(April 1978)

DC, 1971 Series
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Volume
8
Price
0.35 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1978-01-03
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893071704
Editing
Joe Orlando (managing editor); Paul Levitz (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #152.

[The Grubbers] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks
Joe Kubert (signed)
Colors
?

Job Number
C-827?
Genre
horror-suspense; war

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
E. R. Cruz (signed)
Inks
E. R. Cruz (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
J-4751
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hell on Earth--that's what some people would call war!
Genre
horror-suspense; war
Characters
Death

The Grubbers (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Roger McKenzie (credited)
Pencils
Howard Chaykin (credited) (signed as Chaykin)
Inks
Howard Chaykin (credited) (signed as Chaykin)
Colors
Bob LeRose (credited)
Letters
Milt Snapinn (credited)

Job Number
J-4912
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Run! The Nazis! They come! They come!
Genre
horror-suspense; war
Characters
Anton; Colonel Kregman (Nazi officer); The Grubbers [Henri; Jason; Michael; Marie (vampire children)]; Death
Keywords
World War II

Indexer Notes

Set during World War II.

Chaykin signs in the final panel.

The Big Fall (Table of Contents: 3)

Hostess Cup Cakes; Superman / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

A.P.O. Weird War Tales / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz ?
Pencils
Joe Kubert (illustration)
Inks
Joe Kubert (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-858

You Only Die Twice! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
George Kashdan (credited)
Pencils
Frank Redondo (credited)
Inks
Frank Redondo (credited)
Colors
Bob LeRose (credited)
Letters
?

Job Number
J-3291
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Along the westward trail of bloody massacre...
Genre
horror-suspense; war; western-frontier
Characters
Death; Charlie Webfoot (Indian scout; death); Sergeant Horace Parsons; General George Armstrong Custer; Chief Sitting Bull
Keywords
Little Big Horn

Indexer Notes

Set in 1876, the story climaxes at the attack on Custer's troop at the Little Big Horn.

Volume 78 Issue 1 - Week of January 2, 1978 (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Bob Rozakis
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
Bob Rozakis

Characters
Claw the Unconquered
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [The Grubbers]
  2. 1. ["Hell on Earth--that's what some people would call war!"]
  3. 2. The Grubbers
  4. 3. The Big Fall
    Hostess Cup Cakes; Superman
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    A.P.O. Weird War Tales
  6. 5. You Only Die Twice!
  7. 6. Volume 78 Issue 1 - Week of January 2, 1978
    Daily Planet
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Keith Chandler
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Paul Lefebvre
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore