The Comics Journal
#191
(November 1996)
Fantagraphics,
1977 Series
- Price
- 5.95 USD; 7.95 CAD
- Pages
- 132
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1996-12-18
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fantagraphics Books Inc.
- Barcode
- 074470741145 11
- Editing
- Gary Groth (credited) (editor); Tom Spurgeon (credited) (managing editor); Greg Stump (credited) (news editor); Pat Moriarity (credited) (art director)
Issue Notes
Flip covers. Front cover by Carmine Infantino, back cover by Paul Pope. All text is aligned with the front cover. Interviews with Carmine Infantino and Paul Pope (Part I). Obituaries for Alex Kotzky, Ferd Johnson, and Arnaud "Arno" Dombre (France). Letters from Jay Gunn, James Kochalka, Bill Hahn, Andy Konky Kru, and Tony Seybert. On-sale date from the ComicList Database compiled by Charles LePage with information from Sun Coast Comics.
The individual issues of this series are each less than 50% comics. Only comics sequences are indexed and cover scans are accepted only if the issue has 10% indexed comics content.
Infantino
about comics / 36.7 pages
- Script
- Carmine Infantino (credited) (interviewee); Gary Groth (credited) (interviewer)
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino (credited)
- Inks
- Carmine Infantino (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Carmine Infantino is the living personification of the health and history of mainstream American comics.
- Pages
- 52 - 92
Indexer Notes
Interview with Carmine Infantino, conducted by Gary Groth.
[Military Comics #1 Cover]
Blackhawk / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.6 page
- Genre
- adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Blackhawk
- Reprints
-
from Military Comics (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #1 (August 1941) [black and white]
-
- Keywords
- tank
Indexer Notes
Grayscale reprint of color cover.
The Blackhawk Archives volume lists Gill Fox as assisting on the art chores on this cover.
[The Flash #165 (1966) Cover]
The Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.3 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Murphy Anderson (signed)
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson (signed)
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- One Bridegroom Too Many!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West
- Synopsis
- Flash speeds to Barry Allen's wedding to Iris West?
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #165 (November 1966) [black and white]
-
- Keywords
- Bible; church; wedding
Indexer Notes
Anderson's name is hidden in the text of the Bible.
Grayscale reprint of color cover. The Comics Journal #191 credits Carmine Infantino with the cover design.
[Mystery in Space #84 Cover]
Adam Strange / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.3 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Powerless Weapons of Adam Strange!
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction
- Characters
- Adam Strange; Jakarta (a Dust Devil)
- Reprints
- from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #84 (June 1963) [black and white]
-
- Keywords
- deserts
Indexer Notes
Grayscale reprint of color cover.
Flash's Rogues' Gallery
The Flash / cartoon / 0.4 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Boomerang; Pied Piper; Captain Cold; Mr. Element; The Trickster; Weather Wizard; Reverse-Flash; Abra Kadabra; Mirror Master; The Top; Heat Wave; Super-Gorilla Grodd
- Synopsis
- Pin-up of Flash-villains.
- Reprints
- from 80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #4 (October 1964) [black and white]
-
[Detective Comics #363 Cover]
Batman and Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.6 page
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino (signed as Infantino)
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson (signed as Anderson)
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The True-False Face of Batman!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #363 (May 1967) [black and white]
-
- Keywords
- Go-Go Checks
Indexer Notes
Signed "Infantino (horizontal)/Anderson (vertical)" at the corner of Batgirl's handbag. Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Grayscale reprint of color cover.
[Plastic Man #2 (Quality) Cover]
Plastic Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Gay Nineties Nightmare!
- Genre
- superhero; humor
- Characters
- Plastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian]; Woozy Winks
- Reprints
- from Plastic Man (Quality Comics, 1943 series) #2 ([August] 1944) [black and white]
-
Indexer Notes
Grayscale reprint of color cover.
[DC Special #1 (1968) Cover]
cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.6 page
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino (signed as Infantino)
- Inks
- Carmine Infantino (signed as Infantino)
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- An All-Infantino Issue
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Detective Chimp; The Flash [Jay Garrett]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Adam Strange (cameo) Kid Flash [Wally West] (cameo); Elongated Man (cameo)
- Reprints
- from DC Special (DC, 1968 series) #1 (October-December 1968) [black and white]
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
The Flash #308 Cover
The Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.5 page
- Job Number
- C-813
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Daphne Dean; Mummy
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #308 [Direct] (April 1982) [black and white]
-
Indexer Notes
Possibly reprinted from original art.
[The Brave and the Bold #47 Cover]
Strange Sports Stories / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Phantom Prizefighter!
- Genre
- sports; science fiction
- Reprints
- from The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #47 (April-May 1963) [black and white]
-
Indexer Notes
Grayscale reprint of color cover.
[Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #144 Cover]
Jimmy Olsen / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page
- Job Number
- X-248
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Newsboy Legion [Tommy; Gabby Jr.; Big-Words; Scrapper Jr.; Flipper Dipper]
- Reprints
- from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #144 (December 1971) [black and white]
-
Indexer Notes
Grayscale reprint of color cover. Some red color text in the blurbs did not reproduce.
Paul Pope
about comics / 20 pages
- Script
- Paul Pope (credited) (interviewee); Ray Mescallado (credited) (interviewer)
- Pencils
- Paul Pope (credited)
- Inks
- Paul Pope (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I first met Paul Pope in July of 1992 when he was my roommate during a week-long seminar ...
- Pages
- 98 - 117
Indexer Notes
Part one of an interview with Paul Pope, conducted by Ray Mescallado in three sessions from "late July to mid October" (year not specified, probably 1995?)
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
Infantino
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2.
[Military Comics #1 Cover]
Blackhawk -
3.
[The Flash #165 (1966) Cover]
The Flash -
4.
[Mystery in Space #84 Cover]
Adam Strange -
5.
Flash's Rogues' Gallery
The Flash -
6.
[Detective Comics #363 Cover]
Batman and Robin -
7.
[Plastic Man #2 (Quality) Cover]
Plastic Man -
8.
[DC Special #1 (1968) Cover]
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9.
The Flash #308 Cover
The Flash -
10.
[The Brave and the Bold #47 Cover]
Strange Sports Stories -
11.
[Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #144 Cover]
Jimmy Olsen -
12.
Paul Pope
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13.
[no title indexed]
This issue was modified by
- Steve Coates
- Jochen G.
- Merlin Haas
- Steven Samuels
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