DC Special Series

    (DC, 1977-1981)
™ and © DC Comics, Inc.

DC Special Series was a giant-sized reprint series that ran sporadically between 1977 and 1981. Its huge issues (up to one hundred pages) reprised early adventures of Batman, Doctor Fate, Superman and others. The title’s highlights included its reprints of Bernie Wrightson’s Swamp Thing stories, Frank Miller’s first Batman story in issue #21, and an almost unprecedented inter-company crossover in issue #27 that pitted DC’s Batman against Marvel’s Incredible Hulk.
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DC Special Series #1

September, 1977
Cover Price: $1.00
8 copies available from $9.00
Cary Bates, Gerry Conway, Dennis O’Neil, Paul Kupperberg, Martin PaskoIrv Novick, Joe Staton, Dick Dillin, Steve Stiles, Mike Nasser
DC Special Series #2

September, 1977
Cover Price: $0.60
35 copies available from $3.81
Wraparound cover by Bernie Wrightson; Reprints from Swamp Thing (1st Series) #1, 2 Len WeinBernie Wrightson
DC Special Series #3

October, 1977
Cover Price: $0.60
1 copy available for $10.00
Robert Kanigher, Sam Glanzman, Sergio Aragonés, Dave ManakJack Kirby, Sergio Aragonés, Sam Glanzman, Dave Manak
DC Special Series #5

November, 1977
Cover Price: $1.00
1 copy available for $3.98
Cary Bates, Martin PaskoCurt Swan
DC Special Series #6

November, 1977
Cover Price: $0.60
5 copies available from $3.75
Gerry ConwayArvell Jones
DC Special Series #7

January, 1978
Cover Price: $0.60
1 copy available for $18.00
Murray Boltinoff, Bob Haney, George Kashdan, Leo Dorfman, Carl WesslerJohn Calnan, Art Saaf, Tenny Henson, Jerry Grandenetti, Bill Payne, E.R. Cruz, Alex Niño
DC Special Series #8

February, 1978
Cover Price: $0.60
6 copies available from $4.00
Bob HaneyRic Estrada
DC Special Series #9

March, 1978
Cover Price: $1.00
2 copies available from $9.00
Jack C. HarrisRuss Heath, Steve Ditko, José Delbo
DC Special Series #10

April, 1978
Cover Price: $0.60
8 copies available from $8.00
Paul Levitz, Gerry ConwayJoe Staton, Don Newton, Mike Vosburg
DC Special Series #11

May, 1978
Cover Price: $1.00
1 copy available for $5.00
Cary BatesIrv Novick, José Luis García-López, Kurt Schaffenberger, Alex Saviuk
DC Special Series #13

June, 1978
Cover Price: $1.00
2 copies available from $4.00
Robert Kanigher, Rick VeitchRic Estrada, Romeo Tanghal, Lee Elias, Rick Veitch
DC Special Series #14

July, 1978
Cover Price: $0.60
31 copies available from $6.00
Len WeinBernie Wrightson
DC Special Series #15

August, 1978
Cover Price: $1.00
11 copies available from $0.80
David V. Reed, Dennis O’NeilMike Nasser, Michael Golden, Marshall Rogers
DC Special Series #16

September, 1978
Cover Price: $1.00
5 copies available from $61.00
Michael Fleisher, Dennis O’Neil, Gerry ConwayLuis Dominguez, Russ Heath, George Moliterni, Dick Ayers
DC Special Series #17

September, 1979
Cover Price: $1.00
14 copies available from $4.25
Len Wein, Mike W. BarrBernie Wrightson
DC Special Series #18

October, 1979
Cover Price: $0.95
2 copies available from $11.00
Robert Kanigher, Bob Haney, France Edward Herron, Sheldon Mayer, Morris Waldinger, Sam Glanzman, Hank Chapman, Archie GoodwinJoe Kubert, Russ Heath, John Severin, Alex Toth, Jack Abel, Morris Waldinger, Sam Glanzman, Mort Drucker, Ross Andru, Jack Sparling
DC Special Series #19

October, 1979
Cover Price: $0.95
2 copies available from $5.00
Cary Burkett, Edmond Hamilton, John Broome, Robert Bernstein, E. Nelson Bridwell, Gardner Fox, Otto BinderJosé Delbo, Dick Sprang, Carmine Infantino, Ramona Fradon, George Tuska, Joe Kubert, Ross Andru, Al Plastino
DC Special Series #20

January, 1980
Cover Price: $1.00
11 copies available from $4.75
Len WeinBernie Wrightson
DC Special Series #21

March, 1980
Cover Price: $1.00
4 copies available from $13.00
Michael Fleisher, Dennis O’Neil, Bob Rozakis, Robert Kanigher, Paul LevitzDick Ayers, Frank Miller, Romeo Tanghal, José Luis García-López
DC Special Series #22

September, 1980
Cover Price: $1.00
6 copies available from $2.50
Robert Kanigher, Carl Wessler, David Allikas, Arnold Drake, Fred Hembeck, Murray Boltinoff, Mike W. BarrSam Glanzman, Jose Matucenio, E.R. Cruz, Ernesto B. Patricio, Fred Hembeck, Tom Ordunada
DC Special Series #23

February, 1981
Cover Price: $0.75
2 copies available from $6.00
Edmond Hamilton, France Edward Herron, Cary BatesCurt Swan, Jack Kirby, Ramona Fradon, Ross Andru
DC Special Series #24

February, 1981
Cover Price: $0.75
1 copy available for $24.00
Gardner Fox, John BroomeCarmine Infantino
DC Special Series #25

June, 1981
Cover Price: $2.95
1 copy available for $94.99
E. Nelson Bridwell, Robert Greenberger, Jerry SiegelMurphy Anderson, Wayne Boring, Vince Colletta, Ric Estrada, Al Plastino, Kurt Schaffenberger, Joe Shuster, Curt Swan
DC Special Series #26

June, 1981
Cover Price: $2.50
2 copies available from $0.25
Roy Thomas, E. Nelson BridwellRoss Andru