The Night Force
#8
[Direct]
(March 1983)
DC,
1982 Series
- Volume
- 2
- Price
- 0.60 USD; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1982-11-30
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [bullet]
- Editing
- Dick Giordano (credited) (managing editor); Marv Wolfman (credited) (editor)
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Night Force / cover / 1 page
- Job Number
- C-256
- Genre
- horror-suspense; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Paul Brooks
- Reprints
-
in Spectral (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #7 (mai 1986) which is reprinted - in Spectral Album (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #6 (1986), #6 (1986)
-
in Night Force by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan: The Complete Collection (DC, 2017 series) ([December] 2017)
-
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Spider-Man Video Action Game Cartridge
Parker Brothers Games; Spider-Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'll blow this town to smithereens-- time bombs!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Spider-Man; Green Goblin
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover ad for the Spider-Man Video Game Cartridge from Parker Brothers.
The Summoning, Epilogue:
Night Force / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Marv Wolfman (credited)
- Pencils
- Gene Colan (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Smith (credited)
- Colors
- Michele Wolfman (credited)
- Letters
- Todd Klein (credited)
- Job Number
- J-8547
- Genre
- horror-suspense; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Detective Eliot Short; Jack Gold; Donovan Caine; Vanessa van Helsing; Baron Winter; Merlin (leopard); Larry Caine; Mr. Whistle (Winter's attorney); Dr. Rubin
- Synopsis
- Jack, Vanessa and Donovan return to Washington DC. Detective Short discovers that the papers the Baron gave him are forgeries and returns to arrest him.
- Reprints
- in Spectral (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #5 (janvier 1986) [N&B [B&W]]
- in Night Force by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan: The Complete Collection (DC, 2017 series) ([December] 2017)
-
Behind the Candy Counter
Bubble Yum / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- children
Indexer Notes
Comics ad for the Bubble Yum gum from Nabisco Brands, Inc..
Between page 4 and 5 of previous story.
[no title indexed]
Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We are looking for a few good boys and girls...
Indexer Notes
Ad for sales people for Grit newspapers.
Top of page between page 4 and 5 of previous story.
Comic Book Conventions
Creation Comic Book Conventions / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for comic book conventions in New York City, Los Angeles, Washington DC, San Francisco, and Boston.
On bottom of page between page 4 and 5 of previous story.
Art is noted as copyright 1982, Marvel Comics.
The Adventure Is Yours
TSR Hobbies / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for Dungeons & Dragons games.
Between page 8 and 9 of previous story.
Beast! Chapter One: Runner!
Night Force / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Paul Brooks; Baron Winters; Miss Conrad; Fran Wyatt; Steve Burke; Mrs. Murphy; Terry Kane; Detective Eliot Short; Merlin (leopard)
- Synopsis
- Baron Winters arranges for Paul Brooks to become trapped in a brownstone with the monster that has been terrifying Miss Conrad.
- Reprints
- in Spectral (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #7 (mai 1986) [N&B [B&W]] which is reprinted
- in Night Force by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan: The Complete Collection (DC, 2017 series) ([December] 2017)
-
[no title indexed]
Life Savers / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Life Savers lots of fun and flavors!
Indexer Notes
Ad for Life Savers Candy between page 6 and 7 of previous story.
[no title indexed]
Remco Toys; Sgt. Rock / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Joe Kubert (signed as
Joe Kubert) - Inks
- Joe Kubert (signed as Joe Kubert)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Todd Klein
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sgt. Rock is on the move in 83!
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Sgt. Rock
Indexer Notes
Ad for Sgt. Rock Action Figure between page 6 and 7 of previous story.
Letters credit from Todd Klein.
Write Right Now!
advertisement / 1 page
- Characters
- Charles Atlas
Indexer Notes
Ads in classified format for high school rings, novelties, body building, comics, martial arts training, the March of Dimes, and more.
Between page 10 and 11 of previous story.
[no title indexed]
Meanwhile... / in-house column / 1 page
- Script
- Dick Giordano (signed as
Dick) - Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well, there goes my career as a columnist!
Indexer Notes
Between page 10 and 11 of previous story.
[no title indexed]
Night Forces / letters page / 1.5 pages
- Script
- Marv Wolfman (credited)
- Pencils
- Gene Colan (headshots)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dear Readers: Our first storyline is over and...
Indexer Notes
Letters of comment from readers Patricia Fogleman, Stephen Gawronski, and Jorge L. Gonzalez.
[no title indexed]
DC Coming Comics / in-house column / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Information on DC comics on sale December 23rd, 1982.
[no title indexed]
Revell Models / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don't be surprised if you find a full size Atari video game inside this box.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover ad for Magnum P.I. Ferrari model car and a chance to wind an Atari video arcade game.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Night Force -
1.
Spider-Man Video Action Game Cartridge
Parker Brothers Games; Spider-Man -
2.
The Summoning, Epilogue:
Night Force -
3.
Behind the Candy Counter
Bubble Yum -
4.
["We are looking for a few good boys and girls..."]
Grit Newspaper -
5.
Comic Book Conventions
Creation Comic Book Conventions -
6.
The Adventure Is Yours
TSR Hobbies -
7.
Beast! Chapter One: Runner!
Night Force -
8.
["Life Savers lots of fun and flavors!"]
Life Savers -
9.
["Sgt. Rock is on the move in 83!"]
Remco Toys; Sgt. Rock -
10.
Write Right Now!
-
11.
["Well, there goes my career as a columnist!"]
Meanwhile... -
12.
["Dear Readers: Our first storyline is over and..."]
Night Forces -
13.
[no title indexed]
DC Coming Comics -
14.
["Don't be surprised if you find a full size Atari video game inside this box."]
Revell Models -
15.
["Amazing new life forms are taking over Atari!"]
M Network
This issue was modified by, among others
- Chris Boyko
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Allen Ross
- Ron Sadowski
- Ramon Schenk
- Douglas Sederberg
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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