CATALOG RECORD
DC Comics Presents #51
first appearance of Zodac, King Randor and Queen Marlena
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Zodac (Masters of the Universe) — first appearance
- King Randor (Masters of the Universe) — first appearance
- Queen Marlena (Masters of the Universe) — first appearance
Dates
- Cover date
- November 1982
- On sale
- July 13, 1982
- Pages
- 52
Values
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Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #51 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition60¢ cover
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition60¢ cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0709893121611 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.
Barcode 0709893121611 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Creators
Stories
- Rendezvous with Death · 23 pages
- Fate Is the Killer · 14 pages
In Eternia, Zodac attempts to warn Prince Adam about a death he has foreseen. Skeletor searches the Dark Sea for the missing half of the Power Sword. On Earth, Superman follows three energy spheres underwater, where he is pulled into a vortex. Superman arrives in Eternia, and is faced with Skeletor, Beast-Man and Mer-Man. Superman gets one half of the Power Sword away from Skeletor, but Skeletor attacks with the remaining half. He-Man arrives and picks up the fallen half, hurling it at Skeletor. The power of the sword disintegrates Skeletor. He-Man dies but is revived by the sword's energies.
Publisher’s description
While in a time pool, the Atom witnesses Superman's death and, once he gets back to the present time, tries to prevent it from occurring, in "Rendezvous with Death."