| Unofficial Martian Manhunter Special Index |
MARTIAN MANHUNTER SPECIAL #1
Cover Date: 1996
Cover Price: $3.50
Cover Credits:
Art: Howard Porter
Colors: Angus McKie
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Credits:
| Story | Paul Kupperberg |
| Pencils | Mike Collins |
| Inks | H. Rodriguez, Jeff Albrecht, Keith Champagne, Prentis Rollins |
| Lettering | John Costanza |
| Colors | Lee Loughridge |
| Editing | Ruben Diaz |
Feature Character(s):
- Martian Manhunter (last in Hawkman Vol. 3 #33; next in Showcase '96 #9/3)
Guest Star(s):
- Chaser Bron (Darkstar)
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Paral (first appearance)
- The Prophet (first appearance)
Other Character(s):
- K'rzkar (first appearance)
- Magistrate (first appearance)
- Bruaka (first appearance)
- Trypper (first appearance)
- Ambush (first appearance)
- Shadowdance (first appearance)
Location(s):
- Naftali (first appearance)
Comment(s):
- This story seems to have been intended as the first two issues of an ongoing Martian Manhunter series.
Synopsis: - J'onn has come to the planet Naftali, a planet which harbours many religions, to speak to he long-lived K'rzkar, who may once have known the people of Mars. He arrives to find the planet in great uproar - K'rzkar has apparently discovered the fundamental truth and the adherents of many sects want him killed to prevent him spreading what will certainly be a blasphemy. Working alongside the Darkstar Chaser Bron, J'onn tries to find the holy man and get him to safety. The Naftali magistrate tells J'onn that a man named Bruaka will undoubtedly hold the key to the holy man's whereabouts - three of the magistrate's deputies are already keeping guard over this man to ensure he comes to no harm.
- Sadly, Bruaka's sanctuary comes under attack and the peacekeepers must rescue him. He tells them that K'rzkar is offworld and they fly off to find him, hotly pursued by an enemy craft, and specifically the powerful Prophet, who is not defeated until J'onn and his allies destory their own ship, escaping in a pod. Bruaka now reveals that K'rzkar has been on Naftali all along, disguised as a beggar. They have lured his detractors off world for long enough for him to deliver his message, which is simply that love and harmony are the greatest things in the universe.
| Feature: | "Pin-Ups" | (7 Pages) |
Credits:
- Dusty Abell and Kevin Maguire and Marc Campos and Jeff Parker and Randy DuBurke (art)
- H. Rodriguez and Sergio Corriello (pencils)
- Jeff Albrecht and John Dell (inks)
Comment(s):
- The issue is rounded out with a number of Justice League-related pinups, possibly left over from the demise of Justice League Quarterly. The pin-ups includes are: "classic League" by Dusty Abell; JLI by Rodriguez and Jeff Albrecht; "JL ladies" by Kevin Maguire; Western-style Justice League by Sergio Corriello and John Dell; Captain Atom by Marc Campos; Zatanna by Jeff Parker; Maxima by Randy DuBurke as well as Bloodwynd, and the Conglomerate by unidentified artists.