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Issue: DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #15
Publication Date: November 1981
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Issues: #15 of 24 Issues (44 Printings)
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Variant: Direct
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC Blue Ribbon DigestView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/14/1981
Volume: 2
Pages: 100
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.95 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 11 (7 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: digest (5" x 6.75")
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Secret Origins of Super-Villains

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Wonder Woman; Batman; Robin; Superboy; Green Lantern; Flash; Martian Manhunter; Aquaman; Abra Kababra; Kanjar Ro; Bizarro-Superman; Mad Hatter; Sinestro
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Pages: 1
Job Number: C-714
Disclose Notes: Coloring credit as confirmed on cover proof.
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Secret Origins of Super-Villains

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Case of the Real-Gone Flash!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Flash [Barry Allen]; Abra Kadabra (first appearance, villain)
Synopsis: Abra Kadabra, a magician in the 64th century, travels to the past and becomes a criminal.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Flash #128 published May 1962
was The Case of the Real-Gone Flash! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 18
Disclose Notes: 1st appearance of Abra Kadabra.
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The Boy of Steel Versus the Thing of Steel, Chapter I: The Amazing Bizarro

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
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From Content Item: FlagSuperboy #68 published October 1958
was The Boy of Steel versus the Thing of Steel, Chapter I: The Amazing Bizarro [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: 1st appearance of Bizarro.
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[The Boy of Steel Versus the Thing of Steel] Chapter II: The Runaway Super-Creature

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Genres: superhero
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From Content Item: FlagSuperboy #68 published October 1958
was [The Boy of Steel versus the Thing of Steel] Chapter II: The Runaway Super-Creature [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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[The Boy of Steel Versus the Thing of Steel] Chapter III: The Battle with Bizarro

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
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From Content Item: FlagSuperboy #68 published October 1958
was [The Boy of Steel versus the Thing of Steel] Chapter III: The Battle with Bizarro [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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The Day 100,000 People Vanished!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Sinestro (intro, villain); Pieface [Thomas Kalmaku]; Guardians of the Universe; Weaponers of Qward (villains); Ki-Mon (Korugarn alien)
Synopsis: In an attempt to capture Green Lantern, Sinestro captures 100,000 people from the town of Valdale. The Guardians warn Green Lantern of Sinestro's plan and Green Lantern travels to Qward to rescue the citizens of Valdale.
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From Content Item: FlagGreen Lantern #7 published July 1961
was The Day 100,000 People Vanished! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 16
Disclose Notes: 1st appearance of Sinestro.
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The Mad Hatter of Gotham City

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Genres: superhero
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From Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #230 published April 1956
was The Mad Hatter of Gotham City [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Origin of the Mad Hatter.
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The Slave Ship of Space!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
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From Content Item: FlagJustice League of America #3 published February 1961
was The Slave Ship of Space! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 26
Disclose Notes: 1st appearance of Kanjar Ro.
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Here She Comes!

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Character(s): Wonder Woman
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Promo for "new" Wonder Woman series.
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5 Titanic Clashes!

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Flash; Green Lantern; Batman; Mad Hatter; Bizarro-Superman; Abra Kadabra; Sinestro; Kanjar Ro; Wonder Woman; Aquaman
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Previews of the stories in the issue. Coloring credit as confirmed on cover proof.

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