From: [o--b--t] at [ix.netcom.com] (Michael R. Grabois)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.dc.universe
Subject: Cancelled Comics Cavalcade
Date: Fri, 08 Sep 1995 05:50:59 GMT
X-NETCOM-Date: Thu Sep 07 10:50:48 PM PDT 1995

At the San Diego Comic Con in July, a friend gave me a photocopy of
Cancelled Comics Cavalcade. Mine is a 3rd generation copy of the
original, which was itself a photocopy. I'll be posting here over the
next couple weeks reviews of each new story in the issue, with
commentary on what happened prior to the story, what this one's about,
what happened in the "real" DCU because this wasn't published, and
whether or not the material eventually saw print.

Coming shortly: my review of Black Lightning v1 #12.

CCC came in two parts, distributed at the same time. Part 2 is below.

Issue 1 has a cover by Al Milgrom, featuring the 1978 DC Bullet in the
upper left corner (this one has a white border and an "ALL NEW"
banner), and in the upper right is the price: "STILL 10c". The art
depicts a van with the DC Bullet on the back dumping off a bunch of
dead bodies, representing the characters whose stories are inside.
These bodies include Creeper, Black Lightning, Steel, Vixen, Mirror
Master, Shade the Changing Man, Claw the Unconquered, the Deserter,
Ragman, the Ray, Chronos, and Mr. Miracle. Hovering above is Deadman.

Issue 1 also has an typewritten editorial, revealing some interesting
things. CCC was published to secure the copyrights and present the
material of stories that were ready to go in June 1978 when DC cut
back on their line. Only 35 issues where made; 34 went to "the
creators and copyright people", and #35 went to Bob Overstreet to show
that it actually existed. Todd Klein did the logo and pasteups on the
covers; Paul Kupperberg took the pages down to Duplicating and
collated the stories; Paul Levitz and Cary Burkett helped find the
missing pages; Sol Harrison gave the OK. The indicia lists it as:

"CANCELLED COMICS CAVALCADE, Vol. 1, No. 1, Summer 1978, published
twice in a lifetime by DC Comics, Inc. [rest of standard indicia
deleted] SUBSCRIPTION DEPARTMENT: Annual subscription rate:
$10,000.00. Outside USA $9,500 ('bout time they got a break)."

Issue 1 contains the following stories:
* Black Lightning #12 (11-12/78) 
	cover, 17p BL, 8p Ray
* Black Lightning #13 (1-2/79) 
	cover
* Claw the Unconquered #13 (10-11/78) 
	25p Claw, letters
* Claw the Unconquered #14 (12/78-1/79) 
	25p Claw
* The Deserter #1 (12/78)
	25p Deserter (Western)
* Doorway to Nightmare #6 (11-12/78)
	cover, 25p Madame Xanadu, text page
* Firestorm #6 (12/78-1/79)
	25p Firestorm
* The Green Team #2 (no date)
	20p Green Team
* The Green Team #3 (no date)
	20p Green Team


Issue 2 of CCC has another editorial. The indicia to this one says
that issue 2 is Fall 1978; otherwise it's the same as issue 1.
Subscription dept. info is a little different:

"Annual subscription rate: $7.65 (couldn't sell any at last issue's
rate). Upon cancellation of this publication, all subscriptions will
convert to Freedom Fighters, which will convert to Secret Society of
Super-Villains, which will convert to Justice League of America,
which, if cancelled, will most likely convert to a revived issue of
Cancelled Comics Cavalcade. Only West German Marks accepted as payment
for subscriptions to this publication."

The cover, by Alex Saviuk, shows a DC employee with a crew cut and
glasses (E. Nelson Bridwell?) literally kicking out OMAC and Shade the
Changing Man. Nearby are Steel, the Creeper, Vixen, Prez, and Kamandi.
Beneath the CCC logo is a sign reading "Unemployment, Inc., 75
Rockerfeller Plaza" above a door to an office building. In the upper
left corner is the Silver Age DC logo ("Superman - National Comics"
around a "DC" in the center), and cover price is $1.

Issue 2 contains a number of full issues, as well as some solo covers.

Issue 2 contains:
* Kamandi #60 (11-12/78)
	cover, 17p Kamandi, 8p OMAC
* Kamandi #61 (1-2/79)
	8p Kamandi framing story, 17p Sandman
* Prez #5 (no date)
	20p Prez
* Shade the Changing Man #9 (9-10/78)
	cover, 17p Shade, 8p Odd Man
* Showcase #105 (10/78)
	cover, 25p Deadman, text page
* Showcase #106 (11/78)
	cover, 25p Creeper
* Steel #6 (12/78-1/79)
	cover, 25p Steel
* Secret Society of Super-Villains #16 (8-9/78)
	cover, 17p SSOSV
* Secret Society of Super-Villains #17 (10-11/78)
	17p SSOSV
* Vixen #1 (11-12/78)
	25p Vixen

* Army at War #2 (12/78-1/79)
	cover (Sgt. Rock)
* Battle Classics #3 (1-2/79)
	cover (Sgt. Rock)
* Demand Classics #1 (10-11/78)
	cover (Flash of 2 worlds)
* Demand Classics #2 (12/78-1/79)
	cover (LSH)
* Dynamic Classics #3 (1-2/79)
	cover (Manhunter and Phantom Stranger)
* Mister Miracle #26 (8/78)
	cover
* Ragman #6 (8-9/78)
	cover
* Weird Mystery Tales #25 (10-11/78)
	cover
* Weird Mystery Tales #26 (12/78-1/79)
	cover
* Western Classics #1 (10-11/78)
	cover (Bat Lash)
* Western Classics #2 (12/78-1/79)
	cover (Bat Lash)

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