DC Special Series #21 - Super-Star Holiday Special
(Spring 1980 (April 1980))

DC, 1977 Series
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Volume
4
Price
1.00 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
four times a year
On-sale Date
1979-12-06
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893216404
Editing
Len Wein (editor); Joe Orlando (managing editor)

Issue Notes

Indicia reads: "Super-Star Holiday Special, Spring, 1980. (DC Special Series, Vol. 4, No. 21)." Cover date: April.

On sale date from the 1979 Library of Congress copyright records (cocatalog.loc.gov). Date given as December 6 in Comics Journal #51, DC Coming Attractions #37, and a house ad in Superman #345. Date given as December 4 in Comic Reader #175.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Abel; Batman; Cain the Caretaker; Jonah Hex; Legion of Super-Heroes; Sgt. Rock / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
José Luis García-López (signed)
Inks
José Luis García-López (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Todd Klein (lettering and logo design)
Job Number
C-263
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Join the world's greatest heroes in quest of a dream!
Genre
detective-mystery; superhero; war; western-frontier; horror-suspense
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Superboy [Clark Kent]; Wildfire; Phantom Girl]; Jonah Hex; Sgt. Rock; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Cain; Abel; Mildred
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Indexer Notes

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

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[Introductory Page] (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein
Pencils
Gerry Talaoc
Inks
Gerry Talaoc
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
J-6477
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The midnight sky is an infinite tapestry, woven with pinpoint patterns of stars that shine in eternal profusion--
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Sgt. Rock; Jonah Hex; Superboy [Clark Kent]
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The Fawn and the Star (Table of Contents: 2)

Jonah Hex / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Fleisher
Pencils
Dick Ayers
Inks
Romeo Tanghal
Colors
Gene D'Angelo
Letters
Shelly Leferman
Job Number
J-6348
First Line of Dialogue or Text
He was a hero to some, a villain to others... and wherever he rode, people spoke his name in whispers.
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Jonah Hex; Woodson Hex (flashback); Virginia Hex (flashback); Holly; Roy (a raccoon); Barlow Tull; Homer Tull
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Keywords
Christmas

Indexer Notes

Set during Christmas.

Wanted: Santa Claus -- Dead or Alive! (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Denny O'Neil
Pencils
Frank Miller
Inks
Steve Mitchell
Colors
Glynis Oliver
Letters
Ben Oda
Job Number
J-6360
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Christmas Eve in Gotham: First, a layer of pale snow had touched the city, and now sleet slants across the streets from the North...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Matty Lasko; Boomer Katz; Mister Jackson; "Fats" Morgan; Al; Louie
Synopsis
Batman stops a mob from stealing the day's receipts from a department store with the help of Boomer Katz, a paroled robber, and the light from a Nativity star.
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Indexer Notes

Set in Gotham City at Christmas Eve.

Hawkman Makes a Safe Landing (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

The House of Mystery (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis
Pencils
Romeo Tanghal
Inks
Dan Adkins
Colors
Bob LeRose
Letters
Shelly Leferman
Job Number
J-6368
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I don't see him, guys!
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Cain; Abel; Mildred; Mordred; Cynthia; Destiny; Phantom Stranger; Madame Xanadu
Synopsis
The hosts of The House of Mystery, The Witching Hour, and Secrets of Haunted House compete to tell the best holiday-themed twist-ending story.
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The Longest Night! (Table of Contents: 6)

Sgt. Rock / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Dick Ayers
Inks
Romeo Tanghal
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
Ben Oda
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm Rock... Sergeant... Easy Company! Easy'd been in the line so long we didn't know what day, week or month it was!
Genre
war
Characters
Sgt. Rock; Bulldozer; Mario Rosetti
Synopsis
Sgt. Rock and Easy Co. try to protect worshipers headed to the Shrine at Santa Maria.
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Indexer Notes

Set in Italy at Christmas.

Star Light, Star Bright... Farthest Star I See Tonight! (Table of Contents: 7)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz
Pencils
José Luis García-López
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
Ben Oda
Job Number
J-6346
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The year is 2979 A.D., the city is Metropolis, the planet Earth. And the flying figure is, of course, Superboy, breaking the time barrier to visit the most extraordinary band of heroic youths in the galaxy...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy [Clark Kent]; Phantom Girl [Tinya Wazzo]; Mon-El; Saturn Girl [Imra Ardeen]; Karate Kid [Val Armorr] (cameo); Sun Boy [Dirk Morgna] (cameo); Princess Projectra (cameo); Chameleon Boy [Reep Daggle] (cameo); Colossal Boy [Gim Allen] (cameo); Wildfire [Drake Burroughs]; Lightning Lad [Garth Ranzz]]
Synopsis
Superboy convinces the Legion of Super-Heroes to go searching for the star that shown over Bethlehem during Jesus' birth on Christmas Eve.
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Volume 79 Issue 48 - Week of December 3, 1979 (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

The Answer Man; Daily Planet; Direct Currents / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Join the world's greatest heroes in quest of a dream!"]
    Abel; Batman; Cain the Caretaker; Jonah Hex; Legion of Super-Heroes; Sgt. Rock
  2. 1. [Introductory Page]
  3. 2. The Fawn and the Star
    Jonah Hex
  4. 3. Wanted: Santa Claus -- Dead or Alive!
    Batman
  5. 4. Hawkman Makes a Safe Landing
    Hawkman; Hostess Cup Cakes
  6. 5. The House of Mystery
  7. 6. The Longest Night!
    Sgt. Rock
  8. 7. Star Light, Star Bright... Farthest Star I See Tonight!
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  9. 8. Volume 79 Issue 48 - Week of December 3, 1979
    The Answer Man; Daily Planet; Direct Currents
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