DC Comics Presents #47 [Direct]
(July 1982)

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Volume
5
Price
0.60 USD; 0.20 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1982-03-16
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
Dick Giordano (credited) (managing editor); Julius Schwartz (credited) (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (credited) (consulting editor)

Issue Notes

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

From Eternia with Death! (Table of Contents)

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe; Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ross Andru (signed as ANDRU)
Inks
Frank Giacoia (signed as Giacoia)
Colors
?
Letters
Todd Klein (Masters of the Universe logo design); ?

Job Number
C-926
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero; sword and sorcery
Characters
He-Man [Prince Adam]; Skeletor; Superbaby [Clark Kent]; Superman [Clark Kent]
Reprints
Keywords
Castle Grayskull

Indexer Notes

Logo design credit from Klein, who adapted Mattel's original logo.

From Eternia -- with Death! (Table of Contents: 1)

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe; Superman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Kupperberg (credited)
Pencils
Curt Swan (credited)
Inks
Mike DeCarlo (credited)
Colors
Gene D'Angelo (credited)
Letters
Ben Oda (credited)
Editing
Dave Manak (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (credited) (consulting editor)

Job Number
J-8225
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero; sword and sorcery
Characters
Battle-Cat [Cringer]; Beast Man (antagonist); Josh Coyle; Goddess; He-Man [Prince Adam] (featured); Man-at-Arms [Duncan]; Skeletor (antagonist); Superbaby [Clark Kent]; Superman [Clark Kent] (featured); Teela; The Crusher
Synopsis
Skeletor attempts to force entry to Castle Grayskull. The energy discharge causes a storm that breaches dimensions, pulling Superman from Earth to Eternia. After a brief struggle with Skeletor, Superman teams up with He-Man to stop the villain.
Reprints
Keywords
Castle Grayskull; Eternia; Metropolis; Wind Raider

Indexer Notes

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

Whatever Happened to Sandy, the Golden Boy? (Table of Contents: 2)

Sandman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Mike W. Barr (credited)
Pencils
José Delbo (credited)
Inks
John Calnan (credited)
Colors
Tom Ziuko (credited)
Letters
Janice Chiang (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; Shatterer (death) (antagonist)
Synopsis
The Sandman tracks down Sandy, who is being held captive by the Shatterer, Sandy's former doctor.

Indexer Notes

Sandy regains human form, no longer the sand monster he was shown to be in Justice League of America #113.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Pair Mail / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
S-3917

Indexer Notes

Letters from: John Scott, "McIntosh" Mark Amundsen, Rick Jarvis, and A1C James H. Talbott Jr.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. From Eternia with Death!
    He-Man and the Masters of the Universe; Superman
  2. 1. From Eternia -- with Death!
    He-Man and the Masters of the Universe; Superman
  3. 2. Whatever Happened to Sandy, the Golden Boy?
    Sandman
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Pair Mail
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Rogers
  • Per Sandell
  • Douglas Sederberg
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore