(1989)

Sphinx Productions, 1989 Series
Published in English (Canada) Canada
 
Volume
1
Price
0.00 FREE
Pages
20
Indicia Frequency
?
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Sphinx Productions
Brand
Sphinx Comix
Barcode
?
Editing
?
Color
Colour Cover; Black and White Interior
Dimensions
Standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
One-shot

Issue Notes

A free one-shot comic book promoting the 1989 documentary film, Comic Book Confidential, which features interviews with all of the creators profiled in the comic.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Comic Book Confidential / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)
Inks
Chester Brown (signed as CWDB)
Colors
?
Letters
?
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Comic Book Confidential (Table of Contents: 1)

Comic Book Confidential / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Chester Brown
Inks
Chester Brown
Letters
Ron Kasman
Genre
drama
Synopsis
When it was discovered that comics had something to say, some people decided comics should be burned.

Indexer Notes

Credits listed in indicia

Are We Having Fun Yet? (Table of Contents: 2)

Comic Book Confidential / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script
bp Nichol; Mark Askwith
Pencils
George Herriman; Robert Crumb; Al Feldstein; Jack Kirby; Art Spiegelman
Inks
George Herriman; Robert Crumb; Al Feldstein; Art Spiegelman
Letters
Ron Kasman
Characters
Krazy Kat; Ignatz; Vault-Keeper; Fantastic Four

Indexer Notes

Description of the documentary film Comic Book Confidential, illustrated with previously printed images.

Robert Crumb (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
bp Nichol; Mark Askwith
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Ron Kasman
Genre
biography

Indexer Notes

Brief biography of the cartoonist with a personal quote and previously printed illustrations.

Will Eisner (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
bp Nichol; Mark Askwith
Pencils
Will Eisner
Inks
Will Eisner
Letters
Ron Kasman
Genre
biography
Characters
The Spirit

Indexer Notes

Brief biography of the cartoonist with a personal quote and previously printed illustrations.

Frank Miller (Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
bp Nichol; Mark Askwith
Pencils
Frank Miller
Inks
Frank Miller ?
Letters
Ron Kasman
Genre
biography
Characters
Batman

Indexer Notes

Brief biography of the cartoonist with a personal quote and previously printed illustrations.

Lynda Barry (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
bp Nichol; Mark Askwith
Pencils
Lynda Barry
Inks
Lynda Barry
Letters
Ron Kasman
Genre
biography

Indexer Notes

Brief biography of the cartoonist with a personal quote and previously printed illustrations.

Jack Kirby (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
bp Nichol; Mark Askwith
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
?
Letters
Ron Kasman
Genre
biography
Characters
Silver Surfer; Captain America

Indexer Notes

Brief biography of the cartoonist with a personal quote and previously printed illustrations.

Jaime Hernandez (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
bp Nichol; Mark Askwith
Pencils
Jaime Hernandez
Inks
Jaime Hernandez
Letters
Ron Kasman
Genre
biography
Characters
Maggie; Hopey

Indexer Notes

Brief biography of the cartoonist with a personal quote and previously printed illustrations.

Shary Flenniken (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
bp Nichol; Mark Askwith
Pencils
Shary Flenniken
Inks
Shary Flenniken
Letters
Ron Kasman
Genre
biography
Characters
Trots; Bonnie

Indexer Notes

Brief biography of the cartoonist with a personal quote and previously printed illustrations.

Bill Griffith (Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
bp Nichol; Mark Askwith
Pencils
Bill Griffith
Inks
Bill Griffith
Letters
Ron Kasman
Genre
biography
Characters
Zippy, the Pinhead

Indexer Notes

Brief biography of the cartoonist with a personal quote and previously printed illustrations.

William M. Gaines (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
bp Nichol; Mark Askwith
Pencils
Al Feldstein
Inks
Al Feldstein
Letters
Ron Kasman
Genre
biography
Characters
Alfred E. Neuman

Indexer Notes

Brief biography of the publisher with a personal quote and previously printed illustrations.

Al Feldstein (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
bp Nichol; Mark Askwith
Pencils
Al Feldstein
Inks
Al Feldstein
Letters
Ron Kasman
Genre
biography

Indexer Notes

Brief biography of the cartoonist with a personal quote and previously printed illustrations.

Art Spiegelman (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
bp Nichol; Mark Askwith
Pencils
Art Spiegelman
Inks
Art Spiegelman
Letters
Ron Kasman
Genre
biography
Characters
Art Spiegelman (from Maus)

Indexer Notes

Brief biography of the cartoonist with a personal quote and previously printed illustrations.

Francoise Mouly (Table of Contents: 14)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
bp Nichol; Mark Askwith
Pencils
Art Spiegelman ?
Inks
Art Spiegelman ?
Letters
Ron Kasman
Genre
biography

Indexer Notes

Brief biography of the publisher with a personal quote and previously printed illustrations.

Sue Coe (Table of Contents: 15)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
bp Nichol; Mark Askwith
Pencils
Sue Coe
Inks
Sue Coe
Letters
Ron Kasman
Genre
biography

Indexer Notes

Brief biography of the cartoonist with a personal quote and previously printed illustrations.

Harvey Kurtzman (Table of Contents: 16)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
bp Nichol; Mark Askwith
Pencils
Harvey Kurtzman
Inks
Harvey Kurtzman
Letters
Ron Kasman
Genre
biography

Indexer Notes

Brief biography of the cartoonist with a personal quote and previously printed illustrations.

Stan Lee (Table of Contents: 17)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
bp Nichol; Mark Askwith
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
Ron Kasman
Genre
biography
Characters
Spider-Man; Thing; Doctor Doom; Thor; Hulk; Daredevil; Galactus; Captain America; Namor; Silver Surfer; Iron Man

Indexer Notes

Brief biography of the writer with a personal quote and previously printed illustrations.

Harvey Pekar (Table of Contents: 18)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
bp Nichol; Mark Askwith
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
Ron Kasman
Genre
biography
Characters
Harvey Pekar

Indexer Notes

Brief biography of the writer with a personal quote and previously printed illustrations.

Gilbert Shelton (Table of Contents: 19)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
bp Nichol; Mark Askwith
Pencils
Gilbert Shelton
Inks
Gilbert Shelton
Letters
Ron Kasman
Genre
biography

Indexer Notes

Brief biography of the cartoonist with a personal quote and previously printed illustrations.

Victor Moscoso (Table of Contents: 20)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
bp Nichol; Mark Askwith
Pencils
Victor Moscoso
Inks
Victor Moscoso
Letters
Ron Kasman
Genre
biography

Indexer Notes

Brief biography of the cartoonist with a personal quote and previously printed illustrations.

Dan O'Neill (Table of Contents: 21)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
bp Nichol; Mark Askwith
Pencils
Dan O'Neill
Inks
Dan O'Neill
Letters
Ron Kasman
Genre
biography

Indexer Notes

Brief biography of the cartoonist with a personal quote and previously printed illustrations.

[Spain Rodriguez] (Table of Contents: 22)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
bp Nichol; Mark Askwith
Pencils
Spain Rodriguez
Inks
Spain Rodriguez
Letters
Ron Kasman
Genre
biography
Characters
Trashman [Harry Barnes]

Indexer Notes

Brief biography of the cartoonist with a personal quote and previously printed illustrations.

Charles Burns (Table of Contents: 23)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
bp Nichol; Mark Askwith
Pencils
Charles Burns
Inks
Charles Burns
Letters
Ron Kasman
Genre
biography

Indexer Notes

Brief biography of the cartoonist with a personal quote and previously printed illustrations.

Paul Mavrides (Table of Contents: 24)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
bp Nichol; Mark Askwith
Pencils
Paul Mavrides
Inks
Paul Mavrides
Letters
Ron Kasman
Genre
biography

Indexer Notes

Brief biography of the cartoonist with a personal quote and previously printed illustrations.

Addicted (Table of Contents: 25)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
R. G. Taylor
Pencils
R. G. Taylor
Inks
R. G. Taylor
Letters
typeset
Genre
humour
Synopsis
A suburban comic book fan goes into withdrawal and needs a fix.

Indexer Notes

4-page story reduced in size to fit 2 pages.

Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Comic Book Confidential
  2. 1. Comic Book Confidential
    Comic Book Confidential
  3. 2. Are We Having Fun Yet?
    Comic Book Confidential
  4. 3. Robert Crumb
  5. 4. Will Eisner
  6. 5. Frank Miller
  7. 6. Lynda Barry
  8. 7. Jack Kirby
  9. 8. Jaime Hernandez
  10. 9. Shary Flenniken
  11. 10. Bill Griffith
  12. 11. William M. Gaines
  13. 12. Al Feldstein
  14. 13. Art Spiegelman
  15. 14. Francoise Mouly
  16. 15. Sue Coe
  17. 16. Harvey Kurtzman
  18. 17. Stan Lee
  19. 18. Harvey Pekar
  20. 19. Gilbert Shelton
  21. 20. Victor Moscoso
  22. 21. Dan O'Neill
  23. 22. [Spain Rodriguez]
  24. 23. Charles Burns
  25. 24. Paul Mavrides
  26. 25. Addicted
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