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Big Bang Comics #8

Image · Series began 1996 · January 1997

Dates

Cover date
January 1997
On sale
February 19, 1997
Pages
36

Editions and covers

Creators

script: Nat Gertler, Gary Carlson, Mark Lewis, Jeff Weigelpencils: Mark Lewis, Terry Moore, David Zimmerman, Jeff Weigelinks: Jeff Meyer, Mark Lewis, Terry Moore, Jeff Weigel, David Zimmermanletters: Christine Barnettediting: Gary Carlson

Stories

  • Birth of a Legend! · Mister U.S. · 4 pages

    Origin of how puny Caspar Milquetoast became a "fighting fury on the side of freedom" during World War 2.

  • A Hero Bestowed! · Mister U.S. · 4 pages

    Story of how Dave Donovan, in the hospital to have his tonsils out, instead has "ultra-strong mechanical arms, a leg, a transistorized headset, and Titanium arches" installed when he's mistaken for the hand-picked soldier intended for the experiment. The program was partly backed by "The Crusading Crew" whose "pulsating eighth issue" is "now on sale!"

  • Mister U.S. · 3.5 pages

    Flashback details how "an average Joe" laid up in the hospital, wanting to do something for his country, deliberately switches places with "Colonel Adam" who was meant for the surgery that would turn him into a super-hero.

  • By Any Other Name... · Mister U.S. · 4 pages

    Story of how orphan draft-dodging hippie Brett Kowalski was taken against his will and subjected to the "Project Perfect Patriot" experiment, then forced to work for the U.S. Government.

  • Old Glory · Mister U.S. · 4 pages

    Story describes that "Caspar Milquetoast" never really existed, and Mister U.S. was really always a robot, brainwashed into thinking it had once been human.

  • Mister U.S. · 4 pages
  • Gary's Graffiti · Big Bang Theories · 1 pages

Characters

Dave DonovanBrett KowalskiMister U.S.U.S. Junior

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