1st Issue Special
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1st Issue Special | |
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250x450px 1st Issue Special #1 - Atlas (April 1975) | |
Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
Schedule | Monthly |
Format | Ongoing series |
Publication date | April 1975 - April 1976 |
Number of issues | 13 |
Creative team | |
Writer(s) | Gerry Conway, Michael Fleisher, Mike Grell, Bob Haney, Robert Kanigher, Jack Kirby, Dennis O'Neil, Martin Pasko, Joe Simon, Steve Skeates |
Artist(s) | Ramona Fradon, Jerry Grandenetti, Mike Grell, Walt Simonson, Mike Vosburg |
Penciller(s) | Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby, Nestor Redondo, John Rosenberger |
Inker(s) | D. Bruce Berry, Vince Colletta, Creig Flessel, Al Milgrom, Mike Royer |
1st Issue Special was a short-lived anthology series from DC Comics, done in similar style to their Showcase series. It ran from 1975-76.
Publication history[edit | edit source]
Only one of the titles actually got their own series, Mike Grell's The Warlord which first appeared in issue #8 (November 1975).[1] Issues #1 (featuring Atlas), #5, and #6 (Dingbats of Danger Street) featured art and story by comics legend Jack Kirby, with issue #5 being notable for featuring Kirby's revamp of the character Manhunter.
A number of issues featured existing DC Characters: issue #3, Metamorpho, written by the character's creator Bob Haney, issue #7, The Creeper, illustrated by the character's creator Steve Ditko, issue #9, The Golden Age character Doctor Fate, and issue #13, the New Gods.
Issue #12 featured a revised version of the Golden Age character Starman and would later be used in James Robinson's 1990's series focused on the character Jack Knight. The character was a supporting player in Justice League of America in 2010.
List of stories and credits[edit | edit source]
Issue # | Date | Featured Character - "Story Title" | Writer | Artists |
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1 | April 1975 | "Atlas The Great" | Jack Kirby | Jack Kirby and D. Bruce Berry |
2 | May 1975 | Green Team: Boy Millionaires | Joe Simon | Jerry Grandenetti |
3 | June 1975 | Metamorpho, The Element Man: "The Freak And The Billion-Dollar Phantom." |
Bob Haney | Ramona Fradon |
4 | July 1975 | Lady Cop: "Poisoned Love" |
Robert Kanigher | John Rosenberger and Vince Colletta |
5 | August 1975 | Manhunter | Jack Kirby | Jack Kirby and D. Bruce Berry |
6 | September 1979 | Dingbats of Danger Street | Jack Kirby | Jack Kirby and Mike Royer |
7 | October 1975 | The Creeper: "Menace of The Human Fire-Fly." |
Michael Fleisher | Steve Ditko and Mike Royer |
8 | November 1975 | The Warlord: "Land of Fear" |
Mike Grell | |
9 | December 1975 | Doctor Fate: "The Mummy That Time Forgot" |
Martin Pasko | Walt Simonson |
10 | January 1976 | Outsiders: "Us...The Outsiders." |
Joe Simon | Jerry Grandenetti and Creig Flessel |
11 | February 1976 | Codename: Assassin | Gerry Conway and Steve Skeates | The Redondo Studio and Al Milgrom |
12 | March 1976 | Starman | Gerry Conway | Mike Vosburg and Mike Royer |
13 | April 1976 | New Gods: "Lest Night Fall Forever." |
Gerry Conway and Denny O'Neil | Mike Vosburg |
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ McAvennie, Michael; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1970s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 165. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9.
Writer/artist Mike Grell elevated the sword-and-sorcery genre to new heights with the Warlord.
External links[edit | edit source]
- 1st Issue Special at Mike's Amazing World of DC Comics
- 1st Issue Special at the Grand Comics Database