([November] 1993)

DC, 1993 Series
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Price
3.50 USD; 4.50 CAD; 2.50 GBP
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Annually
On-sale Date
1993-09-30
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
761941200088 00311
Editing
Archie Goodwin (credited) (editor); Bill Kaplan (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

Part of the Bloodlines series running across DC's 1993 annuals.
This takes place in the current Batman continuity.
This issue has variants:

Bloodlines Deathstorm (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mike Manley (signed as Manley)
Inks
Mike Manley (signed as Manley)
Colors
Digital Chameleon
Letters
Todd Klein
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Cardinal Sin; Samaritan

Indexer Notes

Cover states "Manley (after Hannigan)." Letters credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.

Cover Thumbnail for Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Annual (DC, 1993 series) #3 [Direct Sales] Cover Thumbnail for Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Annual (1993 series) #3 [Newsstand]
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[Flood Aid!] (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jon Bogdanove
Inks
Dennis Janke
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover PSA for flood relief after the floods of 1993 that decimated much of the midwestern United States.

Transformation (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman / comic story / 56 pages (report information)

Script
Denny O'Neil (credited as Dennis O'Neil)
Pencils
Mike Manley (credited); Gray Morrow (credited); Luke McDonnell (credited); Ricardo Villagrán (credited)
Inks
Mike Manley (credited); Luke McDonnell (credited); Gray Morrow (credited); Ricardo Villagrán (credited)
Colors
Digital Chameleon (credited)
Letters
Willie Schubert (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Cardinal Sin (introduction); Samaritan (introduction)
Synopsis
Two brothers, a priest and a crook, are attacked by aliens. They survive, switching personalities. The priest, now Cardinal Sin goes to Gotham to kill a bishop, while his brother, Samaritan tracks him. Batman & Samaritan defeat Sin.

Indexer Notes

Pencillers & inkers aren't listed separately.

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

Sony Music / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey Aerosmith x-pert!

Indexer Notes

Ad for new Aerosmith CD collection.
Between page 6 and 7 of the previous story.

Bloodlines: Deathstorm (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Pencils
Art Nichols (signed)
Inks
Art Nichols (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Team Titans [Killowat; Mirage; Nightrider; Redwing; Terra]; Chimera

Indexer Notes

House ad for Team Titans Annual Bloodlines crossover.
Between page 8 and 9 of the previous story.

Out of Time, On the Run, Outside the Law (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Pencils
Travis Charest (signed as TC)
Inks
Travis Charest (signed as TC)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Outsiders [Geo-Force; Wylde [Charlie Wylde]; Faust [Sebastian Faust]; Technocrat]

Indexer Notes

House ad for new Outsiders series.
Between page 52 and 53 of the previous story.

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

S.T.A.R. Corps / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Norman Felchle (signed as NF)
Inks
? [as JTS] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Building tomorrow's heroes today...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Deadzone; Fusion [Ed Wilder; Beth Wilder]; Brainstorm [Alan Barnes]; Charles Ndoki; Trauma

Indexer Notes

House ad for new series S.T.A.R. Corps.
Between page 54 and 55 of the previous story.

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

Star Trek: The Next Generation / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jason Palmer
Inks
Jason Palmer
Colors
Jean Segarra
Letters
typeset
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Worf; Alexander; Data; Guinan

Indexer Notes

House ad for Star Trek: The Next Generation Special #1.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Pencils
Jim Baikie
Inks
Jim Baikie
Colors
Jim Baikie
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In desperate times, some find strength in the thing they fear most.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Blackmask

Indexer Notes

House ad for Blackmask mini-series.

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

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Steve Fastner
Inks
Steve Fastner
Colors
Steve Fastner
Letters
Steve Fastner; Brian Dugan; ?; typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Imagen the complete and total destruction of the planet Earth...
Genre
humor; science fiction
Characters
Arthur Dent; Vogon

Indexer Notes

House ad for Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy mini-series.

DC Universe 13 (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Full page promo for ZERO HOUR.

Alone at Last! (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Robin

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover house ad for on-going Robin series.

Stallone Snipes (Table of Contents: 12)

Demolition Man / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Colors
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset
Genre
science fiction

Indexer Notes

Back cover ad for Warner Brother movie "Demolition Man."

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Bloodlines Deathstorm
    Batman
  2. 1. [Flood Aid!]
    Superman
  3. 2. Transformation
    Batman
  4. 3. ["Hey Aerosmith x-pert!"]
    Sony Music
  5. 4. Bloodlines: Deathstorm
    Team Titans
  6. 5. Out of Time, On the Run, Outside the Law
    The Outsiders
  7. 6. ["Building tomorrow's heroes today..."]
    S.T.A.R. Corps
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Star Trek: The Next Generation
  9. 8. ["In desperate times, some find strength in the thing they fear most."]
    Blackmask
  10. 9. ["Imagen the complete and total destruction of the planet Earth..."]
    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
  11. 10. DC Universe 13
    DC Universe
  12. 11. Alone at Last!
    Robin
  13. 12. Stallone Snipes
    Demolition Man
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