Cerebus #79
(October 1985)

Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1977 Series
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Price
2.00 CAD; 1.70 USD
Pages
28
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1985-11
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Aardvark-Vanaheim Inc.
Brand
Aardvark-Vanaheim Presents [banner]

Issue Notes

Based on listings in consecutive “Comics in Your Future” columns published in Comics Buyer’s Guide #628 (November 29, 1985) and #630 (December 13, 1985), on-sale date was between November 11, 1985 and November 25, 1985.

[Cerebus stuck in a wall] (Table of Contents)

Cerebus / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dave Sim
Inks
Dave Sim; Gerhard
Colors
Dave Sim; Gerhard
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Cerebus
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Note From the President / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dave Sim
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
After a great deal of discussion with Karen...
Synopsis
Dave talks about discontinuing the fan club and an idea that Alan Moore had for a Cerebus story.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Also includes indicia. Circulation 25,500. Copyright noted as "All contents (C) 1985 Dave Sim".

Spinning Straw into Gold (Table of Contents: 2)

Cerebus / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Sim
Pencils
Dave Sim; Gerhard (backgrounds)
Inks
Dave Sim; Gerhard (backgrounds)
Letters
Dave Sim
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Lord Stormsend; Bear; Lord Julius; Leonardi; Cerebus
Synopsis
Stormsend tries to give Cerebus advice. Cerebus has a cold and gets stuck in a wall.
Reprints

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

Cerebus / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Aardvark Comment (Table of Contents: 4)

Aardvark Comment / letters page / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Sim
Pencils
Conrad P. Felber (photo); Connie (photo)
Inks
Conrad P. Felber (photo); Connie (photo)
Letters
typeset
Characters
Dave Sim; Gerhard; Connie
Synopsis
Letters of comment from readers, plus pictures of Dave Sim, Gerhard and Connie.

Friends of Cerebus Fan Club (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

[photo of Gerhard] (Table of Contents: 6)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Characters
Gerhard

Indexer Notes

On back cover of comic.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Cerebus stuck in a wall]
    Cerebus
  2. 1. ["After a great deal of discussion with Karen..."]
    Note From the President
  3. 2. Spinning Straw into Gold
    Cerebus
  4. 3. ["Most Holy wants you to buy hundreds of Cerebus T-shirts..."]
    Cerebus
  5. 4. Aardvark Comment
    Aardvark Comment
  6. 5. Friends of Cerebus Fan Club
  7. 6. [photo of Gerhard]
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