Mars Attacks Image #3
Cover Date: March 1997
Cover Price: $2.50(US)
Format: 36 Pages / Color
Cover: Andy Smith (Pencils), Bill Sienkiewicz (Inks), I.H.O.C. (Colors)
LEAD STORY
Pages: 22
Credits
Story: Keith Giffen
Script: Gary Carlson
Pencils: Andy Smith
Inks: Bill Sienkiewicz
Colors: I.H.O.C. (Rueben Rude, Abel Mouton, Bill Zindel, Lea Rude, John Zaia, and José Arenas)
Letters: Chris Eliopoulos
Editor: Erik Larsen
Assistant Editor: Garrett Chin
Heroes
Dragon
Freak Force
– Dart
– SuperPatriot
– Rapture
– Mighty Man II
– Barbaric
– Ricochet
Liberty
Justice
The Deadly Duo
– Kill-Cat
– Kid Avenger
Star II
Vanguard
Guest Heroes
Hot Led Ink:
WildStar
Shadowline:
ShadowHawk II
WildStorm:
The Wildcats
– Lord Emp
– Spartan
– Savant
Wetworks
– Dane
Gen¹³
Backlash
Top Cow:
Cyber Force
– Ripclaw
– Impact
– Cyblade
– Stryker
TMP:
Spawn
I Before E:
Maxx
Supporting Characters
Guest Supporting Characters
Guest Villains
Topps:
Martians
Summary
SuperPatriot is elected leader of Earth’s forces and he reluctantly accepts the position. Jake Farrell arrives on the scene to act as the veteran’s liaison to the President of the USA. He tries to rally a number of superheroes for a unified assault on all of the Martian forces and repel them once and for all.
The immensely powerful Mighty Man demonstrates that the heavy firepower of the invaders has a limit as their strongest weapons can no longer charge enough energy to cause him harm. Flying saucers are thrown across the skies and hundreds of aliens meet their doom at his hands.
Fed up with pointless battles on the ground, Dragon makes contact with his alien ally, Vanguard, who is forbidden from interfering by the orders for his post on Earth. Instead the soldier bends the rules by taking his policeman friend towards Mars so that he can take the battle directly to the Martians.
In Detroit, the gathered heroes infiltrate the Earthbound stronghold of the invaders in the hope to cause some serious damage to the facility. Labman leads his allies inside and The Kid Avenger uncovers a control panel that he believes will allow him to blow up the entire structure. Unsure of how to proceed, Kill-Cat states that he will take responsibility for whatever happens. An energy surge is created, but a huge explosion goes off that seemingly consumes the heroes as well as their foes…
Story Notes
Collected Edition
Issue Extras
Savage Dragon and Megaton pin-up by Armando Durruthy, Mike Miller, and I.H.O.C.