Number 3 - MAY/JUNE 2003
- MODERN AGE -
This month we travel back in time 19 years to take a look at DC Sampler #2!
In
2003, DC Comics began publishing a free giveaway comic called DC
Horizon, which contained previews of upcoming titles. But this wasn't the first time they tried this as a marketing tool. In 1984, they released DC Sampler. Unlike Horizon, which prints actually preview pages from upcoming comics, DC Sampler contained original artwork, advertising current and upcoming series, most (all?) of which has not been seen outside of the Sampler. It's kind of interesting to see which of the titles that DC was promoting in the Sampler have survived the past 19 years. And the winner is: None of them!! |
There
are a few titles that continue where others left off, but none of
them have been continuously published since 1984. For example: The New Teen Titans recently ended a run in The Titans, and soon a new variation of Teen Titans will be hitting the shelves. Justice League of America has gone through many incarnations in the past 2 decades, currently the highly-successful JLA. Batman and the Outsiders: After the cancellation of The Titans, Nightwing picks up the reigns of an all-new Outsiders this summer. Legion of Super-Heroes: A couple of continuity re-boots later, the LSH now stars in a title simple called The Legion. |
 wraparound cover |
 inside front cover: art by Fred Hembeck page 1: Atari Force, art by José Luis Garíca Lopéz and Ricardo Villigran |
 pages 2-3: Atari Force, by Gerry Conway, José Luis Garíca Lopéz and Ricardo Villigran |
 pages 4-5: The New Teen Titans & Tales of the Teen Titans, by Marv Wolfman, George Pérez and Mike DeCarlo |
 pages 6-7: Warlord, by Dan Jurgens and Mike DeCarlo |
 pages 8-9: Vigilante, by Marv Wolfman and Ross Andru |
 pages 10-11: Omega Men, by Doug Moench, Tod Smith and Romeo Tanghal |
 pages 12-13: Jemm, Son of Saturn, art by Gene Colan |
 pages 14-15: Infinity Inc, by Roy Thomas, Jerry Ordway and Mike Machlan |
 pages 16-17: Saga of the Swamp Thing, by Alan Moore, Stephen Bissette and John Totleben |
 pages 18-19: Justice League of America, by Gerry Conway and Chuck Patton |
 pages 20-21: Batman and the Outsiders, by Mike W. Barr and Jim Aparo |
 pages 22-23: Thriller, by Bill Dubay and Alex Niño |
 pages 24-25: Star Trek, by Mike W. Barr, Tom Sutton and Ricardo Villagran |
 pages 26-27: Blue Devil, by Gary Cohn, Dan Mishkin, Paris Cullins and Gary Martin |
 pages 28-29: Amethyst, art by Ernie Colón |
 pages 30-31: Legion of Super-Heroes & Tales of the Legion, by Paul Levitz, Keith Giffen, Larry Mahlstedt, Terry Shoemaker and Karl Kesel |
 page 32: DC Blue Ribbon Digests inside back cover: art by Fred Hembeck |
Atari Force™ & © Atari, Inc., Star Trek ® & © Paramount Pictures Corp.,
All other Characters, Titles, Logos and Artwork ™ & © DC Comics.
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