(1991)

Kitchen Sink Press, 1991 Series
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Price
3.95 USD; 4.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Kitchen Sink Press
Brand
Kitchen Sink Comix
Editing
Dave Schreiner

Issue Notes

The comic comes with four cut-out baseball cards stapled into the centre. They're drawn by Will Eisner and Dan Burr, and feature major leaguers Richie Ashburn, Alvin Dark, Gene Woodling and Rube Rooky. At the bottom of each left story page there's a baseball question, which is answered at the bottom of the following story page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Rube Rooky / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Will Eisner
Inks
Will Eisner
Colors
Will Eisner

Genre
sports
Characters
Rube Rooky
Reprints
Keywords
baseball

Rube Rooky Triumphant (Table of Contents: 1)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dave Schreiner (credited)
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Background about the original comic and its creation.
Keywords
baseball

Rube Rooky (Table of Contents: 2)

Rube Rooky / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Will Eisner (credited)
Pencils
Will Eisner (credited); Tex Blaisdell (credited)
Inks
Will Eisner (credited); Tex Blaisdell (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
Rube Rooky
Genre
sports
Characters
Rube Rooky; Pop Flye; Lana Lash; Sunny
Synopsis
New owner Lana Lash isn't impressed with her first sight of the Jaguars, despite a star pitching performance from Rube Rooky.
Keywords
baseball

Rube Rooky Climbs Up From The Pit (Table of Contents: 3)

Rube Rooky / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Will Eisner (credited)
Pencils
Will Eisner (credited); Tex Blaisdell (credited)
Inks
Will Eisner (credited); Tex Blaisdell (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
Rube Rooky
Genre
sports
Characters
Rube Rooky; Pop Flye; Sunnt; Slab Angler; Grappler Vance; Hinge McCoy; Cleat Biggers
Synopsis
Pop Flye has so much faith in Rube's ability that he buys a team to showcase his talent, but the remainder of the players have their problems.
Reprints
Keywords
baseball

The '49 Recruits (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Hy Turkin (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; sports
Synopsis
Sports journalist Turkin runs his eye over the 1949 rookies.
Reprints
Keywords
baseball

OK, How Would You Play It? (Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Sid Gordin
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
sports
Synopsis
Giants 3rd baseman sets a baseball poser.
Reprints
Keywords
baseball

Lesson 1 - Wrenched Ankles (Table of Contents: 6)

First Aid on the Ball Field / text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
medical; sports
Reprints
Keywords
baseball

Rube Rooky Heads Down the Home Stretch (Table of Contents: 7)

Rube Rooky / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Will Eisner (credited)
Pencils
Will Eisner (credited); Tex Blaisdell (credited)
Inks
Will Eisner (credited); Tex Blaisdell (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
Rube Rooky
Genre
sports
Characters
Rube Rooky; Pop Flye; Lana Lash; Bully; Sunny
Synopsis
Rumours start spreading that Rube is sweet on Jaguars owner Lana Lash.
Reprints
Keywords
baseball

Buddy Hassett Tells You How to Choose a Batting Order (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Buddy Hasset (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Reprints
Keywords
baseball

The Sunday Ride of Babe Herman (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Jules Feiffer (credited)
Pencils
Jules Feiffer (credited); Jerry Grandenetti
Inks
Jules Feiffer (credited); Jerry Grandenetti
Colors
?.
Letters
?

Genre
sports
Synopsis
The story of a remarkable 1926 game between the Boston Braves and Brooklyn Dodgers.
Reprints
Keywords
baseball
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Rube Rooky
  2. 1. Rube Rooky Triumphant
  3. 2. Rube Rooky
    Rube Rooky
  4. 3. Rube Rooky Climbs Up From The Pit
    Rube Rooky
  5. 4. The '49 Recruits
  6. 5. OK, How Would You Play It?
  7. 6. Lesson 1 - Wrenched Ankles
    First Aid on the Ball Field
  8. 7. Rube Rooky Heads Down the Home Stretch
    Rube Rooky
  9. 8. Buddy Hassett Tells You How to Choose a Batting Order
  10. 9. The Sunday Ride of Babe Herman
This issue was modified by
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Frank Plowright
  • John P. Selegue
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore