Scare Tactics (comics)
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
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| Publication date | December 1996 – March 1998 |
| Number of issues | 12 |
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| Writer(s) | Len Kaminski |
Scare Tactics is a comic book series published by DC Comics. A total of twelve issues appeared, dated from December 1996 to March 1998. The series, written by Len Kaminski, was a part of DC's Weirdoverse group of titles.
Publication history
Len Kaminski had the following idea to help promote the book.[1]
I had planned on there being a real-life ST fan club package, which would’ve included a small poster, a backstage pass and a cassette “bootleg” of one of their songs. I wrote the song, and went out of pocket a grand or two on a great east village band (which I can’t name due to weird contract stuff with their manager), studio time (sound engineering and the actual “tune” donated gratis by my friend [and ST fan] Ed) – only to have DC tell me to cut it out, I didn’t own the rights to ST (and besides, it was hinted, they didn’t need me running around making their marketing department look bad). So I had a crate of hundreds of those cassettes on my hands for years before I finally ditched them, keeping just a few for myself.
DC Comics promoted the book in the middle of the series’ run by creating a series of one-shots teaming some team members with notable DC characters:[1]
- Catwoman Plus #1 (featuring Scream Queen)
- Impulse Plus #1 (featuring Gross-Out)
- Robin Plus #2 (featuring Fang)
- Superboy Plus #2 (featuring Slither)
Fictional biography
The series focused on the band Scare Tactics, which was a group of monstrous rock and roll musicians that encountered supernatural adventures while on the road.
The band/team consisted of:
- Arnold Burnsteel (manager/bus driver)
- Fang (Jake Ketchum – werewolf, lead guitarist)
- Gross-Out (Philbert Hoskins – mutated human, drummer)
- Scream Queen (Nina Skorzeny – vampire, lead singer)
- Slither (James Tilton – reptilian human, bass guitarist)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Brian Cronin (May 6, 2011). Comic Book Resources, ed. "Comic Book Legends Revealed #312". Retrieved May 18, 2011.
External links
Scare Tactics at the Grand Comics Database