(April 1987)

Fantagraphics, 1987 Series
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Price
2.00 USD; 3.00 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
semi-annually
On-sale Date
1987
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Recommended for Mature Readers
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fantagraphics Books Inc.
Brand
Fantagraphics Books [sans serif, borderless, uniform background]
Editing
Gary Groth (credited) (co-ordinator)

Issue Notes

1st printing: December 1986

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Monica Saunders / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Carol Lay (signed)
Inks
Carol Lay (signed)
Colors
Carol Lay (signed)
Characters
Monica Saunders
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Monica; Irene / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Carol Lay (credited)
Pencils
Carol Lay (credited)
Inks
Carol Lay (credited)
Letters
Carol Lay (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Whew. Thank God it was only a dream!
Synopsis
Monica and Irene dream they are each other.
Keywords
adult

Indexer Notes

Interior front cover. Includes indicia information.

Ms. Lonelyhearts (Table of Contents: 2)

Monica Saunders / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Carol Lay (signed)
Pencils
Carol Lay (signed)
Inks
Carol Lay (signed)
Letters
Carol Lay (signed)
Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Monica Saunders; Charles van Halen; Megan; Dirk; Ultra-Ma (dies); Stupendo Boy

Face the Facts of Love (Table of Contents: 3)

Irene / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Carol Lay (signed)
Pencils
Carol Lay (signed)
Inks
Carol Lay (signed)
Letters
Carol Lay (signed)
Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Irene Van de Kamp; Kurt Davis; Bongodians; Witch Doctor; Uncle Nick
Synopsis
Heiress Irene Van De Kamp was raised from infancy by Bongodians when her parents died in a crash. The Bongodians shape their faces and Irene gets a duck-face but can't find any suitor. She leaves with white traders who recognize she is the heiress but she can't find place in the world. She meets a blind man, Kurt, and they date but he flees after touching her face.
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Indexer Notes

Artwork date: 1980

Shutter-Bugged (Table of Contents: 4)

Monica Saunders / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Carol Lay (credited)
Pencils
Carol Lay (credited)
Inks
Carol Lay (credited)
Letters
Carol Lay (credited); typeset
Genre
drama
Characters
Monica Saunders; Charles van Halen; Megan; Dirk; Art; Sandy; Creep Photographer
Keywords
soap opera

The Best Comic of the '80s? (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Monica Saunders
  2. 1. ["Whew. Thank God it was only a dream!"]
    Monica; Irene
  3. 2. Ms. Lonelyhearts
    Monica Saunders
  4. 3. Face the Facts of Love
    Irene
  5. 4. Shutter-Bugged
    Monica Saunders
  6. 5. The Best Comic of the '80s?
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  • Peter Frickinger
  • Mark Gordon
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mark Q
  • Steven Samuels
  • Mark Semich
  • Jim Van Dore
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