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52-page giant. Superman and Batman star in "Beasts of Plague" (script by Cary Burkett, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Romeo Tanghal), Green Arrow in "Green Arrow Sought for Questioning in Murder" (script by Mike Barr, pencils by Trevor Von Eeden, inks by Rodin Rodriguez), Zatanna in "Doppleganger" (script by Paul Kupperberg, art by Dan Spiegle), Hawkman in "I Have My Wings and I Must Fly" (script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Rodriguez), and Captain Marvel Jr. in "The Menace of the Moon-Tree" (script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Frank Chiaramonte). Third-page Gene Colan bio. Comic strip by Fred Hembeck. George Perez cover.


Artists Information

Don Heck was an American comics artist best known for co-creating the Marvel Comics characters Iron Man and the Wasp, and for his long run penciling The Avengers during the Silver Age.

George Pérez was an American comic book artist and writer whose titles include The Avengers, Teen Titans, and Wonder Woman. Notable works include: Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu, Creatures on the Loose, Action Comics and Crisis on Infinite Earths. Perez would achieve his first taste of success during a memorable run on Marvel's The Avengers in the 1970's, developing a style that would define him for his decades long career. In the 1980's Perez would go over to DC where he would launch the hugely successful New Teen Titans with writer Marv Wolfman, the title was so popular it would crossover with Marvel's X-Men. When DC needed an artist for it's company re-defining event series Crisis on Infinite Earth's Perez was the obvious choice, with his ability to effortlessly draw dozens of different characters at once. Perez would also have his hand in a successful reboot of Wonder Woman in the late 1980's. In the early 90's he would work with Jim Starlin on his Thanos saga, drawing the bulk of the Infinity Gauntlet mini-series. That was followed by a triumphant return to The Avengers and a JLA/Avengers crossover. Perez would draw hundreds more comics featuring nearly every Marvel and DC character before health issues forced his retirement in 2018.

Bob Smith is an American comic book artist, working almost exclusively for DC, inking numerous titles, including Black Canary, Detective Comics, Green Lantern, The Huntress, Secrets of Haunted House, Star Trek, and Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe, while also working on DC style guides and other items for Joe Orlando's Special Projects Department. He has also inked numerous titles for Archie Comics.

Filipino artist Romeo Tanghal started working in comics after graduating high school. He emigrated to the United States in 1976 where he drew short stories for DC's House of Mystery, House of Secrets, and Weird War Tales. He later became the inker on such features as Super Friends, Scalphunter, and Gravedigger. In 1980, Tanghal became the inker of George Pérez's pencils for The New Teen Titans. Tanghal began working for Marvel Comics in 1986, working on their series of 80s movie adaptations.

Dan Spiegle was an American comics artist and cartoonist best known for comics based on movie and television adaptations across a variety of companies including Dell Comics, DC Comics, and Marvel Comics.

Trevor Von Eeden is a Guyanese-American comic book artist who's famous for his work on DC's Black Lightning and even made a cameo appearance in the live action show based on the comic. Trevor's other notable works include, Batman, Green Arrow, and Marvel's Power-man and Iron Fist.