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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published May 1983
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.60 USD; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD; 0.35 USD
Pages 36
Editing Karen Berger

Cover Details

Characters Amethyst; Dark Opal
Genre Superhero; Fantasy
Pencils Ernie Colón (signed)
Inks Ernie Colón (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Todd Klein designed the Amethyst logo (from letter page of issue #6).

Cover Details - "35 cent cover"

Characters Amethyst; Dark Opal
Genre Superhero; Fantasy
Pencils Ernie Colón (signed)
Inks Ernie Colón (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes DC test marketed a cheaper, 35 cent version in two markets: Austin, Texas and Kansas City, Missouri.

25 page Amethyst story "The Birthright"

Characters Amethyst; Dark Opal (villain); Fire Jade (intro); Herb Winston; Marion Winston; Belaz; Granch; Citrina; Sardonyx (villain); Fauna; Laral; Lord Amethyst (flashback); Lady Amethyst (flashback); Gemworld
Genre Superhero; Fantasy
Script Dan Mishkin; Gary Cohn
Pencils Ernie Colón
Inks Ernie Colón
Colors Tom Ziuko
Letters John Costanza
Notes "With special thanks to Dave Manak". Story continued from Legion of Super-Heroes, The (DC, 1980 series) #298 (April 1983), which was the first appearance of Amethyst, the Gemworld, and the twelve houses that rule it.
Reprinted in Best of DC, The (DC, 1979 series) #52

1 page Amethyst promo (ad from the publisher) "Amy was an ordinary girl... until last night."

Pencils Ernie Colón
Inks Ernie Colón
Letters typeset
Notes House ad for this issue. Appears on page 23 in this issue.

1 page Meanwhile... promo (ad from the publisher) "Weary"

Script Dick Giordano
Letters typeset
Notes Dick talks about convention season, how to break into comics, and the Atari comics. Appears on page 24 in this issue.

8 page story "Ads"

Notes A total of 7 one-page and 2 half-page ads for: M Network (video games, Mattel), Bubble Yum (gum, Nabisco), Dungeons & Dragons (card game set, TSR Hobbies), Build your own collection of diecast metal racing cars (model, Model Expo), Karate-Kung Fu (martial arts merchandise, Asian World of Martial Arts, 1/2 page), Grit (newspaper, Grit Publishing, 1/2 page), Prizes or Cash (card sales, Olympic Sales Club), Star Wars Jedi Arena (video game, Parker Brothers), and Lock 'N' Chase (video game, Mattel Electronics). Appear in various places in this issue.