Issue Details

Issue	#8
Published	January 1997
Cover Price	2.95 USD; 4.05 CAD
Pages	36
Editing	Gary Carlson; Chris Ecker; Edward DeGeorge (associate)
Notes	1960's Stan Lee & Jack Kirby Captain America tribute. Wrap-around cover that is a montage of various Mister U.S. covers printed separately inside. Originally intended for six variant covers for a stand-alone issue.

Cover Details - "Tales Of Uncanny Mysteries Featuring---"

Genre	Superhero
Script	Nat Gertler
Pencils	Mark Lewis
Inks	Mark Lewis
Letters	Chris Barnett
Notes	1960's Stan Lee & Jack Kirby Captain America tribute. Wrap-around cover that is a montage of various Mister U.S. covers printed separately inside. Originally intended for six variant covers for a stand-alone issue.

1 page Mister U.S. foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "50 Forgotten Years"

Genre	Superhero
Script	Gary Carlson [as Professor Emil Garbanzo]
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Intro for Mister U.S.'s "50th Anniversary Collection" (this is actually the character's first appearance).

4 page Mister U.S. story "Birth of a Legend!"

Synopsis	Origin of how puny Caspar Milquetoast became a "fighting fury on the side of freedom" during World War 2.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Nat Gertler
Pencils	Mark Lewis
Inks	Jeff Meyer
Letters	Chris Barnett
Notes	Joe Simon & Jack Kirby Captain America tribute. This segment claims to be from All-Thrilling Comics #17 (April-May 1943), a book headlined by "Dizzy Debbie, Teen Queen".

4 page Mister U.S. story "A Hero Bestowed!"

Characters	Dave Donovan [Mister U.S.]; Polly; Dr. Von Bismark; Dr. Tokai; Ivan (Ace Communist Spy)
Synopsis	Story of how Dave Donovan, in the hospital to have his tonsils out, instead has "ultra-strong mechanical arms, a leg, a transistorized headset, and Titanium arches" installed when he's mistaken for the hand-picked soldier intended for the experiment. The program was partly backed by "The Crusading Crew" whose "pulsating eighth issue" is "now on sale!"
Genre	Superhero
Script	Nat Gertler [as "Natty" Nat Gee]
Pencils	Mark Lewis [as Mark "The Shark" Lewis]
Inks	Jeff Meyer [as "Mighty" Jeff Meyer]
Letters	Chris Barnett [as "Alphabetic" Chris Barnett]
Notes	1963 Stan Lee & Jack Kirby Captain America tribute. This claims to be from Tales of Uncanny Mysteries #74.

3 page Mister U.S. story "Star-Spangled Slave!"

Characters	Mister U.S.; U.S. Junior (sidekick); Baboon (agent of B.A.D.G.U.Y.S. [Brotherhood of Agents to Destroy the Genuine United Yucky States]; agents of G.O.O.D.G.U.Y.S. [The Government Organization for Organized Defense of the Genuine United (Yeeha!) States]
Synopsis	Flashback details how "an average Joe" laid up in the hospital, wanting to do something for his country, deliberately switches places with "Colonel Adam" who was meant for the surgery that would turn him into a super-hero.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Nat Gertler
Pencils	Mark Lewis
Inks	Jeff Meyer
Letters	Chris Barnett
Notes	Tribute to late-1960's comics that tried imitating the style of the 1966 Batman TV show. This claims to be from Mister U.S. and Junior #140 (September 1968).

Half page filler "Genuine Submarine!"

Genre	Parody
Script	? (ad copy)
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Parody ad for "Genuine Submarine" ("Only $3.98") from Heinrich's Navy Surplus.

4 page Mister U.S. story "By Any Other Name..."

Characters	Brett Kowalski (Mister U.S.); unnamed biker; unnamed "military brass"; Sheriff B. Gott.
Synopsis	Story of how orphan draft-dodging hippie Brett Kowalski was taken against his will and subjected to the "Project Perfect Patriot" experiment, then forced to work for the U.S. Government.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Nat Gertler
Pencils	Mark Lewis
Inks	Jeff Meyer
Letters	Chris Barnett
Notes	Steve Englehart & Sal Buscema Captain America tribute. This claims to be from The Incredible Mister U.S. #200 (May 1973).

4 page Mister U.S. story "Old Glory"

Synopsis	Story describes that "Caspar Milquetoast" never really existed, and Mister U.S. was really always a robot, brainwashed into thinking it had once been human.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Nat Gertler [as Nigel Gertler]
Pencils	Mark Lewis [as M. Roger Lewis]
Inks	Jeff Meyer [as Geoffrey Meyer]
Letters	Chris Barnett [as Christine Barnett]
Editing	Gary Carlson [as Garrett Carlson III]
Notes	Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons Watchmen tribute (with a tip-of-the-hat to Alan Moore's first Swamp Thing story). This claims to be from Old Glory (1986 mini-series).

4 page Mister U.S. story "I'm a Butt-Kicker."

Genre	Superhero
Script	Mark Lewis; Nat Gertler (assists)
Pencils	Mark Lewis [as Marky Lewis]
Inks	Mark Lewis; Jeff Meyer (assists)
Letters	Chris Barnett
Notes	1990's Rob Liefeld / Image Comics tribute. This claims to be from book simply titled "U.S.". As noted in the editorial, although this story was a few years old by the time it was published, Rob Liefeld (whose first published work was for Gary Carlson's MEGATON anthology) had just taken over Captain America a few months earlier.

1 page Big Bang Theories text article "Gary's Graffiti"

Script	Gary Carlson
Pencils	Mark Lewis
Inks	Mark Lewis
Letters	typeset
Notes	Gary describes the genesis of the Mister U.S. feature. Originally intended as a stand-alone one-shot with 6 alternate covers, then with a single foil-embossed cover, but canceled due to low orders and published in Big Bang instead. This page includes a sketch of the character from 1992.

1 page Mister U.S. illustration "50 Forgotten Years"

Genre	Super-hero
Pencils	Mark Lewis
Inks	Jeff Meyer
Letters	Chris Barnett
Notes	1990's Rob Liefeld / Image Comics tribute. Originally intended as 1 of 6 variant covers.

1 page Mister U.S. illustration "The Glittering Golden Age"

Characters	Mister U.S.; Dizzy Debbie, Teen Queen; The All-Boy Squadron; G.I. Dunno
Genre	Super-hero
Pencils	Mark Lewis
Inks	Jeff Meyer
Letters	Chris Barnett
Notes	1940's Joe Simon & Jack Kirby CAPTAIN AMERICA tribute. Originally intended as 1 of 6 variant covers: CRACKLING COMICS #22.

1 page Mister U.S. illustration "The Silly Side Of The Silver Age"

Genre	Super-hero
Script	Nat Gertler
Pencils	Mark Lewis
Inks	Jeff Meyer
Letters	Chris Barnett
Notes	Late-60's "camp"-era tribute. Originally intended as 1 of 6 variant covers: MISTER U.S. AND JUNIOR #140.

1 page Mister U.S. illustration "The Psuedo-Intellectual Pseventies"

Genre	Super-hero
Script	Nat Gertler
Pencils	Mark Lewis
Inks	Jeff Meyer
Letters	Chris Barnett
Notes	1973 Steve Englehart & Sal Buscema CAPTAIN AMERICA tribute. Originall intended as 1 of 6 variant covers: THE INCREDIBLE MISTER U.S. #200.

1 page Mister U.S. illustration "The 'Oity-Toity Eighties"

Genre	Super-hero
Pencils	Mark Lewis
Inks	Jeff Meyer
Letters	Chris Barnett
Notes	1980's Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons WATCHMEN tribute. Originally intended as 1 of 6 variant covers: OLD GLORY #1 (or 12).

1 page Mister U.S. [as U.S.] illustration "The Nigh-Incomprehensible Nineties"

Genre	Super-hero
Script	Nat Gertler
Pencils	Mark Lewis
Inks	Jeff Meyer
Letters	Chris Barnett
Notes	1990's Rob Liefeld / Image Comics tribute. Originally intended as 1 of 6 variant covers: U.S. #1.

1 page The Sphinx; The Blitz promo (ad from the publisher) "Because You Demanded It!"

Genre	Super-hero
Script	Jeff Weigel
Pencils	Jeff Weigel; Dave Zimmerman
Inks	Jeff Weigel; Dave Zimmerman
Letters	typeset
Notes	Ad / BIG BANG COMICS #9 (Image, March 1997)