DC Comics Presents (1978) #1 – CGC 9.4 Comic Book

DC Comics Presents #1 was first published in 1978, and this issue launches the new team-up series with the spectacular story “Chase to the End of Time!” The comic brings Superman and Barry Allen’s Flash together against two rival alien races, the Volkir and the Zelkot, whose conflict threatens not only their own worlds but the entire timeline. When Iylar of the Zelkots steals a time machine and tries to race to the end of time, his goal is to loop back to the beginning of history and prevent the war between the two races, even if that means rewriting Earth’s history in the process.

The stakes become even more personal when it is revealed that both alien races claim to have influenced the evolution of life on Earth, and even on a planet orbiting a red sun, raising the frightening possibility that if Iylar succeeds, Krypton could explode earlier than expected and humanity might never exist at all. Flash speeds ahead through the timeline to stop Iylar, only to run into his own greatest enemy, Reverse-Flash, in the 25th century, while Superman is forced to weigh the protection of mankind against the survival of his Kryptonian heritage. García-López and Adkins deliver a sharp, dynamic Bronze Age look that makes this an ideal opener for the series and a standout Superman/Flash team-up for collectors. Graded CGC 9.4, this copy is in excellent Near Mint condition and sealed in a universal slab for display and long-term preservation.