Comic Title: Deadman #1
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: May 1985
On Sale Date: February 7, 1985 Newsstand Date February 7, 1985
Source: House Ad, Crisis on Infinite Earths #2, Page IBC

Newsstand Date February 2, 1985
Source: DC Releases, #12

Shipping Date January 15, 1985
Source: DC Releases, #12

Shipping Date January 15, 1985
Source: Comics Journal, #95

Copyright Date January 15, 1985
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1985
DC publication dates beyond April 1981 listed by the LoC
represent shipping dates NOT newsstand sale dates

Shipping Date January 15, 1985
Source: Amazing Heroes, #63

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $1.75
Page Count: 40
Editor: Nicola Cuti

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "Who Has Been Lying in My Grave?"
Pages: 17

Feature(s):
Deadman (of Earth-1)

Writer: Arnold Drake
Penciller: Carmine Infantino
Inker: George Roussos

Reprinted From:
Strange Adventures #205 (1967)

Feature Character(s)

• Deadman (Boston Brand; first appearance; dies in this story; last appearance in Strange Adventures #207; next appearance in Strange Adventures #206)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lorna Hill (a circus owner; first appearance; last appearance in Strange Adventures #208; next appearance in Strange Adventures #206)
• Tiny (a circus strongman; first appearance; last appearance in Strange Adventures #208; next appearance in Strange Adventures #206)
• Vashnu (a fortune teller; next appearance in Strange Adventures #209)
• Rama Kushna (a Hindu spirit; next appearance in Strange Adventures #215)

Villain(s)

• Hook (an assassin; next appearance in Strange Adventures #210)
• Heldrich (an animal trainer; no further appearances)
• Ramsey (a constable; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Leary (a circus Barker; no further appearances)
• Toby (a circus clown; no further appearances)
• Major Mite, Lina, and other circus performers (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Boston Brand, a trapeze artist and minority owner of a circus, walks the circus grounds before his nightly performance as the aerialist Deadman. He discovers a local constable poking around the grounds and chases him away. He then discovers that Leary the barker is stealing from the box office. He also catches Heldrich the animal trainer getting drunk. He fires Heldrich, then heads to the big top.

After reaching the top of the trapeze, Boston is shot by a sniper with a hook for a right hand. He falls to his death. Then his astral form is met by Rama Kushna, a Hindu spirit goddess. Rama allows Boston to walk the Earth as a spirit until his killer is caught.

Boston, now truly a Deadman, begins the search for his killer by checking up on the circus performers. He discovers that he is invisible, but can temporarily take control of human bodies. While inhabiting the body of Tiny the strongman, Deadman discovers Heldrich and Ramsey, the constable, making a drug deal. Deadman stops the crooks, then resumes the search for the killer, Hook.