(July 1988)

New Comics Group, 1987 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.75 USD; 2.50 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
New Comics Group
Brand
New Comics Group
Editing
Laura Kagawa (credited) (production); Valarie Jones (credited) (editor-in-chief); Stephen Donnelly (publisher); Laura Kagawa (production); Richard Donnelly (gaffer)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Young Master / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Val Mayerik (credited)
Inks
Val Mayerik (credited)
Colors
Val Mayerik (credited)

Genre
historical; martial arts
Keywords
samurai

Young Master (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Valarie Jones (signed as Jones)
Pencils
Val Mayerik ?
Inks
Val Mayerik ?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In this issue we are treated to a look at the bokken, the wooden practice sword.
Genre
historical; martial arts
Synopsis
Discussion of the bokken. Also, credits, indicia, and a list of distributor addresses.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Kyojin (Table of Contents: 2)

Young Master / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Chuck Dixon (credited)
Pencils
Val Mayerik (credited)
Inks
Val Mayerik (credited)
Letters
Laura Kagawa (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the mountains that form the spine of Japan...
Genre
historical; martial arts
Keywords
samurai

Indexer Notes

Artist Val Mayerik has stated in correspondence with Frank Lovece that this was the best story of all in the Young Master series.

Voices (Table of Contents: 3)

Voices / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Valarie Jones (signed as Jones)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
To Whom,

Indexer Notes

Letters from Gavin Lewington, Zac Van Note, and Will Smith

A look at the sketchbook of Val Mayerik (Table of Contents: 4)

Val Mayerik sketchbook / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Val Mayerik (signed as Val Mayerik)
Inks
Val Mayerik (signed as Val Mayerik)
Letters
Val Mayerik (signed as Val Mayerik)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Val Mayerik sketchbook / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Val Mayerik (signed as Mayerik)
Inks
Val Mayerik (signed as Mayerik)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Val Mayerik sketchbook / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Val Mayerik (signed as Mayerik)
Inks
Val Mayerik (signed as Mayerik)

Wind (Table of Contents: 7)

Young Master / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Roger McKenzie (credited)
Pencils
Val Mayerik
Inks
Val Mayerik
Letters
Laura Kagawa (credited)
Editing
Weezy Jones (original)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
"It is over, mountain heart," hissed the wind.
Genre
historical; martial arts
Keywords
samurai

Indexer Notes

From unknown issue of Creepy or Eerie (Warren Publishing), in late 1970's.

Back Issues (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Val Mayerik (credited) (signed as VAL [boxed]) (painted)
Inks
Val Mayerik (credited) (signed as VAL [boxed]) (painted)
Colors
Val Mayerik (credited) (signed as VAL [boxed]) (painted)

Genre
historical; martial arts

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Not connected to front cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Young Master
  2. 1. Young Master
    Young Master intro
  3. 2. Kyojin
    Young Master
  4. 3. Voices
    Voices
  5. 4. A look at the sketchbook of Val Mayerik
    Val Mayerik sketchbook
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Val Mayerik sketchbook
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Val Mayerik sketchbook
  8. 7. Wind
    Young Master
  9. 8. Back Issues
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Jonathan Sari
  • Jim Van Dore