(1983)

Marvel, 1978 Series
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Volume
1
Price
2.50 USD; 3.00 CAD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
four times a year
On-sale Date
1983-04-05
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
A Marvel Movie Special
Barcode
07148602089
Editing
Bob Budiansky (credited) (editor); Michael Higgins (credited) (assistant editor); Clive Smith (credited as Clive A. Smith) (design)

Issue Notes

Issue is comic size, not magazine size. Brand emblem is "A Marvel Super Special." On-sale date (shipping) from the Public Catalog of the U.S. Copyright Office, Registration Number TX0001155915.

Rock & Rule (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; science fiction

Indexer Notes

Cover adapted from movie poster of Rock & Rule (known as Ring of Power outside North America), a 1983 Canadian animated musical science fiction fantasy film.

Cover Thumbnail for Marvel Super Special (Marvel, 1978 series) #25
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Mantlo ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You will bring me my demon...
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; science fiction

Indexer Notes

Movie credits:

A DRATSCO presentation of a NELVANA production, with original songs written and performed by Cheap Trick, Debbie Harry, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, and Earth, Wind & Fire. Featuring the voices of Don Francks, Susan Roman, Paul Le Mat and Catherine O'Hara. Directed by Clive A. Smith, produced by Patrick Loubert and Michael Hirsh. Score composed and performed by Peter Sauder and John Halfpenny. Designed by Frank Nissen, Louis Krawagna and Clive A. Smith. Director of Photography, Lenora Hume. Special Photographic Effects, Dennis Brown. Production of Animated Special Effects, Norm Stangel and Keith Ingham.

Introduction: "The War was over...the only survivors were street animals -- dogs, cats and rats. From them a new race of mutants evolved. That was a long time ago. Now Mok, a legendary superocker, has retired to Ohmtown -- a remote storm-ravaged village famous for its unique power-plant. It is here that Mok lays his plans for a comeback -- a great and final performance that will secure his immortality...and make him ruler of his world!"

Rock & Rule (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 47 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Budiansky (credited) (adaptation); Clive Smith (credited as Clive A. Smith) (adaptation); Bill Mantlo (credited) (script)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Michael Higgins (credited)
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; science fiction

Indexer Notes

Adapted for comics by Bob Budiansky & Clive A. Smith from the movie's animation cels.

The Making of Rock & Rule (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 4.33 pages (report information)

Script
David Anthony Kraft (credited)
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Colors
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Production sketches and character designs.

From A(ngel) to Z(ip): The Characters of Rock & Rule (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
David Anthony Kraft (credited)
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Colors
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; science fiction

Indexer Notes

Character designs and photos.

Studio Sorcery: The Special Effects of Rock & Rule (Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 2.67 pages (report information)

Script
David Anthony Kraft (credited)
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Colors
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Photos and sketches of special effects.

Rock & Rule & Roll: The Music of Rock & Rule (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 3.75 pages (report information)

Script
David Anthony Kraft (credited)
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Colors
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Photos of musicians Cheap Trick, Debbie Harry, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop and Earth, Wind & Fire along with animation cels.

Sounds From the Void: The Actors of Rock & Rule (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
David Anthony Kraft (credited)
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Bios and other credits for the film's principal voice actors.

Behind the Scenes: The Producers of Rock & Rule (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
David Anthony Kraft (credited)
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Colors
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Photos of producers Patrick Loubert, Michael Hirsh, and Clive A. Smith.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Rock & Rule
  2. 1. ["You will bring me my demon..."]
  3. 2. Rock & Rule
  4. 3. The Making of Rock & Rule
  5. 4. From A(ngel) to Z(ip): The Characters of Rock & Rule
  6. 5. Studio Sorcery: The Special Effects of Rock & Rule
  7. 6. Rock & Rule & Roll: The Music of Rock & Rule
  8. 7. Sounds From the Void: The Actors of Rock & Rule
  9. 8. Behind the Scenes: The Producers of Rock & Rule
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