DC Sampler #2

(September 1984)

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

Superman / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Fred Hembeck (sourced)

Pencils

Fred Hembeck (sourced)

Inks

Fred Hembeck (sourced)

Colors

?

Letters

Todd Klein (sourced)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

One evening...in the editorial offices of a great metropolitan newspaper...

Genre

humor; superhero

Characters

Perry White; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Clark Kent

Synopsis

Jimmy tells Perry that there is a problem inserting the DC Sampler into the next edition of The Daily Planet.

Indexer Notes

On inside front and back covers.

[I Want You to Read Atari Force] (Table of Contents: 2)

Atari Force / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

José Luis García-López

Inks

José Luis García-López

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

The Dark Destroyer; Hukka; Pakrat; Dart; Tempest; Martin Champion; Babe; Morphea; Blackjak

Synopsis

Pakrat introduces the cast of Atari Force.

[Twice Each Month! Twice the Thrills!] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Teen Titans / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

[Enter the Lost World of... The Warlord] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Warlord / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

When the Law Is Not Enough! (Table of Contents: 5)

Vigilante / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Marv Wolfman

Pencils

Ross Andru

Inks

Ross Andru

Colors

?

Letters

Todd Klein (sourced) (see Notes)

Genre

superhero; crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Vigilante [Adrian Chase]; The Electrocutioner

Synopsis

Vigilante evades the pursuit of a helicopter and an ambush by the Electrocutioner.

Indexer Notes

Other than an opening caption, this is a wordless story.

[Warriors! Exiles! Patriots!] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Omega Men / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

[This Is...Jemm, Son of Saturn] (Table of Contents: 7)

Jemm, Son of Saturn / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Greg Potter

Pencils

Gene Colan

Inks

Klaus Janson

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Luther Mannkin; Jemm, Son of Saturn

Synopsis

Luther Mannkin meets the alien Jemm.

[Riddle: What Has...] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Infinity, Inc. / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

[This Is the Place] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Swamp Thing / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

[The World's Greatest Super-Heroes] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Justice League / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

[If You Don't Know Who These People Are...] (Table of Contents: 11)

Batman and the Outsiders / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jim Aparo

Inks

Jim Aparo

Colors

?

Letters

Jim Aparo

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman; Geo-Force; Halo; Metamorpho; Katana; Black Lightning; The Master of Disaster

Synopsis

An omniscient narrator introduces the characters, reviews their past adventures, and previews their future ones.

[She Has Seven Seconds to Save a World] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Thriller / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

[The Enterprise vs. Klingon Warbirds] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Star Trek / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

[Why Is This Blue Man Smiling?] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Blue Devil / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

[A Reign of Evil Has Ended and the Gemworld Is at Peace...] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Amethyst / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

[Once Upon a Time That Hasn't Happened Yet...] (Table of Contents: 16)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Keith Giffen

Inks

Larry Mahlstedt ?

Colors

?

Letters

Todd Klein (sourced)

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Ultra Boy; Bouncing Boy; Dream Girl; Mon-El; Blok; Element Lad; Wildfire; Dawnstar; Sun Boy; Timber Wolf; Brainiac 5; Darkseid; Dr. Gym'll

Synopsis

Dr. Gym'll tells some youthful aliens about the Legion, fairy-tale style.

[Q. What Do You Get in the DC Digests?] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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