Blue Devil #17 [Newsstand]

(October 1985)

Nathaniel Dusk Private Investigator Is Back! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Gene Colan

Letters

typeset

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Nathaniel Dusk

Indexer Notes

House ad for 4-issue Nathaniel Dusk Private Investigator series.
Reproduced from Gene Colan's pencils.
On inside front cover.

Fish out of Water (Table of Contents: 2)

Blue Devil / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script

Gary Cohn (credited); Dan Mishkin (credited)

Pencils

Alan Kupperberg (credited)

Inks

Mark Farmer (credited)

Colors

Michele Wolfman (credited)

Letters

Bob Lappan (credited) (signed as bob lappan)

Job Number

G-2089

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Sure, I understand, doc!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Gopher Bloomberg; Blue Devil [Daniel Cassidy]; John Stewart (last panel cameo); Marla Bloom; Norm Paxton; Sharon Scott; Wayne Tarrant; Dr. Jenette Klyburn; The Fisherman; Pollack; Calamara; Whiting; Monk; Lloyd Gutterman; Blackjack McCullough; Tanya; Milo; Mr. Feldheimer

Synopsis

S.T.A.R. Labs wants Blue Devil to help them seed some storm clouds and the unintended results create little water monsters everywhere, a situation made worse when The Fisherman and his henchmen rob a beach party at the same time.

Reprints

• in Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion Deluxe Edition (DC, 2018 series) #3 ([December] 2019)

Keywords

Crisis on Infinite Earths; rain

Indexer Notes

Blue Devil continues into Crisis on Infinite Earths #8.

Newtons Fruit Chewy Mix-Up! (Table of Contents: 3)

Nabisco cookies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Editing

?

Indexer Notes

Ad for four flavors of Newtons cookies.
Between pages 4-5 of story.

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 4)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?; ? (photo)

Inks

?; ? (photo)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Editing

?

Characters

Bill Cosby

Indexer Notes

Ads in classified format for meteor pieces, comic books, self-defense training, the American Red Cross, novelties, and more. Print Advertising Representatives, Inc. agent.
Between pages 10-11 of story.

A New Town, a New Member, a New Beginning! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Geo-Force; Katana; Metamorpho; Black Lightning; Halo; Looker

Indexer Notes

House ad for The Outsiders comic.
On first page between pages 13-14 of story.

How Most Mouths Feel about Twizzlers (Table of Contents: 6)

Twizzlers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Editing

?

Indexer Notes

Ad for candy from Hershey Foods Corporation.
On second page between pages 13-14 of story.

The World's Greatest Super Powers at Your Command! (Table of Contents: 7)

Warner Home Video / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Editing

?

Characters

Superman; Batman; Superboy; Aquaman

Indexer Notes

Ad for Super Powers Collection cartoons from Warner Home Video.
Between pages 16-17 of story.

Take the DC Challenge! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Captain Marvel; Dr. Fate; Superman; Wonder Woman; Jonah Hex; Captain Comet ?

Indexer Notes

House ad for subscriptions for the DC Challenge maxi-series.
Between pages 22-23 of story.

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

Speak of the Devil / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Alan Gold (credited as Alan)

Letters

typeset

Job Number

L-2075

Indexer Notes

Letters from John Henry Bain, Don Schick, Tony Hartgrove, Tom Tobacco, T.M. Maple, Z.E. Smith and Frank Krulicki. Includes one-line responses to a couple dozen unpublished letters.

Earn Famous Name Prizes or Cash (Table of Contents: 10)

Olympic Sales Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Editing

?

Characters

Captain O

Indexer Notes

Ad for salespeople for greeting cards and gifts.

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

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

Script

Dick Giordano (signed as Dick)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

All I wanted to do that night was go to sleep.

Synopsis

Dick discusses how the DC Challenge series came to be and lists the creative teams for each issue.

Indexer Notes

Includes a checklist of other DC titles on sale the week of July 18th, 1985.
On inside back cover.

Get in on the Action with Power Action! (Table of Contents: 12)

Super Powers Collection / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?; ? (photo)

Inks

?; ? (photo)

Colors

?; ? (photo)

Letters

typeset

Editing

?

Characters

Superman; Lex Luthor; Hawkman; The Joker; Wonder Woman; Batman; Aquaman; The Penguin; The Flash; Brainiac; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Robin

Indexer Notes

Ad for poseable figures from Kenner division of CPG Products Corp.
On back cover.