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Issue: The Best of DC #17
Publication Date: October 1981
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Issues: #17 of 71 Issues (178 Printings)
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Is Variant Variant: Newsstand
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC Blue Ribbon DigestView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/09/1981
Volume: 3
Pages: 100
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893173010
Price: $0.95 USD
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Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
13 (9 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
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Disclose Notes: Copyright © 1981 DC Comics Inc.

On-sale date from Comic Reader #192.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: digest (5" x 6.75")
Paper Stock: glossy cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing
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The Many Lives of... Supergirl

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Job Number: S-5049
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Best of DC -- The Many Lives of Supergirl

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The Great Supergirl Mirage!

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Character(s): Supergirl; Dick Wilson [later Dick Malverne]; Supergirl Robot
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The World's Greatest Heroine! Part 1

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Character(s): Superman; Supergirl (origin); Lex Luthor; Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Zor-El (flashback); John F. Kennedy; Jerro; Lenora Lemaris; Dick Malverne
Synopsis: Superman reveals Supergirl to the world.
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Part 2: The Infinite Monster!

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Character(s): Supergirl; President John F. Kennedy; Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Brainiac 5; Legion of Super-Heroes; Jackie Kennedy; Lyndon B. Johnson; Superman; Professor Hartz; Dick Malverne; Mrs. Hart
Synopsis: Supergirl stops a creature from another dimension in her first solo adventure after Superman revealed her to the world.
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Supergirl Goes to College!

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Character(s): Supergirl; Donna Storm (villain); Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Super-Monkey; Comet the Super-Horse
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Crypt of the Frozen Graves

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Character(s): Supergirl; Geoff Anderson; Nasthalthia Luthor; Bruce Ryan
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Trail of the Madman!

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Character(s): Supergirl [Linda Danvers; Kara Zor-El]; Wanda Five; Sheila Wong; Terry Blake; Aunt Rosie; Dean Madison; Susie; Ron Buxton (dies); Michael Heimes (dies); Frank Morris; Basil Rasloff (villain)
Synopsis: Linda quits her job at KSF-TV, and goes back to college at Vandyre University to study drama.
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Princess of the Golden Sun! Part One: Go East, Young Woman...

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[Princess of the Golden Sun!] Part Two: To Lose a Battle...

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[Princess of the Golden Sun!] Part Three: ...And Win a War!

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The Saga of Supergirl

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Job Number: S-5051
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Six Startling Adventures! Highlights of Supergirl's Career!

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Disclose Notes: Back cover. Previews of the stories in the issue.

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