WHO’S WHO AT 40: Another heaping helping selected by Robert Greenberger…
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UPDATED 11/27/24: It’s the 40th anniversary of Who’s Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe! Volume I was released Nov. 27, 1984, so we’re reprinting a four-part series on the project that we ran in 2021, written by Robert Greenberger, who was deeply involved in the series. (Links below!) But we’re also bringing you a marvelous new piece on Xum’s Who, the cult-favorite, two-issue addendum that was produced by the late Xum Yukinori and his family. All the links are below! Dig it. — Dan
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The long-awaited DC Who’s Who Omnibus Vol. 1 is out April 13 and we couldn’t ask for a better authority to take us through it than Bob Greenberger, an historian and former DC editor who was deeply involved in the original, seminal 1980s series.
On Sunday, Bob picked 13 FAVORITE PAGES — click here to check that out — but he had such a hard time cutting his list down that he provided 13 runners up (plus a few more because we’re rule-breakers here!).
So, dig this collection of gorgeous art. And don’t forget Bob’s latest project: Thrilling Adventure Yarns 2021, the latest such anthology from Crazy 8 Press. (Click here for info, including how to order.)
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And now the pages:
Volume I
Volume II
Volume II
Volume II
Volume III
Volume V
Volume VIII
Volume XIV
Volume XVIII
Volume XX
Volume XX
Volume XXII
Volume XXIII
Volume XXV
Volume XXVI
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MORE
— Dig These 13 Gorgeous DC WHO’S WHO Pages. Click here.
— 13 ARTISTS I Wish We’d Included In DC’s WHO’s WHO, by Robert Greenberger. Click here.
— 13 CHARACTERS I Wish We Included in DC’s WHO’S WHO, by Robert Greenberger. Click here.
— XUM’S WHO: The Definitive Story of a Family’s Amazing Love Letter to DC COMICS — And Each Other. Click here.
April 12, 2021
This is yet another brilliant article. ^_^
April 13, 2021
They’re all great, especially liked John Bolton channeling Frank Frazetta.
April 14, 2021
Beautiful!
November 27, 2024
I loved, loved, loved this series. I was 11-years-old when the first issue was released. I had just started dipping my toe into comics semi-regularly in July 1984, and this series (plus Crisis on Infinite Earths) pulled me in all the way. I pull the omnibus off the shelf all the time to look at. Unlike the very similar Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, Who’s Who was beautifully designed and illustrated (I found OHOTMU to be visually bland) with a once-in-a-lifetime collection of cartoonists spanning the Golden Age, Silver Age, Bronze Age, and even a smattering of then-contemporary indie artists. It was (and still is) terrific.