Asylum (Maximum)

    (Maximum, 1995-1997)
™ and ©1995 the characters' respective owners

Asylum is an anthology showcase for the various titles published by Maximum Press. The first issue got things rolling with short stories including Larry Marder’s “Beanworld, Rob Liefeld’s “Avengelyne,” Rob Liefeld’s “Warchild,” Stephen Platt’s “Doubletap,” and the licensed science-fiction comic, “Battlestar Galactica.”

For a company that’s taken its shots as nothing more than a factory for cookie cutter super-heroes by draw-alike artists, Asylum displays a remarkable range of talent. Comic superstar Stephen Platt’s “Doubletap” is the first creator-owned character by the young artist. On the other hand, “Beanworld” is a humorous comic that had been published independently for years prior to its premiere at Image. The “Warchild” story focuses in on Merlyn and how she became a female. The Battlestar Galactica story introduces comic newcomers Rob Napton and John Fang. The series was edited by Matt Hawkins.

		Notes	Writer	Artist
	#1 Date:  12/1/1995 Cover Price:  $2.95 NM Guide:  $3.50 7 copies available from $0.99	Beanworld/Avengelyne flip covers; Flipbook	Larry Marder, Rob Liefeld, Robert Napton, Eric Stephenson, Stephen Platt	Larry Marder, Pop Mhan, Arthur Adams, Stephen Platt, John Fang
	#1 Variation A Date:  12/1/1995 Cover Price:  $2.95 NM Guide:  $2.25 3 copies available from $0.99	Warchild/Doubletake flip covers; Flipbook	Larry Marder, Rob Liefeld, Robert Napton, Eric Stephenson, Stephen Platt	Larry Marder, Pop Mhan, Arthur Adams, Stephen Platt, John Fang
	#2 Date:  1/1/1996 Cover Price:  $2.95 NM Guide:  $2.25 8 copies available from $0.99	Pin-Up	David Campiti, Mike Buckley, Robert Napton, Eric Stephenson, Larry Marder	Mike Deodato Jr., Pop Mhan, Chap Yaep, Larry Marder, Stephen Platt, Richard Horie, Brian Denham
	#3 Date:  4/1/1996 Cover Price:  $2.95 NM Guide:  $2.25 4 copies available from $0.99	Flipbook	Garrett Omata, Rob Liefeld, Robert Napton, Larry Marder	Sam Liu, Richard Horie, Larry Marder, Chris Massarotto
	#4 Date:  5/1/1996 Cover Price:  $2.95 NM Guide:  $1.75 2 copies available from $0.99	Flipbook	Robert Loren Fleming, Rob Liefeld, Robert Napton, Garrett Omata, Larry Marder, Chris Scalf	Pop Mhan, Sam Liu, Larry Marder, Chris Scalf
	#5 Date:  6/1/1996 Cover Price:  $2.95 NM Guide:  $2.25 4 copies available from $0.99	Flipbook	Dan Fraga, Robert Napton, Rob Liefeld, Garrett Omata, Robert Loren Fleming, Larry Marder, Chris Scalf	Dan Fraga, Sam Liu, Pop Mhan, Larry Marder, Chris Scalf
	#6 Date:  7/1/1996 Cover Price:  $2.95 NM Guide:  $1.50 5 copies available from $0.75	Preview of planned Bionix series featuring The Six Million Dollar Man and Bionic Woman; Flipbook; Battlestar Galactica Pin-Up	Robert Napton, Rob Liefeld, Chuck Jones, Robert Loren Fleming, Larry Marder	Brian Denham, Chuck Jones, Pop Mahn, Larry Marder
	#7 Date:  9/1/1996 Cover Price:  $2.99 NM Guide:  $2.00 3 copies available from $0.99		Robert Napton, Chris Scalf, Chuck Jones, Donald Simpson	Michael Chang, Chris Scalf, Chuck Jones, Donald Simpson
	#8 Date:  9/1/1996 Cover Price:  $2.99 NM Guide:  $2.50 2 copies available from $2.25	Indicia misprint date as September 1996	Todd Nauck, Donald Simpson, Chuck Jones, Robert Napton	Todd Nauck, Donald Simpson, Chuck Jones, Ching Lau
	#9 Date:  11/1/1996 Cover Price:  $2.99 NM Guide:  $3.25 3 copies available from $2.75	Flipbook	Eric Stephenson, Jim Krueger	Dan Fraga, Phil Hester
	#10 Date:  12/1/1996 Cover Price:  $2.95 NM Guide:  $3.50 1 copy available for $9.99		Terry Moore, Robert Napton, Scott Devine	Craig Wagner, Hector Gomez
	#11 Date:  1/1/1997 Cover Price:  $2.99 NM Guide:  $2.00 8 copies available from $0.99		Marat Mychaels, Donald Simpson, Robert Loren Fleming	Marat Mychaels, Donald Simpson