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DC Comics Presents 31

DC COMICS PRESENTS #31

Cover Date: March 1981
Cover Price: $0.50

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Ross Andru (signed)
Inks: Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors: Tatjana Wood


Story: "The Deadliest Show on Earth!" (17 Pages)

Credits:

PlotGerry Conway
StoryRoy Thomas
PencilsJosé Luis García-López
InksDick Giordano
ColorsJerry Serpe
LetteringBen Oda
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Brave and the Bold #172; next in Superman Vol. 1 #356)
Robin (Dick Grayson; last in New Teen Titans Vol. 1 #2; next in Detective Comics #500)

Supporting Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (last in Action Comics #516 ; next in Superman Vol. 1 #357)
Lois Lane (last in Action Comics #516 ; next in Superman Vol. 1 #356)
Angie (first appearance; Dick Grayson's date)

Villain(s):

An unnamed clown (first appearance)
Circus performers (first appearance of all; including Half-and-Half a half male / half female circus performer, all under the mind-control of the clown)

Other Character(s):

Waldo the Clown (first appearance; Waldo Simpson, a friend of Dick Grayson's, also under control)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Metropolis


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Second Story: "Whatever Happened to Robotman?" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBob Rozakis
PencilsAlex Saviuk
InksVince Colletta
ColorsPhil Rachelson
LetteringBen Oda
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Robotman (uses the identity of Paul Dennis; last in Detective Comics #202/3 (see Comments); Robert Crane's mind is moved into Charles Grayson's body; next in America vs. the Justice Society #2)

Supporting Character(s):

Dr. Charles Grayson (last in Star Spangled Comics #29/5; in flashback; dies)

Villain(s):

Alvin Lashky (first appearance; also in flashback to 20 years earlier)
Lashky's gang (first appearance)

Other Character(s):

WGBS TV reporter
Carver City police officers

Location(s):

Carver City (first appearance)

Comment(s):

Story is set in 1980, and is 20 years after the death of Charles Grayson and the disappearance of Robotman.
Pre-Crisis, Robotman's last appearance would be Justice League of America #144, but that story is now out of continuity.


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