(December 1986)
DC,
1985 Series
- Price
- 1.00 USD; 1.35 CAD; 0.50 GBP
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1986-08-26
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [bullet]
- Editing
- Robert Greenberger (editor); Len Wein (contributing editor)
Issue Notes
The writers and colorists are only credited on the inside front cover, not on each individual sequence, so we have listed all of them for each entry.
There are also credits for Peter Sanderson and E. Nelson Bridwell as researchers, Todd Klein for production, and Carl Gafford as copy editor.
On-sale date from DC Releases #31.
This issue has variants:
There are also credits for Peter Sanderson and E. Nelson Bridwell as researchers, Todd Klein for production, and Carl Gafford as copy editor.
On-sale date from DC Releases #31.
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Who's Who / cover / 2 pages
- Pencils
- John Byrne (signed)
- Inks
- John Byrne (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Starfire; Starfire [Koriand'r]; Star Hawkins; Star Hunters [Darcy Vale; Dr. Bruce Sellers; Dr. Theodore McGavin; Donovan Flint; Jake Hammersmith; Mindy Yano]; Starman [Ted Knight]; Starman [Prince Gavyn]; Starro; Star Rovers [Homer Gint; Karel Sorensen; Rick Purvis]; Star Sapphire [Carrol Ferris]; Steel [Hank Heywood III]; Steelclaw; Steppenwolf; Sterling Silversmith; Stiletta; Stone Boy; Stripesy; Strongbow; Suicide Squad [Rick Flag; Jess Bright; Dr. Hugh Evans; Karin Grace]; Sun Boy; Sunburst; Sun Devils [Anomie Zitar; Myste; One; Two; Three; Rik Sunn; Scyla; Shikon]; Sun-Eater; Super-Chief; Supergirl; Superman (Earth-2); Superman (New Earth); Swamp Thing; Syonide
Indexer Notes
Wrap-around cover.
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Starfire I
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Mike Vosburg
- Inks
- Mike Vosburg
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Starfire (I)
Starfire II
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- George Pérez
- Inks
- George Pérez
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Starfire [Koriand'r]; Dick Grayson (background)
Star Hawkins
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Gil Kane
- Inks
- Gil Kane
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Star Hawkins; Ilda (background)
Star Hunters
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Chuck Patton
- Inks
- Bob Smith
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Star Hunters [Darcy Vale; Dr. Bruce Sellers; Dr. Theodore McGavin; Donovan Flint; Jake Hammersmith; Mindy Yano]
Starman I
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Chris Warner
- Inks
- Chris Warner
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Starman [Ted Knight]
Starman II
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko
- Inks
- Romeo Tanghal
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Starman [Prince Gavyn]; Mn'torr (background)
Starro
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Ian Akin
- Inks
- Ian Akin
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Starro; Justice League of America [JLA; Superman; Batman; Wonder Woman; Firestorm; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Aquaman; Martian Manhunter] (background)
Star Rovers
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Mark Wheatley
- Inks
- Mark Wheatley
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Star Rovers [Homer Gint; Karel Sorensen; Rick Purvis]
Star Sapphire
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Gil Kane
- Inks
- Gil Kane
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- typeset; Todd Klein (logo design)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Star Sapphire [Carol Ferris]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (background); Predator [Carol Ferris] (background)
Indexer Notes
Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.
Steel
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Chuck Patton
- Inks
- Larry Mahlstedt
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Steel [Hank Heywood III]; Dale Gunn (background); Commander Steel (background)
- Reprints
-
in Justice League: The Detroit Era Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) ([February] 2018)
-
Steelclaw
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Jerome Moore
- Inks
- Dell Barras
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Steelclaw; Black Canary (background)
Steppenwolf
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Steppenwolf
- Reprints
- in Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus (DC, 2007 series) #4 ([May] 2008)
- in The Fourth World Omnibus by Jack Kirby (DC, 2017 series) (2017 [February 2018])
- in New Gods by Jack Kirby (DC, 2018 series) ([October] 2018)
-
Sterling Silversmith
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Joe Brozowski
- Inks
- Roy Richardson
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Sterling Silversmith; Batman (background)
Stiletta
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Ron Wagner
- Inks
- Carlos Garzon
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Stiletta; Hex (background)
Stone Boy
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Richard Bruning
- Inks
- Karl Kesel
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Substitute-Heroes [Stone Boy; Chlorophyll Kid (background); Color Kid (background)]
Stripesy
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- George Tuska
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Stripesy; Star-Spangled Kid (background)
Strong Bow
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Mark Badger
- Inks
- Mark Badger
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Strong Bow
Suicide Squad
Who's Who / character profile / 2 pages
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Luke McDonnell
- Inks
- Rick Magyar
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Suicide Squad [Rick Flag; Jess Bright; Dr. Hugh Evans; Karin Grace; Blockbuster; Bronze Tiger; Captain Boomerang; Enchantress; Deadshot]
Sun Boy
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- José Luis García-López
- Inks
- José Luis García-López
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Sun Boy; Doctor Regulus (background)
Sunburst
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Denys Cowan
- Inks
- Randy Emberlin
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Sunburst; Doctor Light [Kimiyo Hoshi] (background)
Sun Devils
Who's Who / character profile / 2 pages
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Dan Jurgens
- Inks
- Steve Mitchell
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Sun Devils [Anomie Zitar; Myste; One; Two; Three; Pook; Rik Sunn; Scyla; Shikoh]
Indexer Notes
Page count corrected by Mike via the GCD Errors list.
Sun-Eater
Who's Who / character profile / 0.5 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Larry Mahlstedt
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Sun-Eater; Ferro Lad (background)
Super-Chief
Who's Who / character profile / 0.5 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks
- Dick Giordano
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Super-Chief
Supergirl
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Jim Mooney
- Inks
- Jim Mooney
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Supergirl; Superman (background); Anti-Monitor (background)
- Reprints
-
in Supermán (Grupo Editorial Vid, 1986 series) #272 (Noviembre 23 de 1997)
-
Superman I
Who's Who / character profile / 2 pages
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring
- Inks
- Jerry Ordway
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman (Earth-2); Lois Lane (Earth-2, background); Alexander Luthor, Jr. (Earth-3, background); Superboy-Prime (background); Superman (Earth-1, background)
Superman II
Who's Who / character profile / 2 pages
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- John Byrne
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman (New Earth); Jor-El (New Earth, background); Lara (New-Earth, background); Perry White (New Earth, background); Jimmy Olsen (New Earth, background); Lois Lane (New Earth, background)
Swamp Thing
Who's Who / character profile / 2 pages
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Steve Bissette
- Inks
- John Totleben
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Swamp Thing; Abigail Arcane (background); John Constantine (background)
Syonide
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Trevor Von Eeden
- Inks
- Trevor Von Eeden
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Syonide (II); Syonide (I, background); Outsiders [Black Lightning; Metamorpho; Katana; Geo-Force] (background); Tobias Whale (background)
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Who's Who -
1.
[no title indexed]
Who's Who's Hows and Whys -
2.
Starfire I
Who's Who -
3.
Starfire II
Who's Who -
4.
Star Hawkins
Who's Who -
5.
Star Hunters
Who's Who -
6.
Starman I
Who's Who -
7.
Starman II
Who's Who -
8.
Starro
Who's Who -
9.
Star Rovers
Who's Who -
10.
Star Sapphire
Who's Who -
11.
Steel
Who's Who -
12.
Steelclaw
Who's Who -
13.
Steppenwolf
Who's Who -
14.
Sterling Silversmith
Who's Who -
15.
Stiletta
Who's Who -
16.
Stone Boy
Who's Who -
17.
Stripesy
Who's Who -
18.
Strong Bow
Who's Who -
19.
Suicide Squad
Who's Who -
20.
Sun Boy
Who's Who -
21.
Sunburst
Who's Who -
22.
Sun Devils
Who's Who -
23.
Sun-Eater
Who's Who -
24.
Super-Chief
Who's Who -
25.
Supergirl
Who's Who -
26.
Superman I
Who's Who -
27.
Superman II
Who's Who -
28.
Swamp Thing
Who's Who -
29.
Syonide
Who's Who -
30.
[no title indexed]
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