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Issue Details

Issue #16
Published Autumn 1994
Cover Price $3.50
Pages 84
Editing Brian Augustyn; Ruben Diaz (assistant editor)

Cover Details - "Paths of Glory"

Characters General Glory
Genre superhero
Pencils Howard Porter
Inks Howard Porter
Notes Cover art credits from solicitation.

12 page General Glory story "Visions of Glory"

Characters General Glory [Joe Jones]; Guy Gardner; Donovan Wallace; Justice League America [Martian Manunter (cameo); Fire (cameo); Guy Gardner (cameo)]
Synopsis Joe Jones is in the hospital after a heart attack and shares a room with Donovan Wallace. Donovan was a cop who is paralyzed by a bullet after protecting a young girl from a street gang. Joe comforts the young man with a retelling of his origin as General Glory.
Genre superhero
Script Paul Kupperberg
Pencils Vince Giarrano
Inks Vince Giarrano
Colors Patricia Mulvihill
Letters Albert DeGuzman
Notes Pg. 10 of this story follows the last page of the second story, pg.11 follows the last page of third story, and pg. 12 follows the last page of the fourth story-- all are interludes that take place back in the hospital room.

12 page General Glory story "I Fought Groout, The Creature Who Came From The Cracks of The Earth!"

Characters General Glory; Commodore Pasternak; Ernest E. Ernest [Ernie], the General's young ward; unnamed campers; Groout
Synopsis Joe Jones hears a fantastic tale of a monster coming from the center of the Earth from Commodore Pasternak at the Megolopolis's Explorers Club. Determined to join the club, Joe journeys to the outskirts of town and meets Groout, a huge monster bent on conquering the earth. Only Joe -as General Glory- can prevent this.
Genre superhero
Script Paul Kupperberg
Pencils Rick Stasi
Inks Dick Ayers
Colors Jerry Nicholas
Letters Ruben Diaz
Notes This story is a homage to the Monster comics done by Marvel Comics in the 1950s and 1960s.

12 page General Glory story "Moolah" Murphy Goes Straight

Characters General Glory [Joe Jones]; Ernie [Ernest E. Ernest]; Mavis Morgan, an investigative radio reporter; "Moolah" Murphy, a criminal; "Moolah's" unnamed henchman; Inspector McLaughlin; Benny Lenox and his gang (rivals of "Moolah" and his gang)
Synopsis Joe and Ernest have a radio interview with Mavis Morgan interrupted by "Moolah" Murphy, a mobster who's going straight. Its up to Joe and Ernest --as General Glory and Ernie-- to find out the truth.
Genre superhero
Script Paul Kupperberg
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Jose Marzan
Colors Jerry Nicholas
Letters Gaspar
Notes This story is a homage to both Batman and Superman stories of the 1950s and 1960s: it has Batman's set up with Superman's supporting characters.

12 page General Glory story "Return to a Dark Night"

Characters General Glory [Joe Jones]; DeeDee, a news reporter; Police Commissioner Morris Madison; the Degenerates, a militant street gang; the Green Skeleton (cameo); Ernie (cameo); Jeeves, Joe's butler; Skylar and Ernestine, 2 girls
Synopsis It's a dark future where Joe must decide to become General Glory again to defeat the Degenreates and bring hope to a dismal world.
Genre superhero
Script Paul Kupperberg
Pencils Khato
Inks Khato
Colors Phil Allen
Letters Agnes Pinaha
Notes This is a homage to Frank Miller's "The Dark Knight Returns" story.

12 page General Glory story "The Power and the Platitude"

Characters the Wildbloods [Strykeheart; Wingstarr; Platoon; Thudd; Stones]; General Glory; Ernie
Synopsis The Wildbloods-- a new group of heroes for this generation-- are assigned to open 2 cryogenic tubes holding the living legends of World War 2: General Glory and Ernie! But 30 years of stasis has left the 2 confused, and they believe the Wildbloods are attacking them. Can the Wildbloods convince them otherwise before someone gets killed-- or worse?
Genre superhero
Script Paul Kupperberg
Pencils Danny Rodriguez
Inks Andrew Pepoy
Colors Greg Rosewall
Letters Chris Eliopoulos
Notes This story is inspired by the Image books of the 1990s, specifically Youngblood.

9 page General Glory story "untitled"

Characters Joe Jones; Donovan Wallace; an street gang
Synopsis Joe realizes his life is ebbing away. To keep Glory's path shining bright, he bestows his powers to Donovan, who's full mobility is restored. As Donovan becomes the next General Glory, Joe passes away quietly.
Genre superhero
Script Paul Kupperberg
Pencils Vince Giarrano
Inks Vince Giarrano
Colors Patricia Mulvihill
Letters Albert DeGuzman