Supreme #52B
(September 1997)

Awesome, 1997 Series
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Volume
3
Price
3.50 USD; 5.05 CAD
Pages
44
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Awesome Entertainment
Brand
Awesome
Barcode
?
Editing
Eric Stephenson (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Supreme / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Chris Sprouse
Inks
Al Gordon
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Darius Dax (in the body of Magno); Professor Night [Taylor Kendall]; Radar, the Hound Supreme; Suprema [Sally Crane]; Supreme [Ethan Crane]; Twilight [Linda Kendall]

At Last! The Conclusion of the Supreme Story of the Year... (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters
Todd Klein

Indexer Notes

Letters credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.

[The Return Of Darius Dax! Part 2] (Table of Contents: 2)

Supreme / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Moore (credited)
Pencils
J. Morrigan (credited)
Inks
Al Gordon (credited)
Colors
Ron Rife (credited); Quantum Color FX (credited as Quantum FX)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The League of Infinity: Achilles; Aladdin; Futurewoman [Zayla Zarn]; Giganthro; Wild Bill Hickok; Witch Woman [Vivienne]
Darius Dax (in the body of Magno, and as The Supremium Man); Die Hard [Calvin Raines]; Billy Friday; Futuregirl [Zayla Zarn] (60 years in the past); Glory [Gloriana Demeter]; Judy Jordan (in coma); Kid Supreme [Ethan Crane] (60 years in the past); Korgo the Space Tyrant [Brinn Korgo]; Professor Night [Taylor Kendall]; Radar, the Hound Supreme (also in flashback to 1925, origin); The Shadow Supreme; Suprema [Sally Crane] (also as Sally in flashback to 1958); Supreme [Ethan Crane] (also in flashback to 1958 and 1925, origin); The Televillain [Reuben Tube]; Twilight [Linda Kendall]; Hilda (destroyed); The Supremium Man [Darius Dax] (in flashback to 1958 and 1925); Suprematon S-1
Synopsis
Darius Dax is defeated and there's a surprise revelation as to his eventual fate.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Secret origin of Supreme and Radar.

While in the Time Tower, Supreme sees his younger self sixty years in the past. This same scene is shown from Kid Supreme's perspective in Supreme (Image, 1992 series) #42 (September 1996).

See also Judgment Day: Sourcebook (Awesome, 1997 series) #1 ([May] 1997) for scenes related to The League of Infinity's appearance in this story.

National Flashlight Battery Inspection Day! (Table of Contents: 3)

Supreme / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Alan Moore (credited)
Pencils
Rick Veitch (credited)
Inks
Rick Veitch (credited)
Colors
Eric Stephenson (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)

Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Supreme [Ethan Crane]
Synopsis
1960s style public service announcement to precede the 1960s style story that follows.

The Secret Origin of the Professor Night/Supreme Team! (Table of Contents: 4)

Supreme; Professor Night / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Moore (credited)
Pencils
Rick Veitch (credited)
Inks
Rick Veitch (credited)
Colors
Donald Skinner (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Kid Supreme [Ethan Crane] (flashback); The Midnight Mask [Taylor Kendall] (flashback); Professor Night [Taylor Kendall]; Supreme [Ethan Crane]; Twilight the Girl Marvel [Linda Kendall]; Aunt Lucy (flashback); The Famous Monster Mob [Mr. Hunkel (flashback); two underlings (flashback, deaths of both)]
Synopsis
How Supreme and Professor Night first met as teenagers.
Reprints

A Cover Gallery Supreme! (Table of Contents: 5)

Supreme / illustration / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Moore (credited)
Pencils
Rick Veitch (credited)
Inks
Rick Veitch (credited)
Colors
Reuben Rude (credited); Ihoc (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
various heroes and villains
Synopsis
Assorted fake 1960s style covers of Supreme and supporting cast.

Supreme and the Funny Book Felonies! (Table of Contents: 6)

Supreme / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Moore (credited)
Pencils
Rick Veitch (credited)
Inks
Rick Veitch (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Judy Jordan; Supreme [Ethan Crane]; Upsy-Dazy (Alley Oop parody); Poopdeck the Sailor (Popeye parody); Li'l Abnorm (Li'l Abner parody); Goob Oldberg (Rube Goldberg parody)
Synopsis
Fake Supreme newspaper sequence as if from the 1950s, where Supreme encounters fictional characters from the newspaper comic strips.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Supreme
  2. 1. At Last! The Conclusion of the Supreme Story of the Year...
  3. 2. [The Return Of Darius Dax! Part 2]
    Supreme
  4. 3. National Flashlight Battery Inspection Day!
    Supreme
  5. 4. The Secret Origin of the Professor Night/Supreme Team!
    Supreme; Professor Night
  6. 5. A Cover Gallery Supreme!
    Supreme
  7. 6. Supreme and the Funny Book Felonies!
    Supreme
This issue was modified by, among others
  • John Censullo
  • Frank Plowright
  • Joey Sayer
  • Matthew Thompson
  • Jim Van Dore