The Collected Ninja High School
#5 - The Toughest Contest in the World
(1994)
- Volume
- 5
- Price
- 7.95 USD; 10.95 CAD
- Pages
- 84
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- The Antarctic Press
- Brand
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AP Antarctic Press [mountain]
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Called "vol. 1 no. 5" in publishing data. Multiple printings exist with no significant differences, all printing information is indicated in indicia.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
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from Ninja High School (Malibu, 1988 series) #16 (December 1989), #17 (February 1990), #18 (May 1990)
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[Heroes!]
Ninja High School / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Baron Engel (signed) (painting)
- Inks
- Baron Engel (signed) (painting)
- Colors
- Baron Engel (signed) (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; martial arts; science fiction; teen
- Characters
- Arnie; Arnie's Brother; Nightstalker; Tomorrow Man [Morgan Yfory]
[Frontispiece]
credits, title page / 1 page
- Characters
- Princess Asrial; Ichi-kun Ichinohei; Jeremy Feeple
Indexer Notes
Title page featuring artwork used on the cover of Ninja High School (Antarctic Press, 1994 series) issue #40 (June 1994).
[Title Page]
credits, title page / 1 page
- Characters
- Arnie; Doggie
- Reprints
- from Ninja High School (Malibu, 1988 series) #16 (December 1989)
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Indexer Notes
Title page including credits and pin-up style illustration.
The Toughest Contest in the World!
Ninja High School / comic story / 25 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Today's th' day... it should happen sometime soon now...
- Genre
- humor; martial arts; science fiction; teen
- Characters
- Arnie; Mita Celande; Reece Chambers [Twilight Avenger]; Overseer; Doggie; Rex Ruthless [Lex Luthor spoof]; Nightstalker; Tomorrow Man; Rivalsan Kuma; Hokoto No Kenterminator; Ramen Rider; Lord Nemesis; Blitzkrieg; Iron Vixen; Jokester [Joker spoof]; Dr. Gorilla; Prof. Gloom; Kudusai Ichinohei [Grandpa]; Rivalsan Tetsuo (introduction); Rivalsan Lendo; Rivalsan Kenjo; Professor Hossenfeffer
- Synopsis
- Heroes and villains are summoned to a fighting contest that will determine whether good or evil will dominate the world for the next five years.
- Reprints
- from Ninja High School (Malibu, 1988 series) #16 (December 1989)
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Indexer Notes
Cameos: Galaxy Express 999; Dirty Pair; Dr. Doom; Darth Vader; Captain Harlock; Aquaman; Captain America; Captain Marvel; Captain Action; Spider-Man; Iron Man; Dr. Octopus; Macross Valkyrie; Mighty Tiny; Mirai shônen Conan [Future Boy Conan] spoof; Star Wars (cameo spoof); Kamen Rider Black spoof; Hokuto No Ken [Fist of the North Star] spoof; Terminator spoof; Batman spoof; Superman spoof; Mr. Mind spoof
[Title Page]
credits, title page / 1 page
- Characters
- Nightstalker; Tomorrow Man [Morgan Yfory]; Arnie; Rivalsan Kuma; Hokoto No Kenterminator
- Reprints
- from Ninja High School (Malibu, 1988 series) #17 (February 1990)
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Indexer Notes
Title page including credits and pin-up style illustration.
Food for Thought
Ninja High School / comic story / 25 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- For the opening of the great contest, you will each be allotted an adversary... the selection will be totally by random chance, but in each case appropriate.
- Genre
- humor; martial arts; science fiction; teen
- Characters
- Nightstalker; Tomorrow Man [Morgan Yfory]; Arnie; Hokoto No Kenterminator; Rivalsan Kuma; Overseer; Lord Nemesis; Ramen Rider [Sammi Kondo]; Dr. Gorilla; Blitzkrieg; Iron Vixen; Reece Chambers [Twilight Avenger]; Prof. Gloom; Jokester; Rex Ruthless; Stanley Lieber; Julie; Professor Johann Steamhead; Mita Celande; Kudusai Ichinohei [Grandpa]
- Synopsis
- The villain team try to defeat the hero team by forcing them to relive the worst experiences in their lives.
- Reprints
- from Ninja High School (Malibu, 1988 series) #17 (February 1990)
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Indexer Notes
Story continued from previous issue. Cameo: Sam Lieber [Stan Lee spoof]; Batman spoof; Superman spoof; Hokuto no Ken [Fist of the North Star] spoof; Terminator spoof; Kamen Rider Black spoof; Mr. Mind spoof; Lex Luthor spoof; Joker spoof; Macross SDF-1 spoof; Ramen Rider identity revealed to be Sammi Kondo
[Title Page]
credits, title page / 1 page
- Characters
- Count Boscoe; Jesibell
- Reprints
- from Ninja High School (Malibu, 1988 series) #18 (May 1990)
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Indexer Notes
Title page including credits and pin-up style illustration.
The Last Kiss
Ninja High School / comic story / 24 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- All right! All right! I'm Coming!
- Genre
- humor; martial arts; science fiction; teen
- Characters
- Count Boscoe (intriduction); Anna Feeple; Ichi-kun Ichinohei [Itchy Koo]; Jeremy Feeple; Slade (introduction); Princess Asrial; Jesibell (introduction); Uncle Creepy (cameo spoof); Cousin Eerie (cameo spoof); Ricky Feeple (cameo)
- Synopsis
- A vampire moves to Quagmire.
- Reprints
- from Ninja High School (Malibu, 1988 series) #18 (May 1990)
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[Guidelines for Submissions]
Ninja High School / text article / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; martial arts; science fiction; teen
Indexer Notes
guidelines for submissions to Ninja High School Yearbook 1994 (Antarctic Press, October 1994) and Girls of Ninja High School #5 (Antarctic Press, April 1995) [article indicates Girls of Ninja High School #3, however that issue had already been published. The next forthcoming issue was #5].
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[Frontispiece]
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[Title Page]
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The Toughest Contest in the World!
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[Title Page]
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Food for Thought
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[Title Page]
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The Last Kiss
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[Guidelines for Submissions]
Ninja High School -
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[Indicia]
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[Blank Page]
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[Back Cover Promos]
Ninja High School
- Shad Z. Daly
- Andrew Garland
- Dan Stevenson
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