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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#1

September, 1977
Cover Price: $1.00
8 copies available from $4.90
Cary Bates, Gerry Conway, Dennis O’Neil, Paul Kupperberg, Martin PaskoIrv Novick, Joe Staton, Dick Dillin, Steve Stiles, Mike Nasser
#2 (Wraparound cover by Bernie Wrightson)

September, 1977
Cover Price: $0.60
35 copies available from $3.96
Len WeinBernie Wrightson
#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
#5

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

November, 1977
Cover Price: $0.60
5 copies available from $2.08
Gerry ConwayArvell Jones
#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
#8

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

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

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

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

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

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

August, 1978
Cover Price: $1.00
11 copies available from $0.30
David V. Reed, Dennis O’NeilMike Nasser, Michael Golden, Marshall Rogers
#16

September, 1978
Cover Price: $1.00
5 copies available from $33.20
Michael Fleisher, Dennis O’Neil, Gerry ConwayLuis Dominguez, Russ Heath, George Moliterni, Dick Ayers
#17

September, 1979
Cover Price: $1.00
14 copies available from $4.50
Len Wein, Mike W. BarrBernie Wrightson
#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
#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
#20

January, 1980
Cover Price: $1.00
11 copies available from $4.75
Len WeinBernie Wrightson
#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
#22

September, 1980
Cover Price: $1.00
6 copies available from $1.40
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
#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
#24

February, 1981
Cover Price: $0.75
1 copy available for $24.00
Gardner Fox, John BroomeCarmine Infantino
#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
#26

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