(February-March 1980)

DC, 1979 Series
Volume
2
Price
1.00 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1979-11-20
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893216303
Editing
Joe Orlando (managing editor); Jack C. Harris (associate editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #174.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Michael Wm. Kaluta (signed)
Inks
Michael Wm. Kaluta (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Todd Klein

Job Number
C-221
Genre
science fiction

Indexer Notes

Letters credit from http://kleinletters.com/.

Time Warp (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Mike W. Barr
Pencils
Eduardo Barreto
Inks
Dan Adkins
Colors
Gene D'Angelo
Letters
Ben Oda

Job Number
J-6205
Genre
science fiction
Characters
General Forst; Marshal Krin
Synopsis
Two old enemies battle over a time machine.

The Stranger from the Edge of Tomorrow (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
J. M. DeMatteis
Pencils
Jerry Grandenetti
Inks
Jerry Grandenetti
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Job Number
J-6268
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Mickey Izzo
Synopsis
A mysterious stranger from the future comes to kill a child to prevent a future disaster.
Keywords
baseball; time travel

Rites of Spring (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Denny O'Neil
Pencils
Dick Giordano
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Truva
Synopsis
A race of women has evolved underground after an accident on the surface has killed all the men.
Reprints

Batman and Professor Plutonium (Table of Contents: 4)

Batman; Hostess Twinkies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Professor Plutonium
Synopsis
Professor Plutonium intends to make America's gold reserves disappear, but Batman distracts him with Twinkies and captures him.
Keywords
gold

...In Love's Name! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
J. M. DeMatteis
Pencils
Tom Sutton
Inks
Tom Sutton
Colors
Gene D'Angelo
Letters
Ben Oda

Job Number
J-6207
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Captain Clifford Jay; Doctor Phyllis Stein; Tahinni; General Smerdyakov
Synopsis
After a war with the Yin, Captain Jay learns to love Tahinni, a member of the Yin race.

The Dimensions of Greed (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
J. M. DeMatteis
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Job Number
J-6232
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Dick Cagney; Leo Sullivan
Synopsis
Two small-time crooks learn that stealing from Martians has consequences.
Reprints
Keywords
Mars; Martians; time travel

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

Through the... Time Warp / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack C. Harris (credited as J.C.H.)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-421

Out of Their Heads (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Arnold Drake
Pencils
Madz Castrillo
Inks
Madz Castrillo
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
?

Job Number
J-6344
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Harvey; Ron; Lieutenant Crane; Rosen; Kern; Greylock
Synopsis
Three astronauts are sent to discover what happened to the Greylock expedition on an alien planet.

On the Day of His Return (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Mishkin; Gary Cohn
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
Gene D'Angelo
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Job Number
J-6824
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Captain Dennis Martin; Santa Claus
Synopsis
When Captain Martin crashes his spaceship thru a space warp he learns the secret of Santa Claus.
Reprints

Plague (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
George Kashdan
Pencils
Don Newton
Inks
Steve Mitchell
Colors
Gene D'Angelo
Letters
Ben Oda

Job Number
J-6305
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Mr. Ashton; Dr. Gayle; Erna
Synopsis
Mr. Ashton arrives on Earth but has transformed into a monster after coming in contact with a space pathogen.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Time Warp
  3. 2. The Stranger from the Edge of Tomorrow
  4. 3. Rites of Spring
  5. 4. Batman and Professor Plutonium
    Batman; Hostess Twinkies
  6. 5. ...In Love's Name!
  7. 6. The Dimensions of Greed
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Through the... Time Warp
  9. 8. Out of Their Heads
  10. 9. On the Day of His Return
  11. 10. Plague
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  • Katie
  • Chris Boyko
  • Peter Croome
  • Paul Lefebvre
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore