Big Bang Comics #14

(October 1997)

Alternate Currents (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Gary Carlson

Pencils:

David Zimmerman; Erik Larsen

Inks:

David Zimmerman; Erik Larsen

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Knight Watchman; Ultiman; Beacon; Savage Dragon; Blitz; Atomic Sub

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Big Bang Comics (Image, 1996 series) #12 (July 1997) [1/6 page, without logo]

Indexer Notes

Explains how story grew to where it would now take 3 issues to tell. Also tells "The Story So Far..."

National Guardians (Table of Contents)

Savage Dragon / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gary Carlson

Pencils:

Joe Cooper

Inks:

Patrick Tuller

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Savage Dragon; Alex; Ultiman; The Beacon

Synopsis:

Still traveling uncontrollably through time, The Dragon finds himself back in Chicago on the day he was kidnapped in 1997; but unknown to him, he's now on Earth-B!

Indexer Notes

Part 10 of 24; 1990's Image-style tribute.

Ultiman (Table of Contents)

Savage Dragon; Ultiman / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gary Carlson

Pencils:

John Thompson

Inks:

John Thompson

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Savage Dragon; Ultiman of Earth-B

Synopsis:

Still on Earth-B, Dragon finds himself knocked 59 years into the past, where Ultiman mistakes him for a man from Mars; their misunderstanding leads to a fight which this Ultiman remembered 59 years later (in the previous chapter).

Indexer Notes

Part 11 of 24; 1938 Siegel & Shuster Superman tribute, including swipes of several panels and the cover from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #1 (June, 1938).

Venus (Table of Contents)

Savage Dragon; Venus / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gary Carlson

Pencils:

Dan Preece

Inks:

Dan Preece

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Savage Dragon; Venus

Synopsis:

Still on Earth-B, Dragon winds up in Korea during the war in 1952 and is caught in a land-mine explosion. Waking up in a hospital, his nurse turns out to be Venus, who is much more understanding and reasonable than most of the male heroes he's had encounters with. They trade info before he moves on.

Indexer Notes

Part 12 of 24; 1950's Ross Andru & Mike Esposito Wonder Woman tribute.

Thunder Girl (Table of Contents)

Savage Dragon; Thunder Girl / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gary Carlson

Pencils:

Bill Fugate

Inks:

Bill Fugate

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Thunder Girl [Molly Wilson]; Dr. Hy Q. Binana; Savage Dragon

Synopsis:

Still on Earth-B, Dragon lands in 1944, where he rescues Molly Wilson from Dr. Binana. He & Thunder Girl trade greetings before he moves on, but Binana sabotages his dimension-hopping machine by unplugging it.

Indexer Notes

Part 13 of 24; 1940's C.C. Beck Mary Marvel tribute.

The Blitz (Table of Contents)

Savage Dragon; The Blitz / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gary Carlson

Pencils:

David Zimmerman

Inks:

David Zimmerman

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Savage Dragon; Blitz (Earth-A) [Jimmy Travis]; Cyclone [Marty]; Beacon (Earth-B); Blitz (Earth-B)

Synopsis:

Because Binana unplugged the dimension machine, Dragon makes it to 1964, but is trapped between the dimensions of Earth-B and Earth-A. Blitz and Cyclone are unable to help, but The Blitz of Earth-B manages to "realign" Dragon's vibrations and send him on his way again.

Indexer Notes

Part 14 of 24; 1960's Carmine Infantino Flash tribute.

Agents of B.A.D.G.E. (Table of Contents)

Savage Dragon / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gary Carlson

Pencils:

Mark Lewis (layouts); Ken Lester

Inks:

Ken Lester

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Savage Dragon; Rick Strenko; Roberta Ryan; various Agents of B.A.D.G.E.(Bureau for Advanced Defense & Global Espionage); The Badge (robot); The Time Being

Synopsis:

Dragon finds himself at B.A.D.G.E. HQ in 1965, mistaken for a spy out to steal the "Infinity Orb". But before long, both he and The Badge find themselves pulled into the timestream.

Indexer Notes

Part 15 of 24; Jim Steranko S.H.I.E.L.D. tribute.

The Badge (Table of Contents)

Savage Dragon / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gary Carlson

Pencils:

Joe Zierman [as Joe Kingler]

Inks:

Ken Lester [as Joe Kingler]

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Super-hero

Characters:

Savage Dragon; The Badge (robot); The Time Being; Oblivia; Ultiman (various versions)

Synopsis:

Dragon & The Badge find themselves millions of years in the future, where they encounter The Time Being, who stole the Infinity Orb from B.A.D.G.E. HQ. He also finds a room full of multiple Ultimen.

Indexer Notes

Part 16 of 24; 1970's Jack Kirby New Gods tribute. Story concludes in Big Bang Comics (Image, 1996 series) #18 (April, 1998).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Gary Carlson

Indexer Notes

Letters from Steve Richmond, Chris Buckmister, Glen Davis, Morris Peoples, and Christopher Trembone.