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Best of DC Blue Ribbon Digest (1979) Canadian Price Variant comic books 1981-1983

  • Issue #30
    Best of DC Blue Ribbon Digest (1979) Canadian Price Variant 30

    Canadian edition with $1.50 cover price - Reprints: "The Stage is Set...for Murder!" by Denny O'Neil, Irv Novick and Dick Giordano from Detective Comics #425; "The Assassin-Express Contract!" by Len Wein, Carmine Infantino and Dick Giordano from Action Comics #419; "The Magical Mystery Mirror" by Mike Barr and Ernie Chan from Detective Comics #444; "The Riddle of the Unseen Man!" drawn by Ruben Moreira from Detective Comics #201; "A Burial for Batgirl!" by Denny O'Neil, Gil Kane and Vince Colletta from Detective Comics #400; "Midnight is the Dying Hour!" by Denny O'Neil, Gil Kane and Vince Colletta from Detective Comics #401; "Three Feats of Peril!" drawn by Leonard Starr from Detective Comics #209; "The Case of the Dead-on Target!" by Frank Robbins from Detective Comics #435; "The Man with 20 Lives" by Jack Miller and Joe Certa from Detective Comics #227; "The Ocean Pest!" by Otto Binder and Joe Certa from Detective Comics #222; "Wanted for Murder One, the Batman" by Denny O'Neil, Irv Novick and Dick Giordano from Batman #225. Jim Aparo cover. Cover price $1.50.

  • Issue #31
    Best of DC Blue Ribbon Digest (1979) Canadian Price Variant 31

    Canadian edition with $1.50 cover price - Reprints: "In Each Man There Is A Demon!" by Denny O'Neil, Dick Dillin and Joe Giella from Justice League of America #75; "Specter in the Shadow!" by Len Wein, Dick Dillin and Dick Giordano from Justice League of America #105; "Wolf in the Fold!" by Len Wein, Dick Dillin and Dick Giordano from Justice League of America #106; "Reverse-Spells of Zatanna's Magic-cigaM" by Gerry Conway, Dick Dillin and Frank McLaughlin from Justice League of America #161. Gil Kane cover. Cover price $1.50.

  • Issue #32
    Best of DC Blue Ribbon Digest (1979) Canadian Price Variant 32

    Canadian edition with $1.50 cover price - All Superman reprints: "Solomon Grundy Wins on Monday" (script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, inks by Bob Oksner), "Power of the Parasite" (script by Jim Shooter, art by Al Plastino), "The Ultimate Battle" (script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson), "The Man Who Murdered the Earth" (script by Len Wein, pencils by Swan, inks by Anderson), and "Mystery Mission to Metropolis" (script by Cary Bates, pencils by Swan, inks by Oksner). Rich Buckler cover pencils, Frank Giacoia cover inks. Cover price $1.50.

  • Issue #33
    Best of DC Blue Ribbon Digest (1979) Canadian Price Variant 33

    Canadian edition with $1.50 cover price - Secret Origins of Legion of Super-Heroes (and some Super-Villians, Too!). Cover by Keith Giffen & Dan DeCarlo. Timber Wolf in "The Lone Wolf Legionnaire" by Ed Hamilton & John Forte. Wildfire in "One-Shot Hero" by Cary Bates & Dave Cockrum. Dawnstar in "Dawnstar Rising" by Paul Levitz, Paul Kupperberg, James Sherman & Bob McLeod. Lightning Lad & Light Lass in "Brotherly Hate" by E. Nelson Bridwell & George Tuska. Grimbor & Charma in "The Trillion-Dollar Trophies" by Jim Shooter, Mike Grell & Bob Wiacek. The Infinite Man in "The Infinite Man Who Conquered the Legion" by Paul Levitz, James Sherman, & Bob Wiacek. Legion "Limited Collector's Edition" "The Origin and Powers of the Legionnaires". Cover Gallery.Apps by Braniac 5, Chameleon Boy, Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Mon-El, Saturn Girl, Sun Boy, Superboy, Ultra Boy. Cover price $1.50.

  • Issue #35
    Best of DC Blue Ribbon Digest (1979) Canadian Price Variant 35

    Canadian edition with $1.50 cover price - 1982 Year's Best Stories. Reprints: "Dear Mom and Dad" by Marv Wolfman, George Perez and Romeo Tanghal from New Teen Titans #20; "Keep Me Alive!" by Bob Kanigher and Frank Redondo form Sgt. Rock #361; "Plastique is Another Word for Fear!" by Gerry Conway, Pat Broderick and Rodin Rodriguez from Firestorm #7; "In The White Room" by Martin Pasko and Tom Yeates from Swamp Thing #4; "Haven!" by Len Wein, Don Newton and Frank Chiaramonte from Detective Comics #514; "Old Friends, New Relatives, and Other Corpses!" by Paul Levitz, Pat Broderick and Bruce Patterson from Legion of Super-Heroes #286; "Manhattan Interlude" by Dan Mishkin, Gary Cohn, Adrian Gonzales and Tom Sutton from House of Mystery #310; "When You Wish Upon a Planetoid!" by Dan Mishkin, Gary Cohn, Curt Swan and Kurt Schaffenberger from DC Comics Presents #50. Ed Hannigan/Dick Giordano cover. Cover price $1.50.

  • Issue #36
    Best of DC Blue Ribbon Digest (1979) Canadian Price Variant 36

    Canadian edition with $1.50 cover price - Reprints: "The Curse of Kryptonite!" by Otto Binder and Al Plastino from Superman #130; "The Greatest Pitcher in the World!" by Bill Finger, Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye from Superman #77; "The Untold Story of Red Kryptonite" by Otto Binder, Curt Swan and John Forte from Superman #139; "Invasion of Bizarro World!" by Jerry Siegel and John Forte from Adventure Comics #290; "The Menace of Gold Kryptonite!" by Otto Binder and Al Plastino from Superman #179; "Superboy in the 50th Century!" by Otto Binder, Curt Swan and John Forte from Adventure Comics #279; "The Secret of Kryptonite Six!" by Leo Dorfman, Curt Swan and George Klein from Action Comics #310; "The Super-Outlaw of Metropolis" by Jerry Coleman, Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye from Superman #106; "The Fury of the Kryptonian-Killer!" by Jim Shooter, Curt Swan and George Klein from Superman #195. Ed Hannigan/Dick Giordano cover. Cover price $1.50.

  • Issue #39
    Best of DC Blue Ribbon Digest (1979) Canadian Price Variant 39

    Canadian edition with $1.50 cover price - Cover art by Stan Goldberg. Lucky Binky!, script by John Albano, pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Henry Scarpelli. A Message to Peggy! starring Binky, script by John Albano, pencils by Bob Oksner, inks by Henry Scarpelli. The Near-Sighted Devil!, script and pencils by John Albano, inks by Henry Scarpelli. Predictions Anyone? starring Binky, script by John Albano, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Henry Scarpelli. Tennis Bums! starring Debbi, script by Henry Boltinoff, art by John Rosenberger. In Spring a Young Man's Fancy Turns to... Fishing!, script by Henry Boltinoff, pencils by Doug Crane, inks by Henry Scarpelli; The gang goes to Penny's dad's cabin for an ill-fated fishing trip. Run, Mudder, Run! starring Binky's Buddies, script by John Albano, pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Henry Scarpelli. 100 pgs. Cover price $1.50.

  • Issue #40
    Best of DC Blue Ribbon Digest (1979) Canadian Price Variant 40

    Canadian edition with $1.50 cover price - World of Krypton; See what life was like on Krypton before it exploded! Stories of the past including tales of Superman's parents, Jor-El and Lara. "A Name is Born" by Cary Bates & Gray Morrow. "Let My People Live" by Elliot Maggin, Bob Brown & Dave Cockrum. "Headband Warriors of Krypton" by Elliot Maggin & Dave Cockrum. "Face on the Falling Star" by Elliot Maggin, Dick Dillin & Joe Giella. "A Tale of Time and Tide" by Elliot Maggin, Dick Dillin & Murphy Anderson. "Death Trails of Krypton" by Cary Bates, Bob Brown & Murphy Anderson. "The Loneliest Man in the Universe" by Martin PAsko & Ernie Chua. Superman, Supergirl apps."All in the Mind" by Marv Wolfman & Dave Cockrum. "Magic Master of Krypton" by Cary Bates, Curt Swan & Tex Blaisdell. "Doomsayer" by Denny O'Neil & Dick Giordano. Superman, Green Arrow, Black Canary apps. "Jor-El's Golden Folly" by E. Nelson Bridwell & Murphy Anderson. "Marriage: Kryptonian Style" by Cary Bates, Rich Buckler & Murphy Anderson. "The Princess and the Glass Treeman" by Elliot S. Maggin, Curt Swan, Dick Giordano & Frank McLaughlin. Superman app."The Man Who Cheated Time" by Cary BAtes & Michael Wm. Kaluta. Digest Size Cover price $1.50.