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Issue: The Best of DC #11
Publication Date: April 1981
 
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Variant: Direct Sales
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Publisher: FlagDC
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 3
Pages: 132
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.95 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 15 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (consulting editor)
Disclose Notes: Copyright © 1981 DC Comics Inc.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: 5" x 6.75"
Paper Stock: Glossy cardstock cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets1
 
 
Year's Best Comic Stories

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Ross Andru (signed)
Dick Giordano (signed)
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typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman; Batman; Robin; Deadman; Sgt. Rock; Jonah Hex; Superboy; Deadman; Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Wildfire]
Top ten stories of 1980! Starring your favorite DC heroes!
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Miscellaneous
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Year's Best Comics Stories

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
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Miscellaneous
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Inside front cover. Contents and indicia.
The Miraculous Return of Jonathan Kent!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Cary Bates
Curt Swan
Frank Chiaramonte
Gene D'Angelo
Milt Snapinn
Joe Orlando (managing editor); Julius Schwartz (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (associate editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman
Superman; Lana Lang; Jonathan Kent; Josh Coyle; Starshine
And thanks to Superman, the Queen Dory was pulled away from the killer typhoon intact--
Clark Kent's long dead father, Jonathan Kent, suddenly shows up alive and well in Metropolis.
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FlagAction Comics #507 [unnamed variant] published May 1980
was The Miraculous Return of Jonathan Kent! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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An Arrow in Time

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Curt Swan
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Subject Matter
superhero
Green Arrow; Hostess Fruit Pies
Green Arrow
The cables! The tram will fall.
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Miscellaneous
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Pinball

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack C. Harris
Dan Spiegle
Dan Spiegle
Tatjana Wood
John Costanza
Joe Orlando (managing editor); Paul Levitz (editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
Tales of Gotham City
Flip (a pinball wizard); Juan
You can hear the pulse-beat of the city...
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FlagDetective Comics #494 published September 1980
was Pinball [Story on Interior Page(s)]recolored
 
Miscellaneous
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Story title from table of contents.
Dreadful Birthday, Dear Joker...!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Len Wein
Walt Simonson
Dick Giordano
Adrienne Roy
Ben Oda
Joe Orlando (managing editor); Paul Levitz (editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Lucius Fox; Commissioner James Gordon; Joker; Alfred Pennyworth; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Since 1899, Gotham Police Headquarters has stood at the junction of the area called Five Points, on the lower east side of the city...
The Joker plans his own birthday party and invites all of Gotham to watch the explosive celebration with some of Batman's closest allies. It is up to the Caped Crusader to find the event before the fireworks start.
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FlagBatman #321 [unnamed variant] published March 1980
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Brief Encounter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mimai Kin
Trevor Von Eeden
Carl Potts
Bob LeRose
Todd Klein
Joe Orlando (managing editor); Jack C. Harris (associate editor)
Subject Matter
science fiction
Finally, the fifty-billion-to-one-shot-- mankind's wildest dream-- comes to fruition in a...
Aliens from another planet travel to Earth to meet the people living here.
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FlagTime Warp #5 published June 1980
was Brief Encounter [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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The Man Who Was the World!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Len Wein
José Luis García-López [as Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez]
José Luis García-López [as Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez]
Adrienne Roy
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman; Deadman
Superman; Deadman; Rama Kushna; Abraham Gold (flashback); Jack Gold (flashback); Caprice (flashback); S.T.A.R. Labs; Dr. Jenet Klyburn; Alex Atley; Carol Atley; Dennis; Mr. Genarian (villain); Lois Lane (cameo)
On a lonely storm-swept mountain peak, the star-crossed spirit of a man who had once been the world's greatest circus aerialist vents his frustrated rage to the howling wind...
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FlagDC Comics Presents #24 [U.S. Cover Price] published August 1980
was The Man Who Was the World! [Story on Interior Page(s)]recolored
 
Miscellaneous
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A Bridge Called Charlie

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robert Kanigher [as Bob Kanigher]
Frank Redondo
Frank Redondo
Tatjana Wood [as T. Wood]
Esphid Mahilum [as Esphidy]
Joe Orlando (original managing editor); Joe Kubert (original editor)
Subject Matter
war
Sgt. Rock
Sgt. Rock; Bulldozer; Charlie Briggs; unnamed Nazi Lieutenant; Nazis
How's it goin'? Me? I'm Rock... Sergeant... Easy Co.! I just left ten Easy guys guardin' a bridge...
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FlagSgt. Rock #337 [U.S. Cover Price] published February 1980
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World War II; Nazis
Star Light, Star Bright... Farthest Star I See Tonight!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Paul Levitz
José Luis García-López [as Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez]
Dick Giordano
Adrienne Roy
Ben Oda
Joe Orlando (managing editor); Len Wein (editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
Legion of Super-Heroes
Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy [Clark Kent]; Phantom Girl [Tinya Wazzo]; Mon-El; Saturn Girl [Imra Ardeen]; Karate Kid [Val Armorr] (cameo); Sun Boy [Dirk Morgna] (cameo); Princess Projectra (cameo); Chameleon Boy [Reep Daggle] (cameo); Colossal Boy [Gim Allen] (cameo); Wildfire [Drake Burroughs]; Lightning Lad [Garth Ranzz]]
The year is 2979 A.D., the city is Metropolis, the planet Earth. And the flying figure is, of course, Superboy, breaking the time barrier to visit the most extraordinary band of heroic youths in the galaxy...
Superboy convinces the Legion of Super-Heroes to go searching for the star that shown over Bethlehem during Jesus' birth on Christmas Eve.
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FlagDC Special Series #21 published January 1980
was Star Light, Star Bright... Farthest Star I See Tonight! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Vow of a Samurai!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Michael Fleisher
Tony DeZuñiga [as Tony De Zuniga]
Tony DeZuñiga [as Tony De Zuniga]
Bob LeRose [as Bob Le Rose]
Shelly Leferman
Joe Orlando (original managing editor); Ross Andru (original editor)
Subject Matter
western
Jonah Hex
Jonah Hex; Muldoon; Heejong; Blair Farrow; Medford; unnamed samurai (Heejong's father)
Might's well hitch up at thet country saloon fer a spell an see if'n ah cain't wash down some'a this trail dust wi'f a few whiffs of rye whiskey--
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FlagJonah Hex #39 published August 1980
was The Vow of a Samurai! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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Bruce the Barbarian!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
J. M. DeMatteis [as J.M. De Matteis]
Vic Catan [as Vicatan]
Vic Catan [as Vicatan]
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Joe Orlando (original managing editor); Jack C. Harris (original editor)
Subject Matter
fantasy, horror
The House of Secrets
Abel (host); Bruce E. Platts; Cornelia Mathers; Mister Jackson; Myrdirr (dragon)
What new and wondrous land os this-- and what dangers lurk around the next bend?
After being dumped by Cornelia, Bruce uses the powers of his mind to transport himself to another place where he is a barbarian hero.
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FlagThe Unexpected #205 [Direct Sales] published December 1980
was Bruce the Barbarian! [Story on Interior Page(s)]recolored
 
Miscellaneous
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The Secret World of Jonathan Kent!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Cary Bates
Curt Swan
Frank Chiaramonte
Gene D'Angelo
Ben Oda
Joe Orlando (managing editor); Julius Schwartz (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (associate editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman
Superman [Clark Kent]; Pa Kent [Jonathan Kent]; Starshine; Lois Lane; April Marygold; May Marygold; Lana Lang (television); Perry White; Morgan Edge; Steve Lombard; two unnamed aliens
Jonathan Kent, kindly foster-father to Clark (Superboy) Kent, tragically died many years ago...
Superman battles Starshine and his powers of suggestion. Then we learn the secret of Jonathan Kent's return to life.
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FlagAction Comics #508 [Standard Cover] published June 1980
was The Secret World of Jonathan Kent! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Story Behind the Issue

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
E. Nelson Bridwell (credited)
Ross Andru
Dick Giordano
typeset
Subject Matter
Supergirl; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Wonder Woman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Sgt. Rock; The Enlongated Man; Jonah Hex; Deadman; The Demon; Cain; Warlord; Black Canary; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Wonder Twins [Zan; Jayna]; Black Lightining; Hawkman; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Aquaman; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Tomahawk; Jeb Stuart
For this, the second annual collection of Best of DC, we strove to get a wide range of different types of stories.
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S-5031
Last interior page and inside back cover. Explains how the stories were selected. Cover illustration from 1979's "Year's Best Comics Stories" is reprinted in black and white with the text changed from 1979 to 1980.
And the Winners Are...

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Ross Andru; José Luis García-López; Tony DeZuñiga; Jim Aparo; Jim Janes; Joe Kubert; Mike Kaluta
Dick Giordano; José Luis García-López; Tony DeZuñiga; Jim Aparo; Joe Kubert; Mike Kaluta
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Miscellaneous
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Back cover. List of interior stories over a background collage of cover the stories appeared in:
- Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #507 (by Andru & Giordano),
- Batman (DC, 1940 series) #321 (by García-López),
- Jonah Hex (DC, 1977 series) #39 (by DeZuñiga),
- DC Comics Presents (DC, 1978 series) #24 (by García-López),
- Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #508 (by Andru & Giordano),
- Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #494 (by Aparo),
- The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #205 (by Janes & Giordano),
- Sgt. Rock (DC, 1968 series) #337 (by Kubert),
- Time Warp (DC, 1979 series) #5 (by Kaluta),
- DC Special Series (DC, 1977 series) #21 (by García-López)

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