The Next Issue Project is a series of American comic-book anthology one-shots published by

Image Comics Image Comics is an American comic book publisher and is the third largest comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry in both unit and market share. It was founded in 1992 by several high-profile illustrators as a venue for creator-o ...

beginning in February 2008. The multi-title project, edited by

Erik Larsen Erik J. Larsen (born December 8, 1962) is an American comic book artist, writer, and publisher. He currently acts as the chief financial officer of Image Comics. He gained attention in the early 1990s with his art on Spider-Man series for Marvel ...

, creator of

Savage Dragon The Savage Dragon is a fictional superhero created by Erik Larsen, published by Image Comics and taking place in the Image Universe. The comic features the adventures of a superheroic police officer named the Dragon. The character first appear ...

, features comic book characters that have fallen into the

public domain The public domain (PD) consists of all the creative work to which no exclusive intellectual property rights apply. Those rights may have expired, been forfeited, expressly waived, or may be inapplicable. Because those rights have expired, ...

. The premise behind the series, according to Larsen, is:

Publication history

Each issue of the Next Issue Project utilizes features from a title published during the 1930s and 1940s period historians and fans call the

Golden Age of Comic Books The Golden Age of Comic Books describes an era of American comic books from 1938 to 1956. During this time, modern comic books were first published and rapidly increased in popularity. The superhero archetype was created and many well-known cha ...

, with similar dimensions and page count, both larger than the modern-day standard. Each issue continues the name and numbering of each title. The first issue, '' Fantastic Comics'' #24 came out in February 2008. It was followed by ''

Silver Streak Comics Silver Streak is a fictional superhero character created by Joe Simon that first appeared in ''Silver Streak Comics'' #3 (cover-dated March 1940), from Lev Gleason Publications.Archivedfrom the original on June 3, 2017. He is believed to be the se ...

'' #24 in December 2009 and later '' Crack Comics'' #63.

Issues

''Fantastic Comics'' #24

Continuing from

Fox Feature Syndicate Fox Feature Syndicate (also known as Fox Comics, Fox Publications, and Bruns Publications, Inc.) was a comic book publisher from early in the period known to fans and historians as the Golden Age of Comic Books. Founded by entrepreneur Victor S. ...

's '' Fantastic Comics''. This issue was released on February 13, 2008. It contained the following stories: *

Samson Samson (; , '' he, Šīmšōn, label= none'', "man of the sun") was the last of the judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Book of Judges (chapters 13 to 16) and one of the last leaders who "judged" Israel before the institution ...

, written and illustrated by

* Flip Falcon, written by

Joe Casey Joe Casey is an American comic book writer. He has worked on titles such as '' Wildcats 3.0'', ''Uncanny X-Men'', ''The Intimates'', '' Adventures of Superman'', and '' G.I. Joe: America's Elite'' among others. As part of the comics creator group ...

and illustrated by

Bill Sienkiewicz Boleslav William Felix Robert Sienkiewicz ( ; born May 3, 1958) is an American artist known for his work in comic books—particularly for Marvel Comics' ''New Mutants'', ''Moon Knight,'' and ''Elektra: Assassin''. Sienkiewicz's work in the 1980s ...

* Golden Knight, co-written and illustrated by

Thomas Yeates Thomas Yeates (born January 19, 1955) is an American comic strip and comic book artist best known for illustrating the comic strips '' Prince Valiant'' and ''Zorro'' and for working on characters created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Career Thomas ...

and Bryan Rutherford * Yank Wilson, written and illustrated by Andy Kuhn * Space Smith, written and illustrated by Tom Scioli *

Captain Kidd William Kidd, also known as Captain William Kidd or simply Captain Kidd ( – 23 May 1701), was a Scottish sea captain who was commissioned as a privateer and had experience as a pirate. He was tried and executed in London in 1701 for murder a ...

, written and illustrated by Jim Rugg * Professor Fiend, written and illustrated by

Fred Hembeck Fred Hembeck (born January 30, 1953) is an American cartoonist best known for his parodies of characters from major American comic book publishers. His work has frequently been published by the firms whose characters he spoofs. His characters are ...

* Sub Saunders, written and illustrated by

Ashley Wood Ashley Wood (born 1971) is Australian comic book artist and award-winning illustrator"2002 ...

Stardust the Super Wizard Stardust the Super Wizard is a fictional superhero from the Golden Age of Comics who originally appeared in American comic books published by Fox Feature Syndicate. The character was created by writer-artist Fletcher Hanks. Stardust the Super ...

, written by Joe Keatinge and illustrated by

Mike Allred Michael Dalton Allred is an American comic book artist and writer most famous for his Alternative comics, independent comics creations, Madman (Mike Allred character), ''Madman'' and iZombie (comic book), ''iZombie''. His style is often compare ...

* a prose piece featuring Carlton Riggs by B. Clay Moore with illustration by Jason Latour

''Silver Streak Comics'' #24

Continuing from

Lev Gleason Publications Lev Gleason Publications, founded by Leverett Stone Gleason (1898–1971), was the publisher of a number of popular comic books during the 1940s and early 1950s, including '' Daredevil Comics'', '' Crime Does Not Pay'', and '' Boy Comics''. Backg ...

' ''

''. Released in December, 2009. It contained the following stories: * Daredevil, written and illustrated by

* Silver Streak, written and illustrated by Paul Grist * Kelly the Cop, written and illustrated by Joe Keatinge * The Claw, written and illustrated by Michael T. Gilbert *

Captain Battle Captain Battle is a fictional hero and one of the features in Lev Gleason's '' Silver Streak Comics'', from the period known as the " Golden Age of Comic Books". The character is a wounded World War I veteran who has devoted his life to stopping ...

, written by Steve Horton and illustrated by Alan Weiss

''Crack Comics'' #63

Continuing from

Quality Comics Quality Comics was an American comic book publishing company which operated from 1937 to 1956 and was a creative, influential force in what historians and fans call the Golden Age of Comic Books. Notable, long-running titles published by Qualit ...

' '' Crack Comics''. This issue was released on November 2, 2011. It contained the following stories: * Captain Triumph, written and penciled by Alan Weiss * The Space Legion, written and illustrated by

Chris Burnham Chris Burnham is a comic book artist known for his work on ''Batman Incorporated'' with Grant Morrison, as well as the creator-owned books such as Officer Downe and ''Nixon's Pals'', which were published by Image Comics. Early life Born in Connec ...

* The Clock, written and illustrated by Paul Maybury * Molly the Model, written and illustrated by Terry Austin *

Alias the Spider "Alias the Spider" is a superhero feature from the Golden Age of Comic Books that appeared in Quality Comics' ''Crack Comics'' for nearly three years, starting with issue #1 in 1940. He was created by writer-artist Paul Gustavson. The original ...

, written and illustrated by Adam McGovern and Paolo Leandri * Spitfire, written and illustrated by

Herb Trimpe Herbert William Trimpe (; May 26, 1939 – April 13, 2015) was an Americans, American comics artist and occasional writer, best known as the seminal 1970s artist on ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), The Incredible Hulk'' and as the first artist ...

* Slap Happy Pappy, written and illustrated by Joe Keatinge * Hack O'Hara (with a cameo by the Space Legion), written and illustrated by Erik Larsen * Red Torpedo, written and illustrated by B. Clay Moore, Frank Fosco, Erik Larsen

''Speed Comics'' #45

Continuing from

Harvey Comics Harvey Comics (also known as Harvey World Famous Comics, Harvey Publications, Harvey Comics Entertainment, Harvey Hits, Harvey Illustrated Humor, and Harvey Picture Magazines) was an American comic book publisher, founded in New York City by Alf ...

' ''Speed Comics'', it features

Shock Gibson Shock Gibson is a fictional comic book superhero who first appeared in ''Speed Comics'' #1 (Oct. 1939), from Brookwood Publications (a company later absorbed by Harvey Comics). He was created by artist Maurice Scott, who drew it through issue #11, ...

, Captain Freedom and War Nurse.

Notes

References

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