(August 1990)

Fantagraphics, 1988 Series
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Price
3.95 USD; 4.75 CAD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fantagraphics Books Inc.
Brand
Fantagraphics Books [serif, double border]
Editing
Dana Marie Andra (editor)

Issue Notes

1st printing: July 1990

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gilbert Hernandez (credited as Beto) (signed)
Inks
Gilbert Hernandez (credited as Beto) (signed)
Colors
Dale Yarger (credited); Roberta Gregory (credited) (separations)
Letters
Michael Cherkas (logo)

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

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


First Line of Dialogue or Text
One Decade...
Synopsis
Ad for The Best Comics of the Decade volumes 1 and 2 (Fantagraphics Books)

Street Music Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Table of contents, including small pictures from each story. Also includes the indicia and a synopsis of what happened in the Street Music serial in the previous issue.

Chapter Six: Every Now and Then Things Become Clear (Table of Contents: 3)

Street Music / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Dana Marie Andra (credited as Mark Burbey)
Pencils
Bill Turner (credited)
Inks
Bill Turner (credited)
Letters
Bill Turner (credited)

Genre
drama
Characters
Jerry Peterson; Paula; Paul; Randy; Vida Palmer; Lincoln; James

Indexer Notes

Conclusion of the Street Music serial.

Why I Wanna Scream (Table of Contents: 4)

Bocage Aux Folles / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Angela Bocage (credited)
Pencils
Angela Bocage (credited)
Inks
Angela Bocage (credited)
Letters
Angela Bocage (credited)

Genre
biography
Characters
Angela Bocage; Pat; Angela's Dad

Indexer Notes

Credit appears in table of contents, not on actual comic.

Rooftop Traffic (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Colin Upton (signed)
Pencils
Colin Upton (signed)
Inks
Colin Upton (signed)
Letters
Colin Upton (signed)

Genre
non-fiction; biography
Characters
Colin Upton; Ken Gerbrerick; Inspector; Other Inspector
Synopsis
An artist makes a sculpture on a roof that is taken down for being unsafe.
Reprints

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

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


First Line of Dialogue or Text
A New Decade
Synopsis
Ad for Graphic Story Monthly (Fantagraphics Books) issues 1 to 8.

Labor (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Carol Tyler (signed)
Pencils
Carol Tyler (signed)
Inks
Carol Tyler (signed)
Letters
Carol Tyler (signed)

Genre
biography
Characters
Mama; Teresa; Jamie Lea; Mr. Toga; Carol Tyler
Reprints

Paris's Journal- Fragments of a Life (A Found Journal) (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Dana Marie Andra (credited as Mark Burbey); Paris Smith (credited)
Pencils
Bill Turner ? (credited as BT)
Letters
typeset

Genre
biography
Synopsis
Excerpts from a journal found in the early 1980's from Benjamin Franklin Middle School.

Indexer Notes

Accompanied by two small spot illustrations. Artwork is signed BT. Might be by Bili Turner who did the first story in this issue.

Barbeque Pit (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Lloyd Dangle (signed)
Pencils
Lloyd Dangle (signed)
Inks
Lloyd Dangle (signed)
Letters
Lloyd Dangle (signed)

Genre
biography
Characters
Lloyd Dangle; Lloyd's Neighbor; Neighbor's Kid; Neighbor's Wife
Synopsis
Cooking on a barbeque on a roof-top.
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Pencils
Jacques Tardi
Inks
Jacques Tardi
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nestor Burma...
Characters
Nestor Burma

Indexer Notes

Ad announcing a "Fog Over Tolbiac Bridge" book by Leo Malet and Tardi. Ultimately the project was cancelled, although Fantagraphics did serialize it in "Graphic Story Monthly." Accompanied by quotes from Alan Moore, Paul Chadwick, Bill Malloy and Steve Bissette.

Remembrance Day (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Askwith (credited)
Pencils
R. G. Taylor (credited as Richard G. Taylor)
Inks
R. G. Taylor (credited as Richard G. Taylor)
Letters
R. G. Taylor (credited as Richard G. Taylor)

Genre
biography

2 Poems (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Patricia Jeres (credited)
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Two poems called "Maybe I Should Have a Test" and "Cavepeople".

Sunday Papers (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
James Blonde (signed)
Pencils
James Blonde (signed)
Inks
James Blonde (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
biography
Characters
Billy
Synopsis
Brother Billy illegally uses milk crates to help him deliver the Sunday paper.

Coda (Table of Contents: 14)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dana Marie Andra (credited as Mark Burbey)
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Credits for each of the contributors to the magazine. Also mentions that this is the last issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

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


Synopsis
Ad for New York, New York (Fantagraphic Books) by Peter Kuper and World War 3 Illustrated 1980-1988 (Fantagraphic Books).

Indexer Notes

Appears on backcover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. ["One Decade..."]
  3. 2. Street Music Contents
  4. 3. Chapter Six: Every Now and Then Things Become Clear
    Street Music
  5. 4. Why I Wanna Scream
    Bocage Aux Folles
  6. 5. Rooftop Traffic
  7. 6. ["A New Decade"]
  8. 7. Labor
  9. 8. Paris's Journal- Fragments of a Life (A Found Journal)
  10. 9. Barbeque Pit
  11. 10. ["Nestor Burma..."]
  12. 11. Remembrance Day
  13. 12. 2 Poems
  14. 13. Sunday Papers
  15. 14. Coda
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Peter Croome
  • Karsten S.
  • Steven Samuels
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Matt Tauber
  • Jim Van Dore