(September 1981)

DC, 1980 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.95 USD
Pages
100
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1981-05-12
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC Blue Ribbon Digest
Editing
Julius Schwartz (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (consulting editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.
This issue has variants:

Strange Sports Stories (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rich Buckler (signed as BUCKLER)
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed as Giordano)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino ?

Job Number
S-5046
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Green Arrow; Batman; Wonder Woman; Kid Flash; Plastic Man; Black Canary; Uncle Sam; Lex Luthor; The Joker; Chronos; Weather Wizard; Felix Faust; Dr. Polaris

Strange Sports Stories (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Great Super-Star Game! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis
Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Frank McLaughlin
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
sports; superhero
Characters
Superman; Batman; Wonder Woman; Robin; Kid Flash; Plastic Man; Green Arrow; Black Canary; The Huntress; Uncle Sam; Amazo; Sportsmaster; Tattooed Man; Felix Faust; Matt Master; Dr. Polaris; Weather Wizard; Chronos; The Joker; Lex Luthor
Reprints

The Challenge of the Faceless Five! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Cary Bates
Pencils
John Rosenberger
Inks
John Rosenberger
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
sports
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Man with the Golden Gloves! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Denny O'Neil
Pencils
Irv Novick
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
sports
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Volley of Death (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Robbins
Pencils
Dick Giordano
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
sports
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

A Tall Tale of Ten Pins! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Robbins
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Job Number
S-1494
Genre
sports
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Man Who Leaped Over the Earth! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Elliot Maggin
Pencils
Dick Giordano
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
sports
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Hockey-Mask of Death! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Robbins
Pencils
John Rosenberger
Inks
John Rosenberger
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
sports
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Warrior of the Weightless World! (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
sports
Reprints

Gridiron Knightmare! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Robbins
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
sports
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Cover Gallery (Table of Contents: 11)

Strange Sports Stories / cover reprint (on interior page) / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Nick Cardy; Ernie Chan
Inks
Nick Cardy; Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese; Gaspar Saladino

Genre
science fiction; sports
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Two cover reprints on each page.

Baseball - Without Bat and Ball (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis (credited)
Letters
typeset

Job Number
S-5048

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

The Strangest Sports Stories Ever Told! (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Rich Buckler
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino ?

Genre
science fiction; sports

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Previews of the stories in the issue.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Strange Sports Stories
  2. 1. Strange Sports Stories
  3. 2. The Great Super-Star Game!
  4. 3. The Challenge of the Faceless Five!
  5. 4. Man with the Golden Gloves!
  6. 5. Volley of Death
  7. 6. A Tall Tale of Ten Pins!
  8. 7. Man Who Leaped Over the Earth!
  9. 8. Hockey-Mask of Death!
  10. 9. Warrior of the Weightless World!
  11. 10. Gridiron Knightmare!
  12. 11. Cover Gallery
    Strange Sports Stories
  13. 12. Baseball - Without Bat and Ball
  14. 13. The Strangest Sports Stories Ever Told!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • CTGarry
  • Merlin Haas
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore