Savage Dragon #10 [Direct]

(May 1994)

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

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Erik Larsen

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Title, credits and indicia, on the inside front cover.

Josh Eichorn: Queen for a day

[Jimbo, Da Mighty Lobster] (Table of Contents: 2)

Savage Dragon / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Erik Larsen (credited)

Pencils

Erik Larsen (credited)

Inks

Erik Larsen (credited)

Colors

Reuben Rude (credited); Marie Rude (credited) (separations); Emriotic Mo (credited) (separations); Kirk Mobert (credited) (separations); Quinn Supplee (credited) (separations); Bill Zindel (credited as William Zindel) (separations); Lea Rude (credited) (separations); Patti Stratton Jordan (credited as Patty Stratton Jordan) (separations); Tracey Anderson (credited) (separations); Teeny Wolfe (credited) (separations); Olyoptics (credited) (separations)

Letters

Chris Eliopoulos (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What I'm sayin' is, we should lay low fer a while.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Savage Dragon; Nurse Ann Stevens; Ray Wong (mentioned); Rapture [Sharona Jackson]; Captain James Stewart; Lt. Darren "Bull" McCarthy; Officer Alex Wilde; Officer Rita Medermade; Officer Phil Dirt; R. Richard Richards (first actual appearance); Jimbo, da Mighty Lobster (introduction); Cutthroat [Darrell Washington]; The Fiend (entity); Bad Axe (introduction); Overlord [Antonio Seghetti]; Jon Day; Mace [Burt West] (image only); Frank Darling; "Where's" Waldo (unofficial)

Synopsis

The Dragon faces the winner of the create-a-character contest!

Reprints

• in Savage Dragon (Image, 1996 series) #3 - The Fallen [altered]

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

The Ultimate Character Creating Contest / text article / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Erik Larsen (credited)

Pencils

Michael Ortiz (signed as Ortiz); various

Inks

Michael Ortiz (signed as Ortiz); various

Colors

various

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dear Readers, I created a lot of superheroes as a kid, hundreds, in fact.

Indexer Notes

Essay about the character creation contest, the submission guidelines, and the subsequent process of choosing a winner. Accompanied by a selection of Larsen's favorite submissions, beginning with his choice for the winner, Jimbo da Mighty Lobster by Jason Merritt. Notable entry: first appearance of Araknis by Michael A. Ortiz. Additional entry art by Kevin W. Stark (Geezer), Don Hum (Prick), B. Anstett (The Fly Slayer), Greg Jarnigan (Ultra Dog), David Helfrey (Problem Child), Travis Nichols (character unnamed), Jeff Cable (Pyramid Man), and Dan Meddoza (Crimson Spade).

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

Extremely Obscene / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

? (photograph)

Inks

? (photograph)

Colors

? (photograph)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The character from Erik Larsen's popular Savage Dragon comic book series is actually based on a former Bay area disc jockey!

Indexer Notes

Brief plug for the basis of the character Dung, disc jockey M. Dung (real name Mike Slavko), and the station he was currently on. Profile of Erik Larsen (as Name Withheld). Solicitation blurbs for Savage Dragon related May 1994 releases, Savage Dragon #10, Freak Force #6, and Vanguard #6.

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

Fin-Addicts / letters page / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Erik Larsen (credited, signed)

Pencils

? (photograph)

Inks

? (photograph)

Colors

? (photograph)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Savage Dragon; Dart [Jane August]

Indexer Notes

Q&A questions from Aaron Pendelton, Matt Mitschang, and Patrick Bartschi. Letters from Christopher McJunkin, Allan Johnson, Stephen Sonneveld, Danny Paden, Stephen Lambert, Travis Halverson, Mattleahy, Gabriel Roger, Shawn Senger, Steven Martin, Matt Rooks, Chris Roesler, Joe L. Hermann III, Matt Casale, Andy Van Lew, Keith Henderson, Brother Subliminal, Olav Beemer, Kevin Jeunette, Angel Mirabal, Christopher McJunkin and Nina Niu. Fan art by Allan Johnson. Cosplay photo of Andrew Sprague.