([January 1987])

Vortex, 1986 Series
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Volume
2
Price
1.75 USD; 2.25 CAD
Pages
28
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
[none printed]
Brand
Vortex Comics [compact]
Editing
?

Issue Notes

There is no indicia published in the issue.

Yummy Fur (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Chester Brown
Inks
Chester Brown
Colors
Chester Brown ?
Letters
Chester Brown

Genre
humour; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Christian

[cover of Yummy Fur #4] (Table of Contents: 1)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Chester Brown
Inks
Chester Brown
Letters
typeset

Genre
humour
Synopsis
Face with shattered glass.
Reprints
Keywords
adult

Catlick Creek (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Brown
Pencils
Chester Brown
Inks
Chester Brown
Letters
Chester Brown

Genre
humour
Characters
Concerned Citizen of St. Juke
Synopsis
Catlick Creek floods even after a "helpful" citizen suggests draining his septic tank into it.
Reprints
Keywords
farmers; flooding; Ontario; septic tank; St. Jukes

The Eyelid Burial (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)
Pencils
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)
Inks
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)
Letters
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Mr. Reed
Synopsis
Surreal tale of Alex Tate and his double.
Reprints

Adventures in Science (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)
Pencils
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)
Inks
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)
Letters
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)

Genre
humour
Characters
The Professor; Squid
Synopsis
A professor and his assistants study the masturbation techniques of giant squids.
Reprints

Fire with Fire (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)
Pencils
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)
Inks
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)
Letters
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)

Genre
humour
Synopsis
A boy unleashes his piranha dogs.
Reprints

[cover of Yummy Fur #5] (Table of Contents: 6)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)
Pencils
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)
Inks
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)
Letters
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)

Genre
horror-suspense; satire-parody
Characters
Ed the Happy Clown; Frankenstein's Monster
Reprints
Keywords
monsters

Ed and the Beanstalk (Table of Contents: 7)

Ed the Happy Clown / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)
Pencils
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)
Inks
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)
Letters
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)

Genre
humour; anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody
Characters
Ed the Happy Clown; Jack; Cow; Tilley; Frankenstein's monster [noted as Frankenstein]; Christian; Tim
Synopsis
Satire of Jack and the Beanstalk [English fairy tale].
Reprints

[Cover of Yummy Fur #6] (Table of Contents: 8)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Chester Brown
Inks
Chester Brown
Letters
Chester Brown

Genre
humour
Synopsis
Small picture of hand.
Reprints

Adventures in Science (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 2.33 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)
Pencils
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)
Inks
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)
Letters
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)

Genre
humour; satire-parody
Characters
Mr. Scary Wolf; Dr. Ernest Pasquale; Fred George
Synopsis
Scientists find the face of Jesus on masking tape.
Reprints

Joke Time [Knock Knock] (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB); Jessica (credited for joke)
Pencils
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)
Inks
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)
Letters
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)

Genre
humour
Characters
Christian
Synopsis
A knock-knock joke.
Reprints
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Yummy Fur
  2. 1. [cover of Yummy Fur #4]
  3. 2. Catlick Creek
  4. 3. The Eyelid Burial
  5. 4. Adventures in Science
  6. 5. Fire with Fire
  7. 6. [cover of Yummy Fur #5]
  8. 7. Ed and the Beanstalk
    Ed the Happy Clown
  9. 8. [Cover of Yummy Fur #6]
  10. 9. Adventures in Science
  11. 10. Joke Time [Knock Knock]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Mark Gordon
  • Paul Green
  • Merlin Haas
  • R. S. Martin
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Steven Samuels
  • Jim Van Dore