(October 1987)

Fantagraphics, 1986 Series
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Price
2.00 USD; 3.00 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
published on a spectacularly irregular basis
On-sale Date
1987
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Recommended for Mature Readers
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
The Comics Journal, Inc
Editing
Gary Groth (credited) (editor); Robert Fiore (credited as R. Fiore) (editorial ass'ts); Thom Powers (credited as Tohm Powers) (editorial ass'ts)

Issue Notes

1st printing: June 1987

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kevin Eastman; Peter Laird
Inks
Kevin Eastman; Peter Laird
Colors
Kevin Eastman; Peter Laird

Genre
satire-parody; adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; martial arts; superhero
Characters
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [Donatello; Leonardo; Michaelangelo]

Who's Who (Table of Contents: 1)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Groth ?
Letters
typeset

Genre
biography

Indexer Notes

Biographies of contributors; inside front and back covers. The first page includes production credits, indicia, table of contents and a panel from the issue's Robert Crumb story.

The Road Trip (Table of Contents: 2)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Kevin Eastman; Peter Laird; Ryan Brown
Pencils
Kevin Eastman; Peter Laird; Ryan Brown
Inks
Kevin Eastman; Peter Laird; Ryan Brown
Colors
Kevin Eastman; Peter Laird; Ryan Brown
Letters
?

Genre
satire-parody; adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; martial arts; superhero

A Short History of Sex (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Hoffman (credited)
Pencils
Mike Hoffman (credited)
Inks
Mike Hoffman (credited)
Colors
Mike Hoffman (credited)
Letters
Mike Hoffman (credited)

The Goose and the Gander Were Talking One Night (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)
Pencils
Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)
Inks
Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)
Colors
Tom Luth (credited)
Letters
Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)

Genre
humor
Characters
The Goose; The Gander
Reprints

The Super-Colossal, All Galactic, Beltmoore Brothers, Mega-Momentous Circus and Medicine Show (Table of Contents: 5)

Captain Bizarre / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Don Lomax (credited)
Pencils
Don Lomax (credited)
Inks
Don Lomax (credited)
Colors
Ned Sonntag (credited)
Letters
Steven Haynie (credited as Steve Haynie)

Anything Goes (Table of Contents: 6)

Holo Brothers / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Rohn (signed) (adaptation); Cole Porter (credited) (original song lyrics)
Pencils
Jim Rohn (signed)
Inks
Jim Rohn (signed)
Colors
Jim Rohn (signed)
Letters
Gary Fields (credited)

Genre
humor
Characters
Jerry Hologram; Larry Hologram; Max Hologram

[Mr. Walsh will be over...] (Table of Contents: 7)

Little Orphan Annie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Harold Gray (signed)
Pencils
Harold Gray (signed)
Inks
Harold Gray (signed)
Colors
Michael Kraiger (credited)
Letters
Harold Gray (signed)

Genre
adventure; children
Characters
Little Orphan Annie
Reprints
  • from Little Orphan Annie Daily Strips (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1931/??/?? - 1931/??/?? (7 strips)

The Dream of the Birdmen (Table of Contents: 8)

Zone / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Kraiger (signed as MKraiger)
Pencils
Michael Kraiger (signed as MKraiger)
Inks
Michael Kraiger (signed as MKraiger)
Colors
Michael Kraiger (signed as MKraiger)
Letters
Michael Kraiger (signed as MKraiger)

Genre
science fiction

Gwendlyn Wretch (Table of Contents: 9)

Gwendlyn Wretch / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Sutton (signed)
Pencils
Tom Sutton (signed)
Inks
Tom Sutton (signed)
Colors
Bhob Stewart (credited)
Letters
Tom Sutton (signed)

[Summer was new...] (Table of Contents: 10)

Journey / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
William Messner-Loebs (signed); Nadine Messner-Loebs (credited)
Pencils
William Messner-Loebs (signed)
Inks
William Messner-Loebs (signed)
Colors
George Kochell (credited)
Letters
William Messner-Loebs (signed)

Genre
western-frontier; adventure
Characters
Wolverine MacAlistaire