Showing posts with label John Byrne. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Byrne. Show all posts

Saturday, November 15, 2014

Emergency! #1 (June 976)

                                                                        Art By Joe Staton
                                                                           #1, June 1976

Thursday, December 26, 2013

The Sensational She-Hulk #8 (Dec. 1989)

Art By John Byrne

Title: The Sensational She-Hulk #8
Cover Art By: John Byrne
Editor: Bobbie Chase; James Digiovanna (Assistant Ed.)
Genre: Superhero
Publishing Date: Dec. 1989
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Book Type: Standard
Price: 1.50 (U.S.)/2.00 (CAN)
Pages: 36 (Story has 21)


Title: The World's Greatest Detective!
Writer: John Byrne
Penciller: John Byrne
Inker: Bob Wiacek
Letterer: Jim Novak
Colorist: Glynis Oliver [Wein]
Editor: Bobbie Chase; James Digiovanna (Assistant Ed.); Tom DeFalco (Chief)

Notes:
  • The indicia reads that the publishing date is "December, 1989", yet the cover states, "Mid Nov".
  • This issue was reprinted in the Sensational She-Hulk by John Byrne Vol. 1 TPB from 2011.
  • Editor, Margaret Clark is profiled on the Bullpen Bulletins page.
  • Art Adams & Dan DeCarlo have art used in ads in this issue.
  • The letters page, "She-Mail" (Really?!?), features letters from John Tetzloff (Columbus, OH); Jason Nelson (San Antonio, TX); Jeff Adams (No address); John Sagredo (Brawley, CA); Hewett R. Schreivogel, Ph.D (Fort Collins, Colorado)
Ads:
  • The Westfield Company Of Wisconsin (Comic book mail order) (Uses Art Adams Wolverine art)
  • Bionic Commando (Capcom Nintendo Cartridge) (NES video game)
  • Acclaim Presents: Kid Remote In The Power To Move! (NES wireless remote controller)
  • Sears Catalog Nintendo Video Games (NES video game mail order)
  • San Francisco Mint Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (Limited Edition Collectible Toys) (Figure mail order)
  • Strider/Mega Man 2 (Capcom) (NES video game ad)
  • Mr. Bubble's Tub Tales (Mr. Bubbles Bubblebath) (T-Shirt, Sweatshirt, Watch Mail Order). (Art by Dan DeCarlo)
  • The Science Fiction Book Club (Book club mail order)
  • Shield (Marvel house ad for monthly series by Bob Harras, Bob Hall, Keith Pollard & Kim DeMulder)
  • Marvel subscription mail order (Captain America Summer Savin' Safari header)
  • Olympic Prizes For Cash (Mail Order)
  • Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition Player's Handbook (TSR)

Thursday, December 19, 2013

PROTOTykes Holiday Special (Dec. 1994)

This Holiday themed cover of John Byrne's PROTOTykes was a free 20 page comic included with Hero Illustrated #19, Jan. 1995.
The PROTOTykes, (sort of a Power Pack Meets Metal Men mash-up) first appeared as as back up story in Babe #3 and were planned by Byrne to be a property he could turn into an animated series, but nothing came of it and the PROTOTykes faded into obscurity. Before Byrne gave up on them, they did manage to appear in this cute story in which the 'Tykes set out on a search for Santa Claus to cheer up their guardian, Casey, whom they believe has been down in the dumps because she is without her father at Christmas.


Title: PROTOTykes Holiday Special/Hero Illustrated Holiday Special #2, December 1994
Cover Art By: John Byrne
Editor: Barbara Kesel
Genre: Superhero
Printing: First
Publishing Date: Dec. 1994
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics (Legend Imprint)
Book Type: Standard Comic
Price: Free
Pages: 20 (Story has 12)

Story Title: Claus And Effect
Main Characters: PROTOTykes [Byte, Bit, Pixel, Digit]
Writer: John Byrne
Penciller: John Byrne
Inker: John Byrne
Letterer: John Byrne
Colorist: Perry McNamee
Editor: Barbara Kesel

Notes:
  • The indicia reads, "PROTOTykes Holiday Special/Hero Illustrated Holiday Special #2, December 1994.
  • This is the second Hero Holiday Special, the first featured Bone.

Friday, November 15, 2013

The Untold Legend Of The Batman (1982) (Tor Books)

Front cover (Artwork by Josè Luis Garcia-Lopez & Dick Giordano.
Back cover.
Title: The Untold Legend Of The Batman
Cover Art By: Josè Luis Garcia-Lopez (Pencils) & Dick Giordano (Inks)
Writer: Len Wein
Penciller: Jim Aparo, John Byrne
Inker: Jim Aparo
Letterer: Jim Aparo, John Costanza
Editor: Andrew Helfer, Paul Levitz (Original series)
Genre: Superhero
Printing: First
Printing Date: August, 1982
ISBN: 0-812-50353-8   Can ISBN:0-812-50352-X
Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates (Tor Books)
Book TypeMass Market Paperback.
Price: 2.95 U.S. * 3.95 Can.
Pages: 160

  • Interior design and production By Bob Rozakis, Jodi Saviuk & Alex Saviuk.
  • There are printings of this book from July, 1989 and July, 1992.
  • This is a reformatted to fit paperback size, black & white reprint of the 1980, three Issue mini-series from DC comics, "The Untold Legend Of The Batman".
  • There is an ad on the last page for a Tor Books New Teen Titans paperback.
  • The cover for this book is also the cover for The Untold Legend Of The Batman #3, Sept. 1980.
  • This story was also reprinted in June 1989 in standard comic size with audio cassettes by MPI, in a special audio edition.
  • This story was also reprinted in 1989 in standard comic size in a special Batman cereal edition.