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Issue: Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #9
Publication Date: November 1985
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Issues: #9 of 26 Issues (78 Printings)
Title:
Is Variant Variant: Newsstand
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/15/1985
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893125111
Price: $1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
33 (0 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
Editor(s): Len Wein (editor); Marv Wolfman (consulting editor); Robert Greenberger (associate editor); Tom Condon (managing editor)
Disclose Notes: The writers and colorists are only credited on the inside front cover, not on each individual sequence, so we have listed all of them for each entry.

There are also credits for Peter Sanderson and E. Nelson Bridwell as researchers, Todd Klein for production, and Brenda Pope as proofreader.

On-sale date from DC Releases #18.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: limited series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Wraparound from base issue
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Garn Daanuth; General Immortus; Gentleman Ghost; Geo-Force; The Ghost; Ghost Patrol [Fred; Pedro; Slim]; G.I. Robot; Gizmo; Global Guardians [Godiva; Impala; Jack O'Lantern; Olympian; Owlwoman; Rising Sun]; Glorious Godfrey; Golden Gladiator; Golden Glider; Goldface; Gordanians; Gorilla Grodd; Granny Goodness; Gravedigger; Green Arrow (Earth-1); Green Arrow (Earth-2); Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Green Lantern Corps [Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern [John Stewart]; Green Lantern [Stel]; Green Lantern [Arkkis Chummuck]; Green Lantern [Tomar-Re]; Green Lantern [Salaak]; Green Lantern [Hollika Rahn]; Green Lantern [Arisia]; Green Lantern [Gallus-Zed]; a one-eyed Green Lantern]; Green Man; Grimbor; Grim Ghost; Guardian; Guardians of the Universe
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Disclose Notes: Wrap-around cover. Gemworld and Gorilla City do not appear.
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Who's Who
First Line: Dear Who's Who, I quote from Who's Who #1:
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Disclose Notes: Includes a pronunciation glossary for this issue. Letter from David Bedard.
On inside front cover.
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Garn Daanuth

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Garn Daanuth
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Disclose Notes: Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.
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Gemworld

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Gemworld; Amethyst; Aquamarine; Diamond; Emerald; Garnet; Moonstone; Opal; Ruby; Sapphire; Sardonyx; Topaz; Turquoise; Citrina (background)
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General Immortus

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): General Immortus; The Doom Patrol [The Chief; Negative Man; Robotman [Cliff Steele]; Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Tempest [Joshua Clay]; Celsius [Arani Caulder]; Negative Woman [Colonel Valentina Vostok]] (background)
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Gentleman Ghost

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Gentleman Ghost [James Craddock]; Hawkman (background)
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Geo-Force

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Geo-Force [Brion Markov]; Baron Bedlam (background)
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The Ghost

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): The Ghost [Alec Rois]; Captain Atom (background)
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The Ghost Patrol

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Ghost Patrol [Fred; Pedro; Slim]
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G.I. Robot

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): G.I. Robot [J.A.K.E.]
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Gizmo

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Gizmo [Mikron O'Jeneus]; Cyborg [Victor Stone] (background)
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.
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The Global Guardians

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): The Global Guardians [Doctor Mist; Bushmaster [Bernal Rojas]; Godiva [Dorcas Leigh]; The Green Fury [Beatriz daCosta]; Icemaiden [Sigrid Nansen]; Impala [Mbulaze]; Jack O'Lantern [Daniel Cormac]; The Little Mermaid [Ulla Paske]; The Olympian [Aristides Demetrios]; Owlwoman [Wenonah Littlebird]; Rising Sun; The Seraph [Chiam Lavon]; The Tasmanian Devil [Hugh Dawkins]; Thunderlord [Liang Xih-k'ai]; Tuatara [Jeremy Wakefield]; The Wild Huntsman [Albrecht von Mannheim]]
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Glorious Godfrey

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Glorious Godfrey; Forever People [Serifan; Mark Moonrider; Big Bear; Beautiful Dreamer; Vykin the Black] (background)
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The Golden Gladiator

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Golden Gladiator [Marcus]
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The Golden Glider

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): The Golden Glider [Lisa Snart; Lisa Star]; Flash [Barry Allen] (background); Captain Cold [Len Snart] (background)
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Goldface

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Goldface [Keith Kenyon]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (background)
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Disclose Notes: Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.
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The Gordanians

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): The Gordanians; Starfire [Koriand'r] (background); Citadelians (background)
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Gorilla City

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Gorilla City; Solovar (background); Grodd (background)
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Gorilla Grodd

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Gorilla Grodd [Drew Drowden; William Dawson]; Flash [Barry Allen] (background)
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Disclose Notes: Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.
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Granny Goodness

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Granny Goodness; Female Furies [Big Barda; Bernadeth; Lashina; Mad Harriet; Stompa] (background)
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Gravedigger

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Gravedigger [Captain Ulysses Hazard]
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The Green Arrow

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): The Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (Earth-2); Speedy [Roy Harper] (Earth-2, background)
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Green Arrow

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (Earth-1); Black Canary [Dinah Drake Lance] (Earth-1, background)
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Green Lantern [Alan Scott]

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Green Lantern [Alan Scott]
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Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern [Abin Sur] (background)
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Green Lantern [John Stewart]

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Green Lantern [John Stewart]; Green Lantern [Katma Tui] (background); Star Sapphire (background)
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Green Lantern Corps

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Green Lantern Corps [Green Lantern [Tomar-Re]; Green Lantern [Xax]; Green Lantern [Katma Tui]; Green Lantern [Chaselon]; Green Lantern [Charlie Vickers]; Green Lantern [Medphyl]; Green Lantern [Salaak]; Green Lantern [Eddore]; Green Lantern [Arkkis Chummuck]; Green Lantern [Ch'p]; Green Lantern [Arisia]; Green Lantern [Stel]; Green Lantern [Gallus-Zed]; Green Lantern [Hollika Rahn]; Green Lantern [The Green Man]; unnamed Green Lanterns]
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The Green Man

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): The Green Man; Green Lantern [The Green Man] (background)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.
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Grimbor

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Grimbor; Charma (background); Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Timber Wolf; Chameleon Boy; Cosmic Boy; Night Girl; Light Lass] (background)
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Grim Ghost

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Grim Ghost [Keith Everet; Charles Collins]
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Disclose Notes: Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.
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The Guardian

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): The Guardian [Jim Harper]; Newsboy Legion [Big Words; Gabby; Scrapper; Tommy] (background)
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Guardians of the Universe

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Guardians of the Universe
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Feature(s): DC Comics
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Disclose Notes: Listing of DC Comics where characters profiled in this issue are appearing. Shows covers of 6 of those comics.
On inside back cover.

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