''Four-Star Spectacular'' was an
anthology
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comic book series published by
DC Comics in the mid-1970s. The series was edited by
E. Nelson Bridwell
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and ran for six issues from March/April
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
to January/February
1977
Events January
* January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
* January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ...
. The books were in the "giant size" format and consisted mostly of superhero
reprints
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, with some new material. A total of four characters from DC's roster of superheroes appeared in each issue — hence the title. Half of the title's issues, however, only featured three stories. Each issue featured a
Superboy story, a
Wonder Woman story, and at least one other story (usually a team-up story). All issues featured cover art by DC artist Ernie Chua.
The issues
In other media
Television
The name "Four-Star Spectacular" was used as the title of an episode on the animated television show ''
Batman: The Brave and the Bold''. The episode emulated the "Four Star Spectacular" concept: it contained four segments starring heroes who had previously appeared on the show (i.e., Adam Strange in "Worlds War", Flash in "Double Jeopardy", 'Mazing Man in "Kitty Catastrophe" and the Creature Commandos in "The War That Time Forgot"). Batman appeared in each segment as a secondary character and/or in cameo appearance.
See also
* ''
DC Super Stars''
* ''
DC Special Series''
* ''
DC Special
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''
*
List of DC Comics publications
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People
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Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List
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References
External links
*
Library of Congress listing
1976 comics debuts
DC Comics titles
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