(February 2011)
Ted Valley,
2009 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.00 FREE
- Pages
- 24
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Ted Valley
- Editing
- Randy Zimmerman (editor)
Issue Notes
Front page is folded in half for newsstand display.
[no title indexed]
cover / 0.5 page
- Script
- Levi Krause
- Pencils
- Levi Krause (signed)
- Inks
- Levi Krause (signed)
- Colors
- Zimm Graphix
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hip Gip Hurgle Gurgle?
- Characters
- Lio; The Cardinal; Popeye; Judge Dredd [Joe Dredd]; The Spark [Dayton Durant]
- Synopsis
- An alien (?) asks a girl to be his valentine.
Indexer Notes
All named characters appear only in vignettes.
[no title indexed]
credits, title page / 0.125 page
- Script
- ?
- Colors
- Zimm Graphix
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- Credits, copyrights, and indicia.
Editorial
text article / 0.5 page
- Script
- Randy Zimmerman
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- Randy discusses how the issue was put together, the use of coupons in this paper, and upcoming events.
Caption Contest
activity / 0.375 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Pat Hardin (signed)
- Inks
- Pat Hardin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- A caption-less cartoon is presented and a contest to provide the caption is announced.
[We Interrupt This Comic...]
Liō / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Lio; Eva Rose; Lio's father; Fido (Lio's spider); Sea Monkeys; Mittens (Lio's lobster); bully; Ishmael (Lio's squid)
- Synopsis
- Lio continues his usual weird life, annoying the neighbors, his father and merchants, and being annoyed by his pets, playing with mummys, and trying to outsmart the tooth fairy for money.
- Reprints
- from Lio newspaper daily strip (Universal Press Syndicate) 2010.10.01 - 2010.10.26
Indexer Notes
18 strips
[As Lou Finished Tilling a New Garden...]
Life & Theology / cartoon / 0.34 page
- Script
- Timothy Goodrich
- Pencils
- Timothy Goodrich
- Inks
- Timothy Goodrich
- Letters
- Timothy Goodrich; typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Clark Kent; Lou
- Synopsis
- Two cartoons: a man questions spending $5000 on a rototiller for an 8x8 garden; and Clark Kent is responsible for trick plays in junior league football.
- Reprints
- from http://lifeandtheology.blogspot.com (December 10, 2010) [rototiller, redrawn]
[Flint Could Probably Generate Some Much Needed Revenue...]
Corrigan's Flint / cartoon / 0.16 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Ideas for things Flint city government could sell to generate revenue.
[no title indexed]
Oddbox / comic story / 0.13 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It Says Here...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- [Oddbox dude]; alien
- Synopsis
- The Oddbox dude conducts a talk show interview of an alien.
[no title indexed]
Strange but True / text article / 0.37 page
- Script
- Samantha Weaver
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Unusual facts, including the first ebook being typed into a computer in 1971 and a quote from Laurens Van der Post.
The Spirit of Vengeance
Judge Dredd / comic story / 1 page
- Job Number
- 2962 through 3078
- Genre
- science fiction; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Judge Dredd [Joe Dredd]; Hev; Pikey Starf; Spirit of Justice; Smee McGee; Judge Janus; Leo; Mike; Cissy
- Synopsis
- An apparently invulnerable vigilante appears in Mega-City and kills anyone participating in violence.
- Reprints
- from The Daily Star daily strips (Northern and Shell Media Publications, 1981 series) 1995
Indexer Notes
18 strips.
Copyright Fleetway Editions Ltd., 1995.
Currently distributed by Universal Uclick.
"Hey! Isn't It About Time We Put A Limit On Full Color Copies For A Quarter?!?"
Instant Copy Center / advertisement / 0.125 page
Imperillus Rises!!
The Golden Age Spark / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Randy Zimmerman (script); Brian Hackney (story)
- Pencils
- Brian Hackney
- Inks
- Brian Hackney
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Golden Age Spark [Franklin Durant]; Imperillus; Bob
- Synopsis
- A wizard who has sealed himself in his book of spells is released when someone reads the spell out loud, but is defeated and returned to the book by the Spark.
Indexer Notes
The Golden Age Spark's name has previously been given as Dayton Durant.
Puzzles
Weekly Sudoku; Scramblers; Magic Maze; Super Crossword; King Crossword; CryptoQuip; CryptoQuote; Go Figure! / activity / 1.2 pages
- Synopsis
- Page of puzzles syndicated by King Features Syndicate.
Indexer Notes
Solutions are on page 21 and are included in this page count.
[no title indexed]
Popeye / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Hy Eisman (signed)
- Pencils
- Hy Eisman (signed)
- Inks
- Hy Eisman (signed)
- Colors
- Zimm Graphix
- Letters
- Hy Eisman (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm Hongry!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Popeye; Pappy; Mammy; Olive Oyl; Wimpy
- Synopsis
- Pappy gets out of the way when Mammy is working, Popeye and Olive argue, and Wimpy is his usual mooching self.
- Reprints
- from Popeye newspaper Sunday strip (King Features Syndicate) 2011
Indexer Notes
4 strips
[Det. Truth, Agent Gray and His Men Arrive at Great Lakes University!]
The Cardinal / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Kurt J. Kolka (signed)
- Pencils
- Kurt J. Kolka (signed)
- Inks
- Kurt J. Kolka (signed)
- Colors
- Zimm Graphix
- Letters
- Kurt J. Kolka (signed)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Cardinal [Rich Benton]; Detective Justin Truth; Mr. Gray; Mr. Cruze; Dr. Frehct; Leroy Tann; Dr. Daniel Westin (invisible man); Chris McCoy; Deb Demur
- Synopsis
- A government agent kills Dr. Westin, just as he becomes visible again. Dr. Westin's collaborator, Dr. Frehct, is fired and receives an unusual offer of employment.
- Reprints
- from The Cardinal webcomic (http://www.comicssherpa.com/site/feature?uc_comic=csfjg&uc_full_date=20100131) (through 20100307
- and 20100502; and 20100321) 2010.01.31 - 2010.03.07
- 2010.05.02 [part]
- 2010.03.21
- Keywords
- Great Lakes University
Indexer Notes
8 strips, including a preview of the next story
[no title indexed]
Amber Waves / comic story / 0.264 page
- Script
- Dave T. Phipps (signed)
- Pencils
- Dave T. Phipps (signed)
- Inks
- Dave T. Phipps (signed)
- Colors
- Zimm Graphix
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Umph!...Peas!!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jim; Gerald; Gerald's mother; Molly; Gerald's friend
- Synopsis
- Gerald has trouble with peas and deciding his future, and Jim's getting old.
- Reprints
- from Amber Waves newspaper daily (King Features Syndicate) 2011
Indexer Notes
4 strips on various pages, with 1 in color.
Why Mob Informants Shouldn't Meet at Starbucks
Out on a Limb / comic story / 0.311 page
- Script
- Gary Kopervas (signed)
- Pencils
- Gary Kopervas (signed)
- Inks
- Gary Kopervas (signed)
- Colors
- Zimm Graphix
- Letters
- Gary Kopervas (signed)
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Problems with coffee, strange happenings at a gym, with ventriloquist dummies, employee layoffs, and the Heartbreak Hotel.
- Reprints
- from Out On A Limb newspaper daily strip (King Features Syndicate) 2011
Indexer Notes
5 strips on various pages, with 3 in color.
[no title indexed]
The Spats / comic story / 0.388 page
- Script
- Jeff Pickering
- Pencils
- Jeff Pickering
- Inks
- Jeff Pickering
- Colors
- Zimm Graphix
- Letters
- Jeff Pickering
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Grandpa, Do You Have Any Religious Views?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mrs. Spat; Harold Spat; Jeffy
- Synopsis
- More examples of Harold's useless wisdom.
- Reprints
- from The Spats newspaper daily strip (King Features Syndicate) 2011
Indexer Notes
6 strips on various pages, with 2 in color.
Mixed Feelings...
R. F. D. / comic story / 0.194 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Sim Poole; June Poole; Tinker Poole; Uncle Henry; Uncle Henry's wife
- Synopsis
- A neighbor has sold out to a mall developer, Uncle Henry finds vacation clothing, and Tinker's new girlfriend has an unusual decorating idea.
- Reprints
- from R. F. D. newspaper daily strips (King Features Syndicate) 2011
Indexer Notes
3 strips on various pages, with 1 in color.
[no title indexed]
Mama's Boyz / comic story / 0.25 page
- Script
- Jerry Craft (signed)
- Pencils
- Jerry Craft (signed)
- Inks
- Jerry Craft (signed)
- Colors
- Zimm Graphix
- Letters
- Jerry Craft (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sock It!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Tyrell Porter; Pauline Porter; Yusuf Porter; Greg Porter
- Synopsis
- The boys annoy Pauline playing with their electronic games, and movies cost too much but deliver too little.
- Reprints
- From Mama Boyz newspaper daily strip (King Features Syndicate) 2011
Indexer Notes
4 strips on various pages, with 1 in color.
[no title indexed]
Just Like Cats & Dogs / comic story / 0.144 page
- Script
- Dave T. Phipps (signed)
- Pencils
- Dave T. Phipps (signed)
- Inks
- Dave T. Phipps (signed)
- Colors
- Zimm Graphix
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh No You Don't
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Human foibles projected onto cats and dogs.
- Reprints
- from Just Like Cats & Dogs newspaper Sunday strip (King Features Syndicate) 2011
Indexer Notes
4 strips on various pages, with 3 in color.
[1¢]
Henry / comic story / 0.122 page
- Script
- Don Trachte (signed)
- Pencils
- Don Trachte (signed)
- Inks
- Don Trachte (signed)
- Colors
- Zimm Graphix
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Henry
- Synopsis
- Henry annoys a storekeeper while looking at candy, and ends up spending only a penny.
- Reprints
- from Henry newspaper Sunday strip (King Features Syndicate) 2011
Indexer Notes
1 strip
[no title indexed]
The Katzenjammer Kids / comic story / 0.122 page
- Script
- Hy Eisman (signed)
- Pencils
- Hy Eisman (signed)
- Inks
- Hy Eisman (signed)
- Colors
- Zimm Graphix
- Letters
- Hy Eisman (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here, Oxstrich, Hef A Tasty Valkie-Talkie!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Hans; Fritz; The Captain
- Synopsis
- The boys pull a prank on the Captain with a walkie-talkie and an ostrich.
- Reprints
- from Katzenjammer Kids newspaper Sunday strip (King Features Syndicate) 2011
Indexer Notes
1 strip
[no title indexed]
They'll Do It Every Time / comic story / 0.244 page
- Script
- Al Scaduto (signed)
- Pencils
- Al Scaduto (signed)
- Inks
- Al Scaduto (signed)
- Colors
- Zimm Graphix
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Whyizzit? The Hospital Dietician Does Her Thing...
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Six typical examples of stupidity and absurdity in everyday life.
- Reprints
- from They'll Do It Every Time newspaper Sunday strip (King Features Syndicate) 2011
Indexer Notes
2 strips on various pages, with 1 in color.
[no title indexed]
Laff-a-Day / cartoon / 0.075 page
- Script
- Les Colin (signed); George Wolfe (signed)
- Pencils
- Les Colin (signed); George Wolfe (signed)
- Inks
- Les Colin (signed); George Wolfe (signed)
- Colors
- Zimm Graphix
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'd Rather Carry Them
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A woman carries her shoes during a rainstorm, and a stranger visits his neighbors to take a shower.
- Reprints
- from Laff-A-Day newspaper strip (King Features Syndicate) ?
Indexer Notes
2 strips on various pages, 1 in color.
These are 1950s or 1960s vintage strips.
[Dale and Renshaw Are Held Captive by Garakahn]
Flash Gordon / comic story / 0.6 page
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Flash Gordon; Garakahn; Dale Arden; Dr. Hans Zarkov; Renshaw; Bartok
- Synopsis
- Garakahn has trapped Dale. Renshaw tries to trade his life for a chance to further betray Flash, by bringing Flash to Garakahn.
- Reprints
- from Flash Gordon newspaper Sunday strip (King Features Syndicate) 2011
Indexer Notes
4 strips
[no title indexed]
Baujahr! / comic story / 0.4 page
- Script
- Levi Krause; C. Christian Scott (co-writer)
- Pencils
- Levi Krause (signed)
- Inks
- Levi Krause (signed)
- Colors
- Zimm Graphix
- Letters
- Levi Krause
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, It's Marty!
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Jeff; Baujahr; Marty
- Synopsis
- Marty decides that Jeff is not quite Jeff, and Jeff then finds out why when meets himself.
Indexer Notes
Strips are 62-64 of story.
These strips are published approximately simultaneously at http://dontaskcomics.blogspot.com/.
[no title indexed]
The Amazing Cynicalman / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My Car Is Buried
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Cynicalman; Maw Headbanger; Paw Headbanger
- Synopsis
- Cynicalman has problems with ice and snow, and Maw and Paw have problems with a telephone poll.
Indexer Notes
4 strips Copyright 2011.
Only the Maw & Paw strip has a Jim Mackey writing credit.
Some Things Make No Sense
The McCree Decree / text article / 0.375 page
- Script
- Bryan McCree
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Bryan McCree
- Synopsis
- Bryan muses on fat women and retailer sales on great leaders' birthdays.
[no title indexed]
The Argyle Sweater / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- ...And I'm Not Just The President - I'm Also A Client
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- The Lockless Monster; Aaron Burr; Alexander Hamilton; McGruff The Crime Dog; Wilford Brimley; Dr. Phil; Hulk Hogan; Mario; Geraldo Rivera; Mr. Clean; D. B. Cooper; Osama Bin Laden; Jimmy Hoffa; Amelia Earhart; Jerry lee Lewis
- Synopsis
- Lots of talking animals, history gone wrong, and we see celebrity mustaches and disappearances, and learn that Mr. Clean is not.
- Reprints
- From Argyle Sweater newspaper daily strip (Universal Press Syndicate) 2010.10.01 - 2010.10.28
Indexer Notes
19 strips. Strip logo reads "Argyl Sweater."
February 2011
The Astral Meadow / text article / 0.5 page
- Script
- Lynda Forbes
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- Horoscopes for February 2011.
Pre-Hysterical
Hardin / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Pat Hardin (signed)
- Pencils
- Pat Hardin (signed)
- Inks
- Pat Hardin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Fred Flintstone
- Synopsis
- Various ideas surrounding the invention of the wheel, and Fred sings "If I Were A Rich Man."
Indexer Notes
4 cartoons.
Unsure if these are reprints or not; Patrick Hardin's work has appeared in many publications including Harvard Business Review, Accountancy, Forbes, Harper's, Best, and Good Housekeeping.
[no title indexed]
Mister Breger / cartoon / 0.075 page
- Script
- Dave Breger (signed)
- Pencils
- Dave Breger (signed)
- Inks
- Dave Breger (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, I Always Drive With The Emergency Brake On
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mr. Breger
- Synopsis
- A woman explains her strange driving habit and Mr. Breger places a classified ad for his lost belt.
- Reprints
- from Mister Breger newspaper Sunday strips (King Features Syndicate) ?
Indexer Notes
2 strips. Age of strips is unknown, but the series may have ended new strips around 1969.
The Inevitable Navigation System
Non Sequitur / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Moses; Humpty Dumpty
- Synopsis
- Some non sequiturs of everyday life, including the Last Words Cemetery, the One-Star Restaurant district, a man stumping his psychiatrist, God playing a joke on Moses, the scene of a crime on CSI: Mother Goose Unit, and a massage parlor used as a TSA pat-down training center.
- Reprints
- From Non Sequitur newspaper daily strips (Universal Press Syndicate) 2010.10.07 - 2010.12.31
Indexer Notes
18 strips
Deathmask Part 7
James Bond / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- James Lawrence
- Pencils
- John McLusky
- Inks
- John McLusky
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- 493 through 512
- Genre
- spy
- Characters
- James Bond; Zobeide Livyenko; Ivor Nyborg;
- Synopsis
- Bond infiltrates Nyborg's subterranean headquarters and begins to discover that Nyborg is planning to release a plague on mankind.
- Reprints
- from The Daily Star daily strips (Northern and Shell Media Publications, 1981 series) 1982.06.07 - 1983.02.08
Indexer Notes
20 strips.
Copyright Glidrose/ENL 1982.
Currently distributed through http://universaluclick.com/comics/strip/jamesbond.
The Real Radical Revolution: Love & Happiness
Random Acts of Rant / text article / 0.733 page
- Script
- Paul Counelis
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- Discussion of music lyrics, especially the power of love songs.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Hip Gip Hurgle Gurgle?"]
-
1.
["The Whole Purpose of Education Is To Turn Mirrors Into Windows"]
Mott Community College -
2.
[no title indexed]
The Amazing Book Store -
3.
[no title indexed]
Zimm Graphix -
4.
Advertise in Flint Comix!
Flint Comix -
5.
[no title indexed]
-
6.
Back Issue Blow-Out!
Flint Comix -
7.
Editorial
-
8.
Caption Contest
-
9.
Subscribe!
Flint Comix -
10.
[We Interrupt This Comic...]
Liō -
11.
[As Lou Finished Tilling a New Garden...]
Life & Theology -
12.
[Flint Could Probably Generate Some Much Needed Revenue...]
Corrigan's Flint -
13.
["It Says Here..."]
Oddbox -
14.
[no title indexed]
Strange but True -
15.
The Spirit of Vengeance
Judge Dredd -
16.
"Hey! Isn't It About Time We Put A Limit On Full Color Copies For A Quarter?!?"
Instant Copy Center -
17.
[no title indexed]
Galaxy Comics -
18.
Imperillus Rises!!
The Golden Age Spark -
19.
[no title indexed]
Flint Farmer's Market -
20.
The Adventures of Cletus & Maw
Van's Hydro Inc. -
21.
Puzzles
Weekly Sudoku; Scramblers; Magic Maze; Super Crossword; King Crossword; CryptoQuip; CryptoQuote; Go Figure! -
22.
["I'm Hongry!"]
Popeye -
23.
Vertigo Theatrics Present: Apartment 3A
Vertigo Theatrics -
24.
[Det. Truth, Agent Gray and His Men Arrive at Great Lakes University!]
The Cardinal -
25.
["Umph!...Peas!!"]
Amber Waves -
26.
Why Mob Informants Shouldn't Meet at Starbucks
Out on a Limb -
27.
["Grandpa, Do You Have Any Religious Views?"]
The Spats -
28.
Mixed Feelings...
R. F. D. -
29.
["Sock It!"]
Mama's Boyz -
30.
["Oh No You Don't"]
Just Like Cats & Dogs -
31.
[1¢]
Henry -
32.
["Here, Oxstrich, Hef A Tasty Valkie-Talkie!"]
The Katzenjammer Kids -
33.
["Whyizzit? The Hospital Dietician Does Her Thing..."]
They'll Do It Every Time -
34.
["I'd Rather Carry Them"]
Laff-a-Day -
35.
[Dale and Renshaw Are Held Captive by Garakahn]
Flash Gordon -
36.
["Oh, It's Marty!"]
Baujahr! -
37.
["My Car Is Buried"]
The Amazing Cynicalman -
38.
Some Things Make No Sense
The McCree Decree -
39.
Art by Susan Van Camp
Susan Van Camp -
40.
["...And I'm Not Just The President - I'm Also A Client"]
The Argyle Sweater -
41.
February 2011
The Astral Meadow -
42.
Pre-Hysterical
Hardin -
43.
["Oh, I Always Drive With The Emergency Brake On"]
Mister Breger -
44.
The Inevitable Navigation System
Non Sequitur -
45.
Deathmask Part 7
James Bond -
46.
The Real Radical Revolution: Love & Happiness
Random Acts of Rant -
47.
[no title indexed]
Hocus-Focus -
48.
Laughter Is "The Best Medicine"
L. O. L. Comedy Club -
49.
[no title indexed]
Bodies by Bernie -
50.
[no title indexed]
Paul's Pipe & Tobacco Shop -
51.
It's About Us
Kayamone Sutton -
52.
[no title indexed]
Ram Studios -
53.
[no title indexed]
Graverobbers Inc. -
54.
Help Wanted
Flint Comix -
55.
Live Music Saturdays
White Horse Tavern -
56.
Home of The Baker's Dozen!
Donna's Donuts -
57.
A Great Value Every Day!
Little Caesars -
58.
Looking for a Challenge?
B. C. Comix -
59.
Free Soda!
The Lunch Studio -
60.
Kick Off Your Big Game Party With KFC Hot Wings!
KFC -
61.
Mark Those Calendars!
Flint Comixcon -
62.
We Cater to All Your Needs!
Paul's Coney Island
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