| Unofficial DC Special Series #1 (5-Star Super-Hero Spectacular) Index |
DC SPECIAL SERIES #1
(5-STAR SUPER-HERO SPECTACULAR)
Cover Date: September 1977
Cover Price: $1.00
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Cover Credits:
Art: Neal Adams (signed)
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Credits:
| Story | Cary Bates |
| Pencils | Irv Novick |
| Inks | Frank McLaughlin |
| Colors | Anthony Tollin |
| Editing | Paul Levitz |
Feature Character(s):
- Flash (Barry Allen; last in Flash Vol. 1 #253; next in World's Finest Comics #246, then Justice League of America #147)
Supporting Character(s):
- Patty Spivot (first appearance; next in issue #11)
Other Character(s):
- Officer Barnes (see Comment)
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- The majority of the story takes place in a possible chain of events envisioned in super-speed by Barry Allen.
Credits:
| Story | Dennis O'Neil |
| Art | Joe Staton |
| Colors | Liz Berube |
| Editing | Paul Levitz |
Feature Character(s):
- Green Lantern (Hal Jordan; last in Superman Vol. 1 #314; next in World's Finest Comics #246)
Supporting Character(s):
- Guardians of the Universe (last in DC Super-Stars #14; next in Green Lantern Vol. 2 #96)
- Green Lantern Corps
- Chaselon (last/next in ???)
- Katma Tui (last in Superman Vol. 1 #247; next in Green Lantern Vol. 2 #96)
- Medphyll (in between Green Lantern Vol. 2 #56 and #96)
- Stel (last in Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps #3/2; next in Green Lantern Vol. 2 #127)
- Tomar-Re (miscolored; last in Superman #257/2; next in Green Lantern Vol. 2 #127)
Villain(s):
- Unnamed alien (first appearance; dies)
Other Character(s):
- Unnamed alien elder (first appearance; dies)
Location(s):
Credits:
| Story | Gerry Conway |
| Art | Dick Dillin, Jack Abel |
| Lettering | John Costanza |
| Colors | Bob LeRose |
| Editing | Paul Levitz |
Feature Character(s):
- Aquaman (Arthur Curry; last in Aquaman #57)
Villain(s):
- Sunburst (Omar Pairut; first appearance)
Location(s):
- Bakushi, Iran
Credits:
| Story | Paul Kupperberg |
| Pencils | Steve Stiles |
| Inks | Bob McLeod |
| Colors | Liz Berube |
| Editing | Paul Levitz |
Feature Character(s):
- Atom II (Ray Palmer; last in Justice League of America #143; next in World's Finest Comics #247; uses the Time Pool to travel to May 10th, 1876)
Supporting Character(s):
- Professor Hyatt (last in Action Comics #442/2; next in Justice League of America #157)
Villain(s):
- Elisha Grey (first appearance; tries to attack Bell and destroy his telephone)
Other Character(s):
- Alexander G. Bell (in 1876)
- Thomas Watson (in 1876)
- President Ulysses Grant (in 1876)
Location(s):
- Ivy University
- Philadelphia, PA (in May, 1876)
Credits:
| Story | Martin Pasko |
| Pencils | Michael Netzer |
| Inks | Joe Rubinstein |
| Lettering | Ben Oda |
| Colors | Jerry Serpe |
| Editing | Paul Levitz |
Feature Character(s):
- Batman (Bruce Wayne; last in Justice League of America #146; next in Brave and the Bold #137)
Supporting Character(s):
- Alfred Pennyworth
- Jason Burr (dies?)
- Melissa McNeil
Villain(s):
Location(s):
- Gotham City
- Swiss Alps
Comment(s):
- This story was to originally appear in Kobra #8 before that comic was cancelled.