STAR COMICS – Carter Comics https://cartercomics.com Sat, 29 Aug 2026 22:13:14 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 MADBALLS #3 – 1ST APPEARANCES – 1ST PRINT – ATTACK OF THE BAD BALLS – MICHAEL GALLAGHER – 1986 https://cartercomics.com/product/madballs-3-1st-appearances-1st-print-attack-of-the-bad-balls-michael-gallagher-1986/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 22:13:11 +0000 https://cartercomics.com/?post_type=product&p=14742 MADBALLS #3 – 1ST APPEARANCES – 1ST PRINT – ATTACK OF THE BAD BALLS – MICHAEL GALLAGHER - 1986]]> MADBALLS #3 – 1ST APPEARANCES – 1ST PRINT – ATTACK OF THE BAD BALLS – MICHAEL GALLAGHER

NOVEMBER 1986

1ST APPEARANCES – SMASHER, CRASHER, TRASHER

CHARACTERS – AARGH, BASH BRAIN, CRASHER, DR. FRANKENBEANS, DUST BRAIN, HORN HEAD, OCULUS ORBUS, SCREAMIN MEEMIE, SKULL FACE, SLOBULUS, SMASHER, SNIVELITCH, TRASHER

STORYLINE – Attack of the Bad Balls; Now Museum, Now Myou Don’t

After the villainous Dr. Frankenbeans discovers the secret behind how the original Madballs were created, he uses his findings to build his own evil, mutated versions. He names these villainous copies Smasher, Crasher, and Thrasher (the “Bad Balls”) and sends them out to destroy the Madballs and do his dirty work.

This issue originally sold for a cover price of $0.75 and marked the conclusion of the title’s initial 3-issue limited mini-series, before its popularity caused Star Comics to bring it back as a bi-monthly ongoing series starting with issue #4

PUBLISHER – STAR COMICS

WRITER – Michael Gallagher

INTERIOR ART – Howie Post

COVER ART – ROBERTA EDELMAN, GEORGE ROUSSOS, RICK PARKER

ADDITIONAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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