Dynamo Joe
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Dynamo Joe was a comic book series published by First Comics in the 1980s. Created, plotted and drawn by Doug Rice, it was scripted first by John Ostrander then by Phil Foglio. Ben Dunn sometimes filled in for Rice on the art.
The series occurred in the future, involving a war in which three starfaring civilizations are being invaded by the alien and seemingly-mindless Mellenares, huge green killing machines travelling in a straight line and destroying everything in their path. The brunt of the human defenses are giant robots ("battle suits") crewed by living individuals. Dynamo Joe focuses on the crew of one such suit: Imperium soldier Elanian Daro and Tavitan (humanoid feline) mechanic Pomru, and their critical contributions to the war effort.
The series ranged in tone from action-packed space opera to slapstick humor.
The series premiered as a back-up in the series Mars, then ran for the 5-issue run of First Adventures, before moving to its own series. Dynamo Joe ran for 15 issues, reaching a sort of resolution before cancellation. Rice was a fan of Japanese giant robot adventures, such as Robotech, and the battle suits were designed in that spirit.