Signed by hand by an astounding 53 (!!!) contributing comic creators, this omnibus of Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe Volume 1 hardcover collects together the original 26 issues of the inaugural series that ran from March of 1985 through April of 1987, both the 1987 and 1988 update series' (comprising nine additional issues), as well as the Who's Who entries that were published in DC's 1989 annuals- Action Comics Annual #2, Batman Annual #13, Blackhawk Annual (Volume 3) #1, Detective Comics Annual #2, Doctor Fate Annual (Volume 2) #1, The Flash Annual (Volume 2) #3, Green Arrow Annual (Volume 2) #2, Justice League International Annual #3, New Titans Annual #5, The Question Annual #2, Secret Origins Annual (Volume 2) #3, Swamp Thing Annual (Volume 2) #5, and Wonder Woman Annual (Volume 2) #2.
The 53 contributing creators who autographed this hard cover are themselves a veritable who's who of talent and include: Arthur Adams, Mike Barr, John Beatty, Jerry Bingham, Jon Bogdanove, Brett Breeding, June Brigman, Pat Broderick, Howard Chaykin, Gary Cohn, Alan Davis, Mike DeCarlo, Jan Duursema, Randy Emberlin, Ron Frenz, Jose-Luis Garcia-Lopez, Mike Grell (who also drew a sketch of Green Arrow), Rick Hoberg, Klaus Janson, Dan Jurgens, Karl Kessel, Andy Kubert, Paul Kupperberg, Greg LaRocque, Steve Leialoha, Rick Leonardi, Kevin Maguire, Tom Mandrake, Bob McLeod, Al Milgrom, Rudy Nebres, Jerry Ordway, George Perez, Wendy Pini, Carl Potts, Ron Randall, Roy Richardson, Sam de la Rosa, Joe Rubinsein, Steve Rude, P. Craig Russell, Alex Saviuk, Walt Simonson, Jim Starlin, Joe Staton, Charles Vess, Matt Wagner, Mark Waid, Bob Wiacek, Keith Williams, Keith Wilson, Ron Wilson, and John Workman. There might be a couple that I've missed but I believe that is all of them.
The hardcover is in near mint condition (the dust jacket was carefully stored at home but, having been handled by so many creators at various conventions, the hardcover itself has some minor wear). It will be shipped with the utmost care. Please note- the signatures are all real and the sketch is real. They are not pre-printed images in the book. Book is very heavy- it weighs just over 8 pounds.
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