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Issue Details

Issue #27
Published June 1988
Cover Price 1.50 USD
Pages 52
Editing Mark Waid; Roy Thomas
Notes As detailed in Back Issue #24, the framing story and Zatanna segments were originally plotted by Randy and Jean-Marc Lofficier, but the plot was significantly reworked by Robert Loren Fleming, due to concerns that the original plotters may have inserted an homage that might cause legal action. As part of these changes, the character Felix Faust was substituted for the original villain Wotan.

Cover Details

Genre Superhero
Pencils Tom Artis
Inks Doug Hazlewood
Notes As detailed in Back Issue #24, the framing story and Zatanna segments were originally plotted by Randy and Jean-Marc Lofficier, but the plot was significantly reworked by Robert Loren Fleming, due to concerns that the original plotters may have inserted an homage that might cause legal action. As part of these changes, the character Felix Faust was substituted for the original villain Wotan.

15 page Zatara; Zatanna story "A Symphony of Shadows - First Movement: Once Upon a Time..."

Genre Superhero
Script Randy Lofficier (original co-plotter) [as Ehrich Weiss]; Jean-Marc Lofficier (original co-plotter) [as Ehrich Weiss]; Robert Fleming (revised plot & dialogue)
Pencils Tom Artis
Inks P. Craig Russell
Colors Gene D'Angelo
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Notes Story includes material on the background of Felix Faust and Dr. Mist of the Global Guardians. According to the story, Nommo (Dr. Mist) has created the entire line of DC magicians.

10 page Zatara; Zatanna story "Second Movement: The Length of His Sleep"

Genre Superhero
Script Robert Fleming; Roy Thomas (plot)
Pencils Grant Miehm
Inks Fred Fredericks
Colors Gene D'Angelo
Letters Duncan Andrews

13 page Zatara; Zatanna story "Third Movement: The Coming of Zatanna"

Genre Superhero
Script Randy Lofficier (original co-plotter) [as Ehrich Weiss]; Jean-Marc Lofficier (original co-plotter) [as Ehrich Weiss]; Robert Fleming (revised plot & dialogue)
Pencils Tom Artis
Inks P. Craig Russell
Colors Gene D'Angelo
Letters Gaspar Saladino