(January 1999)

Dark Horse, 1998 Series
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Price
2.95 USD; 4.15 CAD
Pages
36
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dark Horse Comics Inc.
Brand
Dark Horse Comics [chess piece]
Barcode
761568981704 00611; 070989325296 07
Editing
Randy Stradley (credited) (editor); Mark Cox (credited) (design); Scott Tice (credited) (design)

Into the Pit! (Table of Contents)

Godzilla / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Arthur Adams (credited) (signed as Arthur Adams)
Inks
Arthur Adams (credited) (signed as Arthur Adams)
Colors
Chris Chalenor (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Godzilla

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kazuhisa Iwata (credited)
Inks
Kazuhisa Iwata (credited)
Letters
typeset

Characters
Godzilla

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Godzilla / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Kazuhisa Iwata (credited); Randy Stradley (credited) (English script); Mike Richardson (credited) (English script)
Pencils
Kazuhisa Iwata (credited); Jim Bradrick (credited) (touch-ups)
Inks
Kazuhisa Iwata (credited); Jim Bradrick (credited) (touch-ups)
Colors
Chris Chalenor (credited); Dark Horse Digital (credited) (separations)
Letters
David Jackson (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tokyo lies in burning ruins.
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Godzilla
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The story is interrupted with two pages of promos in this reprint.

Gunsmith Cats: Bean Bandit (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Kenichi Sonoda (credited)
Inks
Kenichi Sonoda (credited)
Colors
Kenichi Sonoda (credited)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Rally's in the pits and wants back in the race!
Characters
Bean Bandit

Aliens Apocalypse the Destroying Angels (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Mark Schultz (credited) (signed as M. Schultz)
Inks
Mark Schultz (credited) (signed as M. Schultz)
Colors
Mark Schultz (credited) (signed as M. Schultz)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the distant future, in the deep reaches of space, the truth is what you will fear the most.
Genre
horror-suspense; science fiction
Characters
Xenomorph
Synopsis
Advertisement for Aliens: Apocalypse- The Destroying Angels #1.

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

Godzilla / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
Kazuhisa Iwata (credited); Randy Stradley (credited) (English script); Mike Richardson (credited) (English script)
Pencils
Kazuhisa Iwata (credited); Jim Bradrick (credited) (touch-ups)
Inks
Kazuhisa Iwata (credited); Jim Bradrick (credited) (touch-ups)
Colors
Chris Chalenor (credited); Dark Horse Digital (credited) (separations)
Letters
David Jackson (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Prime minister!!
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Godzilla
Reprints

Meet... Paul Chadwick (Table of Contents: 6)

The Finish Line / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Paul Chadwick (credited); ? (photography)
Inks
Paul Chadwick (credited); ? (photography)
Colors
Elizabeth Chadwick; ? (photography)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Biographical sketch; also includes a checklist of January Dark Horse releases.

Joe Kubert's World of Cartooning (Table of Contents: 7)

Joe Kubert's World of Cartooning / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Kubert
Inks
Joe Kubert
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Joe Kubert
Synopsis
Advertisement for Joe Kubert's World of Cartooning correspondence courses.

Indexer Notes

Advertises a series of correspondence courses on comic book art.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

VIZ Comics / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Lee (credited); ゆうきまさみ (credited as Masami Yuki); 高橋留美子 (credited as Rumiko Takahashi); Akihito Yoshitomi
Inks
ゆうきまさみ (credited as Masami Yuki); 高橋留美子 (credited as Rumiko Takahashi); Akihito Yoshitomi
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
For maximum manga madness, try VIZ graphic novels & magazines!
Synopsis
Advertisement for various titles from VIZ.

Vader vs. Fett (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Ken Kelly (credited) (painting); ?
Inks
Ken Kelly (credited) (painting); ?
Colors
Ken Kelly (credited) (painting); ?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The galaxy's not big enough for both of them!
Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Boba Fett; Darth Vader [Anakin Skywalker]
Synopsis
Advertisement for Star Wars: Boba Fett: Enemy of the Empire #1
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Into the Pit!
    Godzilla
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. ["Tokyo lies in burning ruins."]
    Godzilla
  4. 3. Gunsmith Cats: Bean Bandit
    Gunsmith Cats
  5. 4. Aliens Apocalypse the Destroying Angels
    Alien / Aliens
  6. 5. ["Prime minister!!"]
    Godzilla
  7. 6. Meet... Paul Chadwick
    The Finish Line
  8. 7. Joe Kubert's World of Cartooning
    Joe Kubert's World of Cartooning
  9. 8. ["For maximum manga madness, try VIZ graphic novels & magazines!"]
    VIZ Comics
  10. 9. Vader vs. Fett
    Star Wars
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Bob Cherry
  • mike clark
  • Demian Katz
  • Richard Thomson