Ninja High School #28

(October 1991)

[Frontispiece] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Herb Mallette (speech balloon); ? (text)

Pencils

Ben Dunn

Inks

Robert DeJesus

Letters

Clem Robins (speech balloon); typeset (text)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I just want to blast something.

Characters

Princess Asrial

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover credits list and recap of previous story; illustrated with panel from page 25 of the story in this issue.

[Title Page] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Herb Mallette

Pencils

Ben Dunn

Inks

Robert DeJesus

Letters

Clem Robins

Characters

Princess Asrial; Robbie the Robot

Reprints

• in The Collected Ninja High School (Antarctic Press, 1994 series) #9 - Long Distance Bottle (September 1996)
• in Ninja High School Textbook (Antarctic Press, 2001 series) #2 (November 2002)
• in Ninja High School Classic (Eidalon, 2003 series) #3 (June 2004)
• in Ninja High School Pocket Manga (Antarctic Press, 2003 series) #7 (November 2005)

Indexer Notes

Title page including credits and pin-up style illustration. Forbidden Planet movie poster homage; Robbie the Robot [Robby the Robot] character spoof

Ai-Yai-Yai, Robots (Table of Contents: 3)

Ninja High School / comic story / 26 pages (report information)

Script

Herb Mallette

Pencils

Ben Dunn

Inks

Robert DeJesus (inks & finishes)

Letters

Clem Robins

First Line of Dialogue or Text

...And finally, debate is not just about persuasiveness and logic -- it is also about character!

Genre

humor; martial arts; science fiction; teen

Characters

Princess Asrial; Mr. Fenwick; Ichi-Kun Ichinohei [Itchy Koo]; Rivalsan Lendo; Jeremy Feeple; Al (cameo); Anna Feeple (cameo); Johann Steamhead; Stellar Losers [Sarah; Ralph; Jacques]; Colonel Burke; Omegargantutron; 9-Nark-9; Destructo; Arnie; Mita Celande; Poki [Pooky]

Synopsis

The crew of the Space Craven encounter a hostile robotic hive-mind and accidentally bring it 50,000 years back to 20th century Quagmire.

Reprints

• in The Collected Ninja High School (Antarctic Press, 1994 series) #9 - Long Distance Bottle (September 1996), #9 - Long Distance Bottle (September 1996)
• in Ninja High School Textbook (Antarctic Press, 2001 series) #2 (November 2002), #2 (November 2002)
• in Ninja High School Classic (Eidalon, 2003 series) #3 (June 2004), #3 (June 2004)
• in Ninja High School Pocket Manga (Antarctic Press, 2003 series) #7 (November 2005), #7 (November 2005)

Indexer Notes

Jacques has previously been spelled as Jaques in Extremely Silly Comics (Antarctic Press, April 1986).

Cameo character spoofs: Robbie the Robot [Robby the Robot]; R2-D2; Commander Info [Data spoof]; Mechanism Man [Machine Man spoof]; Optomist Mime [Optimus Prime spoof]; Macross Valkyrie

Cameo theme spoofs: Forbidden Planet; Star Wars; Star Trek; Alter-Bots [Transformers spoof]

Macross Valkyrie spoof labeled "Jason" and "John," a reference to Jason and John Waltrip, the prolific creators on various Robotech titles for Eternity.

[Paranoia] (Table of Contents: 4)

Paranoia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Attention citizen

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Paranoia role-playing game (West End Games).

[Ninja High School Back Issues] (Table of Contents: 5)

Ninja High School / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ben Dunn

Inks

Ben Dunn

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; martial arts; science fiction; teen

Indexer Notes

House ad for Ninja High School back issues available from Malibu Graphics.

[Back Issues] (Table of Contents: 6)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Order form listing available backstock of Malibu Graphics titles.

Malibu Hotline October 1991 (Table of Contents: 7)

Ninja High School / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mickie Villa

Pencils

Ben Dunn

Inks

Ben Dunn

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; martial arts; science fiction; teen

Characters

Akaru Kaiju [as Akaru Muai Muai]

Indexer Notes

Promotional editorial; illustrated with artwork from the back cover of Ninja High School (Malibu, 1988 series) #30 (January 1992); Akaru's surname was changed between this preview and Ninja High School #30.

[Subscriptions] (Table of Contents: 8)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for a mail-order subscription service not affiliated with Malibu Graphics inside back cover.

[Re-Animator] (Table of Contents: 9)

Re-Animator / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dave Dorman (painting)

Inks

Dave Dorman (painting)

Colors

Dave Dorman (painting)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Death is just the beginning...

Genre

horror-suspense

Indexer Notes

House ad for Re-Animator (Malibu, 1991 series) previewing cover art to Re-Animator #1 (October 1991) on back cover.