normalman
#4
(August 1984)
Aardvark-Vanaheim,
1984 Series
- Price
- 1.70 USD; 2.00 CAD
- Pages
- 28
- Indicia Frequency
- six times a year
- On-sale Date
- 1984-07
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Aardvark-Vanaheim Inc.
- Brand
- Aardvark Vanaheim
- Printer
- Preney Print & Litho Inc., Windsor, Ontario
- Editing
- Deni Loubert (publisher)
Issue Notes
Elfquest parody. On-sale date, month only, from Amazing Heroes #51.
Crisis on Earth-Twinkey
normalman / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino (signed as
Valentino [block letters]) - Inks
- Jim Valentino (signed as Valentino [block letters])
- Colors
- Diane Valentino
- Letters
- Diane Valentino
- Genre
- humour; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- normalman [Norm]; Smelfs
- Reprints
-
in The Complete normalman (Image, 2007 series) #1 (July 2007)
-
[no title indexed]
A Note From The Publisher / in-house column / 1 page
- Script
- Deni Loubert (signed as Deni)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Often, when at conventions, people ask me why I publish.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover includes A Note From The Publisher, publisher's information and indicia.
Crisis on Earth -Twinkey
normalman / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Jim Valentino (credited)
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino (credited)
- Inks
- Jim Valentino (credited)
- Colors
- Diane Valentino (credited)
- Letters
- Diane Valentino (credited)
- Genre
- humour; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- Smelfs: Cuter; Skywiseguy
Captain Everything; Cutey Bunny; E-Man [Alec Tronn]; Fred Hembeck; normalman [Norm]; Sgt. Fluffy; Sophisticated Lady; Smelfs [Slime Slider]; Mr Nose-Et-Al; Ronald; The Wraith; The Cephalopod; The Trendoid (Cameo); Hairy Sloth; Legion of Superflous Heroes [Lackadaisical Lad (Cameo); Lady Laxative (Cameo); Lightweight Lad (Cameo); Lobotomized Lass (Cameo); Misnomer Maid (Cameo); Malnutrition Kid (Cameo); Napalm Nate (Cameo); Nihilistic Kid (Cameo); Oblique Kid (Cameo); Obnoxious Boy (Cameo); Orbiculated Kid (Cameo); Oxymoran Miss (Cameo)]; Mickey Money - Synopsis
- The Smelfs attack Hairy Sloth, leader of the Cretins, to save themselves from cancellation.
- Reprints
- in The Complete normalman (Image, 2007 series) #1 (July 2007)
-
Indexer Notes
Elfquest / Smurf parody issue. Continued in Journey #13.
[no title indexed]
Let's Conform with norm / letters page / 2 pages
- Script
- Jim Valentino
- Pencils
- Diane Valentino (photographer); Patrick McManus (photographer)
- Inks
- Diane Valentino (photographer); Patrick McManus (photographer)
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Jim Valentino (photos)
Indexer Notes
Letters from Paul Engelberg, Michael Eury, Tim Perrin, Stephen Dann, Ken Scudder, Barry Dutter, Jeff Harmblen, Gunnar Stamper, Charlie Ehrenpreis, Michael Clem, and Jim Ryan. Also with fan art and a photo.
[normalman T-shirt]
normalman / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- humour; superhero; satire-parody
- Characters
- Captain Everything; normalman [Norm]
Indexer Notes
Ad for Graphitti Designs normalman T-Shirt for $9.95.
Next Issue:
normalman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jim Valentino (signed)
- Inks
- Jim Valentino (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Back cover promo for normalman #5, with cover depicted.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Crisis on Earth-Twinkey
normalman -
1.
["Often, when at conventions, people ask me why I publish."]
A Note From The Publisher -
2.
Crisis on Earth -Twinkey
normalman -
3.
[no title indexed]
Let's Conform with norm -
4.
[normalman T-shirt]
normalman -
5.
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normalman
This issue was modified by, among others
- Steve Coates
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- John Pannozzi
- Tony R. Rose
- Ron Sadowski
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