Sliders Special (1996) comic books
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Issue #1
Published Nov 1996 by Acclaim/Armada.$2.50
#1 Narcotica. By special arrangement with MCA/Universal, actor Jerry O'Connell has written this extra special issue from Acclaim Comics! O'Connell, of course, stars as Quinn Mallory, the inventor of the parallel world-jumping "Slider" technology on the super-hot Fox TV series, Sliders! Based on an episode treatment of O'Connell's deemed "too dark for prime time," the Sliders arrive on an alternate Earth where, in order to avoid political ruination, J. Edgar Hoover moved to legalize drug use in the United States! Now, in 1996, Timothy Leary leads a Grunge movement against steroid pumped Narc Squads in a vainglorious effort to halt the narcotization of a nation! Naturally, Quinn Mallory, Professor Arturo, Rembrandt and Wade get caught up in the action! But where drugs come into play, even the noblest of heroes can find their limitations. Written by Jerry O'Connell, with art by Jackson Guice, Dennis Calero, Mike DeCarlo and Carlos Montanez. FC, 48 pgs. Cover price $3.95.
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Issue #2
Published Jan 1997 by Acclaim/Armada.$2.50
$2.50
#2 Blood and Splendor. Once in a while, a pivotal concept or teleplay will cross the desk of Sliders co-creator Tracy Torme that's quite simply too wild and too expensive to produce for the Fox TV series. Careening from one parallel Earth to the next, our Sliders find themselves in a world where Native Americans thwarted all of Western Europe's attempts to colonize and conquer. The European white minority is relegated to slavery, and the country is one nation under Huizlopochtl, the merciless Aztec god of war! One Aztec nobleman, Montezuma IV, has been given a vision from Huizlopochtl, that he is to be his "right hand" on this world, conquering in his name. All Montezuma needs, is a sign. Well, how about one of our heroes' quantum tunnels?! Will Quinn Mallory wind up on the sacrificial altar? And if that ain't enough, there's something new, very big and very hungry moving through the quantum tunnels -- and it eats Sliders! Written by Tracy Torme, Jeof Vita and Jeff Somers. Art by Rags Morales, Dean Zachary, Barbara Kaalberg and Gonzalo Mayo. FC, 48 pgs. Cover price $3.95.
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Issue #3
Published Mar 1997 by Acclaim/Armada.$2.50
#3 Deadly Secrets. Written in tandem with the TV series' co-creators Tracy Torme and Robert K. Weiss, this issue ties directly into some of the most intriguing elements to be explored this coming season. Wade Wells comes into her own as a heroine of the highest caliber, when a terrible secret between Quinn Mallory and Professor Arturo threatens to break up our quantum quartet. This secret will be a powerful running subplot for the first ten episodes of the new season, making for a startling (and permanent) revelation about one of the Sliders in November. Also appearing in this issue is Conrad Bennis, Jr., the cute but crazy grunge genius whose appearances in the TV series always spike the ratings. Script by D.G. Chichester, with art by Dean Zachary and Sam de la Rosa. FC, 48 pgs. Cover price $3.95.
