DC Comics Presents 1978 #16 - back issue - $4.00
Black Lightning stops a robbery on a subway train as it travels through Suicide Slum but causes one of the robbers to inadvertently shoot and kill another passenger, Trina. This angers Trina's boyfriend, Hugh Bryant, who is also one of Jefferson Pierce's students. Hugh, actually an alien trapped on earth for millions of years, "devolves" into his true form as an energy creature. Black Lightning and Superman subdue the creature and help him finally leave the planet.
Flash distracts Medusa and her henchmen from their crime spree with Hostess Fruit Pies.
Readers' questions answered by "The Answer Man."
Word search puzzle containing characters from Action Comics.
On-sale date from Comic Reader #172.
- - Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
- The De-volver! - Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
- - Letters from Michael Burkhalter, Mark Lagasse, and B. Thon.
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