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Issue: The Amazing World of DC Comics #16
Publication Date: December 1977
 
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/09/1978
Volume: 4
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 16 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Cary Burkett (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing editor); Mike Gold (contributing editor); Jack C. Harris (contributing editor); Paul Levitz (contributing editor); Bob Rozakis (contributing editor)
Disclose Notes: Issue focused on DC's "Golden Age" era, the mid-1930s to mid-1950s.

Additional credits: Bob Layton - art coordinator; Shelley Eiber, Todd Klein, Bob LeRose; Steve Mitchell, Adrienne Tollin, Anthony Tollin, Phyllis Weiss, John Workman - production staff.

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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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Golden Age Issue

Illustration  on  Cover, Wraparound
Credits
Marshall Rogers
Marshall Rogers
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman (Earth-Two); the Sandman (Earth-Two); Hawkman (Earth-Two); Black Condor; Mary Marvel; Liberty Belle; Batman (Earth-Two); Wonder Woman (Earth-Two); Dr. Mid-Nite; Doll Man; Chop-Chop; Woozy Winks (Earth-Two); Etta Candy (Earth-Two); Blackhawk; the Blackhawks; Uncle Sam; Plastic Man (Earth-Two); Vigilante (Earth-Two); Dr. Fate; Shining Knight; Winged Victory; Guardian; Newsboy Legion; Green Lantern (Earth-Two); Doiby Dickles; Starman (Earth-Two); Hourman; the Spectre
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FlagAll-Star Squadron #38 [Direct] published October 1984
as Golden Age Gallery [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Cover is wrap-around art with the back cover and contains over 30 characters from the Golden Age. A 'key to the cover' is on the inside front cover.
Key to the Cover

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Marshall Rogers (layout); ?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Key to the characters on the wraparound cover, indicated by a numbers on an outlined version of the illustration.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Murphy Anderson
Murphy Anderson
typeset
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Miscellaneous
1
Illustrated with an image of the Spectre from page 11, panel 4 from the story from The Spectre (DC, 1967 series) #1 (November-December 1967).
Roots of the Golden Age

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Skip Kirkland
?
?
?
Subject Matter
Overview of the early history of comics, focusing on DC's adventure heroes of 1937 and 1938.
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Miscellaneous
4
Illustrated with reprinted cover and interior art from early Detective Comics and More Fun Comics features.
Freedom Fighters: Quality Is Their Middle Name

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roger Klorese
Mark Armstrong (letter column head); ? (Doll Man); Bill Quackenbush ? (Doll Man, Elmo); Reed Crandall ? (Doll Man, Elmo); Dick Dillin (Uncle Sam); Lou Fine (Ray, Black Condor); Frank Borth (Phantom Lady); Ramona Fradon ? (Human Bomb)
John Workman (letter column head); ? (Doll Man); Dick Giordano (Uncle Sam); ? (Doll Man second appearance); Lou Fine (Ray, Black Condor); Frank Borth (Phantom Lady); Vince Colletta (Human Bomb); Bob Smith (Human Bomb)
?
Subject Matter
Doll Man; Uncle Sam; Elmo (Doll Man's dog); Ray; Black Condor; Phantom Lady; Human Bomb
History of the DC superheroes acquired from Quality Comics.
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Illustrated with interior art from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #107 (Uncle Sam panel); from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #108 (Uncle Sam panel); from Doll Man (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #31 (Doll Man, Elmo); from Smash Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series) #17 (Ray panel); from Crack Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series) #18 (Black Condor panel); and from a panel from DC's 1970s Freedom Fighters comic.
In the Beginning...Gold or: Where Were You in '42?

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Thomas Tuna
?
?
?
Subject Matter
Article on the Golden Age, including reactions of parents, teachers and librarians to the popularity of superhero and crime comics.
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Miscellaneous
8
Illustrated with reprinted art from vintage DC house ads and story panels.
That Rough 'n' Ready Red-Clad Rubber Band Man...Plastic Man

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Larry Herndon
W. Argyle Nelson-Smith
?
?
Subject Matter
History of Quality's (now DC's) golden age hero.
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Miscellaneous
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New illustration of Plastic Man by W. Argyle Nelson-Smith for the article's logo is supplemented by reprinted golden age Plastic Man interior art.
Aging the All-Stars

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Paul Levitz
Bob Kane ?; Mike Sekowsky; ?; Joe Staton; Dick Dillin; Wally Wood
?; Sid Greene; ?; Bob Layton; Dick Giordano; Wally Wood; Joe Orlando
Typeset
Subject Matter
Robin (Earth-Two); Atom (Earth-Two); Sandman (Earth-Two); Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Spectre [Jim Corrigan] (Earth-Two); Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; Batman (Earth-Two); Hawkman (Earth-Two); Green Lantern (Earth-Two); Flash (Earth-Two); Sandman (Earth-Two); Superman (Earth-Two); Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Star Spangled Kid; Power Girl; Starman [Ted Knight]; Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Charles McNider]; Wildcat [Ted Grant] (Earth-Two); Wonder Woman (Earth-Two); Mr. Terrific [Terry Sloane]; Huntress [Helena Wayne]
Analysis of in-story ages of Earth-Two members of the Justice Society of America.
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Miscellaneous
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Illustrated with details from DC Special (DC, 1975 series) #29 (August-September 1977) [original JSAers on p. 23]; from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #113 (September-October 1974) [Sandman on p. 26]; from All-Star Comics (DC, 1976 series) #64 (January-February 1977) [splash page, Star Spangled Kid & new cosmic converter belt with other JSAers on p. 26]; from the cover of All-Star Comics (DC, 1976 series) #69 (November-December 1977) [art only, as the JSA fights each other on p. 27]; from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #55 (August 1967) [p. 16, panel 1 (figure lifted out, different background here) (Mr. Terrific on p. 27)]; from the cover of Showcase (DC, 1977 series) #97 (February 1978) [Power Girl on p. 28, background replaced with black field]; from cover of DC Super Stars (DC, 1976 series) #17 (November-December 1977) [Huntress [Helena Wayne] figure on p. 28, background replaced with black field].
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Staton
Bob Layton
Subject Matter
Wonder Woman (Earth-Two); Adolf Hitler (Earth-Two); Hawkman (Earth-Two); Green Lantern (Earth-Two); The Flash (Earth-Two); The Atom (Earth-Two); Wildcat (Earth-Two); two Nazi guards
Centerspread
Pinup of Golden Age JSA members breaking through a wall to rescue a bound Wonder Woman from a pistol-wielding Adolf Hitler.
Reprinting
FlagAll-Star Squadron #40 [Direct] published December 1984
as Golden Age Gallery [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
2
Appears between pages 2 and 3 of "Aging the All-Stars".
The Silver Age of Comics

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Gold
Joe Certa; Carmine Infantino; Gil Kane; Mike Sekowsky; Joe Kubert; Murphy Anderson; Steve Ditko; Jack Kirby; ?
Joe Certa; Joe Kubert; Joe Giella; Murphy Anderson; Bernard Sachs; Carmine Infantino; Steve Ditko; ?; ?
Typeset
Subject Matter
Martian Manhunter; Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Justice League of America [Green Arrow; Green Lantern; Wonder Woman; Atom; Aquaman; Superman; Batman; Martian Manhunter; Flash]; Hawkman (Earth-One); Justice Society of America [Hourman; Green Lantern; Atom; Doctor Fate; Black Canary; Hawkman]; Psycho-Pirate [Roger Hayden]; Elongated Man; Creeper; New Gods; Green Arrow
Essay on DC's superhero comics from 1955 to the early 1970s.
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Illustrated with reprinted cover and interior art from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #? [figure of Martian Manhunter on p. 29]; from cover of Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #4 (October 1957) [whole cover, on p. 29]; from cover of Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #3 (November-December 1960) [whole cover on p. 30]; from cover of Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #35 (November-December 1961) [whole cover, with Atom [Ray Palmer] on p. 30]; from Flash (DC, 1959 series) #123 (September 1961) [page 9, last panel (on p. 30)]; from Flash (DC, 1959 series) #123 (September 1961) [p. 19, last panel (on p. 31)]; from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #16 (December 1962) [(?), panel ? (?) (on p. 32)]; from cover of The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #34 (February-March 1961) [whole cover with Hawkman [Earth-One], on p. 32]; from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #21 (August 1963) [p. 24, panel 4 (on p. 32)]; from cover of Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #56 (May-June 1965) [whole cover, on p. 33]; from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #? [panel with Elongated Man in action on p. 33]; from ???? [montage of separate images of Creeper, New Gods, and Green Arrow, on p. 34]; from cover of Batman (DC, 1940 series) #183 (August 1966) [partial art image, no logo, etc., on p. 34].
Welcome to a Small Meeting of the Justice Society of America

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Fred Schneider
?
Subject Matter
Article on Schneider's custom-made action figures of the JSA.
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Illustrated with nine photographs of the action figures including one of Schneider working on the Dr. Mid-Nite figure.
Speculations on the Spectre! Chapter Four in the Continuing Guide to Confusing Continuity

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Cary Burkett
Murphy Anderson; Neal Adams; Jim Aparo
Murphy Anderson; Neal Adams; Jim Aparo
Typeset
Subject Matter
The Spectre; Azmodus; Shaithan; Jim Corrigan
Analysis of the Spectre's in-story history.
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4
Illustrated with reprinted cover and interior art from The Spectre (DC, 1967 series) #1 (November-December 1967) [p. 11, panel 3 (Spectre figure on p. 38)]; from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #60 (January-February 1966) [full cover repro on page 39]; from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #61 (March-April 1966) [full cover repro on p. 39]; from The Spectre (DC, 1967 series) #5 (September-October 1968) [p. 17 (?), panel 4 (panel atop p. 40) page number from abridged reprint in Adventure Comics #498 (April 1983)]; from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #440 (July 1975) [p. 17, panel 6 (panel at bottom of p. 41)].
The Legion Outpost

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack C. Harris
John Forte; Curt Swan
John Forte; George Klein
Typeset
Subject Matter
Time Trapper; Lightning Lad; unidentified Legionnaire; Glorith; Superboy; Matter-Eater Lad; Light Lass; Ultra Boy
History of the Legion of Super-Heroes' enemy The Time Trapper.
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Illustrated with reprinted cover and interior art from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) # ? [Time Trapper full figure]; from Adventure comics (DC, 1938 series) # ? [bust of Lightning Lad]; from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #338 (November 1965) [Baby Legionnaire and Glorith on p. 43]; from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #338 (November 1965) [whole cover on p. 44].
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Bob Rozakis
Subject Matter
Amazing World of Letters
Letters page.
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Miscellaneous
1
Prints letters by readers Robert Kowalski of Detroit, MI and Stephen Doris of Manhattan Beach, CA.
The Great Superman Movie Contest

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Gold
Curt Swan ?
Murphy Anderson ?
Typeset
Subject Matter
Superman
Account of a contest set up by DC to promote 1978's Superman feature film. The contest winners won cameos in the Smallville sequence of the film.
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3
Illustrated with a stock shot of Superman and four photos of contest winners 13-year-old Tim Hussey of San Lorenzo, CA and 14-year-old Ed Finneran of Springfield, MA. One photo includes director Richard Donner. Another includes actors Kirk Alyn and Noel Neill who have cameos in the film as Lois Lane's parents.
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (photo)
? (photo)
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?
Subject Matter
Christopher Reeve as Superman Photo
Promotional still from 1978's Superman film.
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Miscellaneous
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Inside back cover.

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