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Issue Details

Issue #5
Published October 1996
Cover Price 2.95 USD; 3.95 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Gary Carlson
Notes Tribute to various covers that graced the DC reprint Giants over the years, and to DC's Secret Origins title.

Cover Details - "Top Secret Origins!"

Characters Mighty Man; Knight Watchman; Silver-Age Blitz; Golden-Age Ultiman; Ultiman's Secret Citadel
Genre Superhero
Pencils Bill Fugate (Mighty Man); Chris Ecker (Knight Watchman); David Zimmerman (Blitz); John Thompson (Ultiman); Ed Quinby (Secret Citadel)
Inks Bill Fugate (Mighty Man); Jim Brozman (Knight Watchman); David Zimmerman (Blitz); John Thompson (Ultiman); Ed Quinby (Secret Citadel)
Colors ? [as In-Color] (separations)
Notes Tribute to various covers that graced the DC reprint Giants over the years, and to DC's Secret Origins title.

10 page The Blitz story "The Top-Secret Origin of the Blitz"

Genre Superhero
Script Terrance Griep, Jr.
Pencils Darren Goodhart
Inks Jim Brozman
Colors ? [as In-Color] (separations)
Letters Susan Dorne
Notes Fourth appearance, second solo story; previous appearance in Big Bang Comics (Image, 1996 series) #4 (September 1996); next appearance in Big Bang Comics (Image, 1996 series) #9 (March 1997). Silver-Age Flash [Barry Allen] tribute.

2 page Ultiman story "The Adventures of the Ultimate Human Being!"

Genre Superhero
Script Chris Ecker [as Jimmy Ziegler]
Pencils Chris Ecker [as Jon Schuler]; John Thompson (header art)
Inks Chris Ecker [as Jon Schuler]; John Thompson (header art)
Colors In-Color (separations)
Letters Chris Ecker; John Thompson (logo)
Notes Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster Superman tribute. Previous appearance in Big Bang Comics (Image, 1996 series) #4 (September 1995); next appearance later in this issue.
Reprinted from Berzerker (Caliber, 1993 series) #2 (March 1993).

13 page Knight Watchman story "Who is this Champion of Midway City?"

Genre Superhero
Script Chris Ecker
Pencils Chris Ecker [as Tom King]
Inks Jim Brozman; Mike Matthew [as Tom King]
Colors ? [as In-Color] (separations)
Letters Jim Brozman
Notes Golden-Age Bob Kane Batman tribute. Previous appearance in Big Bang Comics (Image, 1996 series) #4 (September 1996); next appearance in Big Bang Comics (Image, 1996 series) #7 (December 1996).

4 page Ultiman story "Ultiman's Secret Citiadel!"

Synopsis Ultiman takes contest-winner Jimmy on a tour of his secret headquarters.
Genre Superhero
Script Ed Quinby; Gary Carlson
Pencils Ed Quinby
Inks Ed Quinby
Colors In-Color (separations)
Letters Ed Quinby
Notes Silver-Age Superman tribute, and this citadel is very similar to his Fortress of Solitude. Next appearance in Big Bang Comics (Image, 1996 series) #12 (July 1997). Actual title on this story misspells "citadel" as "citidel", but the correct spelling is used in the table of contents in this issue, showing the intention.

1 page Big Bang Theories letters page

Notes Letters from El Sloano, Joseph F. Carroll, Marshall T. Williams, Jon Gilbert, Henry Kujawa, and Adam Paige.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "The Most Requested Big Bang Story Of All Time Is Here!"

Genre Superhero
Script Gary Carlson
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Murphy Anderson
Colors ? [as In-Color] (separations)
Notes House ad for next issue, Big Bang Comics (Image, 1996 series) #6 (which reprints Vol.1 #3).

1 page advertisement "Hey Gang"

Characters Knight Watchman
Pencils Chris Ecker
Inks Chris Ecker
Letters typeset
Notes Ad for Action Figures Unlimited (maker of custom Big Bang action figures).

1 page Mighty Man illustration "Greetings, Fans! Your pal"

Script Bill Fugate
Pencils Bill Fugate
Inks Bill Fugate
Colors ? [as In-Color] (separations)
Letters Bill Fugate
Notes Pin-up of Mighty Man; Golden-Age C.C. Beck Captain Marvel tribute.