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Issue: Big Bang Comics #8
Publication Date: January 1997
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Issues: #8 of 35 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagImage
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Indicia Publisher: Image Comics
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 2
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $4.05 CAD
$2.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 18 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Gary Carlson; Chris Ecker; Edward DeGeorge (associate)
Disclose Notes: Tribute to Captain America, from the 1940s to 1990s.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; color interior (#1-6), later black and white (#7 and up)
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock:  
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Tales Of Uncanny Mysteries Featuring---

Illustration  on  Cover, Wraparound
Credits
Writer(s): Nat Gertler
Penciller(s): Mark Lewis [as Lewis] (signed)
Inker(s): Jeff Meyer [as Meyer] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Chris Barnett
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Mister U.S.
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Wrap-around cover that is a montage of various Mister U.S. covers printed separately inside. Originally intended for six variant covers for a stand-alone issue.
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50 Forgotten Years

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gary Carlson [as Professor Emil Garbanzo]
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Mister U.S.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Intro for Mister U.S.'s "50th Anniversary Collection" (this is actually the character's first appearance).
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Birth of a Legend!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Nat Gertler
Penciller(s): Mark Lewis
Inker(s): Jeff Meyer
Letterer(s): Chris Barnett
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Mister U.S.
Synopsis: Origin of how puny Caspar Milquetoast became a "fighting fury on the side of freedom" during World War 2.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Joe Simon & Jack Kirby Captain America tribute. This segment claims to be from All-Thrilling Comics #17 (April-May 1943), a book headlined by "Dizzy Debbie, Teen Queen".
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A Hero Bestowed!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Nat Gertler [as "Natty" Nat Gee]
Penciller(s): Mark Lewis [as Mark "The Shark" Lewis]
Inker(s): Jeff Meyer [as "Mighty" Jeff Meyer]
Letterer(s): Chris Barnett [as "Alphabetic" Chris Barnett]
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Mister U.S.
Character(s): Dave Donovan [Mister U.S.]; Polly; Dr. Von Bismark; Dr. Tokai; Ivan (Ace Communist Spy)
Synopsis: Story of how Dave Donovan, in the hospital to have his tonsils out, instead has "ultra-strong mechanical arms, a leg, a transistorized headset, and Titanium arches" installed when he's mistaken for the hand-picked soldier intended for the experiment. The program was partly backed by "The Crusading Crew" whose "pulsating eighth issue" is "now on sale!"
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: 1963 Stan Lee & Jack Kirby Captain America tribute. This claims to be from Tales of Uncanny Mysteries #74.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Nat Gertler
Penciller(s): Mark Lewis
Inker(s): Jeff Meyer
Letterer(s): Chris Barnett
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Mister U.S.
Character(s): Mister U.S.; U.S. Junior (sidekick); Baboon (agent of B.A.D.G.U.Y.S. [Brotherhood of Agents to Destroy the Genuine United Yucky States]; agents of G.O.O.D.G.U.Y.S. [The Government Organization for Organized Defense of the Genuine United (Yeeha!) States]
First Line: Star-Spangled Slave!
Synopsis: Flashback details how "an average Joe" laid up in the hospital, wanting to do something for his country, deliberately switches places with "Colonel Adam" who was meant for the surgery that would turn him into a super-hero.
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Pages: 3.5
Disclose Notes: Tribute to late-1960's comics that tried imitating the style of the 1966 Batman TV show. This claims to be from Mister U.S. and Junior #140 (September 1968).
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Genuine Submarine!

Filler  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Parody ad for "Genuine Submarine" ("Only $3.98") from Heinrich's Navy Surplus.
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By Any Other Name...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Nat Gertler
Penciller(s): Mark Lewis
Inker(s): Jeff Meyer
Letterer(s): Chris Barnett
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Mister U.S.
Character(s): Brett Kowalski (Mister U.S.); unnamed biker; unnamed "military brass"; Sheriff B. Gott
Synopsis: Story of how orphan draft-dodging hippie Brett Kowalski was taken against his will and subjected to the "Project Perfect Patriot" experiment, then forced to work for the U.S. Government.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Steve Englehart & Sal Buscema Captain America tribute. This claims to be from The Incredible Mister U.S. #200 (May 1973).
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Old Glory

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Nat Gertler [as Nigel Gertler]
Penciller(s): Mark Lewis [as M. Roger Lewis]
Inker(s): Jeff Meyer [as Geoffrey Meyer]
Letterer(s): Chris Barnett [as Christine Barnett]
Editor(s): Gary Carlson [as Garrett Carlson III]
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Mister U.S.
Synopsis: Story describes that "Caspar Milquetoast" never really existed, and Mister U.S. was really always a robot, brainwashed into thinking it had once been human.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons Watchmen tribute (with a tip-of-the-hat to Alan Moore's first Swamp Thing story). This claims to be from Old Glory (1986 mini-series).
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mark Lewis; Nat Gertler (assists)
Penciller(s): Mark Lewis [as Marky Lewis]
Inker(s): Mark Lewis; Jeff Meyer (assists)
Letterer(s): Chris Barnett
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Mister U.S.
First Line: I'm a Butt-Kicker.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: 1990's Rob Liefeld / Image Comics tribute. This claims to be from book simply titled "U.S.". As noted in the editorial, although this story was a few years old by the time it was published, Rob Liefeld (whose first published work was for Gary Carlson's MEGATON anthology) had just taken over Captain America a few months earlier.
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Gary's Graffiti

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gary Carlson
Penciller(s): Mark Lewis
Inker(s): Mark Lewis
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Big Bang Theories
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Gary describes the genesis of the Mister U.S. feature. Originally intended as a stand-alone one-shot with 6 alternate covers, then with a single foil-embossed cover, but canceled due to low orders and published in Big Bang instead. This page includes a sketch of the character from 1992.
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50 Forgotten Years

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Mark Lewis
Inker(s): Jeff Meyer
Letterer(s): Chris Barnett
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Mister U.S.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: 1990's Rob Liefeld / Image Comics tribute. Originally intended as 1 of 6 variant covers.
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The Glittering Golden Age

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Mark Lewis
Inker(s): Jeff Meyer
Letterer(s): Chris Barnett
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Mister U.S.
Character(s): Mister U.S.; Dizzy Debbie, Teen Queen; The All-Boy Squadron; G.I. Dunno
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: 1940's Joe Simon & Jack Kirby CAPTAIN AMERICA tribute. Originally intended as 1 of 6 variant covers: CRACKLING COMICS #22.
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The Silly Side Of The Silver Age

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Nat Gertler
Penciller(s): Mark Lewis
Inker(s): Jeff Meyer
Letterer(s): Chris Barnett
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Mister U.S.
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Late-60's "camp"-era tribute. Originally intended as 1 of 6 variant covers: MISTER U.S. AND JUNIOR #140.
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The Psuedo-Intellectual Pseventies

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Nat Gertler
Penciller(s): Mark Lewis
Inker(s): Jeff Meyer
Letterer(s): Chris Barnett
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Mister U.S.
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: 1973 Steve Englehart & Sal Buscema CAPTAIN AMERICA tribute. Originall intended as 1 of 6 variant covers: THE INCREDIBLE MISTER U.S. #200.
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The 'Oity-Toity Eighties

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Mark Lewis
Inker(s): Jeff Meyer
Letterer(s): Chris Barnett
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Mister U.S.
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: 1980's Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons WATCHMEN tribute. Originally intended as 1 of 6 variant covers: OLD GLORY #1 (or 12).
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The Nigh-Incomprehensible Nineties

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Nat Gertler
Penciller(s): Mark Lewis
Inker(s): Jeff Meyer
Letterer(s): Chris Barnett
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Mister U.S. [as U.S.]
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: 1990's Rob Liefeld / Image Comics tribute. Originally intended as 1 of 6 variant covers: U.S. #1.
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A New Beginning

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Penciller(s): Terry Moore
Inker(s): Terry Moore
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Strangers in Paradise
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Strangers in Paradise (Image, 1996 Series) #1 (October 1996) with 3/4 size black and white cover reproduction of the alternate Terry Moore cover.
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Because You Demanded It!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jeff Weigel
Penciller(s): Jeff Weigel; Dave Zimmerman
Inker(s): Jeff Weigel; Dave Zimmerman
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Sphinx; The Blitz
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad / BIG BANG COMICS #9 (Image, March 1997)

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