CREATE TABLE table_18428016_1 (no_in_series VARCHAR, written_by VARCHAR, directed_by VARCHAR)

Name the total number in the series written by john banas and directed by pino amenta
SELECT COUNT(no_in_series) FROM table_18428016_1 WHERE written_by = "John Banas" AND directed_by = "Pino Amenta"
SELECT COUNT("no_in_series") FROM "table_18428016_1" WHERE "John Banas" = "written_by" AND "Pino Amenta" = "directed_by"