Star Brand
#18
(March 1989)
Marvel,
1986 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD; 0.50 GBP
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1988-11-24
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Marvel Comics
- Brand
-
Marvel; New Universe
- Barcode
- 024885210798 03
- Editing
- David Wohl (assistant editor); Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief)
Issue Notes
Indicia notes that the title is published monthly, but the schedule actually stays bi-monthly.
On sale date from Amazing Heroes #153.
On sale date from Amazing Heroes #153.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
Target-- --the White House
Star Brand / Starbrand / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- John Byrne (signed)
- Inks
- Andréa Braun (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Star Brand / recap / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
Recap, credits and indicia
We, the People
Star Brand / Starbrand / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- John Byrne
- Pencils
- John Byrne (breakdowns)
- Inks
- Tom Morgan (finishes)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- Rick Parker
- Editing
- Howard Mackie; David Wohl (assistant editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jacob Burnley; Ken Connell; the Star Child; DP7 [Stephanie Harrington; Dave Landers [Mastodon]; Jenny Swensen; Randy O'Brien; Charly Beck; Merriam Sorensen]; Ben Harrington (cameo); Jilly Harrington (cameo); Emily Harrington (cameo); Pinhead (introduction, villain); Spotty (introduction, villain); Billy Burnley; Mr. Jonsen (introduction); Hon. Philip Nolan Voigt (villain)
- Synopsis
- Stephanie Harrington, Dave Landers and Jenny Swensen battle the paranormal muggers Pinhead and Spotty. They are unable to defeat Spotty until the current wielder of the Star Brand, Jacob Burnley, appears and reveals that Spotty has been casting an illusion to trick them. Returning to the paranormals' apartment, Burnley is told of President Voigt's insidious intentions. Burnley visits Voigt at the White House and strips him of his powers. Burnley is killed in the battle, but returns alive three days later.
- Reprints
-
in Superaventuras Marvel (Editora Abril, 1982 series) #115 (Janeiro 1992) [Do original, falta da história, a página 12] -
in Marvel Universe by John Byrne Omnibus (Marvel, 2016 series) #2 (2018)
-
Madman II
Justice / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Gregory Wright
- Pencils
- Kieron Dwyer
- Inks
- Butch Guice (credited as Jackson Guice)
- Colors
- Gregory Wright
- Letters
- Rick Parker
- Editing
- David Wohl
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Justice [John Tensen] (in dream); the "madman" (introduction, villain)
- Synopsis
- The paranormal dream killer pulls Justice into his mind. The killer toys with Justice then casts him out when he proves himself immune to Justice's powers. Keith Remsen contacts the madman's doctors that he is likely the one who has killed hundreds of people in their sleep. The doctor's await Remsen's arrival to verify his theory and decide to lobotomize the madman if it turns out to be true.
- Reprints
Santa Claws?
Marvel Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for subscriptions to Marvel Comics titles
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Target-- --the White House
Star Brand / Starbrand -
1.
[no title indexed]
Star Brand -
2.
We, the People
Star Brand / Starbrand -
3.
Madman II
Justice -
4.
[no title indexed]
Sensational She-Hulk -
5.
Santa Claws?
Marvel Comics -
6.
On Sale This Month
New Universe -
7.
The Official Timeline of the New Universe
New Universe
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dan Creel
- Michael Hoskin
- Mike Nielsen
- Derek Reinhard
- Ramon Schenk
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