After battling Despero, the team gathers for Mr. Miracle's funeral in "Hell On Earth". Part 3 of 3, continued from the previous issue. Plot by Keith Giffen, script by J.M. DeMatteis, pencils by Adam Hughes, inks by Jose Marzan Jr. Superman, Orion. Hughes cover.
Cover art by Eric Shanower. The Secret Origin of the Justice League of America, script by Keith Giffen (plot), Peter David (dialogue), and Gardner Fox (story), art by Eric Shanower
When contenders for the leadership of Appellax stage their combat on Earth through "battle form" surrogates, the Martian Manhunter, Aquaman, Black Canary, the Flash, and Green Lantern first encounter and defeat the first 5 individual battle forms separately, but have to work together to defeat the sixth one.
Cover art by Nick Cardy.
The Doom of the Divided Man! starring Batman, The Flash [Barry Allen], The Atom [Ray Palmer], Hawkman [Katar Hol], Black Canary, Elongated Man, Green Arrow, Superman (cameo), Aquaman; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (cameo), Red Tornado, and Eclipso [Bruce Gordon], script by Len Wein, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Dick Giordano; Hawkman resigns from the Justice League.
Cover art by Nick Cardy. Thirteen Against the Earth!, script by Len Wein, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Dick Giordano
The three teams split up to tackle the machines controlling the Earth, with each machine more difficult to destroy than the last; When the three groups confront the final machine inside of an orbiting satellite, the machine reveals its origins of how the Nazis created it to help run things, but it eventually turned on its creators and Adolf Hitler himself seeing them as inferior per its programming.
Comic sized pamphlet advertising graphic novel titles from DC. This book is broken into 5 sections: more books by Alan Moore, books that push the boundaries of science fiction, best-selling books from best-selling authors, books that redefine modern super heroes, and books for mature readers.
Full color, 32 pages, slick paper stock.
Revealed for the first time: the shocking secret origin of one (or is that two?) of Batman's deadliest adversaries, Scarface and the Ventriloquist. Set in Blackgate Prison several years ago, this 2-part story of prisoners at the edge of sanity is written by Alan Grant and John Wagner, with art by Teddy Kristiansen.
In a special prelude to ZERO HOUR, Waverider plunges through the timestream searching for the missing Monarch, determined to stop him before he can cause further destruction. Written by Dan Jurgens, with pencils by Frank Fosco. And Ted Grant, the original Wildcat, is back on the prowl. Following the death of Yolanda Montez, the new Wildcat, Grant must learn the truth behind a witch's claim that the dead hero can be restored to life. Written by Eddie Berganza, with art by Nick Gnazzo and Ray Kryssing. Cover by Ted McKeever.
NOTE: Most and possibly all copies of this issue have a minor printing defect on the cover--a horizontal fuzzy gray line extending through a portion of the solid black areas. As this printing error is minor, it does not affect grade. Pt. 2 of 2. Story by Grant Morrison. Art by Chas Truog and Doug Hazlewood. Psycho Pirate, the man who can control others emotions, is the only person in the DC Universe who remembers the multiverse that existed before the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths. Locked away in Arkham Asylum, Psycho Pirate's memories are coming back to haunt him, literally. What happens when the effect of the Crisis begins to reverse and infinite alternate realities begin to pour forth from the Pirate's subconscious? Animal man races against the clock to prevent the destruction of reality. Appearances by Ultraman and Power-Ring (of the Crime Syndicate of Amerika), Bizarro, and Overman.
"The Poisoned Land" - The Spectre goes into action when a building is haunted by the spirits of dead slaves. Agent Shadrach targets a family at the building who holds a fragment of the powerful American Talisman.
Written by John Ostrander, with art by Tom Mandrake and Carla Feeny. Painted cover by Brian Bolland.
32 pages. Full color.
Realizing that he can no longer wait for the Reaver to come to him, the Spectre must hunt the mad serial murderer. But in order to locate him, the Spectre has to question the Reaver's most recent victim - even if that means storming the very gates of Heaven itself! Written by John Ostrander, with art by Tom Mandrake. Painted cover by Michael William Kaluta. New Format.
A gang of kidnappers dies a horrible death, taking the whereabouts of their hidden victim to their fiery graves. The desperate cops have no clues and less hope, but they do have the Spectre, who will pursue the secret even beyond the grave. Written by John Ostrander, with art by Tom Mandrake. Cover by Charles Vess. New Format.
Corrigan's Cryptica Crimes, Ltd. has a new case involving a forgotten murder, a haunted house and a demonic possession. Written by Doug Moench, with art by Fred Butler and Gonzalo Mayo. Cover by Butler and Malcolm Jones III. New Format.
New York City stands on the edge of destruction, and only by entering Madame Xanadu's Tarot Deck can the Spectre and Jim Corrigan hope to save it. Part 4 of 4. Written by Doug Moench, with art by Gray Morrow. Cover by Charles Vess. New Format.
3 all-new tales! First - "The Arson Fiend and...the Spectre!" Written by Michael Fleisher. Art by Jim Aparo and Mike DeCarlo. Next, the story continues in "The Maniac and...the Spectre!" Written by Michael Fleisher. Art by Jim Aparo and Mike DeCarlo. And to wrap things up: The Spectre in "The Voodoo Hag of Doom!" Written by Michael Fleisher. Art by Jim Aparo and Pablo Marcos. Includes a reprint of "The Demon Within!" By Joe Orlando, John Albano and Jim Aparo from House of Mystery (1951) #201.
Featuring: 1 page Destiny introductory story "Secrets of Haunted House" written by Jack C. Harris and drawn by Romeo Tanghal; 6 page story "Duel of Darkness" written by Mark Manhart and drawn by Nestor Redondo; 6 page story "Hide and Seek" written by Joe Gill and drawn by Tenny Henson; 6 page story "Master of the Double-Cross" written by Mark Lasky and drawn by George Ruppert & Dave Simons; 6 page story "Skin Deep" written by Bill Kelley and drawn by Tenny Henson. Cover by Mike Kaluta.
Featuring: 1 page Destiny introductory story "Secrets of Haunted House" drawn by Romeo Tanghal; 4 page Destiny story "Beware of 13" written by Carl Wessler and drawn by Tenny Henson; 5 page Destiny story "An Ice-Cold Corpse" written by Murray Boltinoff and drawn by Lee Elias; 7 page Tales of Destiny story "Water, Water Every Fear!" written by Tom DeFalco and drawn by Jess Jodloman. Cover by Mike Kaluta.
1 page Cynthia introductory story drawn by Romeo Tanghal; 8 page Cynthia story "Ask Me No Questions" written by Jack Oleck and drawn by Ruben Yandoc; 8 page Cynthia story "Hell of a Place!" written by Richard Morrissey and drawn by Mike Golden. Cover by Mike Kaluta.
Featuring: 1 page introductory story starring Cain, Abel and Cynthia, written by Paul Kupperberg and drawn by Romeo Tanghal; 8 page Cynthia story "Raising the Devil" written by Mike Pellowski (plot) & E. Nelson Bridwell and drawn by Bernard Baily & Win Mortimer; 1 page story "Witch's Tails" by Dave Manak; 7 page Cain story The Strange Case of the Sloop "San Mateo" written by Sergio Aragones & Steve Skeates and drawn by Romeo Tanghal & Bob Smith. Cover by Mike Kaluta.
Step thru the doorway into nightmare with Madame Xanadu in the 25-page "Dance For Two Demons." Script by Steve Englehart, art by Marshall Rogers. Madame Xanadu centerfold by Michael W. Kaluta. Plus: A disease that transforms and corrupts is explored in the 7-page science fiction tale "Falling Down to Heaven..." Script by J.M. DeMatteis, art by Brian Bolland. Cover by Michael W. Kaluta.
Cover art by Michael W. Kaluta. "The Piper at the Gates of Hell," script by J.M. DeMatteis, art by Dan Spiegle; Adam Caufield rescues Simple Joe from the piper. "Open Season," script by Mike W. Barr, art by Jess Jodloman; Jim Trask has returned to take vengeance on the man who shot him and left him for dead. "Blood on the Sand," script by Wyatt Gwyon, art by Frank Redondo; Juan De Fiero, the bullfighter, fights a demonic bull. "When The Sea Gives Up Its Dead!", script by Robert Kanigher, art by E.R. Cruz; Liam Gallagher get his revenge on the man who killed him. "Do's and Don'ts of Monsters!" humor page by Dave Manak. The Flash Meets the Bureauc-Rat Hostess snack cakes ad. 36 Pages, Full Color.
1 page House of Mystery introduction, script by Len Wein, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Joe Orlando. "Silent Snow, Scarlet Snow," script by David Michelinie (as Barry Jameson), pencils by Nestor Redondo (layouts) and Edgar Bercasio (pencils), inks by Edgar Bercasio; Frank Egan and his co-workers at an Artic weather station are attacked by a vampire. "Forever Young," script by J. M. DeMatteis, art by E. R. Cruz; Edith Du Prey trades her immortal soul for regained youth. "Legend of the Lost," script by Jack Oleck, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Bob Layton; Jurok and his spacemen arrive on Earth in a search for gold. Cain's Game Room cartoon page by Dave Manak. 36 Pages, Full Color.
Cover by Mike Kaluta. "Ruby!" written by J.M. DeMatteis and drawn by Noly Zamora; 5 page story "The King And The Dragon!" written by Bud Simons and drawn by Keith GIffen & John Celardo; 6 page story "Friends To The End" written by Bill Kelley and drawn by Jun LoFamia; 6 page story "Deadly Peril at 20,000" written by Carl Wessler and drawn by Jess Jodloman. 36 Pages, Full Color
Cover by Michael Kaluta.
"The Rain Dance," script by Paul Levitz (plot) and J. Cheever Loophole, art by Bill Draut Settlers kidnap an Indian medicine man and force him to do a rain dance at gunpoint; The sky rains blood which clots into the form of a vampire bat; The bat kills most of the settlers until they try to set fire to it by burning the crops.
"The Evil One," script by Jack Oleck, art by Ricardo Villamonte A boy's uncle kills his father and hides the body; The boy suspects him but the police tell him that they can't arrest the uncle without a body
36 Pages, Full Color.
Cover by Mike Kaluta. Featuring: 1 page intro story "The Files of Dr. Geist" drawn by Tony DeZuniga; 8 page Dr. 13 the Ghost-Breaker story "The Haunted Hospital" written by Paul Kupperberg and drawn by Howard Bender & Rodin Rodriguez; 8 page Dr. 13 the Ghost-Breaker story "Voodoo" written by Paul Kupperberg and drawn by Howard Bender & Tony DeZuniga; 8 page story "Spectral Witness" written by George Kashdan and drawn by Ken Landgraf & Vince Colletta.
