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Issue: The Amazing World of DC Comics #11
Publication Date: March 1976
 
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: none
On Sale Date: 05/24/1976
Volume: 3
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.50 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 14 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Carl Gafford; Bob Rozakis
Disclose Notes: Official DC fanzine, published by DC. Mostly articles about DC characters and their creators.

Cover says April, 1976. Indicia says March 1976. On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Fanzine
Color: color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions: magazine
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; smooth white interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
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Dick Dillin
Dick Dillin
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Subject Matter
superhero
Batman; Joker; Lex Luthor; Superman; Ocean Master; Aquaman; Captain Cold; Flash; Dr. Light; Wonder Woman; Sinestro; Green Lantern
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Miscellaneous
1
Super-Villains Then and Now

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack C. Harris
Joe Shuster; Curt Swan; Gil Kane; Bob Kane; Irv Novick
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Subject Matter
superhero
Lex Luthor; Star Sapphire; Joker
Lex Luthor; Star Sapphire; Joker
A look at how villains have evolved in art over the years.
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The art is taken from various books over the years.
The Wrong Arm of the Law!

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Michael Uslan
Joe Shuster; Bob Kane; Carmine Infantino; Jack Cole; Steve Ditko
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Subject Matter
superhero
Superman; Batman; Harlequin; Black Canary; Plastic Man; Creeper; Hawk and Dove
Superman; Batman; Harlequin; Black Canary; Plastic Man; Creeper; Hawk and Dove
A look at heroes who were thought to be villains early in their careers.
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Miscellaneous
4
The art is taken from various books over the years.
Those Who Worship Evil's Might

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
E. Nelson Bridwell; Anthony Tollin
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Subject Matter
superhero
Sinestro
Sinestro
Interview with Sinestro by Hermo-Prej of the Qwardian Journal.
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Miscellaneous
3
Research by Kenneth Gale. Includes 1 panel of various Green Lantern villains by Gil Kane.
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Rozakis
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Subject Matter
Amazing World of Letters
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Miscellaneous
2
Direct Currents

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Paul Levitz; Bob Rozakis
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Subject Matter
A look at upcoming DC books, including various covers. Article also features the introduction of Jenette Kahn as DC's new Publisher.
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Miscellaneous
10
Curious Case of the Changing Criminal Club

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Paul Levitz
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Subject Matter
superhero
Darkseid (in silhouette)
Explains why there are 2 versions of Secret Society of Super-Villains #1, the printed one and the one that follows this article.
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Miscellaneous
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Beware the Brotherhood of Crime (Chapter 1)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gerry Conway
Ric Estrada
Pablo Marcos
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Gerry Conway
Subject Matter
superhero
Secret Society of Super-Villains
Star Sapphire; Clayface; Captain Cold; Manhunter; Gorilla Grodd; Darkseid; New Gods (1 panel cameo)
Various villains are brought together by Darkseid to do dastardly deeds.
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FlagThe Secret Society of Super-Villains #1 published October 2011
as Beware the Brotherhood of Crime (Chapter 1) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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This is an alternate story originally slated for Secret Society of Super-Villains #1.
Enemy- Thy Name Is Evil! (Chapter 2)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gerry Conway
Ric Estrada
Pablo Marcos
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Gerry Conway
Subject Matter
superhero
Secret Society of Super-Villains
Star Sapphire; Clayface; Captain Cold; Manhunter; Gorilla Grodd; Darkseid
After working together to steal a new type of war chemical, Darkseid betrays the team, who then vows revenge on him.
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FlagThe Secret Society of Super-Villains #1 published October 2011
as Enemy- Thy Name Is Evil! (Chapter 2) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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How a Comic Is Created

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
David Michelinie
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Subject Matter
superhero
Phantom Stranger
Phantom Stranger; Nathan Seine
Article about creating a villain for a hero. Includes art from the Phantom Stranger book.
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Miscellaneous
4
Lowdown on the Lunar Lawbreaker

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Carl Gafford
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Subject Matter
superhero
Eclipso
Review of Eclipso's career.
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Miscellaneous
3
Remembering with Dick Dillin

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack C. Harris
Dick Dillin
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Subject Matter
Interview with Dick Dillin, including artwork featuring the Blackhawks, Green Lantern and Green Arrow
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Miscellaneous
3
Solomon Grundy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
superhero
Green Lantern
Solomon Grundy; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]
Single page reprint of Solomon Grundy's origin.
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Miscellaneous
1
Based on children's nursery rhyme titled "Solomon Grundy".
All Star Comics No. 37

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Irwin Hasen
Irwin Hasen
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Subject Matter
superhero
Justice Society of America
Justice Society of America [Green Lantern; Hawkman; Dr. Mid-Nite; Johnny Thunder; Atom; Flash; Wonder Woman]; The Injustice Society of the World [The Gambler; The Brain Wave; Vandal Savage; The Wizard; Per Degaton; The Thinker]
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FlagAll-Star Comics #37 published October 1947
was The Injustice Society of the World! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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