(June 1988)
- Volume:
- ?
- Price:
- 1.75 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- ?
- Brand:
- ?
- ISBN:
- ?
- Barcode:
- ?
- Editing:
- George Suarez
- Format:
- Black & White; Golden Age Sized; saddle-stitched; Newsprint; regular series
Issue Notes
Comic has at least 9 printings each with a different color background behind The Tick (1st print is black); 2nd March 1989 $1.95 price Red background; 3rd June 1989 $1.95 price Yellow background; 4th Dec. 1989 $2.25 price Orange background; 5th April 1991 $2.75 price Pink background with white bubbles; One of the later printings is from March 1998 $2.95 price Blue background; Information on other printings is unavailable at this time but welcome; Second print and beyond have 4 extra story pages that do not appear in the 1st print.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
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in The Tick Reprise Special Edition (New England Comics, 1996 series) #1 (May 1996) [back cover]
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[Untitled]
The Tick / comic story / 27 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Ben Edlund
- Pencils:
- Ben Edlund
- Inks:
- Ben Edlund
- Letters:
- Bob Polio
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero; humor
- Characters:
- FEATURE: The Tick (1st); GUEST: Clark Oppenheimer (1st); VILLAINS: Ninjas
- Synopsis:
- The Tick arrives straight from the nuthouse and into The City where he decides to be a superhero; After having a tussle with ninjas and being run over by a train, he is no closer to realizing his lofty goals.
- Reprints:
Indexer Notes
Tick quick quip of the month: "I...AM...NOT...A...ROACH. I AM A TICK. In fact I...uh...I've never seen a roach in my life!!!"
How to Draw The Tick
The Tick / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Ben Edlund
- Pencils:
- Ben Edlund
- Inks:
- Ben Edlund
- Letters:
- Ben Edlund
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero; humor
- Characters:
- FEATURE: The Tick
- Synopsis:
- One page art lesson on how to draw The Tick with accompanying oval.
Indexer Notes
Story does not appear in the 1st printing.
The Tick
The Tick / comic story / 3 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Ben Edlund
- Pencils:
- Ben Edlund
- Inks:
- Ben Edlund
- Letters:
- Ben Edlund; Typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero; humor
- Characters:
- FEATURE: The Tick
- Synopsis:
- The Tick escapes from the asylum.
- Reprints:
- From New England Comics Newsletter #14 (July-Aug. 1986) and 15 (Sept.-Oct. 1986)
Indexer Notes
Story does not appear in the 1st printing; This is a very early (and rather rough) try at The Tick by Edlund that appeared in the New England Comics Newsletter #14 and 15 which predate The Tick #1.
[Back Cover]
The Tick / (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Ben Edlund
- Inks:
- Ben Edlund
- Colors:
- Ben Edlund (?)
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero; humor
Table of Contents
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[no title indexed]
The Tick -
1.
[Untitled]
The Tick -
2.
How to Draw The Tick
The Tick -
3.
The Tick
The Tick -
4.
[Back Cover]
The Tick
- Katie
- Kelly Langston-Smith
- Peter Croome
- Kelly Langston-Smith
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