Who's Who: Update '87
#5
[Direct]
(December 1987)
DC,
1987 Series
- Price
- 1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD; 0.60 GBP
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1987-08-11
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [bullet]
- Editing
- Robert Greenberger (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #124.
This issue has variants:
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Who's Who / cover / 2 pages
- Pencils
- Pablo Marcos (signed)
- Inks
- Pablo Marcos (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Reprints
-
in Watchmen Companion (DC, 2019 series) (2019)
-
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[no title indexed]
Who's Who Letters / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Robert Greenberger
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. Page includes credits and indicia.
The Reaper
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Len Wein (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Alan Davis
- Inks
- Paul Neary
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Reaper
Rip Hunter
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Len Wein (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Dan Jurgens
- Inks
- John Beatty
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Rip Hunter
Robin
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Len Wein (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Dick Giordano
- Inks
- Dick Giordano
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Robin
- Reprints
- in Batman: The Caped Crusader (DC, 2018 series) #1 ([October] 2018)
-
Rocket Red Brigade
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Len Wein (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Joe Staton
- Inks
- Bob Lewis
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Rocket Red Brigade
- Reprints
-
in DC presenterer (Semic, 1988 series) #2/1988 (uke 23 1988)
-
Royal Flush Gang
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Len Wein (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Chuck Patton
- Inks
- Roy Richardson
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Royal Flush Gang
Salakk
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Len Wein (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Joe Staton
- Inks
- Joe Staton
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Salakk
- Reprints
- in Green Lantern Corps (DC, 2018 series) #1 - Beware Their Power ([April] 2018)
-
Shockwave
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Len Wein (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Dan Jurgens
- Inks
- Jack Torrance
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Shockwave
Sivana
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Len Wein (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Tom Mandrake
- Inks
- Tom Mandrake
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Sivana
Spectre
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Len Wein (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Jim Aparo
- Inks
- Jim Aparo
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Spectre
- Reprints
- in Supermann (Semic, 1985 series) #1/1989 (uke 3 1989)
- in Wrath of the Spectre (DC, 2005 series) ([July] 2005)
-
Starfinger
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Len Wein (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Greg LaRocque
- Inks
- Mike DeCarlo
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Starfinger
Strike Force Kobra
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Len Wein (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Jim Aparo
- Inks
- Jim Aparo
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Strike Force Kobra
Suicide Squad
Who's Who / character profile / 2 pages
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Len Wein (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Luke McDonnell
- Inks
- Bob Lewis
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Suicide Squad
Superboy
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Len Wein (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Kurt Schaffenberger
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superboy
- Reprints
- in Superman: The Man of Steel (DC, 2020 series) #2 (2020 [March 2021])
-
Titano
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Len Wein (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Ron Frenz
- Inks
- John Byrne
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Titano
- Reprints
- in Superman: The Man of Steel (DC, 2020 series) #3 ([August] 2021)
-
Twister
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Len Wein (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Kerry Gammill
- Inks
- Richard Howell
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Twister
Vanguard
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Len Wein (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Ed Hannigan
- Inks
- Mike DeCarlo
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Vanguard
Vibe
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Len Wein (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Luke McDonnell
- Inks
- Luke McDonnell
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Vibe
- Reprints
- in Justice League: The Detroit Era Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) ([February] 2018)
-
Watchmen
Who's Who / character profile / 2 pages
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Len Wein (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Dave Gibbons
- Inks
- Dave Gibbons
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Watchmen
Wild Dog
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Len Wein (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Terry Beatty
- Inks
- Terry Beatty
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wild Dog
Windfall
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Len Wein (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Jon Bogdanove
- Inks
- John Beatty
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Windfall
Y'smalla
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Len Wein (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Ron Randall
- Inks
- Ron Randall
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Y'smalla
Zymyr
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Len Wein (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Arne Starr
- Inks
- Robert Campanella
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Zymyr
Appendix
Who's Who / character profile / 8 pages
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Len Wein (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Steven Bové
- Inks
- Steven Bové; Robert Campanella
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Aquaman; Bronze Tiger; Halo
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Who's Who -
1.
[no title indexed]
Who's Who Letters -
2.
The Reaper
Who's Who -
3.
Rip Hunter
Who's Who -
4.
Robin
Who's Who -
5.
Rocket Red Brigade
Who's Who -
6.
Royal Flush Gang
Who's Who -
7.
Salakk
Who's Who -
8.
Shockwave
Who's Who -
9.
Sivana
Who's Who -
10.
Spectre
Who's Who -
11.
Starfinger
Who's Who -
12.
Strike Force Kobra
Who's Who -
13.
Suicide Squad
Who's Who -
14.
Superboy
Who's Who -
15.
Titano
Who's Who -
16.
Twister
Who's Who -
17.
Vanguard
Who's Who -
18.
Vibe
Who's Who -
19.
Watchmen
Who's Who -
20.
Wild Dog
Who's Who -
21.
Windfall
Who's Who -
22.
Y'smalla
Who's Who -
23.
Zymyr
Who's Who -
24.
Appendix
Who's Who -
25.
[no title indexed]
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