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DCU Villains Secret Files 1

DCU VILLAINS SECRET FILES #1

Cover Date: April 1999
Cover Price: $4.95

TITLE INDEX

Cover Credits:


Story: "The Evil That We Do" (22 Pages)

Credits:

PlotDan Curtis Johnson, J.H. Williams III
StoryDan Curtis Johnson
PencilsEric Canete
InksShawn Martinbrough
LetteringKurt Hathaway
Color separationsDigital Chameleon
EditingTony Bedard, Maureen McTigue

Feature Character(s):

Word II (appears in DCU Heroes Secret Files #1 between pages)

Supporting Character(s):

Vandal Savage (temporarily his employer)

Villain(s):

Ravens:
Cheshire (last in Birds of Prey: The Ravens #1; next in Birds of Prey #4)
Pistolera (last in Birds of Prey: The Ravens #1; next in Birds of Prey #4)
Vicious (last in Birds of Prey: The Ravens #1; next in Birds of Prey #4)
Tannarak (last in Books of Magic Vol. 2 #39; next in Zatanna: Everyday Magic)
Wizard (last in Books of Magic Vol. 1 #2; next in Day of Judgment Secret Files #1/1)
Enchantress (now separate from Nightshade; last in Suicide Squad #57; next in Day of Judgment #1)
Houngan
Body Doubles:
Bonny Hoffman (in DCU Heroes Secret Files #1 in between pages)
Carmen Leno (in DCU Heroes Secret Files #1 in between pages)

Guest Appearance(s):

Madame Xanadu
Ibis (last in Power of Shazam! #44; next in flashback in Seven Soldiers: Zatanna #1)
Doctor Occult
Cameron Chase (in between pages of DCU Heroes Secret Files #1)
Martian Manhunter (disguised as Sarge Steel; in between pages of DCU Heroes Secret Files #1)
Tommy Monaghan (appearance same as part of DCU Heroes Secret Files #1)
Natt the Hat (appearance same as part of DCU Heroes Secret Files #1)
Resurrection Man (appears in DCU Heroes Secret Files #1 between pages)

Synopsis:

Vandal Savage employs the Word to investigate various villains who may be able to defeat the Justice League, and also to gather data on other villains who have failed to defeat them. The second part of the mission is a success, but for the first part, the Word hands him a blank 'list'.


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Feature: "Vandal Savage" (1 Pages)


Credits:

Scott Beatty (script)
Val Semeiks (pencils)
Prentis Rollins (inks)
Tom McCraw (colors)
Maureen McTigue and Tony Bedard (edits)


Comment(s):

A profile of Vandal Savage.


 

Second Story: [Lost Pages: Vandal Savage vs Resurrection Man] (4 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDan Abnett, Andy Lanning
ArtPhil Winslade
LetteringEllie DeVille
ColorsTom McCraw
EditingTony Bedard, Maureen McTigue

Feature Character(s):

Vandal Savage (in various flashbacks and flashforwards)
Resurrection Man (in various flashbacks and flashforwards)

Guest Appearance(s):

Justice Society of America:
Doctor Fate (in flashback; last in Scarab #1; next in Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #242)
Flash (in flashback; last in Big All-American Comic Book; next in Flash Comics #61)
Green Lantern (Alan Scott; in flashback)
Hawkman (in flashback)
Sandman (in flashback; in between Adventure Comics #94 and #95)
Wonder Woman III (in flashback)

Synopsis:

Vandal Savage and Resurrection Man have faced each other many times over the millennia and will continue to do so. Savage will try repeatedly to coerce Resurrection Man over to his side, but has failed every time so far, and presumably will continue to do so.


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Feature: "The Star Conqueror" (1 Pages)


Credits:

Scott Beatty (script)
Barry Kitson (art)
Tom McCraw (colors)
Maureen McTigue and Tony Bedard (edits)


Comment(s):

A profile of Starro.


 

Feature: "Shiv" (1 Pages)


Credits:

Geoff Johns (script)
Lee Moder (pencils)
Dan Davis (inks)
Tom McCraw (colors)
Maureen McTigue and Tony Bedard (edits)


Comment(s):

A profile of Shiv.


 

Feature: "Body Doubles" (1 Pages)


Credits:

Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (script)
Joe Phillips (pencils)
Jasen Rodriguez (inks)
Tom McCraw (colors)
Maureen McTigue and Tony Bedard (edits)


Comment(s):

A profile of the Body Doubles.


 

Third Story: "A Day in the Life of the Body Doubles" (2 Pages)

Credits:

StoryAlan Grant
PencilsGreg Luzniak
InksMark Propst
LetteringBill Oakley
ColorsTom McCraw
EditingTony Bedard, Maureen McTigue

Feature Character(s):

Body Doubles:
Bonny Hoffman
Carmen Leno

Synopsis:

Just that. A day in the life of the Body Doubles.


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Feature: "Neron" (1 Pages)


Credits:

Scott Beatty (script)
Derec Aucoin (pencils)
Rich Faber (inks)
Tom McCraw (colors)
Maureen McTigue and Tony Bedard (edits)


Comment(s):

A profile of Neron.


 

Fourth Story: [Infernal Villains: Etrigan Meets Neron] (2 Pages)

Credits:

StoryAlan Grant
ArtAriel Olivetti
LetteringBill Oakley
ColorsTom McCraw
EditingTony Bedard, Maureen McTigue

Feature Character(s):

Etrigan
Neron

Guest Appearance(s):

Klarion
Teekl
Blaze
Belial
Felix Faust (last in JLA Annual #2; next in Flash Vol. 2 #162)
American Scream
Beelzebub
Doctor Alchemy II (last in Flash Vol. 2 #41; last appearance)
Gray Man
Lord Satanus
Temptress
Circe

Synopsis:

Neron accuses Etrigan of being on the side of good (after all, he has helped save the universe from time to time). However, Etrigan points out that encounters with Neron tend to make heroes stronger, particularly morally, and he introduces Neron to some of his friends, other denizens of hell and similar, who are getting increasingly irritated by this habit.


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Feature: "The Mawzir" (1 Pages)


Credits:

Scott Beatty (script)
John McCrea (art)
Tom McCraw (colors)
Maureen McTigue and Tony Bedard (edits)


Comment(s):

A profile of the Mawzir.


 

Feature: "Mystical Menaces" (2 Pages)


Credits:

Scott Beatty (script)
Dusty Abell (art)
Tom McCraw (colors)
Maureen McTigue and Tony Bedard (edits)


Comment(s):

A profile of Doctor-7, the Gray Man, Lord Ys, Faust, Azarathea, Diabola, Houngan, Enchantress, Qabala, Tannarak, Trance and the Wizard.


 

Feature: "The Ravens" (1 Pages)


Credits:

Chuck Dixon (script)
Jason Orfalas (pencils)
Mario Alquiza (inks)
Tom McCraw (colors)
Maureen McTigue and Tony Bedard (edits)


Comment(s):

A profile of the Ravens; Cheshire, Pistolera, and Vicious.


 

Feature:

"Ravens' Rap Sheet"

(1 Pages)

Credits:

Chuck Dixon (script)
Jason Orfalas (pencils)
Marlo Alquiza (inks)
Tom McCraw (colors)
Tony Bedard and Maureen McTigue (edits)

Comment(s):

The criminal history of the Ravens; Cheshire, Pistolera, Vicious, and Termina.

 


Feature: "Amazo" (1 Pages)


Credits:

Scott Beatty (script)
Rags Morales (pencils)
Ray Kryssing (inks)
Tom McCraw (colors)
Maureen McTigue and Tony Bedard (edits)


Comment(s):

A profile of Amazo.


 

Fifth Story: "Malefic" (1 Page)

Credits:

StoryJohn Ostrander
ArtTom Mandrake
LetteringKen Lopez
ColorsTom McCraw
EditingTony Bedard, Maureen McTigue

Feature Character(s):

Malefic (in between Martian Manhunter Vol. 2 #0 and #3)

Synopsis:

Ma'alefa'ak plots evil against the Martian Manhunter.


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Feature: "Malefic" (1 Pages)


Credits:

Scott Beatty (script)
Tom Mandrake (art)
Tom McCraw (colors)
Maureen McTigue and Tony Bedard (edits)


Comment(s):

A profile of Malefic.


 

Feature: "Buzzword & Dolmen" (1 Pages)


Credits:

Scott Beatty (script)
Val Semeiks (pencils)
Prentis Rollins (inks)
Tom McCraw (colors)
Maureen McTigue and Tony Bedard (edits)


Comment(s):

A profile of Buzzword and Dolmen.


 

Feature: "The Slab Map" (1 Pages)


Credits:

Eliot Brown (script)
Eliot Brown (art)
Digital Chameleon (colors)
Tony Bedard and Maureen McTigue (edits)


Comment(s):

Schematics of the Slab, top security penitentiary for meta-human villains.


 

Feature: "Mr. Mind" (1 Pages)


Credits:

Scott Beatty (script)
Peter Kraus (pencils)
Jerry Ordway (inks)
Tom McCraw (colors)
Maureen McTigue and Tony Bedard (edits)


Comment(s):

A profile of Mister Mind.


 

Feature:

"Mr Mind Maze"

(1 Pages)

Credits:

Eric Doescher (pencils)
Charlie LaGreca (inks)
Digital Chameleon (colors)
Tony Bedard and Maureen McTigue (edits)

Comment(s):

A maze for Mr Mind to navigate through, in the shape of Sivana's brain!

 


Feature: "Solaris" (1 Pages)


Credits:

Scott Beatty (script)
Anthony Williams (pencils)
Any Lanning (inks)
Tom McCraw (colors)
Maureen McTigue and Tony Bedard (edits)


Comment(s):

A profile of Solaris.


 

Feature:

"Solaris Schematic"

(1 Pages)

Credits:

Eliot Brown (script)
Eliot Brown (art)
Digital Chameleon (colors)
Tony Bedard and Maureen McTigue (edits)

Comment(s):

Schematics of Solaris (from DC One Million)

 


Sixth Story: "Vandal Savage's Trophy Room" (2 Pages)

Credits:

StoryMark Millar
PencilsMatthew Clark
InksTom Simmons
LetteringClem Robins
ColorsTom McCraw
EditingTony Bedard, Maureen McTigue

Feature Character(s):

Vandal Savage

Synopsis:

Vandal savage gloats over his collecion of trophies and keepsakes - including Mein Kampf, the original Ray's costume and more, all of which is kept inside a box he was given by Pandora.


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Feature:

"Timeline"

(2 Pages)

Credits:

Scott Beatty (script)
Tony Bedard and Maureen McTigue (edits)

Comment(s):

A timeline of events concerning those characters profiled in this issue.

 


Feature: "The Word" (1 Pages)


Credits:

D. Curstis Johnson (script)
J.H. Williams III (pencils)
Mick Gray (inks)
Lee Loughridge (colors)
Maureen McTigue and Tony Bedard (edits)


Comment(s):

A profile of Word II.