Zein #1

(June 2005)

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

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Letters

typeset

Characters

Zein; Jalila; Aya; Rakan

Synopsis

A text page on the inside front cover describing the backstory of Zein and introducing the other heroes of AK Comics. Also includes the indicia.

Enter the Scarab! (Table of Contents: 2)

Zein / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Todd Vincino

Pencils

Rafael Albuquerque (credited as Raphael Albuquerque)

Inks

Raphael Kras

Colors

Anne Hertzog

Letters

Waleed Al-Telbany

Genre

adventure; superhero

Characters

Zein [Zein-Ra, the Last Pharaoh]; The Scarab [Ra-Oun]; unnamed pharaoh [Zein-Ra's father; (flashback)]; Hota-Ka [the pharaoh's chief scientist (flashback)]; ISIS [Zein's computer intelligence assistant]

Synopsis

Zein investigates the sudden appearance of a swarm of robotic beetles that are devastating the country near the Great Pyramids. He traces the beetles back to their nest, a modern laboratory hidden inside the Great Pyramid. Inside, Zein meets the Scarab, the son of his father's chief scientist. The Scarab reveals part of his plan, then removes Zein's memories of the encounter.

Next issue! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

The AK News Bits and Letters Page / letters page / 1 page (report information)

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

Synopsis

Facts about Egypt and a call for letters.

Challenge Your Mind! (Table of Contents: 5)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Letters

typeset

Characters

Zein; Aya; Rakan

Synopsis

Help Zein get through a pyramid maze. Help Aya with a Sudoku-type puzzle. Find the differences in the two images of Rakan.

Indexer Notes

Located on the inside back cover.

Zein the Last Pharaoh (Table of Contents: 6)

Zein the Last Pharaoh / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Rafael Albuquerque (signed)

Inks

Raphael Kras (signed)

Colors

?

Characters

Zein

Synopsis

Back cover illustration.