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Issue: Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #5
Publication Date: July 1985
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Issues: #5 of 26 Issues (78 Printings)
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Is Variant Variant: Canadian
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/18/1985
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893125107
Price: $1.35 CAD
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Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
37 (0 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
Editor(s): Len Wein (editor, credited); Marv Wolfman (consulting editor, credited); Robert Greenberger (associate editor, credited)
Disclose Notes: The writers and colorists are only credited on the inside front cover, not on each individual sequence, so we have listed all of them for each entry.

There are also credits for Peter Sanderson and E. Nelson Bridwell as researchers, Todd Klein for production, Brenda Pope as proofreader, and Neal Pozner as design director.

On-sale date from DC Releases #14.
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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: limited series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Wraparound from base issue
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Chronos; Cinnamon; Circe; The Citadel; Claw the Unconquered; Clayface [Basil Karlo]; Clayface [Matt Hagen]; Clayface [Preston Payne]; Clock King; Cluemaster; Colonel Computron; Colonel Future; Color Kid; Colossal Boy; Commander Steel; Composite Superman; Computo; Congo Bill; Congorilla; The Construct; Controllers; Copperhead; Cosmic Boy; Cosmic King; Count Vertigo; Crazy-Quilt; The Creature Commandos [Warren Griffith; Pvt. Elliot Taylor; Lt. Matthew Shrieve; Sgt. Vincent Velcro; Medusa [Dr. Mryna Rhodes]]; The Creeper; Crime Doctor; Crime Syndicate [Johnny Quick; Owlman; Power Ring; Superwoman; Ultraman]; The Crimson Avenger; Croc; Cyborg; Cyclotron
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Who's Who's Hows and Whys
First Line: Dear Len, How does an artist draw...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Includes a pronunciation glossary and credits for this issue.
Letters from Delmo Waters Jr., Frank Travellin, and Derek M. Furman.
On inside front cover.
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Chronos

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Chronos [David Clinton]; Atom [Ray Palmer] (background)
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Cinnamon

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Cinnamon
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Circe

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Circe; Wonder Woman (background)
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The Citadel

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): The Citadel
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Claw the Unconquered

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Claw the Unconquered [Valcan]
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Clayface [Basil Karlo]

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Clayface [Basil Karlo]; Batman (background)
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Clayface [Matthew Hagen]

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Clayface [Matthew Hagen]
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Clayface [Preston Payne]

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Clayface [Preston Payne]
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Clock King

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Clock King [William Tockman]; Green Arrow (background)
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Cluemaster

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Cluemaster; Batman (background); Robin (background)
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Colonel Computron

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Colonel Computron; Flash [Barry Allen] (background)
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Colonel Future

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Colonel Future [Colonel Edmond Hamilton]; Superman (background)
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Color Kid

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Color Kid [Ulu Vakk]
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Disclose Notes: Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.
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Colossal Boy

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Colossal Boy [Gim Allon]; Yera (background)
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Disclose Notes: Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.
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Commander Steel

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Commander Steel [Henry Heywood I]
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Composite Superman

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Composite Superman [Joseph Meach]; Superman (background); Batman (background)
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Computo

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Computo; Danielle Foccart
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Congo Bill / Congorilla

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Congo Bill; Congorilla; Janu (background)
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The Construct

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): The Construct; Justice League of America [JLA; Wonder Woman; Batman; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Green Arrow; Superman; Black Canary] (background)
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Controllers

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Controllers
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Disclose Notes: Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.
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Copperhead

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Copperhead; Batman (background)
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Cosmic Boy

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Cosmic Boy [Rokk Krinn]
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Disclose Notes: Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.
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Cosmic King

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Cosmic King
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.
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The Council

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): The Council [Matrix-Prime; The Gang [Brains; Kong; Bulldozer; Ms. Mesmer]]
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Count Vertigo

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Count Vertigo [Count Werner Vertigo]; Green Arrow (background)
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Crazy-Quilt

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Crazy-Quilt; Batman (background); Robin (background)
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The Creature Commandos

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): The Creature Commandos [Warren Griffith; Pvt. Elliot Taylor; Lt. Matthew Shrieve; Sgt. Vincent Velcro; Medusa [Dr. Mryna Rhodes]]
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The Creeper

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): The Creeper [Jack Ryder]
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Crime Doctor

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Crime Doctor [Dr. Bradford Thome]; Batman (background)
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Crime Syndicate

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Crime Syndicate [Johnny Quick; Owlman; Power Ring; Superwoman; Ultraman]
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Disclose Notes: Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.
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The Crimson Avenger

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing (background)
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Croc

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Croc [Waylon Jones]; Batman (background)
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Cyborg

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Cyborg [Victor Stone]
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Cyclotron

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Who's Who
Character(s): Cyclotron [Terrence Curtis]; Ultra-Humanite (background); Firebrand [Danette Reilly] (background); Atom [Al Pratt] (background)
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Feature(s): DC Comics
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Disclose Notes: Listing of DC Comics where characters profiled in this issue are appearing. Shows covers of 6 of those comics.
On inside back cover.

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