Invasion #1 [Direct]
([Winter] 1988)

DC, 1988 Series
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Price
2.95 USD; 4.00 CAD; 1.20 GBP
Pages
84
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1988-10-20
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Andy Helfer (credited as Andrew Helfer) (editor); Kevin Dooley (credited) (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

No ads.
This issue has variants:

The Alien Alliance (Table of Contents)

Invasion / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Todd McFarlane
Inks
Todd McFarlane
Colors
?

Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Dominator
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art credits from 2008 collected edition.

The Alien Alliance (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Todd McFarlane
Inks
Todd McFarlane
Letters
typeset

The Alien Alliance, Chapter One (Table of Contents: 2)

Invasion / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Keith Giffen (credited) (plot); Bill Mantlo (credited) (script)
Pencils
Keith Giffen (credited) (breakdowns); Todd McFarlane (credited)
Inks
P. Craig Russell (credited)
Colors
Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (credited as Gaspar)

Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Dominators; Khund; Amos Monroe; Moshe Levy; Carlotta Rivera; Fritz Klein; Dexter Fairfax; Lucas Carr; D'Aran Tuu (death); Purdaa; Thanagarians; Commander Dral; Adam Strange; Sardath; Alanna Strange; Gil'Dishpan; Daxamites; Okaarans; Psions
Synopsis
Dominator experiments confirm the meta-gene and create the Blasters.
Reprints

The Alien Alliance, Chapter Two (Table of Contents: 3)

Invasion / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Keith Giffen (credited) (plot); Bill Mantlo (credited) (script)
Pencils
Keith Giffen (credited) (breakdowns); Todd McFarlane (credited)
Inks
Al Gordon (credited)
Colors
Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (credited as Gaspar)

Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Adam Strange; Garryn Bek; Dominators; Citadellian; The Omega Men [Tigorr; Felicity; Schlagen; Doc; Green Man; Broot; Harpis; Ryand'r; Ynda; Elu]; Khund; Durlan; Garguax
Reprints

The Alien Alliance, Chapter 3 (Table of Contents: 4)

Invasion / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Keith Giffen (credited) (plot); Bill Mantlo (credited) (script)
Pencils
Keith Giffen (credited) (breakdowns); Todd McFarlane (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited)
Colors
Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (credited as Gaspar)

Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Khund; Okaarans; Dominators; Adam Strange; Garryn Bek; Citadellian; Tigorr; Elu
Reprints

The Alien Alliance, Chapter Four (Table of Contents: 5)

Invasion / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Keith Giffen (credited) (plot); Bill Mantlo (credited) (script)
Pencils
Keith Giffen (credited) (breakdowns); Todd McFarlane (credited)
Inks
Todd McFarlane (credited)
Colors
Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (credited as Gaspar)

Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Khund; Daxamites; Dominators; Spectre; Lords of Order; Okaarans; Tasmanian Devil [Hugh Dawkins]; Amanda Waller; Maxwell Lord; Martian Manhunter [J'Onn J'Onzz]; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen
Reprints

Invasion First Strike! Extra! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

Next Month: The Invasion Continues! Battleground Earth (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Invasion / preview (from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Alien Alliance
    Invasion
  2. 1. The Alien Alliance
  3. 2. The Alien Alliance, Chapter One
    Invasion
  4. 3. The Alien Alliance, Chapter Two
    Invasion
  5. 4. The Alien Alliance, Chapter 3
    Invasion
  6. 5. The Alien Alliance, Chapter Four
    Invasion
  7. 6. Invasion First Strike! Extra!
    Invasion
  8. 7. Next Month: The Invasion Continues! Battleground Earth
    Invasion
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Jochen B.
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Ralf Haring
  • Jim Van Dore