DC Special #13 is an issue of the series DC Special (Volume 1) with a cover date of August, 1971.
Synopsis for "Warrior of the Weightless World!"
This story is reprinted from The Brave and the Bold #49.
Cray Duncan is considered to be the best Spaceball player In the year 2169. He dominates the game which is a mix of basketball and Billiards. The game is played under weightless conditions inside a plastoid rectangle. Even though he is the best player, Duncan longs to retire from the game to pursue a medical career. One day, war is declared against the Creon Empire for placing nuclear weapons on Pluto. Cray Duncan volunteers for military service in hopes of getting assigned to a hospital unit. To his dismay he is assigned to play spaceball to entertain the troops. His hopes of a medical career are dashed. Cray then learns about a weightless world named Zuuni which the enemy uses to repair rockets. Duncan gets the idea to land on the planet with a small party and cripple the enemys repair factory. He gets permission from the military to take command of the secret mission dubbed Operation Knockout. Duncan chooses to take along two of his former spaceball teammates since they have the skills necessary to operate in a weightless environment. They land on the planet and successfully take out the repair station. The enemy is crippled and they sue for peace. The war ends a month later as a result of Crays daring mission. He then becomes Spaceballs biggest fan, attending games frequently as its number one fan.
Appearing in "Warrior of the Weightless World!"
Featured Characters:
- Cray Duncan
Supporting Characters:
- Greg Willis (Single appearance)
- Neil Larkin (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- The Creon Empire (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Ronny Pierce (Single appearance)
- General Byles (Single appearance)
Locations:
- 22nd Century
- Earth
- Planet Zuuni (Destroyed)
Items:
- None
Vehicles:
- Stealth Rocket
Synopsis for "Super-Athlete from Earth!"
This story is reprinted from Strange Adventures #125.
Hank Bradford dreams of becoming a top athlete but he has limited athletic abilities. One day he encounters an alien spaceship in the woods. He meets an alien named Rhoran Yo that seems to be blind. He tells Bradford about a radioactive meteorite located on the planet Sirius that must be removed within nine hours. Unless it is taken away it will doom every living thing on the planet. He enlists Bradfords help to accomplish the mission. He instructs Bradford on how to operate his ship for the trip to Sirius. The alien then steps into a ray chamber called a mechanical doctor to restore the injured cells in his eyes thus allowing his sight to return. After an eight hour trip, the ship finally approaches Sirius. The landing is rough but the ship is intact. The alien then instructs Bradford to enter the ray chamber to build his muscle mass which he will need for the mission. Bradford steps out and finds that his body has been transformed into that of a muscular athlete. He then travels through the planet on foot and finds the meteorite while using his newly found athletic abilities to navigate through the hazards he encounters. The meteor is destroyed and the alien rewards Bradford by gifting him the mechanical doctor ray chamber. Bradford vows to use it for the benefit of mankind.
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Synopsis for "The Fishermen of Space!"
This story is reprinted from Strange Adventures #94.
Intergalactic alien fisherman from the planet Xard use the Earth as a personal fishing spot. They fish and hook items such as a military style ship, a bus and an American airplane bomber. The objects are taken back to their planet and encased in transparent domes. The human occupants of the objects are observed by gigantic alien captors. The captives attempt to communicate with their aliens hosts but their efforts prove ineffective. Since the humans are too small to be seen, the aliens observe that the objects have not moved and appear to be dead. They mention that the objects will be tossed out and they will replace them with new catches. The three vehicles are about to be tossed into a waste chute when one of the captive humans uses a dog whistle to retrieve his dog. The high whistle pitch causes pain on the alien’s nervous system. The space creatures decide to return the three vehicles back to Earth without harm.
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Synopsis for "The Martian Horse!"
This story is reprinted from Mystery in Space #9.
Appearing in "The Martian Horse!"
Featured Characters:
- Martin Lane (Dies)
- John Lawrence
Other Characters:
- J. Lawrence companions
Locations:
- Earth's Moon (Destroyed)
- Earth
- Mt. Hubbel observatory
- Washington, D.C.
Items:
- Bismuth Bomb
Vehicles:
- Spaceship (Destroyed)
Synopsis for "The World Where Dreams Come True!"
This story is reprinted from Mystery in Space #7.
Science fiction writer Marty Reed is enjoying a successful career writing science fiction stories for a magazine. His editor praises his writing skills and inquires as to where Reed gets his ideas for his fantastic stories. Reed remarks that the ideas come to him as he dreams at night and he writes about them when he wakes up. One night Reed is preparing for bed when he is transported to the planet Venus in the year 3052. Two mobster type aliens appear and inform Reed that his writings contain sports predictions that have been amazingly accurate. They demand that Reed tell them who will win the Venusian Decathlon. The aliens have profited greatly from Reed’s other predictions but they are missing the final page of the Decathlon story which identifies the winner. They kidnap Reed in hopes of him revealing the winner of the contest. The problem is that Reed has yet to write the story, he tell them that he must fall asleep so that he can dream and come up with the details and then write about them. The aliens eagerly hook Reed up to a dream machine which records his dream. They observe the Decathlon and note that the winner will be number 77 Ibis of Mars. They bet their substantial resources on Ibis but are soon disappointed when he loses and comes in second place. The winner of the Decathlon is actually Thor of Saturn. Thor is injured during the competition and he asks Ibis to claim the award on his behalf. That explained why the vision in the machine reflected that Ibis appeared to win. The aliens are furious but they are busted by an alien police force before they have a chance to harm Reed. He is returned back to Earth where he promptly writes about the experience he has just lived through. When he turns the story in, his editor rejects it because its too fantastic to believe.
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Synopsis for "Saga of the Secret Sportsmen!"
This story is reprinted from The Brave and the Bold #47.
The world of the 30th Century has embraced a laid-back lifestyle, thanks largely to an invention called the Sportscaster, which lets the user play virtual sport games from the comfort of their own home. The practice of actually participating in sports has been outlawed due to its danger of injury. A group of sports enthusiasts is then caught engaging in the physical activity of playing sports and they are arrested. They are to be brought before a judge who plans to make examples of them. Before they appear in court, the planet is invaded by a group of aliens from the planet Uranus. The invaders quickly conquer the earth but the group of sports enthusiasts forms a resistance group that wrecks havoc on their operations. The resistance group uses their athletic skills to cripple the alien operation until the aliens are forced to abandon their hopes of occupying the earth. They hope that their exploits are enough to reinstate the participation of sports once again.
Appearing in "Saga of the Secret Sportsmen!"
Featured Characters:
- Wil Merritt (Single appearance)
- Arthur Stacy (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Reni (Single appearance)
- Alis Stacy (Single appearance)
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Other Characters:
- Jon (Single appearance)
- Geo (Single appearance)
- Asa Ketvin (Flashback only) (Single appearance)
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Items:
- The Sportscaster
Vehicles:
- Uranian Tanks
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