Groo Special
#1
(October 1984)
Eclipse,
1984 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 2.00 USD; 2.50 CAD
- Pages
- 52
- On-sale Date
- 1984-10-09
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Eclipse Enterprises
- Brand
-
Eclipse Comics [orbit]
- Editing
- ?
- Color
- color
- Dimensions
- standard Modern Age US
- Binding
- saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format
- One-Shot
Issue Notes
Originally meant to be published by Pacific Comics before they went out of business. Then picked up by Eclipse Comics, who published this expanded version. The series then moved to Epic Comics. On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #58.
[no title indexed]
Groo the Wanderer / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Groo
- Reprints
-
in Groo der Wanderer (Condor, 1984 series) #5 (1985) -
in Groo - Svärdbäraren (Semic, 1989 series) (1989) - in The Groo Chronicles (Marvel, 1989 series) #4 ([September] 1989)
-
[Foreword]
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Reprints
- in Groo der Wanderer (Condor, 1984 series) #5 (1985)
- in Groo - Svärdbäraren (Semic, 1989 series) (1989)
-
Indexer Notes
Introduction, explaining the publishing history of this Special, including Groo art by Sergio Aragonés.
The Swords of Groo
Groo the Wanderer / comic story / 19 pages
- Script
- Sergio Aragonés (co-plot); Mark Evanier (co-plot & dialogue)
- Pencils
- Sergio Aragonés
- Inks
- Sergio Aragonés
- Colors
- Tom Luth
- Letters
- Stan Sakai
- Genre
- humor; sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Groo the Wanderer; Sage (cameo); Taranto
- Synopsis
- The story of how Groo got his swords.
- Reprints
- in Groo der Wanderer (Condor, 1984 series) #5 (1985)
- in Groo - Svärdbäraren (Semic, 1989 series) (1989)
- in The Groo Chronicles (Marvel, 1989 series) #6 ([February] 1990)
-
Indexer Notes
Division of writing credit from Mark Evanier via the GCD Errors list, September 2009.
[no title indexed]
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Sergio Aragonés; Mark Evanier
- Pencils
- Sergio Aragonés
- Inks
- Sergio Aragonés
- Colors
- Tom Luth
- Letters
- Stan Sakai
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- One day in January of 1984, ...
- Characters
- Mark Evanier; Sergio Aragonés
- Synopsis
- A short introduction strip, featuring Mark Evanier and Sergio Aragonés discussing the early Groo strips reprinted on the following pages.
The Music of Murkos!
Groo the Wanderer / comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Sergio Aragonés (co-plot); Mark Evanier (co-plot, dialogue)
- Pencils
- Sergio Aragonés
- Inks
- Sergio Aragonés
- Colors
- Tom Luth
- Letters
- Stan Sakai
- Genre
- humor; sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Groo the Wanderer
- Synopsis
- Groo shows a village of simians how to make musical instruments.
- Reprints
- in Groo der Wanderer (Condor, 1984 series) #5 (1985)
- in Groo - Svärdbäraren (Semic, 1989 series) (1989)
- in The Groo Chronicles (Marvel, 1989 series) #4 ([September] 1989)
-
Indexer Notes
Division of writing credit from Mark Evanier via the GCD Errors list, September 2009. The first ever Groo The Wanderer story, from 1977.
[no title indexed]
Groo the Wanderer / activity / 4 pages
- Script
- Sergio Aragonés (co-plot); Mark Evanier (co-plot & dialogue)
- Pencils
- Sergio Aragonés
- Inks
- Sergio Aragonés
- Colors
- Tom Luth
- Letters
- Stan Sakai
- Genre
- humor; sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Sergio Aragonés; Chakaal; Groo; The Sage; Taranto; The Witch of Kaan; Princess Bella; Prince Canica
- Reprints
- in Groo der Wanderer (Condor, 1984 series) #5 (1985)
- in The Groo Chronicles (Marvel, 1989 series) #5 ([October] 1989)
- in Groo der Blahbar (Condor, 1990 series) #1 (1990), #2 (1990), #3 (1990), #4 (1991)
-
Indexer Notes
Division of writing credit from Mark Evanier via the GCD Errors list, September 2009. Cut out paper figures of Groo cast.
[no title indexed]
Groo the Wanderer / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Sergio Aragonés
- Pencils
- Sergio Aragonés
- Inks
- Sergio Aragonés
- Colors
- Gordon Kent ?
- Letters
- Sergio Aragonés
- Genre
- humor; sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Groo the Wanderer
- Synopsis
- Groo battles a large lizard to save a damsel in distress.
- Reprints
- from Destroyer Duck (Eclipse, 1982 series) #1 ([February] 1982)
-
Indexer Notes
Gordon Kent credit added as per Mark Evanier Error Report (September 2009). Report was for Destroyer Duck, so a ? has been added here as we don't know if same color plates were used.
Editing
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Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Groo the Wanderer -
1.
[Foreword]
-
2.
The Swords of Groo
Groo the Wanderer -
3.
["One day in January of 1984, ..."]
-
4.
The Music of Murkos!
Groo the Wanderer -
5.
[no title indexed]
Groo the Wanderer -
6.
[no title indexed]
Groo the Wanderer
This issue was modified by, among others
- Steve Coates
- Peter Croome
- Christopher Day
- Gregory Fischer
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Jim Ordolis
- Ramon Schenk
- Richard Thomson
- Jim Van Dore
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