(March 1990)

Fantagraphics, 1990 Series
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Price
2.95 USD; 3.50 CAD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1990
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Recommended for Mature Readers
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fantagraphics Books Inc.
Brand
Fantagraphics Books [serif, double border]
Editing
Gary Groth (credited) (editor-in-chief); Kim Thompson (credited) (consulting)

[Comix de Balthazar] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Balthazar Lui-Meme (credited as Balthazar) (painted)
Inks
Balthazar Lui-Meme (credited as Balthazar) (painted)
Colors
Balthazar Lui-Meme (credited as Balthazar) (painted)
Letters
typeset

Characters
Maria; The Boss

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

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

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

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Roger Langridge; Ward Kimball; André Franquin (credited as Franquin); Rick Geary; Pat Moriarity (credited as Patrick Moriarity); Douglas Michael; Jacques Tardi; Balthazar Lui-Meme (credited as Balthazar)
Inks
Roger Langridge; Ward Kimball; André Franquin (credited as Franquin); Rick Geary; Pat Moriarity (credited as Patrick Moriarity); Douglas Michael; Jacques Tardi; Balthazar Lui-Meme (credited as Balthazar)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

table of contents, production credits and indicia; eight small illustrations taken from the story contents

Comix de Balthazar (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Balthazar Lui-Meme (credited as Balthazar)
Pencils
Balthazar Lui-Meme (credited as Balthazar)
Inks
Balthazar Lui-Meme (credited as Balthazar)
Letters
?

Characters
Maria; The Boss; Man
Synopsis
A man tries to have an affair with his boss's wife

Homely on the Range (Table of Contents: 4)

The Gump / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Andrew Langridge
Pencils
Roger Langridge
Inks
Roger Langridge
Letters
Roger Langridge

Genre
humor
Characters
The Gump
Reprints

Popcorn Pimps (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Pat Moriarity (credited as Patrick Moriarity)
Pencils
Pat Moriarity (credited as Patrick Moriarity)
Inks
Pat Moriarity (credited as Patrick Moriarity)
Letters
Pat Moriarity (credited as Patrick Moriarity)

Genre
biography
Characters
Pat Moriarity; Sgt. Stream; Larry [Lexy Smith]; Dee [Darren Smith]; Steve; Jeff; Mark; Robert Cardoza
Synopsis
Pat recounts the time he was abducted and forced to drive around town by two drug-addicted scam artists
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Asinine Alley / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ward Kimball (credited)
Pencils
Ward Kimball (credited)
Inks
Ward Kimball (credited)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Parrington was notorious in the HCCA for his frequent repair stops.
Genre
humor
Characters
Parrington
Reprints
  • from ?

[“NEWS ITEM: Totally disregarding the manditory departure ceremonies as prescribed” [sic]] (Table of Contents: 7)

Asinine Alley / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ward Kimball
Pencils
Ward Kimball
Inks
Ward Kimball
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from ?

Alternate Fuel Sources... (Table of Contents: 8)

Asinine Alley / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ward Kimball
Pencils
Ward Kimball
Inks
Ward Kimball
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from ?

Smog Solution Idea No. 1,643 (Table of Contents: 9)

Asinine Alley / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ward Kimball
Pencils
Ward Kimball
Inks
Ward Kimball
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from ?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Asinine Alley / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ward Kimball
Inks
Ward Kimball

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gasohol
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from ?

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

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

Chapter 3: The All Ohio Stilt Infantry (Table of Contents: 12)

Adventure Ohio / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Douglas Michael
Pencils
Douglas Michael
Inks
Douglas Michael
Letters
Douglas Michael

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
General Skeeze; Lydia; Phylabis Hayes; Major Lew 'Wrong Way' Shivers
Synopsis
An ahem, stilted send-up of the American penchant for paranoia, war-mongering and those who profit from such things.

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

Gomer Goof / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
André Franquin (credited as Franquin); Dwight Decker (credited as Dwight R. Decker) (translation)
Pencils
André Franquin (credited as Franquin)
Inks
André Franquin (credited as Franquin)
Letters
Bill Spicer

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yes! I said sort through all that stuff!
Genre
humor
Characters
Gomer Goof
Synopsis
Gomer tries to shoot a wad with a rubber band.
Reprints
  • from ?

Indexer Notes

Numbered #680

What Has Gone Before (Table of Contents: 14)

recap / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jacques Tardi
Inks
Jacques Tardi
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

two illustrations taken from the story contents

Fog Over Tolbiac Bridge [Part 3] (Table of Contents: 15)

Nestor Burma / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Léo Malet; Jacques Tardi; Kim Thompson (translated by)
Pencils
Jacques Tardi
Inks
Jacques Tardi
Letters
Stan Sakai

First Line of Dialogue or Text
And so it goes. For good or ill, things sometime happen quickly...
Genre
drama
Characters
Nestor Burma; Belita Morales; Salvador; Forest; Norbert Ballin
Reprints

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

Flaubert's Dictionary of Received Ideas / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gustave Flaubert
Pencils
Rick Geary
Inks
Rick Geary
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Modelling: In front of any statue, say: “The modelling has a certain charm.”
Genre
humor; satire-parody

Indexer Notes

From “Modelling” to “Odalisk.” One small illustration for “Navigator.”

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)