What The--?!
#1
[Direct]
(August 1988)
- Volume:
- ?
- Price:
- 1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD; 0.50 GBP
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- ?
- Brand:
- Marvel
- Editing:
- Carl Potts
- Format:
- Color; Standard Modern US; saddle-stitched; originally a limited series, then ongoing
[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)
cover / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Jon Bogdanove
- Inks:
- Al Milgrom
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Satire
Accounts Overdrawn--Checks Returned for Lack of Funds (Table of Contents)
The Pulveriser / comic story / 7 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Peter B. Gillis
- Pencils:
- Hilary Barta
- Inks:
- John Severin
- Colors:
- Petra Scotese
- Letters:
- Bill Oakley
Content Information
- Genre:
- Satire
- Reprinted:
- in Star Magazine (Edizioni Star Comics, 1990 series) #9
Indexer Notes
Any comedy strip drawn by Hilary Barta gets automatic points from me; he's one of three modern artists I can think of with a Mad-quality combination of goofiness and manic energy (the other two being Kevin O'Neill and Flint Henry).
The Armor That Made a Man Out of Mac (Table of Contents)
advertisement / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Marc Siry
- Pencils:
- Marc Siry
- Inks:
- Marc Siry
- Colors:
- Marc Siry
- Letters:
- Marc Siry; typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- Satire
Indexer Notes
The first of many Charles Atlas parodies in which Mac becomes various Marvel characters.
Bower Brats Meet Clunk and Dagnabbit (Table of Contents)
comic story / 8 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Terry Austin
- Pencils:
- June Brigman
- Inks:
- Terry Austin
- Colors:
- Glynis Oliver
- Letters:
- Jim Novak
Content Information
- Genre:
- Satire
Yubewasted (Table of Contents)
advertisement / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Al Milgrom
- Pencils:
- Al Milgrom
- Inks:
- Al Milgrom
- Colors:
- Al Milgrom
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- Satire
Indexer Notes
Parody of the traditional self-defense book ad.
When Titans Bunch! (Table of Contents)
Unnecessary X-Persons & New Pubescents / comic story / 7 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Peter B. Gillis
- Pencils:
- Jon Bogdanove
- Inks:
- Al Milgrom
- Colors:
- Greg Wright
- Letters:
- Joe Rosen
Content Information
- Genre:
- Satire
Secret Wars III (Table of Contents)
comic story / 7 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Gwen Dibley
- Pencils:
- Steve Ditko
- Inks:
- John Severin
- Colors:
- Max Scheele
- Letters:
- Janice Chiang
Content Information
- Genre:
- Satire
- Reprinted:
- in Star Magazine (Edizioni Star Comics, 1990 series) #9
Famous Inkers School (Table of Contents)
cover / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Terry Austin
- Pencils:
- Terry Austin
- Inks:
- Terry Austin
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- Satire
Indexer Notes
Ad for a mythical inker's school run by Austin.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
Accounts Overdrawn--Checks Returned for Lack of Funds
The Pulveriser -
2.
The Armor That Made a Man Out of Mac
-
3.
Bower Brats Meet Clunk and Dagnabbit
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4.
Yubewasted
-
5.
When Titans Bunch!
Unnecessary X-Persons & New Pubescents -
6.
Secret Wars III
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7.
Famous Inkers School
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- Gregory Fischer
- Mike Nielsen
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- David Southwood
- Matt Onan
- Jerry Hillegas
- Steven Tice
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