- Script
- Ben Edlund (credited)
- Pencils
- Ben Edlund (credited)
- Inks
- Ben Edlund (credited)
- Letters
- Bob Polio (credited)
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- The Tick (1st appearance); Clark Oppenheimer (1st appearance); Ninjas (villains)
- Synopsis
- The Tick arrives straight from the nuthouse and into The City where he decides to be a superhero. After having a tussle with ninjas and being run over by a train, he is no closer to realizing his lofty goals.
- Reprints
Tick quick quip of the month: "I...AM...NOT...A...ROACH. I AM A TICK. In fact I...uh...I've never seen a roach in my life!!!"
- Script
- Ben Edlund
- Pencils
- Ben Edlund
- Inks
- Ben Edlund
- Letters
- Ben Edlund
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- The Tick
- Synopsis
- One page art lesson on how to draw The Tick with accompanying oval.
- Reprints
Story does not appear in the 1st printing.
- Script
- Ben Edlund (credited)
- Pencils
- Ben Edlund (credited)
- Inks
- Ben Edlund (credited)
- Letters
- Ben Edlund (credited); typeset
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- The Tick
- Synopsis
- The Tick escapes from the asylum.
- Reprints
Story does not appear in the 1st printing; This is a very early (and rather rough) try at The Tick by Edlund that appeared in the New England Comics Newsletter #14 and 15 which predate The Tick #1.