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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published July 2006
Cover Price 2.95 USD
Pages 36
Editing Gary Carlson; Chris Ecker; Edward DeGeorge
Notes Jack Cole Plastic Man tribute.

Cover Details

Characters Protoplasman; Knight Watchman; Miss Firecracker
Genre Superhero; Humor
Script Mark Lewis
Pencils Mark Lewis
Inks Mark Lewis
Colors Mark Lewis
Letters Mark Lewis
Notes Jack Cole Plastic Man tribute.

1 page credits "Big Bang Presents"

Script Gary Carlson
Pencils Mark Lewis; Mort Todd
Inks Mark Lewis; Mort Todd
Letters typeset
Notes Credits page done in the style of 1970's Warren magazines, which published The Spirit reprints at the time. Includes reproduction of cover & panel from this issue's Protoplasman story.

11 page Knight Watchman story "The Camera of Doom"

Characters Prof. Igor Eisner; Julius Clifford (crooked assitant); Knight Watchman; Whitey Schwartz (kid sidekick); Sheik Ali Ghatar [Moe Goldberg] (actor); The Alligator (European master spy); Albert (pet alligator)
Genre Super-hero
Script Gary Carlson
Pencils Jeff Austin
Inks Jeff Austin
Letters Jeff Austin
Notes Will Eisner Spirit tribute; Prof. Eisner is a dead ringer for Commissioner Dolan.

1 page text article "Big Bang Comments"

Script Gary Carlson
Pencils Mort Todd; Bill Fugate; ?
Inks Mort Todd; Bill Fugate; ?
Letters typeset
Notes Gary Carlson discusses Big Bang's departure from Image Comics and upcoming Big Bang stories.

12 page Protoplasman story "On the Warpath with Willie Wampum!"

Characters Dr. Noah Toll (noted chemist); Mint Julip; Protoplasman; Willie Wampum (The Indian Rubber Man)
Genre Superhero; Humor
Script Gary Carlson
Pencils Mort Todd
Inks Mort Todd
Letters Mort Todd
Notes Jack Cole Plastic Man tribute. First appearance of Protoplasman.

1 page text article "Protoplasman's Prototypes"

Characters Wildman; Rubberoy
Script Gary Carlson
Pencils Richard "Grass" Green
Inks Richard "Grass" Green
Letters typeset
Notes Gary Carlson discusses the evolution of Protoplasman. Includes panels from Wildman & Ruberoy, plus illustration of Spastic Man.

1 page Protoplasman promo (ad from the publisher) "Protoplasman the Human Water Balloon!"

Genre Superhero; Humor
Script Gary Carlson
Pencils Mort Todd
Inks Mort Todd
Letters typeset
Notes Ad for Protoplasman merchandise at www.cafepress.com/protoplasman, www.bigbangcomics.com, and www.comicfix.com.

4 page Super Frankenstein story "Super Frankenstein"

Characters Victoria Frankenstein (biomedical researcher); William Frankenstein (brother); Frankenstein
Genre Superhero; Monster
Script Bill Fugate
Pencils Bill Fugate
Inks Bill Fugate
Letters Bill Fugate
Notes Preview and first appearance of Super Frankenstein. Full story appears in Big Bang Presents (Big Bang, 2006 series) #2 (September 2006).

1 page Miss Firecracker illustration "Happy 4th of July"

Characters Miss Firecracker ("Uncle Sam's Favorite Niece")
Genre Superhero
Script Mike Worley
Pencils Mike Worley
Inks Jeff Austin
Letters Jeff Austin

1 page Protoplasman illustration "Bonus Protoplasman Cover Pin-Up!"

Characters Protoplasman; Willie Wampum; Mint Julip
Genre Superhero; Humor
Script Gary Carlson
Pencils Mort Todd
Inks Mort Todd
Colors Mort Todd
Letters Mort Todd
Notes On back cover. Jack Cole Plastic Man and Police Comics tribute.