CATALOG RECORD

DC Comics Presents #86

DC · Series began 1978 · October 1985

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Dates

Cover date: October 1985
On sale: June 11, 1985
Pages: 36

Values

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #86 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition75¢ 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 edition75¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0709893121610 · shared with another edition
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Canadian price edition0.95 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 0.95 CAD.

Barcode 0709893121610 · shared with another edition
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Story arc: Crisis on Infinite Earths

This is part 11 of 43. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Creators

pencils: Eduardo Barreto, Rick Hoberg, José Luis García-Lópezinks: Eduardo Barreto, Dave Huntscript: Paul Kupperberg, Laurie Rozakis, Dick Giordanocolors: Gene D'Angeloletters: Gaspar Saladino

Stories

Into the Valley of the Shadow...! · 23 pages
Superman meets up with Supergirl shortly after her meeting with Batgirl (paralleling events from Crisis on Infinite Earths #4), and they both confront Blackstarr, who later helps them stop a black hole from destroying a nearby planet.

Publisher’s description

Believing Blackstarr to be responsible for the crazy weather, Supergirl and Superman confront this villain who has absolute control over the cosmos in "Into the Valley of the Shadow...!"

Characters

Clark KentSupermanLois LaneBarbara GordonJimmy OlsenKara Zor-ElSupergirlPerry WhiteBatgirl

Reprinted in

Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion Deluxe Edition (2018)