The Tick #9 [1st printing]

(March 1991)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

The Tick / credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ben Edlund

Inks

Dave Garcia

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero; humor

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Panel form interior story, indicia and credits.

Road Trip (Table of Contents: 2)

The Tick / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Ben Edlund

Pencils

Ben Edlund

Inks

Dave Garcia

Letters

Bob Polio

Genre

humor; superhero

Characters

The Tick; Arthur; Mystic Order of Arachnid Vigilance Members; Chainsaw Vigilante; Civic-Minded Five [Oddman; Mr. Envelope; Feral Boy; Radio King]

Synopsis

The Tick and Arthur prepare to leave The City but are accosted by the Tick's fellow escaped insane asylum inmates who have come to worship him. Arthur drives and the Tick navigates as the duo head for New York but our hero has a little trouble with the map (starting with the fact that it is a 1959 edition). After countless miles of driving all over creation, Arthur insists that they do the unthinkable--ask for directions. The Chainsaw Vigilante cuts his way through the rest of the Civic-Minded Five and sets his sights on the Tick and Arthur.

Reprints

• in The Tick Omnibus (New England Comics, 1990 series) #2 (June 1992)
• in The Tick: The Complete Edlund (New England Comics, 2008 series) (December 2008)

Indexer Notes

Although the story technically has no "coloring" there are flat red colors showing the Tick and Arthur's progress on their map throught the issue; Tick Quick Quip of the Month: "Imagine, a society based on me and my groundbreaking alternative lifestyle! Something like that would be worth any price! Even ten bucks!"

Arachnida (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Ben Edlund

Pencils

? (photo)

Inks

? (photo)

Letters

typeset

Synopsis

Ben Edlund discusses how the car used in this issue by Tick and Arthur is based on his friends real life vehicle.

Editorially Speaking (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

George Suarez

Letters

typeset

Synopsis

Discussion on the lateness of NEC books, and a promise that NEC will do better in 1991.

Tick Talk (Table of Contents: 5)

The Tick / letters page / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Various

Inks

Various

Letters

Typeset

Indexer Notes

There are 8 pages of letters including 5 pages printing direct handwritten copies of fan letters as well as drawings and photos.

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

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