(May 1985)

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Volume
1
Price
1.25 USD; 1.60 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1985-01-21
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
First Comics Inc.
Brand
First Comics
Editing
Mike Gold (editor/managing editor); Rick Oliver (editorial coordinator)

Issue Notes

No copyright registration was filed for the issue. There is no official on-sale date. The issue's First Notes publisher promotions page states the issue would be available in January 1985. The listings in Amazing Heroes #64 and The Comics Journal #95 both state the expected on-sale date was January 21, 1985.

Manhunt (Table of Contents)

American Flagg / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Howard Chaykin (signed)
Inks
Howard Chaykin (signed)
Colors
Leslie Zahler ?
Letters
Ken Bruzenak ?; Alex Jay (American Flagg! logo)

Genre
adventure; satire-parody; science fiction
Characters
Kirsten "Bullets" Kisco; Reuben Flagg

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

Plex Mail / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mike Gold
Pencils
Howard Chaykin
Inks
Howard Chaykin
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I was surprised at the outcome of the reader's poll.
Characters
Raul the Cat; Reuben Flagg

Indexer Notes

The page includes letters from Matthew Brown, Des Roden, T.M. Maple, Peter Muldoon, Nina Twersky, David Alan Wright, and Lance M. Smith. The replies are by Mike Gold.

The page also features the issue indicia and the cover for American Flagg! #21.

Bullets... & Ballots Part 2 (Table of Contents: 2)

American Flagg / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Howard Chaykin
Pencils
Howard Chaykin
Inks
Howard Chaykin
Colors
Leslie Zahler
Letters
Ken Bruzenak

Genre
adventure; satire-parody; science fiction
Characters
C. K. Blitz; Nadine Domeczek; Amanda "Mandy" Krieger; Medea Blitz; Stagolee DeLyons [Roy Magruder]; Reuben Flagg; Kirsten "Bullets" Kisco; Loretta; Russell Magruder; Angel Hollywood; Bill Windsor-Jones; Luther Ironheart; Desiree Deutschmarx Overholt de la Cristo; Antonio de la Cristo; Raul the Cat; Harris Angrilli; Cyril Farid-Khan; Pooch; Mrs. Russell Magruder; Dorit; Cheryl
Synopsis
C. K. and Amanda, running against each other for mayor, both receive blackmail photos.

Michael Moorcock's Elric: The Sailor on the Seas of Fate (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

Keeping Going (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

First Notes / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

The First Choice (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

Birthday Bullets! Part 2 "Executive Privilege" (Table of Contents: 6)

Mark Thrust Sexus Ranger / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Elliot Maggin
Pencils
Judith Hunt
Inks
Larry Stroman
Colors
Alex Wald
Letters
Ken Bruzenak

Genre
adventure; satire-parody; science fiction
Characters
Mark Thrust [Reuben Flagg]; Chief Rad Burns; Jasmine Steinway; Jeeves; Harper
Synopsis
Mark has to find a way to read microfiche on a fake tooth without any working electronics.

Mauser's Story (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

The First Choice Keeps Getting Better! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Manhunt
    American Flagg
  2. 1. ["I was surprised at the outcome of the reader's poll."]
    Plex Mail
  3. 2. Bullets... & Ballots Part 2
    American Flagg
  4. 3. Michael Moorcock's Elric: The Sailor on the Seas of Fate
    Elric
  5. 4. Keeping Going
    First Notes
  6. 5. The First Choice
  7. 6. Birthday Bullets! Part 2 "Executive Privilege"
    Mark Thrust Sexus Ranger
  8. 7. Mauser's Story
  9. 8. The First Choice Keeps Getting Better!
  10. 9. ["Everything you know about comics... is going to change completely on February 28, 1985"]
    Shatter
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • R. S. Martin
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Steven Samuels
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Claus Simonsen
  • Richard Thomson