VR Troopers issue 1

[Richard S.]

Anyone know anything about this?

How many issue etc. it lasted?

This is issue 1 from Sep-95 (from Phoenix Press Ltd) - so it's an independently (i.e. not DC Thomson or Fleetway) produced boys adventure from the '90s - right up my collecting alley!

Contents nothig to write home about - there are no credits anywhere

[felneymike]

I know it was an utterly terrible Power Rangers rip-off, with the exception that instead of giants fighting in cities they turned into computer programs and fought "in the computer", which looked like a city from Tron crossed with a giant circuit board. Considering they were supposed to be "stopping the virus" they didn't half smash up the computers internal workings a lot.

Also I'm sure the show was actually called VR Warriors, but it was a long time ago now.

[-MikeD-]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VR_Troopers

It was terrible. An incoherent mess - but not in a good way, like the Ultraman films...

[Digifiend]

I know it was an utterly terrible Power Rangers rip-off, with the exception that instead of giants fighting in cities they turned into computer programs and fought "in the computer", which looked like a city from Tron crossed with a giant circuit board. Considering they were supposed to be "stopping the virus" they didn't half smash up the computers internal workings a lot.

Also I'm sure the show was actually called VR Warriors, but it was a long time ago now.

You're confusing VR Troopers with Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad. VR Troopers actually had a VR world which basically looked like a rock quarry, and the heroes were robots, not computer programs. The villain was a guy who turned into a monster called Grimlord when entering the VR world (whereas the heroes become robots). And it's not actually a Power Rangers rip-off - VR Troopers is from Saban, the makers of Power Rangers.

[felneymike]

Ah OK.
...
So whose was Beetleborgs?

[Digifiend]

Beetleborgs was made by Saban as well, but Syber-Squad wasn't.

[Shaqui]

Anyone know anything about this?

How many issue etc. it lasted?

This is issue 1 from Sep-95 (from Phoenix Press Ltd) - so it's an independently (i.e. not DC Thomson or Fleetway) produced boys adventure from the '90s - right up my collecting alley!

Contents nothig to write home about - there are no credits anywhere

I have a later issue, I think no.6 or 7. When I get home I'll dig it out...

I preferred this over 'Power Rangers' as it was aimed at teenagers and had some fun moments. Great cast too (except the awful comedy relief ones whos names I can't remember...)

[Digifiend]

The comic relief characters were newspaper editor Woody, reporter Percy, and VRT leader Ryan's dog Jeb.
http://www.rangercentral.com/database/1 ... allies.htm

[Richard S.]

Hi Shaqui - if you could let me know what issue number you have that would be great, thanks

[Shaqui]

Hi Richard,

What I have is actually issue four of 'VR Troopers Official Episode Guide: Episodes 24-31'. There is no date, only a copyright of 1996, and it is also published by Phoenix Press so presumably it is the same publication? Again no credits but the name Phoenix Press rang a bell, and they were behind the appalling 'Official S.I.G./Supermarionation' magazine which came out for one thankfully sole issue in 1993.

[Digifiend]

Well the issue 1 is called VR Troopers Official 3D Comic, so what you have seems to be a spin-off, not the same title. Plus, the issue 1 is cover dated September 1995, so assuming it was monthly, issue 4 of that would be December 1995, not 1996.

Do you have a cover scan, and does it feature any comics? If the answer to the second question is no, that would confirm that it isn't the same publication.

[Shaqui]

You're right, it isn't. I looked at the thumbnail only & didn't think to enlarge it.

Also, I found issue 1 of the VR Troopers Episode Guide publication on eBay last night after posting (and after snapping it up ). No strips, and it is more a magazine. Lots of nice colour photos but scant on text. I just like looking at Caitlin, actually...

If people are interested in the Episode Guide magazine when issue 1 arrives I'll post pics of both...

[Digifiend]

You can see a lot more of Kaitlin's actress Sarah Brown, as she's actually had quite a successful career, although she's not A-list. I hear that she's about to join US soap Days of Our Lives.

The episode guide magazine and comics would both be of interest to the folks at www.rangercrew.com - it's a Power Rangers message board. I've linked to this thread there already.

[Shaqui]

My brief experience of Phoenix Press is they did little if any new stuff (and what was 'new' was very poor - re: 'S.I.G.') so my gut instinct is the 3D comic must be a reprint - but from what? Was there an American VR Troopers comic?

Edit: Looks like this might have been one:

http://www.comicvine.com/mighty-morphin ... /49-27944/

[Richard S.]

there's an ad in the back of the comic for issue 6 of the episode guide (episodes 61-72)

The contents are pretty ropey so I don't think it can be a reprint from the Marvel series

Digi - I can't see where to go to on www.rangercrew.com but if you can point me in the right direction I'll contribute over there as well