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40September 1983
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The Best of DC #40

DC · September 1983 · on sale 1983-05-10

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Series
The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series)
Issue
#40
Publication date
September 1983
Key date
1983-09-00
On-sale date
1983-05-10
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.25; 1.50 CAD
Pages
100

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Fabulous World of Kryptoncover1pencils: Gray Morrow, Ross Andru; inks: Gray Morrow, Dick Giordano; letters: Gaspar SaladinoJor-El; Lara; Superman
1Best of DC -- World of Kryptontable of contents1script: Nicola Cuti
2A Name Is Borncomic story7script: Cary Bates; pencils: Gray Morrow; inks: Gray MorrowDu-Vor; Kryp; Tonn
3Let My People Live!comic story8script: Elliot Maggin; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Dave CockrumCyr-Us; Donn-Gor; Hex-Le; Kya-Ta; Arn-Nee
4The Headband Warriors of Krypton!comic story7script: Elliot Maggin; pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Dave CockrumTaka-Ne (villain); Nim-Ed; Rik-Ar; Jani
5The Face on a Falling Star!comic story7script: Elliot Maggin; pencils: Dick Dillin; inks: Joe GiellaMag-El; Jaki; Atlas
6A Tale of Time and Tide!comic story6script: Elliot Maggin; pencils: Dick Dillin; inks: Murphy AndersonJor-El; Zim-El; Kil-Gor; Har-No
7The Death-Trails of Krypton!comic story6script: Elliot Maggin; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Murphy AndersonDol-Nd
8The Loneliest Man in the Universecomic story6script: Martin Pasko; pencils: Ernie Chua; inks: Ernie ChuaNam-Ek (villain); Superman; Supergirl
9All in the Mind!comic story8script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Dave CockrumMin-Tor; Jan-Ar; Sala; Lan-Nu
10The Magic Master of Krypton!comic story6script: Cary Bates; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Tex BlaisdellCa-Rox (villain); Superman; Maz-Ma
11The Doomsayer!comic story7script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Dick GiordanoSuperman; Green Arrow; Black Canary; Dr. Mo-De
12Jor-El's Golden Follycomic story7script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson
13Marriage, Kryptonian Style!comic story8script: Cary Bates; pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Murphy AndersonJor-El; Lara; Matricomp [a computer]; Anr-Mu; Superman
14The Princess and the Glass Treeman!comic story6script: Elliot Maggin; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Dick Giordano, Frank McLaughlinSuperman; Lara; Baby Kal-El; Princess Reena; El-Kin; a thought-monster
15The Man Who Cheated Timecomic story7script: Cary Bates; pencils: M. W. Kaluta; inks: M. W. KalutaZol-Mar (villain); Mal-Va; Thrax-Ol; Ron-Ru; Krypton
16The Birth and Death of a Worldtext article1script: Nicola Cuti
17Map of Kryptonillustration1pencils: Curt Swan, Albert DeGuzman, Bob Brown; inks: Murphy Anderson, Dick Giordano, Frank McLaughlin, Albert DeGuzman

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