Bizarro Comics Vol 1 1
From DC Database
You just saying that because Bizarro have such pretty hair! 
- -- Bizarro
Appearing in "Bizarro Comics"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Superman
- Batman
- Green Lantern (Alan Scott)
- Captain Marvel
- Letitia Lerner, Superman's Babysitter
- Aquaman
- The Metal Men
- Wonder Girl
- Wonder Tot
- Hawkman
- Supergirl
- Mary Marvel
- Kamandi
- Wonder Woman
- The Eraser
- The Atom (Ray Palmer)
- Solomon Grundy
- The Martian Manhunter
- The Challengers of the Unknown
Villains:
- "A" (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
Locations:
- The Fifth Dimension
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Bizarro Comics"
"Bizarre Wars" Part One
Credits
Writer: Chris Duffy
Artist: Stephen DeStefano
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Phil Felix
Cast
Synopsis
Mxyzptlk is made the Absolute Ruler of the Fifth Dimension... about five seconds before said dimension is invaded by the obnoxious A, who demands that Mxyzptlk face him in a series of games. Reluctantly, Mxy seeks out Superman for help, but instead gets stuck with Bizarro.
"Super-Pets"
Credits
Writer: Sam Henderson
Artist: Bob Fingerman
Cast
Synopsis
Superman's parents find room in the last rocket from Krypton for not just their son, but their Cat, Dog, Cow, Horse, Raccoon, Pig, Rooster, Hen, Lizard, Goat, Frog, Elephant, Zebra, Sheep and Walrus. With dozens of cute caped animals flying around, Superman is considered not that big of a deal, and Clark Kent is unable to get a job at the Daily Planet, even after he reveals his secret identity. And Krypton didn't actually blow up. The El's kinda goofed.
Green Lantern in "The Afterthoughts"
Credits
Writer: Chris Duffy
Artist: Craig Thompson
Colorist: Lee Loughridge
Cast
Synopsis
After thwarting several criminals using a Boxing Glove, Lasso and scattered Marbles, Green Lantern Alan Scott forgets to reabsorb them into his ring. The three constructs, purposeless , search for the meaning of their existence in Beatnik cafes, Philosophical texts, Therapy, Church, Television, Buddhist Meditation, Popular Music and Modern Art. Still clueless, eventually they find Doctor Fate, who explains to them their reality. They see Alan Scott, their previously unknown father being carried down the street as a hero, hug, and happily fade away from their tragic existence.
"The Bat-Man"
Credits
Writer: Chip Kidd
Artist: Tony Millionaire
Cast
Synopsis
"Captain Marvel and the Sham Shazam"
Credits
Writer: Sam Henderson
Artist: Dean Haspiel
Colorist: Matt Madden
Letterer: Bill Oakley
Cast
Synopsis
Doctor Sivana, dressed as a student, finds Shazam, and tricks him into revealing the name of a much stupider Marvel Creature, DUH (Dumbosthenes for Stupidity, Uloussies for Clumsiness, Hopelesscules for Cluelessness). He then tricks Billy Batson into saying "DUH" during a robbery, and he becomes the bumbling bucktoothed goofy Captain Marvel knock-off. Sivana is thwarted when Duh says "Shazam" by coincidence. Captain Marvel then treats both the Justice League and the Justice Society to Ice Cream with his reward money.
"Letitia Lerner, Superman's Babysitter"
Credits
Writers: Kyle Baker, Liz Glass
Artist: Kyle Baker
Cast
Synopsis
Ma and Pa Kent hire Letitia Lerner as a babysitter for the infant Clark, so that they might have one night to themselves. Baby Clark falls through the floor under the weight of the giant boulder holding him in his crib, climbs a giant bookshelf, swings on the ceiling fan, shatters all of the windows in the house, electrocutes himself and Letitia with the phone cord, drinks Milk directly from the cow, climbs on the roof, microwaves himself, rides away on a horse, and takes a nap in the middle of the Highway. When Ma and Pa Kent return home, they see the destruction and offer to pay Letitia double if she can work the next weekend as well.
Aquaman in "Silence of the Fishes"
Credits
Writer: Evan Dorkin, Brian David-Marshall
Artist: Bill Wray
Colorist: Matt Hollingsworth
Letterer: John Costanza
Cast
Synopsis
While him and his family are tied up by Black Manta, Aquaman refuses to ask for help from the Creatures of the Sea, because he is simply not speaking with them, having gotten in an argument. When his family prods him to call the JLA, he insists that he is not speaking to them either. The family ends up dying of starvation.
Aquaman in "Porcine Panic"
Credits
Writer: Andy Merrill
Artist: Jason Little
Cast
Synopsis
In a bathtub, an Aquaman action figure attempts to save an ark full of dolls from a giant squeaky Pig.
The Metal Men in "Tinocchio Syndrome"
Credits
Writer: Bob Fingerman
Artist: Pat McEown
Colorist: Matt Hollingsworth
Letterer: Bill Oakley
Cast
Synopsis
Tin wants a girlfriend and heads out to a club. The other Metal Men are sent to retrieve him, but become distracted as Gold and Iron blow all their money buying drinks for girls, Lead cuts a rug, Mercury becomes more fluid than usual (due to the heat of the dance floor), and Platinum tries in vain to get the attention of a pair of gay men. Meanwhile, Tin strikes out repeatedly. The Metal Men all return home dejected.
"Wonder Girl vs. Wonder Tot"
Credits
Writer: Andi Watson
Artist: Mark Crilley
Colorist: Lee Loughridge
Cast
Synopsis
Wonder Girl and Wonder Tot race as fast as they can to sit next to Wonder Woman at breakfast on Paradise Island, but cause so much destruction on the way that upon arrival as punishment Wonder Woman forces them to bus and clean dishes.
Hawkman in "The Egg-Napper"
Credits
Writer: James Kochalka
Artist: Dylan Horrocks
Colorist: Abe Foreu
Cast
Synopsis
Hawkman, sworn to help all birds, investigates the theft of a Bluejay's egg. He finds it's been stolen by a Thanagarian criminal so diabolical, that he doesn't even care of the value of what he steals, just so long as he's stealing things. Hawkman catches the criminal and brings him to justice, much to the Bluejay's approval.
"The GL Corps: The Few, The Proud"
Credits
Writer: Will Pfeifer
Artist: Jill Thompson
Colorist: Rick Taylor
Letterer: Clem Robins
Cast
Synopsis
Supergirl and Mary Marvel in "The Clubhouse of Solitude"
Credits
Writer: Dylan Horrocks
Artist: Jessica Abel
Colorist: Matt Madden
Cast
Synopsis
Supergirl pops in to a coffee shop to meet with Marvel Marvel, who's now approaching middle age and married with kids.
"Kamandi: The Last Band on Earth"
Credits
Writer: Nick Bertozzi
Artist: Tom Hart
Colorist: Matt Madden
Cast
Synopsis
In this re-imagining of the Kamandi mythos, Kamandi is the leader of a band whose music has brought the unruly post-Disaster world together.
"Help! Superman!"
Credits
Writer: Jeff Smith
Artist: Paul Pope
Colorist: Lee Loughridge
Cast
Synopsis
Superman uses backwards logic to convince Bizarro to stop being a supervillain based on his own requirements of backwardness, confusing him to the point where he decides to take up gardening. Superman wishes he could just do the same thing with Mr. Mxzyptlk.
Aquaman in "The Man Who Cried Fish"
Credits
Writer: Jef Czekaj
Artist: Brian Ralph
Cast
Synopsis
Bored at home playing solitaire, Aquaman uses his powers to call the Creatures of the Deep, then repeatedly hides behind his sofa and laughs at their confusion. The third time he calls them they do not come, and when he goes out to look for them, he is eaten by a giant fish, which all of the other fish find hilarious. In the end he sadly sits in the fishes stomach and plays more solitaire.
Wonder Woman in "One-Piece, Two-Piece, Red Piece, Blue Piece"
Credits
Writer: Bob Fingerman
Artist: Dave Cooper
Cast
Synopsis
"Bats Outa Heck"
Credits
Writer: Ellen Forney
Artist: Ariel Bordeaux
Cast
Synopsis
Two obsessed gothish Batman fangirls find out they will be dissecting bats in Biology, and instead steal the Bat corpses and give them a proper burial.
"Who Erased the Eraser?"
Credits
Writer: Eddie Campbell
Artist: Hunt Emerson
Colorist: Rick Taylor
Cast
Synopsis
The Atom in "First Contact"
Credits
Writer: Mark Crilley
Artist: Andi Watson
Cast
Synopsis
The Atom battles a squirrel, a small child and an army of ants attempting to find a tiny clear white circular object which he believes could someday save the world. It is revealed to be one of Wonder Woman's contacts, and she is trying to hide that she needs glasses from the other leaguers at the annual league picnic. Atom wishes he had a better job as Hawkman has him shrink into an Olive jar to retrieve olives his larger hands cannot reach.
The Batman in "Inside the Batcave"
Credits
Writer: Paul Pope
Artist: Jay Stephens
Cast
Synopsis
A young child running away from home stumbles into the Batcave, astonished to find out Batman really exists. He looks over the trophy room, and eats the lunch he packed. When Batman returns and finds an unfinished sandwich on the floor of the cave, he investigates and finds the boy asleep in the Batmobile. The boy wakes up again in his own bed, where his brother insists he was dreaming. But in his pocket is still a moon rock he picked up off of Batman's table.
"Solomon Grundy: Bored on a Monday"
Credits
Writer: Evan Dorkin
Artist: D'Israeli
Cast
Synopsis
Solomon Grundy raids a supermarket and eats and drinks his fill of stolen goods before Alan Scott bursts in and, wishing to use non-violent means, explains the wrongs of shoplifting using a green energy Economics Graph. Confused, Grundy goes back to his swamp to think for a long time, until he wishes that as a villain he shouldn't care about right or wrong. He angrily returns to the supermarket for revenge to find it locked up for the night. He sits down in the parking lot and laments at how boring being a zombie is.
"The Most Bizarre Bizarro of All!"
Credits
Writer: Alvin Schwartz
Artist: Roger Langridge
Colorist: Lee Loughridge
Cast
Synopsis
The World's Finest Team in "That's Really Super, Superman!"
Credits
Writer: Ivan Brunetti
Artist: Evan Dorkin
Colorist: Sarah Dyer
Cast
Synopsis
Batman is distraught at how useless he seems in comparison to Superman. Increasingly angry as Superman continues to one-up him, he sees a psychiatrist who tells him he could still become something useful, like a Meter Maid or Mall Security. Furious he purchases a disguise and a gigantic lump of Kryptonite, then visits the Fortress of Solitude. Looking in through the window, he sees Superman dressing up with a Batman mask and pretending to be him in front of the mirror.
"The J'onn J'onzz Celebrity Roast"
Credits
Writer: Evan Dorkin
Artist: Carol Lay
Colorist: Tom McCraw
Cast
Synopsis
Martian Manhunter's Celebrity Roast is going fantastically until his cake with flaming candles on it causes him to pass out much to Superman's embarassment.
"Wonder Woman's Day Off"
Credits
Writer: Ariel Bordeaux
Artist: Ellen Forney
Cast
Synopsis
Wonder Woman calls in sick to the Justice League so that she can relax one day. At a cafe, two beatniks invite her to a poetry slam. She spends the day writing a poem, and it is so beautiful that Batman and Hawkman tear up and are forced to console each other.
"Unknown Challenges of the Challengers of the Unknown"
Credits
Writer: Evan Dorkin
Artist: Bill Wray
Colorist: Matt Hollingsworth
Letterer: John Costanza
Cast
Synopsis
The Challengers of the Unknown, in their customary dramatic and dynamic format, win a bowling match, guess the amount of jelly beans in a jar to win themselves a small color TV, obtain a good deal on home improvement rates, and eat a particularly difficult piece of beef.
"Without You, I'm Nothing"
Credits
Writer: Evan Dorkin
Artist: Steven Weissman
Colorist: Sarah Dyer
Cast
Synopsis
What happens to the sidekicks when their more famous partners don't need them anymore?
"Bizarre Wars" Part Two
Credits
Writer: Chris Duffy
Artist: Stephen DeStefano
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Phil Felix
Cast
Synopsis
Notes
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Trivia
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See Also
Recommended Reading
- None.
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