AMAZING
WORLD OF DC COMICS #13 – Comical Comics Issue
Volume
3, Number 13, October 1976
Cover:
Various DC characters (the PLOP! Gang, Mr. Mxyzptlk, Bat-Mite, Woozy Winks,
Sugar & Spike, etc.) run amok on this "incredible unpredictable"
cover by Sergio Aragones - Inside Cover: Inside Amazing World (editorial by Paul
Levitz) - Back Cover:
Four-armed sport star by Wally Wood.
Table
of Contents
These
Pages Are Being Hijacked, by E. Nelson Bridwell - Page 2
Bridwell
interviews various DC sprites and other comic relief characters, such as Mr.
Mxyzptlk and Mr. Mxyzptlk, Miss Gzptlsnz, Bat-Mite, Quisp, Maya, Woozy Winks,
etc.
The
Martian Chronicles: Chapter Three In The Continuing Guide To Confusing
Continuity, by Mark Gruenwald - Page 7
Gruenwald
tries to sort out J'onn J'onnz's continuity glitches.
The
Real Square History Of The Bizarro World, by Jack C. Harris - Page 10
Includes
a checklist of all the major Bizarro stories.
The
War Between The Fox And The Crow, by Mark Evanier - Page 13
Profiles
the long-running funny animal strip, including a short 12-panel sequence.
Lo,
There Shall Come A Plop! Upon The Land, by Paul Levitz - Page 16
Chronicles
the genesis of Plop!
Jonah
Hex, by John Albano and Tony DeZuniga - Page 17
An
unpublished four-page parody of Jonah Hex, by the series' creators, originally
prepared for Plop!
The
Gnark Is Coming, by Steve Skeates, Steve Ditko and Wally Wood -- Page 21
Another
unpublished Plop! story.
DC
Super-Stars Of Celluloid, by Anthony Tollin - Page 25
Photo
feature of various movie serials based on comic stars, such as Captain Marvel,
Spy-Smasher, Batman & Robin, Hop Harrigan, Vigilante, Congo Bill, Superman
and Blackhawk.
Short
Circuits, by Michael Uslan - Page 28
Parody
of the Direct Currents feature, including a look at such upcoming titles as The
Encyclopedia Of DC's Biggest Turkeys, Weird Romance, Kung Fu Deli and Slaw The
Uneatable.
Wonder
Woman: The Complete Story, by Michael L. Fleisher - Page 32
Excerpt
from Fleisher's Wonder Woman Encyclopedia, focusing on "The Woman Herself
(as Wonder Woman)".
The
Legion Outpost, by Jack C. Harris - Page 36
Cut-away
look at the Legion Cruiser, and a scale model built by a fan.
Direct
Currents, by Paul Levitz and Bob Rozakis - Page 39
Previews
DC's upcoming "Dollar Comics" line, Black Lightning and Jonah Hex.
Inside
The Amazing World, by Bob Rozakis - Page 46
Profiles
the various AWODCC staffers, including Paul Levitz, Carl Gafford, Anthony Tollin,
John Workman, E. Nelson Bridwell, Jack C. Harris, Bob Rozakis, Steve Mitchell
and Shelly Eiber.
Scrapbook:
Sugar & Spike, by Shelly Mayer - Page 48
Two
one-page Sugar & Spike quickies.
