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DCU VILLAINS SECRET FILES #1
April 1999 [$4.95]

Cover Credits: ?

Story: "The Evil That We Do" (22 Pages)

Credits: Dan Curtis Johnson (plot, script); J.H. Williams III (plot); Eric Cannette (pencils); Shawn Martinbrough (inks); Kurt Hathaway (letters); Digital Chameleon (colors); Tony Bedard & Maureen McTigue (edits)

Feature Character: Word II (appears in DCU Heroes Secret Files #1 between pages);

Supporting Character: Vandal Savage (temporarily his employer)

Villains: Cheshire , Pistolera, Vicious (as the Ravens, last in Birds of Prey: The Ravens, next in Birds of Prey #4); Tannarak, Wizard, Enchantress, Houngan; Bonny Hoffman, Carmen Leno (as the Body Doubles, appear in DCU Heroes Secret Files #1 between pages)

Guest Appearances: Madame Xanadu, Ibis (last in Power of Shazam! #??), Doctor Occult; Cameron Chase, Martian Manhunter (disguised as Sarge Steel, both between pages of DCU Heroes Secret Files #1); Hitman, Natt the Hatt (both last in, and appearance of both same as part of DCU Heroes Secret Files #1); Resurrection Man (appears in DCU Heroes Secret Files #1 between pages)

Synopsis:

Vandal Savage employs the Word to investigate various villains who may be able to defeat the Justice League, and also to gather data on other villains who have failed to defeat them. The second part of the mission is a success, but for the first part, the Word hands him a blank 'list'.

Second Story: "[Lost Pages: Vandal Savage vs Resurrection Man]" (4 Pages)

Credits: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (plot, script); Phil Winslade (pencils, inks); Ellie DeVille (letters); Tom McCraw (colors); Maureen McTigue & Tony Bedard (edits)

Feature Characters: Vandal Savage, Resurrection Man (both in various flashbacks and flashforwards)

Synopsis:

Vandal savage and Resurrection Man have faced each other many times over the millennia and will continue to do so. Savage will try repeatedly to coerce Resurrection Man over to his side, but has failed every time so far, and presumably will continue to do so.

Third Story: "A Day in the Life of the Body Doubles" (2 Pages)

Credits: Alan Grant (plot, script); Greg Luzniak (pencils); Mark Propst (inks); Bill Oakley (letters); Tom McCraw (colors); Maureen McTigue & Tony Bedard (edits)

Feature Characters: Bonny Hoffman, Carmen Leno (as the Body Doubles)

Synopsis:

Just that. A day in the life of the Body Doubles.

Fourth Story: "[Infernal Villains: Etrigan Meets Neron]" (2 Pages)

Credits: Alan Grant (plot, script); Ariel Olivetti (pencils, inks); Bill Oakley (letters); Tom McCraw (colors); Maureen McTigue & Tony Bedard (edits)

Feature Characters: Etrigan, Neron

Guest Appearances: Klarion, Teekl, Blaze, Belial, Felix Faust, American Scream, Beelzebub, Doctor Alchemy, Gray Man, Lord Satanus, Temptress, Circe

Synopsis:

Neron accuses Etrigan of being on the side of good (after all, he has helped save the universe from time to time). However, Etrigan points out that encounters with Neron tend to make heroes stronger, particularly morally, and he introduces Neron to some of his friends, other denizens of hell and similar, who are getting increasingly irritated by this habit.

Feature: "Ravens' Rap Sheet" (1 Pages)

Credits: Chuck Dixon (text); Jason Orfalas (pencils); Marlo Alquiza (inks); Tom McCraw (colors); Maureen McTigue & Tony Bedard (edits)

Comment: The criminal history of the Ravens: Cheshire, Pistolera, Vicious and Termina.

Credits: John Ostrander (plot, script); Tom Mandrake (pencils, inks); Ken Lopez (letters); Tom McCraw (colors); Maureen McTigue & Tony Bedard (edits)

Feature Character: Malefic (between Martian Manhunter Vol. 2 #0 and #3)

Synopsis:

Ma'alefa'ak plots evil against the Martian Manhunter.

Feature: "The Slab Map" (1

Fifth Story: "Malefic" (1 Page) Pages)

Credits: Eliot Brown (text, pencils, inks); Digital Chameleon (colors); Maureen McTigue & Tony Bedard (edits)

Comment: Schematics of the Slab, top security penitentiary for meta-human villains.

Feature: "Mr Mind Maze" (1 Pages)

Credits: Eric Doescher (design, pencils); Charlie LaGreca (inks); Digital Chameleon (colors); Maureen McTigue & Tony Bedard (edits)

Comment: A maze for Mr Mind to navigate through, in the shape of Sivana's brain!

Feature: "Solaris Schematic" (1 Pages)

Credits: Eliot Brown (text, pencils, inks); Digital Chameleon (colors); Maureen McTigue & Tony Bedard (edits)

Comment: Schematics of Solaris (from DC One Million)

Sixth Story: "Vandal Savage's Trophy Room" (2 Pages)

Credits: Mark Millar (plot, script); Matthew Clark (pencils); Tom Simmons (inks); Clem Robins (letters); Tom McCraw (colors); Maureen McTigue & Tony Bedard (edits)

Feature Character: Vandal Savage

Synopsis:

Vandal savage gloats over his collecion of trophies and keepsakes - including Mein Kampf, the original Ray's costume and more, all of which is kept inside a box he was given by Pandora.

Feature: "Timeline" (2 Pages)

Credits: Scott Beatty (text); Maureen McTigue & Tony Bedard (edits)

Comment: A timeline of events concerning those characters profiled in this issue.

Feature: "Profile Pages" (xx Pages)

Credits: Scott Beatty (text - Vandal Savage, Star Conqueror, Neron, The Mawzir, Mystical Menaces, Amazo, Malefic, Mr Mind, Solaris); Val Semeiks (pencils - Vandal Savage); Prentis Rollins (inks - Vandal Savage); Barry Kitson (pencils, inks - Star Conqueror); Geoff Johns (text - Shiv); Lee Moder (pencils - Shiv); Dan Davis (inks - Shiv); Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (text - Body Doubles); Joe Phillips (pencils - Body Doubles); Jason Rodriguez (inks - Body Doubles); Derec Aucoin (pencils - Neron); Rich Faber (inks - Neron); John McCrea (pencils, inks - The Mawzir); Dusty Abell (pencils, inks - Mystical Menaces); Chuck Dixon (text - The Ravens); Jason Orfalas (pencils - The Ravens); Marlo Alquiza (inks - The Ravens); Rags Morales (pencils - Amazo); Ray Kryssing (inks - Amazo); Tom Mandrake (pencils, inks - Malefic); Alan Grant (text - Buzzword & Dolmen); Norm Breyfogle (pencils, inks - Buzzword & Dolmen); Peter Krause (pencils - Mr Mind); Jerry Ordway (inks - Mr Mind); Anthony Williams (pencils - Solaris); Andy Lanning (inks - Solaris); Tom McCraw (colors - all except The Word); D. Curtis Johnson (text - The Word); J.H. Williams (pencils - The Word); Mick Gray (inks - The Word); Lee Loughridge (colors - The Word); Digital Chameleon (separations); Maureen McTigue & Tony Bedard (edits)

Comment: Profile pages of Vandal Savage, the Star Conqueror, Shiv, Body Doubles, Neron, The Mawzir, Mystical Menaces (2 pages), The Ravens, Amazo, Malefic, Buzzword & Dolmen, Mr Mind, Solaris and The Word.

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Stories:

1:The Evil That We Do
2:[Lost Pages: Vandal Savage vs Resurrection Man]
3:A Day in the Life of the Body Doubles
4:[Infernal Villains: Etrigan Meets Neron]
5:Malefic
6:Vandal Savage's Trophy Room

Features:

1:Ravens' Rap Sheet
2:The Slab Map
3:Mr Mind Maze
4:Solaris Schematic
5:Timeline
6:Profile Pages

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