Mars #3
(March 1984)

First, 1984 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1983-11-21
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
First Comics Inc.
Brand
First Comics
Editing
Mike Gold (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #36.

Transformer! (Table of Contents)

MARS / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mark Wheatley (signed); Marc Hempel (signed)
Inks
Mark Wheatley (signed); Marc Hempel (signed)
Colors
Mark Wheatley; Marc Hempel
Letters
Mark Wheatley; Marc Hempel

Characters
Morgana Trace; Teezy

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

Read Letters / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mike Gold
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Randy H. Crawford and G. Barry Banks. Also includes the indicia. On the inside front cover.

Transformer (Table of Contents: 2)

MARS / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Wheatley; Marc Hempel
Pencils
Mark Wheatley; Marc Hempel
Inks
Mark Wheatley; Marc Hempel
Colors
Mark Wheatley; Marc Hempel
Letters
Mark Wheatley; Marc Hempel

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mars sure isn't anything like I expected.
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Reverend Milos Traub; Morgana; Teezy
Synopsis
Milos Traub appears as a god, drugs Morgana, and attempts to use her mind to give life to a Martian city. Teezy falls into a Martian crevice.
Reprints

Death of an Artform (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

First Notes / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

The Hellequin Ride! (Table of Contents: 4)

Black Flame / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Peter Gillis
Pencils
Tom Sutton
Inks
Bruce Patterson
Colors
Bruce Patterson
Letters
Janice Chiang

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Police headquarters, 10:15 A.M. :
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Black Flame; Susie; Hellequin (first appearance); Michael Robartes (first appearance); Hellequin
Synopsis
Black Flame takes Susie to his home, and fights off Hellequin on the way.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Transformer!
    MARS
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Read Letters
  3. 2. Transformer
    MARS
  4. 3. Death of an Artform
    First Notes
  5. 4. The Hellequin Ride!
    Black Flame
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Steve Coates
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Derek Reinhard