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Issue: The Best of DC #31
Publication Date: December 1982
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Issues: #31 of 71 Issues (177 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Direct
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC Blue Ribbon DigestView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/10/1982
Volume: 4
Pages: 100
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.50 CAD
$1.25 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 13 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Dick Giordano (managing editor); Len Wein (editor)
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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
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Adult Image
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Special Initiation Issue!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Gil Kane [as GK] (signed)
Inker(s): Gil Kane [as GK] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Justice League of America
Character(s): Justice League of America [Superman; Batman; Flash; Green Lantern; Wonder Woman; Green Arrow; Hawkman; Red Tornado; Elongated Man; Black Canary; Zatanna]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: C-129
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Justice League of America Special Membership Issue!

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Justice League of America #75 Cover

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Murphy Anderson
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Justice League of America
Character(s): Black Canary; Justice League of America [Superman; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Batman; Green Arrow]
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagJustice League of America #75 published November 1969
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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In Each Man There Is a Demon!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Denny O'Neil
Penciller(s): Dick Dillin
Inker(s): Joe Giella
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Justice League of America
Character(s): Justice League of America [Green Arrow; Black Canary (joins); Hawkman [Katar Hol] (flashback); Superman (Earth-1) (flashback); Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (flashback); Batman (Earth-1) (flashback); The Atom [Ray Palmer] (flashback)]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (flashback); Dr. Oyal; John DeLeon
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From Content Item: FlagJustice League of America #75 published November 1969
was In Each Man There Is a Demon! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 23
Disclose Notes: initiation of Black Canary
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Justice League of America #105 Cover

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Dick Giordano
Inker(s): Dick Giordano
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Justice League of America
Character(s): Justice League of America [Superman; Batman; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Black Canary; Green Arrow]
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From Content Item: FlagJustice League of America #105 published April 1973
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Specter in the Shadows!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Len Wein
Penciller(s): Dick Dillin
Inker(s): Dick Giordano
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Justice League of America
Character(s): Justice League of America [JLA; Aquaman; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Green Arrow; Batman; Black Canary; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Superman; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Elongated Man (joins)]; The Putty-Men (villains); Red Tornado (cameo); Sue Dibny (guest appearance)
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From Content Item: FlagJustice League of America #105 published April 1973
was Specter in the Shadows! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 23
Disclose Notes: initiation of Elongated Man
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Justice League of America #106 Cover

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Nick Cardy
Inker(s): Nick Cardy
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Justice League of America
Character(s): Justice League of America [Superman; Batman; The Flash [Barry Allen; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Black Canary; Elongated Man]; Red Tornado
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From Content Item: FlagJustice League of America #106 published July 1973
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Wolf in the Fold!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Len Wein
Penciller(s): Dick Dillin
Inker(s): Dick Giordano
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Justice League of America
Character(s): Justice League of America [JLA; Batman; Superman; Elongated Man; Black Canary; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Flash [Barry Allen] Aquaman; Red Tornado (joins)]; T. O. Morrow (villain); Kathy Sutton (guest appearance)
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From Content Item: FlagJustice League of America #106 published July 1973
was Wolf in the Fold! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 23
Disclose Notes: initiation of Red Tornado
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Justice League of America #161 Cover

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Rich Buckler
Inker(s): Frank McLaughlin
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Justice League of America
Character(s): Justice League of America [Superman; Wonder Woman; Batman; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow; Black Canary; Atom [Ray Palmer]]; Zatanna
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From Content Item: FlagJustice League of America #161 [DC Logo] published December 1978
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Reverse-Spells of Zatanna's Magic-cigaM

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gerry Conway
Penciller(s): Dick Dillin
Inker(s): Frank McLaughlin
Colorist(s): Adrienne Roy
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Justice League of America
Character(s): Justice League of America [Atom [Ray Palmer]; Batman (Earth-1); Black Canary; Green Arrow (Earth-1); Red Tornado; Elongated Man; Wonder Woman (Earth-1); Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Superman (Earth-1); Flash [Barry Allen]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Aquaman; Hawkwoman [Shayera Thal] (as Hawkgirl); Zatanna (joins)]; The Druid (flashback); The Warlock of Ys (flashback); Zatara
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From Content Item: FlagJustice League of America #161 [DC Logo] published December 1978
was The Reverse-Spells of Zatanna's Magic [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 22
Disclose Notes: initiation of Zatanna
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Justice League of America #42 Cover

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Mike Sekowsky
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Justice League of America
Character(s): Justice League of America [Superman; Batman; Flash; Green Lantern]; Metamorpho
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagJustice League of America #42 published February 1966
was Metamorpho Says No! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Just Imagine!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Justice League of America
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover; black and white. Promo for Justice League of America #209 (on sale September 2) done in the style of the JLA promos of the early 1960s.
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[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Gil Kane
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Justice League of America
First Line: The Justice League of America hereby elects...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Promo for the stories in the issue.

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