Heroes Against Hunger #1 [Direct]
([August] 1986)

DC, 1986 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
1.50 USD; 2.10 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
52
On-sale Date
1986-05-06
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Robert Greenberger
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Modern Age U. S.
Paper Stock
Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
One-Shot

Issue Notes

An artist jam benefit book, with all proceeds going toward hunger relief in Africa. 24 writer-artist teams collaborated, with each except the first taking 2 facing pages. See also Heroes for Hope Starring the X-Men (Marvel, 1985 series).

On-sale date from DC Releases #27.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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Pencils
Neal Adams (signed)
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (logo)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
They're dying, Superman -- and all your power can't save them!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Batman; Lex Luthor
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Heroes Against Hunger Page Credits (Table of Contents: 1)

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?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

A Song of Pain and Sorrow! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Starlin; Bernie Wrightson (plot assist)
Pencils
George Pérez
Inks
Kim DeMulder
Colors
Daina Grazanus
Letters
Helen Vesik
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman

[A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 2 & 3] (Table of Contents: 3)

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Cary Bates; Jim Starlin (plot); Bernie Wrightson (plot assist)
Pencils
Paris Cullins
Inks
Tony DeZuñiga
Colors
Michele Wolfman
Letters
Carrie Spiegle
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman

[A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 4 & 5] (Table of Contents: 4)

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Elliot S. Maggin; Jim Starlin (plot); Bernie Wrightson (plot assist)
Pencils
Denys Cowan
Inks
Val Mayerik
Colors
Michele Wolfman
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Carrie Spiegle
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superhero
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Superman

[A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 6 & 7] (Table of Contents: 5)

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Script
Paul Levitz; Jim Starlin (plot); Bernie Wrightson (plot assist)
Pencils
Jan Duursema
Inks
Alfredo Alcala
Colors
Gene D'Angelo
Letters
Helen Vesik
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Batman

[A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 8 & 9] (Table of Contents: 6)

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Mike W. Barr; Jim Starlin (plot); Bernie Wrightson (plot assist)
Pencils
Keith Giffen
Inks
Joe Staton
Colors
Carl Gafford
Letters
Duncan Andrews
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superhero
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Superman; Batman; Lex Luthor

[A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 10 & 11] (Table of Contents: 7)

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Michael Fleisher; Jim Starlin (plot); Bernie Wrightson (plot assist)
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Klaus Janson
Colors
Carl Gafford
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John Workman
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superhero
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Superman

[A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 12 & 13] (Table of Contents: 8)

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Bob Rozakis; Jim Starlin (plot); Bernie Wrightson (plot assist)
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José Luis García-López
Inks
Jerry Ordway
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Anthony Tollin
Letters
Agustin Mas
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superhero
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Superman

[A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 14 & 15] (Table of Contents: 9)

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Roy Thomas; Jim Starlin (plot); Bernie Wrightson (plot assist)
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Carmine Infantino
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Murphy Anderson
Colors
Tom Ziuko
Letters
Milt Snapinn
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superhero
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Superman

[A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 16 & 17] (Table of Contents: 10)

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J. M. DeMatteis; Jim Starlin (plot); Bernie Wrightson (plot assist)
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Marshall Rogers
Inks
Karl Kesel
Colors
George Roberts
Letters
John Costanza
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Batman
Keywords
Batplane

[A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 18 & 19] (Table of Contents: 11)

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Robert Bloch; Jim Starlin (plot); Bernie Wrightson (plot assist)
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Bernie Wrightson
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Mike Kaluta
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
Bob Lappan
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superhero
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Batman; Lex Luthor

[A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 20 & 21] (Table of Contents: 12)

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Robert Loren Fleming; Jim Starlin (plot); Bernie Wrightson (plot assist)
Pencils
Joe Brozowski
Inks
Gray Morrow
Colors
Gene D'Angelo
Letters
Bob Pinaha
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superhero
Characters
Batman; Lex Luthor

[A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 22 & 23] (Table of Contents: 13)

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Marv Wolfman; Jim Starlin (plot); Bernie Wrightson (plot assist)
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Sal Amendola
Inks
Jim Aparo
Colors
Liz Berube
Letters
Albert DeGuzman
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superhero
Characters
Superman; Batman; Lex Luthor

[A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 24 & 25] (Table of Contents: 14)

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Tony Isabella; Jim Starlin (plot); Bernie Wrightson (plot assist)
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Curt Swan
Inks
John Byrne
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Nansi Hoolahan
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Todd Klein
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superhero
Characters
Superman; Batman; Lex Luthor

[A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 26 & 27] (Table of Contents: 15)

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Gerry Conway; Jim Starlin (plot); Bernie Wrightson (plot assist)
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Barry Windsor-Smith
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Jeff Jones
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Tatjana Wood
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Todd Klein
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superhero
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Superman; Batman; Lex Luthor

[A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 28 & 29] (Table of Contents: 16)

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Barbara Randall; Jim Starlin (plot); Bernie Wrightson (plot assist)
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Ernie Colón
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Terry Austin
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Nansi Hoolahan
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Agustin Mas
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superhero
Characters
Superman; Batman; Lex Luthor

[A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 30 & 31] (Table of Contents: 17)

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Andrew Helfer; Jim Starlin (plot); Bernie Wrightson (plot assist)
Pencils
Walt Simonson
Inks
Steve Leialoha
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Joe Orlando
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John Workman
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superhero
Characters
Superman; Lex Luthor

[A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 32 & 33] (Table of Contents: 18)

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Dan Mishkin; Jim Starlin (plot); Bernie Wrightson (plot assist)
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Eduardo Barreto
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Romeo Tanghal
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Liz Berube
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Helen Vesik
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superhero
Characters
Superman; Batman; Lex Luthor

[A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 34 & 35] (Table of Contents: 19)

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Len Wein; Jim Starlin (plot); Bernie Wrightson (plot assist)
Pencils
Dave Gibbons
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Bruce Patterson
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George Roberts
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John Costanza
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superhero
Characters
Superman; Lex Luthor

[A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 36 & 37] (Table of Contents: 20)

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Ed Hannigan; Jim Starlin (plot); Bernie Wrightson (plot assist)
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Jack Kirby
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Al Milgrom
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Tom Ziuko
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Duncan Andrews
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superhero
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Superman; Lex Luthor

[A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 38 & 39] (Table of Contents: 21)

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Mindy Newell; Jim Starlin (plot); Bernie Wrightson (plot assist)
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Tony Salmons
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Tom Mandrake
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Joe Orlando
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Bob Pinaha
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superhero
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Batman; Lex Luthor

[A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 40 & 41] (Table of Contents: 22)

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Steve Englehart; Jim Starlin (plot); Bernie Wrightson (plot assist)
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Dan Jurgens
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Bill Wray
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Adrienne Roy
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Agustin Mas
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superhero
Characters
Superman; Batman; Lex Luthor

[A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 42 & 43] (Table of Contents: 23)

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Joey Cavalieri; Jim Starlin (plot); Bernie Wrightson (plot assist)
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Joe Kubert
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Joe Rubinstein
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Adrienne Roy
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Andy Kubert
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superhero
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Superman; Batman; Lex Luthor

[A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 44 & 45] (Table of Contents: 24)

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Paul Kupperberg; Jim Starlin (plot); Bernie Wrightson (plot assist)
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David Ross
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Howard Chaykin
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Bob LeRose
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Bob Lappan
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superhero
Characters
Batman; Superman; Lex Luthor

[A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 46 & 47] (Table of Contents: 25)

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Doug Moench; Jim Starlin (plot); Bernie Wrightson (plot assist)
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Jim Sherman
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Greg Theakston; Alan Weiss
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Bob LeRose
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Todd Klein
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Batman; Lex Luthor

[A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Page 48] (Table of Contents: 26)

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Jim Starlin; Bernie Wrightson (plot assist)
Pencils
George Pérez
Inks
Kim DeMulder
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Daina Grazanus
Letters
Helen Vesik
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superhero
Characters
Superman; Batman; Lex Luthor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

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Dick Giordano
Letters
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Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. A letter from Dick Giordano about the creation of Heroes Against Hunger.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

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Pencils
Bill Sienkiewicz (signed)
Inks
Bill Sienkiewicz (signed)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Superman

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["They're dying, Superman -- and all your power can't save them!"]
  2. 1. Heroes Against Hunger Page Credits
  3. 2. A Song of Pain and Sorrow!
  4. 3. [A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 2 & 3]
  5. 4. [A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 4 & 5]
  6. 5. [A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 6 & 7]
  7. 6. [A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 8 & 9]
  8. 7. [A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 10 & 11]
  9. 8. [A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 12 & 13]
  10. 9. [A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 14 & 15]
  11. 10. [A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 16 & 17]
  12. 11. [A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 18 & 19]
  13. 12. [A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 20 & 21]
  14. 13. [A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 22 & 23]
  15. 14. [A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 24 & 25]
  16. 15. [A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 26 & 27]
  17. 16. [A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 28 & 29]
  18. 17. [A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 30 & 31]
  19. 18. [A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 32 & 33]
  20. 19. [A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 34 & 35]
  21. 20. [A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 36 & 37]
  22. 21. [A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 38 & 39]
  23. 22. [A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 40 & 41]
  24. 23. [A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 42 & 43]
  25. 24. [A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 44 & 45]
  26. 25. [A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Pages 46 & 47]
  27. 26. [A Song of Pain and Sorrow! Page 48]
  28. 27. [no title indexed]
  29. 28. [no title indexed]
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