Barbie #20 [Direct]
(August 1992)

Marvel, 1991 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.25 USD; 1.60 CAD; 0.85 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Editing
Hildy Mesnik (editor); Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Barbie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Amanda Conner (signed)
Inks
Jeff Albrecht (signed)
Colors
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Barbie
Keywords
carrots; gardening; lettuce; vegetables

Indexer Notes

Amanda Conners is signed as "Amanda Berries" and Jeff Albrecht is signed as "Jeff 'Taters."

The Soccer Game (Table of Contents: 1)

Barbie / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Barbara Slate
Pencils
Mary Wilshire
Inks
John Lucas
Colors
Mike Worley
Letters
Janice Chiang

Genre
teen
Characters
Barbie; Skipper; Angelina; Angelina's father
Synopsis
Skipper and Angelina play on opposing teams in a soccer game. Barbie is the coach and emphasizes that how you play the game is more important than winning or losing.
Keywords
game; soccer; sports; sportsmanship

Where Does the Sun Go? (Table of Contents: 2)

Skipper / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Barbara Slate
Pencils
Mary Wilshire
Inks
John Lucas
Colors
Mike Worley
Letters
Janice Chiang

Genre
teen
Characters
Skipper; Molly
Synopsis
Skipper is a babysitter and explains how the earth rotates around the sun using balls.
Keywords
babysitting; science

The Special Athletics (Table of Contents: 3)

Barbie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Barbara Slate
Pencils
Mary Wilshire
Inks
John Lucas
Colors
Mike Worley
Letters
Janice Chiang

Genre
teen
Characters
Barbie; Skipper; Katie McCord
Synopsis
Skipper is struggling to jump over the hurdles on the track. Barbie takes her to a Special Olympics event to give her motivation to keep practicing.
Keywords
disabled; sports; track and field; wheelchair

Whatever The Game, Barbie Is Always Ready To Play! (Table of Contents: 4)

Barbie / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mary Wilshire
Inks
John Lucas
Colors
Mike Worley
Letters
Janice Chiang

Genre
teen
Synopsis
Barbie models fashions inspired by readers' submissions.
Keywords
ballerina; ballet; fashion; tennis

Indexer Notes

Fashion ideas from: Roseann Spinosa (Clairton, PA), Julia Reed (McAllen, TX), Jennifer Schilling (Shell Lake, WI), Rebecka Wesner (Trevose, PA), Marsha Gill (Munster, IN), Geebin Flores (Clearwater, FL).

Letters to Barbie (Table of Contents: 5)

Letters to Barbie / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Hildy Mesnik; Kevin Kobasic; Sarra Mossoff

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Emily DiLallo, Marci Snaders (Rochester, NY), Anne Marrie White (Elmhurst, NY), Jaclyn Tiro (Phillippines), Nur Syuhada Azman Yusof "Bird" (Malaysia), Lisa Carmack (Poteau, OK), Larry Clander (Portsmouth, VA), Amanda Watkins (Marble, NC), Elena Martinez (New York, NY), Monique Rose (Sarnia, Ontartio, Canada), Samoa Wilson (Hagerstown, MD), Portia L. Slade (Winston-Salem, NC), Lakita J. Watts (Chicago, IL), Maria Milcetic (Whitestone, NY), Michele Goldenberg (Staten Island, NY), Meggan Pritchard (Las Vegas, NV), Courtney Butler (Escott, Ontario, Canada), Christine Tieu (Brooklyn, NY), Laura Forgie (Turtle Creek, PA), Ila Amand Medlia (Hummelstown, PA), Krystal Lynn Castiglia (Hope, NJ), Katie Klaus (Valhalla, NY), Brandis Taylor (Asheville, NC), Kayla Marie Rowland (Lumberton, NC), Sara Eertmoed (Rockford, IL).

Barbie Keeps Cool! (Table of Contents: 6)

Barbie / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mary Wilshire
Inks
John Lucas
Colors
Mike Worley

Genre
teen
Characters
Barbie
Synopsis
Barbie models fashions inspired by readers' submissions.
Keywords
fashion

Indexer Notes

Fashion ideas from: Mary Katherine Hackney (Mooresville, NC), Cathy C. (Sparta, WI), Katie Vella (Hilton, NY), Jaime Litzau (Baltimore, MD).

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Barbie
  2. 1. The Soccer Game
    Barbie
  3. 2. Where Does the Sun Go?
    Skipper
  4. 3. The Special Athletics
    Barbie
  5. 4. Whatever The Game, Barbie Is Always Ready To Play!
    Barbie
  6. 5. Letters to Barbie
    Letters to Barbie
  7. 6. Barbie Keeps Cool!
    Barbie
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