(August 1987)

AC, 1987 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
1.95 USD; 2.95 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
AC Comics
Brand
AC Comics [straight, star in A]
Printer
Printed in Florida
Editing
Bill Black (credited) (editor)
Color
color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions
standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

Colt © 1987 Don Secrease; Entire contents © 1987 Americomics
This issue came out between Femforce #9 ([August] 1987) and Femforce #10 ([December] 1987).

One by One They Died! (Table of Contents)

Femforce / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bill Black (signed as Black)
Inks
Bill Black (signed as Black)
Colors
Rebekah Black ?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Colt [Valencia Kirk]; She-Cat [Jessica Hunt]

One By One They Died! (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Black
Inks
Burson Fouche
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Illustration is reprinted from an interior panel in the first story.

Out of the Asylum (Table of Contents: 2)

Femforce / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Black (credited as Batty Bill Black)
Pencils
Bill Black (credited as Batty Bill Black); Joe Kubert (credited as Jolted Joe Kubert) (see notes)
Inks
Burson Fouche (credited as Buggy Burson Fouche)
Letters
Bill Black (credited as Wacky Walt Paisley)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Diamond [Tiana Mathews] (cameo); Darkfire [Vanessa Cord] (villain); Dr. Jonathan Weir; General St. John
Synopsis
Dr. Weir briefs General St. John on his experiments on the brain-dead Darkfire and how they can use people like her as spies.

Indexer Notes

Story takes place after the events of Black Diamond (AC, 1983 series) #5.
Exterior of Dr. Weir's asylum drawn by Joe Kubert, taken from the cover of House of Terror (St. John, 1953 series) #1. Kubert is listed in the credits here as "Architecture."
This is the first non-reprint appearance of Dr. Weir since The Purple Claw (Toby, 1953 series) #3 (May 1953).

The Armageddon Factor (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Commando D / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Nightveil (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

Miami Spice (Table of Contents: 5)

Femforce / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Leo Laney (credited); Bill Black (credited)
Pencils
Don Secrease (credited) (art)
Inks
Bill Black (credited) (art)
Letters
Bill Black (credited as Walt Paisley)

Genre
superhero
Characters
FemForce [Colt [Valencia Kirk]; She-Cat [Jessica Hunt]; Tara Fremont]; Deborah Archer (death); Rip Jaw [Miami Slasher] (villain); Satch; Wallow; Janis
Synopsis
FemForce goes undercover to track down the murderer of a Miami policewoman and find it's their old enemy Rip Jaw.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

[Out of the Asylum - part 2] (Table of Contents: 8)

The Purple Claw / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Leo Laney ?; Bill Black (credited)
Pencils
Don Secrease ?; Joe Kubert (credited)
Inks
Bill Black ?; Burson Fouche ?
Letters
Bill Black (credited as Walt Paisley)

Genre
superhero; horror-suspense
Characters
The Purple Claw [Dr. Jonathan Weir]; Camilla (cameo)
Synopsis
Dr. Weir reveals his plan to revive several heroes from the Golden Age.

Indexer Notes

Exterior of Dr. Weir's asylum drawn by Joe Kubert, taken from an unnamed story from the 1950s.
The preserved heroes are shown to be Capt. Wings, Skygirl, Phantom Falcon, Camilla, Glory Forbes, Tiger Man, Bulleteer, Tiger Girl, Firehair, Kaanga, Senorita Rio, Black Cobra, The Blue Flame, Red Rocket, Torpedoman, Blue Eagle, Black Venus, Flamingo, Catman and Kitten, Yankee Girl, C. B., Woman in Red, American Crusader, The Hood, Strong Man, Starr Flagg, The Avenger, Captain Flash, Mighty Mite, Dynamic Man, The Targeteers, Cave Girl, Green Lama, and The Zip Jets. Camilla is the only one actually seen.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

FemForce / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Black (credited)
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You know I remember reading about the exploits...
Synopsis
Writer/editor Bill Black talks about some of his upcoming plans in FemForce, including a revival of several Golden Age heroes from various publishers.

Tara (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

[Rad] (Table of Contents: 11)

Femforce / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Pat Mills (signed as Mills)
Inks
Stephanie Heike (signed as Sanderson)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Rad [Joan Wayne]

Indexer Notes

pin-up

Dragonfly (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

AC Comics Back Issues & Buttons! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

FemForce Pin-Up Portfolio (Table of Contents: 14)

Femforce / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bill Lux (signed as Lux)
Inks
Bill Lux (signed as Lux)
Colors
Rebekah Black ?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Blue Bulleteer; Rio Rita

Indexer Notes

back cover

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. One by One They Died!
    Femforce
  2. 1. One By One They Died!
  3. 2. Out of the Asylum
    Femforce
  4. 3. The Armageddon Factor
    Commando D
  5. 4. Nightveil
    Nightveil
  6. 5. Miami Spice
    Femforce
  7. 6. ["This is the book that started it all…"]
    Femforce
  8. 7. ["Ms. Victory - Nightveil - She Cat - Tara"]
    Femforce
  9. 8. [Out of the Asylum - part 2]
    The Purple Claw
  10. 9. ["You know I remember reading about the exploits..."]
    FemForce
  11. 10. Tara
    Femforce
  12. 11. [Rad]
    Femforce
  13. 12. Dragonfly
    Dragonfly
  14. 13. AC Comics Back Issues & Buttons!
  15. 14. FemForce Pin-Up Portfolio
    Femforce
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Dwayne Best
  • Pat Conolly
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jay Flash
  • Peter Frickinger
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Douglas Sederberg