Overload Magazine #1

(April 1987)

Epoch (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dennis Wolf (signed as Wolf)

Pencils

Dennis Wolf (signed as Wolf)

Inks

Dennis Wolf (signed as Wolf)

Letters

Dennis Wolf (signed as Wolf)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The outer realms of reality are composed of an infinitely complex...

Characters

Aubrey Smith

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Table of contents with row of small robots from "R Wars" across the bottom of the page.

Death Run! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Don Chin (credited as Donald Chin)

Pencils

Mike Dringenberg (signed)

Inks

Mike Dringenberg (signed)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

On the scorching planet of Terra 9 court rulings are decided...

Genre

science fiction

Synopsis

On a faraway world, alien beings accused of a crime must survive a 24-hour death run.

Indexer Notes

Signed "Dringenberg" in last panel. Credited to "Mike Dringenberg and Donald Chin" in the credits

Soon: (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Eclipse Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

T-Patrol (Table of Contents: 5)

The Original Turtles Patrol / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Ron Grossi (credited)

Pencils

Ron Grossi (credited)

Inks

Sam Wray (credited) (signed as SW)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

ARD, stabilize the gyro.

Guerrilla Groundhog (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Eclipse Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Star Scout (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Sam Wray (signed)

Pencils

Sam Wray (signed)

Inks

Sam Wray (signed)

Letters

Sam Wray (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Marvin's job was to check out space beacons.

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Marvin

Synopsis

Marvin is stranded on a planet when his spacecraft crashes. He has a wristwatch that tells him how to survive, but it proves to be more annoying than it's worth.

Keywords

spaceship; wristwatch

Number One Selling Ninja Comics in Japan (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Kamui; Viz Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

A Hairy Adventure (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Don Chin (credited)

Pencils

Dennis Wolf (credited)

Inks

Dennis Wolf (credited)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

As our ship set down on the cold mountain's crown...

Genre

science fiction

Synopsis

A spaceship's crew is attacked by hairy seven-foot tall creatures, who take the lone survivor to their leaders, where he is asked a surprisingly mundane question.

Keywords

spaceship

Indexer Notes

Each page has four page-length vertical panels.

Do It Once. Do It Right. (Table of Contents: 10)

Contractors / photo story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ken Macklin (credited)

Inks

Ken Macklin (credited)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Illustrated promo for "Contractors." . "Coming this June from Eclipse Comics."

R Wars (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Sam Wray (credited)

Pencils

Sam Wray (credited)

Inks

Sam Wray (credited)

Letters

Sam Wray (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

On a worthless world in a trivial part of the galaxy, they are busy...

Genre

science fiction

Synopsis

On a forgotten world, black robots are fighting white robots.

Keywords

robots

Horrible Conspiracies (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Portia Prinz of the Glamazons; Eclipse Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Attack of the Plastic Kiddy Playthings (Table of Contents: 13)

Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Christopher Parsonavich [as Parsonavich] (credited)

Pencils

Christopher Parsonavich [as Parsonavich] (credited)

Inks

Christopher Parsonavich [as Parsonavich] (credited)

Letters

Christopher Parsonavich [as Parsonavich] (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Resumé-When we last left the furry foursome they were in the proccess

Characters

Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters [Clint; Chuck; Jackie; Bruce]

Indexer Notes

Story has no logo.

It's About a Guy That's Dead. (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Stig's Inferno; Eclipse Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Moonberries (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Sam Wray (credited as CD Newdough)

Pencils

Sam Wray (credited as CD Newdough)

Inks

Sam Wray (credited as CD Newdough)

Letters

Sam Wray (credited as CD Newdough)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

How can you just sit there in front of the television...

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Igor; Frankenstein's Monster

Synopsis

The monster is sitting in front of the television, while Igor complains that he never helps around the castle.

Keywords

television

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. A parody of a Sunday Doonesbury newspaper strip, drawn in the style of G. B. Trudeau. Credited to "CD Newdough" in the title panel, but also credited to Sam Wray on the contents page.

Enter the Mysterious World of Enchanter (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Enchanter; Eclipse Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)