Volume: 46
Price: 0.50 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1980-09-25
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Aquaman
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cover /
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Aquaman
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1
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| Script: | ? |
| Pencils: | Rich Buckler (signed as BUCKLER  ) |
| Inks: | Dick Giordano (signed as GiORDANO [dotted i]  ) |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: |
- Genre:superhero
- Job Number:C-468
Characters:
Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Black Manta
Indexer Notes
Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
There exist 1 further variant
Issue Data
- Publisher's Brand:
DC [bullet]
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
- Indicia Frequency: monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Printer: Printed in U.S.A.
- Barcode: 0709893041512
Indexer Notes
On-sale date from Comic Reader #183.
Grand Illusion!
Grand Illusion!
Aquaman
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comic story /
8
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Aquaman
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comic story /
8
pages
| Script: | J. M. DeMatteis (credited) |
| Pencils: | Dick Giordano (credited) |
| Inks: | Steve Mitchell (credited) |
| Colors: | Adrienne Roy (credited) |
| Letters: | Milt Snapinn (credited) |
- Genre:superhero
- Job Number:J-6949
Characters:
Aquaman; Black Manta (imposter, not the real Black Manta); Cal Durham; Mera; Oconn; Dr. Vulko
- Synopsis:
- Black Manta and his army of misfits attack Atlantis but are stopped by Aquaman in an unusual way.
Reprints (2)
in Indexer Notes
Feature continues in Action Comics #517.
Superman Saves the Weather Satellites!
Superman Saves the Weather Satellites!
Hostess Twinkies; Superman
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comics-form advertising /
1
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Hostess Twinkies; Superman
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comics-form advertising /
1
page
...And Death's Icy Touch Shall Come Searching
...And Death's Icy Touch Shall Come Searching
Starman
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comic story /
8
pages
Starman
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comic story /
8
pages
| Script: | Paul Levitz (credited) |
| Pencils: | Steve Ditko (credited) |
| Inks: | Romeo Tanghal (credited) |
| Colors: | Adrienne Roy (credited as Adrienne) |
| Letters: | Gaspar Saladino (credited as Gaspar) |
- Genre:superhero
- Job Number:J-6988
Characters:
Starman [Prince Gavyn]; Mn'torr; Jediah Rikane; Merria
- Synopsis:
- Mn'Torr gives his life and the last of his power to Starman.
in Indexer Notes
Storyline concludes in DC Comics Presents #36.
[A Night at the Nuthouse]
[A Night at the Nuthouse]
Plastic Man
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comic story /
9
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Plastic Man
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comic story /
9
pages
| Script: | Martin Pasko (credited) |
| Pencils: | Joe Staton (credited) |
| Inks: | Bob Smith (credited) |
| Colors: | Gene D'Angelo (credited) |
| Letters: | John Costanza (credited) |
- Genre:superhero; humor
Characters:
Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; T. Foster Fabricent; Sam Spudd; Minnastroni; Lucky
- Synopsis:
- While working at the Old Gumshoe Sanitarium, Woozy stumbles onto a plot to steal some artwork.
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in Hercule (Arédit-Artima, 1976 series) #24 (juin 1982) [N&B [B&W]]
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Reprints (1)
Indexer Notes
Feature continues in Super Friends (DC, 1976 series) #43.
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