- "I'm grooving on a million swinging volts and I love you all..."
- ―Brother Power
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| Title: | "A Thing Is Born" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Cover price: | .12 |
| Cover date: | September-October, 1968 |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Credits | |
| Ex. Ed: | Carmine Infantino |
| Writers: | Joe Simon |
| Pencilers: | Joe Simon |
| Inkers: | Joe Simon |
| Cover artists: | Joe Simon |
| Cover inker: | Joe Simon |
| Letterers: | Joe Rosen |
| Editors: | Joe Orlando |
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| Next: | Brother Power the Geek #2 |
"A Thing Is Born" is the first issue of the short-lived Brother Power the Geek ongoing comic book series published by DC Comics. The story was written, illustrated, and inked by Joe Simon. The colorist is unknown and it was lettered by Joe Rosen. The story was edited by Joe Orlando. Just a bunch'a Joes around these parts! This issue shipped with a September-October, 1968 cover date and carries a cover price of .12 cents per copy. This series revolves around the subject of a store mannequin that comes to life and has hippie counter-culture adventures.
"A Thing Is Born"[]
A motorcycle gang attacks a group of hippies in San Francisco. The hippies take refuge inside of an abandoned tailor's shop. They hang their wet clothes atop a tailor's dummy. A year later, during a rainstorm, a bolt of lightning strikes a radiator in the building, which sends an electrical surge into the mannequin, bringing it to life. The mannequin befriends the group of hippies, who dub it Brother Power. Brother Power joins the circus, fights off more motorcycle gang members, and even runs for congress!
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
- Brother Nick Cranston
- Brother Paul Cymbalist
- Cindy
Villains
- Hound Dawg, Percy Chandwick, Jr.
Minor characters
- David
Organizations
- Mongrels
Races & Animals
Locations
Items
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- This issue carries the approval stamp of the Comics Code Authority.
- Logo design for this series is by Gaspar Saladino.
- The tagline to this issue is "Here is the real-life scene of the dangers in Hippie-Land!"
- Artist Al Bare contributed finishing pencils though he is uncredited in the comic in this capacity. Bare is best known for his work from the 1940s with Shadow Comics.
- Hound Dawg, aka Percy Chandwick, Jr., is the leader of the Mongrels motorcycle gang. This is his first and only known appearance to date.
- David is a television news anchor. This is his first and only known appearance to date.
- The lightning bolt that brings Brother Power to life is reminiscent of the Universal Pictures version of Frankenstein from 1931. Homage to this iconic visual has also been presented in other media such as Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives in 1986.
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- Ambush Bus Stocking Stuffer 1
- Blasters Special 1
- Swamp Thing Vol 2 Annual 5
- Vertigo Visions: The Geek 1