(April 1992)

Marvel, 1992 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Volume
1
Price
2.25 USD; 2.70 CAD; 1.50 GBP
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1992
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Epic Comics
Brand
e [Epic]
Editing
Marie Javins; Yuka Ando (coordinator); Noriyuki Okazaki (coordinator); Carl Potts (executive)
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Modern Age US
Binding
Saddle-Stitched
Publishing Format
One-Shot

Issue Notes

From the indicia: "Published by EPIC COMICS in collaboration with Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
大友克洋 (Katsuhiro Otomo)
Inks
大友克洋 (Katsuhiro Otomo)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Rum

Indexer Notes

Image is a slightly blown-up panel from page eight.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
An explosion in 2020 A.D. In the Far East, cause unknown, triggers World War IV.

Indexer Notes

Story introduction with indicia

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
大友克洋 (Katsuhiro Otomo)
Inks
大友克洋 (Katsuhiro Otomo)
Colors
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
大友克洋 (Katsuhiro Otomo); Robert Spaulding (translation)
Pencils
大友克洋 (Katsuhiro Otomo)
Inks
大友克洋 (Katsuhiro Otomo)
Colors
Steve Oliff
Letters
Rick Parker; Chris Eliopoulos

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You've been in the army for a long time, Jim.
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Jim; Junkey; Marl; Rum; Lieutenant Gimlet; Gonk-18
Reprints
  • from Young Magazine (Kodansha, 1980 series) (November 16, 1981)

Indexer Notes

The "Jim" character is referred to as "Jin" in the latter part of the story.

Farewell to Weapons Diorama (Table of Contents: 4)

illustration / 4 pages (report information)

Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

A diorama made from the blueprints of an aborted toy manufacturer project. Twenty-two photos featuring models of the story's vehicles are shown.

Farewell to Weapons Story and Diorama (Table of Contents: 5)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 3 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
大友克洋 (Katsuhiro Otomo)
Inks
大友克洋 (Katsuhiro Otomo)
Colors
?

Indexer Notes

Back cover featuring a blown-up panel taken from page four.

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. ["An explosion in 2020 A.D. In the Far East, cause unknown, triggers World War IV."]
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. ["You've been in the army for a long time, Jim."]
  5. 4. Farewell to Weapons Diorama
  6. 5. Farewell to Weapons Story and Diorama
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
This issue was modified by
  • Steven Samuels
  • Jim Van Dore