(March 1987)

First, 1985 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.75 USD; 2.45 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1986-10-31
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
First Comics Inc.
Brand
First Comics
Editing
Rick Oliver (editor)

Issue Notes

The story page count is reduced by two starting with this issue. On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #105. November on-sale date from listing within the regular feature "First Notes"

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Badger / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bill Reinhold (signed as W R)
Inks
Bill Reinhold (signed as W R)
Colors
Linda Lessmann ? (see notes)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Badger; Phantom of Bascom Hill

Indexer Notes

LML initialed in corner of front cover.

Cover Thumbnail for The Badger (First, 1985 series) #21
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Who Are These Guys, Anyway? / recap / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

This is a one-page black-and-white summary of the characters and story in general, with a brief synopsis of last issue's story.

The Phantom of Bascom Hill (Table of Contents: 2)

Badger / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Baron
Pencils
Bill Reinhold
Inks
Chuck Austen (credited as Chuck Beckum)
Colors
Linda Lessmann
Letters
Willie Schubert
Genre
superhero
Characters
Badger [Norbert Sykes]; Ham the Weather Wizard [Hammaglystwythkbrngxxaxolotl]; Daisy Fields; Phantom of Bascom Hill [Doug]; Odd Todd; Steve Rice (mentioned); David; Chief Bates; Patti (reporter); Cynthia; Riley; Ed Beck; Mr. Tubufalo
Synopsis
The Badger fights with and saves a disfigured phantom who hangs out around Bascom Hill.
Keywords
ROTC [Reserve Officers' Training Corps]; Science Hall]; Students for a Free Society; Syrian terrorists; University of Wisconsin [Department of Geology; WMSN-47 news

Just a Lonely So-and-So (Table of Contents: 3)

Tales from the Clonezone / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Baron
Pencils
Mark A. Nelson
Inks
Mark A. Nelson
Colors
Linda Lessmann
Letters
Willie Schubert
Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Clonezone; Boofo (on television); Jacques the Anvil [Jacques Bravo]; the Doctor; the Doctor's mother; Vosker
Synopsis
Clonezone tries video repair.
Keywords
Bungo Fun-Aids

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Dear Larry, / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Beau Smith, Mark Haden Frazer, Herb Rotfeld, Toothy Maple and Larry Badger.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Badger
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Who Are These Guys, Anyway?
  3. 2. The Phantom of Bascom Hill
    Badger
  4. 3. Just a Lonely So-and-So
    Tales from the Clonezone
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Dear Larry,
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Daniel Block
  • Steve Coates
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Per Sandell
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore
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