Yummy Fur #15
(March 1989)

Vortex, 1986 Series
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Price
2.00 USD; 2.35 CAD
Pages
28
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Vortex Comics Incorporated [CA]
Brand
Vortex Comics [compact]
Editing
William P. Marks (publisher)

1st Issue! Ha Ha! Just Kidding. Actually it's the Fifteenth Issue. (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Keywords
Alternative

Indexer Notes

Says "Still only $2 or $2.35 Canadian" even though previous issue was "$1.75 or $2.25 Canadian"

Subscribe! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Pencils
Matt Howarth (signed)
Inks
Matt Howarth (signed)
Letters
Typeset

Synopsis
Ad for subscription to Those Annoying Post Bros. from Vortex.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Ed (Table of Contents: 2)

Ed the Happy Clown / comic story / 11.33 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humour; fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense; satire-parody
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 (Table of Contents: 3)

The Gospels / comic story / 10.66 pages (report information)

Script
Matthew the Evangelist (original scriptures); Chester Brown (adaptation)
Pencils
Chester Brown
Inks
Chester Brown
Colors
?
Letters
Chester Brown

Genre
drama; biography; history; religious
Characters
Jesus Christ [as an infant]; the angel Gabriel [unnamed]; Joseph [Saint Joseph, husband of the Virgin Mary]; King Herod [Herod the Great]; the Virgin Mary; the Three Wise Men; Judah; Tamar; Ruth; Boaz; David; Bathsheba [unnamed]
Synopsis
The Nativity.
Keywords
Biblical

Indexer Notes

A comics adaptation of the Gospel According to Matthew 1:1-2:13.

The style of the adaptation is somewhat different than Brown's adaptation of Mark. The shift is most noticeable in the visual treatment of the characters, which is grittier and places far more emphasis on idiosyncrasies of personality and appearance.

This issue's installment is 11 and 2/3 pages. The first third of the opening page features the final two panels of the "Ed the Happy Clown" episode.

The Fur Bag (Table of Contents: 4)

letters page / 2 pages (report information)

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. It includes letters from Matt Madden and Bernie Mireault. Mireault's photocopied letter includes a drawing of Bunny. Both letters appear on the second page. Brown also discusses his references for his Gospels adaptations. The section concludes with endnotes for the installment of the Matthew adaptation in this issue.

The True North (Table of Contents: 5)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dave Sim
Inks
Dave Sim
Letters
Typeset

Characters
Cerebus
Synopsis
Ad for The True North #1 comic, including a picture of the cover.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Who Said Hell and Damnation Couldn't Be Fun! (Table of Contents: 6)

Stig's Inferno / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ty Templeton
Inks
Ty Templeton
Letters
Typeset

Synopsis
Ad for trade paperback of Stig's Inferno from Vortex.

Indexer Notes

On back cover of comic.

Editing
This Issue is currently being edited by Steven Samuels (since 2024-03-09, last edit 2024-03-09)
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. 1st Issue! Ha Ha! Just Kidding. Actually it's the Fifteenth Issue.
  2. 1. Subscribe!
    Post Bros.
  3. 2. Ed
    Ed the Happy Clown
  4. 3. Matthew 1:1-2:13
    The Gospels
  5. 4. The Fur Bag
  6. 5. The True North
  7. 6. Who Said Hell and Damnation Couldn't Be Fun!
    Stig's Inferno
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • R. S. Martin
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell
  • Matt Tauber
  • Jim Van Dore