The Night Man #1 [Regular Edition]
(October 1993)

Malibu, 1993 Series
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Volume
1
Price
2.50 USD; 3.15 CAD
Pages
48
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Malibu Comics Entertainment Inc.
Brand
Ultraverse; Malibu Comics
Editing
Chris Ulm (credited) (editor); Hank Kanalz (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

Sequences start with the cover of the title story "[Origin of the Night Man]" until the flipped half of the book is reached, then start again at the second, flip cover, until the original, now flipped, portion is reached.
Back cover image forms a combined image with other Ultraverse October 1993 back cover images.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Night Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Darick Robertson (signed as DWR)
Inks
Mark Farmer (signed as FARMER)
Colors
Albert Calleros (signed as calleros)

Genre
superhero
Reprints

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

SkyBox Entertainment; Ultraverse Comic Cards / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Origin of the Night Man] (Table of Contents: 2)

Night Man / comic story / 28 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Englehart (credited)
Pencils
Darick Robertson (credited)
Inks
Andrew Pepoy (credited)
Colors
Paul Mounts (credited) (color designer); Foodhammer! (credited) (separations)
Letters
Dave Lanphear (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm not who I was any more!
Feature Logo
The Night Man
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Night Man [Johnny Domino (Domingo)]; Ginger Robinson (1st and Death); Eddie Domingo (1st); Deathmask (1st, villain); Russell Peters (1st); Rhiannon [Rita Diamond] (unrevealed)

Indexer Notes

Night Man first appeared in Strangers #1.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Rune; The Solution / promo (ad from the publisher) / 4 pages (report information)

[Rune Puzzle Cover] (Table of Contents: 4)

Rune / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks
Barry Windsor-Smith
Colors
Barry Windsor-Smith ?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural

Indexer Notes

Flip cover connects with 8 other October 1993 Ultraverse covers to form one image.
Cover that fits at the bottom right corner contains Barry Windsor-Smith signature [as BWS].

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Ascii Entertainment Software; Super Nintendo / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Credits for Rune story "C the Sorcerer". Shows flip-cover 9-portion map of Rune covers.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Rune / recap / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A voracious killer whose prey is all humanity.
Characters
Rune

Indexer Notes

Description and backstory for the dark god called Rune.

C: The Sorcerer (Table of Contents: 8)

Rune / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Barry Windsor-Smith (credited) (plot and script); Chris Ulm (credited) (plot)
Pencils
Barry Windsor-Smith (credited)
Inks
John Floyd (credited)
Colors
Barry Windsor-Smith (credited); Albert Calleros (credited) (computer colors)
Letters
Patrick Owsley (credited)
Editing
Steve Gerber (credited) (editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
March 13, 1895.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Rune; Nikola Tesla
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Rune origin, Part 3; Continued between PRIME #5 / HARDCASE #5

Flood Relief (Table of Contents: 9)

American Red Cross / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Solicits readers to send in $5.00 for a special comic book, proceeds of which benefit American Red Cross.

Second Chapter (Table of Contents: 10)

The Mighty Magnor / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mark Evanier
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés
Inks
Sergio Aragonés
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Sakai

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's the Mighty Mutton!
Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Magnor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

American Entertainment / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Hero Illustrated; Pitt / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

The Ultrafiles / in-house column / 2 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Hardcase / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Night Man
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    SkyBox Entertainment; Ultraverse Comic Cards
  3. 2. [Origin of the Night Man]
    Night Man
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Rune; The Solution
  5. 4. [Rune Puzzle Cover]
    Rune
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Ascii Entertainment Software; Super Nintendo
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
  8. 7. ["A voracious killer whose prey is all humanity."]
    Rune
  9. 8. C: The Sorcerer
    Rune
  10. 9. Flood Relief
    American Red Cross
  11. 10. Second Chapter
    The Mighty Magnor
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    American Entertainment
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Hero Illustrated; Pitt
  14. 13. ["As the incredible summer of '93 rolls to a close, it's time for the Malibu editorial staff to wander in from the beaches…"]
    The Ultrafiles
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Hardcase
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ken Austin
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Douglas Sederberg
  • Jim Van Dore