Artist Wilson Tortosa penciled this issue of Battle of the Planets, published by Image/Top Cow!
This original art, measuring approximately 11" x 16", is illustrated on plain paper.
This series was adapted from the American animated series "Battle of the Planets", which in turn was based on the original Japanese series "Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman" (Science Ninja Team Gatchaman) known by the shorthanded title "Gatchaman".
Each version has it's own internal continuity--which often conflicts with the other versions. For the purposes of this series, the story is as follows: The International Science Organization, headed by Chief Anderson, has taken five children and given them biological and electronic enhancements, to basically turn them into super-ninjas, or G-Force. G-1 is Mark, the Eagle; G-2 is Jason, the Condor; G3 is Princess, the Swan; G-4 is Keyop, the Swallow, and G-5 is Tiny, the Horned Owl.
They're trying to prevent Zoltar, of Planet Spectra, from taking over the Earth using advanced giant mobile weapons in the shape of symbolic animals, known collectively as "Mecha". G-Force employs similar technology, it's origins hinted at during the course of the series, and each member of G-Force has a "personal vehicle" that functions as a "mini Mecha" for each of them.
Brigadier General Andreas Tomak, the Commander-in-Chief of Earth's combined military, opposes the G-Force Program, but President Kane, after seeing the team in action, decides to support G-Force, and Anderson, in the fight against Spectra!
This page depicts the training simulator at Center Neptune, where General Tomak dismisses G-Force as a "group of teenage lab rats...in pretty costumes" to Chief Anderson!
BONUS! Along with the finished page is a photocopy of the sketched page layout by Wilson Tortosa. These photocopies are used to give the editor and the rest of the creative team a glimpse at how the finished page will look. Sometimes, you can see noticeable changes from layout to finished page. Keep in mind these photocopies have all taken a beating to some degree. The winner gets BOTH pages!
NOTE: All these pages have some degree of rolling wear especially at the edges and corners. Some pages have very little at all, others are more noticeable. Please keep this in mind.
