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Issue Details

Issue #18
Published April 1999
Cover Price 2.25 USD; 3.60 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Melanie Simmons (Editorial Coordinator)

Cover Details

Characters The Starbearer [Paul Stanley]; Romeo Blade [Ben Roberts]
Genre Occult
Pencils Angel Medina (signed)
Inks Kevin Conrad (signed)
Colors Andy Troy (initialed)

1 page credits "Title page"

Colors Page colors
Letters typeset
Notes Creator credits and indicia information. Features a digital colored image that resembles a guitar with a human spine against a black background.

22 page KISS story "Sunburst Finish"

Characters The Starbearer [Paul Stanley]; The Demon [Gene Simmons] (cameo); The Celestial [Ace Frehley] (cameo); King of Beasts [Peter Criss] (cameo); Romeo Blade [Ben Roberts]; Ronny Boston; Jade (in dream-state)
Genre Occult
Script Brian Holguin
Pencils Clayton Crain
Inks Kevin Conrad
Colors Andy Troy; Brian Haberlin
Letters Richard Starkings; John Roshell [as ComiCraft's]

1 page text article "BlahBlahBlah"

Synopsis Editorial on McFarlane Productions' nomination for a Grammy Award.
Script Terry Fitzgerald
Colors Page colors; photo
Letters typeset
Notes Photograph of McFarlane and Fitzgerald outside the 41st Annual Grammy Awards Ceremony.

1 page letters page "Psycho Babble"

Colors Page colors; photo
Letters typeset
Notes Fan letters page. Features a digitally distorted image of Gene Simmons and a house ad for issue #19.

1 page Toy Fair 1999 promo (ad from the publisher) "Endcap #82"

Synopsis Article discussing the International Toy Fair of 1999 featuring McFarlane Toys.
Colors Photos
Letters typeset
Notes Numerous photos from the convention.

2 page HBO Spawn Animated Series text article "Spawn Season Two Compendium"

Characters Clown
Synopsis Complete synopsis of the first six episodes to HBO's Spawn Animated Series Season Two.
Script Steve Niles
Letters typeset

3 page advertisement "Advertisements"

Notes Curse of the Spawn Series 13 (deluxe figure, McFarlane Toys); Linsner's DAWN (action figure, McFarlane Toys); KISSTORY II (book, KISSTORY II)

3 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Promotional Advertisements"

Notes KISS Psycho Circus Magazine #2; Curse of the Spawn TPB #1; Spawn Annual #1