Star Brand
#17
(January 1989)
Marvel,
1986 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD; 0.50 GBP
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1988-09-29
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Marvel Comics
- Brand
-
Marvel; New Universe
- Barcode
- 024885210798 01
- Editing
- David Wohl (assistant editor); Howard Mackie (editor); Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief); Cindy Kruhm (Designer)
Issue Notes
The indicia erroneously states that the series is published monthly.
On sale date from Amazing Heroes #149.
On sale date from Amazing Heroes #149.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
Return to the Pitt
Star Brand / Starbrand / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- John Byrne (signed)
- Inks
- John Byrne (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jacob Burnley
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Star Brand / Starbrand / recap / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
Recap, credits and indicia
The Big Fix
Star Brand / Starbrand / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- John Byrne
- Pencils
- John Byrne (breakdowns)
- Inks
- Tom Morgan (finishes)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- Rick Parker
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jacob Burnley; Col. Mac Browning; the Witness [Nelson Kohler]; Billy Burnley; Ken Connell (cameo); Mueller (introduction); Cpl. Jorgenson (introduction)
- Synopsis
- Jacob Burnley attempts to re-create Pittsburgh with the Star Brand's power. Nelson Kohler, the Witness, reveals to Burnley that his recreation is impossible and that all he has accomplished is to create a "memory" of Pittsburgh, the city itself is lost. At the same time, Ken Connell rises from the dead yet again.
- Reprints
-
in Superaventuras Marvel (Editora Abril, 1982 series) #114 (Dezembro 1991) -
in Marvel Universe by John Byrne Omnibus (Marvel, 2016 series) #2 (2018)
-
Teddy Bare!
Nightmask / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Fabian Nicieza
- Pencils
- Ron Lim
- Inks
- Mark McKenna
- Colors
- Marc Siry
- Letters
- Rick Parker
- Editing
- David Wohl
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Keith Remsen [Nightmask]; Teddy Remsen; Dr. Lucian Ballad; Lita Mercado (cameo); Hilary James (introduction, in dream)
- Synopsis
- Keith visits Teddy at Bethesda Naval Hospital where she is being treated by Dr. Ballad. He sends Nightmask into Teddy's dreams in an effort to revive her from her coma caused during dream analysis that went awry during the Pitt explosion. Although his Nightmask persona is unstable and torments Teddy, Keith is able to shed the persona and appeal to her as himself. With his help, Teddy awakens from her coma.
- Reprints
The West Coast Avengers
West Coast Avengers / Avengers West Coast / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Return to the Pitt
Star Brand / Starbrand -
1.
[no title indexed]
Star Brand / Starbrand -
2.
The Big Fix
Star Brand / Starbrand -
3.
Teddy Bare!
Nightmask -
4.
Marvel Masterworks
Marvel Masterworks -
5.
The West Coast Avengers
West Coast Avengers / Avengers West Coast -
6.
There's something fishy going on here!
Marvel Comics -
7.
On Sale This Month
New Universe -
8.
The Light and Darkness War
The Light and Darkness War
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dan Creel
- Michael Hoskin
- Derek Reinhard
- Ramon Schenk
- Richard Thomson
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