DC Special #27

(April-May 1977)

Danger: Dinosaurs at Large! (Table of Contents: 1)

Captain Comet / comic story / 34 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Rozakis

Pencils

Rich Buckler

Inks

Joe Rubinstein; Neal Adams; Klaus Janson; Dick Giordano

Colors

Jerry Serpe

Letters

Milt Snapinn

Job Number

J-4501

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Captain Comet [Adam Blake]; Justice League of America [Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Black Canary [Dinah Laurel Lance]]; Planeteers; Col. Tommy Tomorrow; Capt. Brent Wood; Dr. Schmidt; Chronos [David Clinton] (villain); Tyrano Rex (villain) (introduction)

Synopsis

Chronos tries to draw a comet with unique temporal powers from the future into 1977, but he loses control and it keeps going into the past. The comet's intense gravity drags a spacecraft from the year 2056 back with it to 100 million years BC. The ship contains Col. Tommy Tomorrow, Capt. Brent Wood, and Dr. Schmidt, who were en route from Earth to the planet Vega-IV to treat a space-fever outbreak. Captain Comet battles Chronos, who has opened a time doorway into the distant past, allowing dinosaurs to invade present-day Earth. In the end, the heroes join forces and defeat Chronos.

Reprints

• in Hercule (Arédit-Artima, 1976 series) #8 (juillet 1978) [N&B [B&W]]
• in Secret Society of Super-Villains (DC, 2011 series) #2 ([July] 2012)

Keywords

dinosaurs; Gotham City; Justice League satellite headquarters; time travel; Vega-IV

Indexer Notes

(1) Dr. Schmidt incorrectly refers to Brent Wood as a Colonel (he is a Captain in 2056).
(2) According to the editorial page in DC Special #27 (Apr-May 1977), the story in that issue occurs in 2056 during the height of Tommy's career, placing it somewhere between Action Comics #212 and #226. Given that the Tommy Tomorrow of 2056 is not depicted in his own feature in Action Comics #224 (he appears only in flashback to an earlier time), it is logical to assume that the events of DC Special #27 occur during that absence.
Inking credited previously credited to Joe Rubinstein. Terry Staats confirmed with Joe via Facebook messenger on October 1, 2018 that Neal Adams, Dick Giordano, and Klaus Janson assisted him on some pages due to deadline.

And Now...Still Another Message of Untold Importance from Our Prolific Publisher!! (Table of Contents: 2)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jenette Kahn

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Do You Like Dinosaurs (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bob Rozakis

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

L-604

Indexer Notes

Discussion on the genesis of the story.

If This Is the Future, You Must Be Tommy Tomorrow (Table of Contents: 4)

Tommy Tomorrow / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Paul Levitz ?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

L-604-A

Genre

science fiction

Indexer Notes

History of Tommy Tomorrow strip.