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Legends of the DC Universe 80-Page Giant 1

LEGENDS OF THE DC UNIVERSE 80-PAGE GIANT #1

Cover Date: September 1998
Cover Price: $4.95

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Cover Credits:
Art: Joe Kubert (signed)


Story: "Detour" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJohn Francis Moore
PencilsPaul Guinan
InksDanny Miki
LetteringKen Bruzenak
ColorsJames Sinclair
Color separationsDigital Chameleon
EditingMike Carlin, Frank Berrios

Feature Character(s):

Chronos II

Guest Star(s):

Hunter

Villain(s):

Vandal Savage

Guest Appearance(s):

Liri Lee (last in Impulse/Atom Double-Shot #1)

Synopsis:

Chronos, in the midst of recovering an artifact for Vandal Savage is interrupted by a stranger with time powers similar to his own, who shows him a number of events occurring in the stories which follow, in order to teach him some truths about human nature.


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Second Story: [The Depths of Despair] (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Mumy, Peter David
PencilsSteve Ditko
InksKevin Nowlan
LetteringKen Lopez
ColorsGloria Vasquez
Color separationsDigital Chameleon
EditingMike Carlin, Frank Berrios

Feature Character(s):

Spectre I (last in More Fun Comics #63; next in DC Special #29/Secret Origins Vol. 2 #31)

Other Character(s):

Maxine Connors (also in flashback to the sinking of the Titanic)
Patty Connors (dies in flashback)

Synopsis:

The 1940's, and Jim Corrigan is not letting being dead get in his way - he is dating a woman called Maxine Connors. Unfortunately, the woman is plagued by feelings of guilt over her sister's death on the Titanic.
The Spectre allows her to relive those last moments and be a comfort to her sister in her dying moments.


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Third Story: "Lights, Camera and Too Much Action" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJames Robinson
PencilsDave Gibbons
InksSal Buscema
LetteringTodd Klein
ColorsGlenn Whitmore
Color separationsDigital Chameleon
EditingMike Carlin, Frank Berrios

Feature Character(s):

Doom Patrol:
Negative Man (in between Doom Patrol Vol. 1 #88 and #89)
Elasti-Girl (in between Doom Patrol Vol. 1 #88 and #89)
Robotman II (in between Doom Patrol Vol. 1 #88 and #89)
Chief (in between Doom Patrol Vol. 1 #88 and #89)

Villain(s):

Ivvorr (first appearance; an alien disguised as a movie special effects man)

Other Character(s):

Bill Daniels (a Hollywood producer-director)
Ted Blazer (actor)

Comment(s):

The events of this story took place approximately '11 years ago'

Synopsis:

Rita Farr gets an invitation from producer-director Bill Daniels to star in his next motion picture - a western. She is reluctant to return to Hollywood, but the Chief persuades her that the whole Doom Patrol should go, as they deserve a break. However, once on set, Rita finds herself under attack first from a mad robot and then by a ghostly octopus, both of which require the whole Patrol to defeat.
The Chief deduces that this is no coincidence, and Bill Daniels confesses that he had his special effects man, Ivor, whip the apparitions up in order to get footage of the Doom Patrol in action, which would be far more commercially valuable than any normal movie. It is then discovered that Ivor is actually Ivvorr, who was sent by an alien race to see whether Earth is ripe for invasion. Naturally, the skill of the Doom Patrol persuades him that the planet should be left well alone.


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Fourth Story: "The Caged Bird" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryAndy Helfer
ArtBob McLeod
LetteringChris Eliopoulos
ColorsNoelle Giddings
Color separationsDigital Chameleon
EditingMike Carlin, Frank Berrios

Feature Character(s):

Hawkman II (between Brave and the Bold #43 and #44; see Comments)
Hawkwoman (between Brave and the Bold #43 and #44; see Comments)

Supporting Character(s):

Commissioner Emmett
Jenkins

Villain(s):

Manhawks

Comment(s):

The events of this story take place in alternative Hypertimeline where Katar Hol and Shayera Thal were the 'Silver Age' Hawkman and Hawkwoman (i.e. Earth 1).

Synopsis:

The carrier pigeon used in communication between Commissioner Emmett and the Hawks is rather fed up with being used in this way, and a number of other birds begin to sympathize with him, feeling that they are not paid enough attention to, given how hard they work for the heroes. They encounter some large eagles who say they agree, and will help if they are freed, which will happen if they are given some masks by the birds. The birds retrieve said masks, but the eagles turn into the evil Manhawks, and in attacking Hawkman and Hawkwoman kill one of the birds that freed them. The birds recognize their mistake and help to defeat the Manhawks, though they receive little gratitude for this.


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Fifth Story: "Puzzle of the Phantom Spaceman" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StorySteven Grant
PencilsMike Zeck
InksJames Pascoe
LetteringJohn Costanza
ColorsKurt Goldzung
Color separationsKurt Goldzung
EditingMike Carlin, Frank Berrios

Feature Character(s):

Adam Strange

Supporting Character(s):

Alanna
Sardath

Villain(s):

Qkaras
Darkseid

Synopsis:

Adam Strange arrives on Rann (via Zeta Beam) to find he is invisible and intangible, unable to prevent his love Alanna from being captured by Qkaras, an enemy of Alanna's father Sardath. He had been plotting with Darkseid to destroy the Earth through allying the Q-force with the Zeta Beam - it was lucky that Strange interrupted the beam before it hit the Earth.
Strange finds that discharges from Q-force weapons deflect off his intangible form due to the residual energy in his own body, and uses this to destroy the kidnaper's ship, just in time to say hello to Alanna before the Zeta Beam wears off and he is transported back to Earth to await the next time he returns.


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Sixth Story: "The Secret Origin of the New Teen Titans" (10 Pages)

Credits:

PlotGeorge Pérez
StoryMarv Wolfman
PencilsPhil Jimenez
InksRomeo Tanghal
LetteringJohn Costanza
ColorsAdrienne Roy
Color separationsDigital Chameleon
EditingMike Carlin, Frank Berrios

Feature Character(s):

Raven VI (last in Legends of the DC Universe #18; in DC Comics Presents #26/2 in between pages; next in New Teen Titans Vol. 1 #1)
Changeling (last in flashback in Tales of the New Teen Titans #3; next in New Teen Titans Vol. 1 #1)
Wonder Girl I (last in Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #266/2; next in New Teen Titans #1)
Cyborg (last in flashback in Tales of the New Teen Titans #1; next in New Teen Titans Vol. 1#1)
Starfire III (last in flashback in Tales of the New Teen Titans #4; next in New Teen Titans Vol. 1 #1)
Robin I (last in Detective Comics #495; in DC Comics Presents #26/2 in between pages; next in New Teen Titans Vol. 1 #1)

Supporting Character(s):

Jillian Jackson (last in flashback in Tales of the New Teen Titans #3; next in Tales of the Teen Titans #45)
Silas Stone (last in DC Comics Presents #26/2; next in New Teen Titans Vol. 1 #2)

Villain(s):

Two-Face

Cameo Appearance(s):

Kid Flash
Trigon
Justice League of America:
Batman
Black Canary II
Hawkman II
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
Zatanna
Doom Patrol:
Chief
Elasti-Girl
Mento
Robotman II
Negative Man
Aqualad
Bumblebee
Herald (last in Superman Family #191/2; next in Tales of the Teen Titans #50)
Golden Eagle
Lilith

Comment(s):

The events in this story took place approximately eight years ago, just prior to the events of New Teen Titans Vol. 1 #1.

Synopsis:

Working mainly from behind the scenes, Raven gathers those heroes who will become her allies as the New Teen Titans. She gives inspiration to Robin and Wonder Girl, and hope to Changeling. She also helps to free Princess Koriand'r and inspires Silas Stone to aid his son Victor, the Cyborg. She is, however, unable to deal with her own feelings about Wally West, Kid Flash.


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Seventh Story: "Falling in Line!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDan Jurgens
PencilsTodd Nauck
InksArt Thibert
LetteringJohn Costanza
ColorsLee Loughridge
Color separationsDigital Chameleon
EditingMike Carlin, Frank Berrios

Feature Character(s):

Rip Hunter (next in Superman Vol. 2 #59)
Linear Men:
Liri Lee (next in Superman Vol. 2 #59)
Matt Ryder (next in Superman Vol. 2 #59)
an unnamed Linear Man

Other Character(s):

Christopher Columbus

Synopsis:

Amateur time-traveler Rip Hunter proves a constant nightmare for the Linear Men, who constantly have to make sure he doesn't cause any irreconcilable time-paradoxes. After a ridiculous number of interventions, Liri Lee finally decides the only way to stop his menace is to induct him as one of the linear men and train him in the responsible use of time travel. The others are dubious, but acquiesce.


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