(October - November 1997)

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Volume
2
Price
2.95 USD; 4.30 CAD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1997-12-10
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Image Comics
Brand
Image
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
Gary Carlson (editor); Chris Ecker (uncredited); Edward De George (credited as Edward DeGeorge) (uncredited); Ryan Brown (co-editor)

Issue Notes

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

Terror In The Swamp! (Table of Contents)

Dr. Weird / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stephen R. Bissette (credited as Steve Bissette) (signed)
Inks
Stephen R. Bissette (credited as Steve Bissette) (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Bog [Bauggroth]; Doctor Weird [Dr. Rex Ward]; The Bo

Indexer Notes

1980's Swamp Thing tribute.

Big Bang Comics (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Dr. Weird's Journals of Mystery (Table of Contents: 2)

Dr. Weird / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Edward De George (credited as Edward DeGeorge)
Pencils
Matt Roach (signed)
Inks
Matt Roach (signed)
Letters
?

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Bog [Bauggroth]; Dr. Weird [Dr. Rex Ward]

Indexer Notes

Fake cover.

Terror in The Swamp! (Table of Contents: 3)

Dr. Weird / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Edward De George (credited as Edward DeGeorge) (co-plot & script); Matt Roach (co-plot); Ryan Brown (co-plot)
Pencils
Matt Roach; Dave Vance (credited as David Vance) (assist)
Inks
Matt Roach; Dave Vance (credited as David Vance) (assist)
Letters
Dave Vance (credited as David Vance)
Editing
Gary Carlson

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Bog [Bauggroth]; Dr. Weird [Dr. Rex Ward]; Lemuel Brisbane (cult member)
Synopsis
Dr. Weird stops Lemuel Brisbane from sacrificing an innocent baby in an obscene ritual. Pursuing him into the swamp, he encounters The Bog, who believes Weird is trespassing on his domain. After realizing his mistake in challenging Weird, The Bog tricks him into believing him dead.

Indexer Notes

1970's Berni Wrightson Swamp Thing tribute.

Clickity-Split! (Table of Contents: 4)

The Blitz / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Edward De George (credited as Edward DeGeorge) (plot); Shawn Van Briesen (dialogue)
Pencils
Shawn Van Briesen
Inks
Chas
Letters
Chas
Editing
Gary Carlson

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Blitz [Mack Snelling]; The Grave Robber (narrator)

Indexer Notes

1950's EC-style horror story.
Shawn Van Briessen and Chas are in the credits as "storytelling"

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

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

Script
Gary Carlson

Indexer Notes

Letters from Christopher Elam, Raoul H. Torres, and Henry R. Kujawa. Also a t-shirt offer at the bottom for a shirt that has the cover to this issue.

Sorcerer's Death Wish! (Table of Contents: 6)

Dr. Weird's Journals Of Mystery! / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Quinby
Pencils
Ed Quinby
Inks
Ed Quinby
Letters
Ed Quinby (credited as Justin A. Mac)
Editing
Gary Carlson

Genre
horror-suspense; superhero
Characters
Dr. Weird [Dr. Rex Ward] (cameo); Andrei Grolfsyk; Baron
Keywords
monsters

There Was An Old Lady (Table of Contents: 7)

Knight Watchman / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Carlson (ghosted for Tom King)
Pencils
Chris Ecker (ghosted for Tom King) (illustration)
Inks
Chris Ecker (ghosted for Tom King) (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

At the bottom of the second page is an offer to join the Junior Watchmen of America fan club.

Knight Watchman Coming In Spring 1998 (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

Looking To Get Weird? (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Dr. Weird / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Tomb Tales (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Next Month! The World's Strongest Girl! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Terror In The Swamp!
    Dr. Weird
  2. 1. Big Bang Comics
  3. 2. Dr. Weird's Journals of Mystery
    Dr. Weird
  4. 3. Terror in The Swamp!
    Dr. Weird
  5. 4. Clickity-Split!
    The Blitz
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Big Bang Theories
  7. 6. Sorcerer's Death Wish!
    Dr. Weird's Journals Of Mystery!
  8. 7. There Was An Old Lady
    Knight Watchman
  9. 8. Knight Watchman Coming In Spring 1998
    Knight Watchman
  10. 9. Looking To Get Weird?
    Dr. Weird
  11. 10. Tomb Tales
  12. 11. Next Month! The World's Strongest Girl!
    Thunder Girl
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Steve Coates
  • Robert K. S. Croy, Sr.
  • Henry R. Kujawa
  • Edgar Loftin
  • John Pannozzi
  • Allen Ross
  • Jim Van Dore