Atari Force #20 [Direct]
(August 1985)

DC, 1984 Series
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Price
0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.35 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1985-04-16
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Andy Helfer (editor); Tom Condon (managing editor)

Issue Notes

This is the last issue of the series.

On-sale date from DC Releases #15.
This issue has variants:

The Verdict (Table of Contents)

Atari Force / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Eduardo Barreto
Inks
José Luis García-López
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Atari Force [Martin Champion; Dart; Tempest; Pakrat; Babe; Morphea; Taz; Hukka]
Reprints

Trial...and Verdict! (Table of Contents: 1)

Atari Force / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Baron (credited)
Pencils
Eduardo Barreto (credited as Ed Barreto)
Inks
Ricardo Villagrán (credited as Ric Villagran)
Colors
Tom Ziuko (credited)
Letters
Bob Lappan (signed)

Job Number
G-1955
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Atari Station, above New Earth.
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Atari Force [Martin Champion; Dart; Tempest; Pakrat; Morphea; Babe; Taz]; Hunter; Rident; Justice Tovah; Senator Jamieson; Professor Lucia Venture; Lucas Orion; Tazlings; Kargg
Synopsis
Martin Champion and the crew are on trial for various crimes against New Earth. But his entire defense revolves around proving the existence of the Dark Destroyer.
Reprints

Hukka vs. the Bob! (Table of Contents: 2)

Hukka / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Keith Giffen (credited) (plot); Robert Loren Fleming (credited) (plot, dialogue); Karl Kesel (credited) (plot); Tom Ziuko (credited) (plot); Bob Lappan (credited) (plot); Andy Helfer (credited) (plot)
Pencils
Keith Giffen (credited)
Inks
Karl Kesel (credited)
Colors
Tom Ziuko (credited)
Letters
Bob Lappan (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hukka noswet!
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Hukka; BOB; Chris Champion (off-panel)
Synopsis
Chris buys the Hukka a new personal robot pal named BOB. But when BOB's antenna breaks, the robot goes on a rampage.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The plotting credits may be a joke, but are presented here as listed. "Communist China - plot & take-out" credit appears at the bottom of the credit box.

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

Force Feedback / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Andy Helfer
Pencils
José Luis García-López (signed)
Inks
José Luis García-López (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-2041
Characters
Atari Force [Martin Champion; Dart; Tempest; Pakrat; Babe; Morphea]

Indexer Notes

Article about why the book was cancelled. Includes a reprint of the figures from the Atari Force #1 cover.

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

Meanwhile... / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dick Giordano
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Verdict
    Atari Force
  2. 1. Trial...and Verdict!
    Atari Force
  3. 2. Hukka vs. the Bob!
    Hukka
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Force Feedback
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Meanwhile...
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ken Austin
  • Mark Coale
  • Peter Croome
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Vik-Thor Rose
  • Jason Sacks
  • Jim Stangas
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gregg Whitmore