Hilly Rose - Space Reporter #1

(1996)

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

Hilly Rose / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

B. C. Boyer

Inks

B. C. Boyer

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; science fiction

Characters

Bach; Blossom; Hilly Rose

Indexer Notes

Cover art at about half-size.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Hilly Rose / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

B. C. Boyer

Inks

B. C. Boyer

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; science fiction

Characters

Bach; Blossom; Hilly Rose

Synopsis

Hilly Rose is at her computer desk and looks amusedly at Bach and Blossom dozing on a sofa.

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

Hilly Rose / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

B. C. Boyer

Inks

B. C. Boyer

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; science fiction

Characters

Bach; Blossom; Hilly Rose

Synopsis

Hilly Rose, Bach and Blossom are hurriedly heading somewhere.

A Blossom by Any Other Name (Table of Contents: 4)

Hilly Rose / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

B. C. Boyer

Pencils

B. C. Boyer

Inks

B. C. Boyer

Letters

B. C. Boyer

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; science fiction

Characters

Bach; Bert; Blossom; Bojo; Cammy; Charles; Chemicals; Hilly Rose; Jean-Claude; Sidney [Sigfield Tidwieller]; Steeltrap Rose

Synopsis

In the 30th century on the planet Splatt Four, Bach wants Hilly Rose, who works as a reporter for her father Steeltrap Rose at the Daily Horn, to go work for an Earth newspaper, the Rocket Times. Her father, however, is against it and so causes disasters to keep his reporter daughter busy. One of these disasters, however, involving Sidney the evil incarnate guy, almost kills the entire cast.

Reprints

• from Hilly Rose (Astro Comics, 1995 series) #1 (May 1995)

Indexer Notes

Heartbreak News chapter 1 of 5. Signature dated 1995.

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

Charles / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

B. C. Boyer

Pencils

B. C. Boyer

Inks

B. C. Boyer

Letters

B. C. Boyer

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; science fiction

Characters

Charles

Synopsis

Charles looks for a job.

Indexer Notes

Follows up on events in Hilly Rose #1 (May 1995).

Weasel Calhoon and Vermin LeCroy (Table of Contents: 6)

Hilly Rose / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

B. C. Boyer

Pencils

B. C. Boyer

Inks

B. C. Boyer

Letters

B. C. Boyer

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; science fiction

Characters

Bach; the Bloodsheddin' Texas Gang [Weasel Calhoon; Vermin LeCroy]; Blossom; Cammy; Chemicals; Harv; Hilly Rose; Jean-Claude; Steeltrap Rose; the Stranger

Synopsis

Steeltrap Rose wants the Stranger to do a better job at silencing Jean-Claude who's been receiving payoffs from him. Hilly Rose does some investigating and finds information that implicates her father in serious crimes.

Reprints

• from Hilly Rose (Astro Comics, 1995 series) #2 (July 1995)

Indexer Notes

Heartbreak News chapter 2 of 5.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Steeltrap Rose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

B. C. Boyer

Pencils

B. C. Boyer

Inks

B. C. Boyer

Letters

B. C. Boyer

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; science fiction

Characters

Steeltrap Rose

Synopsis

Steeltrap Rose comments on Weasel Calhoon and Vermin LeCroy's supposed gayness.

Indexer Notes

Follows up on events in Hilly Rose #2 (July 1995).

Broken Trust (Table of Contents: 8)

Hilly Rose / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

B. C. Boyer

Pencils

B. C. Boyer

Inks

B. C. Boyer

Letters

B. C. Boyer

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; science fiction

Characters

Bach; the Bloodsheddin' Texas Gang [Weasel Calhoon; Vermin LeCroy]; Blossom; Bojo; Cammy; Harv; Hilly Rose; Jean-Claude; Sidney; Steeltrap Rose; the Stranger

Synopsis

Thinking that her father might be connected to the destruction plaguing the city, she calls him. He reassures her, explaining his version, which she believes. Steeltrap continues his plan to kill Jean-Claude, while Hilly continues to investigate the Sidney incident.

Reprints

• from Hilly Rose (Astro Comics, 1995 series) #3 (October 1995)

Indexer Notes

Heartbreak News chapter 3 of 5.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Sidney & Bojo / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

B. C. Boyer

Pencils

B. C. Boyer

Inks

B. C. Boyer

Letters

B. C. Boyer

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; science fiction

Characters

Bojo; Sidney

Synopsis

Sidney shops for a new robot head for Bojo.

Indexer Notes

Follows up on events in Hilly Rose #3 (October 1995).

An Indepth Study of the Very Deep Thinking Mr. Harv (Table of Contents: 10)

Hilly Rose / comic story / 26 pages (report information)

Script

B. C. Boyer

Pencils

B. C. Boyer

Inks

B. C. Boyer

Letters

B. C. Boyer

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; science fiction

Characters

Bach; Bert; the Bloodsheddin' Texas Gang [Weasel Calhoon; Vermin LeCroy]; Blossom; Cammy; Chemicals; Harv; Hilly Rose; Nurse Prachett; Steeltrap Rose; the Stranger

Synopsis

Hilly Rose has a hunch that Sidney is an old schoolmate, while Bach insists that she investigate her father. Steeltrap, in the meantime, must deal wirh Harv's incredible stupidity which almost gets him fired. Steeltrap also wonders if he's doing the right thing and decides he is.

Reprints

• from Hilly Rose (Astro Comics, 1995 series) #4 (December 1995)

Indexer Notes

Heartbreak News chapter 4 of 5.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Steeltrap Rose & Harv / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

B. C. Boyer

Pencils

B. C. Boyer

Inks

B. C. Boyer

Letters

B. C. Boyer

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; science fiction

Characters

Harv; Steeltrap Rose

Synopsis

Harv apologizes for having clubbed city officials thinking they were just a couple of rats.

Indexer Notes

Follows up on events in Hilly Rose #4 (December 1995).

An Interesting Plot Development Regarding Mrs. Tidwhieller And Her Son (Table of Contents: 12)

Hilly Rose / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

B. C. Boyer

Pencils

B. C. Boyer

Inks

B. C. Boyer

Letters

B. C. Boyer

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; science fiction

Characters

Bach; Bert; Blossom; Cammy; Chemicals; Hilly Rose; Mrs. Tidwieller; Nurse Prachett; Sidney; Steeltrap Rose; the Stranger

Synopsis

Hilly Rose visits Mrs. Tidwieller to hear of Sidney's story, while Nurse Prachett doesn't let any chance to hurt Bach go by. Steeltrap Rose is afraid the Stranger might hurt Hilly and so gets angry, but is reminded who is in charge.

Reprints

• from Hilly Rose (Astro Comics, 1995 series) #5 (February 1996)

Indexer Notes

Heartbreak News chapter 5 of 5. Mrs. Tidwieller's name is misspelled in the story title.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Hilly Rose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

B. C. Boyer

Pencils

B. C. Boyer

Inks

B. C. Boyer

Letters

B. C. Boyer

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; science fiction

Characters

Bach; Blossom; Hilly Rose

Synopsis

Hilly Rose notes to Blossom that all the neighborhood animals are scurrying about because Nurse Prachett is approaching.

Indexer Notes

Follows up on events in Hilly Rose #5 (February 1996).

Acknowledgments (Table of Contents: 14)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

B. C. Boyer

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Boyer thanks and names his family and the people in the industry who supported him.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Hilly Rose / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

B. C. Boyer

Inks

B. C. Boyer

Letters

B. C. Boyer

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; science fiction

Characters

Bach; Blossom; Hilly Rose

Synopsis

Hilly Rose and Blossom are lazily fishing, while Bach is eating the bait.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Introduction and summary of the story.