Issue | #5 |
Published | May-June 1980 |
Cover Price | 0.95 |
Pages | 132 |
Editing | Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (associate) |
Notes | Year's Best Comics Stories. Cover credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz' editorial records, provided by DC Comics. |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Ross Andru |
Inks | Dick Giordano |
Notes | Year's Best Comics Stories. Cover credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz' editorial records, provided by DC Comics. |
Characters | Sgt. Rock; Wild Man; Ice Cream Soldier; Jackie Johnson; Bulldozer; Little Sure Shot (all as Easy Company); Superman [also as Tag-Along]; Nazis |
Script | Cary Bates |
Pencils | Joe Staton |
Inks | Jack Abel |
Colors | Adrienne Roy |
Letters | Ben Oda |
Reprinted | from DC Comics Presents (DC, 1978 series) #10 (June 1979) |
Characters | Deadman; Abraham Gold; Sarah Gold; Jacob Gold |
Genre | occult |
Script | Len Wein |
Pencils | Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez |
Inks | Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez |
Colors | Glynis Wein |
Letters | Ben Oda |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #466 (November-December 1979) |
Characters | Jonah Hex; Sam Bronson Gang; Reverend Julian |
Genre | Western |
Script | Michael Fleisher |
Pencils | Luis Dominguez |
Inks | Luis Dominguez |
Colors | Bob Le Rose |
Letters | Ben Oda |
Reprinted | from Jonah Hex (DC, 1977 series) #24 (May 1979) |
Characters | Superboy [Clark Kent]; Jonathan Kent; Jor-El (Flashback); Riy-Ul (Flashback) |
Synopsis | Jonathan Kent discovers his worm collection acting strangely and begins to investigate, discovering the secret behind the Earth tremors that are threatening Smallville. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Cary Bates |
Pencils | Joe Staton |
Inks | Frank Chiaramonte |
Colors | Adrienne Roy |
Letters | Ben Oda |
Notes | Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [May 2008] |
Reprinted | from Superman Family, The (DC, 1974 series) #196 (July-August 1979) |
Characters | Cain (host) |
Script | Don Thompson |
Pencils | Ruben Yandoc [as Rubeny] |
Inks | Ruben Yandoc [as Rubeny] |
Colors | Jerry Serpe |
Letters | Esphid Mahilum [as Esphid M.] |
Reprinted | from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #267 (April 1979) |
Characters | Batman; Leslie Thompkins; Thomas Wayne (flashback); Martha Wayne (flashback); Joe Chill; Maxie Zeus (intro); Long John Logan |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Denny O'Neil |
Pencils | Don Newton |
Inks | Dan Adkins |
Colors | Adrienne Roy |
Letters | Todd Klein |
Reprinted | from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #483 (April-May 1979) |
Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; April Marigold (Cameo); May Marigold (Cameo) |
Synopsis | When Clark Kent agrees to watch the Marigold girls' pet mynah bird, the bird starts blurting out his secret identity. |
Genre | humor; superhero |
Script | Cary Bates |
Pencils | Kurt Schaffenberger |
Inks | Dave Hunt |
Colors | Adrienne Roy |
Letters | Albert De Guzman |
Reprinted | from Superman Family, The (DC, 1974 series) #197 (September-October 1979) |
Genre | war |
Script | Bob Kanigher |
Pencils | Sam Glanzman |
Inks | Sam Glanzman |
Colors | Jerry Serpe |
Letters | Gaspar Saladino |
Reprinted | from G.I. Combat (DC, 1957 series) #213 (April 1979) |
Characters | Destiny (host) |
Script | Greg Potter |
Pencils | Noly Panaligan |
Inks | Noly Panaligan |
Colors | Jerry Serpe |
Reprinted | from Secrets of Haunted House (DC, 1975 series) #17 (October 1979) |
Characters | Galactic Golem; Supergirl |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Cary Bates |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | Frank Chiaramonte |
Colors | Gene D'Angelo |
Letters | Ben Oda |
Reprinted | from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #502 (December 1979) |
Pencils | Ross Andru |
Inks | Dick Giordano |
Reprinted | from World of Krypton (DC, 1979 series) #3 (September 1979) |
Pencils | Joe Kubert |
Inks | Joe Kubert |
Reprinted | from Weird War Tales (DC, 1971 series) #80 (October 1979) |
Pencils | Ross Andru |
Inks | Bob Oksner |
Reprinted | from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #496 (June 1979) |
Pencils | Dick Giordano |
Inks | Dick Giordano |
Reprinted | from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #279 (November 1979) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | identification of cover characters |
Script | E. Nelson Bridwell |
Letters | typeset |