Issue Details

Issue	#11
Published	April 1981
Cover Price	0.95 USD
Pages	132
Editing	Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (consulting)

Cover Details

Genre	superhero
Pencils	Ross Andru
Inks	Dick Giordano

17 page Superman story "The Miraculous Return of Jonathan Kent!"

Genre	superhero
Script	Cary Bates
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Frank Chiaramonte
Colors	Gene D'Angelo
Letters	Milt Snapinn
Reprinted	from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #507 (May 1980)

7 page Tales of Gotham City story "Flip"

Genre	superhero
Script	Jack C. Harris
Pencils	Dan Spiegle
Inks	Dan Spiegle
Colors	Tatjana Wood
Letters	John Costanza
Reprinted	from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #494 (September 1980)

18 page Batman story "Dreadful Birthday Dear Joker ...!"

Characters	Joker; Robin; Selina Kyle [Catwoman]
Genre	superhero
Script	Len Wein
Pencils	Walt Simonson
Inks	Dick Giordano
Colors	Adrienne Roy
Letters	Ben Oda
Reprinted	from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #321 (March 1980)

3 page story "Brief Encounter"

Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Mimai Kin
Pencils	Trevor von Eeden
Inks	Carl Potts
Colors	Bob Le Rose
Letters	Todd Klein
Reprinted	from Time Warp (DC, 1980 series) #5 (July 1980)

17 page Superman & Deadman story "The Man Who Was the World!"

Characters	Superman; Deadman; Rama Kushna; Abraham Gold (flashback); Jack Gold (flashback); Caprice (flashback); S.T.A.R. Labs; Dr. Jenet Klyburn; Alex Atley; Carol Atley; Dennis; Mr. Genarian (villain); Lois Lane (cameo)
Script	Len Wein
Pencils	Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Inks	Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Colors	Adrienne Roy
Letters	Ben Oda
Reprinted	from DC Comics Presents (DC, 1978 series) #24 (August 1980)

11 page Sgt. Rock story "A Bridge Called Charlie"

Genre	War
Script	Bob Kanigher
Pencils	Frank Redondo
Inks	Frank Redondo
Colors	Tatjana Wood
Letters	Esphidy
Reprinted	from Sgt. Rock (DC, 1977 series) #337 (February 1980)

12 page Legion of Super-Heroes story "Star Light, Star Bright... Farthest Star I See Tonight!"

Characters	Supreboy [Clark Kent]; Phantom Girl [Tinya Wazzo]; Mon-El; Saturn Girl [Irma Ardeen]; Karate Kid [Val Armorr] (Cameo); Sun Boy [Dirk Morgna] (Cameo); Princess Projectra (Cameo); Chameleon Boy [Reep Daggle] (Cameo); Colossal Boy [Gim Allen] (Cameo); Wildfire [Drake Burroughs]; Lightning Lad [Garth Ranzz]
Synopsis	Superboy convinces the Legion of Super-Heroes to go searching for the star that shown over Bethlehem during Jesus' birth on Christmas Eve.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Paul Levitz
Pencils	Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Inks	Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Colors	Adrienne Roy
Letters	Ben Oda
Reprinted	from DC Special Series (DC, 1977 series) #21 (Spring 1980)

17 page Jonah Hex story "The Vow of a Samurai!"

Genre	western
Script	Michael Fleisher
Pencils	Tony Dezuniga
Inks	Tony Dezuniga
Colors	Bob Le Rose
Letters	Shelly Leferman
Reprinted	from Jonah Hex (DC, 1977 series) #39 (August 1980)

8 page story "Bruce the Barbarian!"

Script	J. Marc DeMatteis
Pencils	Vicatan
Inks	Vicatan
Reprinted	from Unexpected, The (DC, 1968 series) #205 (December 1980)

17 page Superman story "The Secret World of Jonathan Kent!"

Genre	superhero
Script	Cary Bates
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Frank Chiaramonte
Colors	Gene D'Angelo
Letters	Ben Oda
Reprinted	from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #508 (June 1980)