Acme Comics
#8
(Fall 1987)
- Price
- 2.00 USD; 3.00 CAD
- Pages
- 44
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fandom House
- Editing
- Dennis Pimple (editor)
Issue Notes
[no title indexed]
cover / 2 pages
- Pencils
- George Doro; Pitt Crew (see notes)
- Inks
- George Doro; Pitt Crew (see notes)
- Colors
- John McColloch; T. Motley; Jim Lemons
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
Indexer Notes
Wraparound cover.
Cover credits stated as follows: 'The cover is a jam effort by just about every member of the pipe-dreaming Pitt Crew with George Doro providing the incidental art and colored by John Mulloch, Jim Lemons and Motley'.
Members of 'Pitt Crew' are: Rich Arnold, Bob Conway, Richard Florence, George Doro, Scott Johnson, Jim Lemons, Harry Lyrico, John McColloch, Joel Millsapps, T Motley, Dennis Pimple, Smallhead (Mark Putt), Eric Sprinkle, Nelson Sprinkle, Seth Thompson.
(from the Acme Papers Webpage - http://www.near2now.com/acme/index.htm)
ACME Checklist
text article / 12.33 pages
- Script
- Dennis Pimple
- Pencils
- Pitt Crew
- Inks
- Pitt Crew
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Starts on interior of front cover and continues on pages 1, 2 (bottom section), 9, 16, 17, 19-22, 30, 40 and interior back cover. Consists of illustrations of fake comic covers with commentary by Dennis Pimple. Includes contents of issue. See cover notes for artists involved.
Pitt's Podium!
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 0.67 page
- Script
- Dennis Pimple (credited as Jim Pitt) (see notes)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Per Acme webpage, Jim Pitt was a pseudonym used by Pimple to parody Stan Lee.
Dr. Autopsy
Dr. Autopsy / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Mark Putt [as Smallhead]
- Pencils
- Mark Putt [as Smallhead]
- Inks
- Mark Putt [as Smallhead]
- Letters
- Mark Putt [as Smallhead]
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Dr. Autopsy [Pat Hology]
- Synopsis
- A dead man comes back to life to fight crime with his body parts.
Uber Wiedergeburt
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A man has dreams about the meaning of life.
Caffeine Comics
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Excess coffee causes a man to hallucinate.
Crisis on Infinite New Universes
comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Scott Johnson
- Pencils
- Scott Johnson (pages 1 - 2, 7); Richard Florence (page 3); John McColloch (page 4); T. Motley (page 6); Richard Arnold (credited as Rich Arnold) (page 5)
- Inks
- Scott Johnson (pages 1 - 5, 7); T. Motley (page 6)
- Letters
- Scott Johnson
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- The Atom; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Betty Boop; Dagwood Bumstead; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Donald Duck; The Flash; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Green Lantern; Hawkman; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Jeff; Krazy Kat; Krypto; Lead; Lightning Lad [Garth Ranzz]; Little Orphan Annie; Martian Manhunter [J'Onn J'Onzz]; Mon-El [Lar Gand]; Mickey Mouse; Mutt; Popeye; Prince Valiant; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Supergirl; Superman [Clark Kent]; Tarzan [John Clayton]; Daddy Warbucks; Katzenjammer Kids; Li'l Abner; Pogo; Albert
- Synopsis
- Daddy Warbucks' plan to turn superheroes into a multi-million industry causes the greatest of all superhero battles.
Indexer Notes
Story credited to Johnson on credits page and Acme webpage. Credited to Jim Pitt on story page.
Charlock: Part Three
Charlock / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Dennis Pimple (script); Norm Dwyer (story)
- Pencils
- Norm Dwyer
- Inks
- Norm Dwyer
- Letters
- Norm Dwyer
- Genre
- sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Charlock; Brea; Bas Baal; Shaner (flashback); Brin (flashback); King Peleon (flashback)
- Synopsis
- Charlock recounts his past to Brea.
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[no title indexed]
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ACME Checklist
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Pitt's Podium!
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Dr. Autopsy
Dr. Autopsy -
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Uber Wiedergeburt
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Caffeine Comics
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Crisis on Infinite New Universes
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Charlock: Part Three
Charlock
- Valmiki Annamanthadoo
- John Pannozzi
- Jim Stangas
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