Disney Adventures Comic Zone #Summer 2005 [4]
(Summer 2005)

Disney, 2004 Series
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Price
3.95 USD; 4.95 CAD
Pages
104
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
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Brand
?
ISBN
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Barcode
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Editing
Amy Weingartner (director, editorial); Deborah Barnes (senior editor); Jesse Post (assistant comics editor); Erika S. Warcholak (managing editor); Stephen Timlin (senior editor); Deborah Way (senior editor); Warren Melslin (copy editor); Allison Clancy (editorial assistant)

Issue Notes

Page count includes 4 pages of cardstock subscription mail-in forms, but NOT a loose subscription card.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Herbie the Love Bug / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Glenn McCoy (Mickey & Goofy); Giovanni Rigano (Lilo); Art Baltazar (Herbie & Maggie Peyton); Craig Rousseau (Shark Boy & Lava Girl); ? (photo) (Lindsay Lohan)
Inks
Glenn McCoy (Mickey & Goofy); Giovanni Rigano (Lilo); Art Baltazar (Herbie & Maggie Peyton); Craig Rousseau (Shark Boy & Lava Girl); ? (photo) (Lindsay Lohan)
Colors
Chris Dickey
Letters
Chris Dickey

Genre
car
Characters
Goofy; Mickey Mouse; Shark Boy; Lava Girl; Lilo; Herbie; Maggie Peyton; Lindsay Lohan

Indexer Notes

Special thanks to Creative Giant, but not noted what was contributed.

Open Daily (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Hershey's Kisses / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
various
Inks
various
Colors
various
Letters
typeset

Characters
Goofy; Mickey Mouse; Tarzan [John Clayton]; Shark Boy; Bernerd; Jake Long; Herbie; Gorilla Gorilla; Oscar Proud; Kid Gravity; Kim Possible; Jet Pack Pets; Stitch; Lizzie McGuire; Rufus; Ron Stoppable

Indexer Notes

Art is excerpts from various pages in this issue.

5 Things You Gotta Do to Live Like a Comics Character (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Synopsis
List of things that would make you similar to comic book characters.

Indexer Notes

Includes illustrations.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

credits, title page / 0.5 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Publishing and production information.

Makin' Cheerleaders Nervous and Bullies Jealous. (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Huffy West Coast Choppers Bike / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Jon Scieszka Says Read This (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Guys Write For Guys Read / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Dive into the Comic Zone (Table of Contents: 7)

Goofy / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jesse Post (signed)
Pencils
Glenn McCoy
Inks
Glenn McCoy
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Goofy; Mickey Mouse
Synopsis
Goofy spills paint on Mickey while presenting this issue.

Plug Problems (Table of Contents: 8)

Shark Boy and Lava Girl in 3-D / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Stewart
Pencils
Craig Rousseau
Inks
Craig Rousseau
Colors
Chris Dickey
Letters
Chris Dickey

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Shark Boy; Lava Girl; Mr. Electric
Synopsis
Mr. Electric is discovered to be behind the dangerous behavior of the amusement park rides on the planet Drool.

Indexer Notes

Continued in the next issue.

Subatomic Blues (Table of Contents: 9)

The Hair Pair / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Charlie La Greca (credited as Charly La Greca)
Pencils
Charlie La Greca (credited as Charly La Greca)
Inks
Charlie La Greca (credited as Charly La Greca)
Colors
?
Letters
Michael Stewart

Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Bernerd; Squatty; ticket taker
Synopsis
Bernerd and Squatty have an opportunity to meet their hero, Subatomic Squirrel, but Squatty is hibernating and misses the whole adventure.

Indexer Notes

The 4 pages of this story are scattered through the issue: it begins on page 14 and continues on pages 29, 72, and 92.

It'll Take a Few New Tricks to Get Calvin Out of the Doghouse! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Life Is Ruff / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Growing Pains (Table of Contents: 11)

Tarzan / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Stewart
Pencils
Fabrício Grellet; Magic Eye Studio (credited as Magic Eye Studios)
Inks
Fabrício Grellet; Magic Eye Studio (credited as Magic Eye Studios)
Colors
?
Letters
Michael Stewart

Genre
humor; adventure; jungle
Characters
Tarzan [John Clayton]; Terk; Tantor; Kerchak
Synopsis
Young Tarzan tries to prove he's like Kerchak by climbing a tree, but runs into trouble.

Indexer Notes

Tie-in to the film "Tarzan II".

Wear It, Light It, Eat It! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Finger Lites / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Now You See Him, Now You Don't! (Table of Contents: 13)

American Dragon: Jake Long / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Michele Foschini
Pencils
Antonello Dalena
Inks
Monica Baggio
Colors
Gianluca Barone
Letters
Michael Stewart

Genre
adventure; humor; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Jake Long [American Dragon]; Fu Dog; Haley Long; Mrs. Long; Mr. Long; Melvin; Bill Bryce
Synopsis
Melvin (a troll) is scaring visitors to an amusement park when he has to hide out there, but Jake and Fu Dog get him back to his brother trolls and Jake's dad helps the amusement park owner.

Battle Build Rock Rule (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Virtual Magic Kingdom / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Herbie the Love Bug / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Art Baltazar
Pencils
Art Baltazar
Inks
Art Baltazar
Colors
?
Letters
Michael Stewart

First Line of Dialogue or Text
...And the winner is...
Genre
humor; car
Characters
Maggie Peyton; Herbie; a dog; reporters
Synopsis
Maggie and Herbie win another race and while Maggie is interviewed, Herbie makes friends with a dog.

Gone Camping (Table of Contents: 16)

Gorilla Gorilla / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Art Baltazar
Pencils
Art Baltazar
Inks
Art Baltazar
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
Characters
Gorilla Gorilla; Lizard Lizard; Nessie
Synopsis
The guys go on a camping trip near Loch Ness, Scotland and monster fighting ensues when they meet Nessie.

Camp Proud! (Table of Contents: 17)

The Proud Family / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Kayte Kuch; Sheryl Scarborough
Pencils
Min Sung Ku (credited as Min S. Ku)
Inks
Min Sung Ku (credited as Min S. Ku)
Colors
Brimstone
Letters
Michael Stewart

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Penny Proud; Oscar Proud; Mrs. Proud; Grandma Proud
Synopsis
On a camping trip, Oscar wanders through the poison ivy, with predictable results.

Get Disney Adventures in the Mail!!! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

Too Neat or Not Too Neat (Table of Contents: 19)

Dizzy Adventures / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Matt Feazell
Pencils
Matt Feazell
Inks
Matt Feazell
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
the office people
Synopsis
The office people decide to divide the office so the neat-freaks and slobs don't have to work with each other anymore. But they still get into a fight that is only resolved when a tornado tears through the office and returns everything to normal.

Fish Food (Table of Contents: 20)

Society of Horrors / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Rick Geary
Pencils
Rick Geary
Inks
Rick Geary
Colors
Emily Kanalz
Letters
?

Genre
humor; children; horror-suspense
Characters
Fishboy; H. Headsman; 3-eyed monster
Synopsis
The 3-eyed monster faints when he mistakes dinner for Fishboy.

School's Out - - For Never! (Table of Contents: 21)

Kid Gravity / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Landry Walker (credited as Landry Quinn Walker)
Pencils
Eric Jones
Inks
Eric Jones
Colors
Rikki Simons
Letters
Michael Stewart

Genre
humor; science fiction; children
Characters
Kid Gravity; Penny; robot teacher
Synopsis
Kid Gravity reprograms the school clock and gets everyone caught in a time loop until he explodes the clock. He is then sent to detention on an empty asteroid.

Radio Disney Can Be Heard All Across America! (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Radio Disney / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Get Disney Adventures Delivered (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

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

Kitchen Kaos! (Table of Contents: 24)

Kim Possible / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Phil Allora
Pencils
Phil Allora
Inks
Mike DeCarlo
Colors
Brimstone
Letters
Michael Stewart

Genre
adventure; humor
Characters
Kim Possible; Ron Stoppable; Monkey Fist; Monkey Fist's monkeys; Rufus
Synopsis
While Ron is making soup for Kim, Monkey Fist attacks. Ron and Rufus repel them with some unusual use of kitchen hardware and food.
Reprints

[Back in Time] (Table of Contents: 25)

Disney's Tall Tails / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Glenn McCoy
Pencils
Glenn McCoy
Inks
Glenn McCoy
Colors
?
Letters
Glenn McCoy

Genre
humor; science fiction; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Goofy; Mickey Mouse; dinosaurs
Synopsis
Goofy's new alarm clock sends them back in time where they have to escape from dinosaurs and a volcano before returning.
Reprints

Persistence of Memory (Table of Contents: 26)

Dinosaurs! / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Walter Simonson (credited as Walt Simonson)
Pencils
Arthur Adams (credited as Art Adams)
Inks
Arthur Adams (credited as Art Adams)
Colors
Christine Shearer
Letters
David Cody Weiss (credited as David C. Weiss)

Genre
animal
Characters
a Santanadactylus; a Kentrosaur mother; Old Broken Horns; an Allosaurus
Synopsis
An Allosaurus egg ends up in the nest of a Kentrosaur and she raises the animal to maturity. It later saves her life instead of eating her.
Reprints

Get Caught Reading (Table of Contents: 27)

Association of American Publishers / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Suzanne Tenner (photo); Jamie Midgley (photo)
Inks
Suzanne Tenner (photo); Jamie Midgley (photo)
Colors
Suzanne Tenner (photo); Jamie Midgley (photo)
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Characters
AnnaSophia Robb
Synopsis
Message promoting reading.

Arrest and Relaxation (Table of Contents: 28)

Jet Pack Pets / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Stewart
Pencils
Scott Koblish
Inks
Scott Koblish
Colors
Garry Black
Letters
Michael Stewart

Genre
humor; superhero; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Jet Pack Pets [Princess; Rocky; Bix]; Jack Flash
Synopsis
Jack Flash is attempting to rest at the beach but is wanted by the Jet Pack Pets, who finally give him his rest inside a jail cell.

Super Stitch! (Table of Contents: 29)

Lilo & Stitch / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Stewart
Pencils
Giovanni Rigano
Inks
Giovanni Rigano
Colors
Valentino Forlini
Letters
Michael Stewart

Genre
humor
Characters
Lilo; Stitch; Jack; car thief; truck driver
Synopsis
Stitch tries to stop a car thief but ends up wrecking Jack's car and a truck in the process.

Fever Friday (Table of Contents: 30)

Lizzie McGuire / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
John Patrick Green (credited as John Green)
Pencils
Bill Alger
Inks
Bill Alger
Colors
Hi-Fi (credited as Hi-Fi Studios)
Letters
Michael Stewart

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Lizzie McGuire; Miranda
Synopsis
Lizzie seems to beat a cold with chicken soup, so she can go to a party, but the guy she's hoping to meet there comes down with a cold anyway.

Stare Match! (Table of Contents: 31)

Kim Possible / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
John Patrick Green (credited as John Green)
Pencils
Phil Allora ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
John Patrick Green (credited as John Green)

Genre
humor; adventure
Characters
Ron Stoppable; Rufus
Synopsis
Ron and Rufus have a staring match, which Rufus wins by sleeping with his eyes open.

Coming Up in August (Table of Contents: 32) (Expand) /

Disney Adventures Comic Zone / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

What Pro Athletes Do in the Off-Season! (Table of Contents: 33)

The Last Laugh / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Patrick Green (credited as John Green)
Pencils
Steve Lambe
Inks
Steve Lambe
Colors
?
Letters
John Patrick Green ?

Genre
humor
Characters
football players; baseball players; golfers
Synopsis
A goofy look at off-season pastimes.

The Big Score (Table of Contents: 34) (Expand) /

Bubble Tape / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Introducing the Five Ancestors (Table of Contents: 35) (Expand) /

The Five Ancestors / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Herbie the Love Bug
  2. 1. Open Daily
    Hershey's Kisses
  3. 2. Table of Contents
  4. 3. 5 Things You Gotta Do to Live Like a Comics Character
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
  6. 5. Makin' Cheerleaders Nervous and Bullies Jealous.
    Huffy West Coast Choppers Bike
  7. 6. Jon Scieszka Says Read This
    Guys Write For Guys Read
  8. 7. Dive into the Comic Zone
    Goofy
  9. 8. Plug Problems
    Shark Boy and Lava Girl in 3-D
  10. 9. Subatomic Blues
    The Hair Pair
  11. 10. It'll Take a Few New Tricks to Get Calvin Out of the Doghouse!
    Life Is Ruff
  12. 11. Growing Pains
    Tarzan
  13. 12. Wear It, Light It, Eat It!
    Finger Lites
  14. 13. Now You See Him, Now You Don't!
    American Dragon: Jake Long
  15. 14. Battle Build Rock Rule
    Virtual Magic Kingdom
  16. 15. ["...And the winner is..."]
    Herbie the Love Bug
  17. 16. Gone Camping
    Gorilla Gorilla
  18. 17. Camp Proud!
    The Proud Family
  19. 18. Get Disney Adventures in the Mail!!!
    Disney Adventures
  20. 19. Too Neat or Not Too Neat
    Dizzy Adventures
  21. 20. Fish Food
    Society of Horrors
  22. 21. School's Out - - For Never!
    Kid Gravity
  23. 22. Radio Disney Can Be Heard All Across America!
    Radio Disney
  24. 23. Get Disney Adventures Delivered
    Disney Adventures
  25. 24. Kitchen Kaos!
    Kim Possible
  26. 25. [Back in Time]
    Disney's Tall Tails
  27. 26. Persistence of Memory
    Dinosaurs!
  28. 27. Get Caught Reading
    Association of American Publishers
  29. 28. Arrest and Relaxation
    Jet Pack Pets
  30. 29. Super Stitch!
    Lilo & Stitch
  31. 30. Fever Friday
    Lizzie McGuire
  32. 31. Stare Match!
    Kim Possible
  33. 32. Coming Up in August
    Disney Adventures Comic Zone
  34. 33. What Pro Athletes Do in the Off-Season!
    The Last Laugh
  35. 34. The Big Score
    Bubble Tape
  36. 35. Introducing the Five Ancestors
    The Five Ancestors
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Shad Z. Daly
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • John Pannozzi