American Update: From the 60’s to the 80’s – DC #1’s – Demon, Metal Men, Plastic Man, Swamp Thing, and New Teen Titans!
*DC: Five fabulous first issues from DC this update, kicking off with the Demon, Jack Kirby’s creation, featuring Jason Blood as the tortured soul who moves from Arthurian times to the modern day. The Metal Men, foreshadowing the ‘artificial intelligence’ revolution, fought the Missile Men in their premier issue after a successful Showcase run. Plastic Man, the Golden Age hero originally published by Quality Comics, returned to publication after a cameo in, of all things, Dial H For Hero. Wein and Wrightson’s acclaimed horror hero Swamp Thing gained his own series after premiering in House of Secrets #92. Wolfman and Perez’s New Teen Titans debuted in their own series following their ‘pilot’ in DC Comics Presents #26. Demon #1 is FN at £20; Metal Men #1 FA/GD p £25, but generally a VG+ copy with only one torn & taped interior page lowering the grade; Plastic Man #1 is FN p £20; Swamp Thing #1 FN/VF £55, with only minor corner and edge wear precluding a still higher grade and New Teen Titans #1 is FN/VF £30. Images of all five may be seen below.