Damage Control #1 [Direct]
(December 1989)

Marvel, 1989 Series
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Volume
2
Price
1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Sid Jacobson (credited) (editor); Tom DeFalco (credited) (editor in chief)

Issue Notes

Acts of Vengeance tie in.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Acts of Vengeance! (Table of Contents)

Damage Control / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ernie Colón (signed as Ernie Colón)
Inks
Ernie Colón (signed as Ernie Colón)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Help!
Genre
humor; superhero; adventure
Characters
Damage Control: John Porter; Bart Rozum; Gene Strausser
The Wrecking Crew: Bulldozer [Henry Camp]; Thunderball [Eliot Franklin]; Wrecker [Dirk Garthwaite]
Captain America [Steve Rogers]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Nintendo / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

No Vault Insurance! (Table of Contents: 2)

Damage Control / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Dwayne McDuffie (credited)
Pencils
Ernie Colón (credited)
Inks
Ernie Colón (credited)
Colors
John Wellington (credited)
Letters
Rick Parker (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fear not, mortals. Taxed though it may be, the power of the mighty Thor is sufficient to support this crumbling structure -- --at least, long enow for any innocents to flee to safety!
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Damage Control: Henry Ackerdson; Anne; Lenny Ballinger; Robin Chapel; Albert Cleary; Mrs. Hoag; John Porter; Bart Rozum; Gene Strausser
The Wrecking Crew: Bulldozer [Henry Camp]; Piledriver [Brian Calusky]; Thunderball [Eliot Franklin]; Wrecker [Dirk Garthwaite]
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Warden Howard G. Hardman; Kingpin [Wilson Fisk]; Rattler [Gustav Krueger]; Michel Souris; Tony Stark; Thor [Eric Masterson]; Robert Washington; Damage Control [Marie Leahy]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Thor holds up the George Washington Bridge. Cap helps capture the Wrecking Crew. Tony Stark and Kingpin sell Damage Control to CarltonCo.
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Indexer Notes

Acts of Vengeance crossover; For a complete checklist of the Acts of Vengeance issues, please see the cover notes for the story Prologue in Avengers Spotlight (Marvel, 1989 series) #26.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Operation Wolf / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Capcom / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Power to Move! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Kid Remote / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

Capcom / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Taxan / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

FCI / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

American Comics / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Damage Report / letters page / 1.2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Reader response to the first Damage Control limited series has been terrific.

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Nick Bennett, Lon Wolf, Herman "Hermit" Wilson, James Lowel, Thomas Zimmerman, Kevin S. Miller, Amy Ali, Kenan Gilbert, Bob Schultz, and Roy Johnson.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Gene Strausser; Mrs. Hoag / character profile / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ernie Colón
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
biography
Characters
Mrs. Hoag; Gene Strausser
Universe
Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Handbook of Marvel Universe style.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

TSR / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Acts of Vengeance!
    Damage Control
  2. 1. ["Jordan vs. Bird one on one"]
    Nintendo
  3. 2. No Vault Insurance!
    Damage Control
  4. 3. ["Take no prisoners."]
    Operation Wolf
  5. 4. ["Bubble Bobble is dino-might! (For your Nintendo entertainment system)"]
  6. 5. ["Get set for Radical Action"]
    Capcom
  7. 6. The Power to Move!
    Kid Remote
  8. 7. ["Experience bionic power"]
    Capcom
  9. 8. ["Now that you've shot down a few... here's your chance to see one up close."]
    Taxan
  10. 9. ["Be a video warrior!"]
    FCI
  11. 10. ["Holiday Specials"]
    American Comics
  12. 11. ["Reader response to the first Damage Control limited series has been terrific."]
    Damage Report
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Gene Strausser; Mrs. Hoag
  14. 13. ["Uncanny X-mas savings!"]
  15. 14. ["Video excitement in the palm of your hand from Tiger"]
  16. 15. ["Introducing the Web of Gold game."]
    TSR
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