A Shadowline Saga: "Critical Mass" #4

(April 1990)

[Credits and recap] (Table of Contents: 1)

Shadowline / recap / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

They were almost human.

Indexer Notes

Credits and recapitulation.

Foreword (Table of Contents: 2)

Shadowline / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Chichester; Margaret Clark

Pencils

Jim Lee

Inks

Jim Lee

Colors

Steve Buccellato; Christie Scheele; Nel Yomtov

Letters

Michael Heisler; Bill Oakley; Brad K. Joyce

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I never was much good talking to myself--

Genre

superhero

Characters

Adam Neushuk; John Nighthunter; Patty Richardson

Synopsis

Neushuk reflects on the events of the recent past that have ended up with his loved ones killed and/or missing.

Chapter seven: The Mouth of Truth (Table of Contents: 3)

Doctor Zero / comic story / 28 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Chichester; Margaret Clark

Pencils

Mike Manley

Inks

Mike Manley

Colors

Steve Buccellato; Christie Scheele; Nel Yomtov

Letters

Michael Heisler; Bill Oakley; Brad K. Joyce

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In the desert, there are no secrets.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Brother Angus; Professor Clerk; Sheila Willis; Gramon

Synopsis

Brother Angus decides to don the sacred armor in order to defeat the "dragon", Doctor Zero. Meanwhile, Professor Clerk becomes one step closer to linking all of America's nuclear power plants into a deadly chain reaction.

Interlude (Table of Contents: 4)

Shadowline / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Chichester; Margaret Clark

Pencils

Dan Spiegle

Inks

Dan Spiegle

Colors

Steve Buccellato; Christie Scheele; Nel Yomtov

Letters

Carrie Spiegle

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Donald Gaffney, USN, on detachment to Military Response and Covert Techniques Squadron-- colloquially known as the Merchants.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Donald Gaffney; General Retler

Synopsis

General Retler starts to question the motives of Professor Clerk when Clerk is involved in the theft of some ultra-sensitive sensors at a retired ABM facility.

Fissionable Material (Table of Contents: 5)

Powerline / comic story / 28 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Chichester; Margaret Clark

Pencils

Gray Morrow

Inks

Gray Morrow

Colors

Steve Buccellato; Christie Scheele; Nel Yomtov

Letters

Michael Heisler; Bill Oakley; Brad K. Joyce

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Daddy... are you okay?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Gordon; Victor; General Retler; Gramon; Lenore; Ripley

Synopsis

Ripley and Victor decide to tell the government what they know about Professor Clerk but quickly realize that the U.S. government itself is involved when soon after a meeting with government officials hitmen are dispatched to kill them. Ripley admits that they will need help to defeat this conspiracy so they decide to enlist the help of the Order and Doctor Zero.