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Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	May 1983
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.60 USD; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD; 0.35 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Karen Berger

Cover Details

Characters	Amethyst; Dark Opal
Genre	Superhero; Fantasy
Pencils	Ernie Colón (signed)
Inks	Ernie Colón (signed)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Todd Klein designed the Amethyst logo (from letter page of issue #6).

Cover Details - "35 cent cover"

Characters	Amethyst; Dark Opal
Genre	Superhero; Fantasy
Pencils	Ernie Colón (signed)
Inks	Ernie Colón (signed)
Letters	typeset
Notes	DC test marketed a cheaper, 35 cent version in two markets: Austin, Texas and Kansas City, Missouri.

25 page Amethyst story "The Birthright"

Characters	Amethyst; Dark Opal (villain); Fire Jade (intro); Herb Winston; Marion Winston; Belaz; Granch; Citrina; Sardonyx (villain); Fauna; Laral; Lord Amethyst (flashback); Lady Amethyst (flashback); Gemworld
Genre	Superhero; Fantasy
Script	Dan Mishkin; Gary Cohn
Pencils	Ernie Colón
Inks	Ernie Colón
Colors	Tom Ziuko
Letters	John Costanza
Notes	"With special thanks to Dave Manak". Story continued from Legion of Super-Heroes, The (DC, 1980 series) #298 (April 1983), which was the first appearance of Amethyst, the Gemworld, and the twelve houses that rule it.
Reprinted	in Best of DC, The (DC, 1979 series) #52

1 page Amethyst promo (ad from the publisher) "Amy was an ordinary girl... until last night."

Pencils	Ernie Colón
Inks	Ernie Colón
Letters	typeset
Notes	House ad for this issue. Appears on page 23 in this issue.

1 page Meanwhile... promo (ad from the publisher) "Weary"

Script	Dick Giordano
Letters	typeset
Notes	Dick talks about convention season, how to break into comics, and the Atari comics. Appears on page 24 in this issue.

8 page story "Ads"

Notes

A total of 7 one-page and 2 half-page ads for: M Network (video games, Mattel), Bubble Yum (gum, Nabisco), Dungeons & Dragons (card game set, TSR Hobbies), Build your own collection of diecast metal racing cars (model, Model Expo), Karate-Kung Fu (martial arts merchandise, Asian World of Martial Arts, 1/2 page), Grit (newspaper, Grit Publishing, 1/2 page), Prizes or Cash (card sales, Olympic Sales Club), Star Wars Jedi Arena (video game, Parker Brothers), and Lock 'N' Chase (video game, Mattel Electronics). Appear in various places in this issue.