(January 1995)

Fantagraphics, 1992 Series
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Price
2.75 USD; 3.75 CAD
Pages
28
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fantagraphics Books Inc.
Brand
Fantagraphics Books [double border, sans serif]
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Issue Notes

Says "The Cereal Killings" on the cover and in the indicia.

First printing: January 1995.

Cereal Killings is published by Fantagraphics Books, Inc., and is copyright © 1994 Fantagraphics Books, Inc. Fantagraphics Books, 7563 Lake City Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115.

All characters, stories, and art copyright © 1994 James Strum.

In This Issue: Chapters Seven and Eight (Table of Contents)

The Cereal Killings / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
James Sturm (credited)
Inks
James Sturm (credited)
Colors
Mark Lang (credited) (see notes)
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; detective-mystery
Characters
Carbunkle; Doug; Charlie Kessler; Shirland

Indexer Notes

Mark Lang cover colorist credit shows up as a footnote at the bottom of the inside back cover.

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Synopsis (Table of Contents: 1)

The Cereal Killings / recap / 1 page (report information)

Script
James Sturm
Pencils
James Sturm (credited)
Inks
James Sturm (credited)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Carbunkle is now working at Kelcog...
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Archie
Synopsis
A recap of the story so far, Carbunkle who now works for Kelcog, a large breakfast food company. He is dealing with the ghosts of the past, still focusing on The Scarecrow, and holding onto reality.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Indicia at the bottom of the page.

The page includes a story recap and an illustration of

Chapter Seven: Last Straw (Table of Contents: 2)

The Cereal Killings / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
James Sturm (credited) (written)
Pencils
James Sturm (credited) (drawn)
Inks
James Sturm (credited) (drawn)
Letters
James Sturm (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The past does not burn.
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; detective-mystery
Characters
Archie; Burt; Carbunkle; Frank; Charlie Kessler; Scarecrow; Schmedly; Snip
Synopsis
Carbunkle believes his nightmares are predictions, while Snip convinces his friends that Carbunkle may be responsible for the tragedies.

Indexer Notes

The story title is from the inside front cover.

Chapter Eight Nerves (Table of Contents: 3)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
James Sturm (credited) (drawn)
Inks
James Sturm (credited) (drawn)
Letters
typeset
Characters
Schmedly; Snip

Indexer Notes

The illustration used on the title page is a blown-up panel six from page three of this story.

Synopsis (Table of Contents: 4)

The Cereal Killings / recap / 1 page (report information)

Script
James Sturm (credited) (written)
Pencils
James Sturm (credited) (drawn)
Inks
James Sturm (credited) (drawn)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the early 1950s Corn Cereal, a cereal manufactured and sold by a scarecrow in upstate New York...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; detective-mystery
Characters
Larry the Clown

Chapter Eight: Nerves (Table of Contents: 5)

The Cereal Killings / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
James Sturm (credited) (written)
Pencils
James Sturm (credited) (drawn)
Inks
James Sturm (credited) (drawn)
Letters
James Sturm
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Schmedly! Up and about early this morning.
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; detective-mystery
Characters
Charlie Kessler (flashback); Larry the Clown (flashback); Scarecrow; Schmedly (flashback); Snip (flashback)
Synopsis
In the early 1950s Schmedly reveals a secret to Charlie.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

The Cereal Killings / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
James Sturm (credited) (drawn)
Inks
James Sturm (credited) (drawn)
Letters
typeset
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Burt

George, George (Table of Contents: 7)

The Cereal Killings / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
James Sturm (credited) (written)
Pencils
James Sturm (credited) (drawn)
Inks
James Sturm (credited) (drawn)
Colors
James Sturm
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yum! Yum! Yum!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
George, George
Synopsis
A made-up advertisement for a Kelcog's Cocoa Snaps featuring George, George, a gorilla.

Indexer Notes

On the back cover.

The character's name is called "George, George".

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