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Issue: DC Special Series #1
Publication Date: September 1977
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Issues: #1 of 27 Issues (32 Printings)
Title: 5-Star Super-Hero Spectacular
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/16/1977
Volume: 1
Pages: 84
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893211909
Price: $1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 13 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, 1977. Date given as June 16 in DC Coming Attractions vol. 2 #7 and in house ads in Justice League of America #145 and Super-Team Family #12. Date given as June 14 in Comic Reader #144.

Released with September-dated comics.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S. (#1-17, 20-22); digest (#18, 19, 23, 24); tabloid (#25-27)
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched (#1-17, 20-22, 25-27); squarebound (#18, 19, 23, 24)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Title Page
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5 Star Super-Hero Spectacular

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: C-511
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Hostess Brings You 2 Delicious All-Star Snacks

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Jim Palmer; Joe Morgan; Reggie Jackson
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Character(s): Patty [Ms. Flash]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Kobra; Batman [Bruce Wayne]
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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How to Prevent a Flash

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Patty [Ms. Flash]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Wally West [Kid Flash]; Officer Barnes
Synopsis: Barry's lab assistant is doused with chemicals struck by lightning.
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In Content Item: FlagRoter Blitz #23 published February 1978
as Roter Blitz und Blitz-Lady [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told #[nn] published February 1991
as How to Prevent a Flash [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told #[nn] published June 1992
as How to Prevent a Flash [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Job Number: J-4729
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He Who Slaughters!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Guardians of the Universe; Green Lantern [Tomar-Re]; Green Lantern [Katma Tui]; Green Lantern [Chaselon]; Green Lantern [Medphyll]
Synopsis: A black hole is approaching Oa, meanwhile an ancient protector of the innocent is awakened and the energy of his enemies is the same as the Green Lantern rings.
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In Content Item: FlagWundergirl #21 published January 1977
as Tödlicher Irrtum [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Job Number: J-4793
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A King without a Sea!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Karhum; Omar Pairut [Sunburst]; Alexander the Great
Synopsis: Omar uses an ancient power source to create a new Persian Empire.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Job Number: J-4722
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The Telephone Tangle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Atom [Ray Palmer]; Alexander Graham Bell; Professor Werner; Alpheus V. Hyatt; Elisha Gray; Thomas A. Watson; Ulysses S. Grant; Dom Pedro
Synopsis: When Professor Werner discovers that the prototype for Bell's phone is a fake, the Atom goes back in time to solve the mystery.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman #22/1977 published October 1977
as Zeitreise ins Jahrhundert der Erfinder [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Job Number: J-4789
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The Dead on Arrival Conspiracy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Kobra; Jason Burr; Melissa McNeil
Synopsis: A letter to Bruce Wayne tells Batman of the existence of Kobra.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 17
Job Number: J-4676
Disclose Notes: Originally intended for the unpublished Kobra (1976 series) #8. The story was rewritten for this issue.
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Five Star Super-Staffers

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: L 720
Disclose Notes: Information on the DC Special Series and some information on the stories that appear in this issue.
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Volume 77 Issue 24 - Week of June 13, 1977

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Mister Miarcle [Scott Free]; Lola Barnett; Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; The Outsider [Alfred Pennyworth]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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100 pc. Toy Soldier Set

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Prizes or Cash

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Come See Us at Sea World

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Superman; Wonder Woman; Batman; Robin; Cap'n Kid; Shamu
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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