The Best of DC #42
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- November 1983
- Page count
- 100
- Cover price
- 1.25 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/37905
Credits
- Editing
- Nicola Cuti
Issue contents
Cover
Untitled
(Superman)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Pencils
- Ross Andru
- Inks
- Dick Giordano
- Editing
- Nicola Cuti
1Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- George Klein
2Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #102 (January 1956) — The Midget Menace
- Also printed
-
Century the 100 Page Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #2 ([July 1956]) — The Midget Menace
-
Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #35 ([March 1968?]) — The Midget Menace
-
Superman the Comic (Murray, 1978 series) #2 ([June 1979]) — The Midget Menace
3Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #87 (February 1954) — The Thing from 40,000 A.D.!
- Also printed
-
Superman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #103 ([February 1956?]) — The Thing from 40,000 A.D.!
-
Superman (KG Murray, 1952 series) #76 ([July 1956?]) — The Thing from 40,000 A.D.
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Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #2 (1960 [January 1961]) — The Thing from 40,000 A.D.!
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Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #29 ([May 1964?]) — The Thing from 40,000 A.D.
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Superman Super Library (Colour Comics, 1964 series) #17 ([October 1965?]) — The Thing From 40,000 A.D.
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Superman (DC, 1939 series) #196 (May 1967) — The Thing From 40,000 A.D.!
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Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #103 ([March 1968])
-
Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #103 ([March 1968]) — The Thing From 40,000 A.D.!
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Giant Superman Album (KG Murray, 1973 series) #23 ([May 1974?]) — The Thing from 40,000 A.D.!
4Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
Reprint history
- First print
-
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #226 (March 1957) — The Invulnerable Enemy
- Also printed
-
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #91 ([January 1958]) — The Invulnerable Enemy
-
Super Adventure Comic (KGM, 1952 series) #91 ([April 1958]) — The Invulnerable Enemy
-
Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #2 (1960 [January 1961]) — The Invulnerable Enemy
-
Giant Superman Album (KG Murray, 1973 series) #23 ([May 1974?]) — The Invulnerable Enemy
5
6Featuring
- Feature
- Jimmy Olsen
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; TNT Gang; Lucy Lane; Lois Lane
Credits
- Script
- Jerry Siegel
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- John Forte
Synopsis
A monster appears whenever Jimmy uses his signal watch.
7Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
Reprint history
- First print
-
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #234 (November 1957) — The Creature of 1,000 Disguises
- Also printed
-
Century the 100 Page Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #24 ([May 1958]) — The Creature of 1,000 Disguises
-
Giant Superman Album (Colour Comics, 1961 series) #12 ([November 1968]) — The Creature of 1,000 Disguises
8Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Brainiac; Grax; Lois Lane
Credits
- Script
- Jim Shooter
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
Reprint history
- First print
-
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #342 (October 1966) — The Super-Human Bomb!
- Also printed
-
Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #95 ([July 1967?]) — The Super-Human Bomb
-
DC Special (DC, 1975 series) #18 (October-November 1975) — The Super-Human Bomb!
-
Superman Presents Supergirl Comic (KG Murray, 1973 series) #22 ([November 1976?]) — The Super-Human Bomb!
Notes
Inks credit is given to Wayne Boring in the GCD listing for the original story.
9Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- William Woolfolk
- Art
- Al Plastino
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #84 (September-October 1953) — A Doghouse for Superman!
- Also printed
-
Superman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #85 ([September 1954]) — A Doghouse for Superman!
-
Superman (KG Murray, 1952 series) #58 ([January 1955?]) — A Doghouse for Superman
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Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #4 (Winter 1962) — A Doghouse for Superman
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Giant Superman Album (Colour Comics, 1961 series) #3 (September 1963) — A Doghouse for Superman
10Credits
- Pencils
- Howard Bender
- Inks
- Dick Giordano
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.