(October 1994)

Dark Horse, 1988 Series
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Price
2.50 USD; 3.50 CAD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1994-10-18
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dark Horse Comics Inc.
Brand
Dark Horse Comics [chess piece]

Issue Notes

Flaming Carrot Version-A from Bob Burden follows this issue

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Flaming Carrot Comics / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Burden
Inks
Bob Burden
Colors
?
Letters
Shannon T Stewart

Genre
humor; satire-parody; superhero
Characters
Herbie Popnecker; Flaming Carrot

A Note from the Author (Table of Contents: 1)

Flaming Carrot / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Burden
Pencils
Bob Burden (illustration)
Inks
Bob Burden (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Editorial begins on inside front cover and concludes on page 31.

Alas Poor Carrot (Table of Contents: 2)

Flaming Carrot / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Burden
Pencils
Bob Burden; Gabrielle Greene; John Eaton
Inks
Bob Burden; Gabrielle Greene; John Eaton
Letters
Shannon T. Stewart

Genre
humor; satire-parody; superhero
Characters
Herbie Popnecker; Flaming Carrot; Mr. Chicken Pants; Pincus Popnecker; Father Time; Professor Dogwood
Synopsis
Herbie's teacher is fired for teaching literary heresy. Herbie needs to go back in time to show that Shakespeare did not write his plays and sonnets, but his grandfather clock is not working. Flaming Carrot has one, though, as does one person on the West Coast. Herbie and the Flaming Carrot Team up to battle Mr. Chicken Pants.

Indexer Notes

originally done for Dark Horse's Herbie comic

The Boobs of Avon (Table of Contents: 3)

Flaming Carrot / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Burden
Pencils
Bob Burden; Gabrielle Greene; John Eaton
Inks
Bob Burden; Gabrielle Greene; John Eaton
Letters
Shannon T Stewart

Genre
humor; satire-parody; superhero
Characters
Herbie Popnecker; Flaming Carrot; Shakespeare; Buddy Hackett; Professor Dogwood
Synopsis
Herbie and the Flaming Carrot go back in time to find out who wrote Shakespeare's plays and sonnets. Shakespeare turns out to be an aerobics instructor who goes by the name "Billy Bob" and who has come up with the ideas for Mr. Ed, Gilligan's Island, and Batman. Someone must have helped him write his masterpieces.

Indexer Notes

Second part of a two-part story.

When Lilacs Last in the Doorway Bloomed... (Table of Contents: 4)

Flaming Carrot / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Burden
Pencils
Bob Burden; Chris Hunter
Inks
Bob Burden; Chris Hunter
Letters
Shannon T Stewart

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Flaming Carrot
Synopsis
The Carrot recites poetry

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

Flaming Carrot / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Burden
Pencils
Bob Burden (illustration)
Inks
Bob Burden (illustration)
Letters
Shannon T. Stewart

Indexer Notes

Ad for Flaming Carrot Stories # 1 includes cover reproduction.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Flaming Carrot Comics
  2. 1. A Note from the Author
    Flaming Carrot
  3. 2. Alas Poor Carrot
    Flaming Carrot
  4. 3. The Boobs of Avon
    Flaming Carrot
  5. 4. When Lilacs Last in the Doorway Bloomed...
    Flaming Carrot
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Flaming Carrot
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Gary Perlman
  • Marco Pesce
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore