(November 1985)

Deluxe Comics, 1984 Series
Volume
1
Price
2.00 USD; 2.75 CAD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1985-11-25
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Deluxe Comics
Brand
Deluxe Comics
Printer
Danner Press
Editing
Brian Marshall (credited) (editor); David Singer (credited as David M. Singer) (executive editor)

Issue Notes

On sale date from Amazing Heroes #83.

[A Kiss Of Death] (Table of Contents)

T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
George Pérez (signed)
Inks
George Pérez (signed)
Colors
Paty Cockrum
Letters
?

Genre
spy; superhero
Characters
T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents [Dynamo; Lightning; Undersea Agent; NoMan; Raven]; THUNDER Squad [Weed; Dynamite; Kitten; China]; Iron Maiden
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Indexer Notes

On the previous issue, Menthor's face was in the place of China's. This issue resumes following eleven months of legal troubles between David Singer and John Carbonaro.

Welcome Back! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
David Singer
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Intro by Dave telling everyone why the book went on hiatus. Located on the inside front cover.

The Iron Maiden (Table of Contents: 2)

T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Cockrum; David Singer (plot)
Pencils
Dave Cockrum
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
Paty Cockrum
Letters
John Workman

Genre
spy; superhero
Characters
Iron Maiden [Rusty]; the Dark Council; Dynamo [Len Brown]; Alice Robbins; The Chief; R.J. Michaels (T.H.U.N.D.E.R.'s new comptroller); Roxanne Short (The Chief's daughter); T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Squad [Weed; Dynamite; China; Kitten]; Lightning; Raven; Undersea Agent
Synopsis
The Dark Council hires the Iron Maiden to steal the magnetic gauntlets of T.H.U.N.D.E.R.'s Undersea Agent. She then sets up the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, and kidnaps both Dynamo and Undersea Agent after defeating them. She puts Undersea Agent in a death trap that only Dynamo can save him from... all he has to do is get very personal with Iron Maiden.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Codename: Danger / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Phoenicia (Table of Contents: 4)

Phoenicia / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Workman (signed)
Inks
John Workman (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
spy; superhero
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Blood and Anarchy (Table of Contents: 5)

Lightning / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Bierbaum; Mary Bierbaum (co-plotter); Keith Giffen (co-plotter)
Pencils
Keith Giffen
Inks
Rick Bryant
Colors
Paty Cockrum
Letters
John Workman

Genre
spy; superhero
Characters
Lightning; Catherine Dare; The Chief; Omaro (a THUNDER agent in the Middle East); Asherah (a THUNDER agent in the Middle East); Paula Chaney (dies in this story); Anarchy, Inc. (1st appearence, a shadowy international terrorist organization)
Synopsis
Catherine Dare -- Paula Cheny's publisher-- confronts Lightning about his true condition. Then Lightning gets a call to race an antidote to a poisoned king in the Middle East, a victim of Anarchy, Inc.
Reprints

L.E.T.T.E.R.S. (Table of Contents: 6)

letters page / 4 pages (report information)

Script
David Singer
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes a letter by Amazing Heroes Editor Kim Thompson

Work...Work...Work...Work...Work... (Table of Contents: 7)

NoMan / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Stephen Perry
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Greg Theakston
Colors
Paty Cockrum
Letters
John Workman (as "Johnny Ace")
Editing
Neil Hansen (assistant editor)

Genre
spy; superhero
Characters
NoMan (Dr. Anthony Dunne); The Chief; Cyrano De Klopps
Synopsis
While working on improving his android bodies and THUNDER's budget, NoMan crosses paths with Cyrano De Klopps, a microchip billionaire that uses refracted light for disguises and has had several of his limbs replaced with cybernetic technology.
Reprints

The Best Comic of the 80's? (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Love & Rockets / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

St. Mark's Comics (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Futurians / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [A Kiss Of Death]
    T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents
  2. 1. Welcome Back!
  3. 2. The Iron Maiden
    T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Codename: Danger
  5. 4. Phoenicia
    Phoenicia
  6. 5. Blood and Anarchy
    Lightning
  7. 6. L.E.T.T.E.R.S.
  8. 7. Work...Work...Work...Work...Work...
    NoMan
  9. 8. The Best Comic of the 80's?
    Love & Rockets
  10. 9. St. Mark's Comics
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Futurians
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Mark Coale
  • CTGarry
  • Clayton Emery
  • Mark Gordon
  • Gary Henderson
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Mark Q
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gregg Whitmore