([February] 1986)

DC, 1986 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
1.25 USD; 1.60 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
52
On-sale Date
1985-11-05
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (consulting editor); Tom Condon (managing editor)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age U. S.
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

Showcase Presents Ambush Bug (DC, 2009 series) lists all the sequences as a single 40-page sequence with the title of sequence #1.

On-sale date from DC Releases #21.
This issue has variants:
Keywords
Christmas

The Return of Cheeks the Toy Wonder! (Table of Contents)

Ambush Bug / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Keith Giffen (signed)
Inks
Bob Oksner (signed)
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
?

Job Number
S-4728
Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Ambush Bug
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colors credit confirmed by Anthony Tollin.

I Knew I Shoulda Taken That Left Toyn Back in Albakoyky (Table of Contents: 1)

Ambush Bug / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Loren Fleming
Pencils
Keith Giffen
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
John Costanza

Job Number
S-4689
Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Ambush Bug; Hukka; Dirk Mellon
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julie Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

1,001 Uses for a Dead Hukka (Table of Contents: 2)

Ambush Bug / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Loren Fleming
Pencils
Keith Giffen
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
John Costanza

Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Ambush Bug; Hukka
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julie Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Night of the Living Doll (Table of Contents: 3)

Ambush Bug / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Loren Fleming
Pencils
Keith Giffen
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
John Costanza

Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Ambush Bug; Cheeks
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julie Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

How to Write Comic Books, Part Twelve (Table of Contents: 4)

Ambush Bug / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Loren Fleming
Pencils
Keith Giffen
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
John Costanza

Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Ambush Bug
Synopsis
Mr. A parody.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julie Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Tales So Scary You'll-- Break All Your Furniture (Table of Contents: 5)

Ambush Bug / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Loren Fleming
Pencils
Keith Giffen
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
John Costanza

Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Ambush Bug; Cheeks; Sugar and Spike; Brother Power; Jonni DC
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Brother Power panel taken from Valentino/Kesel pinup in Who's Who. Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julie Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC.

Ambush Bug's Holiday Hijinks (Table of Contents: 6)

Ambush Bug / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Loren Fleming
Pencils
Keith Giffen
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
John Costanza

Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Peabody (of Peabody, Dicker & Pending lawfirm)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julie Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC.

Season's Greetings from Around the World (Table of Contents: 7)

Ambush Bug / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Loren Fleming
Pencils
Keith Giffen
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
John Costanza

Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Ambush Bug
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julie Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC.

The First Annual Fanboy-Press "Why Not the Best?" Popularity Poll (Table of Contents: 8)

Ambush Bug / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Loren Fleming
Pencils
Keith Giffen
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
John Costanza

Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Ambush Bug
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julie Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC.

Beware! Santa! (Table of Contents: 9)

Ambush Bug / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Loren Fleming
Pencils
Keith Giffen
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
John Costanza

Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Santa Claus
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julie Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC.

Saturday Morning TV! (Table of Contents: 10)

Ambush Bug / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ernie Colón
Pencils
Ernie Colón
Inks
Ernie Colón
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
John Costanza

Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Ambush Bug
Reprints

Crisis on the Only Earth We're Allowed to Use! (Table of Contents: 11)

Ambush Bug / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Loren Fleming
Pencils
Keith Giffen
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
John Costanza

Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Ambush Bug; Cheeks; Jonni DC; Joker
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julie Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC.

The True Meaning of Christmas (Table of Contents: 12)

Ambush Bug / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Loren Fleming
Pencils
Keith Giffen
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
John Costanza

Genre
humor; superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julie Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC.

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

Letters to... Me! / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
S-4732

Indexer Notes

Letters from Henry Serrato, Nicola Garcia, Elvis Orten, Tom Nester, Matt Feazell, Ed Catto, Paul Wilson & Tim Holuager, John Henry Sain, Matt Lewis, S.A. Bennett, and David Pullyblank.

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Return of Cheeks the Toy Wonder!
    Ambush Bug
  2. 1. I Knew I Shoulda Taken That Left Toyn Back in Albakoyky
    Ambush Bug
  3. 2. 1,001 Uses for a Dead Hukka
    Ambush Bug
  4. 3. Night of the Living Doll
    Ambush Bug
  5. 4. How to Write Comic Books, Part Twelve
    Ambush Bug
  6. 5. Tales So Scary You'll-- Break All Your Furniture
    Ambush Bug
  7. 6. Ambush Bug's Holiday Hijinks
    Ambush Bug
  8. 7. Season's Greetings from Around the World
    Ambush Bug
  9. 8. The First Annual Fanboy-Press "Why Not the Best?" Popularity Poll
    Ambush Bug
  10. 9. Beware! Santa!
    Ambush Bug
  11. 10. Saturday Morning TV!
    Ambush Bug
  12. 11. Crisis on the Only Earth We're Allowed to Use!
    Ambush Bug
  13. 12. The True Meaning of Christmas
    Ambush Bug
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Letters to... Me!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Chris Boyko
  • Peter Croome
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore