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Issue Details

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.

Cover Details - "Giant Dark Horse Presents Annual"

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; ?

16 page Aliens story "The Alien"

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

8 page The Next Men story "Prelude"

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)

8 page story "Fancies"

Genre Fantasy
Script Jo Duffy
Pencils Joven Chacon
Inks Joven Chacon
Letters Gaspar Saladino

6 page story "The True Chronicle of Eldgytha"

Genre Fantasy
Script Rick Geary
Pencils Rick Geary
Inks Rick Geary
Letters Rick Geary

2 page Winner's Circle letters page "Winner's Circle"

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.

8 page Sin City story "Episode Seven"

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]

10 page The Creep story

Characters Oxel Karnhus
Genre Detective
Script John Arcudi
Pencils Dale Eaglesham
Inks Dale Eaglesham
Letters Pat Brosseau

6 page Earth Boys story "The Trouble With Kibbles"

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".

1 page Flogging a Dead Horse text article "Flogging a Dead Horse [November 1991]"

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.

1 page illustration

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.