FREDDY KRUEGER BRINGS PLEASANT SCREAMS!
(note: plots, scripts, and other info to be updated in the future)
NIGHTMARES ON ELM STREET
published by Innovation Comics
• #1 (1991)
— click here for Miles Teves cover without logo
• #2
— click here for Jason Palmer cover without logo
• #3
• #4
• #5 (1992)
• #6
FREDDY'S DEAD: THE FINAL NIGHTMARE
published by Innovation Comics
• #1 (1991)
• #2
• #3
• #3D
• Trade Paperback
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET: THE BEGINNING
published by Innovation Comics
— NEW — click here for a PDF of the original 4-issue plot, before Maggie and Tracy were added as a framing sequence.
• #1 (Summer 1992)
— NEW — click here for the original #1 comic script in PDF form
• #2 (Fall 1992)
— NEW — click here for the original #2 comic script in PDF form
• #3 (never published)
— NEW — click here for the original #3 comic script in PDF form. Note that it was not fully completed, though the final page was.
— keep watching in the future for art from the never-published third issue!
PROMOTIONAL POSTERS
published by Innovation Comics
art to be posted soon
• #1 Nightmares On Elm Street
— art by Patrick Rolo and Ray Kryssing
• #2 A Nightmare On Elm Street: The Beginning
— art by C. Hayes
INNOVATION PREVIEWS
published by Innovation Comics
Innovation's publicity magazine was aimed at retailers and fans, letting them know what to order for the future. However, often, the Previews were completed long before any art was completed. Below, are listings of some aassorted issues which feature Nightmares On Elm Street material, and notes about whether the artwork was never used! Get ready for some bizarre rarities that even Andy mangels himself had forgotten!
• #12 (May 1991 Releases)
— front cover features the Miles Teves artwork for Nightmares On Elm Street #1.
— back cover features a press release about the Nightmares series with quotes from Andy Mangels, and an unused pencil art study for the front cover (artist unknown)
— the two-page spread advertising the book features an announcement of the artist - Scott McDaniel - and two unused pencilled pages from the book.
For page one, click here
For page two, click here
• #14 (July 1991 Releases)
— the page advertising the book features an unused cover for issue #2 by Brian Stelfreeze!
• #15 (August 1991 Releases)
— back cover features the Jason Palmer artwork for Nightmares On Elm Street #2, without logo or text.
— the two-page spread advertising issue #3 features the #2 cover and pages painted by Tony Harris, who is incorrectly named the artist for this issue.
For page one, click here
For page two, click here
• #16 (September 1991 Releases)
— the page advertising issue #4 features issue #5's cover and still incorrectly lists Tony Harris as the interior artist.
— the inside back cover features a press release about the Freddy's Dead series.
— the two-page spread advertising Freddy's Dead #1 features interior pages (including one adapted into the "cover") by Tony Harris from previous issues.
For page one, click here
For page two, click here
• #17 (November 1991 Releases)
— front cover features the Jason Palmer artwork for Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare #3D.
— a page advertises Freddy's Dead issue #2 and #3.
— a page advertises Freddy's Dead issue #3D.
— the two-page spread of news features a story about Freddy's Dead and a contest - with quotes by Andy Mangels - as well as an article about the Freddy's Dead stars signing with Innovation at the San Diego Comic-Con.
For page one, click here
For page two, click here
• #21 (March 1992 Releases)
— front cover features the artwork for A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Beginning #1.
— a page advertises the Freddy's Dead trade paperback.
— a two-page spread advertises issue A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Beginning #1. It features two unused pencilled pages of Freddy by Dan and David Day.
For page one, click here
For page two, click here
— the page of news features a story about A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Beginning, and a news story about Andy Mangels' participation in Freddy Krueger's funeral in Hollywood!
• #24 (June 1992 Releases)
— a page advertises the never-released (?) poster version of Jason Palmer's cover to Nightmares on Elm Street #2.
• #25 (July 1992 Releases)
— a page advertises the never-published A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Beginning issue #3.
ANDY & FREDDY
click on photos to the right to see larger versions
• When Andy Mangels was working on the script adaptation for Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, he toured the set of the film and got to spend some quality time with Robert Englund, in his Freddy makeup! Englund didn't have his fake Freddy teeth in though, so he wouldn't smile!
• Englund and Mangels posed for a series of promotional photos on the set, including on the stariway of the Elm Street house, in the crew chair, in the boiler room, and in the set that functioned as Freddy's brain in the 3-D sequences!
• A funny note: Most of the crew had never seen a nipple ring before, so when the photos of Freddy tearing Andy's shirt were taken, much discussion of the nipple ring took place!
• Andy's interview with Englund was published in both Amazing Heroes and Fantazia magazines.
FREDDY'S FUNERAL
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• When Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare was released, New Line Cinema held a mock funeral at a Hollywood cemetary. Andy Mangels was flown down to present the eulogy at the funeral!
• For the somber occasion, Andy wore a black shirt with white suitcoat, and a custom-made red-and-green striped bowtie in memory of Freddy! After the eulogy, Mangels read messages from Alice Cooper and Lisa Zane (Dr. Maggie Burroughs)!
• Many stars of the Freddy films attended the funeral and posed with Andy and the comic near Freddy's casket. These include Rachel Talalay (director and story), Tobe Sexton (Young Freddy), Lezlie Deane (Tracy), Ricky Dean Logan (Carlos), Breckin Meyer (Spencer), and Lisa Wilcox (Alice).
• Andy was filmed by E! News discussing the funeral and the Freddy's Dead comic. The segment appeared many times in the months of September and October 1991. He also appeared on NBC news.
SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON 1991
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• Several stars of Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare attended the 1991 San Diego Comic-Con and signed autographs at the Innovation Comics booth with Andy. These included Lezlie Deane, Ricky Dean Logan, and Breckin Meyer. The star of Child's Play 3, Justin Whalin, also signed with them.
• Andy also appeared as a special guest at another California convention in Fall 1991, alongside Lisa Zane, one of the stars of Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare.
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