- "Wonder Twins powers, activate!"
- ―The Wonder Twins
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| Wonder Twins | |
| Title: | "It Gets Weirder" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Cover price: | $3.99 |
| Cover date: | April, 2019 |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Bob Harras |
| Ex. Ed: | Pat McCallum |
| Writers: | Mark Russell |
| Pencilers: | Stephen Byrne |
| Inkers: | Stephen Byrne |
| Cover artists: | Stephen Byrne; Dustin Nguyen |
| Cover inker: | Stephen Byrne; Dustin Nguyen |
| Letterers: | Dave Sharpe |
| Assistants: | Andrea Shea |
| Editors: | Mike Cotton; Andy Khouri |
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"It Gets Weirder" is the title to the first issue of the Wonder Twins ongoing comic book series published by DC Comics. The story was written by Mark Russell with artwork and inks by Stephen Byrne. It was lettered by Dave Sharpe. The story was edited by Mike Cotton and Andy Khouri with Andrea Shea as assistant editor. This issue shipped with an April, 2019 cover date and carries a cover price of $3.99 per copy (US).
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
Minor characters
- Aquaman, Arthur Curry (Referenced only)
- Black Lightning, Jefferson Pierce
- El Dorado
- Flash, Barry Allen
- Green Lantern, John Stewart
- Hawkman, Carter Hall
- Zan and Jayna's father (In flashback only)
- Becky Muldoon (In flashback only)
- Grieves
- Toby the Hamster (Behind-the-scenes; dies)
Organizations
Races & Animals
- Alligators
- Altered humans
- Amazons
- Birds (Jayna's shifted form)
- Elephants (On a poster only)
- Exxorians
- Exxorian monkeys (In flashback only)
- Hamsters (Behind the scenes only)
- Humans
- Kryptonians
Locations
- Exxor (In flashback only)
- Hall of Justice
- Morris High School
- Kansas (In flashback only)
- Luthor Symposium (Referenced only)
Items
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
- Criminal
- Dead animals
- Extraterrestrial
- Flashback
- High school
- Planet
- Sea monsters
- Student
- Super-hero
- Teacher
- Tentacles
- Thunder Lust
Notes & Trivia[]
Variant cover by Dustin Nguyen.
- The characters of Zan and Jayna were created by director Charles A. Nichols and writer Jeffrey Scott. They first appeared in "The Brain Machine" episode of the All-New Super Friends Hour, which premiered on ABC on Saturday morning on September 10th, 1977.
- This series carries the "Wonder Comics" banner.
- This issue is rated T+ for Teen.
- This issue is UPC barcode 6194135835.
- This issue includes a free digital comic code.
- This issue shipped to retailers on February 13th, 2019.
- This issue shipped with a variant cover illustrated by Dustin Nguyen.
- The fall dance theme at Morris High School is "Delusions of Grandeur".
- The Morris High School's hockey team is the Wolf Pack.
- This is the first appearance of Grieves, who is a teacher at Morris High School.
- This is the first appearance of Trevor, who is a student at Morris High School.
- Becky Muldoon was a girl whom Bruce Wayne once had a crush on in high school.
- Normally, Zan and Jayna are accompanied by their trusty space monkey, Gleek. Gleek does not appear in this issue, however, other Exxorian monkeys appear on Exxor in flashback.
- Reference is made to the Luthor Symposium in this issue.
- Apparently, Exxorian puberty is tied into a process known as "Thunder Lust", wherein an Exxorian's libido is greatly accentuated during a lightning storm.
Quotes[]
- Batman: What did you say their names were?
- Superman: Zan and Jayna.
- Wonder Woman: And what are their super-powers?
- Superman: Changelings.
- Batman: That could be useful.
- Superman: Yeah, well... she can only change into animals. And he morphs into... water.
- Wonder Woman: Water?
- Superman: Yeah...
- Wonder Woman: That's underwhelming. I am underwhelmed.
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- Wonder Twins: Wonder Twins powers, activate!
- Jayna: Wow, that sounds terrible when you say it out loud.
- Zan: Hey--!
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- Zan: "Total Refreshment!"
- Jayna: What's that?
- Zan: My new catchphrase.
- Jayna: Whatever. See you after school, Poland Spring!
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- Coach: Damn it, trans-dimensional death clouds!
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- Mxyzptlk: I am Mxyzptlk! Scourge of the Fifth Dimension!