(September 1992)
DC,
1992 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 2.50 USD; 2.95 CAD; 1.00 GBP
- Pages
- 68
- On-sale Date
- 1992-08-06
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [bullet]
- Editing
- Michael Eury (editor)
- Color
- color
- Dimensions
- standard Modern Age U. S.
- Binding
- saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format
- limited series
Issue Notes
Comic has pages listed as 1-17 and 26-64. Actually story page count is 56.
[no title indexed]
Ambush Bug / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Keith Giffen (signed)
- Inks
- Al Gordon (signed)
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- Todd Klein
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Ambush Bug
- Reprints
- in Showcase Presents Ambush Bug (DC, 2009 series) ([May] 2009)
-
Indexer Notes
Color credits confirmed by Anthony Tollin. Letters credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.
The Book of Jobs
Ambush Bug / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Keith Giffen (plot); Robert Loren Fleming (script)
- Pencils
- Keith Giffen
- Inks
- Al Gordon
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Ambush Bug [also as Sandman]; Aquaman; Valor; Robotman; Negative Man; Morpheus
- Reprints
- in Showcase Presents Ambush Bug (DC, 2009 series) ([May] 2009)
-
Indexer Notes
Pages 1-8.
If Schwartz Be My Destiny
Ambush Bug / comic story / 31 pages
- Script
- Robert Loren Fleming; Keith Giffen (plot)
- Pencils
- Keith Giffen; Chris Sprouse (labeled pages 26-27) (story pages 18-19)
- Inks
- Al Gordon
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Ambush Bug [also as Appliance Boy]; Julius Schwartz; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad]; R. J. Brande; Hawkman; Death (Sandman's sister); Jonni DC; Eclipso; Sugar (of Sugar and Spike); Casey the Cop; Captain Carrot
- Synopsis
- Ambush Bug looks for a job. Then he decides he wants Julius Schwartz's job.
Indexer Notes
Sequence is 'interupted' by multiple 1 to 5 page sequences.
Labeled (actual story) pages are 9-17, 26-35 (18-27), 38-42 (30-34), 48-53 (40-45), 55 (47), and 58 (50).
Forever Amber
Ambush Bug / text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Ambush Bug
Indexer Notes
Labeled pages 36-37 (story pages 28-29).
The Fanboy Press
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Robert Loren Fleming; Keith Giffen
- Pencils
- Keith Giffen
- Inks
- Al Gordon
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Characters
- Ambush Bug
Indexer Notes
Labeled page 43 (story page 35).
The Screaming Socks of Easy!
Private Argh!yle / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Keith Giffen; Robert Loren Fleming
- Pencils
- Keith Giffen
- Inks
- Al Gordon
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Sergeant Rock; Private Argh!yle
Indexer Notes
Labeled pages 44-45 (story pages 36-37).
Great Moments in Comic Book History
Fanboy Press Presents / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Robert Loren Fleming; Keith Giffen
- Pencils
- Keith Giffen
- Inks
- Al Gordon
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Characters
- Keith Giffen
- Synopsis
- Young Keith is skipping dinner to watch The Brady Bunch and Hollywood Squares.
Indexer Notes
Labeled page 46 (story page 38).
Interview with a Lunatic
Ambush Bug / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Robert Loren Fleming; Keith Giffen
- Pencils
- Keith Giffen
- Inks
- Al Gordon
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Ambush Bug [also as Amber Butane]
Indexer Notes
Labeled page 47 (story page 39).
Cheeks the Toy Wonder
Cheeks the Toy Wonder / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Robert Loren Fleming; Keith Giffen
- Pencils
- Keith Giffen
- Inks
- Al Gordon
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Characters
- Cheeks the Toy Wonder
Indexer Notes
Labeled page 54 (story page 46).
Advantageous!
Ambush Bug / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Robert Loren Fleming; Keith Giffen
- Pencils
- Keith Giffen
- Inks
- Al Gordon
- Colors
- Katrina Tollin (see notes)
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Ambush Bug
Indexer Notes
Katrina Tollin, Anthony Tollin's daughter (age 4 at the time of publication) colored these two pages. She is probably the youngest person ever to do a professional assignment for a major comic company.
Labeled pages 56-57 (story pages 48-49).
Calling All Girls!
Ambush Bug / illustration / 1 page
- Script
- Robert Loren Fleming; Keith Giffen
- Pencils
- Keith Giffen
- Inks
- Al Gordon
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Ambush Bug
Indexer Notes
Labeled page 58 (story page 50).
Buggy and the Beast
Ambush Bug / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Ambush Bug; Julius Schwartz
- Reprints
- in Showcase Presents Ambush Bug (DC, 2009 series) ([May] 2009)
-
Indexer Notes
Labeled pages 59-61 (story pages 51-53).
Where's Irwin?
Ambush Bug / illustration / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Appearances by practically everyone in the DC Universe.
Indexer Notes
Labeled pages 62-64 (story pages 54-56).
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Ambush Bug -
1.
The Book of Jobs
Ambush Bug -
2.
If Schwartz Be My Destiny
Ambush Bug -
3.
Forever Amber
Ambush Bug -
4.
The Fanboy Press
-
5.
The Screaming Socks of Easy!
Private Argh!yle -
6.
Great Moments in Comic Book History
Fanboy Press Presents -
7.
Interview with a Lunatic
Ambush Bug -
8.
Cheeks the Toy Wonder
Cheeks the Toy Wonder -
9.
Advantageous!
Ambush Bug -
10.
Calling All Girls!
Ambush Bug -
11.
Buggy and the Beast
Ambush Bug -
12.
Where's Irwin?
Ambush Bug
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- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Juan Gonzalez
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Lou Mazzella
- Mike Nielsen
- Mark Q
- Vik-Thor Rose
- Jim Van Dore
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