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Publishers / DC / The Best of DC (1979) / #59
59April 1985
$1.50; 2.00 CAD

The Best of DC #59

DC · April 1985 · on sale December 11, 1984

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Series
The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series)
Issue
#59
Publication date
April 1985
Key date
April 1985
On-sale date
December 11, 1984
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.50; 2.00 CAD
Pages
100

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Superman Sagascover1pencils: Klaus Janson; inks: Klaus Janson; letters: Gaspar SaladinoSuperman
1Best of DC -- Superman Sagastable of contents1script: Nicola Cuti
2Introductionforeword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: Cary Bates; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Shelley Eiber; letters: Ben Oda
3The Second Coming of Superman!comic story15script: Cary Bates, Martin Pasko, John Lamartine; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Shelley Eiber; letters: Ben Oda
4Chapter Two: The First Coming of Superman!comic story15script: Cary Bates, Martin Pasko, John Lamartine; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Shelley Eiber; letters: Ben Oda
5Chapter Three: A God Walks Among Us!comic story13script: Cary Bates, Martin Pasko, John Lamartine; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Shelley Eiber; letters: Ben Oda
6Chapter Four: The Fall and Rise of Sonzrr!comic story19script: Cary Bates, Martin Pasko, John Lamartine; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Shelley Eiber; letters: Ben Oda
7The One Minute of Doom!comic story9script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoSuperman (brief origin); Supergirl (guest star, brief origin); Krypto (guest star, brief origin); Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback); Zor-El (flashback); Alura (flashback); Brainiac (flashback); Bizarro #1; Bizarro-Lois #1; Dr. Xadu
8Let My People Grow!comic story7script: Len Wein; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Frank Chiaramonte; colors: Helen Vesik; letters: Ben Oda
9Chapter Two: The Lilliput Problem!comic story9script: Len Wein; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Frank Chiaramonte; colors: Helen Vesik; letters: Ben Oda
10Chapter Three: All Creatures Great and Small...!comic story7script: Len Wein; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Frank Chiaramonte; colors: Helen Vesik; letters: Ben Oda
11Superman vs Brainiacillustration1pencils: José Luis García-López
12Superman #338 Covercover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Dick GiordanoSuperman; Supergirl
13Don't Miss These Exciting Tales!promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Nicola Cuti; pencils: Klaus Janson; inks: Klaus Janson; letters: Gaspar SaladinoSuperman; Supergirl

Printings and variants

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Newsstandprice 1.50 USD; barcode 0709893173004
Canadianprice 2.00 CAD; barcode 0709893173004

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