DC Comics Bonus Book

Template:For DC Comics Bonus Books were 16-page comic book stories inserted into issues of existing DC Comics series to showcase new writers and artists.^[1]^[2] Running from April 1988 to February 1989, they consisted of a front cover, 14 pages of story, and a back cover with a brief biography of the story's creators. The addition of the insert did not entail an increase in the price of the comic book.^[3] The Bonus Books featured early work by such comics creators as Mark Askwith, Jim Balent, Randy DuBurke, Dean Haspiel, Rob Liefeld, Gordon Purcell,^[4] and Denis Rodier.^[3]

The issues

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Issue (cover date)	Bonus Book	Writer(s)	Artist(s)	Citations
Action Comics #599 (April 1988)	Superman and Jimmy Olsen	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname and James Scott	^[5]
Template:Sortname vol. 2 #12 (May 1988)	Doctor Light	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname and Timothy Dzon	^[6]
Doom Patrol vol. 2 #9 (June 1988)	Celsius	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname and Joe Alidetta	^[7]
Wonder Woman vol. 2 #18 (July 1988)	Amazons	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname and Brian Thomas	^[8]
Detective Comics #589 (August 1988)	Batman vs. Poison Ivy	Template:Sortname and Steve Piersall	Template:Sortname and Denis Rodier	^[9]
The Warlord #131 (September 1988)	Jennifer Morgan	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname and Jeff Albrecht	^[2]^[10]
Justice League International #18 (October 1988)	Mister Miracle, Big Barda, and Oberon	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname and Mark Pennington	^[11]^[12]
Power of the Atom #4 (November 1988)	Atom	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname and Dan Schaefer	^[13]
Template:Sortname vol. 2 #19 (December 1988)	Blue Trinity	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname and Jerry Acerno	^[14]
Suicide Squad #21 (Winter 1988)	Bronze Tiger	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname and Fred Butler	^[15]
Detective Comics #595 (Holiday 1989)	Batman vs. Mr. Freeze	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname and Jerry Acerno	^[16]
Wonder Woman vol. 2 #26 (January 1989)	Amazons	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname and Fred Butler	^[17]
Justice League International #24 (February 1989)	Blue Beetle, Booster Gold, and Maxwell Lord	Template:Sortname	Template:Sortname	^[18]

References

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External links

DC Bonus Book at the Comic Book DB
DC Bonus Books at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
DC Timeline 1986-1989
DC Bonus Book #7 review at Boosterrific.com

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