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8November-December 1980
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The Best of DC #8

DC · November-December 1980

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Series: The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series)
Issue: #8
Publication date: November-December 1980
Key date: 1980-11-00
Indicia publisher: DC Comics Inc.
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Pages: 100

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Contents

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Secret Lives of Superman	cover	1	pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: Todd Klein	Superman [Clark Kent]
1	Best of DC No. 8 -- Superman	table of contents	1	script: E. Nelson Bridwell
2	The Five Other Identities of Superman!	comic story	14	script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino	Superman; Justice League of America [Green Arrow; The Flash [Barry Allen]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Aquaman; Batman]; Topo; Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback); Zhan-Zar
3	The 1,000 Lives of Superman!	comic story	8	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Mona Miles
4	From Riches to Rags!	comic story	13	script: Leo Dorfman; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino
5	The Super-Genie of Metropolis!	comic story	7	script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino	Superman; an enemy agent (intro, villain); Lori Lemaris (guest appearance); Krypto; Perry White
6	The New Lives of Superman! Part 1: Blind Clark Kent!	comic story	9	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein
7	[The New Lives of Superman!] Part 2: Clark the "K"!	comic story	7	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein	Superman; Lois Lane; Fredy Barnes; Clive Duncan; Perry White (cameo); Jimmy Olsen (cameo)
8	The Super-Cop of Metropolis!	comic story	9	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein	Superman; Krypto (guest appearance); Jimmy Olsen; Perry White
9	The Shocking Secret of Super-X!	comic story	7	script: Cary Bates; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson	Superman; Clark Kent; Super-X; Lana Lang; Professor Smithers
10	Who Stole My Super-Powers?	comic story	22	script: Jim Shooter; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Roussos	a world-killing alien plant (villain); Superman (Earth-1); Flash [Barry Allen]; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Brad Hunter; Perry White; Iris Allen
11	Does Superman Need Clark Kent?	text article	1	script: E. Nelson Bridwell
12	-	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Dick Giordano	Superman

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