James Robinson's Starman Era (1994-2001) Starman was one of five titles DC launched in the month following the month-long weekly crossover, Zero Hour. Each title began with a issue numbered zero. The other titles included such masterpieces as R.E.B.E.L.S. and Fate. Starman immediately took off, spurred by idiosyncratic art and by writing that incorporated the DC Universe's past with a new hero whose attitude and tatoos seemed contemporary and outside the usual brightness of DC. Moreover, the series had a well-designed and interesting super-hero city for its setting. Within about two years, it was the only title of the bunch left.

IMAGE	TITLE	DESCRIPTION	STATUS
Batman / Hellboy / Starman #1-2; The Golden Age #1-4; The Shade #1-4; Starman #0-47, 61-80, 1000000; Starman Annual #1; Starman 80-Page Giant #1; Starman Secret Files #1; Starman: The Mist #1: James Robinson script
The Golden Age #1-4: Paul Martin Smith art
	The Golden Age #1		0
	The Golden Age #2		1
	The Golden Age #3		0
	The Golden Age #4		0
Larger Version Available	The Golden Age	collects The Golden Age #1-4; Howard Chaykin introduction [REVIEW AND PURCHASE THIS BOOK]	1
Larger Version Available The original ad that appeared inside DC titles.
Starman #0-5, 7-10, 12-13, 15-17, 19-21, 23, 25, 29-30, 32, 37, 39, 43, 45: Tony Harris pencils, Wade Von Grawbadger inks
Starman #0-3: "Sins of the Father" storyline
without title or insignia	Starman #0	David Knight, the present Starman, is killed; cover-dated October 1994	0
without title or insignia	Starman #1		1
without title or insignia	Starman #2		1
without title or insignia	Starman #3	Jack Knight commits murder and agrees to be Starman	1
Larger Version Available Page 19 of Starman #3, in black-and-white to better show off the art.
without title or insignia	Starman #4	tells a story about a mystical Hawaiian shirt; The Shade gives Jack a volume of personal journals	0
without title or insignia	Starman #5	"Talking with David, '95"	1
Larger Version Available	Starman: Sins of the Father	collects Starman #0-5; Mike Allred introduction [REVIEW AND PURCHASE THIS BOOK]	B
	Starman #6	a 1882 "Times Past" story but read in the present by Jack Knight; Teddy H. Kristiansen layouts and inks; Teddy H. Kristiansen, Christian Hojgaard, Bjarne Hansen, and Kim Hagen pencils	1
	Starman #7	"A (K)night at the Circus"	1
	Starman #8	"A (K)night at the Circus II"	1
	Starman #9	"Shards"; Nash escapes	1
	Starman #10	"The Day Before the Day to Come"	0
	Starman #11	the second "Times Past" story	0
Starman #12-16: "Sins of the Child" storyline
	Starman #12	"Jack's Day (The First Half)"	0
	Starman #13	"Ted's Day"	0
	Starman #14	"The Opal's Day / The O'Dare's Day"; Tommy Lee Edwards, Stuart Immonen, Tony Harris, Chris Sprouse, Andrew Robinson, Gary Erskine, and Amanda Conner pencils; Wade Von Grawbadger and Gary Erskine inks	0
	Starman #15	"Mikaal's Day"	0
	Starman #16	"Jack's Day (The Second Half)"	0
Larger Version Available	Starman: Night and Day	collects Starman #7-10, 12-16; Roger Avary introduction [REVIEW AND PURCHASE THIS BOOK]	B
	Starman #17	"Encounters"	0
	Starman #18	the third "Times Past" story, "First Joust"; John Watkiss art	1
	Starman #19	"Talking with David, '96"	0
Starman #20-23: "Sand and Stars" storyline
	Starman #20		0
	Starman #21		0
	Starman #22	Tony Harris and Guy Davis pencils, Wade Von Grawbadger and Guy Davis inks	0
	Starman #23		0
Starman #24-26: "Hell and Back" storyline
	Starman #24	Tony Harris and Chris Sprouse pencils, Wade Von Grawbadger and Ray Snyder inks	0
	Starman #25		0
	Starman #26	Tony Harris, J. H. Williams, and Gary Erskine pencils; Wade Von Grawbadger, Mick Gray, and Gary Erskine inks	0
Starman #27, 47: Steve Yeowell pencils, Wade Von Grawbadger inks
	Starman #27	"Christmas Knight," simply one of the best Christmas super-hero stories ever	0
Larger Version Available	Starman: A Wicked Inclination ...	collects Starman #17, 19-27; Don Murphy introduction [REVIEW AND PURCHASE THIS BOOK]	B
	Starman #28	the fourth "Times Past" story, telling of Mikaal in 1976; Craig Hamilton pencils, Ray Snyder inks	1
Larger Version Available The ad for Starman month that appeared inside DC titles.
	Starman #29	"The Return of Bobo"; cover-dated April 1997	0
The Shade #1, Starman #46: absolutely brilliant art by Gene Ha
	The Shade #1	cover-dated April 1997	1
	The Shade #2	J. H. Williams III pencils, Mick Gray inks	1
	The Shade #3	Bret Blevins art	1
	The Shade #4	Michael Zulli art; occurs in the present; cover-dated July 1997	1
Starman #30-32: "Infernal Devices" storyline
	Starman #30		0
	Starman #31	Tony Harris pencils, Wade Von Grawbadger and Ray Snyder inks	0
	Starman #32	cover-dated July 1997	0
	Starman #33	"With Some Help from His Friends" (an Infernal Devices interlude); Tony Harris and Mark Buckingham pencils, Wade Von Grawbadger inks	0
	Starman #34	"Merry Prankster"; Steve Yeowell and Mark Buckingham pencils; Wade Von Grawbadger, Wayne Faucher, and Steve Yeowell inks	0
	Starman #35	"Mr. Pip and Mr. Black"; Steve Yeowell and Tony Harris pencils, Wade Von Grawbadger inks; refers to events of The Shade #4 as very recent	0
	Starman #36	a "Times Past" story of Will Payton from 1990, featuring Richard Pace pencils and Wade von Grawbadger inks	0
	Starman #37	"Talking with David, '97"	0
	Starman #38	"... La Fraternite de Justice et Liberte!"; Dusty Abell pencils, Dexter Vines and Norman Lee inks; in this controversial issue, the Mist kills Justice League Europe, the team that had their book cancelled to make way for JLA	0
Larger Version Available	Starman: Infernal Devices	collects Starman #29-35, 37-38; Kurt Busiek introduction [REVIEW AND PURCHASE THIS BOOK]	B
Starman #39, The Power of Shazam! #35, Starman #40, The Power of Shazam! #36: "Lightning and Stars" storyline
	Starman #39	concludes with Jack running into Captain Marvel (The Power of Shazam! #35 tells the same story from Captain Marvel's point of view)	0
	Starman #40	Jack battles Captain Marvel, continuing into The Power of Shazam! #36; Tony Harris pencils with inks by Wade Von Grawbadger and Ray Snyder	0
The interlocking covers by Tony Harris from Starman #39 and #40, respectively. The interlocking covers by Jerry Ordway from The Power of Shazam! #35 and #36, respectively.
	Starman Secret Files #1	includes a 22-page story with pencils by Phil Jimenez and Lee Weeks, with inks by Phil Jimenez and Robert Campanella; cover-dated April 1998	1
Larger Version Available	Starman: Times Past	collects Starman #6 and other issues [REVIEW AND PURCHASE THIS BOOK]	0
	Starman #41	"Villain's Redemption"; Gary Erskine art; cover-dated April 1998	1
	Starman #42	a "Times Past" story from 1944 featuring the Demon; Matt Smith pencils, Wade Von Grawbadger inks	1
	Starman: The Mist #1	"Good Girls and Bad"; John Lucas layouts, Richard Case finishes; very bad script featuring Mary Marvel; Leonard Kirk cover; cover-dated June 1998; part of the politically retarded (the area for letters featured "Take your relationship with Mist to the next level!" with each title "girl" replacing "Mist") "Girlfrenzy!" one-week event, consisting of seven single issues	1
	Starman 80-Page Giant #1	cover-dated January 1999; though published later, this issue consists of a number of "Times Past" stories contained within a framing sequence featuring Jack with Sadie prior to the opening of his store; art by John Lucas, Mike Mayhew, Steve Sadowski & Tom Nguyen, Wade Von Grawbadger, Dusty Abell & Drew Geraci, and Tim Burgand	1
	Starman #43	"Knight's Past"; Jack opens his store, talks with the JLA, and gets a spaceship from the Shade; cover-dated June 1998	1
without title or insignia	Starman #44	a "Times Past" story from 1943 featuring Phantom Girl; Mike Mayhew pencils, Wade Von Grawbadger inks	1
	Starman #45	"Destiny"; Jack and Mikaal take off for space; includes a one-page artistic tribute by Tony Harris to Archie Goodwin, who died in 1998	1
Larger Version Available	Starman: To Reach the Stars	collects Starman #39-45 and The Power of Shazam! #36 [REVIEW AND PURCHASE THIS BOOK]	0
	Starman #46	a "Times Past" story from 1952; includes a 2-page illustrated farewell letter by Tony Harris and a one-page eulogy to Archie Goodwin by James Robinson	1
Starman #47, 1000000, 48-53, 55-60: the long outer space odyssey, alternately called "Stars My Destination" and "City Without Light" (the later for events in Opal City during Jack's absence)
without title or insignia	Starman #47	"City without Light (A Prelude to Bad Times)"	1
	Starman #1000000	"All the Starlight Shining"; Peter Snejbjerg pencils, Wade Von Grawbadger inks; cover-dated November 85271 (actually 1998)	1
JSA #1-4, main story in JSA Secret Files #1, Starman #48-60: James Robinson and David Goyer script
Starman #48-49: features the planet from Swamp Thing #56 (the classic "My Blue Heaven")
	Starman #48	"Starman Blues: Stars My Destination Part One"; Steve Yeowell pencils, Keith Champagne inks	1
	Starman #49	"Fighting with Grundy; Talking with David '99"; Steve Yeowell art; cover-dated January 1999	1
	Starman #50	"Lighting the Way: Then, Now and Yet to Be!"; Peter Snejbjerg pencils, Wade Von Grawbadger and Keith Champagne inks; 38 pages with gold foil on the cover; cover-dated February 1999	1
Starman #51-53, 57-60: Peter Snejbjerg pencils, Keith Champagne inks
	Starman #51	"Midnight in the House of El"	1
	Starman #52	"Men of Two Worlds"	1
	Starman #53	"The Long Goodbyes"	1
Larger Version Available	Starman: A Starry Knight	collects Starman #47-53; Tony Harris painted cover [REVIEW AND PURCHASE THIS BOOK]	0
	Starman #54	a "Times Past" story from 1899 featuring the Shade and Scalphunter, revealing the origin of the spaceship the Shade gave to Jack; Craig Hamilton art	0
	Starman #55	"Taxicab Confessions"; Peter Snejbjerg, Chris Weston, John Mccrea, and Keith Champagne art	1
	Starman #56	"Bad Times Loom"; Sadowski pencils, Keith Champagne inks	1
	Starman #57	"The Welcome Wagon"	1
	Starman #58	"Familiar Faces, Some Forgotten"	1
	Starman #59	"The Secret of Will Payton"	1
	Starman #60	"Worlds Collide"; Jack returns to Opal City	1
	Starman: Stars My Destination	collects Starman #54-60; Tony Harris painted cover; published in December 2003	0
Starman #61-68, 70-73, 79-80: Peter Snejbjerg art
Starman #61-73: "Grand Guignol" storyline
	Starman #61		0
	Starman #62		0
The interlocking covers by Tony Harris and Alex Ross from Starman #57-59 (top row) and 60-62 (bottom row). The poster made of the image split across the covers for Starman #57-62. Larger Version Available
	Starman #63		0
	Starman #64		0
	Starman #65		0
	Starman #66		0
	Starman #67		0
	Starman #68		0
	Starman #69	Peter Snejbjerg art on main section; Paul Smith art on Ted Knight's reminiscences	0
	Starman #70		0
	Starman #71		0
	Starman #72	concludes with the death of Ted Knight	0
	Starman #73		0
	Starman #74	I've yet to enter the artistic information for this issue	0
	Starman #75	I've yet to enter the artistic information for this issue	0
	Starman #76	I've yet to enter the artistic information for this issue	0
Starman #77-79: "1951" storyline
	Starman #77	I've yet to enter the artistic information for this issue	0
	Starman #78	I've yet to enter the artistic information for this issue	0
	Starman #79		0
	Starman #80	final issue; about 38 pages; cover-dated August 2001	0
OTHER STARMAN
	Starman Annual #1	partakes of the "Legends of the Dead Earth" theme for DC's 1996 annuals; Shade, much the same in a distant future, tells two stories in a lonely city on a foreign planet, including a tale of Prince Gavyn's death during Crisis on Infinite Earths and the story of how Ted Knight met William O'Dare met in the 1940s; art by the three teams of Bret Blevins, Craig Hamilton pencils and Ray Snyder inks, J. H. Williams III pencils and Mick Gray inks; cover by Tony Harris and Craig Hamilton; cover-dated 1996	0
	Starman Annual #2	partakes of the "Pulp Heroes" theme for DC's 1997 annuals; features a framing sequence, with Mitch Byrd pencils and Drew Geraci inks, which features Jack and Sadie in the present; contains a 1891 story of a romance for Scalphunter, featuring Stephano Graudiano art; contains a story, with Gene Ha art, in which Ted Knight and Dinah Lance (the Golden Age Black Canary) are (unfortunately unsuccessfully) blackmailed with photos their mutually adulterous liasons; contains a story, with Steve Yeowell art, of David Knight's love the day before his death; ends with Sadie revealing her name to be Jayne Payton, sister to Starman Will Payton and desirous of Jack searching for her supposedly dead brother; cover-dated 1997	0
Batman / Hellboy / Starman #1-2: Mike Mignola art
	Batman / Hellboy / Starman #1	Ted Knight is kidnapped by Nazis, who are pursued by Batman and Hellboy; Jack Knight appears only at end; cover-dated January 1999	0
	Batman / Hellboy / Starman #2	Jack Knight and Hellboy rescue Ted Knight while Batman is distracted by Gotham; Batman appears at end, his off-panel confrontation with the Joker's distracting threat on Gotham apparently done; cover-dated February 1999; published on 30 December 1998	0
JSA
	JSA Secret Files #1	main story features the death of Wesley Dodds (the Golden Age Sandman) and the first appearance of the new Hawkgirl, with Scott Benefiel pencils and Mark Propst inks; features a 5-page story featuring Fate and Black Canary (witten by Steven Grant with Eddy Newell art); features a 4-page story in which Alan Scott (the Golden Age Green Lantern) talks to the new Star-Spangled Kid (with Ron Marz script and Chris Weston art); includes files on characters, a timeline, and three pages of diagrams of the JSA's soon-to-be headquarters; cover-dated August 1999	1
JSA #1-4, 23-25: Stephen Sadowski pencils; Michael Bair inks
without titles or indicia Larger Version Available	JSA #1	features Wesley Dodds's funeral, the death of Kid Eternity and Fate, and an appearance by the new Dream; cover-dated August 1999	1
without titles or indicia Larger Version Available	JSA #2		1
without titles or indicia Larger Version Available	JSA #3		1
without titles or indicia Larger Version Available	JSA #4		1
	JSA #5	I know nothing about this issue	0
Larger Version Available	JSA: Justice Be Done	collects JSA #1-5, plus the main story from JSA Secret Files #1 [REVIEW AND PURCHASE THIS BOOK]	0
	JSA #6	I know nothing about this issue	0
	JSA #7	I know nothing about this issue	0
	JSA #8	I know nothing about this issue	0
	JSA #9	I know nothing about this issue	0
	JSA #10	I know nothing about this issue	0
	JSA #11	I know nothing about this issue	0
	JSA #12	I know nothing about this issue	0
	JSA #13	I know nothing about this issue	0
	JSA #14	I know nothing about this issue	0
	JSA #15	I know nothing about this issue	0
	JSA: Darkness Falls	collects JSA #6-15	0
	JSA #16	I know nothing about this issue	0
	JSA #17	I know nothing about this issue	0
	JSA #18	I know nothing about this issue	0
	JSA #19	I know nothing about this issue	0
	JSA #20	I know nothing about this issue	0
	JSA #21	I know nothing about this issue	0
JSA #22-25: David S. Goyer and Geoff Johns script
JSA #22-25: "The Return of Hawkman" storyline
	JSA #22	prologue story; art by Buzz, Rags Morales, and Michael Bair	0
	JSA #23		0
	JSA #24		0
	JSA #25	about 38 pages; cover-dated August 2001	0
	JSA: The Return of Hawkman	collects JSA #16-25	0
Other JSA
Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #1-8: no data entered
	Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #1		0
	Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #2		0
	Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #3		0
	Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #4		0
	Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #5		0
	Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #6		0
	Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #7		0
	Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #8	"Crisis in Blue Valley"; Animal Man appears; cover-dated March 2000; I have no idea what the last issue is	0
JSA ELSEWORLDS
JSA: The Liberty File #1-2: written by Dan Jolley and Tony Harris; illustrated by Tony Harris and Ray Snyder; takes place during World War II; followed by 2003's JSA: The Unholy Three #1-2; 64 pages; prestige format
without titles or indicia Larger Version Available	JSA: The Liberty File #1	cover-dated February 2000 [READ MATT MARTIN'S REVIEW]	B
without titles or indicia Larger Version Available	JSA: The Liberty File #2	cover-dated March 2000 [READ MATT MARTIN'S REVIEW]	B

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