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Issue Details

Issue #20
Published September 1990
Cover Price $1.95 US
Pages 36
Editing Chris Ulm (editor-in-chief - see Notes); Mickie Villa (editorial assistant); Dan Danko (editorial assistant)
Notes Chris Ulm is credited as the story editor on the story title page, but is credited as editor-in-chief in the inside front cover credits list; Ben Dunn signature on original art trimmed off of printed cover

Cover Details

Characters Johann Steamhead; Phrank Crowe [Zetra 3]; Howard [Zetra 2]; Mikey Ingram [Zetra 1]; Karl Hossenfeffer; Professor Beanhead
Genre Martial arts; Science fiction; Teen; Humour
Pencils Ben Dunn
Inks Ben Dunn
Colors Paul Mounts
Notes Chris Ulm is credited as the story editor on the story title page, but is credited as editor-in-chief in the inside front cover credits list; Ben Dunn signature on original art trimmed off of printed cover
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; Fantastic Four spoof recap "Ninja High School:"

Characters Weed Witchawds [Reed Richards spoof]
Genre Martial arts; Science fiction; Teen; Humour
Pencils Ben Dunn
Inks Ben Dunn
Letters typeset (text); Clem Robins (speech balloons)
Notes inside front cover recap of previous story; illustrated with a panel from page 15 of the story in this issue

21 page Ninja High School; cameo spoofs: Sun Vulcan; Ghostbusters; Gatchaman [Battle of the Planets]; Fantastic Four; RoboCop; Fushigi no umi no Nadia [Secret of the Blue Water] story "DATES"

Characters Mikey Ingram [Zetra 1]; Howard [Zetra 2]; Phrank Crowe [Zetra 3]; Johann Steamhead; Joshua Feeple; Major Becker; Professor Beanhead; Count Boscoe; Arnie; Phil Strongarm; Terri O'Farrell [Robogal Terry]; Terrence Weasel; Bob Feeple; Jeremy Feeple
Synopsis Continues Professor Steamhead's story from his emigration to America up to the beginning of Ninja High School #1.
Genre Martial arts; Science fiction; Teen; Humour
Script Ben Dunn
Pencils Ben Dunn
Inks Ben Dunn
Letters Clem Robins
Notes Page count includes title page. Cameos: Dr. Who; Devilman; Frankenstein monster; Creature from the Black Lagoon; Slimer; Swamp Thing; Iron Man; Dr. Slump; Hulk; Batman; Dr. Doom; Shiratori no Jun [Princess]; Weed Witchawds [Reed Richards spoof]; Jean
Reprinted in Collected Ninja High School, The (Antarctic Press, 1994 series) #6 (1995); in Ninja High School Textbook (Antarctic Press, 2001 series) #1 (2001); in Ninja High School Pocket Manga (Antarctic Press, 2003 series) #5 (February 2005); in Ninja High School Classic (Eidalon, 2003 series) #2

9 page promo (ad from the publisher)

Notes B&W house ads for: Captain Harlock; Lester Girls: The Lizard's Trail; Cat Claw; Deathworld; From The Darkness; 2 Malibu back issue lists; inside back cover B&W house ad for Emeraldas; colour back cover house ad for From The Darkness

2 page advertisement

Notes B&W ad for dubbed TEKKAMAN anime tapes (William Winckler Productions); B&W Diamond Comic Distributors ad for PREVIEWS; GALLERY OF PROVEN SELLERS; and BASEBALL CARD CATALOG catalogues

1 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]
Pencils Ben Dunn ? (header art)
Inks Ben Dunn ? (header art)
Letters typeset
Notes "letter column" explaining that there are no letters in this issue because Ben Dunn's computer was stolen when his house was burglarized & announcing the winners of Professor Steamhead's Trivia(l) Contest

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

Script Mickie Villa
Pencils Jim Balent
Inks Jim Balent
Letters typeset
Notes promotional editorial; illustrated with a panel from From The Darkness #1