(2019)

First Second, 2019 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
12.99 USD; 16.99 CAD
Pages
132
On-sale Date
2019-05-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
First Second
Brand
Science Comics
ISBN
978-1-62672-822-6 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781626728226
Editing
Dave Roman (editor); Dan Zettwoch (design); Rob Steen (design); Louis Fourie (automotive consultant)
Color
color
Binding
trade paperback

Issue Notes

Printed by Toppan Leefung Printing Ltd., Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan Zettwoch (credited)
Inks
Dan Zettwoch (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Andrew Arnold (design); Molly Johanson (design); Chris Dickey (design)

Strike 1 Intake: Prehistory of Cars (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 30 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Zettwoch (credited)
Pencils
Dan Zettwoch (credited)
Inks
Dan Zettwoch (credited)
Colors
Dan Zettwoch (credited)
Letters
Comicraft (credited) (Lettered with Comicrazy font by Comicraft.)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Daybreak, August 1888, Germany
Genre
non-fiction; car
Characters
Bertha Benz; Tutankhamun; William McKinley; Freelan O. Stanley; Nicolas LĂ©onard Sadi Carnot; Nikolaus Otto; Henry Ford
Synopsis
The earliest attempts to build a self-propelled vehicle.

Indexer Notes

Automotives

Stroke 2 Compression: Putting It All Together (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 26 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Zettwoch (credited)
Pencils
Dan Zettwoch (credited)
Inks
Dan Zettwoch (credited)
Colors
Dan Zettwoch (credited)
Letters
Comicraft (credited) (Lettered with Comicrazy font by Comicraft.)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Summer 1903, Somewhere in Wyoming
Genre
non-fiction; car
Characters
Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson; Sewall K. Crocker; Henry Ford; Lizzie
Synopsis
The earliest practical cars, some extreme experiments, and the golden age of car design
Keywords
Automotives

Stroke 3 Power: Explosive Growth (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 26 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Zettwoch (credited)
Pencils
Dan Zettwoch (credited)
Inks
Dan Zettwoch (credited)
Colors
Dan Zettwoch (credited)
Letters
Comicraft (credited) (Lettered with Comicrazy font by Comicraft.)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Summer 1967, outside Louisville
Genre
non-fiction; car
Characters
Lizzie; Big Daddy Ed Roth; Rat Fink; Roy Drew [Mr. Pitiful]
Synopsis
Engine types, and mid-century advances in automotives
Keywords
Automotives

Stroke 4 Exhaust: Cars and Our Environment (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 31 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Zettwoch (credited)
Pencils
Dan Zettwoch (credited)
Inks
Dan Zettwoch (credited)
Colors
Dan Zettwoch (credited)
Letters
Comicraft (credited) (Lettered with Comicrazy font by Comicraft.)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Whom should we really thank for cars, internal combustion engines, hot rods, and minivans?
Genre
non-fiction; car
Characters
Steve Mahan
Synopsis
Problems of pollution, and possible solutions, plus other recent developments
Keywords
Automotives; blind; robot
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Strike 1 Intake: Prehistory of Cars
  3. 2. Stroke 2 Compression: Putting It All Together
  4. 3. Stroke 3 Power: Explosive Growth
  5. 4. Stroke 4 Exhaust: Cars and Our Environment
This issue was modified by
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Peter Croome
  • Kirk House
  • Steven Samuels