Jim #1
(September 1987)

Fantagraphics, 1987 Series
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Price
2.25 USD; 3.40 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
three times a year
On-sale Date
1987
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fantagraphics Books Inc.
Brand
?
Editing
Gary Groth (credited) (coordinator)

Issue Notes

1st printing: June 1987

The Spirit of Glendale (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Woodring (signed as J. W.) (painting)
Inks
Jim Woodring (signed as J. W.) (painting)
Colors
Jim Woodring (signed as J. W.) (painting)
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Big Egypt Parlor Sphinx
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Title shown in the title page.

Jim Number One, June 1987 (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Woodring
Pencils
Jim Woodring
Inks
Jim Woodring
Letters
Jim Woodring; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I Am Surrounded By Monuments To Hero-ism!
Synopsis
Features credits, dedication, and indicia information, along with illustration and other text.

Indexer Notes

All text is hand lettered by Jim Woodring, with the exception of the indicia.

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

Lozenge / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Woodring
Pencils
Jim Woodring
Inks
Jim Woodring
Letters
Jim Woodring

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I long to make the offer, won't you come out to the old estate?
Genre
drama

[Just Like Christmas- Repressed Memory Discovered in Sump] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Jim Today / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Two Children Inadvertently Kill an Agent of the Devil Through an Excess of Youthful High Spirit (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Woodring (signed as J. W.)
Pencils
Jim Woodring (signed as J. W.)
Inks
Jim Woodring (signed as J. W.)
Letters
Jim Woodring (signed as J. W.)

Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

A wordless tale.

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

Tales of Bears / text story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Woodring (signed as J. W.)
Pencils
Jim Woodring (signed as J. W.)
Inks
Jim Woodring (signed as J. W.)
Letters
Jim Woodring (signed as J. W.)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nancy was awakened by a candle's light, and Morris' firm whisper and Carl's sleepy murmur.
Genre
drama
Reprints

Indexer Notes

A full-page illustration plus six pages of text accompanied by small border illustrations..

Good Medicine (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Woodring
Pencils
Jim Woodring
Inks
Jim Woodring
Letters
Jim Woodring

Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Text accompanied by an illustration.

Seafood Platter from Hell (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Woodring (signed as J. W.)
Pencils
Jim Woodring (signed as J. W.)
Inks
Jim Woodring (signed as J. W.)
Letters
Jim Woodring (signed as J. W.)

Genre
humor
Characters
Jim Woodring
Synopsis
A fishing trip gone wrong.
Reprints

When the Lobster Whistles on the Hill (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Woodring
Pencils
Jim Woodring
Inks
Jim Woodring
Letters
Jim Woodring

Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Accompanied by ten illustrations of varying sizes.

Like Something (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Woodring (signed as J. W.)
Pencils
Jim Woodring (signed as J. W.)
Inks
Jim Woodring (signed as J. W.)
Letters
Jim Woodring (signed as J. W.)

Genre
humor

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

My Dreamhouse / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Woodring
Pencils
Jim Woodring
Inks
Jim Woodring
Letters
Jim Woodring

First Line of Dialogue or Text
(Awakes in dark dorm room) Phew, I cannot sleep.
Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

A full-page of text and a full-page illustration.

Jimland (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Big Red / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Woodring (signed as J. W.)
Pencils
Jim Woodring (signed as J. W.)
Inks
Jim Woodring (signed as J. W.)
Letters
Jim Woodring (signed as J. W.)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I got a baby possum last night... more of a teenager, really
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Big Red
Reprints

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 3 pages (report information)