Zen Intergalactic Ninja (5th Series)

    (Archie, 1992-1993)
™ and ©1992 Zen Comics, Inc.

He’s blue, he’s an alien Ninja, and he’s here to help us save the rainforest. Archie’s version of Zen Intergalactic Ninja is a considerably nicer version of Zen than is found in the black-and-white comics published by Zen comics. Here we see the alien leading a team of bio-mechanical lifeforms known as the Recycled Heroes. Their chief foes are a nasty bunch of environment-destroyers called (bluntly enough) the Contaminators, led by the dread Lord Contaminous.

The closest analog to this series is probably Captain Planet and the Planeteers; the plots here are full of dinosaurs, boy sidekicks, and high-spirited adventure, even while they address what to adults is a very serious problem. Zen, who has no mouth, even manages to keep up a steady stream of telepathic wisecracks as he knocks heads with the bad guys.
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Zen Intergalactic Ninja (5th Series) #1

September, 1992
Cover Price: $1.25
9 copies available from $1.68 		Stephen SternMike Esposito, Ross Andru, Will Cypser
Zen Intergalactic Ninja (5th Series) #1 Variation A


Cover Price: $1.25
1 copy available for $2.38 		Stephen SternMike Esposito, Ross Andru, Will Cypser
Zen Intergalactic Ninja (5th Series) #1 Newsstand Edition


Cover Price: $1.25
1 copy available for $1.75 		Newsstand Edition by J.S. Fletcher; Origin of Zen Intergalactic Ninja Stephen SternMike Esposito, Ross Andru, Will Cypser
Zen Intergalactic Ninja (5th Series) #2

October, 1992
Cover Price: $1.25
6 copies available from $0.96 		Stephen SternRoss Andru, Mike Esposito, Will Cypser
Zen Intergalactic Ninja (5th Series) #3

December, 1992
Cover Price: $1.25
2 copies available from $1.65 		Stephen SternRoss Andru, Mike Esposito, Will Cypser