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.