Issue | #1 |
Published | September 1985 |
Frequency | monthly |
Cover Price | 0.75 USD; 1.00 CAD; 0.50 GBP |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | Louise Jones; Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief) |
Characters | Longshot; Mojo; Spiral; Gog; Magog |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Arthur Adams (signed) |
Inks | Arthur Adams (signed) |
Characters | Longshot (1st); GUESTS: Eliot; Quark (1st); Magog (1st); VILLAINS: Spiral (1st); Gog (1st) |
Synopsis | Running for his life, Longhsot leaps through a portal and arrives on earth with no memory of who he is or where he came from; As he tries to adjust to this strange new world, he is befriended by the dog looking creature, Magog, and the human survivalist nut, Eliot; Longshot and Eliot learn of a woman whose baby has been kidnapped and they decide to rescue her tot; They discover the band of creatures who chased Longshot from his world just as they are preparing to sacrifice the baby to open a portal home; Longshot uses his powers of incredible luck to rescue the baby and escape from Spiral and her cohorts. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Ann Nocenti |
Pencils | Arthur Adams |
Inks | Brent Anderson; Whilce Portacio |
Colors | Christie Scheele |
Letters | Joe Rosen |
Notes | Longshot and Ricochet Rita are based on the physical "look" of Art Adams and Ann Nocenti. |