(December 1977)

DC, 1971 Series
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Volume
5
Price
0.35 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly (with the exception of Nov., Jan., Mar., May and July)
On-sale Date
1977-09-13
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893058512
Editing
Larry Hama; Joe Orlando (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #148.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Mister Miracle / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Marshall Rogers (signed)
Inks
Vince Colletta (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
C-593
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Die, Mr. Miracle!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Mister Miracle [Scott Free]; Highfather [Izaya]; Oberon; Big Barda; Darkseid
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Mister Miracle (DC, 1971 series) #21
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The Cuckoo Cuckoos (Table of Contents: 1)

Hostess Fruit Pies; Penguin / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda
Editing
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]
Synopsis
The Penguin controls some cuckoo clocks and has them stealing money, but the police entice the clocks to stop using Hostess Fruit Pies, and they capture The Penguin.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. An advertisement for Hostess fruit pies featuring DC characters and produced by DC staff. One bystander looks like Julius Schwartz.

Command Performance! (Table of Contents: 2)

Mister Miracle / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Englehart
Pencils
Marshall Rogers
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Elizabeth Safian
Letters
Ben Oda
Job Number
J-4902
Genre
superhero
Characters
Mister Miracle [Scott Free]; Big Barda; Highfather [Izaya]; Oberon; Himon; Darkseid (villain); Granny Goodness (villain); Kalibak (villain); Hecate (villain); Dr. Bedlam (villain); Kanto (villain); Baron Virman Vundabar (villain)
Synopsis
Scott takes his act to Apokolips.
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Indexer Notes

Himon drawn to look like Jack Kirby.

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

Bursting the Bonds / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Cary Burkett
Letters
typeset
Job Number
L-817

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers - David Scroggy, Al Schroeder III and William Nutt - and responses from Cary Burkett.

Volume 77 Issue 37 - Week of September 12, 1977 (Table of Contents: 4)

Daily Planet / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis; ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
Bob Rozakis; Anthony Tollin (production)
Characters
Sgt. Rock; Wonder Woman

Indexer Notes

Solicitation for titles shipping the weeks of September 12, 1977 and September 19, 1977. Spotlight on WORLD'S FINEST #248. Ask the Answer Man column.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Die, Mr. Miracle!"]
    Mister Miracle
  2. 1. The Cuckoo Cuckoos
    Hostess Fruit Pies; Penguin
  3. 2. Command Performance!
    Mister Miracle
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Bursting the Bonds
  5. 4. Volume 77 Issue 37 - Week of September 12, 1977
    Daily Planet
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