The Comics Journal
Fantagraphics,
1977 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Publication Dates:
- January 1977 - present
- Number of Issues Published:
- 278 (#32 - #309)
- Color:
- black & white (#32-36); color covers; black & white interiors with occasional color (#37 & up)
- Dimensions:
- tabloid (#32-36); standard magazine size (#37 - 287)
- Paper Stock:
- newsprint (#32 - ?)
- Binding:
- foldout tabloid (#32-36); saddle-stitched (#37 - 244); squarebound (#63; 100; 200; 210; 235; 245 & up)
- Publishing Format:
- ongoing series
- Publication Type:
- magazine
Series Details:
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Cover Gallery
Details by Issue
Series Timeline
- Cover and Main Story Overview
- Creator Checklist (via linked story records)
- Creator Name Checklist (via linked story records)
- Character List (via linked story records)
- Approximately 73 issues with text credits to migrate.
Publisher's Brands:
- FB (3 issues)
- Fantagraphics [Legacy Torch] (1 issue)
- no publisher's brand (125 issues)
- without publisher's brand information (149 issues)
Indicia Publishers:
- Fantagraphics Books Inc. (96 issues)
- Fantagraphics Inc. (29 issues)
- Fantagraphics Books (4 issues)
- without indicia publisher information (149 issues)
Awards:
- Harvey Award - Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic Presentation (1990)
- Harvey Award - Best Historical or Journalistic Presentation (1991)
- Harvey Award - Best Biographical, Historical or Journalistic Presentation (1992)
- Harvey Award - Best Biographical, Historical or Journalistic Presentation (1995)
- Squiddy Award - Comics Publication (1996)
- Eisner Award - Best Comics-Related Publication - Periodical (1996)
- Eisner Award - Best Comics-Related Publication - Periodical (1997)
- Eisner Award - Best Comics-Related Periodical (1998)
- Harvey Award - Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic Presentation contributing to the understanding of comics as an artform (1998)
- Eisner Award - Best Comics-Related Periodical (1999)
- Squiddy Award - Best Publication About Comics (1999)
- Squiddy Award - Best Comics Publication (2000)
- Harvey Award - Best Biographical / Historical Presentation (2001)
- Squiddy Award - Best Comics-Related Publication (2004)
Tracking:
- numbering continues from The New Nostalgia Journal (Fantagraphics, 1976 series) #31
Editing
The individual issues of this series are each less than 50% comics. Only comics sequences are indexed and cover scans are accepted only if the issue has 10% indexed comics content.
Index Status
| Indexed | Partially Indexed | Pending Approval | Reserved | Skeleton Data Only |
Image Resources Status
| SoO and Indicia | Indicia | SoO | No Scans |
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