Action Girl Comics #1

(October 1994)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sarah Dyer

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Introduction to the theme of this new anthology comic - to promote all-ages, girl-positive and boy-friendly features by female creators.

Soundtrack (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jessica Abel

Pencils:

Jessica Abel

Inks:

Jessica Abel

Letters:

Jessica Abel

Action Girl: Cakes & Dresses (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sarah Dyer

Pencils:

Sarah Dyer

Inks:

Sarah Dyer

Letters:

Sarah Dyer

Content Information

Characters:

Action Girl

Synopsis:

Action Girl paper doll, with three outfits (New Wave Action Girl; Little Action Girl; 1990s Action Girl) and accessories (sheet cake; devil's food cake; key lime pie). Also a 5-panel comic strip titled Kimi & Kitty.

River Baby Dream Child (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Elizabeth Watasin

Pencils:

Elizabeth Watasin

Inks:

Elizabeth Watasin

Letters:

Elizabeth Watasin

Content Information

Characters:

A-Girl

Synopsis:

Young man floats down a river in a canoe, while singing songs and dreaming.

Indexer Notes

Credits page indicates this story originally appeared in Strangers in Paradise, but does not specify which series or which issue.

All Girls Together (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Carol Seatory

Pencils:

Carol Seatory

Inks:

Carol Seatory

Letters:

Carol Seatory

"Bilingue" (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Leanne Franson

Pencils:

Leanne Franson

Inks:

Leanne Franson

Letters:

Leanne Franson

Content Information

Synopsis:

Girl wearing a Bi-Pride T-shirt is asked by various people what it means, she tells one it means bilingual and tells another it means bicycle.

Damn Crow (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Rebecca Dart

Pencils:

Rebecca Dart

Inks:

Rebecca Dart

Letters:

Rebecca Dart

Content Information

Synopsis:

Unseen narrator talks about a crow that keeps hanging around, only to later be revealed that the narrator is dead and the crow is pulling scraps of flesh from the narrator's skull.

"Ding Dong" (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Laura Cain [as Fallen Angel]

Pencils:

Laura Cain [as Fallen Angel]

Inks:

Laura Cain [as Fallen Angel]

Letters:

Laura Cain [as Fallen Angel]

Content Information

Synopsis:

A young single woman visits a girl friend who has recently had a baby and sees how drastically her friend's life has changed.

Action Girl Gears Up For Winter (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sarah Dyer

Pencils:

Sarah Dyer

Inks:

Sarah Dyer

Letters:

Sarah Dyer

Content Information

Characters:

Action Girl

Indexer Notes

A cut-and-color activity page, featuring an Action Girl apper doll. Outfits include: Action Girl Goes Thrifting; Action Girl is Very Cold; Action Girl Stays Home to Work on a Zine; Action Girl Dresses as Medusa for Halloween; Early-80's Action Girl.

Reservoir (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Megan Kelso

Pencils:

Megan Kelso

Inks:

Megan Kelso

Letters:

Megan Kelso

Content Information

Synopsis:

A girl sneaks over a fence at night to go swimming in a reservoir. While swimming a possum steals her clothes and shoes. After she gets out she gets stuck climbing back over the fence, some geese fly down and help her get off the fence, then fly away.

Hey, Amy! What Do You Want To Be When You ... Grow Up??? (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Amy Frushour

Pencils:

Amy Frushour

Inks:

Amy Frushour

Letters:

Amy Frushour

Content Information

Characters:

Amy

Synopsis:

Single panel answers to the title question at ages 3 (apple tree), 6 (first lady astronaut), 9 (a leper), 12 (Mark Tawin), 15 (happy), 18 (left alone), and Now (not going to happen).

What's Been Going On (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ms. Phink

Pencils:

Ms. Phink

Inks:

Ms. Phink

Letters:

Ms. Phink

Content Information

Synopsis:

Spot illos of various activities engaged in over the last few days - New Year's Eve party, drinking Coke Classic, palying with a cat, shopping.

"Isn't It Wonderful To Be Loved!" (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Leanne Franson

Pencils:

Leanne Franson

Inks:

Leanne Franson

Letters:

Leanne Franson

Content Information

Synopsis:

A woman is drawing, her cat tries to interrupt to get attention. Eventually the cat curls up on top of the paper, preventing the woman from doing anything except rubbing the cat.

It's The Story of Fluffy, The Cat Who Was A Rock Star! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jen Sorensen

Pencils:

Jen Sorensen

Inks:

Jen Sorensen

Letters:

Jen Sorensen

Content Information

Characters:

Fluffy

Synopsis:

An overview of the rise and fall of Fluffy. The cat is discovered, becomes an overnight success rock star, then succumbs to a hedonistic lifestyle and loses everything. Fluffy then realeases a comeback album that bombs, and finally finds a career doing TV commercials for cat food.

A Poem (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

She-Ra

Pencils:

She-Ra

Inks:

She-Ra

Letters:

She-Ra

Content Information

Synopsis:

A 4-panel illustrated poem about a girl getting her first bra.

True Grunge (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jessica Abel

Pencils:

Jessica Abel

Inks:

Jessica Abel

Letters:

Jessica Abel

Content Information

Synopsis:

A man and a woman are sitting on a couch reading newspapers. The woman scratches her head and comments that her head itches. The man asks when she last showered, the woman says 7-10 days ago. Both resume reading their newspapers for several more panels without speaking. In the last panel the woman reaches up and scratches her head again.

A Poem (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

She-Ra

Pencils:

She-Ra

Inks:

She-Ra

Letters:

She-Ra

Content Information

Synopsis:

A 4-panel illustrated poem about a girl getting her first bra.

Your Hostesses (Table of Contents)

credits / 1.5 pages (report information)

Credits

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Info about the contributors to this issue, in order of appearance in the issue. Info tells about their other credits, and gives mailing addresses for each contributor, along with mail order prices for their own publications.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Evan Dorkin

Inks:

Evan Dorkin

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for an Action Girl T-shirt featuring a drawing of Action Girl by Evan Dorkin.

Further Reading (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Info on other books recommended by the editor, both for self-published mini-comics and for other comics, also has a coupon for a Slave Labor Graphics catalog and a free Action Girl sticker (featuring the image from the T-shirt).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Slave Labor comics, giving toll free phone number that both fans and retailers can call to get catalog, order issues, or get shipping info.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for 1995 Alternative Press Expo convention (A.P.E. II).