Cover by David Zapanta. Zuby And Friends in Exposition Theatre, script and art by David Zapanta
Hairbat (Screaming Rice Press, 1993 Series) #1-6 are summarized the form of a puppet show, watched and commented on by Zuby and his friends. Home Sweet Home Part 3, script and art by David Zapanta; Larry and Oscar attempt to talk Dr. Sachtler, and his talking scissors, out of cutting Larry's hair; Jack Jackson and his beard snake show up to rescue Larry. Larry is put into tighter restraints. Text piece concerning the move from self-publishing Hairbat to publishing through Slave Labor, as well as future plans for the title.
36 pgs., B&W. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.
Regular cover by Anthony Castrillo and Jeff Lawter. Edited by Al Stewart. Stories and art by Curtis Duttenhauer, John Stump, Dennis Anderson, Scott Rosema, Geoff Brunner, David Anderson and Allen Stewart.
An anthology by indy publisher Hall of Heroes that fostered new talent such as Trent Kaniuga. Resurrected necromancer Aggro Penchant is transformed into The Sinister, a tool of the gods tasked with facing the evil of the demon Azazel and saving the Earth. After the Flesh; Sinister; Early Character Sketches.
32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.50.
Cover art by Frank Miller. Heart Failures (Unity chapter 8) starring Eternal Warrior, Archer and Armstrong, X-O Manowar, Solar Man of the Atom, Magnus Robot Fighter, Rai, and Shadowman, script by Jim Shooter (plot and script) and David Lapham (plot), pencils by David Lapham, inks by Gonzalo Mayo; In Unity, the kids learn that Kris is going to have a baby. 36 pgs.
Cover art by Jade Moede. The Body Farm, script by David Michelinie, pencils by Yvel Guichet, inks by Rodney Ramos and Knob Row
When Flatline is taken hostage, the H.A.R.D. Corps team attempts a daring rescue; As rising tensions within the team come to a head, a team member falls in action.
36 pgs. $2.25. Cover price $2.25.
Cover pencils by Scott Benefiel , inks by Mike Christian. Angry Past, Part 1: Agent Snowdon, script by James Hudnall, pencils by Kelly Krantz, inks by Jeff Whiting
Aladdin, the government agency created to keep track of ultras, has bugs set up in the home of Hardcase; Aladdin surveillance agents learn of the Alternate but have no idea who or what it is; Hardcase gets back to living his life by going to ceremony awards and giving interviews on television; Choice and Hardcase begin a romantic relationship and Choice confides in him that she is starting to remember some of her memories, but the memories reveal two distinctly different childhoods: one is from Vietnam and the other is from America; The Alternate told Hardcase and Choice that the answers Choice seeks lays in the headquarters of Aladdin, so they decide to visit the headquarters again; Meanwhile, an agent of Aladdin recruits both Hardwire and Head Knocker to join on a mission to defeat Hardcase and to make certain he does not reach the Aladdin base.
36 pgs., full color. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.
Cover pencils by Scott Benefiel , inks by Mike Christian. The Angry Past: Part Two, script by James Hudnall, pencils by Scott Benefiel, inks by Jasen Rodriguez
Hardcase and Choice are in Hardcase's car, headed towards the secret base of Aladdin, when they are met with Aladdin agents Foxfire, Dirt Devil and War Eagle; Head Knocker and Hardwire accompany the crew, being made temporary Aladdin agents; Hardcase immediately turns around and the Aladdin agents are bewildered that their mere presence caused the hero to surrender; However, the real reason was because Hardcase did not want another of his cars destroyed in an ultra fight; Foxfire, Dirt Devil and War Eagle chase after them and a large battle ensues; Head Knocker and Hardwire return back to the base to bide their time and strike against Hardcase and Choice at a better time; Choice and Hardcase finally defeat Foxfire, Dirt Devil and War Eagle and feel tired when they are finally met with Hardwire and Head Knocker.
36 pgs., full color. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.
Cover pencils by Scott Benefiel, inks by Jasen Rodriguez. The Angry Past part three, script by James D. Hudnall, pencils by Scott Benefiel, inks by Jasen Rodriguez
Hardcase and Choice battle the combined might of Hardwire and Head Knocker; The battle lasts for a while before Hardcase and Choice escape; They catch Foxfire, War Eagle and Dirt Devil in the desert and tell them that they want to conclude a truce: Hardcase won't attempt to enter Aladdin's base if Aladdin does not retaliate in any manner. Aladdin agrees and they leave the scene; Unfortunately, Aladdin also loses Hardwire and Head Knocker, letting loose two convicted killers; After some time, Hardcase and Choice find themselves in Las Vegas where they contact Tech of the Solution; Hardcase asks Tech to search the database of Aladdin's computers to find the secrets behind Choice's memory.
36 pgs., full color. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.
Cover by Steve Carr. Transition, script by James D. Hudnall, pencils by Steve Carr, inks by Dan Schaefer
Hardcase and Tech deal with Choice simply disappearing before them; Tech calls her teammate, Shadowmage, to help find Choice; Using her magic, Shadowmage learns that the person who teleported Choice used magic and came from her very own home planet of Xurina; Meanwhile, Rex Mundi uses powers at his disposal to keep bugs in Hardcase's home, bugs that are neither magical or electronic in nature. Hardcase, Shadowmage and Tech go to Hardcase's home to see if they can find any more clues about Choice's disappearance, but they cannot; Hardcase files a report with the police department and vists his comatose ex-girlfriend, Starburst, in a hospital to tell her everything he has learned lately; While Hardcase is gone, Hardwire waits for him at his house for some revenge.
36 pgs., full color. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.
Cover pencils by Greg Luzniak, inks by Matt Banning. Slash And Burn, script by James Hudnall, pencils by Greg Luzniak and Tim Hamilton, inks by Craig Gilmore, Eric Ladd, Bruce McCorkindale, and Terry Austin
Hardcase arrives at his home to find it in disarray and disheveled; He is surprised by an attack by Hardwire, who has been dealt with defeat by Hardcase several times; The battle goes on for a while, being overlooked by Rex Mundi; Hardcase finally defeats Hardwire and goes into his kitchen to get something to drink when something lands in his house; Hardcase finds himself face to face with NM-E, the creature that destroyed the Squad and put his ex-girlfriend in a coma.
36 pgs., full color. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.
Flip-Book with Ultraverse Premiere #7 (Brian Murray cover) featuring three stories: Iron Clad "Fall" - Death of Iron Clad Mark Paniccia script; Keith Conroy pencils; Mike Christian inks; Roxanne Star letters Choice "Neverland Blues" - continued from Hardcase #13; continues in Ultraverse Premiere #8. James Hudnall script; Brian Kong pencils; Jasen Rodriguez inks; Susan Dorne letters Lady Killer "part 3: End of Story" Kurt Busiek script; Kris Renkewitz pencils; Jeff Albrecht inks; Carrie Spiegle letters Cover price $3.50.
Cover pencils by Greg S. Luzniak, inks by Craig Gilmore. Battle Royale part II, script by James D. Hudnall, pencils by Tim Hamilton, inks by Keith Aiken
Prime arrives to save Hardcase from a killing blow. While Prime battles NM-E on his own, Hardcase's body lays on the beach; The Alternate arrives to heal Hardcase and informs him about some special properties of his ultra ability, including the facts that sea water can heal him and he doesn't need air
Meanwhile, Prime finds NM-E to be stronger than he anticipated; Prime's protoplasmic shell eventually dissipates and it seems that NM-E is about to kill the teenager that is really Prime when Hardcase arrives to save him; While not complete healed, Hardcase is in fighting shape and vows to not stop until NM-E is destroyed; Meanwhile, Hardwire is saved by a mysyerious person in Hardcase's burning house; Rex Mundi also figures out that the Alternate directly intervened to save Hardcase's life and ponders on it.
36 pgs., full color. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.
Cover pencils by Tim Hamilton, inks by Jasen Rodriguez. Battle Royale part III, script by James D. Hudnall, pencils by Tim Hamilton, inks by Keith Aiken and Rich Rankin
Hardcase is burnt beyond recognition but continues to fight NM-E; Hardcase lured NM-E to a gas station where he puts the mechanical creature into a fiery explosion and then immediately places him in the cold water, the extreme temperatures hurting NM-E drastically; Hardcase continues to fight him and grabs one of his blades to finally destroy him again
Prime arrives, recovered, to help Hardcase again but NM-E is already defeated. Hardcase and Prime discuss that NM-E's parts should be sent to Contrary for observation when suddenly Hardcase is teleported away; He believes that Choice is teleporting him, much like she was teleported before; The Alternate and Rex Mundi are both confused about Hardcase's disappearance and the Alternate tries to figure a way to steal NM-E's mechanical parts away from Prime.
36 pgs., full color. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.
Cover pencils by Keith Conroy, inks by Larry Welch. Here Today..., script by James D. Hudnall, pencils by Kenn Bivins (pgs. 1-8), Bill Knapp (pgs. 9-16), and Greg Horn, inks by John Lowe (pgs. 1,2), Craig Gilmore (pgs. 3-8), Saleem Crawford (pgs. 9-16), and Matt Osborne (pgs. 17-24)
With Hardcase disappearing immediately after defeating NM-E, to the surprise of everyone, Prime tries to assess the situation he's now placed in; The Alternate, also at the scene, tries to figure a way to steal NM-E from under Prime's attention; Shape-shifting into the likeness of Mantra, a superheroine that Prime has an attraction to, The Alternate is able to take NM-E's robotic parts and then disappear with them; Prime tries to give chase, but soon loses her; Rex Mundi, the creator of NM-E, gets frustrated when he sees his arch-nemesis steal his greatest creation stolen; He arrives on Earth to gather his 'bugs', things he created to spy on Hardcase; Meanwhile, the Operator, one of Rex Mundi's associates, is a powerful woman on the West Coast that keeps observation on several operations.
36 pgs., full color. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.
1A has coupon for Ultraverse Premiere # 0. Cover by Dave Gibbons. Winners Never Quit, script by James Hudnall, pencils by Jim Callahan, inks by Norm Breyfogle;
Hardcase was a member of the Squad, the first four ultrahumans the world has ever known; In their last battle against an inhuman foe, two members of the Squad died while another remained in a coma and the only one to survive was Hardcase; The incident caused him to change careers and become an actor; While on the set of one of his movies, he is approached by a police officer that wants an autograph and inquires why Hardcase won't return to being a superhero; Before their conversation concludes, the police officer is summoned to a bank robbery; Hardcase declines to join him and the police officer rushes ahead; As Hardcase films his next scene, he can hear gunshots from the bank robbery and goes to investigate; There he meets Head Knocker, another super-powered ultra, who is trying to rob the bank and killed several people.
36 pgs., full color. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.
Cover pencils by Steve Wozniak, inks by Lowe. Hard Choices, script by James Hudnall, art by Cranial Implant Studio
A beautiful ultra named Choice is frantic and searches for Hardcase to help her; She is chased all the way to Hardcase's house by a group wearing advanced battle armor; Hardcase and Choice make quick work of the group and try to get answers, but none are really forthcoming; Choice has been programmed by the company she works so that she is unable to always reveal pertinent information but Hardcase decides to help her anyway.
32 pgs., full color. $1.95.
Originally came polybagged with trading card
