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Publishers / DC / DC Comics Presents Annual (1982) / #3
3[September] 1984
$1.25; 1.50 CAD; 0.40 GBP

DC Comics Presents Annual #3

DC · [September] 1984 · on sale May 29, 1984

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Identification plate

Series
DC Comics Presents Annual (DC, 1982 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
[September] 1984
Key date
September 1984
On-sale date
May 29, 1984
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.25; 1.50 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
52
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil KaneSuperman; Captain Marvel; Doctor Sivana
1With One Magic Wordcomic story40script: Roy Thomas, Julius Schwartz, Gil Kane, Joey Cavalieri; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil Kane; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Ben OdaMarvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]]; Superman [Kal-El] (Earth-1); Superman [Kal-L] (Earth-2); Dr. Thaddeus Bodog Sivana [also as Captain/Lieutenant/Colonel/General Sivana] (villain); Shazam; Lana Lang
2-in-house column1script: Dick Giordano
3-letters page1script: Bob Rozakis; pencils: José Luis García-López

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Canadianprice 1.50 CAD; barcode 0709893180045
Newsstandprice 1.25 USD; barcode 0709893180045

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Shazam! The Greatest Stories Ever Told #[nn]
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Superman vs. Shazam! #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-3821-6		2013On eBay ›
Adventures of Superman: Gil Kane #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-3674-8		2013On eBay ›
Superman vs. Shazam! #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77950-909-3		2021On eBay ›

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