Warp #2
(April 1983)

First, 1983 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1982-12-14
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
First Comics Inc.
Brand
First Comics
Editing
Mike Gold (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from FIRST advertisement in Amazing Heroes #16.

My Battlefield... My Body! (Table of Contents)

Warp / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Brunner (signed)
Inks
Frank Brunner (signed)
Colors
Janice Cohen ?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; science fiction
Characters
Prince Chaos; David Carson [Lord Cumulus]

First Words (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Mike Gold
Letters
? (logo); typeset

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover.

My Battlefield, My Body! (Table of Contents: 2)

Warp / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Brunner (adaptation); Peter Gillis
Pencils
Frank Brunner
Inks
Bob Smith ?
Colors
Janice Cohen
Letters
Bruce Patterson

First Line of Dialogue or Text
OK, Lugulbanda, I'm ready for this final test of yours.
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; science fiction
Characters
Lugulbanda; Sargon; David Carson [Lord Cumulus]; Valaria; Yggthion (death); Prince Chaos; Symax
Synopsis
Cumulus and Sargon head off to find Prince Chaos. They are attacked by Valaria and Sargon is apparently killed. Cumulus then confronts Chaos.
Reprints

We're Looking for People Who Like to Read Comics (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

Indexer Notes

Ad placed after first story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Mike Gold
Pencils
Frank Brunner
Inks
Frank Brunner
Colors
Janice Cohen
Letters
typeset

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
David Carson [Lord Cumulus]

The Perils of Paragwen (Table of Contents: 5)

The Faceless Ones / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Jack C. Harris (see notes)
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
Janice Cohen
Letters
Bill Spicer

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Lugulbanda; Farr (death); Paragwen; Norby; John Dade (death); Hatch
Synopsis
Paragwen pursues the Masque of Mottagamma in order to gain power to defeat Tybald.

Indexer Notes

Per Jack C. Harris on the Ditkomania facebook group, Ditko worked from his story plot.

First Comics in January! (Table of Contents: 6)

E-Man; Jon Sable; Warp / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Staton; Frank Brunner; Mike Grell
Inks
Joe Staton; Frank Brunner; Mike Grell
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Nova Kane; Sargon; Cumulus; Prince Chaos; E-Man; Jon Sable

Indexer Notes

Ad for Warp #3, E-Man #2 and Jon Sable Freelance #1 featuring reproductions of covers.

Fantasy & Comic Book Art from Bud Plant (Table of Contents: 7)

Bud Plant Inc. / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?; ? (photographs)
Inks
?; ? (photographs)
Colors
? (background only)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

At top half of page after "First Comics in January!"

Wholesale! Glenwood Distributors Inc. (Table of Contents: 8)

Glenwood Distributors Inc. / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

On bottom half of page after "First in January!"

First Comics in February! (Table of Contents: 9)

Michael Mauser; Jon Sable / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mike Grell; Bruce Patterson (signed as BEEDEEP)
Inks
Mike Grell; Bruce Patterson (signed as BEEDEEP)
Letters
Bruce Patterson ?

Genre
detective-mystery; superhero
Characters
Jon Sable; Michael Mauser

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Promo for Jon Sable #1 featuring reproduction of cover.

Best Books, Best Service (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
? (logo); typeset

Indexer Notes

On back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. My Battlefield... My Body!
    Warp
  2. 1. First Words
  3. 2. My Battlefield, My Body!
    Warp
  4. 3. We're Looking for People Who Like to Read Comics
    Comic Informer
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Warped Words
  6. 5. The Perils of Paragwen
    The Faceless Ones
  7. 6. First Comics in January!
    E-Man; Jon Sable; Warp
  8. 7. Fantasy & Comic Book Art from Bud Plant
    Bud Plant Inc.
  9. 8. Wholesale! Glenwood Distributors Inc.
    Glenwood Distributors Inc.
  10. 9. First Comics in February!
    Michael Mauser; Jon Sable
  11. 10. Best Books, Best Service
    Styx Comic Service
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  • Valmiki Annamanthadoo
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Douglas Sederberg
  • Richard Thomson