(August 1987)

Vortex, 1986 Series
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Price
1.75 USD; 2.25 CAD
Pages
28
Indicia Frequency
Bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1987
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Vortex Comics Inc.
Brand
Vortex Comics [compact]
Printer
Printed in Canada
Editing
William P. Marks (publisher)

"Mum, I Think She's Hurt Bad." (Table of Contents)

Ed the Happy Clown / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Chester Brown
Pencils
Chester Brown
Inks
Chester Brown
Colors
?
Letters
Chester Brown

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mum, I think she's hurt bad.
Genre
drama; fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense; satire-parody
Characters
Chet Doodley (as a boy); Mrs. Doodley

Transit (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Lost in the Sewers Part One (Table of Contents: 2)

Ed the Happy Clown / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)
Pencils
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)
Inks
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)
Letters
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)

Genre
drama; fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense; satire-parody
Characters
Chet Doodley; Ed the Happy Clown; Josie; Officer; Pygmies; Annie; Fiona; Fiona's Mom; Fiona's Husband
Synopsis
A flashback to the previous issue, this time from Josie's point of view as we see what happened to her spirit after Chet stabbed her and how she rejoined her body.
Reprints

The Fur Bag (Table of Contents: 3)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Chester Brown (credited) (replies)
Pencils
Chester Brown (masthead)
Inks
Chester Brown (masthead)
Letters
Chester Brown (masthead); typeset

Indexer Notes

The column includes letters from R. G. Taylor, Charles Burns, Chris Beneke, L. Hendrickson. Accompanied by a small masthead illustration.

Mark Part 3 (Table of Contents: 4)

The Gospels / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB) (adaptation); Mark the Evangelist (original scripture)
Pencils
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)
Inks
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)
Letters
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)

Genre
drama; biography; history; religious
Characters
Jesus Christ; Simon Peter [Saint Peter]; James, Son of Zebedee; John the Apostle; Andrew the Apostle; Philip the Apostle; Bartholomew the Apostle; Matthew the Apostle; Thomas the Apostle; James, Son of Alphaeus; Thaddeus [Jude the Apostle]; Simon the Zealot; Judas Iscariot

Indexer Notes

A comics adaptation of the Gospel According to Mark 3:13-4:12.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. "Mum, I Think She's Hurt Bad."
    Ed the Happy Clown
  2. 1. Transit
  3. 2. Lost in the Sewers Part One
    Ed the Happy Clown
  4. 3. The Fur Bag
  5. 4. Mark Part 3
    The Gospels
This issue was modified by, among others
  • R. S. Martin
  • Steven Samuels