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Issue: DC Comics Presents #16
Publication Date: December 1979
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Issues: #16 of 97 Issues (266 Printings)
Title:
Variant: DC
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/11/1979
Volume: 2
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893121612
Price: $0.40 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 6 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Joe Orlando (managing editor); Julius Schwartz (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (associate editor)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #172.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Disclose Reprinted In4
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
Disclose Images1
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Assets1
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Ross Andru (signed)
Inker(s): Dick Giordano (signed)
Colorist(s): Tatjana Wood
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman; Black Lightning
Character(s): Superman; Black Lightning
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Superband #15 published January 1980
as Die neuen Superteams! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagSupermán #1321 published July 1981
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-3223
Disclose Notes: Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
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The De-volver!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Denny O'Neil
Penciller(s): Joe Staton
Inker(s): Frank Chiaramonte
Colorist(s): Jerry Serpe
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman; Black Lightning
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Trina (introduction, death); Hugh Bryant (introduction, origin, villain)
Synopsis: Black Lightning stops a robbery on a subway train as it travels through Suicide Slum but causes one of the robbers to inadvertently shoot and kill another passenger, Trina. This angers Trina's boyfriend, Hugh Bryant, who is also one of Jefferson Pierce's students. Hugh, actually an alien trapped on earth for millions of years, "devolves" into his true form as an energy creature. Black Lightning and Superman subdue the creature and help him finally leave the planet.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Superband #15 published January 1980
as Evolution im Rückwärtsgang [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSupermán #1321 published July 1981
as El Viajero del Tiempo [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 17
Job Number: S-3201
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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The Stony-Eyed Medusa

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Flash; Hostess Fruit Pies
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Pair Mail
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-3228
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Rozakis
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Answer Man
Synopsis: Readers' questions answered by "The Answer Man."
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Job Number: F-110
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Rozakis
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): DC Puzzle
Synopsis: Word search puzzle containing characters from Action Comics.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5

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