(Fall 1976)

Published in English (Canada) Canada
 
Volume
1
Price
0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
four times yearly
On-sale Date
1976
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Now and Then Publications
Printer
Moir Hayes Graphics and Fairway Press
Editing
Harry Kremer (credited) (publisher)
Color
colour cover; black and white interior
Dimensions
standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
intended to be ongoing series

Issue Notes

Indicia title: NOW AND THEN PRESENTS Oktoberfest Comics. Cover title: Oktoberfest Comics.
Editorial offices: 103 Queen St. S., Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.

Details on creator credits in Cerebus Archive (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 2009 Series) #8-9.

Originally meant to be an ongoing series, only one issue was published.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Uncle Hans / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dave Sim ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humour
Characters
Uncle Hans

October (Table of Contents: 1)

The Beavers / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dave Sim
Pencils
Dave Sim
Inks
Dave Sim
Letters
Dave Sim

Genre
humour; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
The Beavers
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Oktober Quest (Table of Contents: 2)

Uncle Hans / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Sim
Pencils
Dave Sim
Inks
Gene Day
Letters
Dave Sim

Genre
humour
Characters
Uncle Hans (first appearance); Natter P. Bombast (first appearance); Richard Running Lake; Cap'n Riverrat (first appearance)
Reprints

Uncle Hans (Table of Contents: 3)

Natter P. Bombast; Uncle Hans / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Sim
Pencils
Dave Sim
Inks
Gene Day

Genre
humour
Characters
Uncle Hans; Natter P. Bombast
Synopsis
Comedy of errors with no dialogue.
Reprints
Keywords
pantomime; wordless

The Trophy (Table of Contents: 4)

The Beavers / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Sim
Pencils
Dave Sim
Inks
Dave Sim
Letters
Dave Sim

Genre
humour; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
The Beavers; Natter P. Bombast
Synopsis
Natter P. Bombast takes drastic measures in order to steal the Beavers new bowling trophy.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story similar to Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote.

The Stowaway (Table of Contents: 5)

Cap'n Riverrat and Horatio / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Sim
Pencils
Gene Day
Inks
Gene Day
Letters
Gene Day

Genre
humour
Characters
Cap'n Riverrat; Horatio; Uncle Hans (cameo)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

First solo story of Cap'n Riverrat.

The Ticket (Table of Contents: 6)

The Beavers / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dave Sim
Pencils
Dave Sim
Inks
Dave Sim
Letters
Dave Sim

Genre
humour; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
The Beavers
Synopsis
Makes reference to a local Canadian lottery called Winterio.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

On inside back cover.

Now & Then Books (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

The Beavers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Uncle Hans
  2. 1. October
    The Beavers
  3. 2. The Oktober Quest
    Uncle Hans
  4. 3. Uncle Hans
    Natter P. Bombast; Uncle Hans
  5. 4. The Trophy
    The Beavers
  6. 5. The Stowaway
    Cap'n Riverrat and Horatio
  7. 6. The Ticket
    The Beavers
  8. 7. Now & Then Books
    The Beavers
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Peter Croome
  • Mark Gordon
  • Paul Green
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Jason Sacks