The Tick #5 [Fourth Printing]
(1996)

New England Comics, 1988 Series
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Volume
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Price
2.75 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
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Indicia / Colophon Publisher
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Brand
NEC New England Comics Press
Barcode
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Editing
George Suarez

Issue Notes

Comic has at least 4 printings of which only the 1st has an 8 page insert by Edlund; 2nd Mar. 1992 $2.25 price; 3rd Jan. 1995 $2.75 price; 4th 1996 $2.75 price (10th Anniversary bullet)
This issue is a variant of The Tick (New England Comics, 1988 series) #5. There exist further variants:
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Early Morning of a Million Zillion Ninjas (Table of Contents: 1)

The Tick / comic story / 27 pages (report information)

Script
Ben Edlund
Pencils
Max Banks
Inks
Max Banks
Letters
Bob Polio
Genre
humor; satire-parody; superhero
Characters
The Tick; Oedipus [Oedipus Ashley Stevens]; Arthur; Paul the Samurai; Reginald Stevens; Amanda Stevens; Ninjas (villains); The District Manager (villain); Sagin (villain, death)
Synopsis
The Tick, Paul and Arthur prepare to battle a million zillion ninjas but end up facing only one. Arthur becomes Tick's sidekick.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Tick Quick Quip of the Month: "That makes THREE. Three agains a MILLION ZILLION. I've seen better odds. But we've got DESTINY on our side."

Free Pin-Up! It's Fun! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Tick / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ben Edlund
Inks
Ben Edlund
Genre
superhero; humor
Characters
The Tick
Reprints

[Back Cover] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Tick / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ben Edlund
Inks
Max Banks
Colors
?
Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
The Tick
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 1. Early Morning of a Million Zillion Ninjas
    The Tick
  2. 2. Free Pin-Up! It's Fun!
    The Tick
  3. 3. [Back Cover]
    The Tick
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