Issue | #56 |
Published | November 1991 |
Cover Price | 3.95 USD; 4.75 CAD |
Pages | 68 |
Editing | Randy Stradley |
Notes | Cover is a take-off on the old DC Comics "Eighty-Page Giant". This issue is a square-bound 68-page issue. Logo by Jim Spivey, Carolyn Megyesi and Jack Pollock. |
Genre | Crime |
Pencils | Frank Miller; Paul Guinan (Aliens); John Byrne (The Next Men); Dave Johnson (The Earth Boys) |
Inks | Frank Miller; Paul Guinan (Aliens); John Byrne (The Next Men); Dave Johnson (The Earth Boys) |
Colors | Steven Birch; Sean Tierney; ? |
Characters | Mr. President; Edwards; Captain McQuade; Robert Tessier (Secretary of State); Mitchell |
Synopsis | The President deals with the aftermath of the Alien invasion of Earth and Ripley's use of nuclear weapons to remove most of the Aliens. |
Genre | Science Fiction; Horror |
Script | John Arcudi |
Pencils | Paul Guinan (Layouts); Tony Akins |
Inks | Paul Guinan |
Letters | Willie Schubert |
Notes | First 8 pages of story start the book and last 8 pages of story are at the end of the book. |
Reprinted | in Dark Horse Presents: Aliens (Dark Horse, 1992 series) #[nn]; in Aliens Omnibus (Dark Horse, 2007 series) #1 |
Characters | Nathan; Bethany; Jack; Jazz [Jasmine Desoto]; Danny Hilltop; Tony Murcheson; Dr. Bremmer (first appearance); Senator Aldus Hilltop (first appearance) |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | John Byrne |
Pencils | John Byrne |
Inks | John Byrne |
Letters | John Byrne |
Reprinted | in John Byrne's Next Men (Dark Horse, 1992 series) #0 (February 1992); in John Byrne's Next Men (Dark Horse, 1993 series) #1 (March 1993) |
Genre | Fantasy |
Script | Jo Duffy |
Pencils | Joven Chacon |
Inks | Joven Chacon |
Letters | Gaspar Saladino |
Genre | Fantasy |
Script | Rick Geary |
Pencils | Rick Geary |
Inks | Rick Geary |
Letters | Rick Geary |
Characters | Marv (Sin City) |
Script | Randy Stradley |
Pencils | Frank Miller |
Inks | Frank Miller |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Letters from readers - William A. Taylor, Stephen R. Mitchell, Marc Johnson, Jim Halliday and Scott McLaughlin - and responses from Randy Stradley. |
Characters | Marv |
Genre | Crime |
Script | Frank Miller |
Pencils | Frank Miller |
Inks | Frank Miller |
Letters | Frank Miller |
Reprinted | in Frank Miller's Sin City Volume 1: The Hard Goodbye Recut & Extended DVD Edition (Dark Horse, 2005 series) #[nn] |
Characters | Oxel Karnhus |
Genre | Detective |
Script | John Arcudi |
Pencils | Dale Eaglesham |
Inks | Dale Eaglesham |
Letters | Pat Brosseau |
Characters | Earth Boys |
Genre | Science Fiction |
Script | Cliff Biggers; Brett Brooks |
Pencils | Dave Johnson |
Inks | Dave Johnson |
Letters | Pat Brosseau |
Notes | Title on story is "The Trouble With Kiib'bllz". |
Script | Bob Schreck |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Bob Schreck talks about how 2 people who are having major problems has changed his outlook on life. Checklist for Dark Horse comics shipping November 1991. |
Pencils | Rick Geary |
Inks | Rick Geary |
Colors | Rick Geary ? |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Pinup from the Eldgytha story on the back cover of issue. Solicitation info for each story in this issue. |