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The Man of Steel revisits the 1970’s

The untold story of how Mr. Mxyzptlk used Superman’s own emotions against him is revealed in DC RETRO-ACTIVE: SUPERMAN-THE '70s. In this all-new story by Martin Pasko, Eduardo Barreto and Christian Duce, Superman learns the hard way that without rest, even he can start to slip up. Meanwhile from the 5th dimension, Mxyzptlk works his devious magic to manipulate Superman and turn him into his own worst enemy.

DC RETRO-ACTIVE: SUPERMAN – THE '70s also includes a classic story originally published in the ‘70s written by Cary Bates and featuring art by Curt Swan. This Wednesday, take a glimpse into Superman’s past.

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The Flash Goes Back In Time To The 1970s

The Flash may be able to save cities from tsunamis and stop criminals in their tracks at the blink of an eye, but he’s just found out that his super-powers come at an incredible cost. And when arch nemesis Gorilla Grodd strikes at the heart of Barry Allen, he’ll use every weapon he can think of against him ... including Barry’s wife.

RETROACTIVE: THE FLASH – THE ‘70s features a classic tale from the 1970’s as well as a new one written as an homage to the decade. From the cumulative creative teams of Cary Bates, Benito Gallego, Sal Buscema, Martin Pasko, J.L. Garcia Lopez and Dan Adkins, don’t miss this one-shot when it hits stores tomorrow.

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Artist for RETROACTIVE: SUPERMAN – THE ‘70s #1: Eduardo Barretto

Last week, we announced RETROACTIVE. Today, we’ll take a trip back to the 70’s and tell you a little more about each title and reveal what artists will be joining the creative teams of the previously announced writers. All the 70’s titles will hit stands in late July, and as we mentioned before, each of these new 26-page stories will be followed by a classic story from that era by the same writer.

Keep checking back to THE SOURCE today as we reveal details for all of the 1970’s books.

DC RETROACTIVE: SUPERMAN – THE ‘70s #1

Artist Eduardo Barretto joins writer Martin Pasko as they revisit Metropolis and tell the lost tale of one of Mr. Mxyzptik’s epic plots against Superman.

ONE-SHOT • On sale JULY 27 • 56 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T

Please note that this art is style guide art and is not artwork from the actual issue.

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RETRO-ACTIVE Writers and Concept Announced

This past weekend at WonderCon, VP of Sales, Bob Wayne, announced RETRO-ACTIVE. Published throughout July and August 2011, these are exactly the kinds of one-shots people often associate with summer. RETRO-ACTIVE reunites classic writers and artists with classic characters Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, and Justice League of America, returning to the interpretations they are best known for. Each of these series will have 3 one-shots that pay homage respectively to the‘70s, ‘80s, and ‘90s.

Curious to know who will be writing these?

The 70’s

Superman: Martin Pasko

Wonder Woman: Dennis O’Neil

The Flash: Cary Bates

Justice League of America: Cary Bates

Green Lantern: Dennis O’Neil

Batman: Len Wein

The 80’s

Superman: Marv Wolfman

Wonder Woman: Roy Thomas

The Flash: William Messner-Loebs

Justice League of America: Gerry Conway

Green Lantern: Len Wein

Batman: Mike W. Barr

The 90’s

Superman: Louise Simonson

Wonder Woman: William Messner-Loebs

The Flash: Brian Augustyn

Justice League of America: Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis

Green Lantern: Ron Marz

Batman: Alan Grant

Each title in the series will feature 26 new story pages with 20 pages of classic stories, running at $4.99 a piece. Keep checking back to THE SOURCE as we reveal full creative teams, artwork, and more details about RETRO-ACTIVE in the coming weeks and months.