(May 1987)

Eclipse, 1986 Series
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Price
1.50 USD; 2.25 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1987-05 ?
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Eclipse Comics
Brand
Eclipse Comics [in box]
Editing
Letitia Glozer (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

Per the May 1987 Comic Line Newsletter issued by the Dearborn, Michigan comic book store, Comics Plus, this issue was listed as "Expected" for that month. it is possible that its actual on-sale date was later than May 1987.

[Ho! Hamsters!] (Table of Contents)

Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Sam Kieth
Inks
Sam Kieth
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
satire-parody; anthropomorphic-funny animals; martial arts
Characters
Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters [Bruce; Chuck; Clint; Jackie]

Indexer Notes

New logo

[Could Take A While] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

The Penumbra / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Abusement Park! (Table of Contents: 2)

Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
Don Chin
Pencils
Sam Kieth
Inks
John Nyberg
Letters
Kurt Hathaway

Genre
satire-parody; anthropomorphic-funny animals; martial arts
Characters
Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters [Bruce; Chuck; Clint; Jackie]; The Pot-Luck Organization [Big Eddie Baxter; Billy B. Bibbit; Jacques D'Baux; Bobby Gorr; Mongo; Sister Mary Blister]; Randi; Captain Tree and Bush Boy; various Disney parodies (cameos only)
Synopsis
The ARBBH fend off an attack by the Pot-Luck Organization at a Disney-style theme park. Captain Tree and Bush Boy appear to die in an explosion with the Pot-Luck Organization.

Constitutional Bi-Centennial 1787-1987 (Table of Contents: 3)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

Characters
Airboy (narrator); U.S. Supreme Court
Synopsis
Brief dramatization of Tinker V. Des Moines Independent School District

Indexer Notes

"Published as a public service by Eclipse in cooperation with Educomics.
Adapted From 'The First Freedom' by Nat Hentoff."

[The BIG news is...] (Table of Contents: 4)

Hamster Droppings / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Don Chin
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Announcements by Don Chin who also replies to letters from R.S. McLarty, Mike Barr, Aaron Kimbrell, Trey Vorderbrug, Sheree Price, Jason Andrew Hanr and Jim Chin

Rodent's Revenge (Table of Contents: 5)

Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Don Chin
Pencils
Parsonavich
Inks
Parsonavich
Letters
?

Genre
satire-parody; anthropomorphic-funny animals; martial arts
Characters
Clint; Clarence the Cub

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Top Of The News / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Do it once. Do it right. Hire a licensed contractor. (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

Are You Tough Enough? (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Ho! Hamsters!]
    Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters
  2. 1. [Could Take A While]
    The Penumbra
  3. 2. Abusement Park!
    Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters
  4. 3. Constitutional Bi-Centennial 1787-1987
  5. 4. [The BIG news is...]
    Hamster Droppings
  6. 5. Rodent's Revenge
    Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Top Of The News
  8. 7. Do it once. Do it right. Hire a licensed contractor.
    Contractors
  9. 8. Are You Tough Enough?
    Reid Fleming
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Scott Arthur
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore