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Issue: Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #17
Publication Date: July 1986
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Issues: #17 of 26 Issues (78 Printings)
Title:
Is Variant Variant: Canadian
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/17/1986
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893125107
Price: $1.35 CAD
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Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
31 (0 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
Editor(s): Bob Greenberger [as Robert Greenberger] (editor); Len Wein (contributing editor); Marv Wolfman (consulting editor); Tom Condon (managing editor); Dick Giordano (executive 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 and Todd Klein for production.

On-sale date from DC Releases #26.
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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): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Nightshade; Night-Slayer; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Nightwing [Van-Zee]; Flamebird [Ak-Var]; Nocturna; Northwind; Nuclear Family [Dad; Mom; Biff; Sis; Brat; Dog]; Nuklon; Obsidian; Ocean Master; Olympian Gods [Aphrodite; Apollo; Ares; Artemis; Athena; Demeter; Hephaestus; Hera; Hermes; Hestia; Poseidon; Zeus]; OMAC; Omega Men [Nimbus; Ynda; Oho-Besh; Rynoc; Artin; Doc; Shlagen; Zirral]; Onyx; Orion; O.S.S. Agents [Control; Falcon]; The Outsider [Alfred Pennyworth]; Pakrat; Amazons; Parasite; Pariah; Patchwork Man; Peacemaker; Penguin; Per Degaton; Persuader
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Wrap-around cover. The Outsiders, Outsiders Headquarters, and Paradise Island (excluding Amazons) do not appear.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Who's Who's Hows and Whys
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Nightshade

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): Nightshade
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Night-Slayer

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): Night-Slayer; Nocturna (background); Batman (background); Robin [Jason Todd] (background)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.
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Nightwing

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): Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Robin [Dick Grayson] (background); Batman (background)
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Nightwing and Flamebird

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Nightwing [Van-Zee]; Flamebird [Ak-Var]
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Nimbus

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): Nimbus
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Nocturna

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Nocturna; Night-Slayer (background); Batman (background); Robin [Jason Todd] (background)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.
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Northwind

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): Northwind; Fred Cantrell (background); Osoro (background); Hawkman [Carter Hall] (background)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.
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Nuclear Family

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): Nuclear Family [Dad; Mom; Biff; Sis; Brat; Dog]
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Nuklon

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): Infinity, Inc. [Nuklon; Jade (background); Obsidian (background); Northwind (background); Silver Scarab (background)]; Atom [Al Pratt] (background); Terri Kurtzberger Rothstein (background)
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Disclose Notes: Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.
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Obsidian

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): Obsidian; Jade (background)
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Ocean Master

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Ocean Master; Aquaman (background)
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Olympian Gods

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): Olympian Gods [Aphrodite; Apollo; Ares; Artemis; Athena; Demeter; Hephaestus; Hera; Hermes; Hestia; Poseidon; Zeus]
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OMAC

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): OMAC; Brother Eye (background)
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The Omega Men

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): Omega Men [Artin; Auron; Broot; Demonia; Doc; Elu; Felicity; The Green Man; Harpis; Kalista; Nimbus; Oho-Besh; Primus; Ryand'r; Rynoc; Shlagen; Tigorr; Uhlan; Ynda; Zirral]
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Pages: 2
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Onyx

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): Onyx; Green Arrow (background)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.
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Orion

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): New Gods [Orion; Lightray (background); Highfather (background); Kalibak (background)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/. Originally designed for the Kenner Super Powers toy line.
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O.S.S.

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Office of Strategic Services [O.S.S.; Control; Dina; Falcon; Fleur; Sorcerer]
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Outsider

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): Outsider [Alfred Pennyworth]; Batman (background); Robin (background)
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Outsiders

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): Outsiders [Black Lightning; Geo-Force; Halo; Katana; Looker; Metamorpho; Dr. Jace]
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Outsiders Headquarters

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Outsiders Headquarters; Outsiders [Geo-Force; Halo; Katana; Looker; Metamorpho; Black Lightning] (background)
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Pakrat

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): Pakrat
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Paradise Island

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): Paradise Island; Reform Island; Science Island; Kangas; Amazons [Hippolyta (background)]
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Pages: 2
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The Parasite

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): Parasite; Superman (background)
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Pariah

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Pariah
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Patchwork Man

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Patchwork Man; Swamp Thing (background); Anton Arcane (background)
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The Peacemaker

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Peacemaker
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The Penguin

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): Penguin; Batman (background)
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Per Degaton

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): Per Degaton; Justice Society of America [JSA; Starman [Ted Knight]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Wonder Woman (Earth-2); Flash [Jay Garrick]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]] (background)
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Persuader

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): Fatal Five [Persuader; Emerald Empress (background)]; Element Lad (background)
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Pages: 1

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