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Issue: Mister X: The Definitive Collection #1
Publication Date: October 2004
 
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Publisher: Flagibooks
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Volume: 1
Pages: 180
ISBN:
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Price: $17.95 USD
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Content Items: 27 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Dwight Zimmerman
Disclose Notes: Collects MISTER X #1-6 (Vortex, 1984 series) plus extras. Compiled and designed by Dean Motter. Series created and designed by Dean Motter and Paul Rivoche.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color Cover; Black and White Interior
Dimensions: 10-1/4" x 6-5/8"
Paper Stock: Glossy
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: miniseries
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Cover, Front
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Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Paul Rivoche (painted)
Paul Rivoche (painted)
Paul Rivoche (painted)
Dean Motter (design)
Subject Matter
adventure, science fiction
Mister X
Mister X; Radiant City
Reprinting
from MISTER X promotional poster, "CITY" (Vortex, 1983)
Miscellaneous
1
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Robot Alley

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Paul Rivoche
Paul Rivoche
Paul Rivoche
typeset
Subject Matter
Mister X
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
pre-production art
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Escalator

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Paul Rivoche
Paul Rivoche
typeset
Subject Matter
Mister X
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
pre-production art from February 1983
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Lurking

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Paul Rivoche (painted)
Paul Rivoche (painted)
Paul Rivoche (painted)
Paul Rivoche (painted)
Subject Matter
Mister X
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
pre-production art from 1982
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Mister X +

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dean Motter
typeset
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Miscellaneous
1
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The Secret

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dean Motter (painted)
Dean Motter (painted)
Dean Motter (painted)
Subject Matter
Mister X
Reprinting
from MEGATRON MAN, album by Patrick Cowley (1981)
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This was the very 1st visual depiction of the character who would become known as "Mister X".
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Introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Arlen Schumer
Subject Matter
Mister X
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Miscellaneous
4
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(Running With Suitcase)

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Paul Rivoche (painted)
Paul Rivoche (painted)
Paul Rivoche (painted)
Subject Matter
Mister X
Reprinting
FlagVortex #2 published March 1983
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Cover appeared more than a year before MISTER X #1, and depicts a scene that appears in that later issue.
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Lady In Red

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dean Motter
Paul Rivoche (painted)
Paul Rivoche (painted)
Paul Rivoche (painted)
Dean Motter
Subject Matter
Mister X
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Advance promotional poster from 1983; depicts a character who would not turn up until Dean Motter's later series, TERMINAL CITY (DC, 1996).
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dave McKean
Dave McKean (painted)
Dave McKean (painted)
Dave McKean (painted)
Dave McKean
Subject Matter
adventure, science fiction
Tales from Somnopolis
un-named narrator; Mister X
I Wake Up?
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FlagMister X #11 published November 1987
was Tales From Somnopolis [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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3
Dave McKean's 1st published comic book work. Dean Motter felt it would make a fitting prologue to this collection.
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Somnopolis Towers

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Paul Rivoche
Paul Rivoche
Paul Rivoche
Subject Matter
Mister X
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Used on Promotional Envelopes and Subscription Ad pages.
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Mister X Premiere Issue

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Paul Rivoche
Paul Rivoche
Paul Rivoche
Dean Motter
Subject Matter
adventure, science fiction
Mister X
Reprinting
FlagMister X #1 published June 1984
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Rivoche and Motter received a joint "Best Cover" nomination for this issue in the 1985 Kirby Awards.
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Mister X

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gilbert Hernandez (plot, dialogue); Mario Hernandez (plot)
Gilbert Hernandez (layouts); Jaime Hernandez
Jaime Hernandez
Paul Rivoche
Paul Rivoche
Subject Matter
adventure, science fiction
Mister X
Reprinting
FlagMister X #1 published June 1984
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Part 1 of 6. Credit breakdown from description in AMAZING HEROES #48 (Redbeard Inc., June 1984).
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Pipes

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dean Motter
Paul Rivoche
Paul Rivoche
Paul Rivoche
Dean Motter
Subject Matter
Mister X
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Advance promotional poster from 1983
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Mister X Number Two

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Paul Rivoche (painted)
Paul Rivoche (painted)
Paul Rivoche (painted)
Paul Rivoche
Subject Matter
adventure, science fiction
Mister X
Reprinting
FlagMister X #2 published August 1984
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
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Mister X

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gilbert Hernandez (plot, dialogue); Mario Hernandez (plot)
Gilbert Hernandez (layouts); Jaime Hernandez
Jaime Hernandez
Klaus Schoenefeld
Paul Rivoche
Subject Matter
adventure, science fiction
Mister X
Reprinting
FlagMister X #2 published August 1984
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Part 2 of 6. Credit breakdown from description in AMAZING HEROES #48 (Redbeard Inc., June 1984). Klaus Schoenefeld's name was misspelled as Schonefeld in the credits.
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Mister X Number Three

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Paul Rivoche (painting)
Paul Rivoche (painting)
Paul Rivoche (painting)
Paul Rivoche
Subject Matter
adventure, science fiction
Mister X
Reprinting
FlagMister X #3 published December 1984
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
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(Who Is Mister X?)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gilbert Hernandez (plot, dialogue); Mario Hernandez (plot)
Gilbert Hernandez (layouts); Jaime Hernandez
Jaime Hernandez
Klaus Schoenefeld
Ty Templeton
Subject Matter
adventure, science fiction
Mister X
Reprinting
FlagMister X #3 published December 1984
was Who Is Mister X? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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Part 3 of 6; title taken from last page of previous issue. Credit breakdown from description in AMAZING HEROES #48 (Redbeard Inc., June 1984). Klaus Schoenefeld's name was misspelled as Schonefeld in the credits.
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Mister X Number Four

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dean Motter (painting)
Dean Motter (painting)
Dean Motter (painting)
Dean Motter
Subject Matter
adventure, science fiction
Mister X
Reprinting
FlagMister X #4 published May 1985
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
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(The Return of Mister X)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gilbert Hernandez (plot, dialogue); Mario Hernandez (plot)
Gilbert Hernandez (layouts); Jaime Hernandez
Jaime Hernandez
Klaus Schoenefeld
Ty Templeton
Subject Matter
adventure, science fiction
Mister X
Reprinting
FlagMister X #4 published May 1985
was The Return of Mister X [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Part 4 of 6; title taken from last page of previous issue. Credit breakdown from description in AMAZING HEROES #48 (Redbeard Inc., June 1984). Klaus Schoenefeld's name was misspelled as Schonefeld in the credits.
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Mister X Number Five

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dean Motter (painting)
Dean Motter (painting)
Dean Motter (painting)
Dean Motter
Subject Matter
adventure, science fiction
Mister X
Reprinting
FlagMister X #5 published August 1985
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
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The Bizarre Death of Walter Eichmann

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dean Motter; Ty Templeton (Script)
Klaus Schoenefeld
Ty Templeton
Klaus Schoenefeld
Ty Templeton
Subject Matter
adventure, science fiction
Mister X
Reprinting
FlagMister X #5 published August 1985
was The Bizarre Death of Walter Eichmann [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
20
Part 5 of 6. Following this issue, Klaus Schoenefeld & Ty Templeton focused on their own series, KELVIN MACE (which apparently took place in the same "world" as MISTER X) and STIG'S INFERNO (respectively). Tragically, Schoenefeld died in a motorcycle accident after only 2 issues of his series had been published. Klaus Schoenefeld's name misspelled as Klaus Schonefeld in credits.
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Mister X Number Six

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dean Motter (painting)
Dean Motter (painting)
Dean Motter (painting)
Dean Motter
Subject Matter
adventure, science fiction
Mister X
Reprinting
FlagMister X #6 published December 1985
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
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The Revenge of Zamora

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dean Motter
Seth
William Diamond
Klaus Schoenefeld
Deborah Marks [as Deborah Glencross]
Subject Matter
adventure, science fiction
Mister X
Reprinting
FlagMister X #6 published December 1985
was The Revenge of Zamora [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
22
Part 6 of 6. Klaus Schoenefeld's name was misspelled as Schonefeld in the credits.
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The Brain Of Mister X

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Sienkiewicz
Bill Sienkiewicz (painted)
Bill Sienkiewicz (painted)
Bill Sienkiewicz (painted)
Bill Sienkiewicz
Subject Matter
adventure, science fiction
Mister X
Reprinting
FlagA1 #1 published January 1989
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]1 page
 
Miscellaneous
11
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Somnopolitan Sketchbook

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dean Motter
Paul Rivoche
Paul Rivoche
Paul Rivoche
typeset
Subject Matter
The Conceptual Art Of Paul Rivoche
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
11
Pre-production and other art from 1983 & 2001-2002.
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"City" (rough)

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Paul Rivoche
Paul Rivoche
Paul Rivoche
Subject Matter
Mister X
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Rough sketch version of "CITY" promo poster, the finished piece reused as the cover of this book.

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