(December 2009)

AdHouse Books, 2009 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
14.95 USD
Pages
100
On-sale Date
2009
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
AdHouse Books
Brand
adhouse books
ISBN
978-1-935233-06-0 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781935233060 51495
Color
Color
Dimensions
A bit smaller then Standard Modern Age U. S.
Binding
Hardcover
Publishing Format
Collected edition

Issue Notes

Printed in Singapore.

Nominated for a "Best Humor Publication" Eisner Award.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Afrodisiac / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Rugg
Inks
Jim Rugg
Colors
Jim Rugg
Letters
Jim Rugg

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Afrodisiac / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Rugg
Pencils
Jim Rugg
Inks
Jim Rugg
Colors
Jim Rugg
Letters
Jim Rugg

Characters
Afrodisiac

Indexer Notes

The single page of art is printed in the center of the spread.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Afrodisiac / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Rugg
Pencils
Jim Rugg
Inks
Jim Rugg
Colors
Jim Rugg
Letters
Jim Rugg

Characters
Afrodisiac [Alan Deasler] (origin)

[Credits and indicia] (Table of Contents: 3)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
Jim Rugg

[#1] (Table of Contents: 4)

Afrodisiac / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Rugg
Pencils
Jim Rugg
Inks
Jim Rugg
Colors
Jim Rugg
Letters
Jim Rugg

Reprints

Indexer Notes

Counterfeit cover of issue #1

Shock-a-con! (Table of Contents: 5)

Afrodisiac / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Rugg; Brian Maruca
Pencils
Jim Rugg
Inks
Jim Rugg
Colors
Jim Rugg
Letters
Jim Rugg

Characters
Afrodisiac; Shocker [Harold Shockelstein]; Trish; Melody; Lady Lightning [Janet] (cameo)
Reprints
  • from Project: Superior (AdHouse Books, 2004 series) #[nn]

[Children's comic] (Table of Contents: 6)

Afrodisiac / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Rugg
Pencils
Jim Rugg
Inks
Jim Rugg
Colors
Jim Rugg
Letters
Jim Rugg

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Afrodisiac; Superbeaver

Vietnam: 20,000 B.C.! [#53] (Table of Contents: 7)

Afrodisiac / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Rugg
Pencils
Jim Rugg
Inks
Jim Rugg
Letters
Jim Rugg

Characters
Afrodisiac; Shanna

Indexer Notes

Counterfeit cover of issue #53

She Came from Venus (Table of Contents: 8)

Afrodisiac / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Rugg; Brian Maruca
Pencils
Jim Rugg
Inks
Jim Rugg
Colors
Jim Rugg
Letters
Jim Rugg

Characters
Afrodisiac [Alan Diesler]; President Richard Nixon; Princess Vixena; Dizzy; Sweet Peter Prince; Eazy Walker; Detective Dugan; Detective Wills
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The origin recapped on the splash page is a different one.

Street Fight! [#37] (Table of Contents: 9)

Afrodisiac / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Rugg
Pencils
Jim Rugg
Inks
Jim Rugg
Colors
Jim Rugg
Letters
Jim Rugg

Genre
martial arts
Characters
Afrodisiac; Dragonfly

Indexer Notes

Counterfeit cover of issue #37

Sting! Stang! Stud! (Table of Contents: 10)

Afrodisiac / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Rugg; Brian Maruca
Pencils
Jim Rugg
Inks
Jim Rugg
Colors
Jim Rugg
Letters
Jim Rugg

Characters
Afrodisiac; BJ [Beth Jones]; Detective Wills; Detective Dugan; Agent Jack; Agent Ass
Reprints
  • from Awesome 2: Awesomer (Top Shelf Productions, 2009 series) #[nn]

Indexer Notes

The origin in the character profile from the splash page is a new one.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Afrodisiac / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Rugg
Pencils
Jim Rugg
Inks
Jim Rugg
Colors
Jim Rugg
Letters
Jim Rugg

Characters
Afrodisiac; Richard Nixon
Reprints

[#50] (Table of Contents: 12)

Afrodisiac / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Rugg
Pencils
Jim Rugg
Inks
Jim Rugg
Colors
Jim Rugg
Letters
Jim Rugg

Reprints

Indexer Notes

Counterfeit cover of issue #50

[Good Women Forced to Swallow Their Pride] (Table of Contents: 13)

Afrodisiac / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Rugg
Pencils
Jim Rugg
Inks
Jim Rugg
Colors
Jim Rugg
Letters
Jim Rugg

Reprints

[#17] (Table of Contents: 14)

Afrodisiac / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Rugg
Pencils
Jim Rugg
Inks
Jim Rugg
Colors
Jim Rugg
Letters
Jim Rugg

Reprints

Indexer Notes

Counterfeit cover of issue #17

[#70] (Table of Contents: 15)

Afrodisiac / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Rugg
Pencils
Jim Rugg
Inks
Jim Rugg
Colors
Jim Rugg
Letters
Jim Rugg

Characters
Afrodisiac; Ronald; Nipsey Russell
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Counterfeit cover of issue #70

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Afrodisiac / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Rugg
Pencils
Jim Rugg
Inks
Jim Rugg
Colors
Jim Rugg
Letters
Jim Rugg

Characters
Afrodisiac; Dikembe
Reprints

[#1] (Table of Contents: 17)

Afrodisiac / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Rugg
Pencils
Jim Rugg
Inks
Jim Rugg
Colors
Jim Rugg
Letters
Jim Rugg

Reprints
  • from Afrodisiac (Jim Rugg, 2008 series) #1

Indexer Notes

Cover of Afrodisiac #1 mini-comic

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Afrodisiac / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Rugg; Brian Maruca
Pencils
Jim Rugg
Inks
Jim Rugg
Colors
Jim Rugg
Letters
Jim Rugg

Characters
Afrodisiac [Alan Diesler]; Blue; Dizzy; KC Brown; Betty; Dr. Jennifer Lutz (dies); Megapute (introduction); Mr. Burke [The Devil]
Reprints
  • from Afrodisiac (Jim Rugg, 2008 series) #1

[Ho ho ho] (Table of Contents: 19)

Afrodisiac / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Rugg
Pencils
Jim Rugg
Inks
Jim Rugg
Colors
Jim Rugg
Letters
Jim Rugg

Indexer Notes

Counterfeit Christmas card

[Iron On] (Table of Contents: 20)

Afrodisiac / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Rugg
Pencils
Jim Rugg
Inks
Jim Rugg
Colors
Jim Rugg
Letters
Jim Rugg

It's Not the Size of the God in the Fight (Table of Contents: 21)

Afrodisiac / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Rugg; Brian Maruca
Pencils
Jim Rugg
Inks
Jim Rugg
Colors
Jim Rugg
Letters
Jim Rugg

Characters
Afrodisiac [Alan Diesler]; Hercules; Alysha

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Afrodisiac / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Rugg
Pencils
Jim Rugg
Inks
Jim Rugg
Colors
Jim Rugg
Letters
Jim Rugg

Characters
Afrodisiac; Street Angel
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Counterfeit manga cover

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

Afrodisiac / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Jim Rugg
Inks
Jim Rugg
Colors
Jim Rugg
Letters
Jim Rugg

Characters
Afrodisiac; Dizzy; BJ; Chuck E.; Dagger

Indexer Notes

Saturday cartoon spread

Night of the Monster Cockroach! (Table of Contents: 24)

Afrodisiac / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Rugg
Pencils
Jim Rugg
Inks
Jim Rugg
Colors
Jim Rugg
Letters
Jim Rugg

Characters
Afrodisiac; Dizzy; 72; monster cockroach

Indexer Notes

The origin in the character profile from the splash page is a new one.

Fight to the Death! (Table of Contents: 25)

Devil / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Rugg
Pencils
Jim Rugg
Inks
Jim Rugg
Colors
Jim Rugg
Letters
Jim Rugg

Characters
Devil; Afrodisiac

Indexer Notes

Counterfeit cover of The Devil #215

[#77] (Table of Contents: 26)

Afrodisiac / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Rugg
Pencils
Jim Rugg
Inks
Jim Rugg
Colors
Jim Rugg
Letters
Jim Rugg

Characters
The Devil; Afrodisiac

Indexer Notes

Counterfeit cover of Afrodisiac #77, second part of a crossover with The Devil #215

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

Afrodisiac / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Rugg
Pencils
Jim Rugg
Inks
Jim Rugg
Colors
Jim Rugg
Letters
Jim Rugg

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Impossible! Why don't you turn to stone?
Characters
Afrodisiac; Medusa
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Enlarged panel

Death Comes for the Afrodisiac! (Table of Contents: 28)

Afrodisiac / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Rugg; Brian Maruca
Pencils
Jim Rugg
Inks
Jim Rugg
Colors
Jim Rugg
Letters
Jim Rugg

Characters
Afrodisiac [Alan Diesler]; Dizzy; Death; gunman

Indexer Notes

BJ is called Betty Johnson here. The origin in the character profile from the splash page is new.

Dracula Attacks! (Table of Contents: 29)

Afrodisiac / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Rugg
Pencils
Jim Rugg (painting)
Inks
Jim Rugg (painting)
Colors
Jim Rugg (painting)
Letters
Jim Rugg

Characters
Afrodisiac; Dracula
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover to Afrodisiac (magazine) #27

Out for Blood, Sucker! (Table of Contents: 30)

Afrodisiac / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Rugg; Brian Maruca
Pencils
Jim Rugg
Inks
Jim Rugg
Colors
Jim Rugg
Letters
Jim Rugg

Characters
Afrodisiac [Alan Diesler, Dr. Rufus Blackguy]; Dizzy; Dracula; werewolf; Frankenstein monster; Quasimodo
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The origin given in the character profile form the splash page is a new one.

Final Issue! [#144] (Table of Contents: 31)

Afrodisiac / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Rugg
Pencils
Jim Rugg
Inks
Jim Rugg
Colors
Jim Rugg
Letters
Jim Rugg

Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 32) (Expand) /

Afrodisiac / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Fallout! (Table of Contents: 33)

Afrodisiac / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Rugg; Brian Maruca
Pencils
Jim Rugg
Inks
Jim Rugg
Colors
Jim Rugg
Letters
Jim Rugg

Characters
Afrodisiac [Alan Diesler, born in 1944]; Megapute; Chuck E. [Irving Chuck E. Charleston] (dies, 1972-1984)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The story comprises the splash page, 6 panels and the final page.

Blackmail (Table of Contents: 34)

Afrodisiac / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Rugg
Pencils
Jim Rugg
Inks
Jim Rugg
Colors
Jim Rugg
Letters
Jim Rugg

Characters
Shocker; USApe

Indexer Notes

This is an afterword and authors' biography in the style of a comics letters page. It contains a checklist of where the material has been published before. In addition to the sources identified in the sequences, it includes SPX 2005, Heroes 2008 Program, Society of Illustrators #50, Study Group 12 #4, Society of Illustrators #51

The End (Table of Contents: 35)

Afrodisiac / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Jim Rugg
Inks
Jim Rugg
Colors
Jim Rugg
Letters
Jim Rugg

Indexer Notes

Endpages

[Back Cover] (Table of Contents: 36)

Afrodisiac / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Rugg
Inks
Jim Rugg
Colors
Jim Rugg

Characters
Afrodisiac; Hercules; Dracula; Dizzy; Shanna; Superbeaver; The Devil; Shocker; Death; Richard Nixon; Dragonfly; Dikembe; KC Brown; Wills; Dugan; Megapute; monster cockroach; gunman
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Afrodisiac
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Afrodisiac
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Afrodisiac
  4. 3. [Credits and indicia]
  5. 4. [#1]
    Afrodisiac
  6. 5. Shock-a-con!
    Afrodisiac
  7. 6. [Children's comic]
    Afrodisiac
  8. 7. Vietnam: 20,000 B.C.! [#53]
    Afrodisiac
  9. 8. She Came from Venus
    Afrodisiac
  10. 9. Street Fight! [#37]
    Afrodisiac
  11. 10. Sting! Stang! Stud!
    Afrodisiac
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Afrodisiac
  13. 12. [#50]
    Afrodisiac
  14. 13. [Good Women Forced to Swallow Their Pride]
    Afrodisiac
  15. 14. [#17]
    Afrodisiac
  16. 15. [#70]
    Afrodisiac
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Afrodisiac
  18. 17. [#1]
    Afrodisiac
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Afrodisiac
  20. 19. [Ho ho ho]
    Afrodisiac
  21. 20. [Iron On]
    Afrodisiac
  22. 21. It's Not the Size of the God in the Fight
    Afrodisiac
  23. 22. [no title indexed]
    Afrodisiac
  24. 23. [no title indexed]
    Afrodisiac
  25. 24. Night of the Monster Cockroach!
    Afrodisiac
  26. 25. Fight to the Death!
    Devil
  27. 26. [#77]
    Afrodisiac
  28. 27. ["Impossible! Why don't you turn to stone?"]
    Afrodisiac
  29. 28. Death Comes for the Afrodisiac!
    Afrodisiac
  30. 29. Dracula Attacks!
    Afrodisiac
  31. 30. Out for Blood, Sucker!
    Afrodisiac
  32. 31. Final Issue! [#144]
    Afrodisiac
  33. 32. [no title indexed]
    Afrodisiac
  34. 33. Fallout!
    Afrodisiac
  35. 34. Blackmail
    Afrodisiac
  36. 35. The End
    Afrodisiac
  37. 36. [Back Cover]
    Afrodisiac
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