New Kids on the Block: Hangin' Tough #1

(February 1991)

The Miss-Manager (Table of Contents: 1)

New Kids on the Block / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Angelo De Cesare

Pencils

Dave Manak

Inks

Roberta Edelman

Colors

Peter Kremer

Letters

Grace Kremer

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

New Kids on the Block [Jordan Knight; Jon Knight; Donnie Wahlberg; Danny Wood; Joe McIntyre]; Dick; Biscuit; Cupcake; Sweet Roll; Bagel

Synopsis

The New Kids' manager goes on a trip and their bodyguard is sick, so they have to be supervised by a woman who's a former Marine.

What's Up! (Table of Contents: 2)

New Kids on the Block / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Joe McIntyre

Synopsis

Joey's fans are a little too enthusiastic.

Keywords

elevators

The County Fair (Table of Contents: 3)

New Kids on the Block / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Barbara Slate

Pencils

Jorge Pacheco

Inks

Roberta Edelman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

New Kids on the Block [Jon Knight; Jordan Knight; Donnie Wahlberg; Joe McIntyre; Danny Wood]

Synopsis

The guys spend their free time at the fair watching the pretty girls, but when they go to judge the beauty contest they get a surprise.

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

New News on the Block / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

? [as Hollywood Mark-E]

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

anecdotes about the New Kids

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

New Kids on the Block / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

? (photograph)

Inks

? (photograph)

Colors

? (photograph)

Characters

New Kids on the Block [Jon Knight; Jordan Knight; Donnie Wahlberg; Danny Wood; Joe McIntyre]

Indexer Notes

centerfold pin-up

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

From the Desk of Hollywood Mark-E / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

? [as Hollywood Mark-E]

Pencils

? (logo illustration)

Inks

? (logo illustration)

Colors

? (logo illustration)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

letters submitted by: Julie Stoleson, Kristy Buday, Renee Macisco, Jennifer Clarke, Jamie Jester, Amy Hamilton

Fast Food (Table of Contents: 7)

New Kids on the Block / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Jordan Knight

Synopsis

Jordan's fans chase him out of a restaurant.

Write Your Own Comic Contest (Table of Contents: 8)

New Kids on the Block / activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?; typeset

Indexer Notes

includes one page of unlettered, uncolored art for readers to complete

Muscles Bound (Table of Contents: 9)

New Kids on the Block / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Lisa Trusiani

Pencils

Rikki Simons

Inks

Ken Selig

Colors

Peter Kremer ?

Letters

Grace Kremer

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

New Kids on the Block [Joe McIntyre; Donnie Wahlberg; Danny Wood; Jon Knight; Jordan Knight]; Debbie Walters

Synopsis

When their new trainer, Debbie, shows up, the guys all want to impress her.

Keywords

gyms; punching bags; yoga