DC Special (1968) comic books 1956 or later

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All Carmine Infantino reprints with new Infantino cover and table of contents page; 68-page giant. Stories in this issue: Batman in "The Mystery of the Menacing Mask" (script by John Broome, pencils by Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; from Detective Comics 327), Flash in "The Doorway into the Unknown" (script by Broome, pencils by Infantino, inks by Giella; from Flash 148), Detective Chimp in "The Scientific Crook-Catcher" (script by Broome, art by Infantino; from Rex the Wonder Dog 29), Adam Strange in "Mystery of the Giant Footsteps" (script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Infantino, inks by Murphy Anderson; from Mystery in Space 57), and a Strange Sports Story, "Challenge of the Headless Baseball Team" (script by Fox, pencils by Infantino, inks by Giella; from Brave and the Bold 45). Half-page Infantino bio. Cover price $0.25.

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All-Girl issue. Previously unpublished Golden Age Wonder Woman story, "The Cheetah's Thought Prisoners!" Reprints include Supergirl in "The Maid of Menace!" (art by Jim Mooney); the Black Canary in "Special Delivery Death!"; a science fiction story, "Girl in the Golden Flower!" (script by Robert Starr; pencils by Carmine Infantino?); and Green Lantern in "The Secret Life of Star Sapphire!" (pencils by Gil Kane). One-page text feature, "Fact File #6" on Sargon the Sorcerer. Neal Adams cover inks? Cover price $0.25.

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The secret lives of Joe Kubert! Featuring: 5 page story "The Cartoonist -- at Home" starring Joe Kubert, Joe's family [Muriel Kubert (wife); Dave Kubert (son); Danny Kubert (son); Lisa Kubert (daughter); Adam Kubert (son); Andy Kubert (son)], Russ (Russ Heath?) and Gerda (Joe's secretary), by Joe Kubert; 12 page Sgt. Rock reprint story "Eyes of a Blind Gunner" starring Sgt. Rock, Easy Company [Wild Man; Jackie; Burt (all injured in this story); Bulldozer; Ice Cream Soldier] and Nazis, written by Robert Kanigher and drawn by Joe Kubert; 8 page story "Rider of the Winds" drawn by Joe Kubert; 12 page Hawkman reprint story "Menace of the Matter Master" starring Hawkman [Katar Hol; Carter Hall], Hawkgirl [Shayera Hol; Shiera Hall], Matter Master, Commissioner George Emmett and Mavis Trent, written by Gardner Fox and drawn by Joe Kubert; 2 page illustration "Joe Kubert's Characters" featuring Dr. Fate, Johnny Quick, Sargon the Sorcerer, Maximillian O'Leary, Hawkman, Flash, Guardian, Wildcat, Yellow Wasp, Vigilante, Zatara and Firehair by Joe Kubert; 1 page Seven Soldiers of Victory text article "Fact File #9" featuring Seven Soldiers of Victory [Vigilante; Green Arrow; Speedy; Star-Spangled Kid; Shining Knight; Crimson Avenger] (also referred to as the Law's Legionnaires); 13 page Viking Prince reprint story "Threat of the Ice King" written by Bob Haney and drawn by Joe Kubert. Cover by Joe Kubert. Cover price $0.25.

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The Wild Frontier! Adventures to stagger the imagination! Featuring: 8 page framing sequence "Behold the Wild Frontier" written by Len Wein and drawn by Gil Kane & Vince Colletta; 8 page Daniel Boone reprint story "Son of Chief Black Fish!" drawn by Nick Cardy; 9 page Tomahawk reprint story "The Junior Ghost Patrol" drawn by Fred Ray & Nick Cardy; 8 page Davy Crockett reprint story "War Stick of Chief Fighting Elk!" drawn by Leonard Starr; 7 page Kit Carson reprint story "Raiders of the Oregon Trail" drawn by Howard Sherman; 7 page Buffalo Bill reprint story "Young Bill of the Pony Express" drawn by Joe Kubert; 7 page Pow Wow Smith reprint story "The Tenderfoot Deputy" drawn by Leonard Starr; 2 page text story "Death Hunt" written by Gerry Conway and pencilled by Sal Amendola. Cover by Neal Adams. Cover price $0.25.

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Strangest Sports Stories Ever Told! Can you imagine a gorilla baseball team that could never lose? Who were the teenagers who outplayed the basketball all-stars? What was the secret of the 'horseless carriage' that won the Indianapolis 500? How could a weakling become the greatest football hero of all time? And where will the Olympic Games of 3000 A.D. be held? Find out within! Featuring: 12 page Strange Sports Stories reprint story "Gorilla Wonders of the Diamond!" written by Gardner Fox and drawn by Carmine Infantino & Joe Giella; 14 page Strange Sports Stories reprint story "The Hot-Shot Hoopsters!" written by Gardner Fox and drawn by Carmine Infantino & Joe Giella; 10 page Strange Sports Stories reprint story "The Man Who Drove through Time" written by Gardner Fox and drawn by Carmine Infantino & Sid Greene; 12 page Strange Sports Stories reprint story "Goliath of the Gridiron!" written by Gardner Fox and drawn by Carmine Infantino & Joe Giella; 6 page reprint story "Solar Olympics of 3000 A.D." written by John Broome and drawn by Carmine Infantino. Cover by Murphy Anderson. Cover price $0.25.

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Wanted: The World's Most Dangerous Villains. Featuring: 12 page Superman and Batman reprint story "Joker-Luthor, Incorporated" also starring Lois Lane, Hilton Webb and Robin [Dick Grayson], written by Dave Wood and drawn by Jim Mooney & Sheldon Moldoff; 13 page Flash (Barry Allen) reprint story "Who Doomed the Flash?" written by John Broome and drawn by Carmine Infantino & Joe Giella; 15 page Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) reprint story "The Day 100,000 People Vanished" also starring Sinestro (intro, villain), Pieface [Thomas Kalmaku], Guardians of the Universe, Weaponers of Qward (villains) and Ki-Mon (Korugarn alien), written by John Broome and drawn by Gil Kane & Joe Giella; 12 page Hawkman (Katar Hol) reprint story "Shadow-Thief of Midway City" written by Gardner Fox and drawn by Joe Kubert. Cover by Murphy Anderson. Cover price $0.25.

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Strangest Sports reprints (from Brave and the Bold 45-48 respectively): "Challenge of the Headless Baseball Team," "Danger on the Martian Links," "The Phantom Prize-Fighter," and "Duel of the Star Champions." Script by Gardner Fox and John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella. Letter to the editor from comic artist Duffy Vohland. Cover price $0.25.

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Stop...You Can't Beat the Law! 64 big gang-busting pages. Featuring: 6 page reprint story "Nightstick" drawn by Curt Swan and Ray Burnley; 6 page reprint story "The Three-Foot Sleuth!" drawn by Joe Maneely; 6 page reprint story "The Cop without a Gun" drawn by Ruben Moreira; 8 page reprint story "The Greatest Villain of All Time" drawn by Mort Meskin; 8 page reprint story "The Hostages" drawn by Curt Swan and Ray Burnley; 7 page reprint story "The Two Faces of Mr. X" drawn by Curt Swan and Leonard Starr; 8 page Fireman Farrell reprint story "Fire under the Big Top" written by Arnold Drake and drawn by John Prentice; 6 page reprint story "Swamp Dragnet" drawn by Nick Cardy. Cover by Nick Cardy. Cover price $0.25.

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Monsters. Featuring: 1 page Cain intro story "Gadzooks!" drawn by Sergio Aragones; 11 page Cain reprint story "The House of Gargoyles!" written by Jack Oleck and drawn by Jack Sparling; 8 page Cain reprint story "The Moon Monster" drawn by Bernard Baily; 6 page reprint story "The Creatures from Nowhere!" drawn by Jack Kirby; 1 page Cain story "Welcome to Our Monster Convention!" drawn by Sergio Aragones; 7 page reprint story "Return of the Barsto Beast" drawn by Ruben Moreira; 8 page Cain reprint story "Prisoners on Beast Asteroid" drawn by Ruben Moreira; 1 page text story "Moonstruck" by Len Wein; 7 page Cain reprint story "The Stone Sentinels on Giant Island" drawn by Jack Kirby; 1 page Cain story "That's It, Kiddies!" drawn by Sergio Aragones. Cover by Neal Adams. Cover price $0.25.

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All reprints. 64 pages. The Viking Prince stars in "Battle for the Dragon Ship" (from The Brave and the Bold 1), "The Ice Dragon" (from B&B 5), and "The Viking and the Mermaid" (from B&B 16). Scripts by Robert Kanigher, art by Joe Kubert. The Silent Knight in "Duel in Forest Perilous!" Script by Kanigher, art by Irv Novick (from B&B 1). The Golden Gladiator in "The Thunder of the Chariots!" Art by Russ Heath (from B&B 1). Robin Hood in "Three Arrows Against Doom!" Art by Heath (from B&B 9). New Kubert cover. Cover price $0.25.

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Strangest Sports Stories Ever Told! Thrill to the most popular sport of the 22nd century -- Spaceball! Imagine tuning in a game anywhere in the universe...and suddenly...you are playing it! What was the sensational secret of the horse who couldn't lose a race? How could anyone today predict the Olympic Games winners in 3052 A.D.? Plus more! Featuring: 11 page Strange Sports Stories reprint story "Warrior of the Weightless World!" written by John Broome and drawn by Carmine Infantino & Joe Giella; 7 page reprint story "Super-Athlete from Earth!" written by Gardner Fox and drawn by Gil Kane & Bernard Sachs; 8 page reprint story "The Fishermen of Space!" written by Joe Millard and drawn by Carmine Infantino & Bernard Sachs; 5 page reprint story "The Martian Horse!" written by Mann Rubin and drawn by Howard Sherman; 7 page reprint story "The World Where Dreams Come True!" written by Mann Rubin and drawn by Alex Toth & Sy Barry; 11 page Strange Sports Stories reprint story "Saga of the Secret Sportsmen!" written by John Broome and drawn by Carmine Infantino & Murphy Anderson. Cover by Murphy Anderson. Cover price $0.25.

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Wanted: The World's Most Dangerous Villains! Wanted -- the Toyman, who put Lois Lane in a Superman-proof death-trap! Wanted -- the Penguin, the bird who blitzed Batman! Wanted -- Captain Cold (who froze the Flash) and Heat Wave (who fried the Flash)! Featuring: 12 page Superman reprint story "The Toyman's Castle" written by Don Cameron and pencilled by Ira Yarbrough; 14 page Flash (Barry Allen) reprint story "The Heat Is on for Captain Cold" written by John Broome and drawn by Carmine Infantino & Joe Giella; 12 page Batman reprint story "The Bird Sayings Crimes!" written by Bill Woolfolk and drawn by Lew Sayre Schwartz & Stan Kaye. Cover by Murphy Anderson. Cover price $0.25.

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All Plastic Man reprints: the origin of Plastic Man by Jack Cole (from Police Comics 1), "The Man Who Can't be Harmed" by Cole (from Police Comics 13), "Plastic Man Products" (from Plastic Man 17), "Woozy" (from Plastic Man 26), and "The Magic Cup" (from Plastic Man 25). One-page news feature with portraits of Denny O'Neil, Neal Adams, Dick Giordano, Bob Oksner, Henry Scarpelli, and Jack Adler by Neal Adams. Giordano cover. Cover price $0.25.

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Add to cart Very Good $4.20

DC Comics Presents Super Heroes Battle Super Gorillas! That's right folks, this is the reprint issue to end all reprint issues in which four of DC's mightiest heroes battle big, menacing monkies. Batman and Robin discover that not all the monkies are in the zoo, every comic book or two you meet one or two, this time in "Batman Battles the Living Beast-Bomb!" written by Gardner Fox with art by Carmine Infantino and inks by Joe Giella. Superman faces the kryptonite vision of Titano in a 1960's tale, "Titano the Super Ape!" written by Otto Binder with art by Wayne Boring. Wonder Woman becomes "Wonder Woman--Gorilla!" in a 1967 adventure, written by Robert Kanigher, with art by Ross Andru and inks by Mike Esposito. Flash has a run in with Grodd, the Super-Gorilla in a 1963 epic, "The Reign of the Super-Gorilla!" written by John Broome, with art by Carmine Infantino and inks by Joe Giella. Cover price $0.50.

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Green Lantern. Featuring: 24 page Green Lantern reprint story "The World of Living Phantoms!" starring Green Lantern [Hal Jordan], Green Lantern [Tomar Re] (intro), Carol Ferris, Ibr (villain), Kadmun, Pieface [Thomas Kalmaku], Alyssha (Alien) and Cosmo (Alien), written by John Broome and drawn by Gil Kane & Joe Giella; 12 page Green Lantern reprint story "The Secret of the Golden Thunderbolts!" starring Green Lantern [Hal Jordan], the Weaponers of Qward, the anti-matter universe (intro, villains), Carol Ferris, Telle-Teg and Kramen, written by John Broome and drawn by Gil Kane & Joe Giella; 1 page Green Lantern text article "The Amazing Worlds of Green Lantern" by E. Nelson Bridwell; 1 page Green Lantern text article "Lore of the Lantern" by E. Nelson Bridwell; 9 page Green Lantern reprint story "World Within the Power Ring!" starring Green Lantern [Abin Sur] (flashback and as a magically-created duplicate), Green Lantern [Hal Jordan], Myrwhydden (villain), Terga Kalmaku and Tom Kalmaku, written by Gardner Fox and drawn by Gil Kane & Joe Giella. Cover by Mike Grell. Cover price $0.50.

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Earth-Shaking Stories. All reprints: Superman in "The Super-Human Bomb!" (script by Jim Shooter, art by Wayne Boring), Green Lantern and the Flash in "Catastrophic Crimes of Major Disaster!" (script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Sid Greene), and Captain Marvel in "Captain Marvel Battles the Atomic Fire" (pencils by C.C. Beck, inks by Pete Costanza). Captain Marvel also stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "Minerva Menace!" Cover price $0.50.

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War Against the Giants. Featuring: 13 page Superman reprint story "Eterno the Immortal" written by Jim Shooter and drawn by Wayne Boring; 12 page Green Lantern reprint story "Captive of the Evil Eye!" written by John Broome and drawn by Gil Kane; 1 page filler "Science Says You're Wrong if You Believe That" by Morris Waldinger; 6 page reprint story "The Indestructible Giant" written by Jack Miller and drawn by Gil Kane & Sy Barry; 1 page text article "Warriors against the Giants" by E. Nelson Bridwell; 15 page Wonder Woman reprint story "The Human Charm Bracelet!" written by Robert Kanigher and drawn by Ross Andru & Mike Esposito. Cover by Ernie Chan. Cover price $0.50.

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All Green Lantern reprints: "The Challenge From 5700 A.D.!" (script by John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella; from GL 8); "Riddle of the Frozen Ghost Town!" (script by Broome, art by Kane/Giella; from GL 2); "Once a Green Lantern--Always a Green Lantern!" (script by Broome, pencils by Kane, inks by Sid Greene; from GL 30). Captain Marvel stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Cup Cake Caper." New Mike Grell cover. Cover price $0.50.

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Super-Heroes vs. Monsters featuring Superman, Green Lantern, Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel Jr., Marry Marvel, and the soldiers of "The War That Time Forgot." Cover price $0.50.

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New Three Musketeers story, "A Monster Met on the Road to Calais" (script by Denny O'Neil, art by Jorge Moliterni) and Robin Hood reprints, "The Battle of the Kites" (from Brave and the Bold # 6; script by Bob Haney, art by Joe Kubert) and "The Secret of Robin Hood's Name" (from Robin Hood Tales # 14; script by Haney, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito). One-page Hostess ad, "Superman Saves the Earth." Luis Dominguez cover. Cover price $0.50.

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New Three Musketeers story, "The Secret of the Spanish Blade" (script by Bob Haney, art by Lee Elias). Robin Hood reprints: "Three Arrows Again" (script by Bob Haney, art by Russ Heath) and "Attack of the Sea Raiders" (script by Haney, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito). Luis Dominguez cover. Cover price $0.50.

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New Three Musketeers story, "The King and the Red-Skinned Savage" (script by Wesley Marsh, art by Lee Elias). Reprints: Robin Hood in "The Merrie Men" (script by Bill Finger, art by Russ Heath) and the Viking Prince in "The Viking Genie" (script by Finger, art by Joe Kubert). Aquaman stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "Twinkies and Kelp." Luis Dominguez cover? Cover price $0.50.

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New Three Musketeers story, "Die By the Sword" (no credits listed). Reprints: Robin Hood in "The Forest of Traps" and "The Bow That Couldn't Be Bent" (art on both by Russ Heath), and the Viking Prince in "The Outcast Viking" (script by Bob Kanigher, art by Joe Kubert). Batman and Robin star in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Muse." Cover price $0.50.

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Enemy Ace -- the battle for survival in the fiery skies of World War One! Featuring: 18 page Enemy Ace reprint story "The Devil's General" written by Robert Kanigher and drawn by Joe Kubert; 2 page Battle Album reprint story "Fokker Dr-I and Spad S.13" by Joe Kubert; 14 page Enemy Ace reprint story "Enemy Ace" (featuring his intro) written by Robert Kanigher and drawn by Joe Kubert. Cover by Joe Kubert. Cover price $0.50.

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New Captain Comet story, "Danger: Dinosaurs at Large" (script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Joe Rubinstein). Batman stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Whole World's Upside Down." Buckler/Rubinstein cover. Cover price $0.50.

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Earth Shattering Disasters. 3 all-new epics! Featuring: 1 page contents page "Earth Shattering Disasters" written by Paul Levitz and drawn by Jim Aparo; 10 page Batman story "And the Town Came Tumbling Down!" written by Bob Rozakis and drawn by John Calnan & Tex Blaisdell; 12 page Aquaman story "A Creature of Death and Darkness" written by Gerry Conway and drawn by Don Newton & Dan Adkins; 11 page Legion of Super-Heroes story "The City That Stopped -- Dead!" written by Paul Levitz and drawn by Arvell Jones & Bob Layton. Cover by Al Milgrom. Cover price $0.60.

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Final issue of the series. New story: "The Untold Origin of the Justice Society" (script by Paul Levitz, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Bob Layton). One-page text history of the JSA. Neal Adams cover. Cover price $0.60.