Issue | #17 |
Published | November-December 1977 |
Frequency | bimonthly |
Cover Price | 0.60 |
Pages | 52 |
Editing | Paul Levitz |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad]; Huntress [Helena Wayne]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (Earth-1) |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Joe Staton |
Inks | Bob Layton |
Reprinted | in Huntress: Darknight Daughter (DC, 2006 series) #[nn] |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (Earth-1); Huntress [Helena Wayne] |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Paul Levitz |
Pencils | Jim Aparo |
Inks | Jim Aparo |
Letters | Jim Aparo |
Characters | Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (of Earth-1, origin retold) |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Denny O'Neil |
Pencils | Mike Grell |
Inks | Bruce Patterson |
Colors | Liz Berube |
Letters | Ben Oda |
Notes | origin recap occurring before the events of Oliver Queen losing his fortune to John DeLeon. |
Reprinted | in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #23 (July 1982) |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad] (origin retold); Superman (cameo); R. J. Brande; Lord Lorval (villain); Science Police |
Synopsis | Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad, and Saturn Girl relate to Superman one of their first cases as the Legion before he joined as Superboy involving the Quintile Crystal. After telling their tale, they meet up with the same Science Police officer who was involved alongside them in that case. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Jack C. Harris |
Pencils | Juan Ortiz |
Inks | Bob Smith |
Colors | Liz Berube |
Genre | Fact |
Script | Paul Levitz |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Creation of this issue. |
Characters | Huntress [Helena Wayne] |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Joe Staton (concept sketch); Joe Orlando (cover design) |
Inks | Joe Staton (concept sketch); Joe Orlando (cover design) |
Notes | Staton's original sketch of the Huntress and rough and pencilled versions of the cover. |
Characters | Huntress [Helena Wayne] (origin); Batman (Earth-2); Catwoman (Earth-2, dies); Flash [Barry Allen] (flashback); Flash [Jay Garrick] (flashback); Robin (Earth-2, flashback); Silky Cernak (villain); Commissioner Gordon (Earth-2, cameo) |
Synopsis | The Golden Age Batman retires from crimefighting after accidentally killing his wife Selina Kyle Wayne, the former Catwoman, when she is blackmailed into committing one more job by a former associate, Silky Chernak. As a result, Selina and Bruce's daughter, Helena, becomes the Huntress and vows to fight crime like her father did and brings Silky to justice. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Paul Levitz |
Pencils | Joe Staton |
Inks | Bob Layton |
Colors | Anthony Tollin |
Letters | Ben Oda |
Notes | Origin and first appearance of the Helena Wayne Huntress, who simultaneously first appears in this issue and All-Star Comics (DC, 1976 series) #69, both released August 24, 1977. |
Reprinted | in Huntress: Darknight Daughter (DC, 2006 series) #[nn] |