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DC Power: A Celebration #1

DC · Series began 2023 · March 2023

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Dates

Cover date: March 2023
On sale: January 31, 2023
In stores: January 31, 2023
Pages: 108

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Editions and covers (6)

Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Jahnoy Lindsay Cover

Barcode 76194137914200111
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Taj Tenfold Heroes of Tomorrow Variant Cover

Barcode 76194137914200131
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Sozomaika Women of Power Wraparound Variant Cover

Barcode 76194137914200121
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Ken Lashley Black Lightning Family Variant Cover

Barcode 76194137914200141
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Sozomaika Women of Power Wraparound Foil Variant Cover

Barcode 76194137914200151
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2nd printing

Second Printing Sozomaika Women of Power Variant Cover

Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.

Barcode 76194137914200112
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Creators

pencils: Jahnoy Lindsay, Darryl Banks, Julian Totino Tedesco, ChrisCross, Ken Lashley, Alitha Martinez, Clayton Henry, Natacha Bustos, Jim Lee, Alex Garner, Khary Randolph, Valentine De Landro, Petterson Oliveira, Jamal Campbell, Olivier Coipel, Doug Braithwaite, Mateus Manhanini, Shawn Martinbrough, Edwin Galmon, Manou Azumi, Robyn Smith, Jerry Gaylord, Jay Hero, Sean Hill, Taurin Clarkeinks: Jahnoy Lindsay, Darryl Banks, Julian Totino Tedesco, Juan Castro, Ken Lashley, Mark Morales, Clayton Henry, Natacha Bustos, Scott Williams, Alex Garner, Khary Randolph, Valentine De Landro, Petterson Oliveira, Jamal Campbell, Olivier Coipel, Doug Braithwaite, Mateus Manhanini, Shawn Martinbrough, Edwin Galmon, Manou Azumi, Robyn Smith, Jerry Gaylord, Jay Hero, Anthony Fowler Jr., Taurin Clarkecolors: Jahnoy Lindsay, Hi-Fi, Julian Totino Tedesco, Wil Quintana, Juan Fernandez, Alex Guimarães, Marcelo Maiolo, Natacha Bustos, Alex Sinclair, Alex Garner, Emilio Lopez, Marissa Louise, DJ Chavis, Jamal Campbell, Doug Braithwaite, Mateus Manhanini, Shawn Martinbrough, Edwin Galmon, Manou Azumi, Robyn Smith, Jerry Gaylord, Jay Hero, Chris Sotomayor, Taurin Clarkescript: John Ridley, Evan Narcisse, Lamont Magee, Stephanie Williams, Brandon Thomas, Jordan Clark, Dorado Quick, Morgan Hampton, Chuck Brown, N. K. Jemisinletters: AndWorld Design

Stories

Black Paradise · Amazing-Man · 8 pages
In the years following World War II, Amazing-Man finds his black community in Detroit threatened by urban renewal and the Real American, a costumed white supremacist.
Separate But Equal · 8 pages
Jefferson opposes a proposal to force meta students to attend their own school and not be allowed in regular schools. When the meeting is interrupted lightning powered villains, Black Lightning, Thunder, and Lightning step in to stop them.
The Queen, the Bee & the Symphony · Bumblebee · 8 pages
Nubia and Bumblebee attend a symphony concert conducted by Mal, but must step in when the symphony is kidnapped by Monsieur Mallah and The Brain.
Keeping the Peace · 8 pages
John Stewart relies on a lesson learned in his youth when mediating a peace treaty between two alien species.
Own Your Name · 8 pages
The Thinker controls Kid Flash's thoughts, making him doubt himself, and causing him to lash out at Jackson.
Booyah! · 8 pages
While reflecting about his late mother on her birthday, Cyborg attempts to stop Livewire from stealing an experimental power source.
Vixen & Batwing · 8 pages
Vixen & Batwing team up to stop Black Manta from killing the king of a foreign nation.
The Cavalry · 8 pages
Jace is captured by a gang, but Tiffany comes to the rescue.

Publisher’s description

First there was DC Pride and DC Festival of Heroes; now it’s time to celebrate Black History Month! Cyborg, John Stewart, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Batwing, Vixen, Amazing-Man, and more take center stage to highlight the power of Black excellence across the DC Universe, in stories from a variety of comics’ finest Black artists and writers!

Reprinted in

DC Power: A Celebration (2024), Cyborg: Homecoming (2024)