The Adventures of Rank Johnson #1

(1986)

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

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gregory Goodwin Newson

Pencils

Gregory Goodwin Newson

Inks

Gregory Goodwin Newson

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

As I look back at my drawing board...

Synopsis

The author gives a brief forward, thanks to his family and supporters, and then dives into character briefs.

When the Stars Strike Back (Table of Contents: 2)

Rank Johnson / comic story / 88 pages (report information)

Script

Gregory Goodwin Newson

Pencils

Gregory Goodwin Newson

Inks

Gregory Goodwin Newson

Letters

Gregory Goodwin Newson

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ladies and gentlemen, I called this press conference to confirm the rumors you've been hearing.

Genre

detective-mystery; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Rank Johnson; Michael "The Colonel" Shannon; Garp; Ann Johnson; Jabbone; Jink's Heartwick; The Chief; Garp's Father; Tony

Synopsis

Former marine and recently widowed acting star, Rank Johnson, retires from Hollywood to work vice in the 49th precinct Los Angeles using his skills in make-up, disguises, dialects and martial arts. First up, the case against militant Rastafarians targeting drug running to children. He'll need the help of his bodyguard, an ex-mercenary, The Colonel.

Indexer Notes

The voodoo villain, Garp, looks remarkably like a caricature of Robin Williams, who played T S Garp in the 1982 film, The World According to Garp, a film popular at the time this story was being developed. Perhaps because this issue was several years in the making, the art evolves as the 88-page story unfolds. The story's title is taken from the cover.

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