DCU Villains Secret Files #1

(April 1999)

DC, 1999 Series

Published in English (United States)

Price: 4.95 USD; 7.95 CAD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1999-02-17
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: DC Comics
Brand: DC [bullet]
Barcode: 761941214047 00111

Editing: Tony Bedard; Maureen McTigue

Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: one-shot

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: Bryan Hitch
Inks: Paul Neary
Colors: ?
Letters: ?

Genre: superhero
Characters: Amazo; Body Doubles; Malefic; Mawzir; Neron; Vandal Savage

Indexer Notes

Cover art credits from solicitation.

Cover Thumbnail for DCU Villains Secret Files (DC, 1999 series) #1

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credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: ?
Inks: ?
Colors: ?

Genre: superhero
Characters: Abra Kadabra; Luthor; Joker; Neron

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script: ?
Colors: ?
Letters: typeset

comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script: J. H. Williams III (co-plotter); D. Curtis Johnson
Pencils: Eric Canete
Inks: Shawn Martinbrough
Colors: Digital Chameleon
Letters: Kurt Hathaway

Genre

superhero

Characters

Vandal Savage; The Word; Body Doubles; Cheshire; Enchantress [June Moon]; Houngan; Pistolera; Tannarak; Vicious; The Wizard; Cameron Chase; Doctor Occult; Ibis; J'Onn J'Onzz; Madame Xanadu; Resurrection Man [Mitchell Shelley]

Reprints

in Chase (DC, 2011 series) (2011 [February 2012])

Indexer Notes

The center of this story coincides with the center of the main story published in DCU Heroes Secret Files (DC, 1999 series) #1 except that it is from the Word's point of view, not Agent Chase's.

Vandal Savage / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script: Scott Beatty
Pencils: Val Semeiks
Inks: Prentis Rollins
Colors: Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero
Characters: Vandal Savage; Cameo - Solaris

Vandal Savage / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script: Dan Abnett; Andy Lanning
Pencils: Phil Winslade
Inks: Phil Winslade
Colors: Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters: Ellie de Ville

Genre: superhero
Characters: Vandal Savage; Resurrection Man [Mitchell Shelley]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson] (cameo); Flash [Jay Garrick] (cameo); Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (cameo); Hawkman [Carter Hall] (cameo); Sandman [Wesley Dodds] (cameo); Wonder Woman [Hippolyta] (cameo)

The Star Conqueror / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script: Scott Beatty
Pencils: Barry Kitson
Inks: Barry Kitson
Colors: Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero
Characters: Starro; Aquaman (cameo); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (cameo); Flash [Wally West] (cameo); Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner] (cameo); J'Onn J'Onzz (cameo); Wonder Woman [Diana] (cameo)

Shiv / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script: Geoff Johns
Pencils: Lee Moder
Inks: Dan Davis
Colors: Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters: typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Shiv

Reprints

in JSA Presents: Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([March] 2008)

in Stargirl by Geoff Johns (DC, 2020 series) ([July] 2020)

Indexer Notes

First published appearance.

Body Doubles / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script: Dan Abnett; Andy Lanning
Pencils: Joe Phillips
Inks: Jasen Rodriguez
Colors: Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero
Characters: Body Doubles

Body Doubles / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Dan Abnett; Andy Lanning
Pencils: Joe Phillips
Inks: Jasen Rodriguez
Colors: Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters: Bill Oakley

Genre: superhero
Characters: Body Doubles

Neron / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script: Scott Beatty
Pencils: Derec Aucoin
Inks: Rich Faber
Colors: Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero
Characters: Neron

Neron / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Alan Grant
Pencils: Ariel Olivetti
Inks: Ariel Olivetti
Colors: Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters: Bill Oakley

Genre: superhero
Characters: Demon; Neron; American Screem (cameo); Blaze (cameo); Circe (cameo); Dr. Alchemy [Albert Desmond] (cameo); Felix Faust (cameo); Gray Man (cameo); Klarion (cameo); Lord Satanus (cameo); Temptress (cameo)

The Mawzir / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script: Scott Beatty
Pencils: John McCrea
Inks: John McCrea
Colors: Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero
Characters: The Mawzir

character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Scott Beatty
Pencils: Dusty Abell
Inks: Dusty Abell
Colors: Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero
Characters: Azarathea; Diabola; Doctor 7; Enchantress [June Moon]; Faust; Gray Man; Houngan; Lord Ys; Qabala; Tannarak; Trance; The Wizard

Indexer Notes

First published appearance of Azarathea, Diabola and Trance

The Ravens / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script: Chuck Dixon
Pencils: Jason Orfalas
Inks: Marlo Alquiza
Colors: Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero
Characters: Cheshire; Pistolera; Vicious

The Ravens / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Chuck Dixon
Pencils: Jason Orfalas
Inks: Marlo Alquiza
Colors: Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero
Characters: Cheshire; Pistolera; Termina; Vicious

Amazo / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script: Scott Beatty
Pencils: Rags Morales
Inks: Ray Kryssing
Colors: Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero
Characters: Amazo

Malefic / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: John Ostrander
Pencils: Tom Mandrake
Inks: Tom Mandrake
Colors: Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters: Ken Lopez

Genre: superhero
Characters: Malefic

Malefic / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script: Scott Beatty
Pencils: Tom Mandrake
Inks: Tom Mandrake
Colors: Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero
Characters: Malefic

Buzzword & Dolmen / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script: Alan Grant
Pencils: Norm Breyfogle
Inks: Norm Breyfogle
Colors: Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero
Characters: Buzzword; Dolmen

Indexer Notes

First published appearance.

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Eliot R. Brown
Pencils: Eliot R. Brown
Inks: Eliot R. Brown
Colors: Digital Chameleon
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

Mr. Mind / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Scott Beatty
Pencils: Peter Krause
Inks: Jerry Ordway
Colors: Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero
Characters: Mister Mind

Mr. Mind / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script: Erik Doescher
Pencils: Erik Doescher
Inks: Charlie La Greca
Colors: Digital Chameleon
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

Solaris / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script: Scott Beatty
Pencils: Anthony Williams
Inks: Andy Lanning
Colors: Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero
Characters: Solaris

Solaris / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Eliot R. Brown
Pencils: Eliot R. Brown
Inks: Eliot R. Brown
Colors: Digital Chameleon
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero
Characters: Solaris

Vandal Savage / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Dan Abnett; Andy Lanning
Pencils: Jason Orfalas
Inks: Marlo Alquiza
Colors: Digital Chameleon
Letters: Bill Oakley

Genre: superhero
Characters: Vandal Savage

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Scott Beatty
Colors: ?
Letters: typeset

Keywords: timeline

The Word / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script: D. Curtis Johnson
Pencils: J. H. Williams III
Inks: Mick Gray
Colors: Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero
Characters: The Word

advertisement / 11 pages (report information)

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Table of Contents

0. [no title indexed]
1. DCU Villains Secret Files and Origins
2. Contents
3. The Evil That We Do
4. Vandal Savage
Vandal Savage
5. Lost Pages - Vandal Savage vs. Resurrection Man
Vandal Savage
6. The Star Conqueror
The Star Conqueror
7. Shiv
Shiv
8. Body Doubles
Body Doubles
9. A Day in the Life of the Body Doubles
Body Doubles
10. Neron
Neron
11. Infernal Villains: Etrigan Meets Neron
Neron
12. The Mawzir
The Mawzir
13. Mystical Menaces
14. The Ravens
The Ravens
15. The Ravens' Rap Sheet
The Ravens
16. Amazo
Amazo
17. Malefic
Malefic
18. Malefic
Malefic
19. [no title indexed]
Buzzword & Dolmen
20. "The Slab" Map
21. Mr. Mind
Mr. Mind
22. Mr. Mind Maze
Mr. Mind
23. Solaris
Solaris
24. Solaris Schematic
Solaris
25. Vandal Savage's Trophy Room
Vandal Savage
26. DCU Villains Timeline
27. The Word
The Word
28. [Various]

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DCU Villains Secret Files #1 (April 1999)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

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DCU Villains Secret Files and Origins (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

The Evil That We Do (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Vandal Savage (Table of Contents: 4)

Vandal Savage / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Lost Pages - Vandal Savage vs. Resurrection Man (Table of Contents: 5)

Vandal Savage / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

The Star Conqueror (Table of Contents: 6)

The Star Conqueror / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Shiv (Table of Contents: 7)

Shiv / character profile / 1 page (report information)

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Body Doubles (Table of Contents: 8)

Body Doubles / character profile / 1 page (report information)

A Day in the Life of the Body Doubles (Table of Contents: 9)

Body Doubles / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Neron (Table of Contents: 10)

Neron / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Infernal Villains: Etrigan Meets Neron (Table of Contents: 11)

Neron / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

The Mawzir (Table of Contents: 12)

The Mawzir / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Mystical Menaces (Table of Contents: 13)

character profile / 2 pages (report information)

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The Ravens (Table of Contents: 14)

The Ravens / character profile / 1 page (report information)

The Ravens' Rap Sheet (Table of Contents: 15)

The Ravens / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Amazo (Table of Contents: 16)

Amazo / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Malefic (Table of Contents: 17)

Malefic / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Malefic (Table of Contents: 18)

Malefic / character profile / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Buzzword & Dolmen / character profile / 1 page (report information)

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"The Slab" Map (Table of Contents: 20)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Mr. Mind (Table of Contents: 21)

Mr. Mind / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Mr. Mind Maze (Table of Contents: 22)

Mr. Mind / activity / 1 page (report information)

Solaris (Table of Contents: 23)

Solaris / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Solaris Schematic (Table of Contents: 24)

Solaris / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Vandal Savage's Trophy Room (Table of Contents: 25)

Vandal Savage / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

DCU Villains Timeline (Table of Contents: 26)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

The Word (Table of Contents: 27)

The Word / character profile / 1 page (report information)

[Various] (Table of Contents: 28) (Expand) /

advertisement / 11 pages (report information)

DCU Villains Secret Files #1

(April 1999)