DC Super Stars #17

(November-December 1977)

Earn Famous Name Prizes or Cash the Easy Olympic Way! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Secret Origins of Super-Heroes (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

Paul Levitz

Pencils

Jim Aparo (signed)

Inks

Jim Aparo (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Jim Aparo

Job Number

J-4891

Characters

Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (Earth-1); Huntress [Helena Wayne]

Reprints

• in DC Super Stars 17 (Facsimile Edition) (DC, 2020 series) ([June] 2020)

[Origin of Green Arrow] (Table of Contents: 3)

Green Arrow / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Denny O'Neil (credited)

Pencils

Mike Grell (credited)

Inks

Bruce Patterson (credited)

Colors

Elizabeth Safian (credited as Liz Berube)

Letters

Ben Oda (credited)

Job Number

J-4894

Genre

superhero

Characters

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (of Earth-1, origin retold)

Reprints

• in Supermann (Semic, 1977 series) #7/1978 (uke 38 1978)
• in Captain Comète et Superman (Arédit-Artima, 1980 series) (4ème trimestre 1980)
• in The Super Heroes (Egmont UK, 1980 series) #v1#6 (1981) [in black and white]
• in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #23 (July 1982)
which is reprinted
• in Batman (Editora Abril, 1987 series) #16 (Dezembro 1988) [original title: Green Arrow]
• in DC Super Stars 17 (Facsimile Edition) (DC, 2020 series) ([June] 2020)

Indexer Notes

Origin recap occurring before the events of Oliver Queen losing his fortune to John DeLeon.

Powerfun! BB & Pellet Guns by Crosman. (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Crosman Powerfun Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Get Rich and Famous. (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Clark Candy Bars / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Cooky La Moo on Broadway (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Hostess Twinkies; Wonder Woman / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Presenting the First Superman Dollar Comic (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

The Secret of the Quintile Crystal! (Table of Contents: 9)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Jack C. Harris (credited)

Pencils

Juan Ortiz (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Elizabeth Safian (credited as Liz Berube)

Letters

Bill Morse ?

Job Number

J-4871

Genre

superhero

Characters

Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad] (origin retold); Superman (cameo); R. J. Brande; Lord Lorval (villain); Science Police

Synopsis

Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad, and Saturn Girl relate to Superman one of their first cases as the Legion before he joined as Superboy involving the Quintile Crystal. After telling their tale, they meet up with the same Science Police officer who was involved alongside them in that case.

Reprints

• in The Super Heroes (Egmont UK, 1980 series) #v1#4 (1981)
• in Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2017 series) #1 ([August] 2017)
• in DC Super Stars 17 (Facsimile Edition) (DC, 2020 series) ([June] 2020)

The Sport a Boy Grows Up with...Shooting a Daisy. (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

It's Bananas (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

CBS / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Secret Origins of Secret Origins (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Paul Levitz (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

L-784

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• in DC Super Stars 17 (Facsimile Edition) (DC, 2020 series) ([June] 2020)

Indexer Notes

Explanation of the creation of this issue.

[Huntress Concept Art] (Table of Contents: 13)

Huntress / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Joe Staton (credited) (concept sketch); Joe Orlando (credited) (cover design)

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Staton; typeset; ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Huntress [Helena Wayne]

Reprints

• in DC Super Stars 17 (Facsimile Edition) (DC, 2020 series) ([June] 2020)

Indexer Notes

Staton's original sketch of the Huntress and rough and pencilled versions of the cover.

From Each Ending ...A Beginning! (Table of Contents: 14)

Huntress / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Levitz (credited)

Pencils

Joe Staton (credited)

Inks

Bob Layton (credited)

Colors

Anthony Tollin (credited)

Letters

Ben Oda (credited)

Editing

Joe Orlando (credited) (guest editor - see notes)

Job Number

J-4849

Genre

superhero

Characters

Huntress [Helena Wayne] (origin); Batman (Earth-2); Catwoman (Earth-2, dies); Flash [Barry Allen] (flashback); Flash [Jay Garrick] (flashback); Robin (Earth-2, flashback); Silky Cernak (villain); Commissioner Gordon (Earth-2, cameo)

Synopsis

The Golden Age Batman retires from crimefighting after accidentally killing his wife Selina Kyle Wayne, the former Catwoman, when she is blackmailed into committing one more job by a former associate, Silky Chernak. As a result, Selina and Bruce's daughter, Helena, becomes the Huntress and vows to fight crime like her father did and brings Silky to justice.

Reprints

• in Wundergirl (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #13/1980 (1980)
• in The Super Heroes (Egmont UK, 1980 series) #v1#10 (1981)
• in Batman in the Seventies (DC, 1999 series) (1999 [February 2000])
• in Huntress: Darknight Daughter (DC, 2006 series) (2006 [February 2007])
• in Catwoman: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2015 series) (2015 [January 2016])
• in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #62 - Batman / Huntress - Blutrache ([April 2016])
• in DC Comics Coleção de Graphic Novels (Eaglemoss Collections, 2014 series) #61 - Batman / Caçadora: Sede de Sangue (2017)
• in The Huntress: Origins (DC, 2020 series) ([March] 2020)
• in DC Super Stars 17 (Facsimile Edition) (DC, 2020 series) ([June] 2020)

Indexer Notes

The story is the origin of the Helena Wayne Huntress. Some sources identify this issue as the joint first appearance of the character with All-Star Comics (DC, 1976 series) #69. Those sources claim both issues were released on August 24, 1977. However, copyright records state All-Star Comics #69 was published on August 23, while DC Super Stars #17 was published on August 25.

In the text page for this issue, Paul Levitz mentions that Joe Orlando had to step in as guest editor for this story, as DC policy at the time said that no editor should write for himself. Since Levitz was the writer for this story, Orlando had to step in as the editor.

What to Sink Your Teeth into When You're Hungry and You're Not a Werewolf. (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Slim Jim / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Crazy David Says] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Crazy David's Mail Order T-Shirt Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Super Belt Buckles (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

NCG Merchandise / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Super Prizes (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Youth Opportunity Sales Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Join J.S.C.A. Jolly Giant for Prizes or Cash (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

AAU Shuperstar Flattens His Arch Enemy...The Menacing Missile-Toe (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

AAU Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)