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DC Comics Presents #61

DC · Series began 1978 · September 1983

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Norman Blank (OMAC and Kamandi's ancestor) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: September 1983
On sale: May 10, 1983
Pages: 36

Values

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #61 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.
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Newsstand edition60¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0709893121609 · shared with another edition
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Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.

Barcode 0709893121609 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: George Pérez, Pablo Marcos, José Luis García-Lópezinks: George Pérez, Rick Hoberg, Pablo Marcosletters: Gaspar Saladino, John Costanzascript: Len Wein, Dick Giordano, Bob Rozakiscolors: Gene D'Angelo

Stories

The Once-and-Future War! · 24 pages
Terminator-style story with Murdermek traveling back in time to kill the ancestor of Buddy Blank (aka OMAC).

Publisher’s description

Murdermek, a death droid weapon, is sent back to Metropolis during Superman's time. OMAC, the one-man army corps, travels back to that time, too, to help Superman in "The Once and Future War."

Characters

Clark KentSupermanBuddy BlankOMACNorman Blank

Reprinted in

The Best of DC (1979), Countdown Special: OMAC (2008), Adventures of Superman: George Pérez (2020)