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Issue: Limited Collectors' Edition #C-52
Publication Date: October 1977
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Issues: #C-52 of 32 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/19/1977
Volume: 6
Pages: 84
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893217910
Price: $2.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: Irregular
Content Items: 11 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #145. UPC indicates this is an October issue. In-house ads for October titles indicate a planned on-sale date of July 7, 1977.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: tabloid
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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The Best of DC, Volume 1

Illustration  on  Cover, Wraparound
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, superhero, war, western
Character(s): Superman [Kal-el; Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Firehair
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Wraparound cover. Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
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[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Includes a table of contents.
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Night of the Reaper!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Doctor Gruener (The Reaper); Tom Fagan; Bernie Wrightson (unnamed); memory image of Colonel Kurt Schloss (The Butcher) (Nazi villain)
First Line: It is dark in the Vermont woods...
Synopsis: Dick Grayson and his college friends travel to the Halloween celebration in Rutland Vermont. Robin and Batman get caught between two sides, both looking for revenge against an ex-Nazi officer.
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #237 published December 1971
was Night of the Reaper! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 25
Job Number: J-4914
Disclose Notes: Rutland, Vermont story. Halloween revelers are costumed as Hawkman, Captain America, Havok, Captain Marvel, Superman, Aquaman, Solomon Grundy, Batman, Man-Bat, Batgirl, the Phantom Stranger, Quicksilver, Spider-Man, Cain, Abel, and Thor.
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The Demon Within!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Gary Winters (The Demon Within); Mildred Winters (Gary's mother); Kathy Winters (Gary's sister); Mr. Winters (Gary's father)
First Line: The history of man is the history of magic...
Synopsis: A boy who has magical powers, repeatedly transforms himself in public into a gruesome monster, terrifying everyone. His family decides first to cure him and then to have him lobotomized.
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From Content Item: FlagHouse of Mystery #201 published April 1972
was The Demon Within! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Job Number: J-4915
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The Doorway to the Unknown!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Flash [Barry Allen]; Fred Dallman; David Dean (teller); Jack Dean (brother)
First Line: I am Fred Dallman, Flash! You must help me!
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From Content Item: FlagThe Flash #148 published November 1964
was The Doorway to the Unknown! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
Job Number: J-4916
Disclose Notes: The panels of the final page of this story are reconfigured to turn the page from 2/3 of a page to a full page for this reprint.
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Dirty Job

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: religious, war
Character(s): Jesus Christ; Marcus; Rufio; Antonius (three Roman centurions who accompanied Christ to Calvary)
First Line: Aside, swine!
Synopsis: Marcus, Rufio and Antonius, the three Roman centurions who accompanied Christ to Calvary, ruminate on their actions in a tavern following the crucifixtion.
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From Content Item: FlagOur Army at War #241 published February 1972
was Dirty Job [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 4
Job Number: J-4917
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Firehair
First Line: Night… a star-studded sky tints the deep arroyos and broad mesas below…
Synopsis: Firehair captures a wild stallion.
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From Content Item: FlagTomahawk #136 published September 1971
was The Stallion [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
Job Number: J-4918
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The Last Days of Superman! Part I: Superman's Death Sentence!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Kal-el; Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Jor-El (flashback); Tharb-El (flashback); Lois Lane; Perry White; Lana Lang; Supergirl [Kara Zor-el; Linda Lee Danvers]; Krypto; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad]; multiple unnamed Kandorians
Synopsis: A Kryptonian artifact containing samples of Virus X crashes on Earth, and though Superman drives it deep underground with a huge boulder, he appears to have been exposed to the virus, which kills Kryptonians in 30 days.
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From Content Item: FlagSuperman #156 published October 1962
was The Last Days of Superman! Part I: Superman's Death Sentence! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 9
Job Number: J-4919
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[The Last Days of Superman!] Part II: The Super-Comrades of All-Time!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Kal-el; Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Perry White; Supergirl [Kar Zor-el; Linda Lee Danvers]; Krypto; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Bouncing Boy; Invisible Kid; Chameleon Boy; Duo Damsel; Sun Boy; Brainiac 5]; Lori Lemaris
First Line: The most tragic countdown in history has begun...
Synopsis: As Superman lies near death, Supergirl recruits Superman's allies to help perform all the great tasks Superman planned to do before he died in order to secure the safe future of Earth.
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From Content Item: FlagSuperman #156 published October 1962
was [The Last Days of Superman!] Part II: The Super-Comrades of All Time! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: The panels of the final page of this chapter are extended to turn the page from 2/3 of a page to a full page for this reprint.
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[The Last Days of Superman!] Part III: Superman's Last Day of Life!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Kal-el; Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-el; Linda Lee Danvers]; Jimmy Olsen; Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Chameleon Boy; Duo Damsel; Brainiac 5; Bouncing Boy; Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Invisible Kid; Shrinking Violet]; Lois Lane; Jonathan Kent (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback); Lana Lang (flashback); Lyla Lerrol (flashback); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Lori Lemaris; Krypto; Mon-El
Synopsis: After Superman says his final good-byes, Supergirl discovers that Superman was not exposed to Virus X, and Mon-El is finally able to make contact from the Phantom Zone to reveal the real cause of Superman's distress.
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From Content Item: FlagSuperman #156 published October 1962
was [The Last Days of Superman!] Part III: Superman's Last Day of Life! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: The panels of the final page of this chapter are extended to turn the page from 2/3 of a page to a full page for this reprint.
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[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: There's a natural reaction when you finish an anthology like this one:…
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Shows parts of several DC covers including Detective Comics #27, Sensation Comics #1, All-Star Comics #3, and Showcase #4.

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