(September 1996)

Image, 1996 Series
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Volume
2
Price
2.50 USD; 3.60 CAD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1996-09-18
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Image Comics
Brand
Image
Printer
Printed in Canada
Editing
Gary Carlson (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from the ComicList Database as compiled by Charles LePage with information from Sun Coast Comics.

(Knights of Justice and the Statue of Liberty) (Table of Contents)

The Knights of Justice / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Terry Beatty
Inks
Terry Beatty
Colors
In Color (separations)
Letters
Mark Lewis (logos)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Ultiman; Thunder Girl; The Beacon; Venus; The Blitz; The Badge; Knight Watchman

Indexer Notes

Tribute to the covers of ALL STAR COMICS #4 (DC, Mar-Apr 1941) by Sheldon Moldoff; and ALL STAR COMICS #22 (DC, Fall 1944) by Frank Harry.

The Great Minds Summit! (Table of Contents: 1)

The Knights of Justice / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Terrance Griep
Pencils
John Thompson
Inks
John Thompson
Colors
In Color (separations)
Letters
John Thompson

Genre
superhero
Characters
Venus; The Blitz; Thunder Girl; The Beacon; Ultiman; Dr. Stellar (debut); Knight Watchman; The Badge (cameo)
Synopsis
Dr. Stellar is inducted into The Knights of Justice as an active member, replacing Knight Watchman, who's stepped down to the status of honorary member.

Indexer Notes

Introduction; Part 1 of 9; story is 28 pages total. Justice Society of America (from All Star Comics) tribute.

The Great Minds Summit! (Part 2) (Table of Contents: 2)

The Blitz / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Terrance Griep
Pencils
Chris Ecker
Inks
Chris Ecker
Colors
In Color (separations)
Letters
Chris Ecker

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Blitz (Mack Snelling); Adolph Hitler (un-named)

Indexer Notes

Part 2 of 9. Golden-Age Flash [Jay Garrick] tribute.

The Great Minds Summit! (Part 3) (Table of Contents: 3)

The Beacon / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Bud Hanzel
Pencils
Marty Nodell
Inks
Marty Nodell
Colors
In Color (separations)
Letters
Marty Nodell

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Beacon; The Badge

Indexer Notes

Part 3 of 9. Golden-Age Green Lantern [Alan Scott] tribute. Mart Nodell was the creator and artist of the original Green Lantern.

The Great Minds Summit! (Part 4) (Table of Contents: 4)

The Badge / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Carlson
Pencils
Mark Lewis
Inks
Jim Brozman
Colors
In Color (separations)
Letters
Jim Brozman

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Badge; Dr. Reinstein
Synopsis
The Badge saves Dr. Reinstein from Nazi kidnappers.

Indexer Notes

Part 4 of 9. 1940's Simon & Kirby Guardian tribute. "Dr. Reinstein" was the creator of the super-soldier formula in Captain America Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #1 (March 1941).

The Great Minds Summit! (Part 5) (Table of Contents: 5)

Thunder Girl / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Carlson
Pencils
Bill Neville
Inks
Bill Neville
Colors
In Color (separations)
Letters
Bill Neville

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Part 5 of 9. Mary Marvel tribute.

The Great Minds Summit! (Part 6) (Table of Contents: 6)

Knight Watchman / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Carlson
Pencils
Rich Buckler
Inks
Terry Beatty
Colors
In Color (separations)
Letters
Terry Beatty

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Part 6 of 9. Bob Kane-Bill Finger-Jerry Robinson Batman tribute.

The Great Minds Summit! (Part 7) (Table of Contents: 7)

Venus, Goddess of Love and Laughter / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Edward De George
Pencils
John Thompson; Stephanie Heike (layouts)
Inks
John Thompson
Colors
In Color (separations)
Letters
John Thompson

Genre
superhero
Characters
Venus; Madame Furie (French radiation scientist, "Etta Candy"-lookalike); The Temptress (Nazi spy); Dr. Stellar (cameo); Ultiman (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Part 7 of 9. Harry G. Peter Wonder Woman tribute.

The Great Minds Summit! (Part 8) (Table of Contents: 8)

Ultiman / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Carlson
Pencils
John Thompson
Inks
John Thompson
Colors
In Color (separations)
Letters
John Thompson

Genre
superhero
Characters
Venus (cameo); Ultiman; Winston Churchill

Indexer Notes

Part 8 of 9. Jerry Siegel-Joe Shuster Superman tribute.

The Great Minds Summit! (Finale) (Table of Contents: 9)

The Knights of Justice / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Terrance Griep
Pencils
Charlie Smith
Inks
Charlie Smith
Colors
In Color (separations)
Letters
Charlie Smith

Genre
superhero
Characters
Ultiman; Knight Watchman; Venus; The Blitz; Thunder Girl; The Badge; The Beacon; Dr. Henry Hyde (villain); Dr. Stellar
Synopsis
Ultiman and Knight Watchman meet for the first time; the seven heroes decide to form a group, The Knights of Justice.

Indexer Notes

Finale; Part 9 of 9.

Top Secret Origins (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

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

Big Bang Theories / letters page / 1 page (report information)


Indexer Notes

Letters from Gary Robinson, Kurt Heli, Carl Gafford, Justin Milcik, and Paris J. Smith.

The Jack Kirby Collector (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Fighting American & Speedboy / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

He must battle the most powerful being in the universe-- alone. (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

2 Legitimately Cool Characters! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Savage Dragon and Destroyer Duck / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. (Knights of Justice and the Statue of Liberty)
    The Knights of Justice
  2. 1. The Great Minds Summit!
    The Knights of Justice
  3. 2. The Great Minds Summit! (Part 2)
    The Blitz
  4. 3. The Great Minds Summit! (Part 3)
    The Beacon
  5. 4. The Great Minds Summit! (Part 4)
    The Badge
  6. 5. The Great Minds Summit! (Part 5)
    Thunder Girl
  7. 6. The Great Minds Summit! (Part 6)
    Knight Watchman
  8. 7. The Great Minds Summit! (Part 7)
    Venus, Goddess of Love and Laughter
  9. 8. The Great Minds Summit! (Part 8)
    Ultiman
  10. 9. The Great Minds Summit! (Finale)
    The Knights of Justice
  11. 10. Top Secret Origins
    Big Bang Comics
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Big Bang Theories
  13. 12. The Jack Kirby Collector
    Fighting American & Speedboy
  14. 13. He must battle the most powerful being in the universe-- alone.
    Vanguard
  15. 14. 2 Legitimately Cool Characters!
    Savage Dragon and Destroyer Duck
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Steve Coates
  • Robert K. S. Croy, Sr.
  • Henry R. Kujawa
  • Mark Q
  • Allen Ross
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gregg Whitmore