Heathcliff #20 [Newsstand]

(November 1987)

Splish Splash! (Table of Contents: 1)

Heathcliff / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Gallagher (credited)

Pencils

Warren Kremer (credited)

Inks

Jacqueline Roettcher (credited)

Colors

John Wellington (credited)

Letters

Grace Kremer (credited)

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Heathcliff; Sonja; Iggy Nutmeg; Grandma Nutmeg; Mrs. Jablonski (Sonja's owner)

Synopsis

Heathcliff catches a mercat (half cat/half fish) whose singing bewitches him. He takes her home and keeps her in a tank in his room. Meanwhile the lighthouse keeper who saw Heathcliff catch the mercat is bewitched by the mercat's mermaid owner, who orders him to bring the mercat back to the sea.

Keywords

aquarium; fishing; harpoon; lighthouse; mercat; mermaid

All Washed Up (Table of Contents: 2)

Heathcliff / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Esposito (credited as Esposito)

Pencils

Dave Manak (credited as Manak)

Inks

Jacqueline Roettcher (credited as Roettcher)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Heathcliff; Iggy Nutmeg; Grandpa Nutmeg

Synopsis

Heathcliff trashes cars so Iggy will have plenty of business for his car-washing service.

Keywords

apples; birthday; car wash; garbage can; mattress; mud

The Funtastic Return of Bullwinkle and Rocky (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Bullwinkle / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Something Fishy (Table of Contents: 4)

Heathcliff / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards ? (credited as Edwards)

Pencils

George Wildman (credited as Wildman)

Inks

Jacqueline Roettcher (credited as Roettcher)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Heathcliff; Mr. Gotbucks

Synopsis

Billionaire Mr. Gotbucks wants to tear down the Elite Fish Market, Heathcliff's favorite store. Gotbucks hates fish because he was humiliated in a fishing tournament by catching the smallest fish. Heathcliff helps him catch a huge fish to win a tournament and in return Gotbucks allows the Elite Fish Market to reopen.

Keywords

billionaire; bulldozer; fish market; fishing tournament

It's a Yabba-Dabba-Doo Time! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

The Flintstone Kids / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Star Signals / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

The Evidence (Table of Contents: 7)

Heathcliff / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited as Gladir)

Pencils

George Wildman (credited as Wildman)

Inks

Jacqueline Roettcher (credited as Roettcher)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Heathcliff

Synopsis

Heathcliff takes photographs of the city dog catcher being friendly with dogs and gives them to the chief of the city pound.

Keywords

dog catcher; photographs

Summer Savings Splash! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Star Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)