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Issue Details

Issue #48
Published April 1990
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 1.75 USD; 2.25 CAD
Pages 52
Editing Mark Waid; Michael Eury

Cover Details

Characters Batman, Robin, and Ambush Bug
Genre superhero; humor
Pencils Kevin Maguire
Inks Al Gordon
Notes Parody of Batman TV show with Batman and Robin climbing the building and Ambush Bug looking out the window.
Reprinted in Showcase Presents Ambush Bug (DC, 2009 series) #[nn]

15 page Ambush Bug story "The Secret Origin of Ambush Bug: We Thought Him Up"

Characters F: Ambush Bug; GS: Cheeks, Vril Dox
Genre superhero; humor
Script Keith Giffen (Plot); Robert Loren Fleming
Pencils Keith Giffen
Inks Bob Lewis
Colors Tony Tollin
Letters John Costanza
Notes a spoof on Cynicalman, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...etc...
Reprinted in Showcase Presents Ambush Bug (DC, 2009 series) #[nn]

8 page Stanley and His Monster story "Untitled"

Characters F: Stanley and His Monster
Script Phil Foglio
Pencils Phil Foglio
Inks Keith Wilson
Colors Tom McCraw
Letters John Workman

8 page Rex the Wonder Dog story "The Birth of Rex the Wonder Dog"

Characters F: Rex the Wonder Dog
Genre superhero
Script Gerard Jones
Pencils Paris Cullins
Inks Gary Martin
Colors Tom Ziuko
Letters John Costanza
Notes This origin story is a spoof on the Captain America origin.

8 page The Trigger Twins story "Untitled"

Characters F: Trigger Twins
Genre western
Script William Messner-Loebs
Pencils Trevor von Eeden
Inks Trevor von Eeden
Colors Julianna Ferriter
Letters Tim Harkins