ALF #17 [Direct]
(July 1989)

Marvel, 1988 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1989 ?
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Sid Jacobson; Tom DeFalco (editor in chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

[Melmac to the Future!] (Table of Contents)

Alf / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dave Manak (signed)
Inks
Dave Manak (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; science fiction
Characters
ALF; Willie Tanner
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Melmac to the Future! (Table of Contents: 1)

Alf / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Gallagher
Pencils
Dave Manak
Inks
Marie Severin
Colors
Marie Severin
Letters
Rick Parker
Genre
humor; science fiction
Characters
ALF; The Tanner Family
Synopsis
ALF uses his spaceship to show the Tanners what things could be like in the future.
Reprints

So Long, Old Paint! (Table of Contents: 2)

Alf / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Gallagher
Pencils
Dave Manak
Inks
Marie Severin
Colors
Marie Severin
Letters
Rick Parker
Genre
humor; science fiction
Characters
ALF; The Tanner Family
Synopsis
Willie is forced to take credit for ALF's paintings to protect ALF's secret.
Reprints

Academy Reward! (Table of Contents: 3)

Alf / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Gallagher
Pencils
Dave Manak
Inks
Marie Severin
Colors
Marie Severin
Letters
Rick Parker
Genre
humor; science fiction
Characters
ALF; Brian Tanner; Kate Tanner
Synopsis
ALF tells Brian about his time in basic training at the Orbit Guard Academy.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Melmac Mail Sack / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
Sid Jacobson; Lisa Trusiani (assistant editor)

Indexer Notes

Letters to the editor from Scott Morton, Ito Pizarro, Brian Pruitt, Barbra Woytyshyn, Derek J. Miller, Jared Hints and Don Lewis.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Melmac to the Future!]
    Alf
  2. 1. Melmac to the Future!
    Alf
  3. 2. So Long, Old Paint!
    Alf
  4. 3. Academy Reward!
    Alf
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Melmac Mail Sack
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