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Issue: DC Special #18
Publication Date: October 1975
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Issues: #18 of 29 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/08/1975
Volume: 5
Pages: 68
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 6 (3 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #120.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound; saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Earth Shaking Stories

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Kal-el; Clark Kent]; Grax; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Major Disaster [Paul Booker]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
First Line: Superman becomes the most dangerous man on Earth...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cover illos reprinted from covers of stories inside. Color credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
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The Super-Human Bomb!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Kal-el; Clark Kent]; Brainiac; Grax; Lois Lane; Dr. Weinhout; Professor Potter
First Line: No wonder these people are in a panic...
Synopsis: Interplanetary criminal Grax defeats Brainiac, then travels to Earth where he uses Brainiac's force-field to trap Superman on Earth. He then attaches a super-powerful bomb to him which will destroy the planet.
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From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #342 published October 1966
was The Super-Human Bomb! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 14
Job Number: N-1362
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Catastrophic Crimes of Major Disaster!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Flash [Barry Allen] (guest star); Carol Ferris; Iris West; Pieface [Tom Kalmaku]; Major Disaster [Paul Booker] (first appearance, villain)
First Line: How good is a super-hero without his super-power?
Synopsis: A new villain creates disasters to commit his crimes, and Hal and Barry are having a hard time stopping him.
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From Content Item: FlagGreen Lantern #43 published March 1966
was Catastrophic Crimes of Major Disaster! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 23
Job Number: N-1363
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Story across 24 pages in three parts of 7.67, 9.67, and 5.67 pages.
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Great Disasters of History

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, non-fiction
First Line: Many are the terrible disasters which have struck humankind in the past.
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Pages: 2
Job Number: N-1365
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Captain Marvel Battles the Atomic Fire

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; John Jackson; Professor Kane
First Line: Holy Moley! Even this stone wall I built...
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From Content Item: FlagCaptain Marvel Adventures #122 published July 1951
was The Atomic Fire [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 10.67
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Minerva Menace!

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
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