Phantom Force #1

(December 1993)

Image Comics Presents: Phantom Force (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Credits on inside front cover.

And Now-- Phantom Force (Table of Contents: 2)

Phantom Force / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Kirby (credited) (plot, script); Mike Thibodeaux (credited as Michael Thibodeaux) (script); Richard French (credited) (script)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Danny Miki (credited) (pages 1, 5); Erik Larsen (credited) (pages 2, 3); Jim Lee (credited) (page 4)

Colors

Steve Oliff (credited); Olyoptics (credited)

Letters

Kurt Hathaway (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Six years of combat training and I end up guarding an empty room.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Phantom Force [Apocalypse; Probe; Bobby]

Synopsis

Apocalypse and Probe attempt to recover an antidote for the Black Virus from a lab.

Reprints

• in Spécial Strange (Organic Comix; Original Watts, 2022 series) #2 (septembre 2022)

Jack Kirby's Heroes and Villains: Black Diamond Edition (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Chapter Two: The Scheme! (Table of Contents: 4)

Phantom Force / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Kirby (credited) (plot, script); Mike Thibodeaux (credited as Michael Thibodeaux) (script); Richard French (credited) (script)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Scott Williams (credited) (page 1); Jerry Ordway (credited) (page 2); Danny Miki (credited) (page 3); Erik Larsen (credited) (page 4); Marc Silvestri (credited as Marc Silverstri) (page 5)

Colors

Steve Oliff (credited); Olyoptics (credited)

Letters

Kurt Hathaway (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I must say I'm disappointed, Sensei.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Phantom Force [Apocalypse; Probe; Bobby; Sensei]; Tatsuki; Gin Seng; Kai Lun; Sal; John

Synopsis

Tatsuki gives up on the Phantom Force and plans to hire Gin Seng to recover the antidote.

Rush from Genesis West Comics (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Rush / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Chapter Three: Gin Seng, Master of the Martial Arts! (Table of Contents: 6)

Gin Seng / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Kirby (credited) (plot, script); Mike Thibodeaux (credited as Michael Thibodeaux); Richard French (credited) (script)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Todd McFarlane (credited) (pages 1, 9); Erik Larsen (credited) (page 2); Jerry Ordway (credited) (page 3); Scott Williams (credited) (pages 4, 6); Marc Silvestri (credited as Marc Silverstri) (page 5); Rob Liefeld (credited) (pages 7, 8); Danny Miki (credited) (page 10)

Colors

Steve Oliff (credited); Olyoptics (credited)

Letters

Kurt Hathaway (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Look, gang! It's Gin Seng! I'd kow him anywhere!

Genre

martial arts; superhero

Characters

Gin Seng; Willy Willis; Shoko; Sensei; Tatsuki; Claw

Synopsis

Gin Seng is kidnapped and informed of the task he must complete against his will.

Keywords

kung fu

Troll! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

Freak Force #2 (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

Gin Seng: Super-tiger of the Martial Arts (Table of Contents: 9)

Gin Seng / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Erik Larsen (credited)

Colors

?

Genre

martial arts; superhero

Characters

Gin Seng

Reprints

• in Spécial Strange (Organic Comix; Original Watts, 2022 series) #2 (septembre 2022)

Keywords

kung fu

Bonus Pin-Up by Jack Kirby & Jim Lee (Table of Contents: 10)

Probe / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Jim Lee (credited)

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Probe

Reprints

• in Jack Kirby's Silver Star (Image, 2007 series) #1 (2007)

Phantom Force (Table of Contents: 11)

letters page / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Letters by creators about Jack Kirby. Includes: Rob Liefeld, Todd McFarlane, Jim Lee, Jim Valentino, Erik Larsen, Michael Thibodeaux, Jerry Ordway, Steve Oliff, Kurt Hathaway, and Al Gordon.

Who are the Newmen (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

Book Review: The Art of Jack Kirby (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bob Sodaro (credited as Robert J. Sodaro)

Pencils

? (photograph)

Inks

? (photograph)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A balanced account of one of comic's most influential artists.

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

A book review of The Art of Jack Kirby by Ray Wyman.

Inking Credits (Table of Contents: 14)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inking credits for this issue on inside back-cover. There are nine inkers total.

Image: Welcome to the Future (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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