(July 1998)
DC,
1998 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 4.95 USD; 6.95 CAD
- Pages
- 68
- On-sale Date
- 1998-04-22
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics
- Brand
-
DC [bullet]
- Barcode
- 761941210711 00111
- Editing
- Joey Cavalieri (editor); Dan Thorsland (editor); Maureen McTigue (assistant); Alisande Morales (assistant)
- Color
- color
- Dimensions
- standard Modern Age US
- Binding
- saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format
- one-shot
The Man of Steel's Deadliest Enemies!
Superman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lex Luthor; Doomsday; Brainiac; Cyborg Superman; Atomic Skull; Metallo; Toyman; Silver Banshee; Parasite
Indexer Notes
"Superman Villains Secret Files and Origins” on cover and frontispiece only.
Superman Villains Secret Files and Origins
credits, title page / 1 page
- Reprints
in Indexer Notes
Five Superman villains posed in an homage to the cover of All Star Comics #37.
A Child’s Garden of Villainy
Superman / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Stuart Immonen
- Pencils
- Stuart Immonen
- Inks
- José Marzán Jr.
- Colors
- Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino (credited as Gaspar)
- Editing
- Joey Cavalieri; Maureen McTigue (assistant)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lex Luthor; Superman [Kal-El; a.k.a. Clark Kent]; Mr. Newton; Ms. Branche; Lena Luthor; Metallo; Brainiac; Doomsday; The Cyborg Superman; The Toyman
- Synopsis
- Lex Luthor tells his infant daughter the origins of some of Superman’s villains.
- Reprints
in 
in Indexer Notes
Origin tales told in style of Winsor McCay’s Little Nemo in Slumberland.
Metallo, Transforming Terror
Metallo / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Roger Stern
- Pencils
- Phil Jimenez
- Inks
- Phil Jimenez
- Colors
- Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Metallo
- Reprints
Lex Luthor, Never-Ending Evil
Lex Luthor / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Roger Stern
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- John Byrne
- Colors
- Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lex Luthor
- Reprints
Atomic Skull and Cross Purposes
Atomic Skull / text article / 3 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Atomic Skull
- Synopsis
- Faux episode guide to “lost” Atomic Skull serial.
Indexer Notes
Text article has illustrations.
Crime & Merriment
Toyman / text article / 5 pages
- Script
- Evan Dorkin
- Pencils
- Stephen DeStefano
- Inks
- Stephen DeStefano
- Colors
- Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
Faux catalog of items produced by the Toyman. Text article has illustrations.
Silver Banshee, Wayward Soul
Silver Banshee / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Roger Stern
- Pencils
- Joyce Chin
- Inks
- Andy Lanning
- Colors
- Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Silver Banshee
- Reprints
Cyborg, Metallic Mass Murderer
The Cyborg Superman / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Roger Stern
- Pencils
- Dan Jurgens
- Inks
- Norm Rapmund
- Colors
- Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Cyborg Superman
- Reprints
Monsters in the Making
Simyan and Mokkari / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Dan Brereton
- Pencils
- John McCrea
- Inks
- John McCrea
- Colors
- Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
- Letters
- Kurt Hathaway
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Simyan; Mokkari
- Synopsis
- Simyan and Mokkari create a new life.
Indexer Notes
Titled "Monster Makers" on the contents page.
My Dinner with the Lex
Lex Luthor / text article / 2 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lex Luthor
- Synopsis
- Faux magazine interview with Lex Luthor.
Indexer Notes
Text article has illustrations; they are uncredited.
Brainiac, Terror from Space
Brainiac / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Roger Stern
- Pencils
- Dave Johnson
- Inks
- Dave Johnson
- Colors
- Digital Chameleon (separations); Dave Johnson
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Brainiac
- Reprints
Obsession, Love Hurts
Obsession / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Roger Stern
- Pencils
- Stuart Immonen
- Inks
- José Marzán Jr.
- Colors
- Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Obsession
- Reprints
Super Obsession
Obsession / text article / 3 pages
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
Faux webpages created by Obsession.
Rock, Stone-Cold Revenge
Rock / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Roger Stern
- Pencils
- Paul Ryan
- Inks
- Jimmy Palmiotti
- Colors
- Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Rock
Mister Mxyzptlk, Interdimensional Irritant
Mister Mxyzptlk / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Roger Stern
- Pencils
- Evan Dorkin
- Inks
- Evan Dorkin
- Colors
- Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mister Mxyzptlk
- Reprints
Mainframe, Group Cyber-Mind
Mainframe / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Roger Stern
- Pencils
- Scot Eaton
- Inks
- Jimmy Palmiotti
- Colors
- Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mainframe
Maxima, Arrogant Aristocrat
Maxima / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Roger Stern
- Pencils
- Amanda Conner
- Inks
- Jimmy Palmiotti
- Colors
- Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Maxima
- Reprints
Atomic Skull, Radioactive Rampager
Atomic Skull / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Roger Stern
- Pencils
- Paul Ryan
- Inks
- Jimmy Palmiotti
- Colors
- Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Atomic Skull
Riot, Mob Mentality
Riot / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Roger Stern
- Pencils
- Georges Jeanty
- Inks
- Dexter Vines
- Colors
- Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Riot
Parasite, Your Power Is His
Parasite / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Roger Stern
- Pencils
- Cully Hamner
- Inks
- Cully Hamner
- Colors
- Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Parasite
- Reprints
Toyman, Craftsman of Death
Toyman / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Roger Stern
- Pencils
- Ron Frenz (signed as F)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (signed as JR)
- Colors
- Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Toyman
- Reprints
Super-Villains Time Line
Superman / text article / 2 pages
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
Text article has illustrations; they are uncredited.
Doomsday, Irresistible Force
Doomsday / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Roger Stern
- Pencils
- Dan Jurgens
- Inks
- Norm Rapmund
- Colors
- Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Doomsday
- Reprints
Editing
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Table of Contents
-
0.
The Man of Steel's Deadliest Enemies!
Superman -
1.
Superman Villains Secret Files and Origins
-
2.
A Child’s Garden of Villainy
Superman -
3.
Metallo, Transforming Terror
Metallo -
4.
Lex Luthor, Never-Ending Evil
Lex Luthor -
5.
Atomic Skull and Cross Purposes
Atomic Skull -
6.
Crime & Merriment
Toyman -
7.
Silver Banshee, Wayward Soul
Silver Banshee -
8.
Cyborg, Metallic Mass Murderer
The Cyborg Superman -
9.
Monsters in the Making
Simyan and Mokkari -
10.
My Dinner with the Lex
Lex Luthor -
11.
Brainiac, Terror from Space
Brainiac -
12.
Obsession, Love Hurts
Obsession -
13.
Super Obsession
Obsession -
14.
Rock, Stone-Cold Revenge
Rock -
15.
Mister Mxyzptlk, Interdimensional Irritant
Mister Mxyzptlk -
16.
Mainframe, Group Cyber-Mind
Mainframe -
17.
Maxima, Arrogant Aristocrat
Maxima -
18.
Atomic Skull, Radioactive Rampager
Atomic Skull -
19.
Riot, Mob Mentality
Riot -
20.
Parasite, Your Power Is His
Parasite -
21.
Toyman, Craftsman of Death
Toyman -
22.
Super-Villains Time Line
Superman -
23.
Doomsday, Irresistible Force
Doomsday
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