Goodman Beaver

(1984)

[Endpapers] (Table of Contents: 1)

illustration / 4 pages (report information)

Pencils

Will Elder

Inks

Will Elder

Characters

Goodman Beaver

Indexer Notes

Endpapers on inside front and inside back covers featuring headshots of Goodman Beaver in a repeating pattern.

[Blank Page] (Table of Contents: 2)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Page before the title page is blank.

Goodman Beaver (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Will Elder

Inks

Will Elder

Letters

typeset

Characters

Goodman Beaver

Indexer Notes

Title page with illustration.

[Acknowledgements] (Table of Contents: 4)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Credits and publishing information.

Contents (Table of Contents: 5)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Will Elder (illustration)

Inks

Will Elder (illustration)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Goodman Beaver

The Gnawing Truth Behind Satire (Table of Contents: 6)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 8 pages (report information)

Script

David Schreiner (credited)

Pencils

Harvey Kurtzman; Will Elder; Peter Bruegel the Elder

Inks

Harvey Kurtzman; Will Elder; Peter Bruegel the Elder

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Article on the reprinted stories with panels as illustrations. Also a 1565 engraving by Peter Bruegel the Elder used as an example of satire.

Of Apes and Men (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Mark Burstein; Harvey Kurtzman; Will Elder

Pencils

Will Elder (illustration)

Inks

Will Elder (illustration)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Goodman Beaver

Indexer Notes

Story introduction.

Goodman Meets T*rz*n (Table of Contents: 8)

Goodman Beaver / comic story / 29 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Will Elder

Inks

Will Elder

Letters

?

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Goodman Beaver

Reprints

• from Executive's Comic Book (MacFadden Books / MacFadden-Bartell Corporation, 1962 series) #50-159 (1962)
which is reprinted
• from Help! (Warren, 1960 series) #v1#12 (September 1961)

Indexer Notes

Reprints the art as altered for Executive Comic Book reprint. Originally published in Help! September 1961.

Goodman Takes a Dive (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Mark Burstein; Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Will Elder; ? (photograph)

Inks

Will Elder; ? (photograph)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Mike Nelson (photo of Lloyd Bridges); Hammer Nelson

Indexer Notes

Story introduction with photo of Lloyd Bridges from "Sea Hunt" TV series as illustration.

Goodman, Underwater (Table of Contents: 10)

Goodman Beaver / comic story / 47 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Will Elder

Inks

Will Elder

Letters

?

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Goodman Beaver

Reprints

• from Executive's Comic Book (MacFadden Books / MacFadden-Bartell Corporation, 1962 series) #50-159 (1962)
which is reprinted
• from Help! (Warren, 1960 series) #v2#2 (May 1962) [Story panels rearranged to fit the paperback format of this book.]

Indexer Notes

A take-off of the "Sea Hunt" TV series. Reprints the art as altered for Executive Comic Book reprint. Originally published in Help! May 1962.

What's in It for Me? (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Mark Burstein; Harvey Kurtzman; Will Elder

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Story introduction.

Goodman Meets S*perm*n (Table of Contents: 12)

Goodman Beaver / comic story / 35 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Will Elder

Inks

Will Elder

Letters

?

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Goodman Beaver

Reprints

• from Executive's Comic Book (MacFadden Books / MacFadden-Bartell Corporation, 1962 series) #50-159 (1962)
which is reprinted
• from Help! (Warren, 1960 series) #v2#3 (August 1962) [Story panels rearranged to fit the paperback format of this book.]

Indexer Notes

Reprints the art as altered for Executive's Comic Book reprint. Originally published in Help! August 1962

Ending with a Bang (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

Mark Burstein; Harvey Kurtzman; Will Elder

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Story introduction.

Goodman Gets a Gun (Table of Contents: 14)

Goodman Beaver / comic story / 31 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Will Elder

Inks

Will Elder

Letters

?

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Goodman Beaver

Reprints

• from Help! (Warren, 1960 series) #v2#4 (November 1962) [November 1962]

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

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