(May 1989)
Marvel,
1989 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Marvel Comics
- Brand
-
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
- Editing
- Sid Jacobson (editor)
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Damage Control / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's all yours, guys!
- Genre
- humor; superhero; adventure
- Characters
- Damage Control [Lenny Ballinger; John Porter; Robin Chapel]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Thor [Thor Odinson]
- Reprints
-
in Damage Control: The Complete Collection (Marvel, 2015 series) (2015) [recolored; new trade dress]
-
![Cover Thumbnail for Damage Control (1989 series) #1 [Newsstand]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/1335/w100/1335106.jpg?2783775962839314492)
[no title indexed]
Konami / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Let the games begin.
A Restoration Comedy!
Damage Control / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Dwayne McDuffie
- Pencils
- Ernie Colón
- Inks
- Bob Wiacek
- Colors
- John Wellington
- Letters
- Ed King
- Editing
- Sid Jacobson
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Manhattan... ...still one of the world's great cities...
- Genre
- humor; superhero; adventure
- Characters
- Damage Control [John Porter; Bart; Mrs. Hoag; Robin Chapel; Albert Cleary; Gene; Rex [Edifice Rex] (origin); Lenny Ballinger]; Avengers [Black Knight; Thor; She-Hulk; Dr. Druid]; Spider-Man; Alternator Bug Bot; Mr. Fantastic (picture); Thunderball; Tony Stark (picture); Robert Washington
- Synopsis
- The story spotlights Damage Control, a company that cleans up the mess that's left after the Superheroes finish their battles.
- Reprints
in [no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bubble Bobble is dino-might! (For your Nintendo entertainment system)
Indexer Notes
Between pages 4 and 5 of A Restoration Comedy!
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Nintendo hand held games
- Characters
- Mario; Donkey Kong
Indexer Notes
Between pages 5 and 6 of A Restoration Comedy!
[no title indexed]
Tradewest / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- John Elway's Quaterback
Indexer Notes
Between pages 7 and 8 of A Restoration Comedy!
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A one-time offer for Marvel addicts!
- Characters
- Stan Lee (photo); Spider-Man; X-Men [Colossus; Storm; Dazzler; Wolverine; Cyclops; Nightcrawler]
Indexer Notes
Marvel video collector series.
Between pages 8 and 9 of A Restoration Comedy!
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Quick shots for hot shots
Indexer Notes
After page 16 of A Restoration Comedy!
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Comic book conventions!
- Characters
- Wolverine
Indexer Notes
Before page 17 of A Restoration Comedy!
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- New England Comics
- Characters
- Wolverine; Tick; Batman
Indexer Notes
Between pages 17 and 18 of A Restoration Comedy!
[no title indexed]
Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Quote of the month: "Hey... wait a minute! I just remembered! This circus doesn't have any gorillas!" - Bruno the strongman She-Hulk #1
- Characters
- Marc Siry
Indexer Notes
Includes a profile on Marc Siry.
Between pages 19 and 20 of A Restoration Comedy!
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The world of F.I.S.T.
Indexer Notes
Between pages 20 and 21 of A Restoration Comedy!
[no title indexed]
Damage Report / character profile / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- John Porter; Lenny Ballinger
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- First time ever! All comics mailed in clear protective poly-bags!
- Characters
- Spider-Man; Hulk; Wolverine
Indexer Notes
Subscription form.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["It's all yours, guys!"]
Damage Control -
1.
["Let the games begin."]
Konami -
2.
A Restoration Comedy!
Damage Control -
3.
["Bubble Bobble is dino-might! (For your Nintendo entertainment system)"]
-
4.
["Nintendo hand held games"]
-
5.
["John Elway's Quaterback"]
Tradewest -
6.
["A one-time offer for Marvel addicts!"]
-
7.
["Quick shots for hot shots"]
-
8.
["Comic book conventions!"]
-
9.
["New England Comics"]
-
10.
["Quote of the month: "Hey... wait a minute! I just remembered! This circus doesn't have any gorillas!" - Bruno the strongman She-Hulk #1"]
Bullpen Bulletins -
11.
["The world of F.I.S.T."]
-
12.
[no title indexed]
Damage Report -
13.
["First time ever! All comics mailed in clear protective poly-bags!"]
-
14.
["Campbell's Can-Do Puzzle Page"]
-
15.
["Schwinn"]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Hunter Johnson
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Vik-Thor Rose
- Per Sandell
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