(December 1986)

First, 1986 Series
Volume
2
Price
1.75 USD; 2.45 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1986-08-22
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
First Comics Inc.
Brand
First Comics
Editing
Mike Friedrich (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #100.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[Mourning the Death of Cymoril] (Table of Contents)

Elric / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
P. Craig Russell (signed as P. CRAIG RUSSELL)
Inks
P. Craig Russell (signed as P. CRAIG RUSSELL)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Elric of Melniboné; Cymoril
Reprints

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

Melnibonean Mailbox! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Laurel Fitch (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

No letters, commentary and indicia, on the inside front cover.

[The Dream of Earl Aubec Segue 1] (Table of Contents: 2)

Aubec / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited) (scripter/co-adaptor)
Pencils
Michael T. Gilbert (credited) (co-adaptor/art layouts)
Inks
George Freeman (credited) (finished art)
Colors
George Freeman (credited); ?
Letters
Ken Bruzenak (credited)
Editing
Mike Friedrich (co-editor); Laurel Fitch (co-editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Earl Aubec of Malador has fought his way to the mysterious Castle Kameloon.
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Aubec
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Segues to "The Dreaming City" story. Credits were given in the letters page. Credit descriptions are based on previous and following issue credit description.

The Dreaming City (Table of Contents: 3)

Elric / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited) (scripter/co-adaptor)
Pencils
P. Craig Russell (credited) (signed as PCR [narrow]) (art/co-adaptor)
Inks
P. Craig Russell (credited) (signed as PCR [narrow]) (art/co-adaptor)
Colors
P. Craig Russell (credited) (signed as PCR [narrow]) (art/co-adaptor)
Letters
Tom Orzechowski (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
See you that water soout,
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Elric of Melniboné; Cymoril (death); Yyrkoon (villain, death)
Reprints
Keywords
literary adaptation

Indexer Notes

Adapted from short story "The Dreaming City" collected in "The Weird of the White Wolf" by Michael Moorcock. Credits were given in the letters page. Credit descriptions are based on previous and following issue credit descriptions.

P. Craig Russell Opus No. 22

The Dream of Earl Aubec Segue 2 (Table of Contents: 4)

Aubec / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited) (scripter/co-adaptor)
Pencils
Michael T. Gilbert (credited) (co-adaptor/art layouts)
Inks
George Freeman (credited) (finished art)
Colors
George Freeman (credited)
Letters
Ken Bruzenak (credited)
Editing
Mike Friedrich (co-editor); Laurel Fitch (co-editor)

Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Aubec
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Segues to "While the Gods Laugh" story. Credits were given in the letters page. Credit descriptions are based on previous and following issue credit description.

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

First Notes / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

While the Gods Laugh (Table of Contents: 6)

Elric / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited) (scripter/co-adaptor)
Pencils
P. Craig Russell (credited) (art/co-adaptor)
Inks
P. Craig Russell (credited) (art/co-adaptor)
Colors
P. Craig Russell (credited) (art/co-adaptor)
Letters
Tom Orzechowski (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I have sought you,
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Elric of Melniboné
Reprints
Keywords
literary adaptation

Indexer Notes

Adapted from short story "While the Gods Laugh" collected in "The Weird of the White Wolf" by Michael Moorcock. Credits were given in the letters page. Credit descriptions are based on previous and following issue credit description.

P. Craig Russell Opus No. 12

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Mourning the Death of Cymoril]
    Elric
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Melnibonean Mailbox!
  3. 2. [The Dream of Earl Aubec Segue 1]
    Aubec
  4. 3. The Dreaming City
    Elric
  5. 4. The Dream of Earl Aubec Segue 2
    Aubec
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    First Notes
  7. 6. While the Gods Laugh
    Elric
This issue was modified by, among others
  • chris bonham
  • mike clark
  • Steve Coates
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore