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Subject Matter

Genres: fantasy, science fiction, superhero, western

Feature(s): Creeper; Steel, the Indestructible Man; Vixen; Odd Man; Secret Society of Super-Villains; Ray; Deserter

Character(s): Creeper; Black Lightning; Mirror Master [Sam Scudder]; Vixen; Claw; Odd Man; Shade [Rac Shade]; Mister Miracle [Scott Free]; Wizard [William I. Zard]; Aaron Hope; Ray [Happy Terrill]; Chronos [David Clinton]; Deadman

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Pages: 1

An Editorial, of Sorts

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Pages: 1

Notes: Explains why and how these two volumes came about. States that 35 copies were made and distributed to the creators, copyright people, and Bob Overstreet.

The Lure of the Magnetic Menace!

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Ray

Character(s): Black Lightning; Doctor Polaris; Ray [Happy Terrill]

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Pages: 1

Notes: Cover intended for unpublished Black Lightning (DC, 1977 series) #12. Complete with all trade elements except UPC box.

Letters credit from http://kleinletters.com/.

Lure of the Magnetic Menace

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Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Black Lightning; Jackie Parrish; Doctor Polaris [Baxter Timmons]; Harry Parrish; Mrs. Parrish; Lynn Stewart; Jim Corrigan; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (flashback cameo)

Synopsis: Black Lightning fights Doctor Polaris while trying to deal with a runaway student, and finds that his two problems are connected.

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Pages: 17

Job Number: J-5407

Notes: Story originally intended for unpublished Black Lightning (DC, 1977 series) #12.

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Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Ray [Happy Terrill]; Dennis Lyle; Cliff; Dark

Synopsis: As the Ray floats in Gotham Bay, recovering from absorbing the fires from the American Allied Chemical plant, he spies a truck plunging into the water. But all he can think of is the day he became the Ray, when as a reporter he rode Professor Styne's experimental strato-balloon, entered a strange cosmic storm, and gained his light-based powers.

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Pages: 8

Job Number: J-5476

Notes: Story intended for unpublished Black Lightning (DC, 1977 series) #12. There is no title or logo on the first page.

The Death Disciples

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Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Black Lightning

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Pages: 1

Notes: Cover intended for unpublished Black Lightning (DC, 1977 series) #13. Includes no trade elements. Pencil credit confirmed with artist, April 2008, who states this is a xerox of his very tight pencils.

The Travelers of Dark Destiny

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Subject Matter

Genres: fantasy

Feature(s): Claw the Unconquered

Character(s): Claw; Thovan; Trysannda; Chim; Prince Ghilkyn; Dalivar

Synopsis: Having lost the gauntlet that shields him from the demonic influence of his right hand, Claw has cut off that hand, when he meets Trysannda. She has sought Claw out to help her get out of a bargain she has made with a wizard. Reluctant to help her, Claw finds his severed hand has returned and that he must recover his gauntlet from Dalivar, the very wizard with whom Trysannda made her bargain. So the pair of adventurers head to the wizard's castle at Ravenroost.

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Pages: 25

Job Number: J-5327

Notes: Story intended for unpublished Claw the Unconquered (DC, 1975 series) #13.

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Letters Page on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Of Swordsmen and Sorcerers

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Job Number: L-107

Notes: Letters page intended for unpublished Claw the Unconquered (DC, 1975 series) #13.

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Subject Matter

Genres: fantasy

Character(s): Claw; Trysannda

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Pages: 1

Notes: Cover intended for unpublished Claw the Unconquered (DC, 1975 series) #14. Includes no trade elements.

When the River of Ravenroost...Ran Red

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Subject Matter

Genres: fantasy

Character(s): Claw; Trysannda; Validarr; Prince Ghilkyn; Sha-Gasa

Synopsis: While Claw fights the Earth elemental guarding Ravenroost, Trysannda is taken to the master of the castle, Validarr. Once Claw defeats the elemental, however, he proves no match for the rodent guardians of the castle, and is thrown in the dungeon. He escapes his prison in time to save Trysannda, and after Claw defeats the monster Sha-Gasa, the two head underground where they encounter yet another challenge.

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Pages: 25

Notes: Story intended for unpublished Claw the Unconquered (DC, 1975 series) #14. Missing logo and indicia from first page. Dalivar's name is suddenly Validarr in this story

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Subject Matter

Genres: western

Feature(s): Deserter

Character(s): Aaron Hope

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Pages: 1

Notes: Cover originally scheduled for Showcase (DC, 1977 series) #107, this cover was then intended for the unpublished The Deserter #1. Includes no trade elements.

The Deserter

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Subject Matter

Genres: western

Feature(s): Deserter

Character(s): Aaron Hope; Marcy-Anne; unnamed sheriff of Cooper's Canyon; McKensie; Jase Carson; Willie Dredge; Krug; Ronson; Jacobs; Will Olsen

Synopsis: Aaron Hope rides into Cooper's Canyon and makes an impression on the sheriff and his daughter Marcy-Anne due to his refusal to use a gun. The sheriff tells Aaron how Jase Carson is buying up land at Dry Water and chasing off those who refuse to sell. After Aaron heads to Dry Water, Willie Dredge who is looking to turn in Aaron as a army deserter, arrives. Meanwhile, Aaron tells the residents of Dry Water that the railroad will come through their town and they rally against Carson. As a last gambit, Carson snatches Marcy-Anne and tries to flee, but Aaron saves her and puts Carson down.

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Pages: 25

Job Number: J-5423

Notes: Story originally scheduled for Showcase (DC, 1977 series) #107, this story was then intended for the unpublished The Deserter #1. Romeo Tanghal's name appears below the actual credit box, with no inker included among the credits. Presumably part one of a three part story, as the feature was scheduled to run in three issues of Showcase and this story ends with a next issue blurb about Part Two.

Tapestry of Dreams

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Subject Matter

Genres: horror, occult

Feature(s): Doorway to Nightmare

Character(s): Madame Xanadu

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Pages: 1

Notes: Cover originally intended for the unpublished Doorway to Nightmare (DC, 1978 series) #6. Includes all trade elements except UPC box.

Letters credit from http://kleinletters.com/.

Tapestry of Dreams

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Genres: horror, occult

Feature(s): Doorway to Nightmare

Character(s): Madame Xanadu; Mr. Hazel [Azazel]; Stephen Prince; Laurel; Mr. Jaffe

Synopsis: After Madame Xanadu dismisses a mysterious visitor, she greets Stephen Prince, whose romance with Laurel has been complicated by the arrival of their new neighbor, Mr. Hazel. Madame Xanadu explains that Mr. Hazel is an incubus who creates tapestries from his victims' dreams. If these tapestries are destroyed, the incubus loses his power, but his victims also die. Stephen enters Laurel's dreams in order to defeat Mr. Hazel and release his victims.

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Pages: 25

Job Number: J-5371

Notes: Story originally intended for the unpublished Doorway to Nightmare (DC, 1978 series) #6.

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Text Story on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: fantasy, occult

Feature(s): Tarot Readings

Character(s): Madame Xanadu

Synopsis: Three stories of people reaching out to the waking world through their dreams.

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Pages: 1

Job Number: L-134

Notes: Text Story intended for the unpublished Doorway to Nightmare (DC, 1978 series) #6.

The Typhoon Is a Storm of the Soul!

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Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Firestorm [Ronnie Raymond; Martin Stein]; Liam McGarrin; Jonathan Shine; Christie; "Spit" Shine; Mrs. Shine; "Shoe" Shine; Dorreen Day; Summer Day; Wallace Hapgood; Edward Raymond; Cliff Carmichael; Jefferson; Rockwell

Synopsis: As Professor Stein tests the powers of Firestorm, mob scion Jonathan Shine insists on using an experimental submersible in dangerous weather. When the vehicle cracks and Jonathan is bathed in radioactive water, he becomes Typhoon and heads toward the city to take out his anger on his family, but Firestorm puts an end to his rampage.

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Firestorm: The Nuclear Man #[nn] published October 2011
as The Typhoon Is a Storm of the Soul! [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 25

Notes: Story intended for the unpublished Firestorm (DC, 1978 series) #6. First page missing logo and indicia. This is not the story that appears in Flash #294-296 and the plot of this story bears no resemblance to the later story. Though Typhoon has the same powers and looks the same, the secret identities and origins are different. Includes next issue blurb for story titled: The Reptile Man!

The High Price of Food

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Green Team

Character(s): Green Team [J. P. Houston; Cecil Sunbeam; Commodore; Abdul Smith]; Seaman Jackson; Paper Hanger

Synopsis: The Green Team helps protect gigantic lobsters from a fleet of Russian fishing boats.

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Pages: 20

Notes: Though the editorial indicates this story was meant for The Green Team #2, there never was a The Green Team #1. (Presumably the story originally intended as The Green Team #1 appeared in 1st Issue Special (DC, 1975 series) #2.) Story stamped "WRITTEN OFF 11-30-77." The last two pages are a preview of the next story, though they seemingly meet the Paper Hanger again for the first time in that story as well. The Paper Hanger is apparently meant to evoke Adolf Hitler, though nothing is particularly made of that connection.

The Deadly Paper-Hanger

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Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Green Team

Character(s): Green Team [J. P. Houston; Cecil Sunbeam; Commodore; Abdul Smith]; Paper Hanger; Saint Bernard

Synopsis: The Green Team takes over a rescue mission, and enlists the help of the Paper Hanger to redecorate it, but things go awry when his wallpaper literally grows out of control.

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Pages: 20

Notes: Though the editorial indicates this story was meant for The Green Team #3, there never was a The Green Team #1 or 2. Pages stamped "N.P.P. INVTY 11-30-74." Again, the Paper Hanger is meant to evoke Adolf Hitler, and he says things like, "I tried to redecorate the world...but...things went wrong."