Gobbledygook
#1
(December 1986)
Mirage,
1986 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 3.50 USD; 4.90 CAD
- Pages
- 100
- On-sale Date
- 1986
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Mirage Studios
- Brand
- Mirage Studios
- Color
- color cover; black and white interior
- Dimensions
- standard Modern Age US
- Binding
- saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format
- one-shot
Issue Notes
Don't Sleep on Main Street
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- A robot
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Along with "I'm Only A Loser" this is the first Eastman/Laird collaboration (1982).
Reprinted from Gobbledygook (Mirage, 1984 series) #2 (1984).
I'm Only a Loser
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Loser
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Along with "Don't Sleep On Main Street" this is the first Eastman/Laird collaboration (1982).
Reprinted from Gobbledygook (Mirage, 1984 series) #2 (1984)
Technofear
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- superhero; adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; martial arts
- Characters
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Donatello; Michaelangelo
Deuximax (The God in the Machine) - Reprints
- in Shell Shock (Mirage, 1989 series)
-
in USA magazine hors-série (Comics USA, 1988 series) #5 (juin 1991) - in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics (IDW, 2012 series) #7 (November 2013)
- in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection (IDW, 2011 series) #6
- in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection (IDW, 2017 series) #6
-
Indexer Notes
Computer graphics done using an Atari 520ST. Laird only TMNT story done especially for Gobbledygook.
[Monsters]
illustration / 2 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
Indexer Notes
2 Laird illustrations inspired by the Clifford Simak novel "Exchanged Pilgrimage".
[Satyr Playing Sax]
illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction
Indexer Notes
Laird illustration originally featured on the cover of SCAT, a free comic and cartoon magazine co-founded by Laird in 1979.
[Ghost]
illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction
Indexer Notes
Illustration done for "The Technician", a novel by Mike Kirby (1980).
The Crossing
Splat And Beggar / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
Indexer Notes
First story featuring Splat and Beggar.
The Adventures Of Splat And Beggar
Splat And Beggar / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Kevin Eastman; Peter Laird
- Pencils
- Kevin Eastman; Peter Laird
- Inks
- Kevin Eastman; Peter Laird
- Letters
- Kevin Eastman; Peter Laird
- Genre
- science fiction
Indexer Notes
2nd Splat and Beggar story.
The Louder The Better
Splat And Beggar / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
Indexer Notes
3rd Splat and Beggar story.
[Triceraton Battling Octopoid Robot]
illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Reprinted from Gobbledygook (Mirage, 1984 series) #1 (1984)
[Dragons]
illustration / 3 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
Indexer Notes
All illustrations originally done for fanzines 1983-1985.
You Had To Be There
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Kevin Eastman
- Pencils
- Kevin Eastman
- Inks
- Richard Corben
- Colors
- Richard Corben (tones)
- Letters
- Kevin Eastman
- Genre
- superhero; adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; martial arts
- Characters
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Donatello; Leonardo; Michaelangelo
Queen Tara - Reprints
- from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage, 1984 series) #7 ([March 1986])
-
Indexer Notes
Originally appeared in TMNT #7 in color.
The Cosmic Crows
The Cosmic Crows / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Cosmic Crows created by Bruce Hatten.
Before The Cola Wars
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Kevin Eastman
- Pencils
- Kevin Eastman
- Inks
- Jim Lawson
- Colors
- Jim Lawson (tones)
- Letters
- Steve Lavigne
- Genre
- science fiction
[Halloween]
illustration / 2 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
Indexer Notes
Cover for Halloween issues of Hampshire Life Magazine, 1978 & 1980.
[Woman Phasing Through Wall]
illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
Indexer Notes
Done for April 1981 issue of Smith College Alumnae Quarterly.
Shopping Spree
Gizmo / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Gizmo Sprocket; 'Soto; World Police Inspector Chisler
- Reprints
- from Domino Chance (Chance Enterprises, 1982 series) #8 (May 1984)
-
Indexer Notes
Originally printed in an issue of Domino Chance.
Crazy Man
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Kevin Eastman
- Pencils
- Kevin Eastman
- Inks
- Ryan Brown
- Colors
- Jim Lawson (tones)
- Letters
- Steve Lavigne
- Genre
- satire-parody; adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; martial arts; superhero
- Characters
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Donatello; Leonardo; Michaelangelo; Raphael
- Reprints
Editing
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Table of Contents
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0.
Mirage Studios Presents... Gobbledygook
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1.
Don't Sleep on Main Street
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2.
I'm Only a Loser
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3.
Technofear
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles -
4.
[Monsters]
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5.
[Satyr Playing Sax]
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6.
[Ghost]
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7.
[Aliens]
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8.
The Crossing
Splat And Beggar -
9.
The Adventures Of Splat And Beggar
Splat And Beggar -
10.
The Louder The Better
Splat And Beggar -
11.
[Women with 8-Ball]
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12.
[Triceraton Battling Octopoid Robot]
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13.
[Dragons]
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14.
You Had To Be There
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles -
15.
The Cosmic Crows
The Cosmic Crows -
16.
Before The Cola Wars
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17.
[Halloween]
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18.
[Corporate Executive]
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19.
[Woman Phasing Through Wall]
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20.
The Cosmic Crows
The Cosmic Crows -
21.
Pursuit
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22.
Out on a Limb
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23.
That Old Sinking Feeling
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24.
A Few Well Chosen Words
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25.
[Aliens]
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26.
Shopping Spree
Gizmo -
27.
Crazy Man
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles -
28.
The Further Adventures Of Jimmy & Gyro, The Cosmic Crows
Cosmic Crows -
29.
[Barbarian]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Peter Croome
- Michael Gagnon
- Phil Hart
- John Pannozzi
- Jack Patton
- Jim Van Dore
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