(October 1987)
Marvel,
1987 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD; 0.40 GBP
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- annually
- On-sale Date
- 1987
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Marvel Comics
- Brand
-
Star Comics; Marvel
- Editing
- Sid Jacobson
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
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Bungle in the Jungle!, Introducing Marzipan the Jungle Man!
Heathcliff / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Michael Gallagher
- Pencils
- Warren Kremer
- Inks
- Jacqueline Roettcher
- Colors
- Peter Kremer
- Letters
- Grace Kremer
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Heathcliff; Iggy Nutmeg; Grandpa Nutmeg; Grandma Nutmeg; Marzipan the Jungle Man; Scales (alligator)
- Synopsis
- Heathcliff jumps off a cruise ship to answer the call of Marzipan the Jungle Man, who is the protector of the treasure of the Jade Jungle. Iggy follows, but gets captured by two crooks who have stolen the treasure.
- Reprints
-
in ALF Comics Magazine (Marvel, 1988 series) #1 (November 1988)
-
- Keywords
- alligator; emerald; jungle; ocean cruise; shuffleboard; treasure
It’s in the Bag
Heathcliff / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Angelo Decesare [as A. Decesare]
- Pencils
- Angelo Decesare [as A. Decesare]
- Inks
- Angelo Decesare [as A. Decesare]
- Colors
- Jacqueline Roettcher [as J. Roettcher]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Heathcliff
- Synopsis
- After failing to master a heavy boxing bag, Heathcliff removes his gloves and destroys it with his claws.
- Reprints
- in Star Comics Magazine (Marvel, 1986 series) #5 (August 1987) [black and white]
- in ALF Comics Magazine (Marvel, 1988 series) #1 (November 1988)
-
- Keywords
- boxing
Indexer Notes
Pantomime story.
Heathcliff Meets the Swamp Beast
Heathcliff / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Heathcliff; Grandpa Nutmeg; Grandma Nutmeg; Iggy Nutmeg; Swamp Beast; Gator Gil
- Synopsis
- The Nutmegs and Heathcliff stay at a hotel near a swamp. The legend of a swamp beast turns out to be true.
- Keywords
- swamp
Indexer Notes
Swamp Beast is designed along the same lines as Swamp Thing and Man-Thing.
Beach Party Massacre
Heathcliff / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Mike Esposito ? [as Esposito]
- Pencils
- George Wildman [as Wildman]
- Inks
- Jacqueline Roettcher [as Roettcher]
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Heathcliff; Grandpa Nutmeg; Grandma Nutmeg; Iggy Nutmeg
- Synopsis
- Heathcliff causes havoc at the beach.
- Keywords
- beach
Cat and the Beanstalk
Heathcliff / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Heathcliff; Iggy Nutmeg; Marcy; Crazy Shirley (cat)
- Synopsis
- Marcy tells Heathcliff a version of "Jack and the Beanstalk."
- Reprints
- in ALF Comics Magazine (Marvel, 1988 series) #1 (November 1988)
-
Indexer Notes
storybook; Jack and the Beanstalk; giant; golden eggs
Tuna Helper
Heathcliff / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Monica Gallagher
- Pencils
- Jacqueline Roettcher [as Roettcher]
- Inks
- Jacqueline Roettcher [as Roettcher]
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
That Old Cat Magic!
Heathcliff / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Monica Gallagher
- Pencils
- Howie Post [as Post]
- Inks
- Roberta Edelman [as Edelman]
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
It’s All Your Vault
Heathcliff / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Angelo Decesare [as Decesare]
- Pencils
- Angelo Decesare [as Decesare]
- Inks
- Jacqueline Roettcher [as Roettcher]
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Heathcliff
- Synopsis
- Heathcliff keeps his string collection in a bank vault.
- Keywords
- bank vault; string
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Heathcliff -
1.
Bungle in the Jungle!, Introducing Marzipan the Jungle Man!
Heathcliff -
2.
It’s in the Bag
Heathcliff -
3.
Heathcliff Meets the Swamp Beast
Heathcliff -
4.
Beach Party Massacre
Heathcliff -
5.
Cat and the Beanstalk
Heathcliff -
6.
Tuna Helper
Heathcliff -
7.
That Old Cat Magic!
Heathcliff -
8.
It’s All Your Vault
Heathcliff
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