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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
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Credits:
Plot | Gerry Conway |
Story | Roy Thomas |
Pencils | José Luis García-López |
Inks | Dick Giordano |
Colors | Jerry Serpe |
Lettering | Ben Oda |
Editing | Julius 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):
Credits:
Story | Bob Rozakis |
Pencils | Alex Saviuk |
Inks | Vince Colletta |
Colors | Phil Rachelson |
Lettering | Ben Oda |
Editing | Julius 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.