Star Brand #14

(July 1988)

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

Star Brand / recap / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Recap, credits & indicia

Sins of the Father... (Table of Contents: 2)

Star Brand / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

John Byrne (credited)

Pencils

John Byrne (credited) (breakdowns)

Inks

Tom Palmer (credited) (finishes); Chris Ivy (credited) (finishes); Tom Morgan (credited) (finishes)

Colors

Andy Yanchus (credited); Gregory Wright (credited as Greg Wright)

Letters

Jim Novak (credited)

Editing

Howard Mackie (credited) (editor); David Wohl (credited) (assistant editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The world's salvation has begun!

Genre

superhero

Characters

the Star Child; Ken Connell; Jane Price; Roger Price

Synopsis

The Star Child visits Jane and Roger Price for more answers and kills Roger in an act of self-defense although Roger proved no danger. He confronts his father, Ken Connell, who has become mad with power. The Star Child, knowing Connell is a danger, removes the Star Brand from him, a process that will damage Connell's mind. The Star Child brings Roger Price back to life with a physically perfect body.

Reprints

• in Superaventuras Marvel (Editora Abril, 1982 series) #111 (Setembro de 1991)
• in Star Magazine (Edizioni Star Comics, 1990 series) #28 (Gennaio 1993)
• in Marvel Universe by John Byrne Omnibus (Marvel, 2016 series) #2 (2018)

Family Ties (Table of Contents: 3)

Famileech / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Howard Mackie (credited)

Pencils

Kieron Dwyer (credited)

Inks

Joe Rubinstein (credited)

Colors

Gregory Wright (credited)

Letters

Michael Heisler (credited)

Editing

Mark Gruenwald (credited) (editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

No, Daddy, not again. It's gross!

Genre

superhero

Characters

the Robinsons [Marge; Leonard; Janey; Timmy] (merge into a single creature); Major McInery (introduction); Captain Lancaster (introduction, dies)

Synopsis

The Robinson family are being treated in a military hospital for strange skin rashes that appeared after being rescued from the Pitt by Spitfire. The family ultimately merges into a single creature that wants to kill to ease its constant hunger.

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