom goes back in time to solve the mystery.
- Reprints
- in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #22/1977 (22. Oktober 1977)
- in Hercule (Arédit-Artima, 1976 series) #17 (octobre 1980) [N&B [B&W]]
-
The Dead on Arrival Conspiracy
Batman / comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Martin Pasko
- Pencils
- Michael Netzer (credited as Mike Nasser)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Jerry Serpe
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Job Number
- J-4676
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Kobra; Jason Burr; Melissa McNeil
- Synopsis
- A letter to Bruce Wayne tells Batman of the existence of Kobra.
- Reprints
- in Kobra: Resurrection (DC, 2010 series) ([April] 2010)
-
Indexer Notes
Originally intended for the unpublished Kobra (1976 series) #8. The story was rewritten for this issue.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
5 Star Super-Hero Spectacular
Aquaman; The Atom; Batman; The Flash; Green Lantern -
1.
Hostess Brings You 2 Delicious All-Star Snacks
Hostess -
2.
[Contents]
-
3.
How to Prevent a Flash
The Flash -
4.
He Who Slaughters!
Green Lantern -
5.
A King without a Sea!
Aquaman -
6.
The Telephone Tangle
The Atom -
7.
The Dead on Arrival Conspiracy
Batman -
8.
Five Star Super-Staffers
-
9.
Volume 77 Issue 24 - Week of June 13, 1977
Daily Planet -
10.
[100 pc. Toy Soldier Set]
100 Toy Soldiers -
11.
[Prizes or Cash]
-
12.
Come See Us at Sea World
SeaWorld
This issue was modified by, among others
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- John Censullo
- CTGarry
- Matthew Head
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Allen Ross
- Douglas Sederberg
- Terry Staats
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
- Sean Williams
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