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Issue Details

Issue #14
Published October 1997
Cover Price 2.95 USD; 4.30 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Gary Carlson; Chris Ecker; Edward DeGeorge
Notes Second issue of multi-part time-travel story. Jack Kirby New Gods tribute.

Cover Details - "Terror at Time's End!"

Characters Oblivia; Berzerker; The Badge; Savage Dragon; Ultiman
Genre Superhero
Script Gary Carlson
Pencils Rich Buckler
Inks Rich Buckler
Notes Second issue of multi-part time-travel story. Jack Kirby New Gods tribute.
Reprinted in Big Bang Comics (Image, 1996 series) #33 (July 2000) [1/4 page, black and white].

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Alternate Currents"

Characters Knight Watchman; Ultiman; Beacon; Savage Dragon; Blitz; Atomic Sub
Script Gary Carlson
Pencils David Zimmerman; Erik Larsen
Inks David Zimmerman; Erik Larsen
Letters typeset
Notes Explains how story grew to where it would now take 3 issues to tell. Also tells "The Story So Far..."
Reprinted from Big Bang Comics (Image, 1996 series) #12 (July 1997) [1/6 page, without logo].

5 page Savage Dragon story "National Guardians"

Characters Savage Dragon; Alex; Ultiman; The Beacon
Synopsis Still traveling uncontrollably through time, The Dragon finds himself back in Chicago on the day he was kidnapped in 1997; but unknown to him, he's now on Earth-B!
Genre Superhero
Script Gary Carlson
Pencils Joe Cooper
Inks Patrick Tuller
Notes Part 10 of 24; 1990's Image-style tribute.

3 page Savage Dragon; Ultiman story "Ultiman"

Characters Savage Dragon; Ultiman of Earth-B
Synopsis Still on Earth-B, Dragon finds himself knocked 59 years into the past, where Ultiman mistakes him for a man from Mars; their misunderstanding leads to a fight which this Ultiman remembered 59 years later (in the previous chapter).
Genre Superhero
Script Gary Carlson
Pencils John Thompson
Inks John Thompson
Notes Part 11 of 24; 1938 Siegel & Shuster Superman tribute, including swipes of several panels and the cover from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #1 (June, 1938).

3 page Savage Dragon; Venus story "Venus"

Characters Savage Dragon; Venus
Synopsis Still on Earth-B, Dragon winds up in Korea during the war in 1952 and is caught in a land-mine explosion. Waking up in a hospital, his nurse turns out to be Venus, who is much more understanding and reasonable than most of the male heroes he's had encounters with. They trade info before he moves on.
Genre Superhero
Script Gary Carlson
Pencils Dan Preece
Inks Dan Preece
Notes Part 12 of 24; 1950's Ross Andru & Mike Esposito Wonder Woman tribute.

2 page Savage Dragon; Thunder Girl story "Thunder Girl"

Characters Thunder Girl [Molly Wilson]; Dr. Hy Q. Binana; Savage Dragon
Synopsis Still on Earth-B, Dragon lands in 1944, where he rescues Molly Wilson from Dr. Binana. He & Thunder Girl trade greetings before he moves on, but Binana sabotages his dimension-hopping machine by unplugging it.
Genre Superhero
Script Gary Carlson
Pencils Bill Fugate
Inks Bill Fugate
Notes Part 13 of 24; 1940's C.C. Beck Mary Marvel tribute.

4 page Savage Dragon; The Blitz story "The Blitz"

Characters Savage Dragon; Blitz (Earth-A) [Jimmy Travis]; Cyclone [Marty]; Beacon (Earth-B); Blitz (Earth-B)
Synopsis Because Binana unplugged the dimension machine, Dragon makes it to 1964, but is trapped between the dimensions of Earth-B and Earth-A. Blitz and Cyclone are unable to help, but The Blitz of Earth-B manages to "realign" Dragon's vibrations and send him on his way again.
Genre Superhero
Script Gary Carlson
Pencils David Zimmerman
Inks David Zimmerman
Notes Part 14 of 24; 1960's Carmine Infantino Flash tribute.

5 page Savage Dragon story "Agents of B.A.D.G.E."

Characters Savage Dragon; Rick Strenko; Roberta Ryan; various Agents of B.A.D.G.E.(Bureau for Advanced Defense & Global Espionage); The Badge (robot); The Time Being
Synopsis Dragon finds himself at B.A.D.G.E. HQ in 1965, mistaken for a spy out to steal the "Infinity Orb". But before long, both he and The Badge find themselves pulled into the timestream.
Genre Superhero
Script Gary Carlson
Pencils Mark Lewis (layouts); Ken Lester
Inks Ken Lester
Notes Part 15 of 24; Jim Steranko S.H.I.E.L.D. tribute.

9 page Savage Dragon story "The Badge"

Characters Savage Dragon; The Badge (robot); The Time Being; Oblivia; Ultiman (various versions)
Synopsis Dragon & The Badge find themselves millions of years in the future, where they encounter The Time Being, who stole the Infinity Orb from B.A.D.G.E. HQ. He also finds a room full of multiple Ultimen.
Genre Super-hero
Script Gary Carlson
Pencils Joe Zierman [as Joe Kingler]
Inks Ken Lester [as Joe Kingler]
Notes Part 16 of 24; 1970's Jack Kirby New Gods tribute. Story concludes in Big Bang Comics (Image, 1996 series) #18 (April, 1998).

Big Bang Theories letters page

Script Gary Carlson
Notes Letters from Steve Richmond, Chris Buckmister, Glen Davis, Morris Peoples, and Christopher Trembone.