Eddy Current (comics)

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Cover of the Eddy Current trade paperback. Eddy current tpb cover.jpg
Cover of the Eddy Current trade paperback.

Eddy Current is a twelve issues comic-book series created in 1987 by Ted McKeever and published by Mad Dog Graphics.

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This and Transit were later tied into McKeever's Metropol world.

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References

  1. Weiland, Jonah (February 3, 2005). "CBR News: Insanity Rules: McKeever Brings 'Eddy Current' Back to Print This April". Comic Book Resources . Archived from the original on 2013-01-20. Retrieved May 14, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)