(June 1987)

Vortex, 1986 Series
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Price
1.75 USD; 2.25 CAD
Pages
28
Indicia Frequency
Bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1987
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Adults Only
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Vortex Comics Inc.
Brand
Vortex Comics [compact]
Printer
Printed in Canada
Editing
William P. Marks (Publisher)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Chester Brown / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Don't Shoot!
Genre
humour; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Chester Brown (as caricature)
Keywords
adult

The Disease (Table of Contents: 1)

Ed the Happy Clown / comic story / 18 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
drama; humour; horror-suspense; satire-parody
Characters
Chet Doodley; Ed the Happy Clown; Josie; Ronald Reagan; Marcy; Cirel; Oongala
Synopsis
While in prison, Ed contracted a disease that horribly disfigured a certain area of his body, leaving him lying helpless on the sidewalk. Cirel takes him to the park and beats him up again. Later he is dragged along with Josie to the sewer by a race of short humanoid creatures.
Reprints
Keywords
adult

Indexer Notes

Violence and full nudity. Starts on inside front cover.

Mark Part 2 (Table of Contents: 2)

The Gospels / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB) (adaptation); Mark the Evangelist (original scripture)
Pencils
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)
Inks
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)
Letters
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)

Genre
drama; religious
Characters
Jesus Christ; Leper; Paralytic; Scribes; Levi; Tax Collectors; Pharisees

Indexer Notes

A comics adaptation of the Gospel According to Mark 1:40 - 3:12.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Don't Shoot!"]
    Chester Brown
  2. 1. The Disease
    Ed the Happy Clown
  3. 2. Mark Part 2
    The Gospels
  4. 3. ["Hi Folks! It's me again--Chester Brown!"]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Peter Croome
  • Mark Gordon
  • Paul Green
  • R. S. Martin
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Steven Samuels