DC Direct Currents

(DC, 1988-1995)

Like many publications that preview new books, each issue of DC’s Direct Currents contains plot summaries, writer and artist information, artwork and cover images for upcoming releases. Earlier issues also contain interviews, typically with talent involved with one of the projects spotlighted in that particular issue.

Beginning with issue #60 in early 1993, the series switched to a flipbook format, showcasing DC’s mainstream titles on one side and its newly-introduced Vertigo line of titles on the other.

— Ryan Reinhart

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#1

Previews Flash Gordon (DC), The Crimson Avenger, The Wanderers, Power Girl, and Batman: Year One

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#2

Contains an interview with Mike Baron

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#3

Contains an interview with William Messner-Loebs; Previews Power of the Atom, Batman: The Cult, World of Metropolis, and Who’s Who Update ’88

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#4

Contains an interview with Denys Cowan; Previews V For Vendetta, Animal Man, Tailgunner Jo, Detective Comics, Green Arrow, and The Question

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#5

Contains an interview with Karl Kesel; Previews Hawk and Dove (2nd Series), Starman (1st Series), The New Guardians, The Best of The Brave and the Bold, and Haywire

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#6

Contains an interview with Luke McDonnell; Previews Cosmic Odyssey, Doc Savage (DC), and Deadshot

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#8

Contains an interview with Dan Jurgens; Previews Plastic Man (3rd Series), The Unknown Soldier (Mini-Series), and Batman: A Death in the Family

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#9

Contains an interview with Mike Zeck; Previews Invasion!, Doctor Fate (2nd Series), Batman: Ten Nights of the Beast, and Black Orchid (Mini-Series)

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#10

Contains an interview with Peter Gillis; Previews Black Orchid (Mini-Series), Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Christmas with the Super-Heroes, Gammarauders, The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told, Mister Miracle (2nd Series), and Sandman

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#11

Contains an interview with Denny O’Neil; Previews Catwoman (1st Series) and The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told

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#12

Contains an interview with Kyle Baker; Previews Blackhawk (3rd Series), The Huntress, L.E.G.I.O.N., New Gods (3rd Series), and Justice, Inc. (Mini-Series)

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#13

Contains an interview with Kurt Schaffenberger; Previews Justice League Europe, Gilgamesh II, Hero Hotline, The Phantom (3rd Series), and Private Files of the Shadow

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#14

Contains an interview with Paul Kupperberg; Previews The Janus Directive, Batman Buttons, Blaster Special, and The Legend of Aquaman

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#15

Contains an interview with Mike Grell; Previews Skreemer, Hawk and Dove (2nd Series), Aquaman (3rd Series), Detective Comics, Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told, and Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters

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#16

Previews Lex Luthor: The Unauthorized Biography, Justice League International and Firestorm, the Nuclear Man

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#17

W: Paul Kupperberg

Previews Batman: The Official Comic Adaptation of the Warner Bros. Motion Picture, The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told, El Diablo, Hawkworld (Mini-Series), and Star Trek Movie Special; Contains an interview with Jerry Ordway

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#18

Contains an interview with Walter Simonson; Previews Art of Walter Simonson, Detective Comics: The Mudpack, Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told, Kissyfur, and Justice, Inc. (Mini-Series)

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#20

Contains an interview with Keith Giffen; Previews Legion of Super-Heroes (4th Series)

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#21

Contains an interview with Ed Hannigan; Previews Batman: Arkham Asylum, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn, and Superman Archives

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#22

Contains an interview with Julius Schwartz; Previews Batman: Gotham by Gaslight, Deadman: Love After Death, The Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told, and The Ring of the Nibelung

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#24

Contains an interview with Brian Bolland; Previews Adam Strange, Batman Year Two, and Secret Origins Of The World’s Greatest Super Heroes

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#26

Contains an interview with Klaus Janson; Previews The Butcher, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, Batman, and Green Arrow

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#27

Contains an interview with Linda Medley; Previews Hawkworld, Green Lantern (3rd Series), Batman: Arkham Asylum, and The Adventures of Ford Fairlane

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#28

Contains an interview with John Costanza; Previews The Demon (3rd Series), V for Vendetta, The Prisoner, and Shade, The Changing Man (2nd Series)

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#29

Contains an interview with Jerry Robinson; Previews World’s Finest, Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told, Total Recall, Who’s Who In the DC Universe, and Batman Archives

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#30

Contains an interview with Mark Wheatley and Marc Hempel; Previews Enemy Ace: War Idyll, Justice League Quarterly, Spelljammer, and Breathtaker

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#31

Contains an interview with Grant Morrison; Previews Doom Patrol (2nd Series), Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying, and Swamp Thing (2nd Series)

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#32

Contains an interview with Bryan Talbot; Previews Twilight (DC), The Question Quarterly, The Nazz, and Lobo (Mini-Series)

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#33

Contains an interview with Jerry Ordway, Dan Jurgens, and Roger Stein; Previews Batman 3-D, Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told, Avatar, Superman (2nd Series), and The Saga of the Swamp Thing

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#34

Contains an interview with Chuck Dixon and Tom Lyle; Previews The Books of Magic (Mini-Series), Robin (Mini-Series), Batman: The Dailies, and World Without End

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#37

Contains an interview with Jim Aparo; Previews Kid Eternity (Mini-Series), Batman: The Cult, Detective Comics, and Justice Society of America (Mini-Series)

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#38

Contains an interview with Archie Goodwin, Dennis O’Neil, and Jonathan Peterson; Previews Batman: Tales of the Demon, Armageddon 2001, Mister E, and Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn II

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#39

Contains an interview with Bob Greenberger and Michael Jan Friedman; Previews Star Trek: The Mirror Universe Saga, Superman for Earth, and Armageddon 2001

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#40

Contains 16-page “Impact Comics Preview” insert; Contains an interview with John Byrne; Previews The Legend of the Shield, Omac: One Man Army Corps, Star Trek—The Modala Imperative, Superman: The Man of Steel, Batman Full Cirle, and Batman Archives

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#42

Jul 1991

Previews The Psycho, Ragman (Mini-series), Armageddon 2001, and Batman: Holy Terror in issue #43; Previews War of the Gods, Armageddon 2001, The Fly (Impact), The Web, and Animal Man in issue #42; Same as issue #43 with indicia for both issues

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#44

Previews Sandman, Hawkworld, Omac: One Man Army Corps, Black Canary (Mini-Series), The Griffin (DC), and Generation Zero

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#45

Previews Robin II, Black Hood, Batman/Judge Dredd: Judgment on Gotham, Aquaman (4th Series), Armageddon: The Alien Agenda, Clash, and The Brave and the Bold (Mini-Series)

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#46

Previews Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special, Warlord: The Savage Empire, Batman and Dracula: Red Rain, The Hacker Files, and Elongated Man

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#47

Previews Batman Versus Predator, Batman: Blind Justice, Batman: Master of the Future, Warlord (Mini-Series), Lobo Slipcase Package, Star Trek: Debt of Honor, and Agent Liberty Special

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#48

Previews Batman: Gotham Knights, Skull & Bones, My Name is Chaos, Shado: Song of the Dragon, and Superman: Panic In The Sky

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#49

Previews Justice League America, Justice League Europe, Justice League of America Archives, Armageddon: Inferno, and Swamp Thing: Dark Genesis

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#69

Previews Lobo, Aquaman: Time and Tide, Bloodbath, Batman: Two-Face Strikes Twice, Batman: Dark Joker—The Wild, The Spectre (3rd Series), Demolition Man, Xombi, Shadow Cabinet, The Children’s Crusade, and Sandman Mystery Theatre

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#72

Previews The Power of Shazam, Anima, Green Lantern (3rd Series), Zero Hour: Crisis in Time, Superman: Under a Yellow Sun, Swamp Thing (2nd Series), and Hellblazer

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#73

Previews Green Lantern (3rd Series), Lobo: A Contract on Gawd, Damage, Looney Tunes (DC), The Mystery Play, and Sandman Mystery Theatre

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#74

Previews Batman-Spawn: War Devil, DC’s 1994 Elseworlds Annuals, Gunfire, The Ray, The Books of Magic, and Rogan Gosh

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#75

Previews Superman/Doomsday: Hunter/Prey, Action Comics, Kobalt, Xombi, Shadow Cabinet, The Huntress (Mini-Series), Prince and the New Power Generation: Three Chains of Gold, Batman, Batman: Shadow of the Bat, Detective Comics, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, Robin, Witchcraft, and Breathtaker

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#76

Jul 1994

Previews Worlds Collide, Batman, Batman: Shadow of the Bat, Detective Comics, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, Robin, Catwoman, The Batman Adventures, Lois and Clark, The New Adventures of Superman, The Heart of the Beast, and Vertigo Visions: Doctor Occult

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#89

Previews Judge Dredd: The Official Movie Adaptation, Batman Forever: The Official Comic Adaptation of the Warner Bros. Motion Picture, Batman: Two-Face—Crime and Punishment, Batman: Riddler—The Riddle Factory, Batman: Featuring Two-Face and The Riddler, Nightwing: Alfred’s Return, The New Titans, Green Lantern (3rd Series), The Darkstars, Damage, Deathstroke the Terminator, “The Long, Hot Summer”, Sandman, Egypt, The Mystery Play, Sandman Mystery Theatre, Hunter’s Heart, and The Big Book of Conspiracies

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Special Edition #1

W: Marco Palmieri, Maureen McTigue, Scott Nybakken

Titled“Direct Currents Special”

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