The Amazing World of DC Comics
Carmine Infantino's cover art for The Amazing World of DC Comics #1
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| Editor |
Carl Gafford #1 Allan Asherman #2-7 Bob Rozakis #8 Neal Pozner #9 Paul Levitz #10-14, Special Edition #1 Cary Burkett #15-17 |
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| Categories | DC Comics news and publicity |
| Frequency | Bimonthly |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First issue | July/August 1974 |
| Final issue — Number |
April 1978 17 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Amazing World of DC Comics was DC Comics' self-produced fan magazine of the mid-1970s. Running 17 issues, the fanzine featured DC characters and their creators, and was exclusively available through mail order. Primarily text articles, with occasional strips and comics features, Amazing World offered a great deal of insight into Bronze Age DC corporate and creative culture.
The bulk of the issues were edited by Allan Asherman and later by Paul Levitz and then Cary Burkett; individual issues were edited by Carl Gafford, Bob Rozakis, and Neal Pozner.
Contributors included Burkett, Ramona Fradon, Jack C. Harris, Nestor Redondo, Steve Skeates, Michael Uslan, Wally Wood, and Mark Gruenwald (in one of his few credits outside of Marvel Comics).
DC production manager Sol Harrison conceived of the idea of a DC "pro-zine," and assigned Bob Rozakis — who got his start in the industry through his many letters to comic book letter columns — to oversee its development. In addition to editing, Rozakis wrote for the publication and oversaw the letters page. Amazing World was co-edited by a group of fellow young fans-turned-DC Comics editorial employees that Rozakis termed the "Junior Woodchucks."Carl Gafford was a key contributor to the zine, doing editing, writing, production work and color separations.
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