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Issue Details

Issue #22
Published September 1998
Cover Price 2.95 USD
Pages 36
Editing Gary Carlson; Chris Ecker; Edward DeGeorge
Notes Bob Kane Batman tribute.

Cover Details - "The Bird-Man of Midway City"

Characters Pink Flamingo; Knight Watchman; Galahad The Kid Whiz
Genre Superhero
Script Chris Ecker
Pencils Chris Ecker [as Tom King]
Inks Chris Ecker [as Tom King]
Letters Chris Ecker
Notes Bob Kane Batman tribute.

1 page Ultiman credits "Big Bang Comics"

Characters Ultiman
Genre Superhero
Script Gary Carlson
Pencils Dan Preece (signed)
Inks Dan Preece (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Includes Ultiman pin-up; Joe Shuster Superman tribute.

10 page Knight Watchman story "Crime From The Skies!"

Characters Knight Watchman [Reid Randall]; Kid Galahad [Jerry Randall]; Pink Flamingo;
Genre Superhero
Script Mark Schirmer
Pencils Dan Preece [as Tom King]
Inks Dan Preece [as Tom King]
Letters Dan Preece
Notes Bob Kane Batman tribute. Previous appearance of Knight Watchman in Big Bang Comics (Image, 1996 series) #20 (June-July 1998); next appearance of Watchman, Galahad & Pink Flamingo in Big Bang Comics (Image, 1996 series) #25 (June 1998). "Modern-day" Watchman story continues next month in Knight Watchman (Image, 1998 series) #4 (October 1998).

8 page Dimensioneer! story "Dr. Insect and His Ant Men!"

Characters Dr. Insect ("Guru Of Greed"); Ant-Men (metamorphizing goons); Dimensioneer [Frank Fontana]
Genre Superhero
Script Daniel Reed
Pencils Daniel Reed
Inks Daniel Reed
Letters Daniel Reed
Notes Third appearance; previous appearance in Big Bang Comics (Image, 1996 series) #21 (June-July 1998).

1 page text article "Alternate Currents"

Script Gary Carlson
Letters typeset
Notes Gary Carlson introduces the original (done first, but rejected), alternate version of Part 15 of the Savage Dragon time-travel story, and talks about his brother Jeff, who died in a work-related accident.

7 page Savage Dragon story "Agents Of BADGE"

Characters Savage Dragon; Rick Ryan; 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 Chris Ecker
Inks Jim Brozman
Notes Part 15 of 24; alternate version of episode that appeared in Big Bang Comics (Image, 1996 series) #14 (October 1997), redone because "we weren't completely happy with it." Title is from the table of contents.

3 page Pantheon Of Heroes character profile "Who's Who In The Pantheon Of Heroes?"

Characters Savage Dragon; Photon (formerly Lamp Lass); Jupiter Boy; Dragonfist (formerly Combat Kid); Gravity Girl; Clone Boy; Snowstar; Anti-Matter Lad; Laughing Boy; Telegirl; Brain Boy; A Robo-Judge; Angelfish; Golden Girl; Galactic Lad; Ghost Girl; Sphinx; The Absolute; Zan; Blitz; Metazoids; Stacy & Tracy, The Titan Twins; ShadowHawk; Star; Mighty Man; Butterfly Queen; Omega Boy; RoboKid; A Martian; Kid Warlock; Lionclaw; Aviatrix; Ambassador Gork; Nature Boy; Manta Rae; Ant Boy
Genre Superhero
Script Gary Carlson
Pencils Darren Goodhart
Inks Patrick Tuller
Letters typeset
Notes Dave Cockrum/Mike Grell Legion of Super-Heroes tribute. Pin-up & character "key chart" listing the names of every character seen in the original two-page spread.
Reprinted from Big Bang Comics (Image, 1996 series) #18 (April 1998) [page 2: two-page spread shrunk to one page].

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "The Big Bang History of Comics 1"

Notes House ad for "next Issue", but what became Big Bang Comics (Image, 1996 series) #24 instead (#23 had different content).

2 page Big Bang Theories letters page

Characters Knight Watchman; Kid Galahad
Script Gary Carlson
Pencils Chris Adams
Inks Chris Adams
Notes Guest fan art. Letters from Pike1701 *at* aol.com, Edward Strickland, Steve Bennett, Jeff Pedigo, James K. West, Hugaround *at* aol.com, Doug Mabry, and Ben Herman.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "In the Next Issue of Knight Watchman"

Notes House ad for Knight Watchman (Image, 1998 series) #4.

1 page Dimensioneer! illustration "Against The Animator"

Characters Dimensioneer [Frank Fontana]; Animator
Genre Superhero
Pencils Daniel Reed (painted)
Inks Daniel Reed (painted)
Colors Daniel Reed (painted)
Notes Back cover.