Star Hunters No. 1 Cover by Rich Buckler and Bob Layton
One of the casualties of the DC Implosion was this science fiction swashbuckler which debuted in DC Super Stars No. 16, and then continued for seven issues of its own magazine between November 1977 and 1978.
If DC’s meltdown had not occurred would we have seen more issues? We’ll never know. But like many other short series which never really caught on, it represents a time when super-heroes weren’t the only thing you could find at a major American comic book company.
Updated packaging and new colour.
As published.
I don’t recall where I came across this low-res four-up of pieces Bucker had pencilled, but it’s the only scan I’ve found of this particular Star Hunters cover.
Scaled up and sharpened as best I could. Trade dress and UPC box removed and missing art bits drawn in.
New colour version.
Rebuilt trade dress added. The original Star Hunters logo was designed by renowned letterer John Workman, then a young member of DC’s production department.
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