(April 2004)

Wizard Entertainment, 1997 Series
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Price
4.99 USD; 6.95 CAD
Pages
124
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
2004-02-11
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Not Intended for All Ages
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Gareb Shamus Enterprises Inc.
Brand
Wizard
Barcode
725274038084 04
Editing
Pat McCallum (credited as Solid Gold) (VP & editor-in-chief, Wizard Entertainment editorial); Joe Yanarella (credited as Charles in Charge) (senior managing editor, Wizard Entertainment editorial); Matthew Senreich (credited as Flashdance) (editorial direction, Wizard Entertainment editorial); Mike Searle (credited as Pee-Wee Playhouse) (executive editor, Wizard Entertainment editorial); Douglas Goldstein (credited as Reading Rainbow) (senior editor, Toyfare: The Toy Magazine); Zach Oat (credited as Thriller) (editor, Toyfare: The Toy Magazine); Justin Aclin (credited as Small Wonder) (associate editor, Toyfare: The Toy Magazine); Adam Patyk (credited as License to Ill) (associate editor, Toyfare: The Toy Magazine)

Issue Notes

The on sale date is taken from the previous issue.

This issue shipped with two covers.

The individual issues of this series are each less than 50% comics. Only comics sequences are indexed and cover scans are accepted only if the issue has 10% indexed comics content.

Chips Ahoy! (Table of Contents: 1)

CHiPs; Dukes of Hazzard / photo story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Pat McCallum; Tom Root; Zach Oat; Justin Aclin; Adam Patyk; Jon Gutierrez; Matthew Senreich; Doug Goldstein
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; detective-mystery
Characters
Jon; Ponch; Coy; Vance; Boss Hogg; Michael Knight; KITT; Hunter [Matt Trakker]; Skeletor; Panthor; Captain America; Bucky; Shipwreck; Scarlett; Snake Eyes; Timber; Duke; Cobra Commander; Storm Shadow; Mindbender; Northstar; Banshee; Dr. Doom; Danny Glover; Bumblebee; Thelma; Louise;
Synopsis
Jon and Ponch chase Coy and Vance on the motorcycles, but stop when the others drive off a cliff. Ponch throws Michael Knight in jail after KITT insults him. They also stop Hunter and Skeletor. They mediate a parade dispute between G.I. Joe and Cobra, while a gay pride parade takes place elsewhere. Dr. Doom gets off with diplomatic immunity. They boot Bumblebee. Thelma and Louise drive off the cliff. Bumblebee gets the chicks, Banshee and Northstar have a night of passion, Captain America and Panthor join forces, Hogg moves on, Knight gets married, and Glover never finds the cab.
Reprints
Keywords
action figures; angel dust; car boot; cars; Confederate flag; Coors lite; diplomatic immunity; driver's ed; Ferrari; fourth wall; fumetti; gay pride; George W. Bush; jail; Latveria; motorcycles; parade; Ram Man; taxi; Twisted Toyfare Theatre; wedding; wine cooler

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Body Rockers; Bible / cartoon / 0.22 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jay-Z, 'The Black Album.'
Genre
humor
Characters
Freeze; Moses
Synopsis
Freeze and Moses listen to music.
Keywords
action figures; Big Shot; fumetti; phonograph; radio

Indexer Notes

The Freeze figure is from Body Rockers by Play Mind and the Mosese figure is from Bible Action Figures by Train Up a Child.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

G.I. Joe / cartoon / 0.22 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What're you hiding back there?
Genre
humor; military
Characters
Serpentor; Cobra Commander
Synopsis
Cobra Commander tries to hide a cake from Serpentor.
Keywords
action figures; Big Shot; cake; fumetti

Indexer Notes

Both figures are from G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero by Hasbro.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Batman; Inspector Gadget / cartoon / 0.22 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, have you guys seen a talking dog?
Genre
humor; superhero; adventure
Characters
Penny; Robin; Batman
Synopsis
Robin and Batman were attacked by Penny's dog.
Keywords
action figures; Big Shot; dog; fumetti

Indexer Notes

The Penny figure is from Inspector Gadget by Tiger Toys, the Robin figure is by DC Direct; and the Batman figure is from Batman by Mattel.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

G.I. Joe / cartoon / 0.22 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In about five, minutes, this buzz will be gone, this won't be a spaceship anymore, and that thing I just hit will be a dead wino instead of an ashteroid.
Genre
humor; military
Characters
Shipwreck; Polly
Synopsis
Shipwreck hallucinates when he drinks.
Keywords
action figures; alcohol; asteroid; Big Shot; fumetti; wino

Indexer Notes

The figures are from G.I. Joe by Hasbro.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Thunder the Barbarian; He-Man and the Masters of the Universe / cartoon / 0.22 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now, you kick the can.
Genre
humor
Characters
Thundarr; Skeletor
Synopsis
Thundarr and Skeletor play "Kick the Can."
Keywords
action figures; Big Shot; fumetti; garbage can

Indexer Notes

The Thundarr figure is from Thundarr the Barbarian by Toynami and the Skeletor figure is from Masters of the Universe by Mattel.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Ghostbusters; Hellraiser / cartoon / 0.22 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look, I didn't mean to unlock the box -- I just like puzzles!
Genre
humor; science fiction; horror-suspense
Characters
Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man; Pinhead
Synopsis
The Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man like puzzles.
Keywords
action figures; Big Shot; cemetery; fumetti; puzzles

Indexer Notes

The Stay-Puft Marshmellow Man figure is from The Real Ghostbusters by Kenner and the Pinhead figure is from Hellraiser by NECA.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Buck Rogers; Transformers / cartoon / 0.22 page (report information)

Script
Timothy Wallis
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Crickey!
Genre
humor; adventure; science fiction
Characters
Optimus Prime; Twiki
Synopsis
Optimus Prime is the Crocodile Hunter.
Keywords
action figures; Big Shot; Blank Shot; Crocodile Hunter; fumetti

Indexer Notes

The Optimus Prime figure is from Mega SCF by Takara and the Twiki figure is from Buck Rogers by Mego.

The script was submitted to the "Blank Shot" contest at the Toyfare website.

Keep It on the Download (Table of Contents: 9)

Daredevil; Spider-Man / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (screencaps from the Spider-Man cartoon)
Inks
? (screencaps from the Spider-Man cartoon)
Colors
? (screencaps from the Spider-Man cartoon)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Felicia Hardy; May Parker
Synopsis
Daredevil uses his superpowers to find teenagers illegally downloading music. He kicks Spider-Man in the kidney because he was one of those teenagers. He then represents him in court, but Peter Parker is convicted.
Reprints
Keywords
Jay-Z; Michael Jackson; porn; screencaps; Slideshow

Indexer Notes

This comic is screenshots of the Spider-Man cartoon with different dialogue added.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 1. Chips Ahoy!
    CHiPs; Dukes of Hazzard
  2. 2. ["Jay-Z, 'The Black Album.'"]
    Body Rockers; Bible
  3. 3. ["What're you hiding back there?"]
    G.I. Joe
  4. 4. ["Hey, have you guys seen a talking dog?"]
    Batman; Inspector Gadget
  5. 5. ["In about five, minutes, this buzz will be gone, this won't be a spaceship anymore, and that thing I just hit will be a dead wino instead of an ashteroid."]
    G.I. Joe
  6. 6. ["Now, you kick the can."]
    Thunder the Barbarian; He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
  7. 7. ["Look, I didn't mean to unlock the box -- I just like puzzles!"]
    Ghostbusters; Hellraiser
  8. 8. ["Crickey!"]
    Buck Rogers; Transformers
  9. 9. Keep It on the Download
    Daredevil; Spider-Man
This issue was modified by
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