(July 1979)

Archival Press, 1979 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
3.95 USD
Pages
68
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archival Press Inc.
Brand
Archival Press
ISBN
0-915822-25-3 Search at WorldCat
Printer
Printed in the United States of America
Editing
Robert Wiener (credited) (editor)
Color
color cover; black and white interiors
Dimensions
8.5" x 11"
Binding
squarebound
Publishing Format
graphic novel

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Charles Vess (signed as C. Vess) (painting)
Inks
Charles Vess (signed as C. Vess) (painting)
Colors
Charles Vess (signed as C. Vess) (painting)
Letters
Charles Vess (signed as C. Vess)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
a witch; a demon

Indexer Notes

Wrap-around cover painting. Dated: "76".

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

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)


Indexer Notes

Inside front cover is white and blank.

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

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Charles Vess (credited)
Inks
Charles Vess (credited)
Letters
Charles Vess (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Horns of Elfland

Indexer Notes

Title page for book, including new illustration and hand lettered text.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

The Horns of Elfland (Table of Contents: 4)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Charles Vess
Inks
Charles Vess
Letters
Charles Vess

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)


Charles Vess: A Friend Of The Tale (Table of Contents: 6)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Ragan Reaves
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)


Contents (Table of Contents: 8)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Charles Vess
Inks
Charles Vess
Letters
Charles Vess

Indexer Notes

Fully illustrated and hand lettered table of contents, listing the three stories included in the book.

Dedication (Table of Contents: 9)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Charles Vess
Pencils
Charles Vess
Inks
Charles Vess
Letters
Charles Vess

First Line of Dialogue or Text
To: Bonnie, Ragan, Phil, and Michael.

Indexer Notes

Dedication page, with new spot illustration and hand lettering.

The Shadow Witch (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Charles Vess (credited)
Pencils
Charles Vess (credited)
Inks
Charles Vess (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
fantasy-supernatural

Indexer Notes

Story told in illustrated story form, with typeset text on each page accompanied by two illustrations. Each story page is laid out with one wide illustration across the top fourth of the page, text in the second fourth, and a larger illustration across the bottom half of the page. Eleven-pages story also includes an illustrated title page and end page.

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

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Charles Vess
Inks
Charles Vess

Demon Sword (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Charles Vess (credited) (signed as C. Vess)
Pencils
Charles Vess (credited) (signed as C. Vess)
Inks
Charles Vess (credited) (signed as C. Vess)
Letters
Charles Vess (credited) (signed as C. Vess)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I am dying… changing… dying…
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
The witch; Prince Juran; Lady Ninian

Indexer Notes

Dated "79".

The Fiddler And The Swan (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 27 pages (report information)

Script
Charles Vess (credited) (signed as C.V.)
Pencils
Charles Vess (credited) (signed as C.V.)
Inks
Charles Vess (credited) (signed as C.V.)
Letters
typeset

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Jack; Jack’s grandmother; the Princess of Elfland; the King of Elfland
Synopsis
Jack has a love for the princess of Elfland. His grandmother entrusts him with three magical gifts to introduce himself to the Elfland.
Keywords
Elfland

Indexer Notes

Story is told in illustrated story form. Each two page spread features a left-hand page featuring a short piece of text, surrounded by hand-drawn frame and small illustration. The right-hand page features a full-page illustration. Story also includes an illustrated title page and end page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)


Indexer Notes

Inside back cover is white and blank.

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. ["The Horns of Elfland"]
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
  5. 4. The Horns of Elfland
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
  7. 6. Charles Vess: A Friend Of The Tale
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
  9. 8. Contents
  10. 9. Dedication
  11. 10. The Shadow Witch
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
  13. 12. Demon Sword
  14. 13. The Fiddler And The Swan
  15. 14. ["Available from Archival Press"]
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Valmiki Annamanthadoo
  • Peter Croome
  • Christopher Day
  • Glenn MacKay
  • Jim Ordolis
  • Olivier Ray
  • Ramon Schenk