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DC Special

DC Special was a comic book anthology series published by DC Comics originally from 1968 to 1971; it resumed publication from 1975 to 1977. For the most part, DC Special was a theme-based reprint title, mostly focusing on stories from DC's Golden Age; at the end of its run it published a few original stories.

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Publication date
December 1968–November – December 1971 Spring 1975 – August–September 1977
Publisher
DC Comics
Colorist
Liz Berube, Jerry Serpe, Anthony Tollin
Editor
Julius Schwartz (#1, 7, 9, 13, 16–17, 20) Murray Boltinoff (#2, 10, 22–25) Mort Weisinger (#3, 8) Joe Orlando (#4, 11, 26, 29) Joe Kubert (#5) Dick Giordano (#6) E. Nelson Bridw…
Format
Ongoing
Inker
Dan Adkins, Tex Blaisdell, Bill Draut, Bob Layton, Joe Rubinstein

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DC Special

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Edges33
Triples75
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.058824
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DC Special

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related to history · 32
DC Special → Abel, America, Aquaman, Artist Don Newton, Batman, Bill Draut, Bob Rozakis, Cain, Captain Comet, Carmine Infantino, DC Comics, December, Infantino, Issue, Joe Kubert, Joe Staton, John Calnan, July, Justice Society, Mark Hanerfeld
related to Collected editions · 19
DC Special → All-Star Comics Vol, August, Black Canary, Black Canary Archives, December, ISBN, Legion, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green, Lock-red-alt-2, May, September, Society, Society Vol, Super Villains Vol, Super-Heroes, Super-Heroes Archive Vol, Wikisource-logo, XShowcase Presents
related to External links · 7
DC Special → Comic Book DB, Comics, ComicsDaily Planet, DC Special Archived, January, Mike's Amazing World, Wayback Machine
Colorist · 1
DC Special → Liz Berube, Jerry Serpe, Anthony Tollin
Editor · 1
DC Special → Julius Schwartz (#1, 7, 9, 13, 16–17, 20) Murray Boltinoff (#2, 10, 22–25) Mort Weisinger (#3, 8) Joe Orlando (#4, 11, 26, 29) Joe Kubert (#5) Dick Giordano (#6) E. Nelson Bridw…
Format · 1
DC Special → Ongoing
Inker · 1
DC Special → Dan Adkins, Tex Blaisdell, Bill Draut, Bob Layton, Joe Rubinstein
No. of issues · 1
DC Special → 29
Penciller · 1
DC Special → Rich Buckler, John Calnan, Bill Draut, Arvell Jones, Don Newton, Joe Staton
Publication date · 1
DC Special → December 1968–November – December 1971 Spring 1975 – August–September 1977

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dc special series 1968 comics 1977 isbn publication issue december paul levitz issues story includes pages infantino joe 29 27

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DC SpecialColoristLiz Berube, Jerry Serpe, Anthony Tollin1.00infobox
DC SpecialEditorJulius Schwartz (#1, 7, 9, 13, 16–17, 20) Murray Boltinoff (#2, 10, 22–25) Mort Weisinger (#3, 8) Joe Orlando (#4, 11, 26, 29) Joe Kubert (#5) Dick Giordano (#6) E. Nelson Bridw…1.00infobox
DC SpecialFormatOngoing1.00infobox
DC SpecialInkerDan Adkins, Tex Blaisdell, Bill Draut, Bob Layton, Joe Rubinstein1.00infobox
DC SpecialNo. of issues291.00infobox
DC SpecialPencillerRich Buckler, John Calnan, Bill Draut, Arvell Jones, Don Newton, Joe Staton1.00infobox
DC SpecialPublication dateDecember 1968–November – December 1971 Spring 1975 – August–September 19771.00infobox
DC SpecialPublisherDC Comics1.00infobox
DC SpecialScheduleQuarterly, then bimonthly1.00infobox
DC SpecialWritten byGerry Conway, Mark Hannerfeld, Paul Levitz, Bob Rozakis1.00infobox
Infantinoinstance ofSome of the themes the title covered were special issues devoted to individual artists0.80text
Joe Kubertinstance ofSome of the themes the title covered were special issues devoted to individual artists0.80text

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