Elseworlds 80-Page Giant #1 is a one-shot with a cover date of August, 1999.
Synopsis for "The Reaching Hand"
Police detectives Bruce Wayne and Harvey Dent investigate a series of grisly murders, leading them to the amorphous horror that is the Reaching Hand and its grotesque, undead servants.
(DC's stretchable heroes and villains reimagined as Lovecraftian horrors)
Appearing in "The Reaching Hand"
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Supporting Characters:
- Harvey Dent
Antagonists:
- Reaching Hand (Metamorpho)
- Jimmy Olsen
- Laura De Mille
- Ralph Dibny
Other Characters:
- Commissioner Gordon
- Detective O'Brien
- Doctor Woodrue
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Synopsis for "Rockumentary"
Reporter Bonnie Firestein deals up a hard-hitting expose on the rise of Lex Records as the most influential publisher in the music industry.
(the history of super-heroics recast as the history of rock and roll)
Appearing in "Rockumentary"
Featured Characters:
- Bonnie Firestein
- Lex Luthor
Supporting Characters:
- All Stars
- Blackhawks
- Bruce Wayne
- Darkseid
- Diana
- Doomsday
- Gorgon, Lobo
- Jon Jonzz
- The Heroes
- Ivy and Harley
- Supergirl
- Teen Titans
Other Characters:
- Bonnie Firestein
- Lois Lane
- Ra's al Ghul
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Synopsis for "Letitia Lerner, Superman's Baby-Sitter"
Six-month-old Clark Kent gives his babysitter, Letitia Lerner, more trouble than she bargained for.
Appearing in "Letitia Lerner, Superman's Baby-Sitter"
Featured Characters:
- Letitia Lerner
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Synopsis for "The Vigilantes in Apartment 3-B"
(Birds of Prey presented in the format of a syndicated comic strip drama)
Appearing in "The Vigilantes in Apartment 3-B"
Featured Characters:
- Batgirl/Barbara Gordon
- Black Canary/Dinah Lance
Supporting Characters:
- Dick Grayson
- Green Arrow/Oliver Queen
Antagonists:
- Catwoman
Other Characters:
- Eddie the Fence
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Synopsis for "Superman Jr. Is No More!"
When Superman Jr. gives up crimefighting in despair at never being able to live up to his father's ongoing legacy, Batman Jr. arranges for his father to fake his own death so that Superman Jr. can see that he will always be needed.
Appearing in "Superman Jr. Is No More!"
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Synopsis for "Scandalgate"
President Superman in Crisis, Day 853.
(the DC continuity reimagined as politics/political reporting)
Appearing in "Scandalgate"
Featured Characters:
- Bizarro
- Brainiac
- Darkseid
- Jimmy Olsen
- Lana Lang
- Lex Luthor
- Maxima
- Metallo
- Mister Mxyzptlk
- Parasite
- President Superman (Behind the scenes)
- Satanus
- Silver Banshee
- Toyman
- Zod (Behind the scenes)
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Synopsis for "Worlds Apart"
Superman's rocket lands on Thomas and Martha Wayne, causing the horribly disfigured Bruce Wayne to swear eternal vengeance on its occupant. Years later, a grown Batman breaks into Lex Luthor's lab, murders his adopted son with kryptonite bullets and then takes his own life.
Appearing in "Worlds Apart"
Featured Characters:
- Bruce Wayne (Dies)
Supporting Characters:
- Alfred
- Thomas and Martha Wayne (Dies)
Antagonists:
- Lex Luthor
- Superman (Dies)
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Synopsis for "Silver Age Elseworlds"
(a series of splash pages for Elseworlds stories drawn in the style of the Silver Age of Comic Books)
Appearing in "Silver Age Elseworlds"
Featured Characters:
- Abraham (Brainiac) Lincoln vs. Clark Kent, Metallo
- Abraham B. Lincoln
- Clark Kent
- Luthor's Daughter, Wonder Woman
- Lex Luthor
- Wonder Woman
- Challenge of Clayfish
- Batman
- Robin, the Squid Wonder
- Golden Age Teen Titans
- Amazon Prince
- Arsenal
- Doc Fate, Jr.
- Kid Spectre
- Li'l Atom
- Stripesy
- Revenge of Young Darkseid
- Chameleon Boy
- Colossal Boy
- Cosmic Boy
- Lightning Lad
- Phantom Girl
- Saturn Girl
- Young Darkseid
- Menace of the Gorilla-Explorer
- Christopher Grodd Columbus
- Flash
- Liberté, Equalité, Metallica
- Lord William DuMagnus
- Metal Men
- Cardinal Chemo
- Garden of Evil
- Adam/Batman
- Eve
Synopsis for "Dark Knight of the Golden Kingdom"
(a satirical reimagining of Kingdom Come with Superman drawn in the style of an aging and bloated Elvis)
Appearing in "Dark Knight of the Golden Kingdom"
Featured Characters:
- Batman
- Superman
Supporting Characters:
- Aquahawk
- Green Canary
- Jimmy Olsen
- Martian Manhuntress
- Perry White
- Negative Wonder
Antagonists:
- Team-Face
Other Characters:
- Air Wave I
- Air Wave II
- Amazing Man
- Doctor Light
- Firebird
- Ibis the Invincible
- Robin
- Spectre
- Starman
- Warlock
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Notes
- All of the existing copies of the issue were withdrawn and pulped after Paul Levitz became concerned about a scene in the story "Letitia Lerner, Superman's Babysitter". The scene in question involved a young baby (Superman) trapped in a microwave. The story was later reprinted in Bizarro Comics. It also won Kyle Baker two Eisner Awards for Best Short Story and Best/Writer Artist.
- The story from the 2005 Pixar short "Jack-Jack Attack" was heavily inspired by "Letitia Lerner, Superman's Babysitter".[citation needed]
- "Superman Jr. Is No More!" was reprinted in Superman/Batman: Saga of the Super Sons.
- "Superman Jr. Is No More!" was probably the last superhero story written by Bob Haney for DC Comics.
- The entire issue was reprinted in both DC Comics Presents: Elseworlds 100-Page Spectacular #1 and Elseworlds: Justice League Vol. 2.
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