The Tick #12
(May 1993)

New England Comics, 1988 Series
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Price
2.75 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
?
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
New England Comics Press Inc.
Brand
NEC New England Comics Press
Barcode
?
Editing
George Suarez; Larry Boyd (Assistant editor)

Issue Notes

Comic has gone through at least two printings.

1st Printing: May 1993, 2.75 USD
2nd Printing: September 1995, 2.75 USD, 3.75 CAD
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Tick / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ben Edlund
Inks
Jeff Whiting
Colors
Richard Edlund

Genre
superhero; humor
Characters
The Tick; Arthur; The Tick [Barry Hubris]
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ben Edlund
Inks
Jeff Whiting
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Panel from inside issue, credits and indicia.

One Man's Treasure...Is Another Man's Treasure (Table of Contents: 2)

The Tick / comic story / 27 pages (report information)

Script
Ben Edlund
Pencils
Ben Edlund
Inks
Jeff Whiting
Letters
Bob Polio

Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
The Tick; Arthur; Tri-State Super-Hero Congress; Barry Hubris (villain); Host (villain); The Terror (villain); Multiple Santa (villain); Mr. Tragedy (villain); The Fuzzy Person (villain); Tuun-La (villain)
Synopsis
Having defeated Barry for the right to use the super hero name "The Tick," it is determined that the Tick is also entitled to his base of operations and all of his equipment. As the Tick and Arthur move into the Tick Cave underneath Barry's mansion, their opponent turned host hatches a devious plan. When our heroes head out to investigate nefarious happenings at Brenda Industries, Barry calls his rogues gallery and tells them all about his new look, his new sidekick and where he can be found.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Tick Quick Quip of the Month: "I have...Cary Grant karma, because I always prevail! Barry has Mussolini karma, because he was doing great for a while, and then he had a really bad day."

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

Tick Talk / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Arachnida (Table of Contents: 4)

The Tick / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ben Edlund
Pencils
Ben Edlund
Inks
Jeff Whiting
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; superhero

Indexer Notes

Ben Edlund discusses a few topics including the thirteenth issue of The Tick which never materialized.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Ben Edlund
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[Back Cover] (Table of Contents: 6)

The Tick / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ben Edlund ?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Genre
superhero; humor
Characters
The Tick
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Tick
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. One Man's Treasure...Is Another Man's Treasure
    The Tick
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Tick Talk
  5. 4. Arachnida
    The Tick
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    The Tick Mart
  7. 6. [Back Cover]
    The Tick
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk