Classics #1-2 Unpublished titles Among the new series planned, but never published: Bucky O'Hare, a Larry Hama creation which was eventually published by Continuity Comics in 1984 Demand Classics (reprint series) with "Flash of Two Worlds" planned for #1 The Deserter (a Western created by Gerry Conway with pencils by Dick Ayers and inks by Romeo Tanghal) Ms. Mystic, a Neal Adams/Michael Netzer character later published by Pacific Comics and Continuity Comics Sorcerer, a David Michelinie/Bob Layton character later used as the basis for the Deathmask series published by Future Comics in 2003 Starslayer, a Mike Grell creation later published by Pacific Comics and First Comics The Vixen would have been the first comic book series starring an African-American superheroine; the character later made her first appearance in Action Comics #521 (July 1981). A back-up feature with the Harlequin II (Duela Dent) would have begun with #2 Western Classics (reprint series) Secondary features were planned, but the titles in which three were to appear were cancelled before the stories were published; the reasons why the two that were planned for Adventure Comics were left unreleased are unknown: "Manhunter from Mars" in Aquaman Pages from the first story exist. The story was written by Cary Burkett with pencils by John Fuller and inks by Bob Layton "Vigilante" in Aquaman "Captain Comet" in Secret Society of Super Villains "Metal Men" in Adventure Comics "The Man from Neverwhere", a creation of writer Roger McKenzie for Adventure Comics, "some sort of elvish/magical/time-travel superhero mishmosh of a concept" "Adam Strange" in Star Hunters. Story published in World's Finest Comics #263 (June/July 1980) See also List of comics solicited but never published References External links Cancelled Comic Cavalcade at Mike's Amazing World of Comics 1978 comics endings 1978 in comics 1978 in the United States Bronze Age of Comic Books Comics by Dennis O'Neil Comics by Gerry Conway Comics by Jim Starlin Comics by Len Wein Comics by Michael Fleisher Comics by Steve Ditko Implosion, DC Defunct American comics