Megaton

    (Entity, 1983-1987, 1993)
Megaton™ and ©1993-1994 Gary Carlson. Other characters are ™ and © their respective creators.

Megaton was one of the first of the black-and-white comics in the black-and-white boom of 1983. By 1987, however, the market was glutted and the inevitable bust came. Megaton, one of the early pioneers, became a victim of the shakeout. Its publisher, Gary S. Carlson, went on to work on a variety of projects, including the recent Big Bang Comics.

One of the last projects planned for Megaton had been the Megaton Holiday Special. This had been planned as a 64-page special for Christmas, 1987. It finally saw the light of day in in the end of 1993, thanks to the folks at Express Publications. The tales told here include treasures that many had thought long lost, including previously unpublished Megaton, Feral, and Vanguard Christmas stories. The original special was also slated to have contained the first Youngblood story by Rob Liefeld. Although this story was never completed, its cover was specially colorized, and is presented here for the first time.
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  • 1
    #1
    Nov 1983
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Gary Carlson, John Cosgriff  ·  A: Chris Ecker, Dan Reed, Erik Larsen, Frank Fosco, Gene Day, Jackson “Butch” Guice, James Cassara, Ken Landgraf, Mike Gustovich, Ralph Cabrera, Sam De La Rosa
    1st Appearance of Megaton
    1 copy for $119.95
  • 2
    #2
    Oct 1985
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Gary Carlson, Erik Larsen, Don Chin  ·  A: Donald Simpson, Erik Larsen, S. Clarke Hawbaker, Jackson “Butch” Guice, Ken Meyer Jr., Frank Fosco
    One-page“Dragon”cameo by Erik Larsen
    4 copies from $49.00
  • 3
    #3
    Feb 1986
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Erik Larsen, Gary Carlson  ·  A: Erik Larsen, Mike Gustovich, S. Clarke Hawbaker, Angel Medina, Frank Fosco
    1st Appearance of Savage Dragon
    2 copies from $170.00
  • 3/ACE
    #3 ACE Edition
    Feb 1986
    W: Erik Larsen  ·  A: Erik Larsen
    Savage Dragon Story only
    1 copy for $24.00
  • 4
    #4
    Apr 1986
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Gary Carlson, Erik Larsen, Grass Green  ·  A: Angel Medina, Francis J. Mao, Erik Larsen, Grass Green
    2 copies from $19.98
  • 5
    #5
    Jun 1986
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Gary Carlson, Grass Green  ·  A: Rob Liefeld, Angel Medina, Grass Green
    3 copies from $16.00
  • 6
    #6
    Dec 1986
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Gary Carlson  ·  A: Gary Thomas Washington, Angel Medina, Gordon Purcell, Frank Fosco
    3 copies from $7.00
  • 7
    #7
    Apr 1987
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Gary Carlson  ·  A: Bill Willingham, Gary Thomas Washington, John Thompson
    2 copies from $7.00
  • 8
    #8
    Aug 1987
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Gary Carlson  ·  A: Angel Medina, Gary Thomas Washington, Rob Liefeld
    1st Appearance of Youngblood in pin-up
    2 copies from $94.98
  • HO 1
    Holiday Special #1
    Says 1994 on cover, 1993 in indicia
    Aug 1987
    Cover: $2.95
    W: Gary Carlson  ·  A: Steve Adams
    7 copies from $1.20