(August 1994)

Image, 1994 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
2.50 USD; 3.55 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Image Comics
Brand
Image
Editing
Randy Chalenor (editor)
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock
Glossy
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
One-Shot

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Megaton Man; normalman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Valentino (Captain Everything and normalman figures); Don Simpson (Megaton Man and Phantom Jungle Girl figures); Bob Burden (Flaming Carrot figure); Larry Marder (Mr. Spook figure); Scott McCloud (Zot figure); Mike Allred (Madman and Marrie and/or Warren figure); Terry Beatty (Johnny Dynamite figure); Mark Bodé (Cobalt 60 figure); Daniel Clowes (credited as Dan Clowes) (sourced); R. L. Crabb (credited as Bob Crabbe) (Junior Jackalope and Squirrley figures); Colleen Doran (Aeren Scott figure); Brad Foster (credited as Brad W. Foster) (Mechthing figure); Dave Garcia (Panda Khan figure); Steve Lafler (Jimmy Watts figure); Batton Lash (Wolff and Byrd figures); William Messner-Loebs (credited as Wm. Messner-Loebs) (Wolverine MacAlistaire figure); Marty Nodell (credited as Martin Nodell); James A. Owen (Starchild figure); Randy Queen (Winky figure); Katherine Collins (credited as Arn Saba) (Neil the Horse and Soapy figures); Scott Saavedra (Dr. Radium figure); Richard Sala; Fred Rhoads (credited as Fred Rhodes) (Sad Sack figure); Dave Sim (Cerebus and Beavers figures); Jeff Smith (Phoney Bone and Fone Bone figures); Reed Waller (Omaha figure); Larry Welz (Cherry figure); Chance Wolf (credited as Cee Wolf) (Nymphini figure)
Inks
Jim Valentino (Captain Everything and normalman figures); Don Simpson (Megaton Man and Phantom Jungle Girl figures); Bob Burden (Flaming Carrot figure); Larry Marder (Mr. Spook figure); Scott McCloud (Zot figure); Mike Allred (Madman and Marrie and/or Warren figure); Terry Beatty (Johnny Dynamite figure); Mark Bodé (Cobalt 60 figure); Daniel Clowes (credited as Dan Clowes) (sourced); R. L. Crabb (credited as Bob Crabbe) (Junior Jackalope and Squirrley figures); Colleen Doran (Aeren Scott figure); Brad Foster (credited as Brad W. Foster) (Mechthing figure); Dave Garcia (Panda Khan figure); Steve Lafler (Jimmy Watts figure); Batton Lash (Wolff and Byrd figures); William Messner-Loebs (credited as Wm. Messner-Loebs) (Wolverine MacAlistaire figure); Marty Nodell (credited as Martin Nodell); James A. Owen (Starchild figure); Randy Queen (Winky figure); Katherine Collins (credited as Arn Saba) (Neil the Horse and Soapy figures); Scott Saavedra (Dr. Radium figure); Richard Sala; Fred Rhoads (credited as Fred Rhodes) (Sad Sack figure); Dave Sim (Cerebus and Beavers figures); Jeff Smith (Phoney Bone and Fone Bone figures); Reed Waller (Omaha figure); Larry Welz (Cherry figure); Chance Wolf (credited as Cee Wolf) (Nymphini figure)
Colors
Gloria Vasquez (gudies); Rob Schwager (credited as Rob Schwaeger) (computer separations)

Genre
humor; superhero; satire-parody
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Fone Bone; Phoney Bone; Jeff Byrd; Captain Everything; Cerebus; Johnny Dynamite; Flaming Carrot; Madman [Frank Einstein]; Megaton Man [Trent Phloog]; normalman [Norm]; Omaha; Cherry Popstar; Sad Sack; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Alanna Wolff; Zot; Mr. Spook; Marrie or Warren (robot from Mike Allred's Madman, resembles sphere with arms); Wolverine MacAlistaire; Dr. Radium; Phantom Jungle Girl [Donna Blank]; Panda Khan [Li Yang]; Neil the Horse; Soapy; Junior Jackalope; Squirrley; Cobalt 60; Aeren Scott; Mechthing; Jimmy Watts; Starchild; Winky; Beavers (Dave Sim characters); Nymphini
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Indexer Notes

Cover contains lots of independent characters. Cover loosely based on All-New Collectors' Edition (DC, 1978 series) #C-56.

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

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Lest No Bridge Be Unburned (Table of Contents: 2)

Megaton Man; normalman / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Valentino (script; co-plotter); Don Simpson (co-plotter); Bob Burden (Flaming Carrot only); Larry Marder (Mr. Spook only)
Pencils
Jim Valentino; Don Simpson (Megaton Man; and certain characters on pages 9, 20 and 21); Bob Burden (Flaming Carrot only); Larry Marder (Mr. Spook and Beanworld only); Brad Foster (credited as Brad W. Foster) (some backgrounds on pages 2, 3, 16, 17 [panel one] and 18)); Mike Allred (Madman only); Sergio Aragonés (Groo only); Rick Veitch (Mystery Incorporated characters only); Scott McCloud (Zot only); Scott Saavedra (Dr. Radium only); Jeff Smith (Smiley Bone and Phoney Bone only); Katherine Collins (credited as Arn Saba) (Neil the Horse only); R. L. Crabb (credited as Bob Crabbe) (Junior Jackalope and Squirrley only); Batton Lash (Wolff and Byrd only); James A. Owen (Starchild only); Dave Sim (Cerebus only); Mark Bodé (Bodé Broad only)
Inks
Jim Valentino; Don Simpson (Megaton Man; and certain characters on pages 9, 20 and 21); Bob Burden (Flaming Carrot only); Larry Marder (Mr. Spook and Beanworld only); Brad Foster (credited as Brad W. Foster) (some backgrounds on pages 2, 3, 16, 17 [panel one] and 18); Mike Allred (Madman only); Sergio Aragonés (Groo only); Rick Veitch (Mystery Incorporated characters only); Scott McCloud (Zot only); Scott Saavedra (Dr. Radium only); Jeff Smith (Smiley Bone and Phoney Bone only); Katherine Collins (credited as Arn Saba) (Neil the Horse only); R. L. Crabb (credited as Bob Crabbe) (Junior Jackalope and Squirrley only); Batton Lash (Wolff and Byrd only); James A. Owen (Starchild only); Dave Sim (Cerebus only); Mark Bodé (Bodé Broad only)
Colors
Larry Marder (pages 22, 23); Gloria Vasquez (guides); Rob Schwager (credited as Rob Schwaeger) (computer separations)
Letters
Jim Valentino; Don Simpson (Megaton Man and certain characters; also letter-script on page 14); Bob Burden (Flaming Carrot only); Larry Marder (Mr. Spook only)

Genre
humor; superhero; satire-parody
Characters
Guardians of the Galaxy: Charlie-27 (cameo); Nikki (cameo); Starhawk [Stakar Ogord] (cameo)
Atomic Mouse [Cimota Mouse] (cameo); Bat-Mite (cameo); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (cameo); Phoney Bone (cameo); Smiley Bone (cameo); Jeff Byrd (cameo); Captain America [Steve Rogers] (statue); Captain Everything; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] (cameo); Cerebus (cameo); Concrete (cameo); Death (cameo); The Fat Fury [Herbie Popnecker] (cameo); Flaming Carrot ([also as Bloodclot the Untamable]); Groo (cameo); Gumby (cameo); Krazy Kat (statue); Madman [Frank Einstein] (cameo); Mary Marvel [Mary Batson] (cameo); Megaton Man [Trent Phloog]; Miracleman [Michael Moran] (cameo); normalman [Norm]; Prime [Kevin Green] (cameo); Homer Simpson (cameo); Solar (cameo); Spawn [Al Simmons] (cameo); Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (cameo); Supergirl (cameo); Superman [Clark Kent] (cameo); Alanna Wolff (cameo); Wolverine [Logan] (cameo); Zot (cameo); Mr. Spook; Splitting Image characters [Vapor; TractionShock; Pittstop [Pit-Stop]; Mall; Spasm; Jolly Green Drag-Queen; Sandbox] (cameos); Neil the Horse (cameo); Dr. Radium (cameo); Mystery Incorporated [Crystal Man [Craig Crandall]; Neon Queen [Jeannie Morrow]; The Planet [Biff Baker]] (cameos); Junior Jackalope (cameo); Squirrley (cameo); Starchild (cameo); Radioactive Man [Claude Kane III] (cameo); Stimpson J. "Stimpy" Cat (cameo); Dynamo (cameo); Cheesewiz; John Byrne; Little Nemo; Neil Gaiman; Beavis (cameo); Butt-Head (cameo); Beanish; Bodé Broad (cameo); Scott McCloud; Yellow Kid (statue); Slimy (Stan Lee parody); Watchers (cameos); Paul Levitz; Karen Berger; Jenette Kahn; Hardcase (cameo); Tom Mason; Uglyverse characters (parodies of the Ultraverse characters); Peevish Diversion (Peter David parody); Neal Adams; Mike Richardson; Todd McFarlane; Professor Garbanzo; Boom'r Band; Gran'Ma'Pa; a Sprout-Butt; a Goofy Jerk
Synopsis
Captain Everything and Megaton Man want to join the Splitting Image universe.
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Indexer Notes

Lots of cameos of independent publishing characters and comics industry professionals.

Valentino provides background art on pages 1, 5-8, 10-11 and 17-18.

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

normalman / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Valentino
Pencils
Jim Valentino
Inks
Jim Valentino
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Good evening, Levram! We're standing here in the rubble of what used to be a beautiful downtown building.
Genre
humor; superhero; satire-parody
Characters
Captain Everything; normalman [Norm]
Synopsis
normalman interviews Captain Everything.
Reprints

The Revamp Redactor! (Table of Contents: 4)

Megaton Man / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Don Simpson
Pencils
Don Simpson
Inks
Don Simpson
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Megaton Man [Trent Phloog]; Peevish Diversion [Peter David]
Synopsis
Peevish Diversion offers Megaton Man a chance to be remade into a definitive reinterpretation.

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

Shadowline Ink / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Megaton Man / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Don Simpson; Jim Valentino
Inks
Don Simpson; Jim Valentino
Colors
?

Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Captain Everything; Megaton Man [Trent Phloog]
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Megaton Man / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Don Simpson; Jim Valentino
Inks
Don Simpson
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Everything; Megaton Man [Trent Phloog]
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Megaton Man / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Don Simpson; Jim Valentino
Inks
Don Simpson; Jim Valentino
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Everything; Megaton Man [Trent Phloog]
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Shadowline Ink / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Bizarre Heroes / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Don Simpson
Pencils
Don Simpson
Inks
Don Simpson
Colors
Gloria Vasquez; Rob Schwager
Letters
Don Simpson

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Don Simpson's Bizarre Heroes -- the ongoing comic book series from Fiasco Comics!
Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Phantom Jungle Girl [Donna Blank]; Ms. Megaton Man [Clarissa James]; Pteranoman [Pete Teriano]; The Slick

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Megaton Man; normalman
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. Lest No Bridge Be Unburned
    Megaton Man; normalman
  4. 3. ["Good evening, Levram! We're standing here in the rubble of what used to be a beautiful downtown building."]
    normalman
  5. 4. The Revamp Redactor!
    Megaton Man
  6. 5. ["Wear it ...and be wonderful!"]
    Shadowline Ink
  7. 6. ["Special introductory offer!!"]
  8. 7. ["Get Rocked!"]
    Youngblood
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Megaton Man
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Megaton Man
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Megaton Man
  12. 11. ["We got y'er cards right here!"]
    Shadowline Ink
  13. 12. ["Hawk's "i" view #8"]
    image info
  14. 13. ["Don Simpson's Bizarre Heroes -- the ongoing comic book series from Fiasco Comics!"]
    Bizarre Heroes
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Peter Croome
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • John Pannozzi
  • Mark Q
  • Bjorn Wallin