(July 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]
- Barcode
- 071486013754 07
- Editing
- Sid Jacobson (editor)
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
The Big Hype! ... It Was a Disaster!
Damage Control; Iron Man / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I knew we'd get into trouble wearing these costumes!
- Genre
- humor; superhero; adventure
- Characters
- Damage Control [Bart Rozum; John Porter; Eugene Strausser; Robin Chapel; Albert Cleary; Lenny Ballinger; Henry Ackerdson]; Iron Man
![Cover Thumbnail for Damage Control (1989 series) #3 [Newsstand]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/1549/w100/1549344.jpg?-4394267795939311497)
The Big Hype
Damage Control / comic story / 23 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Over 5.6 million dollars in property damage is caused by super-powered activity every day...
- Genre
- humor; superhero; adventure
- Characters
- Damage Control [Ann-Marie Hoag; Lenny Ballinger; Robin Chapel; Albert Cleary; John Porter; Bart Rozum; Eugene Strausser; Henry Ackerdson; Anne; Frank; Fix-It Man (actor); Fix-It Girl (actress); Fluppy (bulldog)]; Stark Enterprises [Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Marcy Pearson; James "Rhodey" Rhodes (mentioned)]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]
- Synopsis
- Damage Control tries a publicity plan to improve their image.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Bullwinkle balloon; Damage Controller Brand Multi-Purpose Type Repair Building; Flatiron Building; Fluppy balloon
in 
in 
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 The Big Hype.
[no title indexed]
TSR / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Your toughest opponent shouldn't be the rulebook.
Indexer Notes
Between pages 5 and 6 of The Big Hype.
[no title indexed]
Operation Wolf / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Take no prisoners.
Indexer Notes
Between pages 9 and 10 of The Big Hype.
Tales of the Spinjas
advertisement / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We interrupt this comic for a special report.
- Characters
- Spinjas; Eliminators [Emperor Gar; Blud; Shotgun]; Dread Force [King Dethblo; Switchblade]
- Synopsis
- King Dethblo and the Dread Force has pulled the plug on Earth's gravity.
- Keywords
- Arena; Gravity Generators
Indexer Notes
Advertisement, in comic form, for Parker Brothers' "Spinjas" game.
Between pages 12 and 13 of The Big Hype.
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The world of F.I.S.T.
Indexer Notes
Between pages 15 and 16 of The Big Hype.
[no title indexed]
Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Big news, gang!
- Characters
- Dwayne McDuffie
Indexer Notes
Between pages 19 and 20 of The Big Hype.
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- American Comics
Indexer Notes
After page 20 of The Big Hype.
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Comic book conventions!
- Characters
- Spider-Man
Indexer Notes
Before page 21 of The Big Hype.
[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
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Big Hype! ... It Was a Disaster!
Damage Control; Iron Man -
1.
["Gear up."]
Metal Gear -
2.
The Big Hype
Damage Control -
3.
["Bubble Bobble is dino-might! (For your Nintendo entertainment system)"]
-
4.
["Your toughest opponent shouldn't be the rulebook."]
TSR -
5.
["Take no prisoners."]
Operation Wolf -
6.
Tales of the Spinjas
-
7.
["The world of F.I.S.T."]
-
8.
["Big news, gang!"]
Bullpen Bulletins -
9.
["American Comics"]
-
10.
["Comic book conventions!"]
-
11.
["First time ever! All comics mailed in clear protective poly-bags!"]
-
12.
["Nintendo Gamers, start your pulses."]
-
13.
["Schwinn"]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Daniel Block
- Dan Creel
- Keith Alan Morgan
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