(March 2004)

Dark Horse, 2004 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
4.95 USD
Pages
60
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dark Horse Comics Inc.
Brand
Rocket Comics; A Dark Horse Comic
Barcode
761568131482 00111
Editing
Dave Land; Katie Moody (assistant)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
cardstock cover; coated stock
Binding
squarebound
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

56 page double-sized spectacular issue. Designers are Steve Rude and Lia Ribacchi.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Moth / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Steve Rude (painted, signed)
Inks
Steve Rude (painted, signed)
Colors
Steve Rude (painted, signed)
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Moth [Jack Mahoney]
Cover Thumbnail for The Moth Special (Dark Horse, 2004 series) #1
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[Blank Inside Front Cover] (Table of Contents: 1)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

All black.

[Credits] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters
?

The Moth's Metamorphosis (Table of Contents: 3)

The Moth / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gary Martin
Pencils
Steve Rude
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Synopsis
History of the Moth comics.

Not of Flesh and Blood! (Table of Contents: 4)

The Moth / comic story / 42 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Martin
Pencils
Steve Rude
Inks
Andy Bish
Colors
Glenn Whitmore
Letters
Patrick Owsley
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Moth [Jack Mahoney] (origin); Bikers; Tiny [Lamar Henderson]; Lizzy; Red; Barta, the bartender; Mr. Harcourt; Emit, the Clown; Cosmo, the Clown; Tad Mahoney; Sophia, the bearded lady; Victor, the Ringmaster (death); Melvin Strongarm; Enrich, the Escape Artist; Clarence Stewart; The Beast (origin, death)
Synopsis
Origin of The Moth.

The Moth (Table of Contents: 5)

The Moth / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Martin
Pencils
Steve Rude
Inks
Andy Bish
Colors
Glenn Whitmore
Letters
Willie Schubert
Editing
Randy Stradley (original); Terry Waldron (original assistant)
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Moth [Jack Mahoney]; Sophia; Melvin; Chan's daughter; Chan (mentioned only); Vito Carbone (villain); Petey (villain)
Synopsis
The Moth rescues a mob bosses daughter from a rival gang.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

1st Moth story.

The Moth Gallery (Table of Contents: 6)

The Moth / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Martin
Pencils
Steve Rude
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Moth; Circus characters
Synopsis
Article about Steve Rude's creation of the circus characters.

Steve Rude Sketchbook (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

[Rocket Comics Logo] (Table of Contents: 8)

Rocket Comics / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Synopsis
Rocket Comics logo.

[Blank Inside Back Cover] (Table of Contents: 9)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

All white.

[The Moth Pinup] (Table of Contents: 10)

The Moth / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Steve Rude (painted)
Inks
Steve Rude (painted)
Colors
Steve Rude (painted)
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Moth [Jack Mahoney]; Tiny [Lamar Henderson]
Synopsis
Pinup of The Moth battling Tiny.
Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Moth
  2. 1. [Blank Inside Front Cover]
  3. 2. [Credits]
  4. 3. The Moth's Metamorphosis
    The Moth
  5. 4. Not of Flesh and Blood!
    The Moth
  6. 5. The Moth
    The Moth
  7. 6. The Moth Gallery
    The Moth
  8. 7. Steve Rude Sketchbook
  9. 8. [Rocket Comics Logo]
    Rocket Comics
  10. 9. [Blank Inside Back Cover]
  11. 10. [The Moth Pinup]
    The Moth
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Richard Hughes
  • Ken Kwilinski
  • Mark Q
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore
  • David Weston
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