(1982)

DC, 1982 Series
Volume
1
Price
0.00 Free
Pages
52
On-sale Date
1982-06-25
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Dick Giordano (credited)

Issue Notes

Distributed with the Atari 2600 video game Star Raiders. On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Atari Force / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ross Andru (layouts); Gil Kane (pencils)
Inks
Dick Giordano; Mike DeCarlo (backgrounds)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Atari Force [Martin Champion; Mohandas Singh; Lucas Orion; Li San O'Rourke; Lydia Perez]

Indexer Notes

Per Jay Willson "The artwork is by Kane, Giordano and Mike DeCarlo, from layouts and “concept designs” from Ross Andru". Mike DeCarlo has confirmed the Kane, Giordano and DeCarlo credits.
Previous indexer credited Ross Andru (pencils) and Gil Kane (inks) per Lou Mougin.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Credits and indicia, on the inside front cover.

Chapter One: Enter -- the Dark Destroyer! (Table of Contents: 2)

Atari Force / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway (credited); Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Gil Kane (credited)
Inks
Dick Giordano (credited); Mike DeCarlo (credited) (some backgrounds)
Colors
Adrienne Roy (credited)
Letters
John Costanza (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I--I guess I ought to believe it--
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Atari Force [Martin Champion; Mohandas Singh; Lucas Orion; Li San O'Rourke; Lydia Perez]

Chapter Two: Planet of the Doomed! (Table of Contents: 3)

Atari Force / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway (credited); Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Gil Kane (credited)
Inks
Dick Giordano (credited); Mike DeCarlo (credited) (some backgrounds)
Colors
Adrienne Roy (credited)
Letters
John Costanza (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
For more centuries than humankind has been civilized,
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Atari Force [Martin Champion; Mohandas Singh; Lucas Orion; Li San O'Rourke; Lydia Perez]; Hukka (first)

Chapter Three: Star Raiders! (Table of Contents: 4)

Atari Force / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway (credited); Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Gil Kane (credited)
Inks
Dick Giordano (credited); Mike DeCarlo (credited) (some backgrounds)
Colors
Adrienne Roy (credited)
Letters
John Costanza (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
And what a starship:
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Atari Force [Martin Champion; Mohandas Singh; Lucas Orion; Li San O'Rourke; Lydia Perez]; Hukka

Indexer Notes

DC's first graphic novel, Star Raiders, is a spin-off from this story.

Fact File: #1 Commander Martin Champion (Table of Contents: 5)

Atari Force / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Dick Giordano ?
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
John Costanza

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Martin Champion
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Atari Force
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. Chapter One: Enter -- the Dark Destroyer!
    Atari Force
  4. 3. Chapter Two: Planet of the Doomed!
    Atari Force
  5. 4. Chapter Three: Star Raiders!
    Atari Force
  6. 5. Fact File: #1 Commander Martin Champion
    Atari Force
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Valmiki Annamanthadoo
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Jim Van Dore