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[[File:scare_tactics_5843.jpg|frame|Clockwise from top: Fang, Screamqueen, Slither and Gross-Out]]
[[File:scare_tactics_5843.jpg|frame|Clockwise from top: Fang, Screamqueen, Slither and Gross-Out]]


''[[Scare Tactics]]'' is a comic book series published by [[DC Comics]]. A total of twelve issues appeared, dated from December 1996 to March 1998. The series, written by Len Kaminski, was a part of DC's Weirdoverse group of titles.

''Scare Tactics'' is a comic book series published by DC Comics. A total of twelve issues appeared, dated from December 1996 to March 1998. The series, written by Len Kaminski, was a part of DC's Weirdoverse group of titles.


The series focused on the band Scare Tactics, which was a group of monstrous rock and roll musicians that encountered supernatural adventures while on the road.
The series focused on the band Scare Tactics, which was a group of monstrous rock and roll musicians that encountered supernatural adventures while on the road.


== The band/team consisted of: ==
The band/team consisted of:

* Arnold Burnsteel (manager/bus driver)
* Arnold Burnsteel (manager/bus driver)
* Fang (Jake Ketchum - werewolf, lead guitarist)
* Fang (Jake Ketchum - werewolf, lead guitarist)
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* Slither (James Tilton - reptilian human, bass guitarist)
* Slither (James Tilton - reptilian human, bass guitarist)


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=== The series contains examples of: ===

* [[Accidental Kidnapping]]: When Van Zandt steals the Scaremobile, he unwittingly also kidnaps Screamqueen who was asleep in her coffin.
* [[Accidental Kidnapping]]: When Van Zandt steals the Scaremobile, he unwittingly also kidnaps Screamqueen who was asleep in her coffin.
* [[Aliens Steal Cattle]]: One of R-Complex's jobs is to clean up alien cattle mutilations.
* [[Aliens Steal Cattle]]: One of R-Complex's jobs is to clean up alien cattle mutilations.