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42November 1983
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The Best of DC #42

DC · November 1983 · on sale 1983-07-12

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Identification plate

Series
The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series)
Issue
#42
Publication date
November 1983
Key date
1983-11-00
On-sale date
1983-07-12
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.25; 1.50 CAD
Pages
100

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Superman vs. the Alienscover1pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: Gaspar Saladino
1Superman vs. the Alienstable of contents1letters: typeset
2The Legion of Super-Creatures!comic story12script: Otto Binder; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein
3The Midget Menacecomic story8script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye
4The Thing from 40,000 A.D.!comic story10script: Bill Finger; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye
5The Invulnerable Enemycomic story12script: Otto Binder; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye
6The Interplanetary Circus!comic story9script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino
7Jimmy Olsen's Private Monster!comic story9script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John ForteJimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; TNT Gang; Lucy Lane; Lois Lane
8The Creature of 1,000 Disguisescomic story12script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye
9The Super-Human Bomb!comic story14script: Jim Shooter; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Wayne BoringSuperman; Brainiac; Grax; Lois Lane
10A Doghouse for Superman!comic story10script: Bill Woolfolk; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino
11-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Dave Gibbons; inks: Dave Gibbons
12They Came to Earth!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Howard Bender; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: Gaspar Saladino

Printings and variants

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Canadianprice 1.50 CAD; barcode 0709893121611
Newsstandprice 1.25 USD; barcode 0709893121611

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