DC Super Stars
#18
(January-February 1978)
DC,
1976 Series
- Volume
- 3
- Price
- 0.60 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1977-10-11
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics Inc.
- Barcode
- 0709893166001
- Editing
- Joe Orlando (managing editor); Paul Levitz
Issue Notes
On-sale date from Comic Reader #149.
Dated "Winter" on cover.
Dated "Winter" on cover.
[no title indexed]
Deadman; The Phantom Stranger / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Aparo (signed)
- Inks
- Jim Aparo (signed)
- Colors
- Tatjana Wood
- Letters
- Joe Letterese ?
- Job Number
- C-611?
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Deadman; Phantom Stranger
- Reprints
-
in Showcase Presents: Phantom Stranger (DC, 2006 series) #2 ([May] 2008) - in Deadman (DC, 2011 series) #3 (2012 [February 2013])
- in Deadman Omnibus (DC, 2020 series) (2020 [February 2021])
-
Indexer Notes
Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
The Cuckoo Cuckoos
Hostess Fruit Pies; Penguin / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Gargoyles
Deadman; The Phantom Stranger / comic story / 5 pages
- Job Number
- J-4933
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Phantom Stranger; Deadman
- Reprints
- in Showcase Presents: Phantom Stranger (DC, 2006 series) #2 ([May] 2008)
- in Deadman (DC, 2011 series) #3 (2012 [February 2013])
- in Deadman Omnibus (DC, 2020 series) (2020 [February 2021])
-
Indexer Notes
Prologue
Hour of the Demon!
Deadman / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Martin Pasko
- Pencils
- Romeo Tanghal
- Inks
- Dick Giordano
- Colors
- Tatjana Wood
- Letters
- Milt Snapinn; Ben Oda
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Deadman
- Reprints
- in Showcase Presents: Phantom Stranger (DC, 2006 series) #2 ([May] 2008)
- in Deadman (DC, 2011 series) #3 (2012 [February 2013])
- in Deadman Omnibus (DC, 2020 series) (2020 [February 2021])
-
Wraiths in the Rain
The Phantom Stranger / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Phantom Stranger
- Reprints
- in Showcase Presents: Phantom Stranger (DC, 2006 series) #2 ([May] 2008)
- in Deadman (DC, 2011 series) #3 (2012 [February 2013])
- in Deadman Omnibus (DC, 2020 series) (2020 [February 2021])
-
Indexer Notes
Story takes place in Rutland, Vermont, the site of previous Marvel and DC Halloween tales. Includes caricatures of Tom Fagan, Gerry and Carla Conway, Marty Pasko, Paul Levitz and Romeo Tanghal.
Chapter 3
Deadman; The Phantom Stranger / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Phantom Stranger; Deadman
- Reprints
- in Showcase Presents: Phantom Stranger (DC, 2006 series) #2 ([May] 2008)
- in Deadman (DC, 2011 series) #3 (2012 [February 2013])
- in Deadman Omnibus (DC, 2020 series) (2020 [February 2021])
-
The Story Behind the Story
text article / 1 page
- Script
- Paul Levitz
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- L-818
Indexer Notes
Background on the genesis of the Deadman/Phantom Stranger story and an announcement of the title's cancellation.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Deadman; The Phantom Stranger -
1.
The Cuckoo Cuckoos
Hostess Fruit Pies; Penguin -
2.
The Gargoyles
Deadman; The Phantom Stranger -
3.
Hour of the Demon!
Deadman -
4.
Wraiths in the Rain
The Phantom Stranger -
5.
Chapter 3
Deadman; The Phantom Stranger -
6.
The Story Behind the Story
This issue was modified by, among others
- Nick Caputo
- CTGarry
- Gregory Fischer
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Lou Mazzella
- Mike Nielsen
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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