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Issue Details

Issue #19
Published Fall 1979
Frequency four times a year
Cover Price 0.95 USD
Pages 100
Editing E. Nelson Bridwell

Cover Details

Pencils Ross Andru
Inks Dick Giordano

10 page Wonder Woman story "The Secret Origin of Wonder Woman"

Genre superhero
Script Cary Burkett
Pencils Jose Delbo
Inks Vince Colletta
Colors Gene D'Angelo
Letters Ben Oda
Notes based on story in Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #237 (November 1977)

2 page Wonder Woman story "The Gods of the Amazons"

Genre superhero
Script Robert Kanigher
Pencils Ross Andru
Inks Mike Esposito
Notes Excerpt from "The Origin of Wonder Woman"
Reprinted from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #105 (April 1959)

12 page Superman & Batman story "The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team"

Genre superhero
Script Edmond Hamilton
Pencils Dick Sprang
Inks Stan Kaye
Reprinted from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #94 (May-June 1958)

13 page Flash story "Mystery of the Elongated Man!"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny] (first appearance; origin); Iris West; Perry Veto (villain)
Synopsis Elongated Man comes to Central City and Flash suspects him of commiting a string of robberies.
Genre superhero
Script John Broome
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Joe Giella
Colors Gene D'Angelo
Reprinted from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #112 (April-May 1960)

7 page Aquaman story "How Aquaman Got His Powers!"

Characters Atlantis; Aquaman [Arthur Curry] (Origin); Atlanna (Flashback); Tom Curry (Flashback); Commander Haskel
Synopsis Aquaman stops the U.S. Navy from testing atomic depth charges and recounts his origin to Commander Haskel.
Genre superhero
Script Robert Bernstein
Pencils Ramona Fradon
Inks Ramona Fradon
Colors Bob LeRose
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #260 (May 1959)

7 page Legion of Super-Heroes story "Brotherly Hate"

Genre superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils George Tuska
Inks George Tuska
Reprinted from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #172 (March 1971)

25 page Hawkman story "The Masked Marauders of Earth"

Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Joe Kubert
Inks Joe Kubert
Colors Adrienne Roy
Reprinted from The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #43 (August-September 1962)

12 page Batman story "The Origin of Robin"

Genre superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils Ross Andru
Inks Mike Esposito
Colors Jerry Serpe
Reprinted from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #213 (July-August 1969) [aka 80-Page Giant G-61]

8 page Supergirl story "The Supergirl from Krypton!"

Characters Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (introduction, origin); Zor-El (introduction); Miss Hart (introduction)
Synopsis Superman spies a crashing rocket and discovers his cousin Supergirl. She tells him how Argo City survived the destruction of Krypton and how her father sent her to Earth when the inhabitants of Argo City were threatened by Kryptonite poisoning. Superman sets her up in Midvale Orphanage so she can adjust to life on Earth.
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Al Plastino
Inks Al Plastino
Colors Bob LeRose
Editing Mort Weisinger (original)
Reprinted from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #252 (May 1959)