(July 1989)

Malibu, 1988 Series
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Price
1.95 USD; 2.50 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Eternity Comics
Brand
Eternity [block]
Editing
Chris Ulm (editor in chief, story editor)

Issue Notes

Print run indicated in Ninja High School Perfect Memory 1 (Antarctic Press, 1990): 10105

The "Second Printing" notation on the cover is an error caused by re-purposing the artwork; there was only one printing of this issue.

[Ichi's Ice Cream] (Table of Contents)

Ninja High School / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ben Dunn (signed)
Inks
Ben Dunn (signed)
Colors
Scott Bieser (credited)

Genre
humor; martial arts; teen; science fiction
Characters
Ichi-kun Ichinohei [Itchy-koo]; Princess Asrial; Sammi Kondo; Rivalsan Lendo; Jeremy Feeple; Ken Terminator

Indexer Notes

Cover image was intended to be used for Ninja High School #6 Second Print (August 1989) but was substituted due to legal action taken by Archie Comics. The original cover to this issue was published in Ninja High School Yearbook (Antarctic Press) #1 (September 1989).

[Frontispiece] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ben Dunn (credited)
Inks
Ben Dunn (credited)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Attack!!
Characters
Vernia Van DerLogg; Sammi Kondo

Indexer Notes

Half page illustration of Vernia and Sammi from Page 8, credits, and indicia inside front cover.

[Title Page] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ben Dunn (credited)
Inks
Ben Dunn (credited)
Letters
Clem Robins (credited)

Characters
Sammi Kondo; Ichi-kun Ichinohei [Itchy-koo]; Jeremy Feeple
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Title page including credits and pin-up style illustration.

An Icy Stare Creates Competition (Table of Contents: 3)

Ninja High School / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Ben Dunn (credited)
Pencils
Ben Dunn (credited)
Inks
Ben Dunn (credited)
Letters
Clem Robins (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Flugerville, U.S.A.
Genre
humor; martial arts; teen; science fiction
Characters
Sammi Kondo; Jeremy Feeple; Ichi-kun Ichinohei [Itchy-koo]; Rivalsan Lendo; Ox; Andrew; Ronald; Lughead; Vernia Van DerLogg; Betsy; Princess Asrial
Synopsis
Quagmire's Sakura Inn sets up an ice cream stand at the Flugerville County Fair which causes a rivalry with the Flugerville crew.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Carnival includes Tiger-X mecha and Space Battleship Yamato shooting gallery as attractions. Parody superhero characters include Bugman (Batman), Superbman (Superman), Treat Man (Super Sentai), Bulk (Hulk), Chef of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken) and unnamed parodies of Wolverine, Thor, Punisher, Captain America, Cyclops, Spider-Man, Kamen Rider, Optimus Prime, Firestorm, Iron Man, and Devilman, among many others. Flugerville characters are parodies of the Archie Comics gang who first appeared in a cameo in Ninja High School (Antarctic Press, 1987 series) #3 (August 1987).

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

Ninja High School; Ninja Mailbox / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Paul Sanborn
Inks
Paul Sanborn
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Kinda short letters page this time around...
Genre
humor; martial arts; science fiction; teen
Characters
Princess Asrial; Professor Johann Steamhead; Arnie

Indexer Notes

Includes fan mail from Starwolf and "Next Issue" promo.

[Back Issues] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Order form listing available backstock of Eternity Comics titles.

[Space Pirate] (Table of Contents: 6)

Captain Harlock / promo (ad from the publisher) / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Gibson (credited as Robert W. Gibson)
Pencils
Ben Dunn
Inks
Ben Dunn
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It has been two years, my love...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Captain Harlock

Indexer Notes

Previews the cover and three finished pages of Captain Harlock #1 (Malibu, October 1989).

[Ninja High School Hardbound Graphic Novel] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Ben Dunn
Inks
Ben Dunn
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What's poor Jeremy Feeple to do?
Genre
humor; martial arts; science fiction; teen
Characters
Jeremy Feeple; Princess Asrial; Ichi-kun Ichinohei [Itchy-koo]

Indexer Notes

House ad for a hardcover edition of the Ninja High School graphic novel. It is unclear whether a hardcover edition was ever produced; the artwork previewed was used as the cover to the second edition paperback collecting Ninja High School 1, 2, 3, and 3 1/2 (Malibu, 1990).

[Diamond Previews] (Table of Contents: 8)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Collectors - don't be left out!

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Previews and Gallery catalogs from Diamond Comic Distributors inside back cover.

[Adventure Comics] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Mitch Foust
Inks
Mitch Foust
Colors
Mitch Foust
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

House ad announcing the formation of Adventure Comics as a publishing imprint of Malibu Graphics previewing cover art to Bad Axe (Malibu, 1989 series) #1 (October 1989) on back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Ichi's Ice Cream]
    Ninja High School
  2. 1. [Frontispiece]
  3. 2. [Title Page]
  4. 3. An Icy Stare Creates Competition
    Ninja High School
  5. 4. ["Kinda short letters page this time around..."]
    Ninja High School; Ninja Mailbox
  6. 5. [Back Issues]
  7. 6. [Space Pirate]
    Captain Harlock
  8. 7. [Ninja High School Hardbound Graphic Novel]
    Ninja High School
  9. 8. [Diamond Previews]
  10. 9. [Adventure Comics]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Andrew Garland
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Antonio Pontes Junior
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Steven Rowe
  • Jim Van Dore