The Blueberry Saga

(1996)

Introduction (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / ? pages (report information)

Script

Elmer Kelton (credited)

Pencils

Moebius

Inks

Moebius

Letters

typeset

The Life and Times of Blueberry (Table of Contents: 2)

text article / ? pages (report information)

Script

Randy Lofficier (credited); Jean-Marc Lofficier (credited)

Pencils

Moebius (signed as Gir)

Inks

Moebius (signed as Gir)

Letters

typeset

Book 1: Chihuahua Pearl (Table of Contents: 3)

Blueberry / comic story / 46 pages (report information)

Script

Jean-Michel Charlier (credited); Jean-Marc Lofficier (credited) (translator); Randy Lofficier (credited) (translator)

Pencils

Moebius (credited as Jean Giraud) (signed as Gir)

Inks

Moebius (credited as Jean Giraud) (signed as Gir)

Letters

Phil Felix (credited)

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

U.S. Cavalry Lieutenant Mike S. Blueberry [Mike S. Donovan]; General McPherson; Red Wooley and Jimmy McClure; Finlay and Kimball; Vigo; Chihuahua Pearl; Gobernador Lopez; Mexican Federales; bandits; outlaws; soldiers; townspeople

Synopsis

Arizona-New Mexico, c. 1867. Lt. Mike "Blueberry" intercepts a fugitive with a letter for President Grant. He's soon "volunteered" for a spy mission deep into Mexico. Drafting Red and Jimmy, Blueberry endures beatings, torture, and betrayal to meet Chihuahua Pearl, a dance hall girl and a Federal agent! The prize is a half-million dollars in Confederate gold. Everyone wants it, especially unreconstructed Rebels who want the South to rise again. Blueberry learns the only man who knows where it's buried is locked up - in the toughest prison in Mexico...

Reprints

• from Epic Graphic Novel: Blueberry (Marvel, 1989 series) #1 - Chihuahua Pearl (1989)
which is reprinted
• from Blueberry (Dargaud, 1965 series) #13 - Chihuahua Pearl (1973)
which is reprinted
• from Pilote (Dargaud, 1960 series) #566, #588, #574 (5 november 1970)

Book 2: The Half-A-Million Dollar Man (Table of Contents: 4)

Blueberry / comic story / 46 pages (report information)

Script

Jean-Michel Charlier (credited); Jean-Marc Lofficier (credited) (translator); Randy Lofficier (credited) (translator)

Pencils

Moebius (credited as Jean Giraud) (signed as Gir)

Inks

Moebius (credited as Jean Giraud) (signed as Gir)

Letters

Jim Novak (credited)

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Butch Reagan; CSA ex-Colonel Trevor, AKA Lindsay

Synopsis

Continuing... Red Wooley and Jimmy McClure search. Blueberry is ambushed by bandits and thrown in prison. He finds Trevor/Lindsay, who knows where the Confederate gold is buried. Chihuahua Pearl agrees to marry Gobernador Lopez. Red and Jimmy partner with Rebels. Blueberry and Trevor go over the wall, but are sold out. Until Red's crew rolls down a wagonful of dynamite and a herd of wild steers. Pearl dumps Lopez. Trevor leads everyone to a hidden "swallowhole" oasis, then rides off to dig up the gold...

Reprints

• from Epic Graphic Novel: Blueberry (Marvel, 1989 series) #1 - Chihuahua Pearl (1989)
which is reprinted
• from Blueberry (Dargaud, 1965 series) #14 - L'homme qui valait 500 000 $ (1973)
which is reprinted
• from Pilote (Dargaud, 1960 series) #605, #627

Book Three: Ballad For a Coffin (Table of Contents: 5)

Blueberry / comic story / 62 pages (report information)

Script

Jean-Michel Charlier (credited); Jean-Marc Lofficier (credited) (translator); Randy Lofficier (credited) (translator)

Pencils

Moebius (credited as Jean Giraud) (signed as Gir)

Inks

Moebius (credited as Jean Giraud) (signed as Gir)

Letters

Ken Lopez (credited as Kenny Lopez); Michael Heisler (sourced)

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

U.S. Cavalry Lieutenant Mike S. Blueberry [Mike S. Donovan]; General McPherson; Red Wooley and Jimmy McClure; Finlay and Kimball; Vigo; Chihuahua Pearl; Gobernador Lopez; Mexican Federales; bandits; outlaws; soldiers; townspeople; Donnogan

Synopsis

Continuing... Blueberry's allies find an iron-bound coffin in a church. Stealing a wagon, breaking out with booby-trapped mules and a smokescreen, they race for the border. Switching to a stage and cutting a bridge, boarding a ferry across the Rio Grande, they cut the cable and drift through rapids. Gunning down more villains, they open the box to find - lead bars. The Federale Vigo explains Juarez "borrowed" the Confederate gold to finance his revolution. The gang drifts away. Blueberry stands court-martial for stealing the gold and is sentenced to 30 years in a Federal penitentiary...

Reprints

• from Epic Graphic Novel: Blueberry (Marvel, 1989 series) #2 - Ballad for a Coffin (1989)
which is reprinted
• from Blueberry (Dargaud, 1965 series) #15 - Ballade pour un cercueil (1974)
which is reprinted
• from Pilote (Dargaud, 1960 series) #647, #679

Book Four: The Outlaw (Table of Contents: 6)

Blueberry / comic story / 44 pages (report information)

Script

Jean-Michel Charlier (credited); Jean-Marc Lofficier (credited) (translator); Randy Lofficier (credited) (translator)

Pencils

Moebius (credited as Jean Giraud) (signed as Gir)

Inks

Moebius (credited as Jean Giraud) (signed as Gir)

Letters

Jim Novak (credited); Gaspar Saladino (credited)

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Warden Kelly; Big Nose (mentioned); Cartwright; Guffie Palmer; Blake; Marmaduke "Angel Face" O'Hare; President Ulysses S. Grant (mentioned)

Synopsis

Continuing... Dying by inches in Francisville Prison, Blueberry bluffs to reveal the Confederate gold. Warden Kelly sends him by train, but it's ambushed by Blake's bandits, who invite Blueberry to join. He moves on to Santa Fe and Guffie Palmer, a retired madame. Blake shows up with a mission: escort "Marmaduke" to Colorado, as "Angel Face" secretly practices sharpshooting with a take-down rifle. They reach Durango as President Grant visits - meet Warden Kelly! Blueberry will be tagged as the president's assassin, while "disgruntled gentlemen" seize the country's reins...

Reprints

• from Epic Graphic Novel: Blueberry (Marvel, 1989 series) #2 - Ballad for a Coffin (1989)
which is reprinted
• from Blueberry (Dargaud, 1965 series) #16 - Le hors la loi (1974)

[Book Five: Angel Face] (Table of Contents: 7)

Blueberry / comic story / 44 pages (report information)

Script

Jean-Michel Charlier (credited); Jean-Marc Lofficier (credited) (translator); Randy Lofficier (credited) (translator)

Pencils

Moebius (credited as Jean Giraud) (signed as Gir)

Inks

Moebius (credited as Jean Giraud) (signed as Gir)

Letters

Ken Lopez (credited as Kenny Lopez); Phil Felix (credited)

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Mike S. Blueberry [Mike S. Donovan]; Marmaduke "Angel Face" O'Hare; President Ulysses S. Grant, Tennessee Blake; Guffie Palmer; Art and Buck Singleton, Pinkerton Agents; soldiers; citizens; firemen; prostitutes

Synopsis

Durango, Colorado, c. 1867. Angel Face intends to shoot President Grant as he speaks on the railroad platform. Blueberry, suspected as an assassin, plays cat and mouse in disguises and some help from locals. Braving house fires, ambushes, and gunfights, Blueberry foils Angel Face's assassination with a well-timed shot. As the villains flee on a highjacked train, Blueberry jumps aboard. Killing Blake, he knocks Angel Face face-first into the open firebox. The train crashes and Blueberry has vanished.

Reprints

• from Epic Graphic Novel: Blueberry (Marvel, 1989 series) #3 - Angel Face (1989)
which is reprinted
• from Blueberry (Dargaud, 1965 series) #17 - Angel Face (1975)

Indexer Notes

The first page of the story has been omitted, which also carried the title "Book Five: Angel Face".

Three Black Birds (Table of Contents: 8)

Blueberry / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Moebius (credited as Jean Giraud); Randy Lofficier (credited) (translator); Jean-Marc Lofficier (credited) (translator)

Pencils

Moebius (credited as Jean Giraud)

Inks

Moebius (credited as Jean Giraud)

Letters

Doug Potter (credited)

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Mike S. Blueberry

Indexer Notes

Initial publication in book form. Previously published as a limited edition, 28-sheet mini portfolio, M.S. Blueberry - Three Black Birds (Stardom, 1995.)