(1991)

Manuscript Press, 1985 Series
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Volume
2
Price
4.95 USD
Pages
68
On-sale Date
1991
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Manuscript Press
Brand
?
Editing
Rick Norwood (editor)

Issue Notes

Indicia states "#55 (Vol.2, No. 25)"

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman; Spider-Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
Julia Mather
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Spider-Man

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

table of contents / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

A Letter From the Editor (Table of Contents: 2)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Rick Norwood
Letters
typeset

The Birth of a Super-Hero Chapter One (Table of Contents: 3)

Spider-Man / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Larry Lieber
Inks
Larry Lieber
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Mary Jane Watson-Parker; Robbie Robertson; J. Jonah Jameson; John Jameson; Tomas; Boris
Reprints
  • from The Amazing Spider-Man daily (Universal Press Syndicate) 1990-09-24 - 1990-10-20

Indexer Notes

Updated retelling of a storyline originally used in The Amazing Spider-Man #42 (November 1966).

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

Dear Pencil Pal / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Rick Norwood
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters page, including a sample of the then current (November 1990) Mickey Mouse newspaper strip.

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

Bloom County / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Berke Breathed
Pencils
Berke Breathed
Inks
Berke Breathed
Letters
Berke Breathed

First Line of Dialogue or Text
That's My Lucky Star!
Genre
humor
Characters
Opus; Oliver Wendell Jones; Milo Bloom; Bill the Cat; Rosebud; Hodge-Podge; Portnoy; W. A. Thornhump
Reprints
  • from Bloom County daily (Washington Post Co.) 1989-03-20 - 1989-04-15

Pirates, Conclusion (Table of Contents: 6)

The Phantom / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Lee Falk
Pencils
Sy Barry
Inks
Sy Barry
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; jungle; superhero
Characters
The Phantom; The Mori; Nefertiti; Solomon; Pirates
Reprints
  • from The Phantom daily (King Features Syndicate) 1990-04-23 - 1990-06-07

Skorpi In Atlantis Chapter One (Table of Contents: 7)

Flash Gordon / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Barry
Pencils
Dan Barry
Inks
Dan Barry
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Flash Gordon; Dale Arden; Hans Zarkov; Gus; The Skorpi; Baron Dak Tula
Reprints
  • from Flash Gordon daily (King Features Syndicate) 1990-07-16 - 1990-08-25, which is, in turn, reprinted from Flash Gordon daily (King Features Syndicate) 1980-10-20 - 1980-11-29.

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

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

The Bear, Chapter 2 (Table of Contents: 9)

Latigo / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lynde
Pencils
Stan Lynde
Inks
Stan Lynde
Letters
Stan Lynde

Genre
adventure; western-frontier; humor
Characters
Dark Star; Bear Singer; Latigo [Cole Cantrell]; Joab; Duke Sateen; Wolf-That-Walks; Kelly
Reprints
  • from Latigo daily (Field Enterprises Inc.) 1982-10-09 - 1982-11-03

Lady In The Dark, Chapter 3 (Table of Contents: 10)

Modesty Blaise / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Peter O'Donnell
Pencils
Romero
Inks
Romero
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; spy
Characters
Modesty Blaise; Willie Garvin; Kassel; Salamander Four; Steve Collier; Dinah Collier; Brunner; Dax; Coumtess Edlitz; Maria Feist
Reprints
  • from Modesty Blaise (Express Newspapers) 1990-01-29 - 1990-03-24

The Origin Of Two-Face, Conclusion (Table of Contents: 11)

Batman / comic story / 8.5 pages (report information)

Script
William Messner-Loebs
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
John Nyberg
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Two-Face [Harvey Dent]; James Gordon; Liz Muni; Alice Dent; The Joker
Reprints
  • from Batman daily and Sunday (Creators Syndicate Inc.) 1990-10-08 - 1990-10-29

Next Month... (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

History of Batman (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Brief overview of Batman's history in comics TV and film.

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

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

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

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

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman; Spider-Man
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. A Letter From the Editor
  4. 3. The Birth of a Super-Hero Chapter One
    Spider-Man
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Dear Pencil Pal
  6. 5. ["That's My Lucky Star!"]
    Bloom County
  7. 6. Pirates, Conclusion
    The Phantom
  8. 7. Skorpi In Atlantis Chapter One
    Flash Gordon
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
  10. 9. The Bear, Chapter 2
    Latigo
  11. 10. Lady In The Dark, Chapter 3
    Modesty Blaise
  12. 11. The Origin Of Two-Face, Conclusion
    Batman
  13. 12. Next Month...
    Batman
  14. 13. History of Batman
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
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