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Issue: DC Special #27
Publication Date: April 1977
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Issues: #27 of 29 Issues
Title:
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: 01/20/1977
Volume: 7
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893163505
Price: $0.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 5 (1 story, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: On sale date taken from promo in previous issue and from Comic Reader #139.
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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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Danger: Dinosaurs at Large!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction, superhero
Character(s): Captain Comet; Col. Tommy Tomorrow; Capt. Brent Wood; Tyrano Rex
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Secret Society of Super-Villains #2 published July 2012
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Job Number: C-375
Disclose Notes: Color credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
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Danger: Dinosaurs at Large!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction, superhero
Character(s): Captain Comet [Adam Blake]; Justice League of America [Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]]; Planeteers; Col. Tommy Tomorrow; Capt. Brent Wood; Dr. Schmidt; Chronos [David Clinton] (villain); Tyrano Rex (villain) (introduction)
First Line: Time =-the one force in the universe...
Synopsis: Chronos tries to draw a comet with unique temporal powers from the future into 1977, but he loses control and it keeps going into the past. The comet's intense gravity drags a spacecraft from the year 2056 back with it to 100,000,000 BC. The ship contains Col. Tommy Tomorrow, Capt. Brent Wood, and Dr. Schmidt, who were en route from Earth to the planet Vega-IV to treat a space-fever outbreak. Captain Comet battles Chronos, who has opened a time doorway into the distant past, allowing dinosaurs to invade present-day Earth. In the end, the heroes join forces and defeat Chronos.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Secret Society of Super-Villains #2 published July 2012
as Danger: Dinosaurs at Large! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 34
Job Number: J-4501
Disclose Notes: (1) Dr. Schmidt incorrectly refers to Brent Wood as a Colonel (he is a Captain in 2056).
(2) According to the editorial page in DC Special #27 (Apr-May 1977), the story in that issue occurs in 2056 during the height of Tommy's career, placing it somewhere between Action Comics #212 and #226. Given that the Tommy Tomorrow of 2056 is not depicted in his own feature in Action Comics #224 (he appears only in flashback to an earlier time), it is logical to assume that the events of DC Special #27 occur during that absence.
Inking credited previously credited to Joe Rubinstein. Terry Staats confirmed with Joe via Facebook messenger on October 1, 2018 that Neal Adams, Dick Giordano, and Klaus Janson assisted him on some pages due to deadline.
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And Now...Still Another Message of Untold Importance from Our Prolific Publisher!!

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
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Do You Like Dinosaurs

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Job Number: L-604
Disclose Notes: Discussion on the genesis of the story.
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If This Is the Future, You Must Be Tommy Tomorrow

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Job Number: L-604-A
Disclose Notes: History of Tommy Tomorrow strip.

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