(September 1989)

Antarctic Press, 1989 Series
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Volume
1
Price
2.95 USD; 3.25 CAD
Pages
60
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
The Antarctic Press
Brand
Antarctic Press
Editing
?

Issue Notes

cover title: Ninja High School YEARBOOK for 1989; indicia: Ninja High School YEARBOOK 1989 Number 1; Volume 1.

[Ninja High School Yearbook for 1989] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Ben Dunn (signed)
Inks
Ben Dunn (signed)
Colors
Shon Howell
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; martial arts; science fiction; teen
Characters
Princess Asrial; Ichi-Kun Ichinohei [Itchy Koo]; Jeremy Feeple; Captain Soandso; Arnie; Rivalsan Kuma; Kudusai Ichinohei; Anna Feeple; Bob Feeple; Rivalsan Lendo; Mimi Masters; Johann Steamhead; Sammi Kondo; Kyoko Tadasuke; Zetra 1; Zetra 2; Zetra 3; Stanley the Demon; Nanny; Hitomi; Dog Supreme
Reprints

Indexer Notes

There are a total of 42 characters on this cover; only the largest drawings in the centre were indexed. Taiyô sentai Sanbarukan [Sun Vulcan] spoof.

[Starships and Dragons] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mike Cogliandro
Pencils
Ben Dunn
Inks
Ben Dunn
Letters
typeset

Characters
Princess Asrial

Indexer Notes

Indicia/contents page. Captain Harlock spoof.

After the Con...... (Table of Contents: 3)

Ninja High School / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ben Dunn
Pencils
Ben Dunn
Inks
Ben Dunn
Letters
Ben Dunn ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I just love these cons!
Genre
humor; martial arts; science fiction; teen
Characters
Ben Dunn; Noelani Pearl Vought; James Joseph Condorcet IV; Ichi-Kun Ichinohei [Itchy Koo]; Jeremy Feeple; Princess Asrial; Robert W. Gibson
Synopsis
Ben Dunn falls asleep after a convention and travels across multiple comics features.

Indexer Notes

Ninja High School spoof; Tigers of Terra [Families of Altered Wars] spoof; cameo spoofs: G.I. Joe; Zot; X-Men; Bloody Bones & Blackeyed Peas; Tiger-X; Hotspur; Dynamo Joe; Messerschmitt; Popeye; Airboy; Mighty Tiny; Swords of Texas; Captain Harlock; Zot; Magneto; Cyclops; Batgirl; Supergirl; Dr. Strange; Buddy Bones; Percival Stout, Jr.; Jordy Mills [Lone Wolf]; Marlene Onrei; Popeye.

The Ballgame (Table of Contents: 4)

Ninja High School / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Steven Stamatiadis (credited as Steve Stamatiadis); Ian Gould ?
Pencils
Steven Stamatiadis (credited as Steve Stamatiadis)
Inks
Steven Stamatiadis (credited as Steve Stamatiadis)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I want to talk to you bout that last pitch!
Genre
humor; martial arts; science fiction; teen
Characters
Mr. Invader; Arnie; Mendou Shuutarou [as Mendo]; Ichi-Kun Ichinohei [Itchy Koo]; Princess Asrial; Jeremy Feeple; Johann Steamhead; Lum; cameo spoofs: Yuri; Kei; Arsène Lupin III
Synopsis
Tomobiki High School plays a baseball game against Quagmire High School.

Indexer Notes

Story does not give detailed credits about who did art and/or writing, but only Stamatiadis signed the artwork. Urusei Yatsura spoof; cameo spoofs: Dâti pea [Dirty Pair]; Rupan sansei [Lupin III].

[Wake Up!] (Table of Contents: 5)

Ninja High School / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ian Gould
Pencils
Steven Stamatiadis
Inks
Steven Stamatiadis
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jeremy. Time to get up now, Jeremy.
Genre
humor; martial arts; science fiction; teen
Characters
Jeremy Feeple; Ichi-Kun Ichinohei [Itchy Koo]; Princess Asrial; Anna Feeple (cameo); Arnie; Sammi Kondo (cameo)
Synopsis
Jeremy's "sex-attraction" curse gets him in trouble yet again.

Indexer Notes

Story takes place after Ninja High School (Malibu, 1988 series) issue #12 (June 1989). Story is not listed on table of contents.

Ninja High Seed (story); Ninja High Steed (on table of contents) (Table of Contents: 6)

Ninja High School / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Craig Stormon (credited as C. A. Stormon)
Pencils
Craig Stormon (credited as C. A. Stormon)
Inks
Craig Stormon (credited as C. A. Stormon)
Letters
Craig Stormon (credited as C. A. Stormon)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Earth has had 14 world wars and this has left it in fairly poor shape.
Genre
humor; martial arts; science fiction; teen
Characters
Barrios [Nanny spoof; Briareos spoof; Mickey Mouse spoof]; Ichy Koo [Ichi-Kun Ichinohei spoof]; Jeremy Feeble [Jeremy Feeple spoof]; Dog Supreme [RAM Supreme spoof]; cameo spoofs: Kei; Yuri
Synopsis
Jeremy and his ex-wife fight over the ruins of a post-apocalyptic Quagmire.

Indexer Notes

Page count includes title page. Ninja High School spoof; Appurushîdo [Appleseed] spoof; Mickey Mouse spoof; Mark 2 Squad spoof; cameo spoof: Dâti pea [Dirty Pair].

Ninja Grammar School (Table of Contents: 7)

Ninja High School / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Ross (credited as Steven A. Ross)
Pencils
Steve Ross (credited as Steven A. Ross)
Inks
Steve Ross (credited as Steven A. Ross)
Letters
Steve Ross (credited as Steven A. Ross)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tokyo, Japan, 1976. A typical day at Ogami Elementary...
Genre
humor; martial arts; science fiction; teen
Characters
Aiko; Ichi-Kun Ichinohei [Itchy Koo]; Hitomi Ichinohei; cameo spoofs: Kinnikuman [Kinniku Suguru]; Ed Grimley; Saint Saywhat [Saint Seiya spoof]; Johnny Seiko [Johnny Sokko spoof]
Synopsis
A monster attacks Ichi's elementary school.

Indexer Notes

Cameo spoofs: Kamen Raidâ [Kamen Rider]; Kinnikuman; SCTV; Saint Seiya, Jaianto robo [Giant Robo].

Marooned (Table of Contents: 8)

Ninja High School / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Perry
Pencils
Fred Perry
Inks
Fred Perry
Letters
Fred Perry

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What time is it, Jeremy?
Genre
humor; martial arts; science fiction; teen
Characters
Princess Asrial; Jeremy Feeple; Ichi-Kun Ichinohei [Itchy Koo]; Queen Mara; Key [Kei spoof]; Yury [Yuri spoof]; Loom [Lum spoof]; June [Shiratori no Jun spoof]; Johann Steamhead; cameo spoof: Kotobuki Shiiko [C-ko]
Synopsis
Asrial, Jeremy, and Ichi are marooned on the island of anime amazons.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Fred Perry's first published work. Dâti pea [Dirty Pair] spoof; Urusei Yatsura spoof; Gatchaman [Battle of the Planets] spoof; cameo spoof: Purojekuto A-ko [Project A-Ko]; Glaug [Zentraedi Officer's Battle Pod].

Day of Infamy (Table of Contents: 9)

Ninja High School / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Chas Berlin
Pencils
Chas Berlin
Inks
Chas Berlin
Letters
Chas Berlin

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Which brings us to the end of the Second World War, where the first atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima by the Enola Gay.
Genre
humor; martial arts; science fiction; teen
Characters
Mr. Snorewood; Coin Op Man; Arnie; Pearl; Johann Steamhead; Dr. Oppenfire [Robert Oppenheimer spoof]; General Patent [George Patton spoof]; Senator Gorey; General Eisenhowever [Dwight Eisenhower spoof]; Harry S. Truman spoof
Synopsis
A man comes to Quagmire High School claiming to have personally carried the atomic bomb into Hiroshima.

Indexer Notes

cameo spoofs: Beetle Bailey; John Wayne

Why Ninja High School No. 13 Made No Sense! (Table of Contents: 10)

Ninja High School / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ben Dunn; Leora Herrmann
Pencils
Ben Dunn
Inks
Ben Dunn
Letters
Ben Dunn (hand-lettered comments); typeset (letter)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Originally issue 13 of Ninja High School was to introduce my tribute to 'Archie' comics, the Flugerville crew.
Genre
humor; martial arts; science fiction; teen
Characters
Andrew [Archie Andrews spoof]; Lughead [Jughead Jones spoof]

Indexer Notes

Reprints a letter threatening legal action that a lawyer for Archie Comic Publications sent to Malibu Graphics after they found out that Ben Dunn was planning to do an Archie spoof issue of Ninja High School; illustrated with original character designs.

The Original Cover of Ninja High School No. 13 (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Pencils
Ben Dunn (signed)
Inks
Ben Dunn (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; martial arts; science fiction; teen
Characters
Betsy [Betty Cooper spoof]; Vernia Van derLogg [Veronica Lodge spoof]; Ronald [Reggie Mantle spoof]; Ox [Moose Mason spoof]; Lughead [Jughead Jones spoof]; Andrew [Archie Andrews spoof]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Original cover art for Ninja High School (Malibu, 1988 series) issue #13 (July 1989). After Archie Comic Publications threatened legal action, this cover was replaced with a cover that was originally intended for the second printing of issue #6 (August 1989).

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Ninja High School Yearbook for 1989]
    Ninja High School
  2. 1. [Starships and Dragons]
  3. 2. Contents
  4. 3. After the Con......
    Ninja High School
  5. 4. The Ballgame
    Ninja High School
  6. 5. [Wake Up!]
    Ninja High School
  7. 6. Ninja High Seed (story); Ninja High Steed (on table of contents)
    Ninja High School
  8. 7. Ninja Grammar School
    Ninja High School
  9. 8. Marooned
    Ninja High School
  10. 9. Day of Infamy
    Ninja High School
  11. 10. Why Ninja High School No. 13 Made No Sense!
    Ninja High School
  12. 11. The Original Cover of Ninja High School No. 13
    Ninja High School
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Peter Croome
  • Andrew Garland
  • Tony R. Rose
  • R S
  • Jim Van Dore
  • David Whitten