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Issue: Big Bang Comics #1
Publication Date: January 1994
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Issues: #1 of 5 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagCaliber Press
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Big Bang Comics
On Sale Date: 1994
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $2.50 CAD
$1.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 13 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Gary Carlson
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color; (# 0 is part B&W, part Color)
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Mini-Series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Chris Ecker
Inker(s): Chris Ecker
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Knight Watchman; Kid Galahad; Ultiman
Character(s): Knight Watchman; Ultiman; Kid Galahad
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: World's Finest Comics tribute.
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[untitled]

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Also includes the indicia.
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The Man Called Mr. Mask

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Chris Ecker [as Tom King] (signed)
Penciller(s): Chris Ecker [as Tom King] (signed)
Inker(s): Chris Ecker [as Tom King] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Chris Ecker [as Tom King] (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Knight Watchman
Character(s): Knight Watchman; Mr. Mask [Hal Owen]; Dr. Finger; "Jolly Joe" Sheldon
Synopsis: A freak accident turns Owen's features rubber-like. He loses his mind and becomes s villain.
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In Content Item: FlagYour Big Book of Big Bang Comics #[nn] published March 1998
as The Man Called Mr. Mask [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: Second appearance of Knight Watchman. Previous appearance in Berzerker (Caliber, 1993 series) #1; next appearance in Knight Watchman: Graveyard Shift (Caliber, 1994 series) #1 and Big Bang Comics #3 (Caliber, 1994 series) #3.

A Batman by Bob Kane tribute.

Dr. Finger character named aftef Bill Finger?
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Join the Junior Watchmen of America Today!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Chris Ecker
Penciller(s): Chris Ecker
Inker(s): Chris Ecker
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Chris Ecker
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Knight Watchman
Character(s): Knight Watchman
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gary Carlson (signed)
Penciller(s): Gary Carlson (signed)
Inker(s): Gary Carlson (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gary Carlson
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Op the Cop
Character(s): Op; Doc
First Line: It must be insomnia, Doc - I didn't sleep a wink last night!
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In Content Item: FlagYour Big Book of Big Bang Comics #[nn] published March 1998
as Op the Cop [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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The Shrine of Crime

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gary Carlson [as Joe Kingler]
Penciller(s): Mark Lewis [as Jack Simmons]
Inker(s): Jeff Meyer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Jeff Meyer
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Badge and His Rookies
Character(s): The Badge (Introduction); Trooper; Bobbie; Buddha (Japanese spy)
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In Content Item: FlagYour Big Book of Big Bang Comics #[nn] published March 1998
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: First appearance. Next appearance: pin-up and profile in Big Bang Comics(Caliber, 1994 series) #0; next full story in Big Bang Comics (Image, 1996) #2. 1940's Simon & Kirby Captain America tribute.
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Thunder Girl-- The Strongest Girl in the World!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gary Carlson
Penciller(s): Bill Fugate; Sheldon Moldoff [as Shelly Moldoff]
Inker(s): Bill Fugate; Sheldon Moldoff [as Shelly Moldoff]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bill Fugate
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Thunder Girl
Character(s): Thundergirl; Ultiman; Knight Watchman
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Big Bang Comics #3; due to behind-the-scenes problems, the material intended for #3 was published 7 months later in #0; the advertised cover by Golden Age artist Shelly Moldoff was pushed to the back cover, replaced by an Alex Ross painting.
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The Babynapping Plot of Madame X!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Edward DeGeorge
Penciller(s): Randy Zimmerman
Inker(s): Randy Zimmerman
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Randy Zimmerman
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Venus Goddess of Love and Laughter
Character(s): Venus; Madame X
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In Content Item: FlagYour Big Book of Big Bang Comics #[nn] published March 1998
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: First appearance. Next appearance in Big Bang Comics (Caliber, 1994 series) #3.

Wonder Woman by Harry G. Peter tribute; character not to be confused with Marvel's Venus, Goddess of Love by Bill Everett.
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The Razer's Edge

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bud Hanzel
Penciller(s): Chris Ecker [as Tom King] (signed)
Inker(s): Chris Ecker [as Tom King] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Beacon
Character(s): The Beacon [Scott Martin]; Daniel J. Campbell; Razer [Mark Jeffers]
Synopsis: The Beacon solves a blackmailing plot.
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as The Razer's Edge [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: First appearance. Next appearance in Big Bang Comics (Caliber, 1994 series) #3. Green Lantern by Mart Nodell tribute.
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Big Bang Comics: From the 30's to the 90's!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Chris Ecker [as Tom King]; Ben Torres
Inker(s): Chris Ecker [as Tom King]; Ben Torres
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Big Bang Comics
Character(s): Knight Watchman; Ultiman; Venus; Kid Galahad
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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More Bang for Your Buck!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Chris Ecker
Penciller(s): Chris Ecker
Inker(s): Chris Ecker
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Ultiman
Character(s): Ultiman
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promotes the next issue.
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Coming Soon from Big Bang Comics

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ben Torres (signed)
Inker(s): Ben Torres (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Knight Watchman
Character(s): Knight Watchman
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Promotes the first issue of Knight Watchman: Graveyard Shift.
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Comics Haven't Been This Fun for 50 Years!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Fugate; Chris Ecker; Mark Lewis
Inker(s): Bill Fugate; Chris Ecker; Mark Lewis
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Big Bang Comics
Character(s): Thunder Girl; The Blitz; Knight Watchman; Ultiman; The Badge; Rookies [Trooper; Bobbie]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Bogus ad for the fictional titles Thunder Girl #1; Jolt Comics #36; Deductive Comics #25 (featuring Knight Watchman); HiOctane Comics #17 (featuring Ultiman); Red Hot Comics #14 (featuring The Badge and His Rookies). HiOctane became the cover of Big Bang Comics #2; the other four appeared full-size (but in black-and-white) in Big Bang Comics #0.

On the back cover.

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