(May 1978)

DC, 1960 Series
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Volume
19
Price
0.60 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1978-02-02
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893055505
Editing
Joe Orlando (managing editor); Julius Schwartz (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (associate editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #153.

--I'll Kill You in Your Dreams! (Table of Contents)

Justice League / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Michael Wm. Kaluta (signed as M W Kaluta)
Inks
Al Milgrom (signed as Milgrom)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
S-2851
Genre
superhero
Characters
Justice League of America [Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]]; Doctor Destiny
Reprints

A Race for Life! (Table of Contents: 1)

AAU Shuperstar; AAU Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
AAU Shuperstar; Sinister Sole
Synopsis
The AAU Shuperstar pursues the Sinister Sole, who has stolen the only secret formula that can save a boy's life.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; advertisement in sequential art form for AAU Shoes.
Copyright © 1978 International Seaway Trading Corp.

I'll Kill You in Your Dreams! (Table of Contents: 2)

Justice League of America / comic story / 34 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway (credited)
Pencils
Dick Dillin (credited)
Inks
Frank McLaughlin (credited)
Colors
Jerry Serpe (credited)
Letters
Ben Oda (credited)

Job Number
S-2781
Genre
superhero
Characters
Justice League of America [Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]]; Doctor Destiny (villain); Jean Loring; Lex Luthor (dream); Jimmy Olsen (dream); The Trickster (dream); Alfred Pennyworth (dream)
Synopsis
Doctor Destiny projects terrifying dreams into several sleeping heroes, then forces them to confront those same dreams in real life.
Reprints
Keywords
Batmobile; Central City; dreaming; Flash Museum; Gotham City; Gotham Starscraper Hotel; Ivy University; Jupiter; Materioptikon; Metropolis City Jail; Pretty Bird Flower Shoppe; Star City; Sun

Laugh, Clown, Laugh! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Joker
Synopsis
The Joker's plot to steal a valuable painting is foiled even though he tried to distract everyone with Hostess Fruit Pies.

The Strangest Showcase Story in Twenty-One Years! (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Staton
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino; Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Showcase (DC, 1977 series) #100, on sale February 10

Did You Miss Any of These Fantastic Tabloids? (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Pencils
various (illustrations)
Inks
various (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Indexer Notes

Order form for several issues of Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) and All-New Collectors' Edition (DC, 1978 series).

Now You Can Read All About It... (Table of Contents: 6)

Direct Currents / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Staton (illustration)
Inks
Joe Staton (illustration)
Colors
? (illustration)
Letters
Ben Oda ?

Indexer Notes

advertisement for Direct Currents, DC's new monthly newsletter

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

JLA Mail Room / letters page / 1.75 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis
Pencils
? (logo illustration)
Inks
? (logo illustration)
Colors
? (logo illustration)
Letters
typeset

Job Number
S-2859

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Doug Taylor, William Nutt, Scott Gibson, John Bodin, Jerry Bookter.

Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (Table of Contents: 8)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Arthur Gutowitz
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1977
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 151,982
Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 130,271
Owner: National Periodical Publications, Inc., wholly owned by Warner Communications, Inc., a publicly-held company, both at 75 Rockefeller Plaza, N.Y., N.Y. 10019

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. --I'll Kill You in Your Dreams!
    Justice League
  2. 1. A Race for Life!
    AAU Shuperstar; AAU Shoes
  3. 2. I'll Kill You in Your Dreams!
    Justice League of America
  4. 3. Laugh, Clown, Laugh!
    Joker; Hostess Fruit Pies
  5. 4. The Strangest Showcase Story in Twenty-One Years!
  6. 5. Did You Miss Any of These Fantastic Tabloids?
  7. 6. Now You Can Read All About It...
    Direct Currents
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    JLA Mail Room
  9. 8. Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Peter Croome
  • Matthew Head
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Dave Marchand
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • John Monagle
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore