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1st Issue Special was a short-lived anthology series from DC Comics, done in similar style to their Showcase series. It ran from 1975-76.
Publication history Only one of the titles actually got their own series, Mike Grell's The Warlord which first appeared in issue #8 (November 1975).[1] Issues #1 (featuring Atlas), #5, and #6 (Dingbats of Danger Street) featured art and story by comics legend Jack Kirby, with issue #5 being notable for featuring Kirby's revamp of the DC character Manhunter. A number of issues featured existing DC Characters: issue #3, Metamorpho, written by the characters creator Bob Haney, issue #7, The Creeper, illustrated by the character's creator Steve Ditko, issue #9, The Golden Age character Doctor Fate, and issue #13, the New Gods. Issue #12 featured a revised version of the Golden Age Character Starman and would later be used in James Robinson's 1990's series focused on the character Jack Knight. The character was a supporting player in Justice League of America in 2010. List of stories and credits | Issue # | Featured Character - "Story Title" | Credits | | 1 | "Atlas The Great" | Edited, written & drawn by Jack Kirby, inks & lettering by D. Bruce Berry | | 2 | The Green Team: Boy Millionaires | Joe Simon & Jerry Grandenetti | | 3 | Metamorpho, The Element Man: "The Freak And The Billion-Dollar Phantom." | Written by Bob Haney, art by Ramona Fradon | | 4 | Lady Cop: "Poisoned Love" | Written by Robert Kanigher, art by John Rosenberger & Vince Colletta | | 5 | Manhunter | Edited, written & drawn by Jack Kirby, inks & Lettering by D Bruce Berry | | 6 | Dingbats of Danger Street | Work by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Royer | | 7 | The Creeper: "Menace of The Human Fire-Fly." | Script by Michael Fleisher, art by Steve Ditko & Mike Royer, edited by Joe Orlando | | 8 | The Warlord: "Land of Fear" | Written and illustrated by Mike Grell, edited by Joe Orlando | | 9 | Doctor Fate: "Mummy That Time Forgot" | Written by Martin Pasko, art by Walt Simonson, edited by Gerry Conway | | 10 | Outsiders: "Us...The Outsiders." | Joe Simon, Jerry Grandenetti & Creig Flessel | | 11 | Codename: Assassin | Written by Gerry Conway & Steve Skeates, art by The Redondo Studio, inks by Al Milgrom | | 12 | Starman | Written and edited by Gerry Conway, art by Mike Vosburg & Mike Royer | | 13 | New Gods: "Lest Night Fall Forever." | Plot and editing by Gerry Conway, script by Denny O'Neil, art by Mike Vosburg | See also References External links
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