([October] 1983)

Eclipse, 1983 Series
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Price
2.00 USD; 2.50 CAD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1983-12
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Eclipse Enterprises
Brand
Eclipse Comics [orbit]
Editing
cat yronwode (editor); Dean Mullaney (editor)

Issue Notes

Indicia says "Vol. 1, No. 2, Sept. 1983." (Indicia is exactly the same as #2, including copyrights.) The issue is numbered 3 on the cover, but with no month. Shipping delays pushed on-sale date from October to December as per Amazing Heroes #38.

[Autographs] (Table of Contents)

The Masked Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
B. C. Boyer (signed)
Inks
B. C. Boyer (signed)
Colors
Denis McFarling ?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Masked Man [Dick Carstairs]; Barney McAllister

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

Letters to Surf City / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Dean Mullaney (credited)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

On inside front and inside back covers. Letters from Deric Townsend, John A. Modica, Jim Harrington, David Allen, Paul Politis, Alfonso Limone, and Steven Rea Thomas.

Mission: Save Cap'n Quick! (Table of Contents: 2)

Cap'n Quick and a Foozle / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Marshall Rogers (credited); Chris Goldberg (credited)
Pencils
Marshall Rogers (credited, signed)
Inks
Marshall Rogers (credited, signed)
Colors
Marshall Rogers (credited)
Letters
Tom Orzechowski ?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; science fiction; adventure; humor
Characters
Cap'n Quick; Klonsbon
Synopsis
Cap'n Quick is taken deeper into the strange land, while the Foozle and his friends follow.

Indexer Notes

continued from last issue; continues in next issue. Story is untitled. Title is from the end of the story in Eclipse Monthly #2.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Notes from Surf City / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[Making the past safe from the future] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Aztec Ace / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Static vs the General (Table of Contents: 5)

Static / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Ditko (credited) (signed as S Ditko)
Pencils
Steve Ditko (credited) (signed as S Ditko)
Inks
Steve Ditko (credited) (signed as S Ditko)
Colors
Denis McFarling (credited)
Letters
Ken Bruzenak (credited)
Editing
Dean Mullaney (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Static [Mac Rey]; Dr. Ed Serch; Fera Serch; the General
Synopsis
Fera's father is kidnapped by the General. Mac convinces Fera to give him the energy suit so Static can rescue him.
Reprints

Kittycats and Bogeymen (Table of Contents: 6)

Ragamuffins / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Don McGregor (credited)
Pencils
Gene Colan (credited)
Inks
Klaus Janson (credited)
Colors
Klaus Janson (credited)
Letters
Adam Kubert (credited)

Genre
adventure; drama; children
Characters
Bobby Mackleroy; Randy; Jimmy
Synopsis
Bobby tortures a kitten by repeatedly throwing it in a pond. The cat's owner's boyfriend chases Bobby and Randy, who try to hide from him under a railroad trestle.

Chapter Ten: The Song of Sin Sin Wa (Table of Contents: 7)

Sax Rohmer's Dope / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Sax Rohmer (credited) (original story); Trina Robbins (credited) (comic adaptation)
Pencils
Trina Robbins (credited)
Inks
Trina Robbins (credited)
Colors
Denis McFarling ?
Letters
Tom Orzechowski ?

Genre
adventure; martial arts
Characters
Inspector Dan Kerry; Seaton Pasha; Rita Irwin; Sin Sin Wa; Mrs. Wa; Sam Tuk
Synopsis
Inspector Kerry is captured by Sin Sin Wa and hears Mrs. Wa confess to the murder of Lucy. Mrs. Wa kills her husband's pet raven and is in turn killed by him.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Conclusion.

The Birth (Table of Contents: 8)

The Masked Man / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
B. C. Boyer (credited)
Pencils
B. C. Boyer (credited)
Inks
B. C. Boyer (credited)
Colors
Denis McFarling (credited)
Letters
Carrie McCarthy (credited)
Editing
cat yronwode (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Masked Man [Dick Carstairs]; Barney McAllister; Dan Drekston (intro)
Synopsis
Barney delivers a baby.

Indexer Notes

File "MM1005" in title.

Just Imagine (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Autographs]
    The Masked Man
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Letters to Surf City
  3. 2. Mission: Save Cap'n Quick!
    Cap'n Quick and a Foozle
  4. 3. ["Open Up that Golden Gate!"]
    Notes from Surf City
  5. 4. [Making the past safe from the future]
    Aztec Ace
  6. 5. Static vs the General
    Static
  7. 6. Kittycats and Bogeymen
    Ragamuffins
  8. 7. Chapter Ten: The Song of Sin Sin Wa
    Sax Rohmer's Dope
  9. 8. The Birth
    The Masked Man
  10. 9. Just Imagine
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mark Q
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Steven Samuels
  • Richard Thomson