(July 1996)

Image, 1996 Series
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Volume
2
Price
2.50 USD; 3.55 CAD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1996-07-31
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Image Comics
Brand
Image
Printer
Printed in Canada
Editing
Gary Carlson (editor)

Issue Notes

1996-07-31

The Ultimate Criminal! (Table of Contents)

Knight Watchman; Ultiman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gary Carlson
Pencils
Jeff Weigel
Inks
Andrew Pepoy
Colors
In Color
Letters
Andrew Pepoy

Genre
superhero
Characters
Knight Watchman; Ultiman

Indexer Notes

1960's World's Finest Comics tribute.

This issue of Big Bang Comics is dedicated to the memory of Curt Swan (Table of Contents: 1)

Ultiman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gary Carlson
Pencils
Jeff Weigel
Inks
Ed Quinby
Letters
?

Genre
superhero

The Crimes of Ultiman! (Table of Contents: 2)

Ultiman / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gary Carlson
Pencils
Jeff Weigel
Inks
Ed Quinby
Colors
In Color
Letters
Ed Quinby

Genre
superhero
Characters
Ultiman; Knight Watchman; Dexter Cortex

Indexer Notes

1960's Curt Swan Superman/Batman tribute. Ultiman's previous appearance in Big Bang Comics (Caliber, 1994 series) #4 (February 1995) and Big Bang Comics (Caliber, 1994 series) #0 (May 1995 / pin-up); next appearance in Big Bang Comics (Image, 1996 series) #4 (September 1996). Knight Watchman's previous appearance in Big Bang Comics (Image, 1996 series) #2 (June 1996); next appearance in Big Bang Comics (Image, 1996 series) #5 (October 1996).

The Last Good Deed (Table of Contents: 3)

Ultiman & Knight Watchman / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Carlson
Pencils
Jeff Weigel
Inks
Ed Quinby
Colors
In Color
Letters
Ed Quinby

Genre
superhero
Characters
Ultiman; Dexter Cortex

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of 3. 1960's World's Finest Comics tribute.

The Ultimate Criminal! (Table of Contents: 4)

Ultiman and Knight Watchman / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Carlson
Pencils
Jeff Weigel
Inks
Ed Quinby
Colors
In Color
Letters
Ed Quinby

Genre
superhero
Characters
Ultiman; Knight Watchman

Indexer Notes

Part 2 of 3. 1960's World's Finest Comics tribute.

The Menace of Reverso (Table of Contents: 5)

Ultiman and Knight Watchman / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Carlson
Pencils
Jeff Weigel
Inks
Ed Quinby
Colors
In Color
Letters
Ed Quinby

Genre
superhero
Characters
Ultiman; Knight Watchman; Reverso

Indexer Notes

Part 3 of 3. 1960's World's Finest Comics tribute.

Knight Watchman and The Silver-Age Shadowhawk (Table of Contents: 6)

Knight Watchman and The Silver-Age Shadowhawk / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Valentino
Inks
Chris Ecker
Colors
In Color
Letters
Chris Ecker

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

1960's Batman / Bob Kane tribute (centerspread)

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

Superswine / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gary Fields
Pencils
Gary Fields
Inks
Gary Fields
Colors
In Color
Letters
Gary Fields

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Once again, the city is in your debt, Superswine!
Genre
humor; superhero; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Indexer Notes

Henry Boltinoff Super-Turtle tribute.

Thunder Girl Meets Her Evil Imitator (Table of Contents: 8)

Thunder Girl / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Fugate
Pencils
Bill Fugate
Inks
Bill Fugate
Colors
In Color
Letters
Bill Fugate

Genre
superhero
Characters
Thunder Girl; Dr. Hy Q. Banana; Tornado Girl

Indexer Notes

Second Thunder Girl solo story; previous appearance in Big Bang Comics (Caliber, 1994 series) #0 (May 1995); next appearance in Big Bang Comics (Image, 1996 series) #4 (September 1996. 1940's Mary Marvel tribute.

The Sphinx (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

The Sphinx / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Big Bang Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Big Bang Theories / letters page / 2 pages (report information)


Indexer Notes

Letters from Jim Steranko, Gustavo Peon, Randall Kirby, A Fan, Dennis Holmes, El Sloano, Chris Khalaf, and Jay Naylor.

Join The Junior Watchmen Of America Today! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Knight Watchman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Alternate Currents (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gary Carlson
Pencils
Curt Swan; Terry Beatty
Inks
Murphy Anderson; Terry Beatty
Colors
In Color
Letters
Mark Lewis

Indexer Notes

Tribute to Curt Swan, and promo for the next issue.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Ultimate Criminal!
    Knight Watchman; Ultiman
  2. 1. This issue of Big Bang Comics is dedicated to the memory of Curt Swan
    Ultiman
  3. 2. The Crimes of Ultiman!
    Ultiman
  4. 3. The Last Good Deed
    Ultiman & Knight Watchman
  5. 4. The Ultimate Criminal!
    Ultiman and Knight Watchman
  6. 5. The Menace of Reverso
    Ultiman and Knight Watchman
  7. 6. Knight Watchman and The Silver-Age Shadowhawk
    Knight Watchman and The Silver-Age Shadowhawk
  8. 7. ["Once again, the city is in your debt, Superswine!"]
    Superswine
  9. 8. Thunder Girl Meets Her Evil Imitator
    Thunder Girl
  10. 9. The Sphinx
    The Sphinx
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Big Bang Comics
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Big Bang Theories
  13. 12. Join The Junior Watchmen Of America Today!
    Knight Watchman
  14. 13. Alternate Currents
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Steve Coates
  • Robert K. S. Croy, Sr.
  • Juan Gonzalez
  • Henry R. Kujawa
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Mark Q
  • Allen Ross
  • Mark Sangster
  • Jim Van Dore