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Issue Details

Issue #C-52
Published 1977
Cover Price 2.00 USD
Pages 84
Editing Joe Orlando (Managing Editor); Paul Levitz (Editorial Consultant)
Notes UPC indicates this is an October issue

Cover Details

Characters Superman; Batman; Flash; Firehair
Genre superhero; horror; western; war
Pencils Neal Adams (signed)
Inks Neal Adams (signed)
Notes wraparound cover

25 page Batman story "Night of the Reaper!"

Characters Batman; Robin; Doctor Gruener
Genre superhero
Script Bernie Wrightson (idea); Harlan Ellison (assist); Denny O'Neil
Pencils Neal Adams
Inks Dick Giordano
Editing Julius Schwartz
Notes Rutland story. Halloweeners are costumed as Hawkman; Captain America; Havok; Captain Marvel; Superman; Aquaman; Solomon Grundy; Batman; Man-bat; Batgirl; the Phantom Stranger; Quicksilver; Spider-Man; Cain; Abel; Thor
Reprinted from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #237 (December 1971)

7 page House of Mystery story "The Demon Within!"

Genre horror
Script Joe Orlando (plot); John Albano
Pencils Jim Aparo
Inks Jim Aparo
Editing Joe Orlando
Reprinted from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #201 (April 1972)

12 page The Flash story "The Doorway to the Unknown!"

Characters The Flash; Fred Dallman
Genre superhero
Script John Broome
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Joe Giella
Editing Julius Schwartz
Reprinted from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #148 (November 1964)

4 page story "Dirty Job"

Characters Jesus
Genre war; religious
Script Bob Haney
Pencils Alex Toth
Inks Alex Toth
Colors Anthony Tollin
Editing Joe Kubert
Notes Colorist credit from Mike Catron via GCD Errors list (May 2007).
Reprinted from Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series) #241 (February 1972)

6 page Firehair story "Night…a star-studded sky tints the deep arroyos and broad mesas below…"

Characters Firehair
Genre western
Script Joe Kubert
Pencils Joe Kubert
Inks Joe Kubert
Editing Joe Kubert
Reprinted from Tomahawk (DC, 1950 series) #136 (September-October 1971)

9 page Superman story "The Last Days of Superman! Part 1: Superman's Death Sentence!"

Characters Superman; Jimmy Olsen; green kryptonite; Jor-El (fb); Tharb-El (fb); Lois Lane; Perry White; Lana Lang; Kandor; Fortress of Solitude; Supergirl; Krypto; Legion of Super-Heroes; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad
Genre superhero
Script Edmond Hamilton
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Editing Mort Weisinger
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #156 (October 1962)

8 page Superman story "The Last Days of Superman! Part 2: The Super-Comrades of All-Time!"

Characters Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Perry White; Kandor; Supergirl; Krypto; Legion of Super-Heroes; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Lori Lemaris; Bouncing Boy; Lightning Lad; Invisible Kid; Chameleon Boy; Duo Damsel; Sun Boy; Brainiac 5
Genre superhero
Script Edmond Hamilton
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Editing Mort Weisinger
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #156 (October 1962)

8 page Superman story "The Last Days of Superman! Part 3: Superman's Last Day of Life!"

Characters Superman; Supergirl; Jimmy Olsen; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Chameleon Boy; Duo Damsel; Brainiac 5; Bouncing Boy; Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Invisible Kid; Shrinking Violet; Lois Lane; Jonathan Kent (fb); Martha Kent (fb); Lana Lang (fb); Lyla Lerrol (fb); Batman; Robin; green kryptonite; Lori Lemaris; Krypto; Mon-El
Genre superhero
Script Edmond Hamilton
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Editing Mort Weisinger
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #156 (October 1962)

1 page text article "There's a natural reaction when you finish an anthology like this one:…"

Letters typeset
Notes shows parts of several DC covers including Detective Comics #27, Sensation Comics #1, All Star Comics #3, and Showcase #4