Official DC Index
The Official DC Index is a series of comic books released by Independent Comics Group from 1985 to 1988, which featured synopses of several DC Comics series. The books, edited by Murray Ward, would often feature background information on the main characters in a particular series, and detailed information on each issue, including writer and artist credits, characters who appeared in the issue, and a story synopsis. A similar series of indices called the Official Marvel Index was published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
Due to poor sales, some series were cancelled before completion, and a planned Legends index was never released.
Titles published
Five issues: August–December 1985. Covers by Chuck Patton and Rick Hoberg. Profiles of every Titans member and synopses of every Teen Titans story up through early 1986 :The Brave and the Bold #54, 60Showcase #59, 75Teen Titans #1-53DC Super Stars #1The Hawk and the Dove #1-6DC Comics Presents #26The New Teen Titans #1-40The New Teen Titans Annual #1, 2The Best of DC #18Tales of the New Teen Titans #1-4Marvel and DC Present: The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans #1The New Teen Titans #1-3Tales of the Teen Titans #41-62Tales of the Teen Titans Annual #3The New Teen Titans vol. 2 #1-16The New Teen Titans Annual vol. 2 #1
Two issues: February 1986. Covers by John Byrne. Profiles of the Doom Patrol members and their supporting cast and villains, and synopses of every Doom Patrol story from:My Greatest Adventure #80-85Doom Patrol #86-124Showcase #94-96DC Special [Blue Ribbon Digest] #19
One issue: March 1986. Synopses of all 12 issues of the Crisis mini-series and features a cover by George Pérez. The information in this book was reprinted and updated in Crisis on Infinite Earths: The Absolute Edition.
Eight issues: April 1986 - March 1987. Covers by George Pérez, Stan Woch and Will Blyberg, Joe Staton, Jerry Ordway, and Luke McDonnell. Profiles of every Justice League member and synopses of all issues of the first Justice League of America series as well as the League's initial appearances:The Brave and the Bold #28-30Justice League of America #1-261Justice League of America Annual #1-3Red Tornado #1-4Zatanna Special #1 100-Page Super Spectacular #DC-6, DC-17Limited Collectors' Edition #C-41 and C-46DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #11The Best of DC #31.
One issue: July 1986. Brief synopses of all official Crisis crossovers, as well as a detailed index of DC Comics Presents #94. Also included are synopses of the major Earths in the Multiverse, a list of pre-Crisis Monitor appearances, a list of the characters who appeared in Crisis, a Crisis flowchart, and addenda and errata to the Crisis Index. The information in this book was reprinted and updated in Crisis on Infinite Earths: The Absolute Edition. Cover by Jan Duursema and Tom Mandrake.
''The Official [Hawkman] Index''
Two issues: November–December 1986. Covers by Richard Howell. Synopses of every Silver Age Hawkman story from:The Brave and the Bold #34-36, 42-44Mystery in Space #87-90Hawkman #1-27Atom and Hawkman #39-45Detective Comics #428, 434, 446, 452, 454, 455, 467, 479, 480, 500Showcase #101-103World's Finest Comics #256-259, 261, 262, 264–270, 272–277, 279-282Shadow War of Hawkman #1-4Hawkman Special #1Hawkman vol. 2 #1-6
Five issues: December 1986 - May 1987. Covers by Curt Swan, Jim Mooney, and Richard Howell. Profiles of almost every Legion member up to the time of publication, and synopses of every Legion story up through July 1970 :Adventure Comics #247, 267, 282, 290, 293, 300-380Action Comics #267, 276, 287, 289, 377-390Superboy #86, 89, 98, 147Superman #147, 152, 155
''The All-Star Index''
One issue: February 1987. Cover by Richard Howell. Profiles of every member of the Justice Society of America, and synopses of the first four issues of All-Star Comics, as well as the Justice Society's origin from DC Special #29. This book contains very few synopses due to the large number of Justice Society profiles, and the series' cancellation prevented further issues from being indexed.
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Two issues: March 1988. Covers by Joe Staton. Synopses of the Millennium mini-series, as well as every crossover:Millennium #1-8Flash vol. 2 #8, 9Firestorm vol. 2 #67, 68Justice League International #9, 10The Outsiders #27, 28Wonder Woman vol. 2 #12, 13Batman #415Blue Beetle #20, 21Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 3 #42, 43Superman vol. 2 #13, 14Secret Origins vol. 2 #22, 23Young All-Stars #8, 9Green Lantern Corps #220, 221Adventures of Superman #436, 437Booster Gold #24, 25Infinity Inc. #46, 47Suicide Squad #9Captain Atom #11Detective Comics #582The Spectre vol. 2 #10, 11Action Comics #596Teen Titans Spotlight #18, 19