Mangazine #1

(August 1985)

[Extremely Silly Comics] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

[Contents] (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mike Cogliandro (credited as Mike Cogliondro); Robert Gibson (credited); Randy Stukey (credited); Herb Mallette; Marc Ripley (credited); Frank Castillo

Pencils

Ben Dunn; Mike Cogliandro (credited as Mike Cogliondro); Frank Castillo

Inks

Ben Dunn; Mike Cogliandro (credited as Mike Cogliondro); Frank Castillo

Letters

typeset; ?

Characters

StickFigureman; Frank Gidden

Indexer Notes

Table of contents with associated credits, illustrated with panels reprinted from elsewhere in this issue.

Tiger-X: Chapter 1, "Lone Wolf" (Table of Contents: 3)

Tiger-X / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Ben Dunn (credited)

Pencils

Ben Dunn (credited)

Inks

Ben Dunn (credited)

Letters

Ben Dunn (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In the year 1993, the Mid-East War escalated...

Genre

science fiction; war

Characters

Lone Wolf [Jordy Mills] (introduction); Marlene; Lucky Tim; Sam; Larry; Dr. Bordeau Onrei

Synopsis

The story of resistance fighters against a Soviet Invasion of the United States.

Reprints

• in Tiger-X Special (Malibu, 1988 series) #1 (June 1988)

Indexer Notes

First appearance of the Tiger-X storyline that would later feature in two limited series from Malibu (Eternity).

The Adventures of StickFigureman: The Menace of Dr. Evill! (Table of Contents: 4)

StickFigureman / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Randy Stukey; Robert Gibson

Pencils

Mike Cogliandro [miscredited as Mike Cogliondro]

Inks

Mike Cogliandro [miscredited as Mike Cogliondro]

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Special origin collector's story.

Genre

humor

Characters

Dr. Robert Evill; Dave [StickFigureman] (introduction); Gordon; Randall; Mike

Synopsis

Introduction and origin of StickFigureman.

Indexer Notes

Dr. Evill is deliberately misspelled.

[Mighty Tiny] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

Robbery on the Streets (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Herb Mallette

Pencils

Herb Mallette

Inks

Herb Mallette

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain Grubworm

Mark 2 Squad: Arrival! Part One (Table of Contents: 7)

Mark 2 Squad / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Castillo

Pencils

Frank Castillo

Inks

Frank Castillo

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Colonel Leonard Kel; Samson; Mark; Dena; Loudark; Kip; Oskra; Goliath; Colonel Samovar Creger; Frank; Joey

Synopsis

After a battle between the Mark 2 Squad and a R.A.M. gunship, the Mark 2 Squad crash-lands on Earth.

Fast Food Tripper (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mike Cogliandro [miscredited as Mike Cogliondro]

Pencils

Mike Cogliandro [miscredited as Mike Cogliondro]

Inks

Mike Cogliandro [miscredited as Mike Cogliondro]

Letters

?

Genre

humor

What's in a Face? (Table of Contents: 9)

Detective Frank Gidden / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Marc Ripley

Pencils

Ben Dunn (credited)

Inks

Ben Dunn (credited)

Letters

?

Genre

crime

Characters

Changeor; Detective Frank Gidden

Synopsis

A shape-changing villain is pursued by a crime-noir-style detective.

Antartic Blast (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Ben Dunn; Marc Ripley

Pencils

Ben Dunn

Inks

Ben Dunn

Letters

Ben Dunn; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Thank you for buying Mangazine.

Characters

StickFigureman

Indexer Notes

Background on the Mangazine comic and announcement of a contest to win a Mangazine t-shirt. "Antarctic" misspelled in original title.

[Next issue] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Mark 2 Squad / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Earthstrike] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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