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Issue: Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #20
Publication Date: October 1986
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Issues: #20 of 26 Issues (78 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Direct
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/24/1986
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.35 CAD
£0.50 GBP
$1.00 USD
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Content Items: 34 (0 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: The writers and colorists are only credited on the inside front cover, not on each individual sequence, so we have listed all of them for each entry.

There are also credits for Peter Sanderson and E. Nelson Bridwell as researchers, Todd Klein for production, and Brenda Pope as copy editor.

On-sale date from DC Releases #29.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: limited series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Wraparound
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Rubberduck; Ryand'r; Sabbac; Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandman [Garrett Sanford]; Sandy the Golden Boy; Sarge Steel; Sargon the Sorcerer; Saturn Girl; Saturn Queen; Scalphunter; Scarecrow; Scavenger; Sea Devils [Biff Bailey; Dane Dorrance; Judy Walton; Nicky Walton]; Sensei; Sensor Girl; Sgt. Rock; Serifan; Shade; Shade the Changing Man; Shadow Lass; Shadow Thief; Shaggy Man; Shakira; The Shark; Shazam; Shimmer; Shining Knight
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Disclose Notes: Wrap-around cover. S.T.A.R. Labs, Secret Six, Secret Society of Super-Villains, and Seven Soldiers of Victory do not appear.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Who's Who's Hows and Whys
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Rubberduck

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Zoo Crew [Rubberduck; Captain Carrot (background); Little Cheese (background); Pig-Iron (background); Alley-Kat-Abra (background); Yankee Poodle (background)]
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Ryand'r

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Ryand'r
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Sabbac

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Sabbac; Captain Marvel (background)
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The Sandman I

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy the Golden Boy (background); Dian Belmont (background)
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Pages: 1
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The Sandman II

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Sandman [Garrett Sanford]; Brute (background); Glob (background); Jed Paulsen (background)
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Sandy, The Golden Boy

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Sandy, The Golden Boy; Sandman [Wesley Dodds] (background)
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Sarge Steel

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Sarge Steel; Bess Forbes (background)
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Sargon the Sorcerer

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Sargon the Sorcerer
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Saturn Girl

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Sun Boy (background); Colossal Boy (background); Cosmic Boy (background); Lightning Lad (background)]; Graym Ranzz (background)
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Saturn Queen

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Legion of Super-Villains [Saturn Queen; Lightning Lord (background); Cosmic King (background); Chameleon King (background)]; Superboy (background)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.
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Scalphunter

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Scalphunter
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Scarecrow

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Scarecrow; Robin (background)
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Scavenger

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Scavenger; Aquaman (background); Aqualad (background)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.
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S.T.A.R. Labs

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): S.T.A.R. Labs [Dr. Jenet Klyburn; Dr. Murray Takamoto; Dr. Sarah Charles; Dr. Albert Michaels [Atomic Skull]]
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Sea Devils

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Sea Devils [Biff Bailey; Dane Dorrance; Judy Walton; Nicky Walton]
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Pages: 1
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Secret Six

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Secret Six [Carlo di Renzi; Crimson Dawn; Dr. August Durant; King Savage; Lili de Neuve; Mike Tempest]
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Pages: 1
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Secret Society of Super-Villains

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Secret Society of Super-Villains [Angle-Man; Bizarro; Blockbuster; Brain Wave; Captain Boomerang; Captain Cold; Captain Stingaree; Cheetah [Deborah Domaine]; Chronos; Copperhead; Felix Faust; Floronic Man [Jason Woodrue]; Funky Flashman; Gorilla Grodd; Hi-Jack; Killer Frost; Killer Moth; Lex Luthor (Earth-1); Manhunter [Paul Kirk]; Matter Master; Mirror Master; The Mist; Monocle; Poison Ivy; Psycho-Pirate; Quakemaster; Rag Doll; Reverse-Flash; Shadow-Thief; Sinestro; Silver Ghost; Signalman; Star Sapphire; Trickster; Ultra-Humanite; Wizard; Darkseid (background)]
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Sensei

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Sensei; Deadman (background)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.
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Sensor Girl

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Sensor Girl [Princess Projectra]; Karate Kid [Val Armorr] (background)
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Sergeant Rock

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Sgt. Rock; Iron Major (background); Easy Company (background)
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Serifan

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Forever People [Serifan; Big Bear (background); Mark Moonrider (background); Vykin the Black (background); Beautiful Dreamer (background)]; Glorious Godfrey (background)
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In Content Item: FlagJack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus #4 published May 2008
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Disclose Notes: Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.
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Seven Soldiers of Victory

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Seven Soldiers of Victory [Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Green Arrow (Earth-2); Star-Spangled Kid; Shining Knight; Speedy (Earth-2); Crimson Avenger; Wing; Stripesy]
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The Shade

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Shade; Flash [Jay Garrick] (background); Flash [Barry Allen] (background)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.
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Shade, The Changing Man

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Shade, The Changing Man; Mellu Loron (background)
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Shadow Lass

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Shadow Lass; Mon-El (background)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.
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Shadow Thief

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Shadow-Thief; Hawkman [Katar Hol] (background)
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Shaggy Man

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Shaggy Man; Justice League of America [JLA; Green Arrow; Hawkman [Katar Hol]] (background); Professor Andrew Zagarian (background)
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Shakira

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Shakira; Warlord (background)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.
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The Shark

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Shark; Aquaman (background); Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (background)
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Pages: 1
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Shazam

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Shazam; Captain Marvel [as Billy Batson] (background)
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Shimmer

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Shimmer; Mammoth (background); Cyborg (background)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.
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Shining Knight

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Shining Knight; Winged Victory; Merlin (background); King Arthur (background)
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