DC Comics Bonus Book
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DC Comics Bonus Books were 16-page comic book stories inserted into issues of existing DC Comics series to showcase new writers and artists.{{cite web |url= http://www.newsarama.com/18016-top-10-events-dc-could-revive-for-future-new-52-anniversaries.html|title= Top 10 Events DC Could Revive For Future New 52 Anniversaries|first= Graeme|last= McMillan|date= December 11, 2013|website= Newsarama|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20131213175729/http://www.newsarama.com/18016-top-10-events-dc-could-revive-for-future-new-52-anniversaries.html|archivedate= December 13, 2013|url-status= live|accessdate= June 6, 2013|quote= For just under a year (between April 1988 and February 1989 cover dates, in fact), one DC title each month would have an additional 16 page story in the guise of a separate comic, right in the middle of the book. These "Bonus Books" were used to try out new talent.}}{{cite journal|last = Carbonaro|first = Paul|title = The Warlord|journal = Amazing Heroes|issue = 133|page = 192|publisher = Fantagraphics Books|date = January 15, 1988|quote= 16-page inserts will be rotated through various DC titles...in 1988. They will be produced by new talent, and one such insert will appear in Warlord.}} 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. The Bonus Books featured early work by such comics creators as Mark Askwith, Jim Balent, Randy DuBurke, Dean Haspiel, Rob Liefeld, Gordon Purcell,{{cite book|last = Aamodt|first = Britt|title = Superheroes, Strip Artists, & Talking Animals: Minnesota's Contemporary Cartoonists|publisher = Minnesota Historical Society Press|year = 2010|location= Saint Paul, Minnesota|page = 88|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=GPDBwgjINK8C&dq=DC+Comics+Bonus+Book+new+talent&pg=PA88|isbn = 978-0873517775|quote= DC also gave the young cartoonist a one-off assignment. They asked him to work on a bonus book (a free comic stuffed inside another comic) that would be paired with the next issue of Flash.}} and Denis Rodier.{{cite journal|last= Greenberger|first= Robert|authorlink= Robert Greenberger|title= New Talent and Bonus Babies|journal= Back Issue!|issue= 71|pages= 71–73|publisher= TwoMorrows Publishing|date= April 2014|location= Raleigh, North Carolina}}
The issues
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| Issue (cover date)
! Bonus Book ! Writer(s) ! Artist(s) ! Citations |
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| Action Comics #599 (April 1988)
| align="center"|Superman and Jimmy Olsen | align="center"|{{sortname|Joe|Calchi|nolink=1}} | align="center"|{{sortname|Britt|Wisenbaker|nolink=1}} and James Scott | align="center"| {{Gcdb issue|id= 44278|title= Action Comics #599}} |
| {{sortname|The|Flash|The Flash (comic book)|Flash, The}} vol. 2 #12 (May 1988)
| align="center"|Doctor Light | align="center"|{{sortname|George|Broderick|nolink=1}} | align="center"|{{sortname|Gordon|Purcell}} and Timothy Dzon | align="center"| {{Gcdb issue|id= 44400|title= The Flash vol. 2 #12}} |
| Doom Patrol vol. 2 #9 (June 1988)
| align="center"| Celsius | align="center"|{{sortname|Steve|Miller|nolink=1}} | align="center"|{{sortname|Randy|DuBurke}} and Joe Alidetta | align="center"| {{Gcdb issue|id= 44527|title= Doom Patrol vol. 2 #9}} |
| Wonder Woman vol. 2 #18 (July 1988)
| align="center"|Amazons | align="center"|{{sortname|Dan|Littleford|nolink=1}} | align="center"|{{sortname|Palmer|Worley|nolink=1}} and Brian Thomas | align="center"| {{Gcdb issue|id= 44748|title= Wonder Woman vol. 2 #18}} |
| Detective Comics #589 (August 1988)
| align="center"|Batman vs. Poison Ivy | align="center"|{{sortname|Lewis|Klahr}} and Steve Piersall | align="center"|{{sortname|Dean|Haspiel}} and Denis Rodier | align="center"| {{Gcdb issue|id= 44861|title= Detective Comics #589}} |
| The Warlord #131 (September 1988)
| align="center"|Jennifer Morgan | align="center"|{{sortname|Steve|Wilson|nolink=1}} | align="center"|{{sortname|Rob|Liefeld}} and Jeff Albrecht | align="center"| {{Gcdb issue|id= 44933|title= The Warlord #131}} |
| Justice League International #18 (October 1988)
| align="center"|Mister Miracle, Big Barda, and Oberon | align="center"|{{sortname|Mark|Askwith}} | align="center"|{{sortname|James|Webb|nolink=1}} and Mark Pennington | align="center"| {{cite journal|last = Mangels|first = Andy|authorlink = Andy Mangels|title = Justice League International|journal = Amazing Heroes|issue = 145|page = 129|publisher = Fantagraphics Books|date = July 15, 1988|quote= Justice League International #18 will contain a Bonus Book. The story will be written by Mark Askwith, penciled by Jim Webb, and inked by Mark Pennington, and concerns the construction of Mr. Miracle's dream house.}}{{Gcdb issue|id= 45133|title= Justice League International #18}} |
| Power of the Atom #4 (November 1988)
| align="center"|Atom | align="center"|{{sortname|Joe|Calchi|nolink=1}} | align="center"|{{sortname|Jim|Balent}} and Dan Schaefer | align="center"| {{Gcdb issue|id= 45201|title= Power of the Atom #4}} |
| {{sortname|The|Flash|nolink=1}} vol. 2 #19 (December 1988)
| align="center"|Blue Trinity | align="center"|{{sortname|Hank|Kanalz}} | align="center"|{{sortname|Bill|Knapp|nolink=1}} and Jerry Acerno | align="center"| {{Gcdb issue|id= 45332|title= The Flash vol. 2 #19}} |
| Suicide Squad #21 (Winter 1988)
| align="center"|Bronze Tiger | align="center"|{{sortname|Larry|Ganem|nolink=1}} | align="center"|{{sortname|Peter|Krause|Peter Krause (artist)}} and Fred Butler | align="center"| {{Gcdb issue|id= 45449|title= Suicide Squad #21}} |
| Detective Comics #595 (Holiday 1989)
| align="center"|Batman vs. Mr. Freeze | align="center"|{{sortname|Jeff|O'Hare|nolink=1}} | align="center"|{{sortname|Roderick|Delgado|nolink=1}} and Jerry Acerno | align="center"| {{Gcdb issue|id= 45673|title= Detective Comics #595}} |
| Wonder Woman vol. 2 #26 (January 1989)
| align="center"|Amazons | align="center"|{{sortname|Tom|Joyner|Tom Joyner (writer)}} | align="center"|{{sortname|Neil|Vokes|nolink=1}} and Fred Butler | align="center"| {{Gcdb issue|id= 45719|title= Wonder Woman vol. 2 #26}} |
| Justice League International #24 (February 1989)
| align="center"|Blue Beetle, Booster Gold, and Maxwell Lord | align="center"|{{sortname|David P.|Levin}} | align="center"|{{sortname|Dean|Haspiel|nolink=1}} | align="center"| {{Gcdb issue|id= 45895|title= Justice League International #24}} |
See also
References
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External links
- [https://archive.today/20130410172806/http://www.comics-db.com/pages/DC_Comics/D/DC_Bonus_Book/ DC Bonus Book] at the Comic Book DB
- [http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/guide.php?page=giant&groupid=94. DC Bonus Books] at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
- [http://dccomicsartists.com/dchistory/DCHISTORY-7b.htm DC Timeline 1986-1989]
- [http://www.boosterrific.com/comics/issues/?dcb107a_DC-Bonus-Book-Volume-1-Issue-7 DC Bonus Book #7] review at Boosterrific.com