DC Comics has revealed the official solicitation information for December's DC Through the '80s: The End of Eras hardcover. And, among a slew of other content, the book will include the entire text of legendary writer Alan Moore's unproduced Twilight of the Superheroes proposal.
For the uninitiated, Twilight of the Superheroes was a comic book crossover series Moore proposed to DC before parting ways with the company in 1987. Somewhat inspired by The Dark Knight Returns and the concept of giving superheroes "endings," Twilight would have restored the DC Multiverse following Crisis on Infinite Earths. Borrowing its name from the Ragnarok of Norse mythology, the epic would have taken place in a future ruled by superhero dynasties and chronicled the final battle between Earth's heroes (both young and old), its villains and some of the aliens inhabiting Earth. Twilight's framing device included Rip Hunter relaying the information regarding these events to John Constantine.
Of course, the Twilight proposal isn't the only thing DC Through the '80s has in store. The hardcover also collects '80s-published issues from such DC titles as Action Comics, Detective Comics, The Flash, Jonah Hex, House of Mystery, Wonder Woman, Sgt. Rock and more -- not to mention new essays by the likes of Jack C. Harris, Elliot S. Maggin, J.M. DeMatteis and Andy Kubert, among others.
DC Through the '80s: The End of Eras goes on sale Dec. 15 from DC Comics. The 520-page hardcover retails for $49.99. Curt Swan and Murphy Anderson's cover, as well as the full solicitation information, can be found below.
DC THROUGH THE ’80S: THE END OF ERAS HC
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- written and illustrated by VARIOUS
- cover by CURT SWAN and MURPHY ANDERSON
- ON SALE 12/15/20
- $49.99 US | 520 PAGES | FC | DC
- ISBN: 978-1-77950-087-8
- The ’80‘s were a truly rad time for comic books. DC was killing it with groundbreaking titles like Man of Steel, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, and Watchmen. This collection, curated by writer and former DC publisher Paul Levitz, celebrates the pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths era of the early 1980s with memorable adventures including Alan Moore and Curt Swan’s poignant “Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?,” both Batman and Superman teaming with their Golden Age equivalents in separate stories, Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor versus gremlins, and more. Collects Action Comics #583, Detective Comics #500, The Flash #296-298, Jonah Hex #54-55, Superman #423, House of Mystery #286, #290, #294-295, #300, #308, #321, Warlord #42, Wonder Woman #311-312, The Brave and the Bold #200, Weird War Tales #93, Time Warp #2 and #3, G.I. Combat #288, Blackhawk #258, DC Comics Presents Annual #1, Super Friends #36, and Sgt. Rock #345, #347, #368, and #387. Also includes new essays on this amazing era from such comics luminaries as Jack C. Harris, Elliot S! Maggin, J.M. DeMatteis, Andy Kubert, and more, and features the complete text of Alan Moore’s legendary, never-before-published Twilight proposal!
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