[DC] RETROACTIVE [ENG] (2011)

DC Retroactive is a one-shot line of comic book titles launched by DC Comics. It revisited periods (grouped by decades) of the company’s main characters: Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, the Justice League and the Flash. These comics were published with cover dates of September and October 2011. The DC Retroactive comic books followed the Flashpoint events and were launched just before The New 52 line wherein DC titles were relaunched starting from #1.

The one-shots featured different characters with a nostalgic version of their most representative decades. DC brought back some of the most relevant creative teams in the history of its main characters. Dennis O'Neil wrote Batman during the 1970s, as well as working with artist Mike Grell on the mid-1970s version of Green Lantern.

The Retroactive line also brought back writers and artists had not worked for DC for many years; some of whom had retired from comics, such as Rich Buckler, who drew one Wonder Woman story. Mike W. Barr, Cary Bates, Norm Breyfogle, Gerry Conway, Tom Mandrake, and Len Wein worked on the characters which they were associated with in the past.

Each comic book was published in a 46-page format, split between 26 pages of new content, plus 20 pages of reprinted tales.


Ben Abernathy, the editor of the project, stated "It's the creators working on the characters that so many fans grew up reading. Readers have a real fondness and love for the material. And the opportunity to revisit that era, with the creators who made it great, is a welcome change from everything else going on in the industry these days." Abernathy also noted that “The mandate given was, basically, we wanted to tell a fun story that was set in the era, whether it be posed as a 'lost story', 'story they always wanted to tell' or maybe something connected to the reprint."

Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle revisit a pair of villains closely associated with their original run on The Caped Crusader: The Ventriloquist and Scarface! Released on a technicality one year after being arrested, this bizarre duo is determined to reclaim their status in the upper echelon of Batman's Rogues Gallery. This "lost tale" of the era spins directly out of DETECTIVE COMICS #613, reprinted in this issue!

DC RETROACTIVE BATMAN - The 90`S # 1 (ONE-SHOT) [ENG] (2011)

DC RETROACTIVE BATMAN - The 80`S # 1 (ONE-SHOT) [ENG] (2011)

DC RETROACTIVE BATMAN - The 70`S # 1 (ONE-SHOT) [ENG] (2011)

 

It's time to "Bwah Ha Ha" all over again as this classic JLA team tells a lost tale from one of the JLA's most popular eras. The Injustice Gang is back! Not the truly menacing, more recent incarnation, but their not-so competent predecessors. Still, when they stumble upon a device they should never be allowed to have, the results might prove more disastrous than if they actually knew what they were doing! A previously released story from the era rounds out the issue.

DC RETROACTIVE JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA - The 90`S # 1 (ONE-SHOT) [ENG] (2011)

DC RETROACTIVE JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA - The 80`S # 1 (ONE-SHOT) [ENG] (2011)

DC RETROACTIVE JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA - The 70`S # 1 (ONE-SHOT) [ENG] (2011)

The epic Retroactive event continues as the fan-favorite team of Louise Simonson and Jon Bogdanove return for a "lost" adventure of The Man of Steel. As Lex Luthor is slowly losing his mind, he hatches a scheme that could increase his wealth and kill Superman – but will he destroy Metropolis in the process? Plus, don't miss a classic tale by the same team from the 1990s!

DC RETROACTIVE SUPERMAN - The 90`S # 1 (ONE-SHOT) [ENG] (2011)

DC RETROACTIVE SUPERMAN - The 80`S # 1 (ONE-SHOT) [ENG] (2011)

DC RETROACTIVE SUPERMAN - The 70`S # 1 (ONE-SHOT) [ENG] (2011)

During the '90s, Wally West took the title "The Fastest Man Alive" to a whole new level. Join the the writer who turned the sidekick into a hero in his own right for another race against evil, along with a classic tale from that decade.

DC RETROACTIVE THE FLASH - The 90`S # 1 (ONE-SHOT) [ENG] (2011)

DC RETROACTIVE THE FLASH - The 80`S # 1 (ONE-SHOT) [ENG] (2011)

DC RETROACTIVE THE FLASH - The 70`S # 1 (ONE-SHOT) [ENG] (2011)

It's a defining tale of Wonder Woman from the creators who crafted her courageous career in the 1990s, as she shows young women everywhere what it means to be Princess of the Amazons. Plus: a classic 1990s tale also written by Messner-Loebs.

DC RETROACTIVE WONDER WOMAN - The 90`S # 1 (ONE-SHOT) [ENG] (2011)

DC RETROACTIVE WONDER WOMAN - The 80`S # 1 (ONE-SHOT) [ENG] (2011)

DC RETROACTIVE WONDER WOMAN - The 70`S # 1 (ONE-SHOT) [ENG] (2011)

RETROACTIVE [ENG]