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Elseworlds 80-Page Giant#1
Cover: Ty Templeton

Elseworlds 80-Page Giant #1

Aug 1999 · DC · 4.95 USD; 7.95 CAD
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In "The Reaching Hand," Mark Waid and Ty Templeton reimagine iconic DC characters through wildly alternate realities—where Metallo Kent confronts Brainiac Lincoln, Wonder Woman steals for her adoptive father Luthor, and Batman battles beneath the sea. With Templeton handling pencils, inks, colors, and letters, this Elseworlds 80-Page Giant delivers a kaleidoscopic journey through impossible twists of fate, from the Golden-Age Teen Titans to a Darkseid rejected by the LSH, all bound together by a cover by Ty Templeton.

Contains 9 stories
The Reaching Hand
10 pp · Detective-Mystery, Horror-Suspense
Bruce WayneRalph DibnyHarvey DentJimmy OlsenLaura De MilleMetamorphoEel O'BrianJim Gordon
Rockumentary: The Lex Records Story
10 pp · Satire-Parody
Bonnie FiresteinLex LuthorBarry AllenOliver QueenArthur CurryClark Kent (dies)Lois LaneDinah LanceRa's al GhulJon Jonzz [Martin M. Hunter]DoomsdayLoboBruce WayneLos Teen TitanosDianaDarkseidSupergirl
Letitia Lerner, Superman's Babysitter!
10 pp · Humor, Superhero
Jonathan KentClark KentMartha KentLetitia Lerner
The Vigilantes in Apartment 3-B
4 pp · Drama, Superhero
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]Black Canary [Dinah Lance]CatwomanDick GraysonGreen Arrow [Oliver Queen]
Superman, Jr. Is No More!
10 pp · Superhero
Superman, Jr.Batman, Jr.SupermanBatman

When Superman is seemingly lost, his son, Superman, Jr., steps into the role of Earth's protector—grappling with the weight of his father's legacy and discovering his own strength in the process. A heartfelt story of identity and legacy, told with quiet power and emotional depth.

Scandalgate
2 pp · Satire-Parody, Superhero
Lex LuthorSilver BansheeMetalloMaximaJimmy OlsenBrainiacParasiteToymanBizarroLana Lang
Worlds Apart
7 pp · Superhero
Thomas Wayne (dies)Martha Wayne (dies)Bruce Wayne (dies)Lex LuthorAlfred PennyworthSuperman (dies)

In "Worlds Apart," a tragic twist of fate binds two legends: Superman's arrival claims Bruce Wayne's parents and leaves him scarred, while Lex Luthor raises the alien child as his own. As the years pass, a broken Wayne, consumed by grief and rage, seeks vengeance against the man he blames for his past—only to confront a destiny far darker than he imagined.

Silver Age Elseworlds
9 pp · Superhero
Ty TempletonMark WaidDan RasplerAbraham (Brainiac) LincolnClark Kent, MetalloLex LuthorWonder WomanBatmanRobin, the Squid WonderGolden Age Teen Titans [Dr. Fate Jr.Kid SpectreLi'l Atomthe Amazon PrinceGolden Age ArsenalStripesy]Zoot AloresLegion of Super-Heroes [Phantom GirlMatter-Eater LadSaturn GirlCosmic BoyChameleon BoyLightning Lad]DarkseidChristopher Grodd ColumbusAmerindian FlashMetal MenChemoLord William DuMagnusBatman [Adam]EveSerpent Joker

In this wild, retro-futuristic twist on the DC Universe, a rogue Silver Age hero named Metallo Kent takes a deadly stand against Brainiac Lincoln, while Wonder Woman steals from her adoptive father, Luthor, in a twisted act of loyalty. From underwater Gotham to a time-traveling Teen Titans, from Darkseid’s rejection by the Legion of Super-Heroes to Grodd Columbus leading an invasion of Central America, each tale reimagines classic characters in bold, unexpected roles—some heroic, some sinister, all unforgettable.

Dark Night of the Golden Kingdom
8 pp · Satire-Parody, Superhero
SupermanBatmanTeam-FaceJimmy OlsenPerry WhiteAquahawkMartian ManhuntressGreen CanaryNegative Wonder

In "Dark Night of the Golden Kingdom," a weary Superman grapples with the weight of legacy after the passing of the first generation of heroes, haunted by the relentless beeping of Jimmy Olsen's signal watch—a faint, persistent echo in a world that no longer feels like his.

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (NM) $5
CGC 9.8 · 43 in census $44
CGC 9.6 · 46 in census $20
CGC 9.4 · 47 in census $20
CGC 9.2 · 39 in census $20
CGC 9.0 · 24 in census $20
CGC 8.5 · 17 in census $20
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CGC 8.0 · 7 in census $20
CGC 7.5 · 3 in census $20
CGC 7.0 · 6 in census $20
CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $20
CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $20
CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $20
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Full credits

writer Mark Waid
artist, inker, colorist, letterer Ty Templeton
cover pencils, inks Ty Templeton

Reprints

Reprinted in Bizarro Comics #[nn] (2001), Bizarro Comics #[nn] (2003), Superman / Batman: Saga of the Super Sons #[nn] (2008), DC Comics Presents: Elseworlds 80-Page Giant #1 (2012), Superman / Batman: Saga of the Super Sons #[nn] (2017), Elseworlds: Justice League #2 (2017)

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