Wild Dog #4 [Direct]
(December 1987)

DC, 1987 Series
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Price
0.75 USD; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1987-08-11
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Mike Gold

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #124.
This issue has variants:

You Are Wild Dog (Table of Contents)

Wild Dog / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Terry Beatty
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wild Dog

Chocolate Fun For Everyone! (Table of Contents: 1)

M&M's / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

Characters
M&M candies
Synopsis
The candies are doing gymnastics.

Indexer Notes

inside front cover

Chapter Four: I Am Wild Dog (Table of Contents: 2)

Wild Dog / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Max Collins
Pencils
Terry Beatty
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
Michele Wolfman
Letters
John Workman

Job Number
G-3309
Genre
superhero
Characters
Wild Dog [Jack Wheeler]; Susan King; Andy Flint; Graham Gault; Lou Gooder; Claire Carmonti (flashback); Carmine Vespucci (flashback); Carlo Vespucci (flashback)
Synopsis
Through a series of discussions and flashbacks, Wild Dog's identity is revealed to be Jack Wheeler.

Zittles (Table of Contents: 3)

OXY 10 / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Synopsis
Ad for anti-acne cleanser and medicine from Norcliff Thayer, Inc.

Indexer Notes

between pages 4-5 of story

[Free With Each Order] (Table of Contents: 4)

New England Comics / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Characters
Wolverine; GI Joe
Synopsis
Ad for comic book shops.

Indexer Notes

between pages 9-10 of story

The United States Army Vs. The United States of Rock (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Barry Crain
Inks
John Nyberg
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Sonic Disruptors
Synopsis
House ad for comic series.

Indexer Notes

between pages 9-10 of story

Saturday Morning This Fall On NBC! (Table of Contents: 6)

NBC / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

Characters
Alf; Papa Smurf; Smurfette; Clumsy Smurf; Fraggles; Gummi Bears; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Alvin; Simon; Theodore; Foofur; Don Johnson
Synopsis
Ad for cartoons on NBC TV network.

Indexer Notes

between pages 12-13 of story

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 7)

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?; ? (photo)
Inks
?; ? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Characters
Charles Atlas
Synopsis
Classified ads for body building, comics, self defense, and novelties.

Indexer Notes

Between pages 15-16 of story.
For advertising rates write Print Advertising Representatives, Inc.

Millennium Checklist (Table of Contents: 8)

Millennium / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
List of all comics in the Millennium storyline, with their week of publications.

Indexer Notes

between pages 15-16 of story

Warning! (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
?
Pencils
David Lloyd (signed)
Inks
David Lloyd (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Ad for comic series.

Indexer Notes

between pages 21-22 of story

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Wild Dog / letters page / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Gold
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Janette Gerdes, Ron Doak, Malcolm Bourne, Bob Giles, Patrick Jones, Jeremy Douglass, and Lous Ambriz, with replies.

One Of These People Has Waited A 1,000 Years To Betray Us! (Table of Contents: 11)

Millennium / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Captain Atom; Black Canary; Rocket Red #7
Synopsis
Ad for Millennium storyline comics.

2 Free Months of DC Comics! (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Starfire; Superman; Flash; Batman; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
Synopsis
Ad for subscriptions to DC Comics.

Betcha Bite A Chip Fold-in (Table of Contents: 13)

Chips Ahoy! / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Synopsis
Ad for cookies styled like a MAD Magazine Fold-in.

Indexer Notes

inside back cover

Old Prof. Womba's Creation Has Fallen Into The Wrong Hands (Table of Contents: 14)

Gammarauders / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Synopsis
Ad for game from TSR, Inc.

Indexer Notes

back cover

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. You Are Wild Dog
    Wild Dog
  2. 1. Chocolate Fun For Everyone!
    M&M's
  3. 2. Chapter Four: I Am Wild Dog
    Wild Dog
  4. 3. Zittles
    OXY 10
  5. 4. [Free With Each Order]
    New England Comics
  6. 5. The United States Army Vs. The United States of Rock
    Sonic Disruptors
  7. 6. Saturday Morning This Fall On NBC!
    NBC
  8. 7. Write Right Now!
    Charles Atlas
  9. 8. Millennium Checklist
    Millennium
  10. 9. Warning!
    Wasteland
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Wild Dog
  12. 11. One Of These People Has Waited A 1,000 Years To Betray Us!
    Millennium
  13. 12. 2 Free Months of DC Comics!
    DC Comics
  14. 13. Betcha Bite A Chip Fold-in
    Chips Ahoy!
  15. 14. Old Prof. Womba's Creation Has Fallen Into The Wrong Hands
    Gammarauders
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Jim Van Dore