Issue Details

Issue	#0
Published	May 1994
Cover Price	2.75 USD; 3.85 CAD
Pages	36
Editing	Pat Duke
Notes	All stories in this issue take place before Ninja High School (Antarctic Press, 1987 series) #1. Print run: 9500 regular edition; 1000 special edition; no editor credits in stories

Cover Details

Characters	Princess Asrial; Jeremy Feeple; Ichi-Kun Ichinohei [Itchy Koo]
Genre	Martial arts; Science fiction; Teen; Humour
Pencils	Ben Dunn ?
Inks	Ben Dunn ?

Half page Antarctic Blast text article "A Little Respect"

Script	Ben Dunn
Letters	typeset
Notes	inside front cover indicia page editorial complaining about the lack of coverage of Antarctic Press comics in the comics fan press

Half page Antarctic Blast text article "The Fineprint"

Script	Pat Duke
Letters	typeset
Notes	inside front cover indicia page article with instructions how to send submissions to Antarctic Press

11 page Ninja High School story "The Reluctant Princess"

Characters	Princess Asrial; Captain Soandso; King Jerka; Queen Shiva; Nanny; Princess Mylissa; Princess Andromeda; Poki [Pooky]
Synopsis	Princess Asrial prepares for her diplomatic mission to Earth.
Genre	Martial arts; Science fiction; Teen; Humour
Script	Ben Dunn
Pencils	Ben Dunn; cameo spoof artists: Ted Nomura [TN] (No-No UFO/Ben Dunn); Joe Wight? [JW] (Alien); PK (cameo); Pat Duke? [PD] (Nausicaä); Shon Howell? [SH] (cameo); JR (Marvin); MC (cameos); B-O (Hello Kitty); Kuni Kimura? [KK] (cameo); Edward Pun [EP] (A-OK)
Inks	Ben Dunn; cameo spoof artists: Ted Nomura [TN] (No-No UFO/Ben Dunn); Joe Wight? [JW] (Alien); PK (cameo); Pat Duke? [PD] (Nausicaä); Shon Howell? [SH] (cameo); JR (Marvin); MC (cameos); B-O (Hello Kitty); Kuni Kimura? [KK] (cameo); Edward Pun [EP] (A-OK)
Letters	Mike Sagara
Notes	Cameo spoofs (by various artists): Maxx; Gina Diggers; Britanny Diggers; StickFigureman; Moniko; Tom Servo; Crow T. Robot; Dalek; Briareos; Beatrix Farmer; Marvin the Martian; Kitty; Paul Xandore [Paul Sanders]; Ben Dunn;
Reprinted	in Collected Ninja High School, The (Antarctic Press, 1994 series) #1 (December 1997); in Ninja High School Textbook (Antarctic Press, 2001 series) #1 (2001); in Ninja High School Pocket Manga (Antarctic Press, 2003 series) #1 (November 2003); in Ninja High School Classic (Eidalon, 2003 series) #1 (April 2003)

10 page Ninja High School story "Cat Scratch Fever"

Characters	Ichi-Kun Ichinohei [Itchy Koo]; Hitomi Ichinohei; Kudusai Ichinohei; Yoshi-Shoji Ichinohei; Hana Ichinohei; Rivalsan Kuma
Synopsis	Ichi-Kun prepares for her trip to America.
Genre	Martial arts; Science fiction; Teen; Humour
Script	Ben Dunn
Pencils	Ben Dunn
Inks	Ben Dunn
Letters	Mike Sagara
Reprinted	in Collected Ninja High School, The (Antarctic Press, 1994 series) #1 (December 1997); in Ninja High School Textbook (Antarctic Press, 2001 series) #1 (2001); in Ninja High School Pocket Manga (Antarctic Press, 2003 series) #1 (November 2003); in Ninja High School Classic (Eidalon, 2003 series) #1 (April 2003); in Ninja High School (Antarctic Press, 1994 series) #85 (June 2001) [2 panels from page 15]; from Mangazine (Antarctic Press, 1999 series) #23 (June 2001) [2 panels from page 15]

8 page Ninja High School story "The Day Before"

Characters	Jeremy Feeple; Mikey Ingram; Arnie; Dr. Janice Hanson; Howard; Phrank Crowe; Ricky Feeple; Bob Feeple (cameo)
Synopsis	Jeremy is injured playing soccer, then goes home and thinks about his missing father.
Genre	Martial arts; Science fiction; Teen; Humour
Script	Ben Dunn
Pencils	Ben Dunn
Inks	Ben Dunn
Letters	Mike Sagara
Reprinted	in Collected Ninja High School, The (Antarctic Press, 1994 series) #1 (December 1997); in Ninja High School Textbook (Antarctic Press, 2001 series) #1 (2001); in Ninja High School Pocket Manga (Antarctic Press, 2003 series) #1 (November 2003); in Ninja High School Classic (Eidalon, 2003 series) #1 (April 2003)

1 page text article "It's Good To Be Back!"

Genre	Martial arts; Science fiction; Teen; Humour
Script	Ben Dunn
Letters	typeset
Notes	text page explaining why this issue is late and listing partial writing & art credits for this issue (cameos in sequence 3 story not credited)

4 page promo (ad from the publisher)

Notes

2-page Antarctic Press back issue list; inside back cover B&W house ad for Knight Hunter and Tomorrow Man: Last Rites and Twilight X Quarterly; colour back cover house ad for Twilight X Quarterly