Panda Khan?

chickrockguitar · Post by **chickrockguitar** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:09 -0700

Hey evryone.
Some one told me today that "Panda Khan" when I mentioned him to them was in an Usagi issue... I was like... "No... you're thinkin' of Lord Nori...". Panda Khan hasn't been in Usagi has he? If so where, cos I've missed him, lol.

robbykills · Post by **robbykills** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:49 -0700

I've read pretty much all the stories and I don't remember him at all. I could possibly be wrong though.

Post by **Steve Hubbell** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:52 -0700

I think he was in a story back in the Fantagraphics days when there use to be an eight page back-up story in almost every issue. I have no idea which issue or what the title was (but I will look for the information now -

) It would have been a story by Dave Garcia, not Stan Sakai.

chickrockguitar · Post by **chickrockguitar** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 11:14 -0700

Thanks Steve!

Any other "Panda Khan" info would be awesome! I know he had a four part mini and a special.. and was in the 90s TMNT, so has a figure. But thats all the info I have...

Stan, what about a cross-over? Hehe.

Post by **Steve Hubbell** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 12:15 -0700

Panda Khan Bibliography

Warp Graphics

A Distant Soil #6 (June 1985)
back-up story - Chronicles of Panda Khan

A Distant Soil #7 (September 1985)
back-up story - Panda Khan: The Party Animals

A Distant Soil #8 (December 1985)
back-up story - Panda Khan: The Party's Over

A Distant Soil #9 (March 1986)
back-up story - Panda Khan

WaRP Graphics Annual #1 (1986)
includes a Panda Khan story

Abacus Press
Chronicles of Panda Khan #1 (August 1987)
Chronicles of Panda Khan #2 (September 1987)
Chronicles of Panda Khan #3 (April 1988)
Chronicles of Panda Khan #4 (August 1989)

Panda Khan Special #1 (August 1990)

Fragments West
Patrick Rabbit #7 (1993?)
Dave Garcia and Monica Sharp did the back up feature: "Patrick Rabbit meets Panda Khan".

Fantagraphics
Usagi Yojimbo #21 (April 1990)
back-up story - "Dragon's Hide"

Usagi Yojimbo #34 (June 1992)
back-up story - "Usagi Yojimbo Meets Panda Khan"

Warp Graphics

A Distant Soil #6 (June 1985)
back-up story - Chronicles of Panda Khan

A Distant Soil #7 (September 1985)
back-up story - Panda Khan: The Party Animals

A Distant Soil #8 (December 1985)
back-up story - Panda Khan: The Party's Over

A Distant Soil #9 (March 1986)
back-up story - Panda Khan

WaRP Graphics Annual #1 (1986)
includes a Panda Khan story

Eclectus LTD
Airlock #3 (October 1991)
Cover art and story

Michael Pena
Newsgroups: alt.fan.furry
From: spar...@texas.net (Michael Pena)
Date: 2000/04/22
Subject: Re: Panda Kahn

Greetings James,

Interesting tht you should mention Panda Khan as I just sold my extra
issues of 1-4 at ConFurence 11.

From my copies here is some information about them.

The puiblisher is ABACUS Press and the title of the books is indeed
"the Chronicles of Panda Khan." The first issue is copyright February
1987 by Dave Garcia and Monica Sharp.

According to the first issues preface Panda Khan First appeared in
Richard Harris Fanzine "FANtasy" in 1983. Then appeared in "TYRO the
Interfan Showcase"(a fanzine?).

Issues 6-9 of WaRP Graphics' A Distant Soil(ADS) each had 8 pages of
The Chronicles of Panda Khan. ADS was cancelled before the series was
finished.

Since the ADS material was drawn with possible color reproduction n
mind the inking was kept simple with a minimum use of Zip-A-Tone. For
this reason Dave chose to redraw most of the material for the stand
alone The Chronicles of Panda Khan.

As for issues higher then number 4 I have not seen them. Issues 1-4
four were put out in a span of 3 years so it did not have a high
publishing rate. I do not know whether issues higher then 4 were
published.

Sincerely,
Michael Angel Peña(AKA Sparrow...A Rabbit)
Artist-Laughing Rabbit Graphics
http://lonestar.texas.net/~sparrow/sparrow.htm

DishRoom1
Newsgroups: alt.fan.furry
From: dishro...@aol.com (DishRoom1)
Date: 2000/04/22
Subject: Re: Panda Kahn

Segments of Panda Kahn were pubished in an athology comic book titled
"Airlock", around 1987 and 1988. but since then nothing was heard of PK nor
"Airlock" and the company that produced the comic series.

J. Shughart
Jetstone Tigre Dishro...@aol.com

chickrockguitar · Post by **chickrockguitar** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 12:33 -0700

Ah right. lol. Okay, I'll have a look around for those.
Thanks again!

shaxper · Post by **shaxper** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 12:41 -0700

Yes, I believe those are the only two backup stories he did in Usagi.

Hard to believe they didn't do more with this character! The Abacus Press issues were fascinating. I've never read the special though. I wonder if Stan knows why they stopped.

Post by **Mayhem** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 14:35 -0700

Would it be okay for me to scan those issues and put the pages up if people wanted to see them btw?

chickrockguitar · Post by **chickrockguitar** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 16:10 -0700

I wouldn't object, hehe.
But is it okay with everyone else?

shaxper · Post by **shaxper** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 10:33 -0700

Panda Khan also appears in Laffin' Gas #5. It's a spoof story in which the main character meets other comic book protagonists except that, when he meets Panda Khan, it's actually done by Dave Garcia

He also appears in the Varmints Special #1. Usagi is sometimes incorrectly billed as appearing in the issue as well.

To the best of my knowledge, Airlock #3 was Panda Khan's final appearance.

Post by **Steve Hubbell** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 16:37 -0700

shaxper wrote:Panda Khan also appears in Laffin' Gas #5. It's a spoof story in which the main character meets other comic book protagonists except that, when he meets Panda Khan, it's actually done by Dave Garcia

He also appears in the Varmints Special #1. Usagi is sometimes incorrectly billed as appearing in the issue as well.

To the best of my knowledge, Airlock #3 was Panda Khan's final appearance.

Was Panda Khan (drawn by Garcia) in a couple other issues of Laffin' Gas as well? Seems I saw issues #3 and #4 mentioned as well.

Stan provided the back cover art for Varmints Special #1 (featuring Usagi and the cast of Varmints).

Abayo....

Usagi · Post by **Usagi** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 23:08 -0700

Im laughing pretty hard now, because I thought you were talking about like, acctual Panda Bear Cubs being born or something "Panda bear" related. LoL!

shaxper · Post by **shaxper** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 4:48 -0700

Steve Hubbell wrote: Was Panda Khan (drawn by Garcia) in a couple other issues of Laffin' Gas as well? Seems I saw issues #3 and #4 mentioned as well.

I have 1-8 and have scanned through them pretty quickly. There's no table of contents. I didn't see Panda Khan in anything but 5, but Dave Garcia does the art for several issues. I'll check again.

Edit: Just double checked. Unless PK makes a one panel cameo that I might have missed, he does not appear in #3 or 4. I went through both issues page by page.

steven hubbell · Post by **steven hubbell** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 12:26 -0700

They were listed in an ebay "Complete Phanda Khan" set of comics that was sold back in November not long after this thread was first started. Unfortunately, I didn't save a link to the ebay description.

Not the first time something was mis-listed on ebay....
Abayo....

Fanfan · Post by **Fanfan** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 12:48 -0700

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