(September 1998)

Image, 1996 Series
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Volume:
2
Price:
2.95 USD
Pages:
36
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Editing:
Gary Carlson; Chris Ecker; Edward DeGeorge
Format:
Standard Modern Age US Size; Color cover; Color interior (#1-6), later black and white (#7 and up); Saddle-stitched; Was On-Going

The Bird-Man of Midway City (Table of Contents)

Knight Watchman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Chris Ecker
Pencils:
Chris Ecker [as Tom King]
Inks:
Chris Ecker [as Tom King]
Colors:
?
Letters:
Chris Ecker

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Pink Flamingo; Knight Watchman; Galahad The Kid Whiz

Indexer Notes

Bob Kane Batman tribute.


Big Bang Comics (Table of Contents)

Ultiman / credits / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gary Carlson
Pencils:
Dan Preece (signed)
Inks:
Dan Preece (signed)
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Ultiman

Indexer Notes

Includes Ultiman pin-up; Joe Shuster Superman tribute.


Crime From The Skies! (Table of Contents)

Knight Watchman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Mark Schirmer
Pencils:
Dan Preece [as Tom King]
Inks:
Dan Preece [as Tom King]
Letters:
Dan Preece

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Knight Watchman [Reid Randall]; Kid Galahad [Jerry Randall]; Pink Flamingo;

Indexer Notes

Bob Kane Batman tribute. Previous appearance of Knight Watchman in Big Bang Comics (Image, 1996 series) #20 (June-July 1998); next appearance of Watchman, Galahad & Pink Flamingo in Big Bang Comics (Image, 1996 series) #25 (June 1998). "Modern-day" Watchman story continues next month in Knight Watchman (Image, 1998 series) #4 (October 1998).


Dr. Insect and His Ant Men! (Table of Contents)

Dimensioneer! / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Daniel Reed
Pencils:
Daniel Reed
Inks:
Daniel Reed
Letters:
Daniel Reed

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Dr. Insect ("Guru Of Greed"); Ant-Men (metamorphizing goons); Dimensioneer [Frank Fontana]

Indexer Notes

Third appearance; previous appearance in Big Bang Comics (Image, 1996 series) #21 (June-July 1998).


Alternate Currents (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gary Carlson
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Gary Carlson introduces the original (done first, but rejected), alternate version of Part 15 of the Savage Dragon time-travel story, and talks about his brother Jeff, who died in a work-related accident.


Agents Of BADGE (Table of Contents)

Savage Dragon / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gary Carlson
Pencils:
Chris Ecker
Inks:
Jim Brozman
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Savage Dragon; Rick Ryan; 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; alternate version of episode that appeared in Big Bang Comics (Image, 1996 series) #14 (October 1997), redone because "we weren't completely happy with it." Title is from the table of contents.


Who's Who In The Pantheon Of Heroes? (Table of Contents)

Pantheon Of Heroes / character profile / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gary Carlson
Pencils:
Darren Goodhart
Inks:
Patrick Tuller
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Savage Dragon; Photon (formerly Lamp Lass); Jupiter Boy; Dragonfist (formerly Combat Kid); Gravity Girl; Clone Boy; Snowstar; Anti-Matter Lad; Laughing Boy; Telegirl; Brain Boy; A Robo-Judge; Angelfish; Golden Girl; Galactic Lad; Ghost Girl; Sphinx; The Absolute; Zan; Blitz; Metazoids; Stacy & Tracy, The Titan Twins; ShadowHawk; Star; Mighty Man; Butterfly Queen; Omega Boy; RoboKid; A Martian; Kid Warlock; Lionclaw; Aviatrix; Ambassador Gork; Nature Boy; Manta Rae; Ant Boy
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

Dave Cockrum/Mike Grell Legion of Super-Heroes tribute. Pin-up & character "key chart" listing the names of every character seen in the original two-page spread.


The Big Bang History of Comics 1 (Table of Contents)

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

Indexer Notes

House ad for "next Issue", but what became Big Bang Comics (Image, 1996 series) #24 instead (#23 had different content).


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Gary Carlson
Pencils:
Chris Adams
Inks:
Chris Adams

Content Information

Characters:
Knight Watchman; Kid Galahad

Indexer Notes

Guest fan art. Letters from Pike1701 *at* aol.com, Edward Strickland, Steve Bennett, Jeff Pedigo, James K. West, Hugaround *at* aol.com, Doug Mabry, and Ben Herman.


In the Next Issue of Knight Watchman (Table of Contents)

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

Indexer Notes

House ad for Knight Watchman (Image, 1998 series) #4.


[Against The Animator] (Table of Contents)

Dimensioneer! / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Daniel Reed (painted)
Inks:
Daniel Reed (painted)
Colors:
Daniel Reed (painted)

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Dimensioneer [Frank Fontana]; Animator

Indexer Notes

Back cover.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Big Bang Comics
    Ultiman
  2. 2. Crime From The Skies!
    Knight Watchman
  3. 3. Dr. Insect and His Ant Men!
    Dimensioneer!
  4. 4. Alternate Currents
  5. 5. Agents Of BADGE
    Savage Dragon
  6. 6. Who's Who In The Pantheon Of Heroes?
    Pantheon Of Heroes
  7. 7. The Big Bang History of Comics 1
  8. 8. [no title indexed]
    Big Bang Theories
  9. 9. In the Next Issue of Knight Watchman
  10. 10. [Against The Animator]
    Dimensioneer!
This issue was most recently modified by:
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  • Henry R. Kujawa
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
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