Spaced #8

(1985)

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

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 0.4 page (report information)

Script

Tom Stazer

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hello everybody... I'd like to offer a brief apology for the considerable delay in publishing this issue...

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

Tom recaps publishing problems and offers a contest to see which reader can figure out which panel in this issue was inked by Dave Sim.

Last Issue (Table of Contents: 2)

Spaced / recap / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Tom Stazer; John Arthur Williams (credited as John Williams)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Orson, Lip and Barbara, stranded with the rest of the crew of the USS Pragmatic on an unfamiliar planet...

Genre

science fiction

[Indicia] (Table of Contents: 3)

credits, title page / 0.1 page (report information)

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Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Unbridled Ambition, PO Box 500202 Houston, TX 77250-0202. All contents copyright Tom Stazer.

Beer, Wine and Set-Ups (Table of Contents: 4)

Spaced / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Tom Stazer; John Arthur Williams (credited as John Williams)

Pencils

Tom Stazer

Inks

Tom Stazer

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

For nearly ten days, Lip, Barbara and Orson have followed the directions given to them by Lip's friend, "Potato Head."

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Science Officer Lip; Data Officer Barbara Ample; Captain Orson Grok; Ogo; Murray

Synopsis

Set in the year 2020, the crew is lost and lands on an uncharted planet where they discover a crashed freighter that turns out to be from Earth. It's been converted into a tavern complete with accommodations upstairs, running water, amenities. Luckily the lizard-looking proprietor Ogo speaks English and was a crewman on the Frankenheimer. The crew takes a rest and later upstairs Barbara pressures Lip (an alien) on whether they would be physically compatible, taking their friendship to a new level. Lip ducks out, but goes back up again to find her gone. In fact, everyone downstairs is gone too.

Indexer Notes

Lip is from the planet Inebria and the slur for its inhabitants is, "Neeber."

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

Spaced / preview (from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[No Bet!] (Table of Contents: 6)

Spaced / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Tom Stazer (signed)

Inks

Sam Kieth (signed)

Colors

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Genre

science fiction

Synopsis

Based on a scene in the issue, a barfly playing a trivia game gets angry at Lip for interrupting without betting.