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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published August 1984
Frequency Monthly
Cover Price 1.00 USD; 0.50 GBP; 1.25 CAD
Pages 52
Editing Carl Potts; Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief)
Notes Double-Sized First Issue.

Cover Details

Characters Power Pack [Gee [Alex Power]; Lightspeed [Julie Power]; Mass Master [Jack Power]; Energizer [Katie Power]]
Genre superhero
Pencils June Brigman (signed)
Inks Bob Wiacek (signed)

36 page Power Pack story "Power Play"

Characters Power Pack [Gee [Alex Power]; Lightspeed [Julie Power]; Energizer [Katie Power]; Mass-Master [Jack Power]](Introduction and Origin); Dr. Jim Power (Introduction); Margaret "Maggie" Power (Introduction); Whitey [Aelfyre Whitemane] (Introduction and Death); Smartship Friday (Introduction); Snarks (Introduction)
Synopsis An alien discovers that an earthling is about to discover a new form of technology that could destroy Earth. En route to Earth, the Kymellian called 'Whitey' is attacked by the evil aliens he calls Snarks. His smartship Friday crashes near the home of the Power family and is found by the four young Power children. To save them from the Snarks, Whitey bestows superpowers upon the children.
Genre superhero
Script Louise Simonson
Pencils June Brigman
Inks Bob Wiacek
Colors Glynis Wein
Letters Joe Rosen
Notes Power Pack's parents were patterned after Walt and Louise "Weezie" Simonson.

1 page text article "The Power Behind the Pack"

Characters Ann Nocenti; June Brigman; Bob Wiacek
Pencils Walt Simonson (illustrations)
Letters typeset