(January 2001)

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Volume
2
Price
3.95 USD; 5.85 CAD
Pages
44
On-sale Date
2001-02-14
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Image Comics
Brand
Image
Barcode
?
Printer
Printed in the USA
Editing
Gary Carlson (editor); Chris Ecker (editor); Edward De George (editor)

Issue Notes

Last issue of this series. Big Bang continues as a series of one-shots, beginning with Ultiman Giant Annual #1 (November 2001). On-sale date from the ComicList Database © 2001 by Charles LePage with information from Sun Coast Comics.

Big Bang vs 1963 (Table of Contents)

Big Bang Comics / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gary Carlson
Pencils
Jim Valentino
Inks
Chris Ecker
Colors
?
Letters
Chris Ecker

Genre
superhero
Characters
Thunder Girl; The Beacon; Ultiman; Knight Watchman; N-Man; Hypernaut; Horus; USA

Big Bang vs 1963 (Table of Contents: 1)

Silverboy / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Valentino
Pencils
Jim Valentino
Inks
Jim Valentino
Letters
Tami Doll

Genre
children; superhero
Characters
Infra-Man; Horus; N-Man; Hypernaut; USA; Silverboy [Phillip Potts]; Colossal Turtle-Lad (Super Kids Club); The Beacon; Knight Watchman; Ultiman; Thundergirl; Atomic Sub; The Blitz; Maw Potts; Paw Potts
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Fantasy story (dream); character appearances not in continuity with either Big Bang Comics or 1963 series. Silver Age Superboy tribute.

Re: Big Bang Comics #35 (Table of Contents: 2)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gary Carlson
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Gary Carlson talks about A TOUCH OF SILVER and the "Mighty Man vs. The Wicked Worm" trilogy stories reprinted in this issue.

Mighty Man And The Critter Crime Wave (Table of Contents: 3)

Mighty Man / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Carlson
Pencils
Bill Fugate
Inks
Bill Fugate
Letters
Bill Fugate

Genre
superhero; humor
Characters
Mighty Man; Wicked Worm (debut)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of 3. First appearance of The Wicked Worm, who went on to become Horde. 1940's Captain Marvel tribute.

Mighty Man and the Wicked Worm's Circus of Evil! (Table of Contents: 4)

Mighty Man / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Carlson
Pencils
Bill Fugate
Inks
Bill Fugate
Letters
Bill Fugate

Genre
superhero; humor
Characters
Mighty Man; Wicked Worm
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 2 of 3. 1940's Captain Marvel tribute.

Mighty Man Battles The Conqueror Worm (Table of Contents: 5)

Mighty Man / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Carlson
Pencils
John Thompson
Inks
John Thompson
Letters
John Thompson
Editing
Erik Larsen

Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Mighty Man [Bobby Berman]; Miss Eando; Mr. Luker (radio station manager); The Wicked Worm
Synopsis
Mighty Man discovers that when cut in half, each part of The Wicked Worm grows into a complete creature, and many of them can act together as a "horde".
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 3 of 3. Miss Eando is named as a tribute to Otto Binder, a Captain Marvel writer whose pen name was Eando.

[House Advertisements] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 5 pages (report information)

[Unchained!] (Table of Contents: 7)

Mighty Man / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Andrew Sheppard (painting)
Inks
Andrew Sheppard (painting)
Colors
Andrew Sheppard (painting)

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Back cover / pin-up in the style of many Alex Ross paintings.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Big Bang vs 1963
    Big Bang Comics
  2. 1. Big Bang vs 1963
    Silverboy
  3. 2. Re: Big Bang Comics #35
  4. 3. Mighty Man And The Critter Crime Wave
    Mighty Man
  5. 4. Mighty Man and the Wicked Worm's Circus of Evil!
    Mighty Man
  6. 5. Mighty Man Battles The Conqueror Worm
    Mighty Man
  7. 6. [House Advertisements]
  8. 7. [Unchained!]
    Mighty Man
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  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Steve Coates
  • Robert K. S. Croy, Sr.
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Henry R. Kujawa
  • Mike Nielsen
  • John Pannozzi
  • Allen Ross
  • Jim Van Dore