Amazon #1 [Newsstand]
(April 1996)

DC, 1996 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
1.95 USD; 2.75 CAD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1996
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
Amalgam
Barcode
070989308954 04
Printer
Printed in Canada
Editing
Paul Kupperberg (credited) (editor); Jason Hernandez-Rosenblatt (credited) (assistant editor); Jenette Kahn (credited) (editor-in-chief)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age U. S.
Paper Stock
glossy cover; glossy interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

Part of the DC/Marvel mashed-up Amalgam universe. Amazon is a mash-up of Storm and Wonder Woman.
This issue is a variant of Amazon (DC, 1996 series) #1 [Direct Sales].

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Amazon / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Byrne (signed as Byrne)
Inks
Terry Austin (signed as austin)
Colors
Trish Mulvihill ?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman [Princess Ororo of Themyscira]
Reprints
Keywords
Earth-9602; lightning; rain
Cover Thumbnail for Amazon (DC, 1996 series) #1 [Newsstand] Cover Thumbnail for Amazon (1996 series) #1 [Direct Sales]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Post Cereals [multiple varieties]; Sega Game Gear / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Family History (Table of Contents: 2)

Amazon / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
John Byrne (credited)
Pencils
John Byrne (credited)
Inks
Terry Austin (credited)
Colors
Trish Mulvihill (credited as Patricia Mulvihill)
Letters
John Costanza (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A moment ago the sky was clear, the ocean calm and smooth as mirrored glass.
Feature Logo
Amazon
Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman [Princess Ororo]; Diana Prince; Angelica; Professor Malcolm; Poseidon; Zeus; Hera; Athena; Hermes; Angelica's mother
Synopsis
Ororo learns the truth behind the death of her parents.
Reprints
Keywords
adamantium bracelets; Baton Rouge; Earth-9602; Louisiana; Mediterranean Sea; Mount Olympus; Themyscira

Indexer Notes

Storm and Wonder Woman amalgam.

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Sam Goody / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Northart Concepts, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Sam Goody / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

White Wolf Game Studio / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Letters to Paradise / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Amazons: The Contest mini-series is over.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

"Letters" supposedly from Warren Stempis, Max Landes, and Randy Hu.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

AmalgamNation / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Six Flags / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

CyberMall / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Amazon
  2. 1. ["Bag one of these cool Sega games"]
    Post Cereals [multiple varieties]; Sega Game Gear
  3. 2. Family History
    Amazon
  4. 3. ["A new breed of gothic"]
  5. 4. ["Primus tales from the punchbowl"]
  6. 5. ["Take a look-see"]
    Sam Goody
  7. 6. ["Simon & Kirby the legend"]
    Northart Concepts, Inc.
  8. 7. ["Super hot deals"]
    Sam Goody
  9. 8. ["Vampire the dark ages"]
    White Wolf Game Studio
  10. 9. ["Comics Buyer's Guide 1996 Fan Awards"]
  11. 10. ["From the jaws of defeat... DC versus Marvel Comics issue #4"]
  12. 11. ["The Amazons: The Contest mini-series is over."]
    Letters to Paradise
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    AmalgamNation
  14. 13. ["The year's biggest hit"]
    Six Flags
  15. 14. ["Do you have what it takes to be a superhero?!"]
    CyberMall
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  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
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