- "No one's going to believe a Good Guy doll killed your friends... but a horror movie fan with a pentagram on his floor... that'll make good headlines."
- ―Chucky
| "Night of the Living Doll" | |
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| Child's Play | |
| Title: | "Night of the Living Doll" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Cover price: | $2.50 |
| Cover date: | May, 1991 |
| Publisher: | Innovation Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | David Campiti |
| Writers: | Andy Mangels |
| Pencilers: | Paul Camilleri |
| Inkers: | Michael Avon Oeming; Mike Witherby |
| Cover artists: | Darick Robertson |
| Cover inker: | Keith Aiken |
| Colorists: | Scott Rockwell |
| Letterers: | Vickie Williams |
| Editors: | David Campiti |
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| Next: | Child's Play #2 |
"Night of the Living Doll" is the title to the first issue of the Child's Play comic book limited series published by Innovation Comics. It was written by Andy Mangels with artwork by Paul Camilleri and inks by Michael Avon Oeming & Mike Witherby. It was colored by Scott Rockwell and lettered by Vickie Williams. The story was edited by David Campiti. This issue shipped with a May, 1991 cover date and carries a cover price of $2.50 per copy (US).
"Night of the Living Doll"[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
- Doctor Death, John Aelsop Bishop (As a ghost only)
Villains
Minor characters
- Creature from the Black Lagoon (Cameo appearance only)
- Doctor Curry
- Karen Barclay
- Richard R. Ross (Referenced only)
Organizations
Races & Animals
Locations
- Illinois (Possibly; unconfirmed)
Items
- Axe
- Chainsaw
- Doll
- Freddy's glove
- Good Guys doll
- Knife
- Lemarchand puzzle box
- Mask
- Nail gun
- Sentinel orb
- Skull
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- Child's Play and the "Chucky" character were created by producer and screenwriter Don Mancini and began as a slasher film in 1988, and has expanded into numerous sequels, a spin-off television series, and a reboot film.
- This issue includes a forward by Andy Mangels.
- This issue includes a Child's Play 2 "Stuck on Chuck" contest.
- This issue includes a house ad for The Hard Way starring Michael J. Fox and James Woods.
- The splash page for this issue was rendered by Darick Robertson.
- The main events of this issue take place several months after the events of the first Child's Play movie, which took place in November-December, 1988.
- The splash page includes cameo appearances by several notable horror icons, including Leatherface's chainsaw, the mask of Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger's glove, Jason Voorhees' hockey mask, a pair of vampire fangs, an orb from the Phantasm film series, the Creature from the Black Lagoon's claw, a Lemarchand puzzle box, an a Xenomorph facehugger.
- Reference to the film Trilogy of Terror is made in this issue.
- A man compares Chucky to something from "Puppetmaker", though he likely meant Puppet Master.
- The incantation spoken at the séance is actually words spell backwards, that plug next issues plot, and also gives a wink to the DC Comics character, Zatanna, who is known for reciting magic spells backwards.
- Russ has a Green Goblin mask in his bedroom.
- Chucky makes reference to Norman Bates in this issue, who is the central antagonist from the Psycho film series. When Chucky kills Burt, Burt pulls down a shower curtain, similar to what Janet Leigh did in Psycho.
Body Count[]
- David - Stabbed through the upper right leg, then stabbed through the mouth.
- Burt - Stabbed multiple times with a knife while leaning over the bathtub.
- Wendy - Chucky tripped her with a Freddy Krueger prop glove, and she broke her neck when she landed.