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Issue: DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore #[nn]
Publication Date: March 2006
 
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Rating: Suggested for Mature Readers
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 01/11/2006
Volume: none
Pages: 308
ISBN: 1401209270
UPC/EAN: 978140120927851999
Price: $26.99 CAD
$19.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 33 (16 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
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Binding: softcover
Publishing Format: collected edition
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[untitled]

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horror, science fiction, superhero
Qull of the Five Inversions; Mogo; Arisia; Abin Sur; Bolphunga The Unrelenting; A Guardian of the Universe; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Mongul; Phantom Stranger; Swamp Thing; Tomar-Re; Krypto; Katma Tui; Kryptonite Man; Clayface [Preston Payne]; Robin [Jason Todd]; Vigilante [Adrian Chase]; Green Arrow; Wonder Woman; Black Canary; Brainiac; Luthor; Joker; Superman; Batman
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Table of Contents

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Superman; Mongul
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Foreword

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Superman; Katma Tui; Vigilante; Clayface; Tomar Re; Mongul; Wonder Woman; Green Arrow; Black Canary; Swamp Thing; Batman; Robin (all just faces only)
Dave Gibbons gives a brief background on Alan Moore and what it was like working with him.
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Cover to Superman Annual #11

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Mongul; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Jason Todd]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
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For The Man Who Has Everything

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman [Kal-El]; Lyla Lerrol Kal-El (in Superman's mind); Allura Zor-El (in Superman's mind); Van-El (in Superman's mind); Orna-El (in Superman's mind); Kara Zor-El (in Superman's mind); Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Jason Todd]; Jor-El (in Superman's mind); Lor-Em (in Superman's mind); Dax-Ar (in Superman's mind); Mongul; Thomas Wayne (cameo, in Batman's mind); Martha Wayne (cameo, in Batman's mind); Joe Chill (cameo, in Batman's mind); Jax-Ur (as a picture on a handout, in Superman's mind); Brainiac (cameo, in Mongul's mind); Bolphunga The Unrelenting (cameo, in Mongul's mind); Adam Strange (cameo, in Mongul's mind); A Guardian of the Universe (cameo, in Mongul's mind); Hyanthis (cameo, in Mongul's mind); A Branx warrior (cameo, in Mongul's mind); Martian Manhunter (cameo, in Mongul's mind)
Wonder Woman, Batman, and Robin arrive at the Fortress of Solitude to celebrate Superman's birthday, but find him under the thrall of a flower called the Black Mercy, a gift from Mongul. Under its control, Superman experiences his greatest desire, life on an unexploded Krypton. While Wonder Woman fights with Mongul, Batman and Robin remove the flower from Superman, and after it briefly attaches to Batman, Robin puts it on Mongul, trapping him in dreams of his own greatest desire.
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FlagSuperman Annual #11 [Direct] published September 1985
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Pinup - Superman

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superhero
Superman
Superman standing outside his Fortress of Solitude.
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FlagSuperman Annual #11 [Direct] published September 1985
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On Green Arrow

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Klaus Janson remembers the genesis of Alan Moore's Green Arrow story.
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Night Olympics

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Pete Lomax
Black Canary and Green Arrow find that the crooks aren't as bold as they used to be. This leads to a discussion of how the bad crooks are getting worse. Then, from a rooftop, Black Canary is shot by an arrow.
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FlagDetective Comics #549 [Direct] published April 1985
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Night Olympics Part Two

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Pete Lomax
Green Arrow goes after the archer that shot Black Canary.
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Mogo Doesn't Socialize

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science fiction, superhero
Tomar-Re; Arisia; Mogo; Bolphunga The Unrelenting
Tomar-Re tells Arisia why Mogo never attends the Green Lantern Corps meetings.
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FlagGreen Lantern #188 [Direct] published May 1985
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[Cover to Vigilante #17] Father's Day

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Vigilante
Vigilante
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FlagThe Vigilante #17 published May 1985
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Father's Day

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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superhero
Vigilante
Vigilante [Adrian Chase]; Carl Linnaker; Joanne Linnaker (dies in this story); Jodie Linnaker; Fever; Louise (dies in this story)
Vigilante becomes involved in a child abuse case.
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FlagThe Vigilante #17 published May 1985
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Cover to Vigilante #18

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Vigilante
Vigilante; Fever; Jody Linnaker; Carl Linnaker; Louise
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FlagThe Vigilante #18 published June 1985
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Father's Day Part II

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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superhero
Vigilante
Vigilante; Carl Linnaker (dies in this issue); Jodie Linnaker; Fever
As Vigilante tries to save Jodie Linnaker from her abusive father, Carl Linnaker tells his side of the story from a letter he wrote to Jodie from jail.
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FlagThe Vigilante #18 published June 1985
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Brief Lives

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
science fiction
Vega
Two giants live at a speed much slower than the creatures trying to conquer them.
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FlagThe Omega Men #26 published May 1985
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A Man's World

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science fiction
Vega
An alien anthropologist tries to find out how an alien race propagates without any women.
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FlagThe Omega Men #27 published June 1985
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Cover to DC Comics Presents #85

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Superman; Swamp Thing
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FlagDC Comics Presents #85 [Direct Sales] published September 1985
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The Jungle Line

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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superhero
Superman [Clark Kent]; Swamp Thing; Lana Lang; Dr. Everett; Flash [Barry Allen] (cameo); Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (cameo); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (cameo); Jimmy Olsen (cameo); Bloodmorel (a fungus)
Clark comes in contact with a fungus from Krypton that will eventually kill him. Driving south due to his powers intermittently failing, he crashes in a swamp and stumbles upon the one creature that might help him: Swamp Thing.
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FlagDC Comics Presents #85 [Direct Sales] published September 1985
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Tygers

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science fiction
Green Lantern [Abin Sur]; The Empire of Tears; Qull of the Five Inversions; the Guardians of the Universe (cameo flashback); images in Abin Sur's mind: Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Weaponers of Qward; Ranx, the Sentient City; Children of the White Lobe; Green Lantern [Sodam Yat, a Daxamite]; Green Lantern [Mogo]
Abin Sur seeks a crippled ship that has crashed on Ysmault, a lifeless planet in a forbidden territory by the Guardians. There Abin finds The Empire of Tears: hellish demons that taunt him, including Qull of the Five Inversions. Qull freely answers three questions for Abin about the crippled ship, Abin's future and the Guardians greatest catastrophe. And in doing so destroys Abin Sur years in the future.
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FlagThe Green Lantern Corps Annual #2 [Direct] published December 1986
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On "Whatever Happened To The Man Of Tomorrow?"

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Paul transcribes Julius' thoughts of the last issues of Action Comics and Superman.
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[Cover to Superman #423] Whatever Happened To The Man Of Tomorrow?

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Bizarro; Prankster; Toyman; Lex Luthor; Brainiac; Metallos; Legion of Super-Heroes (obscured)
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Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?

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superhero
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane Elliot; Tim Crane; Jonathan Elliot; Jimmy Olsen; Bizarro; Lana Lang; Pete Ross (deceased); Prankster; Toyman [Winslow Schott]; Lex Luthor; Brainiac; Metallo; Perry White; Alice White; Krypto; Kryptonite Man; Legion of Super-Heroes [Supergirl; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Brainiac 5; Lightning Lad; Invisible Kid [Lyle Norg]]; Perry White; Alice White
Tim Crane interviews Lois Lane Elliot about Superman’s final days on the 10th anniversary of his disappearance. Lois relates how Bizarro suddenly became murderous, then the Toyman and the Prankster attacked revealing Superman’s secret identity, and finally a group of Metallos attacked the Daily Planet. In response, Superman took his closest friends to the Fortress of Solitude for protection. As Brainiac took over Luthor's body and recruited the Kryptonite Man, the Legion of Super-Heroes accompanied by Supergirl visited Superman and presented him with a statuette.
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FlagSuperman #423 [Direct] published September 1986
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Cover of Action Comics #583

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Superman; Robin [Jason Todd]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl]; Martian Manhunter (miscolored); Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Jimmy Olsen; Lana Lang; Lois Lane; Krypto; Julius Schwartz; Jenette Kahn; Murphy Anderson; Curt Swan
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FlagAction Comics #583 [Direct] published September 1986
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Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? (Part Two)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Tim Crane; Jordan Elliot; Lois Lane Elliot; Superman; Luthor (dies in this story); Brainiac (dies in this story); Kryptonite Man (dies in this story); Legion of Super-Villains [Saturn Queen; Lightning Lord; Cosmic King]; Krypto (dies in this story); Perry White; Alice White; Jimmy Olsen (dies in this story); Lana Lang (dies in this story); Mr. Mxyzptlk (dies in this story); Jonathan Elliot (Jordan and Lois' son); Captain Marvel (cameo); Vartox (cameo); Superwoman [Kristin Wells] (cameo); Robin (cameo); Batman (cameo); Wonder Woman (cameo); Hawkman (cameo); Green Arrow (cameo); Martian Manhunter (cameo)
Lois continues to relate how when Superman was holed up in the Fortress with his closest friends, being attacked by Brainiac (having taken over Luthor's body), the Kryptonite Man, and the Legion of Super-Villains, he realized who the mastermind behind it all was, and called on Mr. Mxyzptlk to show himself. Just as Superman sent Mxyzptlk into the Phantom Zone, Mxy fled to his own dimension, tearing himself apart. Having taken a life, Superman exposed himself to gold kryptonite and retired. The interview over, Lois, her husband Jordy, and their infant son Jonathan settle in for a quiet evening.
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FlagAction Comics #583 [Direct] published September 1986
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Cover of Secret Origins #10

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occult, superhero
Phantom Stranger
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FlagSecret Origins #10 [Direct Sales] published January 1987
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Footsteps

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Subject Matter
occult, superhero
Phantom Stranger
Subway Angels; angels; demons
By deciding not to choose sides during the fall of Lucifier and his rebels, an angel is cursed to walk the earth alone, friend to neither angels or demons.
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FlagSecret Origins #10 [Direct Sales] published January 1987
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In Blackest Night

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science fiction, superhero
Katma Tui; Guardians of the Universe; F-Sharp Bell (a blind Green Lantern)
Katma Tui is sent by the Guardians to recruit a new member to the Corps, one who is blind and has no concept of light or color.
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FlagGreen Lantern Annual #3 [Direct] published August 1987
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[Cover to Batman Annual #11] Villains In Love!

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Batman; Clayface; Penguin
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FlagBatman Annual #11 [Direct Sales] published July 1987
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Mortal Clay

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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superhero
Batman; Clayface [Preston Payne]; Commissioner James Gordon
Clayface tries to make a life with a woman he has always loved: a store mannikin named Helena.
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FlagBatman Annual #11 [Direct Sales] published July 1987
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On Batman Brian Bolland Recalls The Killing Joke

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Brian Bolland recalls the genesis of The Killing Joke.
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Cover to The Killing Joke

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superhero
Joker
Joker
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FlagBatman: The Killing Joke #[nn] [First Printing] published July 1988
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The Killing Joke

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superhero
Batman; Joker; Commissioner James Gordon; Barbara Gordon [Batgirl]; Alfred Pennyworth; Harvey Bullock; Two-Face [Harvey Dent] (cameo); Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (cameo)
The Joker tries to drive Jim Gordon mad, including shooting his daughter through the spine.
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FlagBatman: The Killing Joke #[nn] [First Printing] published July 1988
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Alan Moore Takes on the World's Finest Heroes

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superhero
Superman; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Green Lantern [Katma Tui]; Swamp Thing; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Clayface [Preston Payne]; Green Lantern [Tomar Re]; Vigilante [Adrian Chase]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Mongul; Phantom Stranger; Robin [Jason Todd]; Green Lantern [Abin Sur]
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FlagAcross the Universe: The DC Universe Stories of Alan Moore #[nn] published August 2003
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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