Cancelled Comic Cavalcade (Volume 1) with a cover date of September, 1978.
Contents
- 1 Synopsis for Kamandi: "Into the Vortex"
- 2 Appearing in Kamandi: "Into the Vortex"
- 3 Synopsis for OMAC: "For This is the New Origin of Omac!"
- 4 Appearing in OMAC: "For This is the New Origin of Omac!"
- 5 Synopsis for Kamandi: "I'll See You in My Nightmares"
- 6 Appearing in Kamandi: "I'll See You in My Nightmares"
- 7 Synopsis for The Sandman: "The Seal Men's War on Santa Claus"
- 8 Appearing in The Sandman: "The Seal Men's War on Santa Claus"
- 9 Synopsis for Prez: "The Devil's Exterminator"
- 10 Appearing in Prez: "The Devil's Exterminator"
- 11 Synopsis for Shade, the Changing Man: "The Deadly Ally"
- 12 Appearing in Shade, the Changing Man: "The Deadly Ally"
- 13 Synopsis for The Odd Man: "The Pharaoh and the Mummies!"
- 14 Appearing in The Odd Man: "The Pharaoh and the Mummies!"
- 15 Synopsis for Deadman: "Requiem for a Deadman"
- 16 Appearing in Deadman: "Requiem for a Deadman"
- 17 Synopsis for The Creeper: "Enter Dr. Storme"
- 18 Appearing in The Creeper: "Enter Dr. Storme"
- 19 Synopsis for Steel, the Indestructible Man: "Super-Soldier"
- 20 Appearing in Steel, the Indestructible Man: "Super-Soldier"
- 21 Synopsis for Secret Society of Super-Villains: "Murder Times Seven"
- 22 Appearing in Secret Society of Super-Villains: "Murder Times Seven"
- 23 Synopsis for Secret Society of Super-Villains: "Death in Silver!"
- 24 Appearing in Secret Society of Super-Villains: "Death in Silver!"
- 25 Synopsis for Vixen: "The Vixen Is a Lady Fox"
- 26 Appearing in Vixen: "The Vixen Is a Lady Fox"
- 27 Notes
- 28 Trivia
- 29 See Also
- 30 Recommended Reading
- 31 Links and References
Synopsis for Kamandi: "Into the Vortex"
Kamandi is pulled into the Vortex and catches glimpses of other realities throughout the Multiverse. Although he has the opportunity to go to any world of his choosing and start a new life, he elects to return to his home dimension of Earth-AD and help out his friend, Pyra. However, before he can go back, Brute and Glob of the Dreaming mistake Kamandi for Jed Paulsen and pull him into their timeline.
Appearing in Kamandi: "Into the Vortex"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Ben Boxer
- Doctor Canus
- Doile
- Mylock Bloodstalker
- Pyra
- Pyra's Spaceship/Translator
- Renzi
- Spirit
- Steve
Antagonists:
- Kangarat Murder Society
Other Characters:
- Buddy Blank (Cameo)
- Brute
- Flash (Jay Garrick) (Cameo)
- Flash (Barry Allen) (Cameo)
- Glob
- Johnny Quick (Earth-Three) (Cameo)
- The Voice of the Vortex
- Jed Paulsen (Mentioned only)
- Karate Kid (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Earth-AD
- The Vortex
Items:
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Synopsis for OMAC: "For This is the New Origin of Omac!"
OMAC enters a computer command center and finds a pre-recorded message waiting for him on a video screen. The message is from Quair Tox of the planet Vision. Quair Tox tells OMAC the true history behind the current wars plaguing Earth. The Visionaries were a race of futurists who predicted that the planet Earth would fall in a calamity known as the Great Disaster. Hoping to prevent such a future from coming to pass, a Visionary named Prof. Z petitioned the Visionary Council of Science to intervene on Earth's behalf. To this end, they disguised themselves as humans and formed the Global Peace Agency - a law enforcement organization responsible for the creation of Brother Eye and Project OMAC. However, they were unable to prevent the first of many incidents that signaled the coming of the Great Disaster. Seven industrial cartels now war against the Global Peace Agency and each other. Quair Tox tells OMAC that the only hope that Earth has is if a single strong leader could be found that could end the hostilities. He charges OMAC with the task of finding this leader. The message concludes, just as soldiers blast down the door. OMAC, now dressed in a new costume, turns towards the soldiers and surrenders.
Appearing in OMAC: "For This is the New Origin of Omac!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Visionaries
- Prof. Z (Flashback only)
- Quair Tox
Antagonists:
- Unnamed soldiers (Single appearance)
- The Body Bank (Single appearance) (Flashback only)
- Doctor Skuba (Flashback only)
- Fancy Freddy Sparga (Single appearance) (Flashback only)
- Marshal Kafka (Single appearance) (Flashback only)
- Mister Big (Single appearance) (Flashback only)
Other Characters:
- Doctor Canus (Cameo)
Locations:
Items:
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Synopsis for Kamandi: "I'll See You in My Nightmares"
Kamandi is taken by Brute and Glob through the Dream Stream to meet the Sandman, whom he asks to help his friends on Earth.
Appearing in Kamandi: "I'll See You in My Nightmares"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Ben Boxer
- Doctor Canus
- Doile
- Mylock Bloodstalker
- O.M.A.C. (One-Man Army Corps) (Cameo)
- Pyra
- Pyra's Spaceship/Translator (Behind the scenes)
- Renzi
- Spirit
- Steve
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Brute
- Glob
- O.M.A.C. (One-Man Army Corps) (Cameo)
- Sandman (Garrett Sanford)
- Jed Paulsen (Mentioned only)
- The Voice of the Vortex (Mentioned only)
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Synopsis for The Sandman: "The Seal Men's War on Santa Claus"
Jed Paulsen and the Sandman must rescue Santa Claus from the captivity of the Seal Men, while trying to get a Christmas donation from the wealthy miser Titus Gotrox, which his crooked heir and nephew Rodney tries to thwart.
Appearing in The Sandman: "The Seal Men's War on Santa Claus"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Seal Men
- Rodney Gotrox
Other Characters:
- Santa Claus
- Santa's elves
- Bruce
- Bruce's mother
- Mrs. Claus
- Titus Gotrox
- Nightmare Wizard
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for Prez: "The Devil's Exterminator"
Appearing in Prez: "The Devil's Exterminator"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Clyde Piper
Other Characters:
- Balderman
- Curlyman
- The Exterminator
Locations:
Items:
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Synopsis for Shade, the Changing Man: "The Deadly Ally"
On his way to help fight Dr. Z. Z. on Earth, Shade falls victim in the Zero-Zone to Zekie, a conqueror who has already beaten Xexlo.
Appearing in Shade, the Changing Man: "The Deadly Ally"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Zekie
Antagonists:
- Doctor Z.Z.
- Xexlo
Other Characters:
- Lt. Emp
- Mellu
- Ozar
- Wizor
Locations:
- Earth-Zone
- Zero-Zone
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Synopsis for The Odd Man: "The Pharaoh and the Mummies!"
The Odd Man, a crime-fighter in a bizarre mask and suit, tracks down the Pharaoh, a jewel thief who wields a gun that mummifies its targets in plastic.
Appearing in The Odd Man: "The Pharaoh and the Mummies!"
Featured Characters:
- Odd Man (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Judge Brass
Antagonists:
- Pharaoh (Only appearance; dies)
- Queen of the Nile (Only appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Emil Haxer (Only appearance; dies)
- Ike Loges (Only appearance; dies)
Locations:
Items:
- None
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for Deadman: "Requiem for a Deadman"
Psi-Lab One, a facility where scientists study the paranormal, has been erected on the site where Boston Brand was murdered years ago. They hold a seance to contact him, and succeed in bringing Deadman into visible existence for a few seconds. But an outburst of psychic power creates a fire, and, after borrowing a scientist's body to get him and a female coworker out of harm's way, Deadman opts to stay and investigate the mystery. Deadman discovers that one of the scientists, Annabelle Lee, has the psychic powers, but he is repulsed by a dark being when he enters her id. The dark being proves to be the psi-form of Conrad Cabel, whose powers enable him to control her, and who intends to exorcise Deadman from the mortal plane that he may have unlimited access to Lee's powers. Deadman reenters Lee's id, confronts Cabel's psi-form, and rouses Lee's psi-form to defend herself. Deadman and Lee cause an outburst of mental power that kills Cabel's body and forces his mind to drift in the mortal world. Later, Deadman discovers that Annabelle Lee can hear him and talk with him, and promises to try and build a link between the spirit world and her own.
Appearing in Deadman: "Requiem for a Deadman"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Annabelle Lee (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- Omnipath (Only appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Jessica Trent (Single appearance)
- Ted Brooks (Single appearance)
Locations:
Items:
- None
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for The Creeper: "Enter Dr. Storme"
A weather-powered villain targets Cosmic TV's weathergirl, Sunny Daze, for revenge. When the Creeper tries to intervene, he finds that Dr. Storme's weapon causes him to change back to Jack Ryder, and vice versa.
Appearing in The Creeper: "Enter Dr. Storme"
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Antagonists:
- Doctor Storme (Al Whetley)
Other Characters:
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Synopsis for Steel, the Indestructible Man: "Super-Soldier"
Appearing in Steel, the Indestructible Man: "Super-Soldier"
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Synopsis for Secret Society of Super-Villains: "Murder Times Seven"
Appearing in Secret Society of Super-Villains: "Murder Times Seven"
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Antagonists:
Other Characters:
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Synopsis for Secret Society of Super-Villains: "Death in Silver!"
Appearing in Secret Society of Super-Villains: "Death in Silver!"
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Synopsis for Vixen: "The Vixen Is a Lady Fox"
Appearing in Vixen: "The Vixen Is a Lady Fox"
Featured Characters:
- Vixen (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Reverend Peak
Antagonists:
- C'Tanga Manitoba
Other Characters:
- Andy Jackson Jones
- C'Mellu Dantogi
- Peg Potamkin
- Solomon Samuels
- Willie Lockman
Locations:
Items:
Notes
- "Into the Vortex" was originally slated for publication as Kamandi (Volume 1) #60 prior to the 1978 DC Implosion. A cover illustration by Rich Buckler and Jack Abel is provided in this issue. This story is reprinted (exactly as it appears here, in black and white and with some captions missing) in The Kamandi Challenge Special #1.
- "For This Is the New Origin of Omac" was originally slated for publication as a back-up story in Kamandi #60 prior to the 1978 DC Implosion. This story is reprinted in full-color in Warlord #37. Pages 2 and 3 of this story were redrawn and several sections of dialgoue were edited in Warlord to remove all references to the Great Disaster. The story is also reprinted in Countdown Special: OMAC #1.
- "I'll See You in My Nightmares" was originally slated for publication as Kamandi #61 prior to the 1978 DC Implosion. The story wraps around "The Seal Men's War on Santa Claus" (see below). This story is reprinted (exactly as it appears here, in black and white) in The Kamandi Challenge Special #1.
- "The Seal Men's War on Santa Claus" was originally slated for Sandman (Volume 1) #7, and then it was reformatted as a "story-within-a-story" for Kamandi #61 prior to the 1978 DC Implosion. This story is reprinted in The Best of DC #22 and The Kamandi Challenge Special #1.
- "The Devil's Exterminator" was originally slated for publication as Prez #5 prior to the 1978 DC Implosion.
- "The Deadly Ally" was originally slated for publication as Shade, the Changing Man #9 prior to the 1978 DC Implosion. The original Steve Ditko cover illustration for Shade #9 is reproduced in this issue.
- "The Pharaoh and the Mummies" was originally slated as a back-up story for Shade, the Changing Man #9 prior to the 1978 DC Implosion. This story is reprinted in Detective Comics #487 with the title changed to "The Odd Man".
- "Requiem For a Deadman" was originally slated for publication as Showcase #105 prior to the 1978 DC Implosion. This story is reprinted in full-color in Adventure Comics #464.
- "Enter Dr. Storme" was originally slated for publication as Showcase #106 prior to the 1978 DC Implosion. The original Steve Ditko cover illustration for Showcase #106 is reproduced in this issue.
- "Super-Soldier" was originally slated for publication as Steel #6 prior to the 1978 DC Implosion. The story was partially reprinted in All-Star Squadron #8 and All-Star Squadron #9.
- "Murder Times Seven" was originally slated for publication as Secret Society of Super-Villains #16 prior to the 1978 DC Implosion.
- "Death in Silver" was originally slated for publication as Secret Society of Super-Villains #17 prior to the 1978 DC Implosion.
- "The Vixen Is a Lady Fox" was originally intended for the unpublished Vixen #1. Vixen was eventually re-introduced in Action Comics #521. However, several changes were made to the character, mainly in the names and other details of her home country and relatives back in Africa. The Crisis on Infinite Earths: The Compendium established that this story detailed events that took place on Earth-Thirty-Two.
Trivia
- This issue also features the cover illustrations for the following unpublished comic books:
- Vixen #1
- Army at War #2
- Battle Classics #3
- Demand Classics #1
- Demand Classics #2
- Dynamic Classics #3
- Mr. Miracle #26
- Ragman #6
- Weird Mystery #25
- Weird Mystery #26
- Western Classics #1
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Creeper (Volume 1)
- Kamandi
- Prez
- Sandman (Volume 1)
- Secret Society of Super-Villains
- Shade (Volume 1)
- Steel (Volume 1)
Links and References
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- Gerry Conway/Writer
- Bob Rozakis/Writer
- Carla Conway/Writer
- Dick Ayers/Penciler
- Danny Bulanadi/Inker
- Milt Snapinn/Letterer
- Mike Gold/Editor
- Jim Starlin/Penciler
- Joe Rubinstein/Inker
- Gaspar Saladino/Letterer
- Jack C. Harris/Editor
- Todd Klein/Letterer
- Al Milgrom/Editor
- Jack Kirby/Penciler
- Mike Royer/Inker
- Joe Orlando/Editor
- Jerry Grandenetti/Penciler
- Creig Flessel/Inker
- Joe Simon/Editor
- Steve Ditko/Penciler
- Steve Ditko/Inker
- Ben Oda/Letterer
- Jim Aparo/Penciler
- Jim Aparo/Inker
- Jim Aparo/Letterer
- Paul Levitz/Editor
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- Don Heck/Penciler
- Joe Giella/Inker
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- Mike Vosburg/Penciler
- Bob Smith/Inker
- Shelly Leferman/Letterer
- Bob Oksner/Penciler
- Vince Colletta/Inker
- Kamandi (Earth-AD)/Appearances
- Benjamin Boxer (Earth-AD)/Appearances
- Doctor Canus (Earth-AD)/Appearances
- Doile (Earth-AD)/Appearances
- Mylock Bloodstalker (Earth-AD)/Appearances
- Pyra (Earth-AD)/Appearances
- Renzi (Earth-AD)/Appearances
- Spirit (Earth-AD)/Appearances
- Steven (Earth-AD)/Appearances
- Buddy Blank (Earth-AD)/Appearances
- Brute of the Dreaming (New Earth)/Appearances
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- Barry Allen (New Earth)/Appearances
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- Johnny Quick (Earth-Three)/Appearances
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- Brother Eye (Earth-AD)/Appearances
- Garrett Sanford (New Earth)/Appearances
- Dreaming/Appearances
- Dream Dome/Appearances
- Jed Paulsen (New Earth)/Appearances
- Seal Men/Appearances
- Santa Claus/Appearances
- North Pole/Appearances
- Santa's Workshop/Appearances
- Prez Rickard (Earth-Prez)/Appearances
- Eagle Free (Earth-Prez)/Appearances
- Washington, D.C./Appearances
- White House/Appearances
- Rac Shade (New Earth)/Appearances
- Doctor Z.Z. (New Earth)/Appearances
- Wizor (New Earth)/Appearances
- Clay Stoner (New Earth)/Appearances
- Pharaoh (Earth-One)/Appearances
- Nyla (Earth-One)/Appearances
- River City/Appearances
- Boston Brand (New Earth)/Appearances
- Conrad Cabel (Earth-One)/Appearances
- Gotham City/Appearances
- S.T.A.R. Labs/Appearances
- Jack Ryder (New Earth)/Appearances
- Henry Heywood, Sr. (New Earth)/Appearances
- Secret Society of Super-Villains I/Appearances
- Mark Desmond (New Earth)/Appearances
- Copperhead (New Earth)/Appearances
- Samuel Scudder (New Earth)/Appearances
- Drury Walker (New Earth)/Appearances
- Jason Woodrue (New Earth)/Appearances
- Robert Coleman (New Earth)/Appearances
- Eobard Thawne (New Earth)/Appearances
- Remoni-Notra (New Earth)/Appearances
- William Zard (New Earth)/Appearances
- Charles McNider (New Earth)/Appearances
- Adam Blake (New Earth)/Appearances
- Sizematic (Earth-One)/Appearances
- Raphael Van Zandt (Earth-X)/Appearances
- David Clinton (New Earth)/Appearances
- Freedom Fighters (Earth-X)/Appearances
- Uncle Sam (New Earth)/Appearances
- Rod Reilly (New Earth)/Appearances
- Sandra Knight (Earth-Two)/Appearances
- Richard Grey, Jr. (Earth-Two)/Appearances
- Langford Terrill (Earth-Two)/Appearances
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- Roy Lincoln (Earth-Two)/Appearances
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- Tantu Totem/Appearances
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