Dreadstar #50
(January 1990)

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Volume
2
Price
3.95 USD; 4.95 CAD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1989-08-08
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
First Publishing Inc.
Brand
First Comics; 1
Editing
Laurel Fitch

Issue Notes

This is essentially a Prestige edition, with glossy white paper and heavy cover stock. On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #171. September release date from listing in regular feature "First Person Singular".

The Battle for a Galaxy (Table of Contents)

Dreadstar / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Angel Medina (credited); Paul Mounts (painting)
Inks
Angel Medina (credited); Paul Mounts (painting)
Colors
Paul Mounts (painting)
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Vanth Dreadstar

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Dreadstar / credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Jim Starlin
Inks
Jim Starlin
Colors
? (spot color)
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Vanth Dreadstar

Indexer Notes

This is a two-page frontispiece to the story, which also contains the credits.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

recap / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

This is a summary of the characters and story in general, with a brief synopsis of last issue's story. Also contains the indicia.

The Battle for a Galaxy (Table of Contents: 3)

Dreadstar / comic story / 40 pages (report information)

Script
Peter David (credited)
Pencils
Angel Medina (credited)
Inks
Bob Dvorak (credited); Tom Baxa (credited)
Colors
Ray Murtaugh (credited)
Letters
David Jackson (credited)

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Vanth Dreadstar; Skeevo; Junior
Synopsis
Dreadstar's gang win the war for Lord Palafox, who is beginning to look quite the villain. In the battle, Skeevo is critically wounded but healed by Junior. Skeevo figures out who Junior really is, but is made to forget.

Pawns Chapter 9: Shelter (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Starlin (credited); Daina Graziunas (credited)
Pencils
Jim Starlin (credited)
Inks
Jim Starlin (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
The mission survivors attempt to gain entrance to the heavily defended station they set up. In the meantime, one of the plant creatures is after them.

Indexer Notes

The print is smaller this issue.

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

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

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Battle for a Galaxy
    Dreadstar
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Dreadstar
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. The Battle for a Galaxy
    Dreadstar
  5. 4. Pawns Chapter 9: Shelter
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Dreadstar
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore