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Issue: World's Best Comics: Golden Age Sampler #[nn]
Publication Date: December 2003
 
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Issues: #[nn] of 1 Issue
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 10/08/2003
Volume:
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 76194124050300111
Price: $1.50 CAD
$0.99 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 8 (4 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: A selected DC Archive sampler compilation featuring 4 classic stories from the 1940's showcasing Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and Plastic Man.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; smooth white interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: One-Shot
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3 Content Items from other Issues reprinted as/in this Issue:
FlagBatman #5 published January 1941 was The Riddle of the Missing Card! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagSensation Comics #11 published November 1942 was Mission to Planet Eros [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagPolice Comics #51 published February 1946 was The Granite Lady [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Classics from the Golden Age of Comics

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Batman; Plastic Man; Woozy Winks; Wonder Woman
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Plastic Man and Woozy Winks figures from the cover of Police Comics #40.
Superman figure from the cover of Action Comics #46.
Wonder Woman figure from the cover of Sensation Comics #1.
Batman figure from the cover of New York World's Fair Comics #[2].
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DC Archive Editions Checklist

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
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The Construction Scam

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; George Taylor; Sergeant Clancy [Sergeant Casey]; John (death); Sam Goetz; Jackson (introduction, villain); Unnamed Medical Attendants; Unnamed Wife of John; Unnamed Grimes Brothers Department Store Customers; Mayor Hansen (introduction, villain); Unnamed Thugs; Unnamed children at Municipal Stadium; Unnamed Doctors
First Line: Grimes Brothers, a brand new department store in Metropolis, is crammed with customers upon its opening day...
Synopsis: Superman looks into a construction company that seems to use poor quality materials.
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From Content Item: FlagSuperman #6 published September 1940
was The Construction Scam [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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The Riddle of the Missing Card!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Joker; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Black Queen (introduction, villain, death); Jack of Diamonds [Diamond Jack Duggan] (villain, introduction, death); King of Clubs (villain, introduction)
First Line: The Batman, mysterious figure of night, who has matched wits...
Synopsis: The Joker is rescued by some crooks with card-themed names and becomes their leader.
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Pages: 13
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Expedition to Eros

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Colonel Darnell; Lila; Lieutenant Spotter; Etta Candy; Queen Desira; Marya; Lyra; Rebla; Drago; Dominus
First Line: Prisons that make people happy!
Synopsis: Wonder Woman is summoned to the planet Eros where a civil war is about to start.
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Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: This story is also known by the title Mission to Planet Eros.
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The Brain of Cyrus Smythe

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Dr. Cyrus Smythe (introduction, villain); Tad Wilkins (introduction, death); Father Time (cameo); Zither; Mr. Wilkins (death); Mrs. Wilkins (death); Shirley; Si Ray; Valda
First Line: Out of the past comes a menace of giant proportions...
Synopsis: The immortal brain of Dr. Cyrus Smythe is accidentally placed in the head of a soldier.
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Pages: 9
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): various
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
First Line: Archive Editions
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Pages: 1
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Soul Calibur II

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: martial arts
Character(s): Spawn [Al Simmons]
Synopsis: Full color advertisement for Namco video game Soul Calibur II, which features the Todd McFarlane characters Spawn and Necrid.
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Pages: 1

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