(May 1983)

DC, 1982 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.60 USD; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1983-02-01
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Dick Giordano (managing editor); Ernie Colón (editor)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Arion / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jan Duursema (signed)
Inks
Jan Duursema (signed)
Colors
?
Job Number
C-325
Genre
sword and sorcery; fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Chian; Arion
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Arion, Lord of Atlantis (DC, 1982 series) #7 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for Arion, Lord of Atlantis (1982 series) #7 [Newsstand] Cover Thumbnail for Arion, Lord of Atlantis (1982 series) #7 [Canadian]
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Cover gallery

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

Mattel Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Amazing new life forms are taking over Atari!

Citadel of Sorcery! (Table of Contents: 2)

Arion / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Jan Duursema
Inks
Tom Mandrake
Colors
Tom Ziuko
Letters
John Costanza
Job Number
J-8724
Genre
sword and sorcery; fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Wyynde; Mara; Arion; Chian; Grondar; Garn; S'Net; Kali; Wing; Dark Majistra; Caculha
Synopsis
Arion fights a demon in the Darkworld for his father's citadel.
Reprints

Behind the Candy Counter (Table of Contents: 3)

Bubble Yum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
children
Synopsis
A child wants some Bubble Yum.

Indexer Notes

Ad in comic form.

After page 4 of Citadel of Sorcery!

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Dungeons & Dragons; TSR Hobbies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The adventure is yours with Dungeons & Dragons fantasy adventure games
Genre
fantasy-supernatural

Indexer Notes

Before page 5 of Citadel of Sorcery!

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Model Expo, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Build your own collection of diecast metal racing cars!

Indexer Notes

Between pages 8 and 9 of Citadel of Sorcery!

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The stuff legends are made of...

Indexer Notes

After page 17 of Citadel of Sorcery!

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

Meanwhile... / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dick Giordano (signed as Dick)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Weary.

Indexer Notes

Before page 18 of Citadel of Sorcery!

Karate-Kung Fu (Table of Contents: 8)

Asian World of Martial Arts, Inc. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?; ? (photograph)
Inks
?; ? (photograph)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

After page 21 of Citadel of Sorcery!

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
We are looking for a few good boys and girls...

Indexer Notes

Before page 22 of Citadel of Sorcery!

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Arion, Lord of Atlantis / letters page / 1.7 pages (report information)

Script
Ernie Colón
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Job Number
L-1272
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Man is soul and body, formed for high deeds, of high motive.

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers Rick Platt, Gregory Wilson, Craig Townsend, Sean Buckley, Jane Hiatt, Martin Thomas, Timothy Goodrich, Eddy Smith, Unsigned, Joe Morey, Tony Yee, Jo Nichols, Timlynn Babitsky, Kevin Pratt, C. Rodgers, Matt Yockey, Phil Luttrell, Kerry Hoyer, Joanne Sztuba, Mark Szekrenyi, Nina Twersky, Ken Srears, and Jef Peckham.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

DC Coming Comics / in-house column / 0.3 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Earn famous name prizes or earn $1.00 an item cash
Characters
Captain O

Indexer Notes

Olympic Sales Club.

Star Wars Jedi Arena Video Game Cartridge (Table of Contents: 13)

Parker Brothers Games / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Characters
Luke Skywalker

Lock 'n' Chase (Table of Contents: 14)

Intellivision; Mattel Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Arion
  2. 1. ["Amazing new life forms are taking over Atari!"]
    Mattel Toys
  3. 2. Citadel of Sorcery!
    Arion
  4. 3. Behind the Candy Counter
    Bubble Yum
  5. 4. ["The adventure is yours with Dungeons & Dragons fantasy adventure games"]
    Dungeons & Dragons; TSR Hobbies
  6. 5. ["Build your own collection of diecast metal racing cars!"]
    Model Expo, Inc.
  7. 6. ["The stuff legends are made of..."]
  8. 7. ["Weary."]
    Meanwhile...
  9. 8. Karate-Kung Fu
    Asian World of Martial Arts, Inc.
  10. 9. ["We are looking for a few good boys and girls..."]
    Grit Newspaper
  11. 10. ["Man is soul and body, formed for high deeds, of high motive."]
    Arion, Lord of Atlantis
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    DC Coming Comics
  13. 12. ["Earn famous name prizes or earn $1.00 an item cash"]
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  14. 13. Star Wars Jedi Arena Video Game Cartridge
    Parker Brothers Games
  15. 14. Lock 'n' Chase
    Intellivision; Mattel Toys
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