B-Movie Presents

    (B-Movie, 1986)
™ and ©1986 B-Movie Comics

The goal of this black-and-white series is to capture the feel of old-time movie serials. The rotating features—The World of X-Ray and Captain Daring—offer sharp contrasts in storytelling style and sensibilities.

Captain Daring of the Interplanetary Police Force will evoke feelings of déjà vu from anyone familiar with Buck Rogers or Flash Gordon serials. But while the movies had to scrimp on special effects for budgetary reasons, creator Kenneth Holewczynski has no such excuse, unless he really intended to replicate shoddy sets and cheap-looking props.

Mark Paniccia’s pre-apocalyptic World of X-Ray is populated by stock futuristic punk bad guys, physically enhanced police officers known as Alpha Cops and, unfortunately, poor grammar. X-Ray is one of the Alpha Cops, whose pursuit of a drug ring leads him to a painful discovery and tragic consequences.
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  • 1
    #1
    Mar 1986
    Cover: $1.70
    W: Ken Holewczynski, Mark Paniccia  ·  A: Ken Holewczynski, Mark Paniccia
    Captain Daring
    4 copies from $1.75
  • 2
    #2
    Jun 1986
    Cover: $1.70
    W: Mark Paniccia, Ken Holewczynski  ·  A: Mark Paniccia, Ken Holewczynski
    3 copies from $1.99
  • 3
    #3
    Sep 1986
    Cover: $1.70
    W: Ken Holewczynski  ·  A: Ken Holewczynski, Mark Paniccia
    Tasma
    1 copy for $1.99
  • 4
    #4
    Dec 1986
    Cover: $1.70
    W: Mark Paniccia, Mike Smith  ·  A: Mark Paniccia, Mike Smith
    Final issue; B&W
    3 copies from $5.00