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Limited Collectors' Edition is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1972 to 1978. It usually featured reprints of previously published stories but a few issues contained new material. The series was published in an oversized 10″ x 14″ tabloid (or "treasury") format.

Publication history

Limited Collectors' Edition was launched with a collection of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer stories which went on sale October 24, 1972. DC Comics vice president Sol Harrison had suggested the format stating that "we could create a tabloid size comic that would stand out on the newsstand".[1] Limited Collectors' Edition shared its numbering with two other treasury format series, Famous First Edition[2] and All-New Collectors' Edition.[3] The final issues of the latter two series were tie-ins to the release of Superman: The Movie. DC later published treasuries as part of DC Special Series in 1981 and as a number of one-shots from 1999 to 2003 primarily produced by Paul Dini and Alex Ross.

In 2020, DC put out a new Famous First Edition, C-63, which reprinted in hardcover the first issue of New Fun Comics, which launched the company that became DC.

The issues

Issue Date Title Notes
C-20 Christmas 1972 "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" Reprints stories from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer #2, 4-7.[4][5]
C-21 Summer 1973 "Shazam!" Reprints stories from Captain Marvel Adventures #19, 68, 115, 121; Captain Marvel, Jr. #11; and Marvel Family #85.[6]
C-22 Fall 1973 "Tarzan" Reprints stories from Tarzan #207-210.[7]
C-23 Winter 1973 "House of Mystery" Reprints stories from House of Mystery #175, 179-180, 182, 186, and 202.[8]
C-24 1973 "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" Reprints stories from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer #3, 5, and 8 and Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer Annual #13.[4][9]
C-25 1974 "Batman" Reprints stories from Batman #4, 14, 24, and 221 and Detective Comics #355 and 404.[10]
C-27 1974 "Shazam!" Reprints stories from Captain Marvel Adventures #25, 53, 121, 127; Captain Marvel, Jr. #54; and Marvel Family #2, 20-21, and 82.[11]
C-29 1974 "Tarzan" Reprints stories fromTarzan #219-223.[12]
C-31 October–November 1974 "Superman" Reprints stories from Action Comics #22, 29; Superman #60, 142, 204 and The Amazing World of Superman, Metropolis Edition. Cover art by H. J. Ward[13] reproduced from a photograph of the original painting.[14]
C-32 December 1974-January 1975 "Ghosts" Reprints stories from Ghosts #1, 3-6. New material by writer Leo Dorfman and artists Gerry Talaoc, E. R. Cruz, and Frank Redondo.[15]
C-33 February–March 1975 "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" Reprints story from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer #9. New story by writer/penciler Sheldon Mayer and inker Tenny Henson.[4][16]
C-34 February–March 1975 "Christmas with the Super-Heroes" Reprints stories from Batman #239; Captain Marvel Adventures #69; Teen Titans #13; and Action Comics #117. Previously unpublished "Angel and the Ape" story by writer John Albano and artists Bob Oksner and Wally Wood.[17][18]
C-35 April–May 1975 "Shazam!" Reprints stories from Captain Marvel Adventures #100, 129, 148 and Marvel Family #17. Photo cover features Jackson Bostwick from the Shazam! television series.[19]
C-36 June–July 1975 "The Bible" New material adapting stories from the Book of Genesis by writer Sheldon Mayer and artist Nestor Redondo.[20][21]
C-37 August–September 1975 "Batman" Reprints stories from Batman #8, 43, 45; World's Finest Comics #3; and the Batman comic strip.[22]
C-38 October–November 1975 "Superman" Reprints stories from Superman #40, 48, 157 and Action Comics #315-316.[23]
C-39 October–November 1975 "Secret Origins Super-Villains" Reprints stories from Detective Comics #168; Adventure Comics #271; Showcase #8; Whiz Comics #15; and Superman #249.[24]
C-40 December 1975-January 1976 "Dick Tracy" Reprints the Dick Tracy comic strip from December 21, 1943 to May 17, 1944.[25][26]
C-41 December 1975-January 1976 "Super Friends" Reprints stories from Justice League of America #36 and 61. New framing sequence by writer E. Nelson Bridwell and artist Alex Toth.[27][28]
C-42 February–March 1976 "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" New Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer stories by writer/penciler Sheldon Mayer and inker Tenny Henson.[4][29]
C-43 February–March 1976 "Christmas with the Super-Heroes" Reprints stories from Superman's Christmas Adventure #1; Batman #219; House of Mystery #191; Sensation Comics #14; and Adventure Comics #82.[17][30]
C-44 June–July 1976 "Batman" Reprints stories from Detective Comics #329 and 397 and Batman #31 and 83. Cover art by Wally Fax.[31]
C-45 June–July 1976 "More Secret Origins Super-Villains" Reprints stories from Batman #62; The Flash #105; Superboy #78; and Wonder Woman #6.[32]
C-46 August–September 1976 "Justice League of America" Reprints stories from Justice League of America #24 and 34.[33]
C-47 August–September 1976 "Superman Salutes the Bicentennial" Reprints Tomahawk stories from Star Spangled Comics #121, 126-127; More Fun Comics #70; and Tomahawk #45. These include the titles: "Adventure in New York"/"The Magic Tomahawk"/"The First Sub"/"Frontier Theatre"/"The Battle of the Master Woodsmen".[34]
C-48 1976 "Superman vs. the Flash" Reprints stories from Superman #199 and The Flash #175. Six-page new feature on Superman's Fortress of Solitude by Neal Adams.[35]
C-49 October–November 1976 "Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes" Reprints stories from Adventure Comics #369-370.[36]
C-50 Christmas 1976 "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" New Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer stories by writer/penciler Sheldon Mayer and inker Tenny Henson.[4][37]
C-51 August 1977 "Batman" Reprints stories from Batman #232 and 242-244.[38]
C-52 1977 "The Best of DC" Reprints stories from Batman #237; House of Mystery #201; The Flash #148; Our Army at War #241; Tomahawk #136; and Superman #156.[39]
C-57 1978 "Welcome Back, Kotter" Reprints stories from Welcome Back, Kotter #1, 3, and 4. New story by writer Mark Evanier and artists Ric Estrada and Bob Oksner.[40]
C-59 1978 "Batman's Strangest Cases" Reprints stories from The Brave and the Bold #93; Swamp Thing #7; Batman #227 and 250; and Detective Comics #410.[41]

Several planned features for Limited Collectors' Edition were never published. These include several projects by writer/artist Sheldon Mayer. Mayer had been working on an adaptation of The Wizard of Oz but DC's then-Publisher Carmine Infantino canceled the project upon learning of a similar adaptation by Marvel Comics. The two companies published the project jointly and the adaptation was crafted by Marvel's Roy Thomas and John Buscema instead. Mayer also worked on a followup to "The Bible" issue of Limited Collectors' Edition titled "The Story of Jesus" as well as "Rudolph's Easter Parade", an Easter-themed Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer issue. Neither project was published. "The Legend of King Arthur" by writer Gerry Conway and artist Nestor Redondo was a four-issue storyline which was advertised as "Coming Soon" in DC comic books dated September 1975, but the series was never published.[42] A second volume of "The Best of DC" would have included stories reprinted from The Brave and the Bold #42; All-Star Western #11; Superman #247; and Green Lantern #75 but was canceled as part of the DC Implosion.[43]

Famous First Edition

Issue Date Title Notes
C–26 1974 "Action Comics #1" Exact reprint of Action Comics #1 (June 1938).[44]
C–28 1974 "Detective Comics #27" Exact reprint of Detective Comics #27 (May 1939).[45]
C–30 1974 "Sensation Comics #1" Exact reprint of Sensation Comics #1 (January 1942).[46]
F–4 October–November 1974 "Whiz Comics #2" Exact reprint of Whiz Comics #2 (February 1940).[47]
F–5 February–March 1975 "Batman #1" Exact reprint of Batman #1 (Spring 1940).[48]
F–6 April–May 1975 "Wonder Woman #1" Exact reprint of Wonder Woman #1 (Summer 1942).[49]
F–7 June–July 1975 "All Star Comics #3" Exact reprint of All Star Comics #3 (Winter 1940–1941)[50]
F–8 August–September 1975 "Flash Comics #1" Exact reprint of Flash Comics #1 (January 1940.[51]
C–61 March 1979 "Superman #1" Exact reprint of Superman #1 (Summer 1939).[52]
C–63 2020 "New Fun #1" Exact reprint of New Fun #1 (February 1935).

Famous First Edition was a series of oversized reprints of original Golden Age comics. All but two (#F–7, All-Star Comics #3 and #F–8, Flash Comics #1) included full-size glossy cover-stock reprints of the front and back covers in addition to the usual cardstock outer covers. Famous First Edition reprinted the comics in their entirety, including any paid advertising and other features that appeared in the original. Several issues of Famous First Edition were also published in hardcover editions by Lyle Stuart, Inc.[53] The Grand Comics Database only lists hardcover versions for issues #C–26 (Action Comics #1), #C–28 (Detective Comics #27), #C–30 (Sensation Comics #1), #F–4 (Whiz Comics #2), and #F–6 (Wonder Woman #1)[54] while the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide includes a listing for a hardcover version of #F–5 (Batman #1) with a notation of "exists?"[55] The reprint of New Fun #1 published in 2020 was released in a hardcover edition only.[56]

All-New Collectors' Edition

Issue Date Title Notes
C–53 January 1978 "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" New Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer stories by writer/penciler Sheldon Mayer and inker Tenny Henson.[4][57]
C–54 1978 "Superman vs. Wonder Woman" New story by writer Gerry Conway and artists José Luis García-López and Dan Adkins.[58][59]
C–55 1978 "Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes" New story by writer Paul Levitz and artists Mike Grell and Vince Colletta featuring the wedding of Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad.[60][61][62]
C–56 1978 "Superman vs. Muhammad Ali" New story by Dennis O'Neil which was adapted and penciled by Neal Adams with figure inks by Dick Giordano and background inks by Terry Austin.[63][64][65]
C–58 April 1978 "Superman vs. Shazam!" New story by writer Gerry Conway and artists Rich Buckler and Dick Giordano.[66][67]
C–60 1978 "Rudolph's Summer Fun" New Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer stories by writer/penciler Sheldon Mayer and inker Tenny Henson.[4][68]
C–62 1979 "Superman: The Movie" Photos and background material from the film.[69][70][71]

Three features originally intended for All-New Collectors' Edition were published elsewhere due to the title's cancellation as part of the DC Implosion. "Superman's Life Story" by Martin Pasko and Curt Swan was published in Action Comics #500 (October 1979). The planned 1978 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer tabloid's material appeared in The Best of DC #4 (March–April 1980).[72] A Justice League story by Gerry Conway and Rich Buckler saw print in Justice League of America #210–212 (January 1983–March 1983).[73][74][75]

DC Special Series

Issue Date Title Notes
25 Summer 1981 "Superman II" Photos and background material from the film.[69][76]
26 Summer 1981 "Superman and His Incredible Fortress of Solitude" "Secrets of Superman's Fortress" by Roy Thomas, Ross Andru, and Romeo Tanghal.[69][77]
27 Fall 1981 Batman vs. the Incredible Hulk DC-Marvel crossover by Len Wein, José Luis García-López, and Dick Giordano.[78][79][80]

Other DC treasuries

Collected editions

  • Adventures of Superman: José Luis García-López includes All-New Collectors' Edition #C–54, 360 pages, April 2013,
  • The Amazing World of Superman collects The Amazing World of Superman, 64 pages, April 2021,
  • The Bible collects Limited Collectors' Edition #C–36, 72 pages, May 2012,
  • Shazam! The World's Mightiest Mortal Vol. 2 includes All-New Collectors' Edition #C–58, 328 pages, April 2020,
  • Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 1 includes All-New Collectors' Edition #C–55, 312 pages, June 2017,
  • Superman vs. Muhammad Ali collects All-New Collectors' Edition #C–56, 80 pages, November 2010, (treasury size); (comic book size)
  • Superman vs. Shazam! includes All-New Collectors' Edition #C–58, 192 pages, March 2013,
  • Superman vs. Wonder Woman collects All-New Collectors' Edition #C–54, 72 pages, December 2020,
  • Wonder Woman: Spirit of Truth collects Wonder Woman: Spirit of Truth, 72 pages, March 2020,
  • The World's Greatest Super-Heroes collects Superman: Peace on Earth, Batman: War on Crime, Shazam!: Power of Hope, Wonder Woman: Spirit of Truth, JLA: Secret Origins and JLA: Liberty and Justice, 396 pages, July 2005,

See also

References

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External links

  1. ↑ Template:Cite journal
  2. ↑ Wells in Back Issue! p. 2: "Running parallel to Limited Collectors' Edition was another trailblazing tabloid...Famous First Edition provided exact replicas of key Golden Age DC issues".
  3. ↑ Wells in Back Issue! p. 6: "The series was renamed All-New Collectors' Edition with issue #C-53's Rudolph volume and shifted toward newly commissioned adventures".
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Template:Cite journal
  5. ↑ Limited Collectors' Edition #C-20 at the Grand Comics Database
  6. ↑ Limited Collectors' Edition #C-21 at the Grand Comics Database
  7. ↑ Limited Collectors' Edition #C-22 at the Grand Comics Database
  8. ↑ Limited Collectors' Edition #C-23 at the Grand Comics Database
  9. ↑ Limited Collectors' Edition #C-24 at the Grand Comics Database
  10. ↑ Limited Collectors' Edition #C-25 at the Grand Comics Database
  11. ↑ Limited Collectors' Edition #C-27 at the Grand Comics Database
  12. ↑ Limited Collectors' Edition #C-29 at the Grand Comics Database
  13. ↑ Limited Collectors' Edition #C-31 at the Grand Comics Database
  14. ↑ Template:Cite news
  15. ↑ Limited Collectors' Edition #C-32 at the Grand Comics Database
  16. ↑ Limited Collectors' Edition #C-33 at the Grand Comics Database
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Template:Cite journal
  18. ↑ Limited Collectors' Edition #C-34 at the Grand Comics Database
  19. ↑ Limited Collectors' Edition #C-35 at the Grand Comics Database
  20. ↑ Template:Cite journal
  21. ↑ Limited Collectors' Edition #C-36 at the Grand Comics Database
  22. ↑ Limited Collectors' Edition #C-37 at the Grand Comics Database
  23. ↑ Limited Collectors' Edition #C-38 at the Grand Comics Database
  24. ↑ Limited Collectors' Edition #C-39 at the Grand Comics Database
  25. ↑ Template:Cite journal
  26. ↑ Limited Collectors' Edition #C-40 at the Grand Comics Database
  27. ↑ Template:Cite journal
  28. ↑ Limited Collectors' Edition #C-41 at the Grand Comics Database
  29. ↑ Limited Collectors' Edition #C-42 at the Grand Comics Database
  30. ↑ Limited Collectors' Edition #C-43 at the Grand Comics Database
  31. ↑ Limited Collectors' Edition #C-44 at the Grand Comics Database
  32. ↑ Limited Collectors' Edition #C-45 at the Grand Comics Database
  33. ↑ Limited Collectors' Edition #C-46 at the Grand Comics Database
  34. ↑ Limited Collectors' Edition #C-47 at the Grand Comics Database
  35. ↑ Limited Collectors' Edition #C-48 at the Grand Comics Database
  36. ↑ Limited Collectors' Edition #C-49 at the Grand Comics Database
  37. ↑ Limited Collectors' Edition #C-50 at the Grand Comics Database
  38. ↑ Limited Collectors' Edition #C-51 at the Grand Comics Database
  39. ↑ Limited Collectors' Edition #C-52 at the Grand Comics Database
  40. ↑ Limited Collectors' Edition #C-57 at the Grand Comics Database
  41. ↑ Limited Collectors' Edition #C-59 at the Grand Comics Database
  42. ↑ Template:Citation
  43. ↑ Wells in Back Issue! p. 5
  44. ↑ Famous First Edition #C–26 at the Grand Comics Database
  45. ↑ Famous First Edition #C–28 at the Grand Comics Database
  46. ↑ Famous First Edition #C–30 at the Grand Comics Database
  47. ↑ Famous First Edition #F–4 at the Grand Comics Database
  48. ↑ Famous First Edition #F–5 at the Grand Comics Database
  49. ↑ Famous First Edition #F–6 at the Grand Comics Database
  50. ↑ Famous First Edition #F–7 at the Grand Comics Database
  51. ↑ Famous First Edition #F–8 at the Grand Comics Database
  52. ↑ Famous First Edition #C–61 at the Grand Comics Database
  53. ↑ Wells in Back Issue! p. 2: "Partnering with Lyle Stuart, Inc., DC released $5 hardcovers of its first six replicas".
  54. ↑ Template:Gcdb series
  55. ↑ Template:Cite book
  56. ↑ Template:Cite web
  57. ↑ All-New Collectors' Edition #C-53 at the Grand Comics Database
  58. ↑ Template:Cite journal
  59. ↑ All-New Collectors' Edition #C-54 at the Grand Comics Database
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  62. ↑ All-New Collectors' Edition #C-55 at the Grand Comics Database
  63. ↑ Template:Cite journal
  64. ↑ McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 178: "Writer/artist Neal Adams proclaimed that Superman vs. Muhammad Ali was "the best comic book" he and co-writer Denny O'Neil had ever produced".
  65. ↑ All-New Collectors' Edition #C-56 at the Grand Comics Database
  66. ↑ Template:Cite journal
  67. ↑ All-New Collectors' Edition #C-58 at the Grand Comics Database
  68. ↑ All-New Collectors' Edition #C-60 at the Grand Comics Database
  69. ↑ 69.0 69.1 69.2 69.3 Template:Cite journal
  70. ↑ McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 180: "DC went to greater lengths with its tabloid-sized Superman: The Movie magazine than with prior treasury editions. Instead of containing stories and artwork, it approached the material with a greater eye toward graphic design".
  71. ↑ All-New Collectors' Edition #C-62 at the Grand Comics Database
  72. ↑ The Best of DC #4 at the Grand Comics Database
  73. ↑ Justice League of America #210 at the Grand Comics Database
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  76. ↑ DC Special Series #25 at the Grand Comics Database
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  78. ↑ 78.0 78.1 78.2 Template:Cite journal
  79. ↑ Manning, Matthew K. "1980s" in Dolan, p. 195: "Written by Len Wein and illustrated by José Luis García-López, the comic saw...Batman and the Hulk doing battle with both the Joker and Marvel's ultra-powerful Shaper of Worlds".
  80. ↑ DC Special Series #27 at the Grand Comics Database
  81. ↑ The Amazing World of Superman, Metropolis Edition at the Grand Comics Database
  82. ↑ McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 165: "The Yellow Brick Road from Munchkin Land to the Emerald City was also wide enough to accommodate DC and Marvel as they produced their first-ever joint publication...Roy Thomas scripted a faithful, seventy-two page adaptation of Dorothy Gale's adventure, while John Buscema's artwork depicted the landscape of Oz in lavish detail".
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  84. ↑ MGM's Marvelous Wizard of Oz #1 at the Grand Comics Database
  85. ↑ McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 170: "The tale was written by Gerry Conway and drawn by Ross Andru, both among the few [at that time] to ever have worked on both Superman and Spider-Man...The result was a defining moment in Bronze Age comics".
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  88. ↑ Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 286: "Alex Ross teamed up with writer Paul Dini...to tell a powerful story of the Man of Steel. In this beautiful sixty-four-page oversized one-shot...Superman fought a battle even he couldn't truly win: the war on poverty and hunger".
  89. ↑ Superman: Peace on Earth at the Grand Comics Database
  90. ↑ Superman / Fantastic Four at the Grand Comics Database
  91. ↑ Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 289: "The second in the oversized prestige-format tabloid collaborations between writer Paul Dini and painter Alex Ross, Batman: War on Crime was just as successful as its predecessor, and just as beautiful".
  92. ↑ Batman: War on Crime at the Grand Comics Database
  93. ↑ Cowsill, Alan "2000s" in Dolan, p. 297: "Artist Bryan Hitch made full use of the book's extra-large format...Written by Mark Waid, Heaven's Ladder dealt with religion and the afterlife".
  94. ↑ JLA: Heaven's Ladder at the Grand Comics Database
  95. ↑ Shazam! Power of Hope at the Grand Comics Database
  96. ↑ Wonder Woman: Spirit of Truth at the Grand Comics Database
  97. ↑ JLA: Secret Origins at the Grand Comics Database
  98. ↑ JLA: Liberty and Justice at the Grand Comics Database
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