Issue | #16 |
Published | Autumn 1994 |
Cover Price | $3.50 |
Pages | 84 |
Editing | Brian Augustyn; Ruben Diaz (assistant editor) |
Characters | General Glory |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Howard Porter |
Inks | Howard Porter |
Notes | Cover art credits from solicitation. |
Characters | General Glory [Joe Jones]; Guy Gardner; Donovan Wallace; Justice League America [Martian Manunter (cameo); Fire (cameo); Guy Gardner (cameo)] |
Synopsis | Joe Jones is in the hospital after a heart attack and shares a room with Donovan Wallace. Donovan was a cop who is paralyzed by a bullet after protecting a young girl from a street gang. Joe comforts the young man with a retelling of his origin as General Glory. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Paul Kupperberg |
Pencils | Vince Giarrano |
Inks | Vince Giarrano |
Colors | Patricia Mulvihill |
Letters | Albert DeGuzman |
Notes | Pg. 10 of this story follows the last page of the second story, pg.11 follows the last page of third story, and pg. 12 follows the last page of the fourth story-- all are interludes that take place back in the hospital room. |
Characters | General Glory; Commodore Pasternak; Ernest E. Ernest [Ernie], the General's young ward; unnamed campers; Groout |
Synopsis | Joe Jones hears a fantastic tale of a monster coming from the center of the Earth from Commodore Pasternak at the Megolopolis's Explorers Club. Determined to join the club, Joe journeys to the outskirts of town and meets Groout, a huge monster bent on conquering the earth. Only Joe -as General Glory- can prevent this. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Paul Kupperberg |
Pencils | Rick Stasi |
Inks | Dick Ayers |
Colors | Jerry Nicholas |
Letters | Ruben Diaz |
Notes | This story is a homage to the Monster comics done by Marvel Comics in the 1950s and 1960s. |
Characters | General Glory [Joe Jones]; Ernie [Ernest E. Ernest]; Mavis Morgan, an investigative radio reporter; "Moolah" Murphy, a criminal; "Moolah's" unnamed henchman; Inspector McLaughlin; Benny Lenox and his gang (rivals of "Moolah" and his gang) |
Synopsis | Joe and Ernest have a radio interview with Mavis Morgan interrupted by "Moolah" Murphy, a mobster who's going straight. Its up to Joe and Ernest --as General Glory and Ernie-- to find out the truth. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Paul Kupperberg |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | Jose Marzan |
Colors | Jerry Nicholas |
Letters | Gaspar |
Notes | This story is a homage to both Batman and Superman stories of the 1950s and 1960s: it has Batman's set up with Superman's supporting characters. |
Characters | General Glory [Joe Jones]; DeeDee, a news reporter; Police Commissioner Morris Madison; the Degenerates, a militant street gang; the Green Skeleton (cameo); Ernie (cameo); Jeeves, Joe's butler; Skylar and Ernestine, 2 girls |
Synopsis | It's a dark future where Joe must decide to become General Glory again to defeat the Degenreates and bring hope to a dismal world. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Paul Kupperberg |
Pencils | Khato |
Inks | Khato |
Colors | Phil Allen |
Letters | Agnes Pinaha |
Notes | This is a homage to Frank Miller's "The Dark Knight Returns" story. |
Characters | the Wildbloods [Strykeheart; Wingstarr; Platoon; Thudd; Stones]; General Glory; Ernie |
Synopsis | The Wildbloods-- a new group of heroes for this generation-- are assigned to open 2 cryogenic tubes holding the living legends of World War 2: General Glory and Ernie! But 30 years of stasis has left the 2 confused, and they believe the Wildbloods are attacking them. Can the Wildbloods convince them otherwise before someone gets killed-- or worse? |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Paul Kupperberg |
Pencils | Danny Rodriguez |
Inks | Andrew Pepoy |
Colors | Greg Rosewall |
Letters | Chris Eliopoulos |
Notes | This story is inspired by the Image books of the 1990s, specifically Youngblood. |
Characters | Joe Jones; Donovan Wallace; an street gang |
Synopsis | Joe realizes his life is ebbing away. To keep Glory's path shining bright, he bestows his powers to Donovan, who's full mobility is restored. As Donovan becomes the next General Glory, Joe passes away quietly. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Paul Kupperberg |
Pencils | Vince Giarrano |
Inks | Vince Giarrano |
Colors | Patricia Mulvihill |
Letters | Albert DeGuzman |