Blue Devil 1984 #17 Direct ed. - back issue - $4.00
A rain of water absorbing microbes causes havoc.
S.T.A.R. Labs wants Blue Devil to help them seed some storm clouds and the unintended results create little water monsters everywhere, a situation made worse when The Fisherman and his henchmen rob a beach party at the same time.
Dick discusses how the DC Challenge series came to be and lists the creative teams for each issue.
On-sale date from DC Releases #17.
- - "Special Crisis Cross-Over"
- Nathaniel Dusk Private Investigator Is Back! - House ad for 4-issue Nathaniel Dusk Private Investigator series. Reproduced from Gene Colan's pencils. On inside front cover.
- Fish out of Water - Blue Devil continues into Crisis on Infinite Earths #8.
- Newtons Fruit Chewy Mix-Up! - Ad for four flavors of Newtons cookies from Nabisco. Between pages 4-5 of story.
- Write Right Now! - Ads in classified format for meteor pieces, comic books, self-defense training, the American Red Cross, novelties, and more. Print Advertising Representatives, Inc. agent. Between pages 10-11 of story.
- A New Town, a New Member, a New Beginning! - House ad for The Outsiders comic. On first page between pages 13-14 of story.
- How Most Mouths Feel about Twizzlers - Ad for candy from Hershey Foods Corporation. On second page between pages 13-14 of story.
- The World's Greatest Super Powers at Your Command! - Ad for Super Powers Collection cartoons from Warner Home Video. Between pages 16-17 of story.
- Take the DC Challenge! - House ad for subscriptions for the DC Challenge maxi-series. Between pages 22-23 of story.
- - Letters from John Henry Bain, Don Schick, Tony Hartgrove, Tom Tobacco, T.M. Maple, Z.E. Smith and Frank Krulicki. Includes one-line responses to a couple dozen unpublished letters.
- Earn Famous Name Prizes or Cash - Ad for salespeople for greeting cards and gifts.
- - Includes a checklist of other DC titles on sale the week of July 18th, 1985. On inside back cover.
- Get in on the Action with Power Action! - Ad for poseable figures from Kenner division of CPG Products Corp. On back cover.
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