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Issue Details

Issue #17
Published February 1990
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 1.95 USD; 2.35 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Chris Ulm (editor, editor-in-chief ); Mickie Villa (editorial assistant); Dan Danko (editorial assistant)
Notes Chris Ulm is credited as the editor on the story title page, and is credited as editor-in-chief in the inside front cover credits list; print run: 9240

Cover Details

Characters Tomorrow Man; Ramen Rider; Hokoto No Kenterminator; Nightstalker; Arnie
Genre Martial arts; Science fiction; Teen; Humour
Pencils Ben Dunn (signed)
Inks Ben Dunn (signed)
Colors Scott Bieser
Notes Superman spoof; Kamen Rider Black spoof; Hokuto No Ken [Fist of the North Star] spoof; Terminator spoof; Batman spoof
Reprinted in Ninja High School Perfect Memory (Antarctic Press, 1990 series) #1 (1990) [in B&W]

Half page Ninja High School credits "NINJA HIGH SCHOOL"

Genre Martial arts; Science fiction; Teen; Humour
Letters typeset
Notes inside front cover credits list

Half page Ninja High School recap "Ninja High School:"

Characters Nightstalker; Jokester [Joker spoof]
Genre Martial arts; Science fiction; Teen; Humour
Pencils Ben Dunn
Inks Ben Dunn
Letters typeset (text); Dan Nakrosis (sound effects)
Notes inside front cover recap of previous story; illustrated with a panel from page 10 of the story in this issue; Batman spoof

26 page Ninja High School story "FOOD for THOUGHT"

Characters Nightstalker; Tomorrow Man; Arnie; Hokoto No Kenterminator; Rivalsan Kuma; Overseer; Lord Nemesis; Ramen Rider; Dr. Gorilla; Blitzkrieg; Iron Vixen; Reece Chambers [Twilight Avenger]; Prof. Gloom; Jokester [Joker spoof]; Rex Ruthless [Lex Luthor spoof]
Synopsis The villain team try to defeat the hero team by forcing them to relive the worst experiences in their lives.
Genre Martial arts; Science fiction; Teen; Humour
Script Ben Dunn (creator & plot); Fred Lee Cain
Pencils Ben Dunn
Inks Ben Dunn
Letters Dan Nakrosis
Notes Page count includes title page. Story continued from previous issue. Cameo: Sam Lieber [Stan Lee spoof]; ; Batman spoof; Superman spoof; Hokuto no Ken [Fist of the North Star] spoof; Terminator spoof; Kamen Rider Black spoof; Twilight Avenger; Mr. Mind spoof
Reprinted in Collected Ninja High School, The (Antarctic Press, 1994 series) #5 (1994); in Ninja High School Textbook (Antarctic Press, 2001 series) #1 (2001); in Ninja High School Pocket Manga (Antarctic Press, 2003 series) #4 (June 2004); in Ninja High School Classic (Eidalon, 2003 series) #2

3 page Ninja High School letters page "NINJA MAILBOX"

Characters Ichi-Kun Ichinohei [Itchy Koo]; Jeremy Feeple; Princess Asrial
Genre Martial arts; Science fiction; Teen; Humour
Script Alan R. Nepomuceno [as ARNie]; Erik Martin; Steven Miller; Allan D. Burrows; Robert DeJesus
Pencils Ben Dunn ? (header art); Ron Spillman; Will Meugniot [miscredited as Will Meugnot]
Inks Ben Dunn ? (header art); Ron Spillman; Will Meugniot [miscredited as Will Meugnot]
Letters typeset
Notes letter column; announces a contest for the best letter in each Ninja High School issue
Reprinted in Ninja High School Perfect Memory (Antarctic Press, 1990 series) #1 (1990) [fan art]

3 page promo (ad from the publisher)

Notes Malibu back issue list; inside back cover B&W house ad for Captain Harlock; colour back cover house ad for Robotech II: The Sentinels

1 page advertisement

Notes B&W Diamond Comic Distributors ad for PREVIEWS; GALLERY OF PROVEN SELLERS; and BASEBALL CARD CATALOG catalogues

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "MALIBU HOTLINE"

Characters Jack Keegan [Jackaroo]
Pencils Gary Chaloner
Inks Gary Chaloner
Letters typeset
Notes promotional editorial; illustrated with a panel from Jackaroo, The #1