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Barbie, #13 Newsstand

Published: January 1992

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Credits
America's Living Legend
Story 1 1 page

"Personally autographed Joe DiMaggio cards"

Story Notes

Interior front cover.

This Issue
Story 2 1 page
Story Notes

Table of contents with comic panel insets for each story along with a brief synopsis. Includes creator and editorial credits and indicia.

Barbie and the Wannabes
Story 3 6 pages adventure

"I hear that Chilla Vanilla is a really good group, Midge."

Credits
Story Notes

Chilla Vanilla is a parody of Milli Vanilli, a German-French pop duo consisting of models Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus, formed by producer Frank Farian. They achieved massive success in the late 1980s but became infamous after a lip-syncing scandal was revealed in 1990, which led to their Grammy Award for Best New Artist being revoked.

Change the Course of Evolution...Play Trog!
Story 4 1 page

"That crazy, one-eyed caveman, Trog is hungry..."

Reprint Notes

from Trog! NES box art (Acclaim Entertainment, 1991)

Story Notes

Layout and copy uncredited; ad promotes Nintendo Entertainment System release based on the Bally/Midway arcade game.

Think Fast.
Story 5 1 page

"C'mon faster. Because here comes Sonic The Hedgehogâ„¢."

Story Notes

Airbrushed promotional art by Greg Martin. Commonly reused across print ads, posters, and box art variants for *Sonic the Hedgehog* game for Genesis.

Rex the Wonder Horse

Featuring Ken

Story 6 6 pages adventure

"What a beautiful day for a ride!"

Credits
Summer Freezing, Summer Not!
Story 7 6 pages adventure

"Barbie, meet our newest model, Loulou Labelle, all the way from Haiti!"

Characters
  • Barbie
  • Loulou Labelle
  • Jackie Michaels
Credits
Here Comes the New Paperboy
Story 8 2 pages

"There goes the neighborhood."

Story Notes

Ad for *Paperboy 2* video game.

The Adventure Continues on Saturday Mornings...
Story 9 1 page
Story Notes

Uncredited art possibly Universal Cartoon Studios in-house, 1991. The style is consistent with Will Meugniot / John Hayes animation model art.

The Shopping Date

Featuring Ken

Story 10 5 pages adventure

"Hi, Barbie, it's Ken."

Characters
  • Ken
  • Barbie
  • Alan
Credits
An American Tail - Fievel Goes West
Story 11 1 page

"Fievel's heading out in search of the American Dream this October"

Story Notes

While no individual is credited for the art, comparison with other Marvel tie-in house ads from 1991–1992 indicates the linework and inking style of Gary Cody or Pat Spaziante, both freelance artists frequently assigned to Marvel’s licensed animation ads during that period.

Get Your Mind Back in the Gutter.
Story 12 1 page

"Time to get crude and rude, dude."

Story Notes

Advertisement for *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Back From the Sewers*, a game for for Nintendo Game Boy.

We Took Some of the Worst Garbage on TV and Turned It Into a Great Video Game.
Story 13 1 page

"You've seen the show, now play the game."

Story Notes

Back cover advertisement for the Mindscape game for NES.