Adventure Comics #464 and the Creeper story for #106 appeared in The Creeper by Steve Ditko (2010) Star Hunters #7 (Oct.–Nov.) - a planned Adam Strange back-up story later appeared in World's Finest #262 Steel: The Indestructible Man #5 (Oct.–Nov.) — #6 story reworked for All-Star Squadron #8–9 (April–May 1982) The Witching Hour #85 (Oct.) — merged into The Unexpected 1978 cancellations unrelated to the DC Implosion Aquaman #63 (Aug.–Sept. cover date) — cancellation announced in March 1978. Aquaman story from #64 was published in Adventure Comics #460 (November 1978) Challengers of the Unknown #87 (June–July) DC Super Stars #18 (Jan.–Feb.) Freedom Fighters #15 (July–Aug.) — cancelled a few months before the Implosion to make room for other titles in the DC Explosion; storyline was to be concluded in issues #16-18 of Secret Society of Super Villains, which was itself cancelled (see below) Karate Kid #15 (July–Aug.) — cancelled a few months before the Implosion to make room for other titles in the DC Explosion; final story published Metal Men #56 (February–March) — storyline concluded with the Metal Men being recognized by the United Nations as citizens of the world and not property Mister Miracle #25 (Sept.) - cancellation announced March 1978. Return of the New Gods #19 (July–Aug.) — feature concluded in Adventure Comics #459-460 Secret Society of Super Villains #15 (June–July) — cancellation announced March 1978. The characters next appeared in Justice League of America #166–168 (May–July 1979), which picked up where issue #15 left off. The stories from Secret Society of Super Villains #16 and 17 were finally published in Secret Society of Super Villains Vol. 2 (2012) Shade, the Changing Man #8 (Aug.–Sept.) — cancellation announced March 1978. The "Odd Man" story by Steve Ditko appeared in Detective Comics #487. Both the Shade and Odd Man stories were published in The Steve Ditko Omnibus Vol. 1 (2011) Shazam! #35 (May–June) — merged into World's Finest Comics with #253 Super-Team Family #15 (Mar.–Apr.) – #16 (Supergirl and the Doom Patrol team-up story published in The Superman Family #191–193) Teen Titans #53 (Feb.) Welcome Back, Kotter #10 (Mar.–Apr.) – final story published in Limited Collectors' Edition #C-57 Cancelled Comic Cavalcade About 30 titles were affected. Much of the unpublished work saw print in Cancelled Comic Cavalcade, a summer 1978 two-issue ashcan "series" which "published" the work in limited quantity solely to establish the company's copyright. The title was