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Issue: The Best of DC #17
Publication Date: October 1981
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Issues: #17 of 71 Issues (177 Printings)
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Variant: Direct Sales
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC Blue Ribbon DigestView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/16/1981
Volume: 3
Pages: 100
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.95 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 13 (9 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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The Many Lives of... Supergirl

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): George Pérez (signed)
Inker(s): Dick Giordano (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Supergirl
Character(s): Supergirl [Linda Danvers]
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-5049
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Best of DC -- The Many Lives of Supergirl

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Great Supergirl Mirage!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): Jim Mooney
Inker(s): Jim Mooney
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Supergirl
Character(s): Supergirl; Dick Wilson [later Dick Malverne]; Supergirl Robot
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #256 published September 1959
was The Great Supergirl Mirage! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6.67
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The World's Greatest Heroine! Part 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel
Penciller(s): Jim Mooney
Inker(s): Jim Mooney
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman; Supergirl
Character(s): Superman; Supergirl (origin); Lex Luthor; Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Zor-El (flashback); John F. Kennedy; Jerro; Lenora Lemaris; Dick Malverne
Synopsis: Superman reveals Supergirl to the world.
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From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #285 published February 1962
was Part 1: The World's Greatest Heroine! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
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Part 2: The Infinite Monster!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel
Penciller(s): Jim Mooney
Inker(s): Jim Mooney
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Supergirl
Character(s): Supergirl; President John F. Kennedy; Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Brainiac 5; Legion of Super-Heroes; Jackie Kennedy; Lyndon B. Johnson; Superman; Professor Hartz; Dick Malverne; Mrs. Hart
Synopsis: Supergirl stops a creature from another dimension in her first solo adventure after Superman revealed her to the world.
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From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #285 published February 1962
was Part 2: The Infinite Monster! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Supergirl Goes to College!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Leo Dorfman
Penciller(s): Jim Mooney (signed)
Inker(s): Jim Mooney (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Supergirl
Character(s): Supergirl; Donna Storm (villain); Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Super-Monkey; Comet the Super-Horse
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From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #318 published November 1964
was Supergirl Goes to College! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Crypt of the Frozen Graves

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Steve Skeates
Penciller(s): Tony Dezuniga
Inker(s): Bob Oksner
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Supergirl
Character(s): Supergirl; Geoff Anderson; Nasthalthia Luthor; Bruce Ryan
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #424 published October 1972
was Crypt of the Frozen Graves [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 17
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Trail of the Madman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Cary Bates
Penciller(s): Art Saaf
Inker(s): Vince Colletta
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Supergirl
Character(s): Supergirl [Linda Danvers; Kara Zor-El]; Wanda Five; Sheila Wong; Terry Blake; Aunt Rosie; Dean Madison; Susie; Ron Buxton (dies); Michael Heimes (dies); Frank Morris; Basil Rasloff (villain)
Synopsis: Linda quits her job at KSF-TV, and goes back to college at Vandyre University to study drama.
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From Content Item: FlagSupergirl #1 published November 1972
was Trail of the Madman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 16
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Princess of the Golden Sun! Part One: Go East, Young Woman...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Elliot Maggin
Penciller(s): Art Saaf
Inker(s): Vince Colletta
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Supergirl
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From Content Item: FlagThe Superman Family #165 published June 1974
was Princess of the Golden Sun! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7
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[Princess of the Golden Sun!] Part Two: To Lose a Battle...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Elliot Maggin
Penciller(s): Art Saaf
Inker(s): Vince Colletta
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Supergirl
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From Content Item: FlagThe Superman Family #165 published June 1974
was Princess of the Golden Sun! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 4
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[Princess of the Golden Sun!] Part Three: ...And Win a War!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Elliot Maggin
Penciller(s): Art Saaf
Inker(s): Vince Colletta
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Supergirl
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From Content Item: FlagThe Superman Family #165 published June 1974
was Princess of the Golden Sun! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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The Saga of Supergirl

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Supergirl
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-5051
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Six Startling Adventures! Highlights of Supergirl's Career!

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Penciller(s): George Pérez
Inker(s): Dick Giordano
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Supergirl
Character(s): Supergirl; Linda Lee; Linda Danvers
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Previews of the stories in the issue.

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