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1January 1982
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The Phantom Zone #1

DC · January 1982 · on sale 1981-09-29

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Identification plate

Series
The Phantom Zone (DC, 1982 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
January 1982
Key date
1982-01-00
On-sale date
1981-09-29
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.60; 0.20 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: Gaspar Saladino, Todd Klein
1The Haunting of Charlie Kweskill!comic story27script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Tony De Zuniga; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Milt SnapinnPerry White; Charlie Kweskill [Quex-Ul]; Jor-El; Lara; Gra-Mo; Gra-Mo's two assistants; Phantom Zone inhabitants [Jax-Ur; Professor Va-Kox; Dr. Xadu; Faora Hu-Ul; General Zod; Az-Rel (introduction); Nadira (introduction); Kru-El; Mon-El; Jer-Em; Erndine Ze-Da (mentioned); Ar-Ual (mentioned); Cha-Mel
2The Editorial Zonetext article1script: Robin Snyder

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0709893359701

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Superman: Phantom Zone #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-4051-6
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