Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	June 1993
Cover Price	0.98 USD; 1.29 CAD
Pages	52
Editing	Ward Batty; Cliff Biggers
Notes	Anthology preview comic book featuring new titles available from Image Comics, Continuity Comics, Voyager Communications, Malibu Graphics, Marvel UK.

Cover Details - "Coming Attractions for July"

Characters	Freex; Solar; Void; Aliens; Predator
Pencils	Barry Windsor-Smith; John Bolton; Walt Simonson
Inks	Barry Windsor-Smith; John Bolton; Walt Simonson
Letters	typeset
Notes	Anthology preview comic book featuring new titles available from Image Comics, Continuity Comics, Voyager Communications, Malibu Graphics, Marvel UK.

1 page filler "Interior front cover"

Characters	Spawn; Predator; Freex; Bloodshot; She-Bat; Madman; Mack Bolan; Children of the Voyage
Pencils	Mike Allred; Rob Liefeld; Todd McFarlane; John Bolton; Neal Adams
Inks	Mike Allred; Rob Liefeld; Todd McFarlane; John Bolton; Neal Adams
Notes	Full page pinup with each character featured in a circular bubble against a black background.

1 page credits "Title page"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Table of contents, creator credits and indicia information. Masthead located top of page.

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Introduction to Mack Bolan The Executioner #1"

Genre	Action; Adventure
Colors	? (Page design with color)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Introduction to the creative team and scheduled release date for the comic book series.

7 page Mack Bolan story "Mack Bolan: The Executioner"

Characters	Mack Bolan
Synopsis	Using his military skills and his super-soldier training, Mack Bolan becomes a one-man army, wreaking vengeance on the criminals who the law seems unable to touch.
Genre	Action; Adventure
Script	Don Pendleton; Linda Pendleton
Pencils	Sandu Floria
Inks	Mike Deodato, Sr.
Colors	Scott Rockwell
Letters	Vickie Williams
Editing	David Campiti
Notes	After more than two decades of paperback action, Don Pendleton's one-man vigilante hero comes to the comics world. This is a preview for the July 1993 issue #1 (Innovation, 1993).
Reprinted	Don Pendleton's Mack Bolan: The Executioner #1 (Innovation, July 1993)

1 page Aliens / Predator: The Deadliest of the Species promo (ad from the publisher)

Pencils	John Bolton (painted)
Inks	John Bolton (painted)
Colors	John Bolton (painted)
Letters	typeset
Notes	House advertisement announcing the release of a special limited edition of 5,000 signed and numbered, full embossed foil, audio-enhanced versions of this comic book release.

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Introduction to Valeria the She-Bat #3"

Genre	Horror
Colors	? (Page design with color)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Introduction to the creative team for this issue that features the crossover from Todd McFarlane's SPAWN.

1 page Spawn; Valeria the She-Bat illustration

Characters	Spawn; Valeria the She-Bat
Pencils	Todd McFarlane; Neal Adams
Inks	Todd McFarlane; Neal Adams
Notes	Full page pin-up that may be the cover for issue #3.

4 page Spawn; Valeria the She-Bat story "Valeria the She-Bat #3"

Characters	Spawn; Valeria the She-Bat
Genre	Horror
Pencils	Todd McFarlane; Neal Adams
Inks	Todd McFarlane; Neal Adams
Notes	Entire sequence resembles preview pages rather than story pages. First two pages are in full color. Remainder of story in black and white with tight drawings and inks.
Reprinted	Valeria the She-Bat #3 (Continuity, 1993)

1 page Freex foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Introduction to Freex #1"

Genre	Super-hero
Colors	? (Page design with color)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Introduction to the creative team and scheduled release date for Freex #1.

6 page Freex story "Freaked"

Characters	Lewis; Ray; Val
Genre	Super-hero
Script	Gerard Jones
Pencils	Ben Herrera
Inks	Mike Christian
Colors	Paul Mounts
Letters	Tim Eldred
Editing	Chris Ulm
Reprinted	from Freex (Malibu, 1993 series) #1 [preview]

1 page Aliens/Predator foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Introduction to Aliens/Predator: The Deadliest of the Species #1"

Genre	Horror; Science Fiction
Colors	? (Page design with color)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Introduction to the creative team and scheduled release date for this issue.

5 page Aliens/Predator story "Time of the Preacher"

Genre	Horror; Science Fiction
Script	Christopher Claremont
Pencils	Jackson Guice; Scott Tice (designer); Sean Tierney (special effects); Jimmy Johns (special effects)
Inks	John Beatty
Colors	Gregory Wright
Letters	Tom Orzechowski
Editing	Diana Schutz
Reprinted	Aliens / Predator: The Deadliest of the Species #1 (Dark Horse, July 1993)

1 page Madman Adventures foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Introduction to Madman Adventures #3"

Genre	Humor; Super-hero
Colors	? (Page design with color)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Introduction to the creative team and scheduled release date.

6 page Madman Adventures story

Characters	Madman; Dr. Flem; Marie
Genre	Humor; Super-hero
Script	Michael Allred
Pencils	Michael Allred
Inks	Michael Allred
Colors	Laura Allred (?)
Letters	Laura Allred (?)
Reprinted	Madman Adventures #3 (Kitchen Sink/Tundra, 1993)

1 page Children of the Voyager foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Introduction to Children of the Voyager #1"

Genre	Horror
Colors	? (Page design with color)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Introduction to the creative team and scheduled release date.

5 page Children of the Voyager story "Shadows and Fog"

Synopsis	An immortal Wayfarer scattered the planet with incarnations of himself, hoping for absolute understanding of human life when re-absorbing his "children". But approaching his last child, Sam Wantling, he meets resistance.
Genre	Horror
Script	Nick Abadzis
Pencils	Paul Johnson
Inks	Paul Johnson
Colors	Nick Abadzis
Letters	Ellie Deville
Editing	Michael W. Bennent
Reprinted	Children of the Voyager #1 (Frontier / Marvel UK, 1993)

1 page Comic Shop News advertisement "Coming in July From Comic Shop News"

Genre	Fact; News
Colors	? (Page color)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Advertisement for the publication.

1 page Deathmate foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Introduction to Deathmate"

Genre	Super-hero
Colors	? (Page design with color)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Introduction to the scope of this crossover, the creative teams involved and scheduled release date.

1 page Deathmate story "Universal Truth"

Characters	Geomancer; John Prophet; The Berzerkers
Genre	Super-hero
Script	Bob Layton
Pencils	Rob Liefeld
Inks	Bob Layton, Danny Miki, Dan Panosian
Editing	Mark Moretti, Julie Crimmins (Assistant)
Reprinted	from Deathmate (Image, 1993 series) #Prologue [preview]

1 page Comics Debut #2 promo (ad from the publisher) "Coming Next Month"

Colors	? (Page colors)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Table of contents for issue #2 of Comics Debut.

1 page Aliens / Predator: The Deadliest of the Species (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "Promotional House Advertisement"

Genre	Horror
Pencils	John Bolton (painted)
Inks	John Bolton (painted)
Colors	John Bolton (painted)
Letters	typeset
Notes	House advertisement announcing the release of a special limited edition of 5,000 signed and numbered, full embossed foil, audio-enhanced versions of this comic book release.