Mangazine #2

(June 1989)

[Mechamen] (Table of Contents: 1)

Mechamen / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Paul Roche (signed)

Inks

Paul Roche (signed)

Letters

Paul Roche (signed)

Genre

science fiction

Indexer Notes

Pin-up style image of several kaiju.

Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

Pat Duke (credited); Michael Vance; Steven Ross; Ian Gould

Pencils

Pat Duke (credited); Paul Roche (credited); Grass Green; George Brycki; Steven Stamatiadis; Steven Carter

Inks

Pat Duke (credited); Paul Roche (credited); Paul Daly; George Brycki; Steven Stamatiadis; Steven Carter

Letters

Pat Duke (credited); Paul Daly; Nigel Bell; Steven Carter

Characters

Bhob; Sharka; Toyhunter; Sphinx; Crimson

Indexer Notes

Table of contents page including individual story credits, indicia, and panels of each story reprinted from elsewhere in this issue.

Toyhunter: Attack of the Stuffed Animals (Table of Contents: 3)

Toyhunter / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Pat Duke (credited)

Pencils

Pat Duke (credited)

Inks

Pat Duke (credited)

Letters

Pat Duke (credited)

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Toyhunter

Synopsis

Stuffed animals turn against people until the mecha-armed Toyhunter is activated.

Crimson: Part One (Table of Contents: 4)

Crimson / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Ross (credited as Steven A. Ross)

Pencils

Steven Carter (credited as S. C. Carter)

Inks

Steven Carter (credited as S. C. Carter)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey Zara, are you sure it's $79.95? "Indiana Jones" is only $24.95. Check under Orion Pictures.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Crimson; Zara

Synopsis

A shoplifter takes home more than he expected from the video store.

Deathship (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Haney (credited)

Pencils

John Lucas (credited)

Inks

William Traxtle (credited)

Letters

Glenn Zgabay (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It was on a beautiful June morning that the dragons from Hell came to Landisfarne.

Synopsis

Viking raiders meet a supernatural end after a raid on a peaceful village.

Crimson: Part Two (Table of Contents: 6)

Crimson / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Ross (credited as Steven A. Ross)

Pencils

Steven Carter (credited as S. C. Carter)

Inks

Steven Carter (credited as S. C. Carter)

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Crimson; Zara; Tianna; Bardon

Synopsis

Alien invaders crash into Crimson's video store.

Hedrax: Episode #1: The Real Thing (Table of Contents: 7)

Hedrax / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Steven Stamatiadis (credited); Ian Gould

Pencils

Steven Stamatiadis (credited)

Inks

Steven Stamatiadis (credited)

Letters

Nigel Bell (credited)

Editing

Ian Gould

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Jack; Maeve Drake

Synopsis

A human scavenger finds a battlesuit to use to resist alien invaders.

Cybersmash: Part One (Table of Contents: 8)

Cybersmash / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

James Mission

Pencils

George Brycki (credited)

Inks

George Brycki (credited)

Letters

Dave Johnson

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In the second half of the twentieth century, man broke the chains of gravity that bound him to Earth.

Genre

martial arts; science fiction

Characters

Thoar [Erik Ford]; Sphinx [Seth]; Mace [Sherman]; Syria Damascus; Horatio Geyser; Terry; Terror Mega

Synopsis

Piloted mecha battle in the arena to entertain the masses.

Mechamen: Isolation Years (Table of Contents: 9)

Mechamen / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Roche (credited)

Pencils

Paul Roche (credited)

Inks

Paul Roche (credited)

Letters

David Keller (credited)

Editing

Doug Dlin (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Answering the distress call, the commanders were worried mostly with thoughts of war; they were not prepared for what was awaiting them.

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Gubosrin; Sharka; Koorgai; Gallus; Bonta; Gorzac

Synopsis

The Idon conceive a plan to eliminate Koorgai permanently.

Keywords

Kaiju

Sharka (Table of Contents: 10)

Mechamen / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Paul Roche

Pencils

Paul Roche

Inks

Paul Roche

Letters

Paul Roche

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Sharka

Keywords

Kaiju

Indexer Notes

Profile of the monster Sharka.

Gubosrin (Table of Contents: 11)

Mechamen / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Paul Roche (credited, signed)

Pencils

Paul Roche (credited, signed)

Inks

Paul Roche (credited, signed)

Letters

Paul Roche (credited, signed)

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Gubosrin

Keywords

Kaiju

Indexer Notes

Profile of the monster Gubosrin.

...To Air is Human (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Vance (credited)

Pencils

Grass Green (credited)

Inks

Grass Green (credited); Paul Daly (credited)

Letters

Paul Daly (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Say! How come you always get the lead in these little dramas whether it's a adventure, super hero, mystery, or jungle story, P.M.?

Genre

humor

Characters

Bhob Green; Plastic Mam; Rok

Synopsis

A man with mind-control abilities must be stopped.

Ben Dunn's Cover Gallery (Table of Contents: 13)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Ben Dunn (credited); Paul Roche (signed)

Inks

Ben Dunn (credited); Paul Roche (signed)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Samson; Lone Wolf [Jordy Mills]; Mr. Clean; Machine-Gun Belly; Stellar Losers [Sarah; Jaques]; Princess Asrial; Jeremy Feeple; Ichi-kun Ichinohei [Itchy-koo]; Bob Feeple; Captain Harlock

Indexer Notes

Seven covers by Ben Dunn printed by Antarctic Press or Eternity and one unused promotional art piece by Ben Dunn and Paul Roche.

Mighty Tiny (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Mighty Tiny / preview (from the publisher) / 4 pages (report information)

[Starships and Dragons] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Captain Harlock] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Captain Harlock / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)