DC Comics Presents #97 [Newsstand]
(September 1986)

DC, 1978 Series
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Price
1.25 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1986-06-05
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893121609
Editing
Julius Schwartz (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (consulting editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from DC Releases #28.
This issue is a variant of DC Comics Presents (DC, 1978 series) #97 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

The Final Chapter of the Phantom Zone Criminals (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rick Veitch
Inks
Bob Smith
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
S-4819
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Nam-Ek; Faora Hu-Ul; General Zod (all as the Phantom Zone villains)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Cover Thumbnail for DC Comics Presents (DC, 1978 series) #97 [Newsstand] Cover Thumbnail for DC Comics Presents (1978 series) #97 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for DC Comics Presents (1978 series) #97 [Canadian]
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Phantom Zone: The Final Chapter (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 38 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Gerber (credited)
Pencils
Rick Veitch (credited)
Inks
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors
Gene D'Angelo (credited as D'Angelo)
Letters
John Costanza (credited as Costanza)
Job Number
S-4831
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Night thoughts of a Kryptonian physicist
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jor-El; Lana Lang; Lara; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Superman [Clark Kent]; Phantom Zone inhabitants [Jax-Ur; Professor Va-Kox; Dr. Xadu; Faora Hu-Ul; Nam-Ek; General Zod; Kru-El; Thul-Kar; Aethyr; Erndine Ze-Da (mentioned only); Ar-Ual (mentioned only); Vorb-Un (mentioned only); Ras-Krom (mentioned only); Shyla Kor-Onn (mentioned only); Az-Rel (mentioned only); Nadira Va-Dim (mentioned only)]; the Wizards of Juru; Bizarro World inhabitants [Bizarro #1; Bizarro-Clark Kent; Bizarro-Lois Lane; Bizarro-Jimmy Olsen; Bizarro-Perry White; Bizarro-Jor-El (statue); Bizarro-Lara (statue)]; Ms. Gsptlsnz; Ms. Bgbznz; Kytszbtn (son of Mxyzptlk and Bgbznz)
Reprints
Keywords
Bizarro World; Fortress of Bizarro; green kryptonite; Krypton; Phantom Zone; Zrfff

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

An Untold Tale of the Pre-Crisis Universe. Incorrectly depicts Nam-Ek being projected into the Zone on Krypton for 15 sun-cycles. Nam-Ek is an immortal who was left drifting in space when Krypton exploded. He was projected into the Zone in Superman #315.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Pair Mail / letters page / 2.75 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis; Laurie Rozakis
Letters
typeset
Job Number
S-4825

Indexer Notes

Letters from Rob Sokolic, Joshua Adam Bilmes, Rick Steel, T. E. Pouncey, Rose Mary Maier, Daryl Herrick, Leonard Gray, and Greg Carlisle III.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Final Chapter of the Phantom Zone Criminals
    Superman
  2. 1. Phantom Zone: The Final Chapter
    Superman
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Pair Mail
This issue was modified by
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Steven Samuels
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
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