Star Brand
#15
(September 1988)
Marvel,
1986 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD; 0.50 GBP
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1988-06-02
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Marvel Comics
- Brand
-
Marvel; New Universe
- Editing
- Howard Mackie (credited) (editor); David Wohl (credited) (assistant editor); Cindy Kruhm (credited) (designer); Tom DeFalco (credited) (editor in chief)
Issue Notes
On sale date from Amazing Heroes #140.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
in Pitt Plague!
Star Brand / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- John Byrne (signed as
BYRNE) - Inks
- John Byrne (signed as BYRNE)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- the Star Child
- Reprints
[Recap and credits]
Star Brand / recap / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
This is a one-page summary of the characters and story in general, with a brief synopsis of last issue's story, as well as the credits.
Let There Be Life...
Star Brand / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- John Byrne (credited)
- Pencils
- John Byrne (credited) (breakdowns); Chris Ivy (credited) (finishes); Tom Morgan (credited) (finishes)
- Inks
- Chris Ivy (credited) (finishes); Tom Morgan (credited) (finishes)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- Rick Parker (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There's another one!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- the Star Child; Colonel Browning; Roger Price; Jacob Burnley (introduction); Billy Burnley (introduction, cameo); Ken Connell; Myron Feldman (as ghost)
- Synopsis
- The Star Child destroys the massive Pitt creature after it begins growing out of the Pitt, but regrets having to kill a unique lifeform. While riding his motorcycle, Ken Connell laughs over his choice to give up the Star Brand and determines to get it back. However, Myron's spirit appears and causes him to drive off the side of a cliff.
- Reprints
in Giants in the Earth
Rory Ramos / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Eric Siry (credited)
- Pencils
- Rodney Ramos (credited as Rod Ramos)
- Inks
- Don Hudson (credited as Donald Hudson)
- Colors
- Marc Siry (credited)
- Letters
- Ken Lopez (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Everything looks in order, Mr. Sharp,
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Leland Sharp [Shrapnel] (villain); Rory Ramos (introduction); Lt. Hudson (introduction); Ivy (introduction)
- Synopsis
- Leland "Shrapnel" Sharp attempts to cross the border into Canada to avoid the draft. Soldier Rory Ramos stops him from escaping using his paranormal power and decides to join the military's paranormal forces.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Pitt Plague!
Star Brand -
1.
[Recap and credits]
Star Brand -
2.
Let There Be Life...
Star Brand -
3.
Giants in the Earth
Rory Ramos -
4.
Next Issue
New Universe -
5.
[Excalibur The Legend Continues!]
Excalibur -
6.
Subscribe Now or He'll Blow Up Your City!
New Universe -
7.
A Paranormal Who Can Change the World. . . But Not a Diaper?
New Universe -
8.
On Sale This Month
New Universe -
9.
Universe News
Universe News
This issue was most recently modified by:
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- Dan Creel
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