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DC's Beach Blanket Bad Guys Summer Special 1

DC'S BEACH BLANKET BAD GUYS SUMMER SPECIAL #1

Cover Date: September 2018
Cover Price: $9.99
Publication Date: 2018-07-25

TITLE INDEX

Cover Credits:
Art: Amanda Conner (signed)
Colors: Paul Mounts (signed)


Story: "Worst Finest" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryLee Bermejo
ArtFrancesco Mattina
LetteringTom Napolitano
EditingAlex Antone, Dave Wielgosz

Feature Character(s):

Joker
Bizarro

Location(s):

Gotham City
Breyfogle Island

Solicitation:

It’s summertime in the DCU and the bad guys are taking over! Beat the heat with 10 all-new stories by top comics talent starring DC’s most spectacular super-villains! In this issue, find out what Mr. Freeze does on the hottest day of the Gotham City summer! Learn what made Grodd such a bad gorilla! Then, while in a small beach town, Deathstroke gets hired for murder by the last person he’d expect! And The Joker and Bizarro team up for a truly weird summer bromance!


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Second Story: "Help" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJeff Loveness
ArtDavid Williams
LetteringCarlos M. Mangual
ColorsSteve Buccellato
EditingAlex Antone, Dave Wielgosz

Feature Character(s):

Lex Luthor

Guest Star(s):

Superman (in flashback)

Other Character(s):

Kyle (first appearance; a Superman fan; also in flashback)


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Third Story: "Close Shave" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryPaul Dini
ArtJohn Paul Leon
LetteringDeron Bennett
ColorsJohn Paul Leon
EditingAlex Antone, Dave Wielgosz

Feature Character(s):

Mister Freeze

Guest Appearance(s):

Batman

Other Character(s):

Regina (first appearance; owner of Mr. Freeze Shaved Ice)
Alexia (first appearance; Regina's daughter)
Davey (first appearance)


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Fourth Story: "False Idols" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryVita Ayala
ArtAmancay Nahuelpan
LetteringClayton Cowles
ColorsJune Chung
EditingAlex Antone, Dave Wielgosz

Feature Character(s):

Cheetah

Guest Star(s):

Wonder Woman

Other Character(s):

Pallas Sota (first appearance; a archeologist; also in flashback)


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Fifth Story: "Icy Embrace" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGabriel Hardman, Corinna Bechko
ArtGabriel Hardman
LetteringDeron Bennett
ColorsMatthew Wilson
EditingAlex Antone, Dave Wielgosz

Feature Character(s):

Black Manta

Guest Star(s):

Wonder Woman

Villain(s):

Deep Sea Scavenger Worms (first appearance)

Other Character(s):

Sophie (first appearance)
Anders (first appearance; dies)
Rosa (first appearance; dies)


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Sixth Story: "Giganta Strong" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryMichael Moreci
ArtMax Raynor
LetteringDave Sharpe
ColorsPaul Mounts
EditingAlex Antone, Dave Wielgosz

Feature Character(s):

Giganta (also in flashback to childhood)

Other Character(s):

Lou Mantle (first appearance; also in flashback)
Lou Mantle's son (first appearance)


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Seventh Story: "Cruel Summer" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryTim Seeley
ArtMinkyu Jung
LetteringTom Napolitano
ColorsJohn Kalisz
EditingAlex Antone, Dave Wielgosz

Feature Character(s):

Gorilla Grodd (also in flashback to childhood)

Guest Star(s):

Flash

Guest Appearance(s):

King Solovar (behind the scenes)

Other Character(s):

Gorilla Grodd's mother (first appearance; dies in flashback)

Location(s):

Gorilla City


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Eighth Story: "Dog Days of Summer" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryShea Fontana
ArtCarlos D'Anda
LetteringCarlos M. Mangual
ColorsLuis Guerrero
EditingAlex Antone, Dave Wielgosz

Feature Character(s):

Deathstroke (also in flashback to childhood)

Other Character(s):

Katie (first appearance; a young girl)
Mr. Jensen (first appearance; Katie's neighbor)

Location(s):

Palm Cove
Sunny Brook Lane


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Ninth Story: "Perfect Gentleman - A Summer Flashback Story" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDaniel Kibblesmith
ArtLaura Braga
LetteringDave Sharpe
ColorsArif Prianto
EditingAlex Antone, Dave Wielgosz

Feature Character(s):

Oswald Cobblepot

Other Character(s):

Veronica Vreeland (first appearance; Gotham's debutante darling)
Tony (first appearance; a fitness trainer; dies)
Zofia (first appearance; the Vreeland's maid)


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Tenth Story: "Independence" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryCollin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing
PencilsGuiseppe Camuncoli
InksCam Smith
LetteringClayton Cowles
ColorsTomeu Morey
EditingAlex Antone, Dave Wielgosz

Feature Character(s):

Crime Syndicate
Johnny Quick
Owlman
Power Ring
Superwoman
Ultraman

Location(s):

Earth 3


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