XOW Logo
Issue: San Diego Comic Con Comics #2
Publication Date: August 1993
 
Disclose Detail
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDark Horse
Indicia Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/19/1993
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 15 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Kris Young
Disclose Notes: Was a Free Giveaway at the 1993 San Diego Comic Con. First appearance of Hellboy.
  Does this data need corrections? Become an editor.
Disclose Format
Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color cover; Black and White interior
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
Disclose Reprinted From0
There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
Disclose Images1
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets0
 
One Fine Day Downtown

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Don Martin (signed)
Don Martin (signed)
?
Subject Matter
humorous, superhero
Don Martin
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
A letter from the publisher

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Richardson
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.5
[untitled]

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.5
Danger Unlimited

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Byrne
John Byrne
John Byrne
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Danger Unlimited
Miss Mirage [Connie Carson]; Thermal [Calvin Carson]; Doc Danger [Robert Carson]; Hunk [Worley]; Belabet
Reprinting
FlagDanger Unlimited #[nn] published January 1995
FlagDanger Unlimited #[nn] published April 1995
FlagDanger Unlimited #[nn] published January 2009
 
Miscellaneous
4
Steel Rain

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Paul Chadwick
Paul Chadwick
Paul Chadwick
Bill Spicer
Subject Matter
superhero
Concrete
Concrete; Maureen Vonnegut; Larry Munro
Reprinting
FlagConcrete #5 published May 2006
as Steel Rain [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4
The Shocking Case of the Brief Journey

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Arthur Adams
Arthur Adams
Arthur Adams
L. Lois Buhalis
Subject Matter
adventure, science fiction
Monkeyman and O'Brien
Axwell Tiberius [Monkeyman] (introduction); Ann O'Brien (introduction)
Monkeyman and O'Brien run from a dinosaur.
Reprinting
FlagArt Adams' Creature Features #[nn] published August 1996
as The Shocking Case Of The Brief Journey [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4
This is the first published appearance of Monkeyman and O'Brien.
The Customer Is Always Right

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Miller
Frank Miller
Frank Miller
?
Subject Matter
crime
Sin City
Reprinting
FlagSin City: The Babe Wore Red and Other Stories #[nn] published November 1994
as The Customer is Always Right [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
3
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Geof Darrow [as D »-->] (signed)
Geof Darrow [as D »-->] (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
science fiction
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
Rusty; Big Guy
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
Doctor Dork

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Don Martin
Don Martin (signed)
Don Martin (signed)
Don Martin
Subject Matter
humorous
Don Martin's Doctor Dork
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
Mom 'n' Me

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Rick Geary
Rick Geary
Rick Geary
Rick Geary
Subject Matter
humorous
Mom 'n' Me
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Michael Allred (signed)
Michael Allred (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Madman
Madman
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Mike Mignola's Hellboy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Mignola (plot); John Byrne (words)
Mike Mignola
Mike Mignola
John Byrne; Mike Mignola (see Notes)
Subject Matter
adventure, occult
Hellboy
Hellboy (introduction); Anubis (first appearance in Hellboy series)
Hellboy fights Anubis, Egyptian god of mummification, at a deserted gas station.
Reprinting
FlagHellboy #[1] [First Printing] published October 1994
as Mike Mignola's Hellboy [Story on Interior Page(s)]colored
FlagHellboy: Seed of Destruction #[nn] published March 1995
as Mike Mignola's Hellboy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagHellboy Library Edition #1 published May 2008
as Mike Mignola's Hellboy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4
This is Hellboy's first published appearance.
Mignola drew balloons, display lettering, and sound effects. Byrne lettered the dialogue with font based on his hand lettering. Neither is credited.
Story title is made official in the bibliography of Hellboy: The Companion.
State of the Art

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Miller
Dave Gibbons
Dave Gibbons
Dave Gibbons
Subject Matter
superhero
Martha Washington Goes to War
Reprinting
FlagHappy Birthday, Martha Washington #1 published March 1995
as State of the Art [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Life and Times of Martha Washington in the Twenty-First Century #[nn] [unnamed variant] published August 2009
as State of the Art [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Life and Times of Martha Washington in the Twenty-First Century #[nn] [unnamed variant] published August 2009
as Martha Washington Goes to War [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4
Letters: Dave Gibbons confirms lettering.
Gothik

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
James O'Barr
James O'Barr
Subject Matter
superhero
Gothik
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Grendel

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Matt Wagner (signed)
Matt Wagner (signed)
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Grendel
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1

Site designed and hosted by XOWTech, Inc..
Any questions or problems with this site should be directed to REMOVE-webmaestro-THESE@xowcomics.com.

XOW, XOWComics.com, XOWTech and XOWTech.com are registered trademarks of XOWTech, Inc.
© XOWTech, Inc., 2010 - 2024. All rights reserved.

Some data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution license.