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Issue: The Best of DC #48
Publication Date: May 1984
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Issues: #48 of 71 Issues (178 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Direct Sales
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC Blue Ribbon DigestView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/10/1984
Volume: none
Pages: 100
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.50 CAD
$1.25 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 14 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Nicola Cuti (editor); Tom Condon (managing editor)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: digest (5" x 6.75")
Paper Stock: glossy cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing
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Superman Team-Up Action!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Howard Bender [as Bender] (signed)
Inker(s): Dick Giordano [as Giordano] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman; Batman; Green Lantern; The Atom; Elongated Man; The Flash; Metamorpho; Green Arrow; Black Canary
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Best of DC -- Superman Team-Up Action!

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Nicola Cuti ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Wild Week-End in Washington!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Elliot Maggin
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Bob Oksner
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): MAZE (villains); Superman; Clark Kent; Batgirl; Batman; Barbara Gordon; Senator Robert Cleary; Mr. J
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperman #268 published October 1973
was Wild Week-End in Washington! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 14
Job Number: S-1540
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Beware the Hero-Killers!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Cary Bates
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Tex Blaisdell
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman; Clark Kent; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (guest star); Sinestro (villain); Steve Lombard; Zoyoz (villain); Kydyk (villain); Trygg; Voltro
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #444 published February 1975
was Beware the Hero-Killers! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 14
Job Number: S-1855
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The Fantastic Feats of Captain Strong!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Cary Bates
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Captain Strong (intro, Popeye pastiche); Superman; Billy Anders
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #421 published February 1973
was The Fantastic Feats of Captain Strong! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 16
Job Number: S-1369
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The Mystery Man Who Walked on Air!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mary Skrenes
Penciller(s): Dick Giordano
Inker(s): Dick Giordano
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Elongated Man
Character(s): Elongated Man; Sue Dibny; Flash (cameo)
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #449 published July 1975
was The Mystery Man Who Walked on Air! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Job Number: S-1995
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Mission to Mariposa (Part 1 of "The Freak Who Never Fails")

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Haney
Penciller(s): Dick Dillin
Inker(s): Tex Blaisdell
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman and Batman
Character(s): Superman; Batman; Metamorpho
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWorld's Finest Comics #226 published November 1974
was The Freak Who Never Fails [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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The Germ Bomb (Part 2 of "The Freak Who Never Fails")

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Haney
Penciller(s): Dick Dillin
Inker(s): Tex Blaisdell
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman and Batman
Character(s): Superman; Batman; Metamorpho
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From Content Item: FlagWorld's Finest Comics #226 published November 1974
was The Freak Who Never Fails [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Even Dictators Die (Part 3 of "The Freak Who Never Fails")

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Haney
Penciller(s): Dick Dillin
Inker(s): Tex Blaisdell
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman and Batman
Character(s): Superman; Batman; Metamorpho
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWorld's Finest Comics #226 published November 1974
was The Freak Who Never Fails [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The Tricks of Metamorpho's Trade

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ramona Fradon
Inker(s): Charles Paris
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Metamorpho
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWorld's Finest Comics #226 published November 1974
was The Tricks of Metamorpho's Trade [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Extremely condensed from the original, using less than half of the original panels.
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The Plot to Kill Black Canary!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Elliot Maggin
Penciller(s): Dick Giordano
Inker(s): Dick Giordano
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Green Arrow
Character(s): Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Pete Larkin; Albert the Artist; Linda; Stanley; Seldon (Smuggler); Nenner (Smuggler); Louie (Snitch)
Synopsis: Green Arrow commits Black Canary to be the spokesman for a motorcycle company. While doing a display of the motorcycle at a car show, two thugs try to kill Black Canary.
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From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #428 published October 1973
was The Plot to Kill Black Canary! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Job Number: S-1563
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Killers Come in All Sizes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Haney
Penciller(s): Dick Dillin
Inker(s): John Calnan
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman and Batman
Character(s): Atom; Batman; Superman; James Gordon; Ed Farley; Liza Faraday; Amy Little; Harold Moss
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWorld's Finest Comics #236 published March 1976
was Killers Come in All Sizes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 18
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Star Trek

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Star Trek
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Promo for DC's Star Trek series.
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Deadly! Exciting! Bizarre!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Nicola Cuti ?
Penciller(s): Howard Bender [as Howard] (signed)
Inker(s): Dick Giordano [as Dick] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Batman; Captain Strong; Green Arrow; Black Canary; The Atom; Elongated Man; Batgirl; Green Lantern; The Flash; Metamorpho
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Heroes who team with Superman in this issue.

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