(March 1989)
- Price:
- 2.00 USD; 2.35 CAD
- Pages:
- 28
- Indicia frequency:
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Vortex Comics Incorporated [CA]
- Brand:
- Vortex Comics
- Editing:
- William P. Marks (publisher)
- Format:
- Standard US Comic Size; Colour Cover; Black and White Interior; Saddlebound; Published Erratically
1st Issue! Ha Ha! Just Kidding. Actually it's the Fifteenth Issue.
cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Chester Brown
- Pencils:
- Chester Brown
- Inks:
- Chester Brown
- Colors:
- Chester Brown ?
- Letters:
- Chester Brown
Content Information
- Keywords:
- Alternative
Indexer Notes
Says "Still only $2 or $2.35 Canadian" even though previous issue was "$1.75 or $2.25 Canadian"
Subscribe!
Post Bros. / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Matt Howarth (signed)
- Inks:
- Matt Howarth (signed)
- Letters:
- Typeset
Content Information
- Synopsis:
- Ad for subscription to Those Annoying Post Bros. from Vortex.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Ed
Ed the Happy Clown / comic story / 11.33 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Chester Brown
- Pencils:
- Chester Brown
- Inks:
- Chester Brown
- Letters:
- Chester Brown
Content Information
- Characters:
- Ed the Happy Clown; Becky
- Synopsis:
- Ed (disguised as Bick) goes to church with his family. Two aliens also go to church and end up abducting Kari and Priscilla (the kids).
- Keywords:
- Alternative
Indexer Notes
Actually 11 pages and 2 panels long.
Matthew 1:1-2:13
Adaptation of Gospel of Matthew / comic story / 10.66 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Chester Brown (adaptation)
- Pencils:
- Chester Brown
- Inks:
- Chester Brown
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Chester Brown
Content Information
- Genre:
- religious
- Characters:
- Jesus; The Wise Men; Joseph
- Synopsis:
- Joseph is told of Jesus' birth. Jesus is born. The wisemen come to see Jesus.
- Keywords:
- Biblical
Indexer Notes
Much more freely adapted than Chester Brown's adaptation of the Gospel of Mark. Actually 11 pages minus 2 panels long.
The Fur Bag
letters page / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Chester Brown
- Pencils:
- Chester Brown; Bernie Mireault
- Inks:
- Chester Brown; Bernie Mireault
- Letters:
- Chester Brown; Bernie Mireault
Indexer Notes
Chester Brown drew the masthead and handlettered the letters page. Bernie Mireault drew a small picture of Bunny on the second page. Chester Brown mentions many of his sources for the adaptations of the Gospels of Mark and Matthew.
The True North
advertisement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Dave Sim
- Inks:
- Dave Sim
- Letters:
- Typeset
Content Information
- Characters:
- Cerebus
- Synopsis:
- Ad for The True North #1 comic, including a picture of the cove
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Who Said Hell and Damnation Couldn't Be Fun!
Stig's Inferno / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Ty Templeton
- Inks:
- Ty Templeton
- Letters:
- Typeset
Content Information
- Synopsis:
- Ad for trade paperback of Stig's Inferno from Vortex.
Indexer Notes
On back cover of comic.
Editing
Table of Contents
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0.
1st Issue! Ha Ha! Just Kidding. Actually it's the Fifteenth Issue.
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1.
Subscribe!
Post Bros. -
2.
Ed
Ed the Happy Clown -
3.
Matthew 1:1-2:13
Adaptation of Gospel of Matthew -
4.
The Fur Bag
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5.
The True North
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6.
Who Said Hell and Damnation Couldn't Be Fun!
Stig's Inferno
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- Peter Croome
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- Mark Gordon
- Jim Walls
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