Proposition Player

([August] 2003)

DC, 2003 Series

Published in English (United States)

Price: 14.95 USD; 24.95 CAD
Pages: 148
On-sale Date: 2003-06-04
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Suggested for Mature Readers
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: DC Comics
Brand: Vertigo
ISBN: 1-56389-808-X
Barcode: 761941231488 00111

Editing: Shelly Bond (credited as Shelly Roeberg) (editor - original series); Scott Nybakken (credited) (editor - collected edition)

Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: cardstock cover
Binding: softcover
Publishing Format: collected edition

Proposition Player / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: Bill Willingham (credited)
Inks: Bill Willingham (credited)
Colors: James Sinclair (credited)
Letters: ?

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foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 3 pages (report information)

Script: James McManus (credited)
Letters: typeset

Proposition Player / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script: Bill Willingham (credited)
Pencils: Bill Willingham (credited) (pp. 1-8, 18, 22); Paul Guinan (credited) (pp. 9-17, 19-21)
Inks: Bill Willingham (credited)
Colors: James Sinclair (credited); Jamison Services (credited as Jamison) (separations)
Letters: John Costanza (credited)

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A gambler trades souls for beer and heaven doesn't like it.

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from Proposition Player (DC, 1999 series) #1 (December 1999)

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Script: Bill Willingham (credited)
Pencils: Paul Guinan (credited)
Inks: Ron Randall (credited)
Colors: James Sinclair (credited)
Letters: John Costanza (credited)

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Bill shows what happens to those who try to trade in souls

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from Proposition Player (DC, 1999 series) #2 (January 2000)

Proposition Player / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script: Bill Willingham (credited)
Pencils: Paul Guinan (credited)
Inks: Ron Randall (credited)
Colors: James Sinclair (credited)
Letters: John Costanza (credited)

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Bill continues to show Joe the consequences of his actions.

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from Proposition Player (DC, 1999 series) #3 (February 2000)

Proposition Player / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script: Bill Willingham (credited)
Pencils: Paul Guinan (credited)
Inks: Ron Randall (credited)
Colors: James Sinclair (credited)
Letters: John Costanza (credited)

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Hugin; Munin; Earl; Lacy; Lee; Joseph Francis Martin; Hell Mary; Bill; Tom; Anubis; Moloch; Tex Takeda (cameo); Queenie (cameo); Bob; Archangel Michael

Synopsis

Joey's friends start turning up dead in his apartment.

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from Proposition Player (DC, 1999 series) #4 (March 2000)

Proposition Player / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script: Bill Willingham (credited)
Pencils: Paul Guinan (credited)
Inks: Ron Randall (credited)
Colors: Jamison Services (credited as Jamison) (separations); James Sinclair (credited)
Letters: John Costanza (credited)

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Hell Mary; Bellona; Louise; Anubis; Kurukulla; Archangel Michael; Bill; Tom; Moloch; Naga; Bob; Earl; Juno [as Moneta]?; Dispater; Assur?; Hugin; Munin; Lacy; The Great Chaos Monkey

Synopsis

Supernatural representatives start gathering at Joey's apartment.

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from Proposition Player (DC, 1999 series) #5 (April 2000)

Proposition Player / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script: Bill Willingham (credited)
Pencils: Paul Guinan (credited)
Inks: Ron Randall (credited)
Colors: Jamison Services (credited as Jamison) (separations); James Sinclair (credited)
Letters: John Costanza (credited)

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Moloch; Lacy; Joseph Francis Martin; Kachinas; Poseidon; Earl; The Great Chaos Monkey; Raj; Max; Rodrigo Borgia?; Anubis; Hugin; Munin; Hell Mary; Archangel Michael; Bill

Synopsis

Joey shows Lacy his idea of what an afterlife should be like.

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from Proposition Player (DC, 1999 series) #6 (May 2000)

Proposition Player / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: John Bolton (credited, signed) (painting)
Inks: John Bolton (credited, signed) (painting)
Colors: John Bolton (credited, signed) (painting)

Genre

humor

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from Proposition Player (DC, 1999 series) #1 (December 1999)

Proposition Player / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: John Bolton (credited) (painting)
Inks: John Bolton (credited) (painting)
Colors: John Bolton (credited) (painting)

Genre

humor

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from Proposition Player (DC, 1999 series) #2 (January 2000)

Proposition Player / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: John Bolton (credited) (painting)
Inks: John Bolton (credited) (painting)
Colors: John Bolton (credited) (painting)

Genre

humor

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from Proposition Player (DC, 1999 series) #3 (February 2000)

Proposition Player / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: John Bolton (credited, signed) (painting)
Inks: John Bolton (credited, signed) (painting)
Colors: John Bolton (credited, signed) (painting)

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Hell Mary; Joseph Francis Martin; Earl

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from Proposition Player (DC, 1999 series) #4 (March 2000)

Proposition Player / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: John Bolton (credited, signed) (painting)
Inks: John Bolton (credited, signed) (painting)
Colors: John Bolton (credited, signed) (painting)

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

The Great Chaos Monkey

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from Proposition Player (DC, 1999 series) #5 (April 2000)

Proposition Player / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: John Bolton (credited) (painting)
Inks: John Bolton (credited) (painting)
Colors: John Bolton (credited) (painting)

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Joseph Francis Martin; Lacy

Reprints

from Proposition Player (DC, 1999 series) #6 (May 2000)

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Table of Contents

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Proposition Player
1. Introduction by James McManus
2. A New Player or the Truth about Cat and Dog Owners!
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3. High Stakes Game or The Man Who Could Bullshit His Way Out of Trouble, Twice (But Not Thrice)
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4. An Open Seat or The Fire Down Below
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5. House Rules or The Inevitable Fate of Sidekicks
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6. Full House or No Way to Treat a Lady
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7. Stacking the Deck or: A Clean Well-Lit Place
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Proposition Player / cover / 1 page (report information)

Introduction by James McManus (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 3 pages (report information)

A New Player or the Truth about Cat and Dog Owners! (Table of Contents: 2)

Proposition Player / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

High Stakes Game or The Man Who Could Bullshit His Way Out of Trouble, Twice (But Not Thrice) (Table of Contents: 3)

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An Open Seat or The Fire Down Below (Table of Contents: 4)

Proposition Player / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

House Rules or The Inevitable Fate of Sidekicks (Table of Contents: 5)

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Full House or No Way to Treat a Lady (Table of Contents: 6)

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Stacking the Deck or: A Clean Well-Lit Place (Table of Contents: 7)

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Proposition Player / cover / 1 page (report information)

Introduction by James McManus (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 3 pages (report information)

A New Player or the Truth about Cat and Dog Owners! (Table of Contents: 2)

Proposition Player / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

High Stakes Game or The Man Who Could Bullshit His Way Out of Trouble, Twice (But Not Thrice) (Table of Contents: 3)

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An Open Seat or The Fire Down Below (Table of Contents: 4)

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House Rules or The Inevitable Fate of Sidekicks (Table of Contents: 5)

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Full House or No Way to Treat a Lady (Table of Contents: 6)

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Stacking the Deck or: A Clean Well-Lit Place (Table of Contents: 7)

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