Protectors (1992 Malibu) #7N

Newsstand edition: $1.95 cover price. Cover pencils by Thomas Derenick, inks by Mike S. Miller. "Prelude To Chaos," script by R. A. Jones, art by Thomas Derenick

Wisecrack is a super villain from Earth that was trapped in an alien dimension with his lackey, Jackdaw; They have claimed control of their environment, making its inhabitants their slaves; However, Wisecrack wishes he were back on Earth; Meanwhile, Man of War attends a committee hearing gathered together to decide if the government should continue to fund the Protectors, since Mr. Monday and his Steel Army have been apprehended; Later, Ferret makes himself busy by hunting down a criminal attempting to escape the country; Ferret uses unnecessary violence, breaking the criminals arms and legs, much to the chagrin of Man of War; Before their argument escalates, a large sound interrupts them and they find Mighty Man was punched hard; He explains that he and Amazing Man were training and Amazing Man lost control of himself, falling into a berserker frenzy; The team tries to break Amazing Man out of his frenzy, but to no avail. Fortunately, the Witch is able to use her power to calm Amazing Man down.

36 pgs., full color. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.