Sun-Runners
(Pacific, 1984-1985, 1987)
™ and ©1984 Roger McKenzie and Patrick Broderick
Sun-Runners takes place in a future where the distribution of energy requires a network that spans thousands of worlds. On a huge power station called Daybreak, a group led by Mark Dancer acts as troubleshooters, patching up problems both mechanical and humanoid. Dancer’s crew includes Delphi, the ship’s captain and a powerful psychic; Doctor Gibraltar, an elephant-like powerhouse who is also a near-genius; and Scooter, their sentient engineering robot.
Sun-Runners was one of the raft of creator-owned comics produced by independent Pacific Comics in the mid-1980s. It featured art by Pat Broderick (Firestorm, Micronauts), as well as early color work by Steve Oliff (who would later become famous for his Olyoptics computer coloring for Image Comics).
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Feb 1984
Cover: $1.50
W: Roger McKenzie · A: Pat Broderick
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Mar 1984
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W: Roger McKenzie · A: Pat Broderick, Paul Smith
1st appearance of Mike Mahogany
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May 1984
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W: Roger McKenzie · A: Pat Broderick, Paul Smith
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Nov 1984
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W: Roger McKenzie · A: Pat Broderick, Paul Smith
1st issue at Eclipse
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May 1985
Cover: $1.75
W: Roger McKenzie · A: Pat Broderick, Glen Johnson
Includes Sun Runners portfolio by Glenn Johnson (7 pages)
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Nov 1985
Cover: $1.75
W: Roger McKenzie · A: Glen Johnson
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Dec 1985
Cover: $1.75
W: Roger McKenzie · A: Glen Johnson
Series resumes with Tales of the Sun Runners #1 at Sirius Comics; Final Issue
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Mar 1987
Cover: $1.95
W: Roger Stern · A: Kelley Jones, Tom Lyle
Christmas Special; Continues from Tales of the Sun Runners #3; Published by Amazing Comics; 32 pages, B&W