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Issue Details

Issue #50
Published June 1998
Cover Price 5.95 USD
Pages 100
Editing Erik Larsen
Notes Bookshelf-Format with spine ("SAVAGE DRAGON #50 - Image Comics)

Cover Details - "untitled"

Characters Save Dragon; Powerhouse; Smasher; She-Dragon; Mako; Horde; Openface; Octopus
Genre Superhero
Pencils Erik Larsen
Inks Erik Larsen

24 page Savage Dragon story "untitled"

Characters Savage Dragon; Superpatriot; Dart; Barbaric; Ricochet; Rapture; Horridus; Mighty Man; She-Dragon; Smasher; Rock; Hitler's Brain; Brainiape; Overlord; Cyberface; Openface; Powerhouse; Octopus; Mako; Bud Ugly; Kill-Cat; Beast Boy; Feezle; Vein; Super-X; Back-Fire; Horde; Megatech; Raw Dog; Volcanic; Abner Cadaver; Bludgeon; Fever; Belcher; Nasal Ned; Roadblock; Outrage; Cesspool; Shrew; Arachnid; Master Atom
Genre Superhero
Script Erik Larsen
Pencils Erik Larsen
Inks Erik Larsen
Colors I.H.O.C. (Reuben Rude, Abel Mouton, Bill Zindel, Lea Rude)
Letters Chris Eliopoulos
Reprinted In Savage Dragon (Image 2002 series) #10 [Endgame TPB] (with alterations)

1 page Freak Force illustration "untitled"

Characters Ricochet; Barbaric; Rapture; Superpatriot; Dart; Mighty Man; Horridus
Genre Superhero
Pencils Victor Bridges
Inks Terry Austin

1 page Savage Dragon illustration "untitled"

Characters Savage Dragon
Genre Superhero
Pencils Dave Johnson
Inks Dave Johnson

9 page Mighty Man story "Mighty Man and the Critter Crime Wave"

Characters Mighty Man; Wicked Worm (debut)
Genre Super-hero
Script Gary Carlson
Pencils Bill Fugate
Inks Bill Fugate
Letters Bill Fugate
Notes Part 1 of 3. 1st appearance of The Wicked Worm, who went on to become Horde. 1940's CAPTAIN MARVEL tribute.
Reprinted from Big Bang Comics (Image, 1996 series) #1

1 page Savage Dragon illustration "untitled"

Characters Savage Dragon; Ms. Fortune
Genre Superhero
Pencils Chris Marrinan
Inks Chris Marrinan

22 page Freak Force story "untitled"

Characters Mighty Man; Savage Dragon; Barbaric; Dart; Rapture; Ricochet; Horridus; Superpatriot
Genre Superhero
Script Erik Larsen
Pencils Victor Bridges
Inks Al Gordon
Colors I.H.O.C. (Reuben Rude, Abel Mouton, Bill Zindel, Lea Rude)
Letters Chris Eliopoulos

1 page Savage Dragon illustration "untitled"

Characters Savage Dragon
Genre Superhero
Pencils Walter Simonson
Inks Walter Simonson

1 page Savage Dragon illustration "untitled"

Characters Savage Dragon
Genre Superhero
Pencils Greg Capullo
Inks Greg Capullo

8 page Mighty Man story "Mighty Man and the Wicked Worm's Circus of Evil!"

Characters Mighty Man; Wicked Worm
Genre Super-hero
Script Gary S. Carlson
Pencils Bill Fugate
Inks Bill Fugate
Colors Reuben Rude & I.H.O.C.
Letters Bill Fugate
Notes Part 2 of 3. 1940's CAPTAIN MARVEL tribute. Indexer had this reprinted from Savage Dragon #0, but that is not correct. Information on original appearance of this story needed.
Reprinted in Big Bang Comics (Image, 1996 series) #35 (June 1998)

1 page Savage Dragon illustration "untitled"

Characters Savage Dragon
Genre Superhero
Pencils Todd McFarlane
Inks Todd McFarlane

1 page Savage Dragon illustration "untitled"

Characters Savage Dragon; Fighting American
Genre Superhero
Pencils Rob Liefeld
Inks Rob Liefeld

5 page Savage Dragon story "Basic Training"

Characters Savage Dragon; Kaboom
Genre Superhero
Script Jeph Loeb
Pencils Jeff Matsuda
Inks Jonathan Sibal
Colors I.H.O.C. [Reuben Rude; Abel Mouton; Bill Zindel; Lea Rude]
Letters Chris Eliopoulos
Notes Jeff Matsuda's Kaboom guest-stars in the short story.

1 page Savage Dragon cover reprint (on interior page) "Special Wizard Edition "

Characters Savage Dragon
Genre Super-hero
Pencils Erik Larsen
Inks Erik Larsen
Colors I.H.O.C.
Reprinted from SAVAGE DRAGON #1/2 (Image/Wizard, May 1997)

9 page Savage Dragon story "CEMETARY REQUIEM"

Characters Savage Dragon; Rapture; Covenant of the Sword agent; Wicked Worm
Synopsis Rapture breaks up with Dragon; a Covenant agent reveals the child they buried was a "drone" and their real child is still alive. Dragon kills one more leech after it tries taking over his mind. An entire group of Wicked Worms have joined together to form a group creature, "Horde"
Genre Super-hero
Script Erik Larsen
Pencils Erik Larsen
Inks Erik Larsen
Colors I.H.O.C. (Reuben Rude, Abel Mouton, Bill Zindel, Lea Rude)
Letters Chris Eliopoulos
Reprinted from SAVAGE DRAGON #1/2 (Image/Wizard, May 1997)

7 page Mighty Man story "Mighty Man Battles the Conqueror Worm!"

Characters Bobby Berman (Mighty Man); Miss Eando; Mr. Luker (radio station manager); The Wicked Worm
Synopsis Mighty Man discovers that when cut in half, each part of The Wicked Worm grows into a complete creature, and many of them can act together as a "horde".
Genre Super-hero
Script Gary Carlson
Pencils John Thompson
Inks John Thompson
Colors Reuben Rude & I.H.O.C.
Letters John Thompson
Notes Part 3 of 3. Parts 1 & 2 ran in BIG BANG COMICS Vol.2 #1 (Image, May 1996) & SAVAGE DRAGON #0 (Image, 19??). All 3 parts later reprinted together, twice. Story is printed between pages 7 and 8 of reprint from SAVAGE DRAGON #1/2. 1940's CAPTAIN MARVEL tribute.
Reprinted from Savage Dragon, The (Image; Wizard, 1997 series) #1/2

1 page Savage Dragon illustration "untitled"

Characters Savage Dragon
Genre Superhero
Pencils Larry Marder
Inks Larry Marder

2 page Desperate Times story "untitled"

Genre Funny
Script Chris Eliopoulos
Pencils Chris Eliopoulos
Inks Chris Eliopoulos
Letters Chris Eliopoulos
Notes Black & White Two-Pager.

1 page Savage Dragon illustration "untitled"

Characters Savage Dragon
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jeff Matsuda
Inks Jonathan Sibal

2 page letters page "Fin Addicts"

Letters Typeset
Notes 8 letters of comment by Ben Herman, Livio Ramondelli, Derek Fridolfs, Fredrik Sibe, Ken Albery, Augie De Blieck Jr., Kent Moore, Crispin D. Wilbert