Fun with Reid Fleming (World's Toughest Milkman)

(1991)

Eclipse, 1991 Series

Published in English (United States)

Price: 12.95 USD; 15.50 CAD
Pages: 180
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Eclipse Books
Brand: Eclipse Books [graphics in center of text]
ISBN: 1-56060-109-4

Editing: Catherine Yronwode

Color: Color Cover; Black and White Interior
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publishing Format: Collected Edition

Issue Notes

Also released in clothbound and limited edition signed numbered hardcover editions. Those are listed separately.

Reid Fleming / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script: David Boswell
Pencils: David Boswell
Inks: David Boswell
Colors: ?
Letters: David Boswell

First Line of Dialogue or Text: Catch!
Genre: humor
Characters: Reid Fleming

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credits, title page / 4 pages (report information)

Script: David Boswell
Pencils: David Boswell
Inks: David Boswell
Letters: David Boswell; typeset

Characters: Reid Fleming

Indexer Notes

Title page with an illustration from “A Day Like Any Other;” Title and publisher page with two illustrations- one from “A Day Like Any Other” and the other from the last chapter of “Rogues to Riches”; Production credits

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

Script: David Boswell
Pencils: David Boswell
Inks: David Boswell
Letters: David Boswell

Characters: Reid Fleming; Mr. O'Clock; Mr. Crabbe; Lowell Cooper; Lena Toast

Indexer Notes

A brand new intro from June 1991 accompanied by illustrations of the four main supporting characters reprinted from the Eclipse edition of Reid Fleming #1 (regular size comic).

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script: David Boswell
Pencils: David Boswell
Inks: David Boswell
Letters: David Boswell; typeset

Characters: Reid Fleming

Indexer Notes

Chapter title page accompanied by a panel from the following story.

Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)
Pencils: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)
Inks: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)
Letters: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)

Genre

humor

Characters

Reid Fleming; Mrs. Jenkins; Mr. O'Clock [Herbert O'Clock]; Mr. Crabbe; Lowell Cooper; Biff; Rex

Reprints

from Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman (David Boswell, 1980 series) (1980)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: David Boswell
Inks: David Boswell
Letters: David Boswell; typeset

Characters: Reid Fleming

Indexer Notes

Chapter title page accompanied by a panel from the “It's Christmas” story.

Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)
Pencils: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)
Inks: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)
Letters: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You can put that newspaper away, Raoul. There's the milk-man now.

Genre

humor

Characters

Raoul; Reid Fleming; Cap [Lowell Cooper]; Mr. Crabbe

Reprints

from Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman (David Boswell, 1980 series) (1980)

from Georgia Straight #571 (November 3-10, 1978)

Indexer Notes

"No. 9"

Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)
Pencils: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)
Inks: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)
Letters: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Because I always ate my spinach when I was a kid, that's how!

Genre

humor

Characters

Reid Fleming; Captain [Lowell Cooper]; Mr. Crabbe; Mr. O'Clock [Herbert O'Clock]

Reprints

from Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman (David Boswell, 1980 series) (1980)

from Georgia Straight #572 (November 10-17, 1978)

Indexer Notes

"No. 10"

Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)
Pencils: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)
Inks: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)
Letters: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

But I can't miss this week's episode! Ivan's been out cold for six years and it looks like he might snap out of it today

Genre

humor

Characters

Reid Fleming; Mr. Crabbe; Lowell Cooper; Ivan

Reprints

from Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman (David Boswell, 1980 series) (1980)

from Georgia Straight #573 (November 17-24, 1978)

Indexer Notes

"No. 11"

Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)
Pencils: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)
Inks: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)
Letters: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

So that's where I left my Wallace Beery shirt! Hang onto it for me, will ya?

Genre

humor

Characters

Reid Fleming; Lowell Cooper; Mr. Crabbe

Reprints

from Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman (David Boswell, 1980 series) (1980)

from Georgia Straight #574 (November 24-December 1, 1978)

Indexer Notes

“No. 12”

Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)
Pencils: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)
Inks: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)
Letters: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Not a bad fit, eh, Cooper?

Genre

humor

Characters

Reid Fleming; Lowell Cooper

Reprints

from Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman (David Boswell, 1980 series) (1980)

from Georgia Straight #581 (January 12-18, 1978)

Indexer Notes

“No. 17”

Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)
Pencils: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)
Inks: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)
Letters: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It's Christmas!!

Genre

humor

Characters

Reid Fleming; Lowell Cooper

Reprints

from Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman (David Boswell, 1980 series) (1980)

from Georgia Straight #578 (December 22-29, 1978)

Indexer Notes

“No. 15”

Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)
Pencils: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)
Inks: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)
Letters: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It's a question of principle, really, – or rather, principles...

Genre

humor

Characters

Reid Fleming; Lowell Cooper; Nigel G.D.T. Shaw; Mr. Crabbe

Reprints

from Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman (David Boswell, 1980 series) (1980)

from Georgia Straight #579 (December 29-January 5, 1978)

Indexer Notes

“No. 16”

Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)
Pencils: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)
Inks: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)
Letters: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

If you were a true fan, you'd be writing to him as well!

Genre

humor

Characters

Reid Fleming; Lowell Cooper; Ivan

Reprints

from Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman (David Boswell, 1980 series) (1980)

from Georgia Straight #582 (January 19-25, 1978)

Indexer Notes

“No. 18”

Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)
Pencils: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)
Inks: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)
Letters: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Why bother, Reid? Ivan's dead

Genre

humor

Characters

Reid Fleming; Lowell Cooper; Ivan

Reprints

from Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman (Eclipse, 1986 series) #1 (August 1986)

from Georgia Straight #583 (January 25-February 1, 1978)

Indexer Notes

“No. 19”

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script: David Boswell
Pencils: David Boswell
Inks: David Boswell
Letters: David Boswell; typeset

Characters: Reid Fleming

Indexer Notes

Chapter title page accompanied by a panel from the following story.

Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)
Pencils: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)
Inks: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)
Letters: David Boswell [as David E. Boswell] (signed)

Genre

humor

Characters

Reid Fleming; Lena Toast; Mr. Crabbe; Captain [Lowell Cooper]; Mr. O'Clock [Herbert O'Clock]; Ivan; Larry; Dad

Reprints

from Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman (David Boswell, 1980 series) (1980)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script: David Boswell
Pencils: David Boswell
Inks: David Boswell
Letters: David Boswell

Characters: Reid Fleming

Indexer Notes

Chapter title page accompanied by a panel from the first chapter of “Rogues to Riches”

Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman / comic story / 26 pages (report information)

Script: David Boswell [as Boswell] (signed)
Pencils: David Boswell [as Boswell] (signed)
Inks: David Boswell [as Boswell] (signed)
Letters: David Boswell [as Boswell] (signed)

Genre

humor

Characters

Reid Fleming; Mr. Crabbe; Mr. O'Clock [Herbert O'Clock]; Murray; Ivan; Ivan's Mom; Cap [Lowell Cooper]; Lena Toast; Algy; Abbott; Bogle

Reprints

from Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman (Eclipse, 1986 series) #1 (October 1986)

Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman / comic story / 26 pages (report information)

Script: David Boswell [as Boswell] (signed)
Pencils: David Boswell [as Boswell] (signed)
Inks: David Boswell [as Boswell] (signed)
Letters: David Boswell [as Boswell] (signed)

Genre

humor

Characters

Reid Fleming; Mr. Porrk; Mailman; Mrs. Gooch; Mr. O'Clock [Herbert O'Clock]; Mr. Crabbe; Mr. Clumb; Poochie; Lowell Cooper; Lena Toast; Commander Bob; Paul Newman (cameo); Algy; Spim Ransley

Reprints

from Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman (Eclipse, 1986 series) #2 (March 1987)

Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman / comic story / 26 pages (report information)

Script: David Boswell [as Boswell] (signed)
Pencils: David Boswell [as Boswell] (signed)
Inks: David Boswell [as Boswell] (signed)
Letters: David Boswell [as Boswell] (signed)

Genre

humor

Characters

Reid Fleming; Ivan; Mr. O'Clock [Herbert O'Clock]; Lena Toast; Mr. Crabbe; Spim Ransley; Captain Coffee [Lowell Cooper]

Reprints

from Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman (Eclipse, 1986 series) #3 (December 1988)

Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman / comic story / 26 pages (report information)

Script: David Boswell [as Boswell] (signed)
Pencils: David Boswell [as Boswell] (signed)
Inks: David Boswell [as Boswell] (signed)
Letters: David Boswell [as Boswell] (signed)

Genre

humor

Characters

Reid Fleming; Lowell Cooper; Spim Ransley; Algy; Mr. Crabbe; Craig; Mr. O'Clock [Herbert O'Clock]; Lena Toast; Reid's Mom; Ivan; Bum

Reprints

from Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman (Eclipse, 1986 series) #4 (November 1989)

Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman / comic story / 28 pages (report information)

Script: David Boswell [as Boswell] (signed)
Pencils: David Boswell [as Boswell] (signed)
Inks: David Boswell [as Boswell] (signed)
Letters: David Boswell [as Boswell] (signed)

Genre

humor

Characters

Reid Fleming; Mr. Crabbe; Bogle; Mr. O'Clock [Herbert O'Clock]; Algy; Abbott; Craig; Lowell Cooper; Olive Crabbe; Alan Jr.; Lena Toast; Ivan; Commander Bob; Reid's Mom; Edwin Lehoe; Clifton Fodlig; Spike

Reprints

from Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman (Eclipse, 1986 series) #5 (November 1990)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: David Boswell
Inks: David Boswell

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

Editing

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Table of Contents

0. ["Catch!"]
Reid Fleming
1. Fun With Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman
2. Author's Note
3. A Day Like Any Other
4. A Day Like Any Other
Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman
5. Fleming Favourites
6. ["You can put that newspaper away, Raoul. There's the milk-man now."]
Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman
7. ["Because I always ate my spinach when I was a kid, that's how!"]
Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman
8. ["But I can't miss this week's episode! Ivan's been out cold for six years and it looks like he might snap out of it today"]
Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman
9. ["So that's where I left my Wallace Beery shirt! Hang onto it for me, will ya?"]
Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman
10. ["Not a bad fit, eh, Cooper?"]
Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman
11. ["It's Christmas!!"]
Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman
12. ["It's a question of principle, really, – or rather, principles..."]
Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman
13. ["If you were a true fan, you'd be writing to him as well!"]
Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman
14. ["Why bother, Reid? Ivan's dead"]
Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman
15. Monday Morning
16. Monday Morning
Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman
17. Rogue to Riches
18. [Rogue to Riches • chapter 1 •]
Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman
19. Rogue to Riches • chapter 2 •
Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman
20. Rogue to Riches • chapter 3 •
Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman
21. Rogue to Riches • chapter 4 •
Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman
22. Rogue to Riches • The Final Chapter •
Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman
23. [no title indexed]
24. ["The world's toughest milkman is a North American working class hero!"]

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Fun with Reid Fleming (World's Toughest Milkman) (1991)

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Reid Fleming / cover / 1 page (report information)

Fun With Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 4 pages (report information)

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Author's Note (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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A Day Like Any Other (Table of Contents: 3)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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A Day Like Any Other (Table of Contents: 4)

Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Fleming Favourites (Table of Contents: 5)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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

Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

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Monday Morning (Table of Contents: 15)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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Monday Morning (Table of Contents: 16)

Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Rogue to Riches (Table of Contents: 17)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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[Rogue to Riches • chapter 1 •] (Table of Contents: 18)

Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman / comic story / 26 pages (report information)

Rogue to Riches • chapter 2 • (Table of Contents: 19)

Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman / comic story / 26 pages (report information)

Rogue to Riches • chapter 3 • (Table of Contents: 20)

Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman / comic story / 26 pages (report information)

Rogue to Riches • chapter 4 • (Table of Contents: 21)

Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman / comic story / 26 pages (report information)

Rogue to Riches • The Final Chapter • (Table of Contents: 22)

Reid Fleming World's Toughest Milkman / comic story / 28 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

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

Fun with Reid Fleming (World's Toughest Milkman)

(1991)