The Ice King of Oz [First Printing]
(November 1987)

First, 1987 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
7.95 USD; 10.95 CAD
Pages
52
On-sale Date
1987-10-30
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
First Comics Inc.
Brand
First Graphic Novel
ISBN
0-915419-25-4 Search at WorldCat
Editing
Rick Oliver (editorial director)
Color
color
Dimensions
8" x 10.8"
Binding
squarebound
Publishing Format
graphic novel

Issue Notes

Follows The Secret Island of Oz (First Graphic Novel Number Seven) (First, 1986 series); Followed by The Forgotten Forest of Oz (First, 1988 series). On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #129.
This issue has variants:
Awards

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Oz / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Eric Shanower (credited) (signed as ES)
Inks
Eric Shanower (credited) (signed as ES)
Colors
Eric Shanower (credited) (signed as ES)
Genre
children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Dorothy Gale; Scarecrow; Tin Woodman; Flicker
Cover Thumbnail for The Ice King of Oz (First, 1987 series) [First Printing] Cover Thumbnail for The Ice King of Oz (1987 series) [Second Printing]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Eric Shanower (credited)
Inks
Eric Shanower (credited)
Characters
Dorothy Gale

Indexer Notes

Silhouette of Dorothy in the bottom left hand corner; Oz logo in the upper right-hand corner.

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

credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Eric Shanower (credited)
Inks
Eric Shanower (credited)
Colors
Eric Shanower (credited)
Letters
typeset
Synopsis
First page includes the credits and a silhouette of the Tin Man; second page (verso) includes the dedication ("To the Olson:, Mary, Rick, Jimmy, and Amy with gratitude." and the indicia.

The Ice King of Oz (Table of Contents: 3)

Oz / comic story / 46 pages (report information)

Script
Eric Shanower (credited)
Pencils
Eric Shanower (credited)
Inks
Eric Shanower (credited)
Colors
Eric Shanower (credited)
Letters
Eric Shanower
First Line of Dialogue or Text
One morning in the royal gardens of the Emerald City Ozma, ruler of Oz, and Dorothy Gale, formerly of Kansas, are eating breakfast.
Genre
children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Ozma; Dorothy Gale; Jellia Jam; Toto; Albatross; Popsicle; Cowardly Lion; Glinda; Tin Woodman; Billina; Scarecrow; Sawhorse; the Wizard; Tik-Tok; Flicker; Wicked Witch of the West; Ice King
Synopsis
The Ice King kidnaps Ozma and her friends come to her rescue.
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Indexer Notes

Letters credit confirmed by Shanower via Facebook.

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illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Eric Shanower (credited)
Inks
Eric Shanower (credited)
Characters
Toto

Indexer Notes

Silhouette of Toto in the bottom left hand corner; Oz logo in the upper right-hand corner.
Inside back cover.

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

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Oz
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  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. The Ice King of Oz
    Oz
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
  6. 5. ["Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and their new companion Flicker must venture far from the Emerald City to a vast, uncharted, frozen domain..."]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Coates
  • Darrel McCann
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Vik-Thor Rose
  • Joey Sayer
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore
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