Issue Details

Issue	#17
Published	July 1986
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	1.00 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Robert Greenberger; Len Wein (contributing editor); Marv Wolfman (consulting editor)

Cover Details

Characters	Nightshade; Night-Slayer; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Nightwing [Van-Zee]; Flamebird [Ak-Var]; Nocturna; Northwind; Nuclear Family [Dad; Mom; Biff; Sis; Brat; Dog]; Nuklon; Obsidian; Ocean Master; Olympian Gods [Aphrodite; Apollo; Ares; Artemis; Athena; Demeter; Hephaestus; Hera; Hermes; Hestia; Poseidon; Zeus]; OMAC; Omega Men [Nimbus; Ynda; Oho-Besh; Rynoc; Artin; Doc; Shlagen; Zirral]; Onyx; Orion; O.S.S. Agents [Control; Falcon]; The Outsider [Alfred Pennyworth]; Pakrat; Amazons; Parasite; Pariah; Patchwork Man; Peacemaker; Penguin; Per Degaton; Persuader
Genre	superhero
Pencils	George Perez
Inks	George Perez
Notes	Wrap-around cover. The Outsiders, Outsiders Headquarters, and Paradise Island (excluding Amazons) do not apear.

1 page Who's Who's Hows and Whys letters page

Letters

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1 page Who's Who character profile "Nightshade"

Characters	Nightshade
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Kupperberg (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); Barbara Randall (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
Pencils	Cindy Martin
Inks	Joe Rubinstein
Colors	Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
Letters	typeset

1 page Who's Who character profile "Night-Slayer"

Characters	Night-Slayer; Nocturna (background); Batman (background); Robin [Jason Todd] (background)
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Kupperberg (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); Barbara Randall (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
Pencils	Gene Colan
Inks	Bob Smith
Colors	Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
Letters	typeset

1 page Who's Who character profile "Nightwing"

Characters	Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Robin [Dick Grayson] (background); Batman (background)
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Kupperberg (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); Barbara Randall (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
Pencils	George Perez
Inks	George Perez
Colors	Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
Letters	typeset

1 page Who's Who character profile "Nightwing and Flamebird"

Characters	Nightwing [Van-Zee]; Flamebird [Ak-Var]
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Kupperberg (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); Barbara Randall (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Karl Kesel
Colors	Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
Letters	typeset

1 page Who's Who character profile "Nimbus"

Characters	Nimbus
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Kupperberg (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); Barbara Randall (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
Pencils	Shawn McManus
Inks	Shawn McManus
Colors	Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
Letters	typeset

1 page Who's Who character profile "Nocturna"

Characters	Nocturna; Night-Slayer (background); Batman (background); Robin [Jason Todd] (background)
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Kupperberg (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); Barbara Randall (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
Pencils	Tom Mandrake
Inks	Tom Mandrake
Colors	Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
Letters	typeset

1 page Who's Who character profile "Northwind"

Characters	Northwind; Fred Cantrell (background); Osoro (background); Hawkman [Carter Hall] (background)
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Kupperberg (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); Barbara Randall (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
Pencils	Jerry Ordway
Inks	Mike Machlan
Colors	Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
Letters	typeset

1 page Who's Who character profile "Nuclear Family"

Characters	Nuclear Family [Dad; Mom; Biff; Sis; Brat; Dog]
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Kupperberg (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); Barbara Randall (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
Pencils	Jim Aparo
Inks	Jim Aparo
Colors	Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
Letters	typeset

1 page Who's Who character profile "Nuklon"

Characters	Infinity, Inc. [Nuklon; Jade (background); Obsidian (background); Northwind (background); Silver Scarab (background)]; Atom [Al Pratt] (background); Terri Kurtzberger Rothstein (background)
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Kupperberg (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); Barbara Randall (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
Pencils	Jerry Ordway
Inks	Mike Machlan
Colors	Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
Letters	typeset

1 page Who's Who character profile "Obsidian"

Characters	Obsidian; Jade (background)
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Kupperberg (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); Barbara Randall (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
Pencils	Jerry Ordway
Inks	Mike Machlan
Colors	Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
Letters	typeset

1 page Who's Who character profile "Ocean Master"

Characters	Ocean Master; Aquaman (background)
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Kupperberg (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); Barbara Randall (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
Pencils	Craig Hamilton
Inks	Craig Hamilton
Colors	Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
Letters	typeset

1 page Who's Who character profile "Olympian Gods"

Characters	Olympian Gods [Aphrodite; Apollo; Ares; Artemis; Athena; Demeter; Hephaestus; Hera; Hermes; Hestia; Poseidon; Zeus]
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Kupperberg (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); Barbara Randall (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
Pencils	George Perez
Inks	Dick Giordano
Colors	Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
Letters	typeset

1 page Who's Who character profile "OMAC"

Characters	OMAC; Brother Eye (background)
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Kupperberg (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); Barbara Randall (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
Pencils	Jack Kirby
Inks	Greg Theakston
Colors	Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
Letters	typeset

2 page Who's Who character profile "Omega Men"

Characters	Omega Men [Artin; Auron; Broot; Demonia; Doc; Elu; Felicity; The Green Man; Harpis; Kalista; Nimbus; Oho-Besh; Primus; Ryand'r; Rynoc; Shlagen; Tigorr; Uhlan; Ynda; Zirral]
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Kupperberg (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); Barbara Randall (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
Pencils	Shawn McManus
Inks	Shawn McManus
Colors	Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
Letters	typeset

1 page Who's Who character profile "Onyx"

Characters	Onyx; Green Arrow (background)
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Kupperberg (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); Barbara Randall (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
Pencils	Jerome Moore
Inks	Dell Barras
Colors	Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
Letters	typeset

1 page Who's Who character profile "Orion"

Characters	New Gods [Orion; Lightray (background); Highfather (background); Kalibak (background)]
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Kupperberg (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); Barbara Randall (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
Pencils	Jack Kirby
Inks	Greg Theakston
Colors	Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
Letters	typeset

1 page Who's Who character profile "O.S.S."

Characters	Office of Strategic Services [O.S.S.; Control; Dina; Falcon; Fleur; Sorcerer]
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Kupperberg (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); Barbara Randall (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
Pencils	Ric Estrada
Inks	Ric Estrada
Colors	Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
Letters	typeset

1 page Who's Who character profile "Outsider"

Characters	Outsider [Alfred Pennyworth]; Batman (background); Robin (background)
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Kupperberg (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); Barbara Randall (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Karl Kesel
Colors	Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
Letters	typeset

2 page Who's Who character profile "Outsiders"

Characters	Outsiders [Black Lightning; Geo-Force; Halo; Katana; Looker; Metamorpho; Dr. Jace]
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Kupperberg (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); Barbara Randall (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
Pencils	Jim Aparo
Inks	Jim Aparo
Colors	Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
Letters	typeset

1 page Who's Who character profile "Outsiders Headquarters"

Characters	Outsiders Headquarters; Outsiders [Geo-Force; Halo; Katana; Looker; Metamorpho; Black Lightning] (background)
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Kupperberg (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); Barbara Randall (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
Pencils	Jim Aparo
Inks	Jim Aparo
Colors	Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
Letters	typeset

1 page Who's Who character profile "Pakrat"

Characters	Pakrat
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Kupperberg (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); Barbara Randall (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
Pencils	Mike Chen
Inks	Joe DelBeato
Colors	Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
Letters	typeset

2 page Who's Who character profile "Paradise Island"

Characters	Paradise Island; Reform Island; Science Island; Kangas; Amazons [Hippolyta (background)]
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Kupperberg (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); Barbara Randall (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
Pencils	Jose Delbo
Inks	Greg Theakston
Colors	Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
Letters	typeset

1 page Who's Who character profile "Parasite"

Characters	Parasite; Superman (background)
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Kupperberg (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); Barbara Randall (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
Pencils	Denys Coawn
Inks	Frank McLaughlin
Colors	Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
Letters	typeset

1 page Who's Who character profile "Pariah"

Characters	Pariah
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Kupperberg (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); Barbara Randall (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
Pencils	George Perez
Inks	George Perez
Colors	Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
Letters	typeset

1 page Who's Who character profile "Patchwork Man"

Characters	Patchwork Man; Swamp Thing (background); Anton Arcane (background)
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Kupperberg (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); Barbara Randall (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
Pencils	Steve Bissette
Inks	Steven Bissette
Colors	Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
Letters	typeset

1 page Who's Who character profile "Peacemaker"

Characters	Peacemaker
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Kupperberg (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); Barbara Randall (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
Pencils	Keith Giffen
Inks	Gary Martin
Colors	Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
Letters	typeset

1 page Who's Who character profile "Penguin"

Characters	Penguin; Batman (background)
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Kupperberg (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); Barbara Randall (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
Pencils	Howard Bender
Inks	Bill Wray
Colors	Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
Letters	typeset

1 page Who's Who character profile "Per Degaton"

Characters	Per Degaton; Justice Society of America [JSA; Starman [Ted Knight]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Wonder Woman (Earth-2); Flash [Jay Garrick]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]] (background)
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Kupperberg (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); Barbara Randall (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
Pencils	Todd McFarlane
Inks	Rick Magyar
Colors	Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
Letters	typeset

1 page Who's Who character profile "Persuader"

Characters	Fatal Five [Persuader; Emerald Empress (background)]; Element Lad (background)
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Kupperberg (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); Barbara Randall (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
Pencils	Ron Wilson
Inks	Pablo Marcos
Colors	Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
Letters	typeset