January 1981 - May 1981

Cerebus #24.

The comic features the story "Swamp Sounds,” by Dave Sim. Cover illustration by Dave Sim. Standard-format comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 28 pages. Kitchener, Ontario, Canada: Aardvark-Vanaheim. Cover/indicia date: January 1981. Cover price: $1.50 Canadian.

Note

The exact publication date is unknown. This is a Canadian publication. No copyright registration was filed in the United States.

Swords of Cerebus, Vol. 1, Dave Sim.

The book collects the stories first published in Cerebus #1-4. Cover illustration by Dave Sim. Trade-paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 108 pages. Kitchener, Ontario, Canada: Aardvark-Vanaheim. Cover/indicia date: January 1981. Cover price: $5.00 Canadian.

Note

The book is a Canadian publication. The exact publication date is unknown. No copyright registration was filed in the United States.

Mad #221.

Published on January 2, 1981. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The contributors include Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Henry Clark, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jr., Jack Davis, Dick DeBartolo, Don “Duck” Edwing, John Ficarra, Stan Hart, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Don Martin, Harry North, Esq., Paul Peter Porges, Antonio Prohias, Jack Rickard, Larry Siegel, Dennis Snee, and Angelo Torres. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. New York: E. C. Cover/indicia date: March 1981. Cover price: 75¢.

Daredevil #170.

Published on January 6, 1981. Edited by Denny O’Neil. The comic features the story “The Kingpin Must Die!,” by Frank Miller, with Klaus Janson. Cover illustration by Frank Miller, with Klaus Janson. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Marvel. Cover/indicia date: May 1981. Cover price: 50¢.

Heavy Metal, Vol. 4, No. 12 (#48).

Published on January 15, 1981. Edited by Leonard Mogel. The magazine features both original material and English-language translations of comics stories that were first published in the French magazine Métal Hurlant, Pilote, and Pilote Mensuel. The stories include “Salammbô (Part 4),” by Philippe Druillet. Cover illustration by Abdul Mati Klarwein. Magazine format. Color interiors. 100 pages. New York: HM Communications (National Lampoon). Cover/indicia date: March 1981. Cover price: $2.00.

Note

“Salammbô” is adapted from the novel by Gustave Flaubert.

Mad as a Hatter, Sergio Aragonés.

Published on January 15, 1981. The book features new material by cartoonist Sergio Aragonés. Cover illustration by Sergio Aragonés. Mass-market paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 196 pages. New York: Warner. Cover/indicia date: January 1981. Cover price: $1.75.

Daredevil #171.

Published on February 3, 1981. Edited by Denny O’Neil. The comic features the story “In the Kingpin’s Clutches,” by Frank Miller, with Klaus Janson. Cover illustration by Frank Miller, with Klaus Janson. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Marvel. Cover/indicia date: June 1981. Cover price: 50¢.

Mad #222.

Published on February 12, 1981. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The contributors include Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Henry Clark, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jr., Jack Davis, Dick DeBartolo, Mort Drucker, Don “Duck” Edwing, John Ficarra, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Tom Koch, Arnie Kogen, Don Martin, Norman Mingo, Harry North, Esq., Paul Peter Porges, Antonio Prohias, Jack Rickard, and Angelo Torres. Cover illustration by Norman Mingo. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. New York: E. C. Cover/indicia date: April 1981. Cover price: 90¢.

Elfquest #9.

Published on February 15, 1981. Edited by Richard Pini. The magazine features the story “The Lodestone,” by Wendy Pini & Richard Pini. Introduction by Richard Pini. Cover illustration by Wendy Pini. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. Poughkeepsie, NY: WaRP Graphics. Cover/indicia date: February 1981. Cover price: $1.25.

Pumping Mad.

Published on February 15, 1981. The book features selections first published in Mad #162-169. The contributors include Gary Alexander, Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jr., Jack Davis, Bruce Day, Mort Drucker, George Hart, Frank Jacobs, Tom Koch, Don Martin, Antonio Prohias, Jack Rickard, Larry Siegel, Lou Silverstone, Angelo Torries, and George Woodbridge. Cover illustration by Jack Rickard. Mass-market paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 196 pages. New York: Warner. Cover/indicia date: February 1981. Cover price: $1.75.

Garfield Gains Weight, Jim Davis.

Published on February 19, 1981. The book features material originally published in Jim Davis' Garfield daily-newspaper strip. Cover illustration by Jim Davis. Trade-paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 132 pages. New York: Ballantine. Cover/indicia date: 1981. Cover price: $4.95.

The Spirit #27.

Published on February 19, 1981. Edited by Will Eisner, Denis Kitchen, and Cat Yronwode. The magazine includes stories first published in 1942, 1948, and 1951 in Will Eisner’s The Spirit Sunday-newspaper comic-book insert. The stories include “The Devil’s Shoes” (02-01-1942), “M. U. R. D. E. R.” (07-19-1942), “Montabaldo” (01-25-1948), “Rife” (01-14-1951), and “The Amulet of Osiris” (11-28-1948). Cover illustration by Will Eisner. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 60 pages. Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink. Cover/indicia date: February 1980. Cover price: $2.00.

Dennis the Menace: Good Intenshuns, Hank Ketcham.

Published on February 23, 1981. The book features material originally published in Hank Ketcham’s Dennis the Menace daily newspaper strip. Cover illustration by Hank Ketcham. Mass-market paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 132 pages. Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Gold Medal. Cover/indicia date: February 1981. Cover price: $1.50.

He’s Never Heard of You, Either, G. B. Trudeau.

Published on February 27, 1981. The book features material first published between December 31, 1979 and July 21, 1980 in G. (Garry) B. Trudeau’s Doonesbury daily newspaper strip. Cover illustration by G. B. Trudeau. Trade-paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 132 pages. New York: Owl (Holt, Rinehart and Winston). Cover/indicia date: 1981. Cover price: $3.95.

Cerebus #25.

The comic features the story "This Woman, This Thing,” by Dave Sim. Cover illustration by Dave Sim. Standard-format comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 28 pages. Kitchener, Ontario, Canada: Aardvark-Vanaheim. Cover/indicia date: March 1981. Cover price: $1.50 Canadian.

Note

The exact publication date is unknown. This is a Canadian publication. No copyright registration appears to have been filed in the United States.

A Mad Guide to Fraud and Deception, Dick DeBartolo & Harry North.

The book features new material by scriptwriter Dick DeBartolo and artist Harry North, Esq. Cover illustration by Harry North, Esq. Mass-market paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 196 pages. New York: Warner. Cover/indicia date: March 1981. Cover price: $1.75.

Note

The exact publication date is unknown. No copyright registration appears to have been filed.

Weirdo #1.

Edited by R. (Robert) Crumb. The magazine includes the story “TV Blues,” by R. Crumb. The other contributors include B. N. Duncan, Gregg Gannon, and Stanislaw Szukalski. Cover illustration by R. Crumb. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 44 pages. Berkeley, CA: Last Gasp. Cover/indicia date: Spring 1981 (March 1981). Cover price: $2.25.

Note

The exact publication date is unknown. No copyright registration appears to have been filed.

Daredevil #172.

Published on March 3, 1981. Edited by Denny O’Neil. The comic features the story “Gang War!,” by Frank Miller, with Klaus Janson. Cover illustration by Frank Miller, with Klaus Janson. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Marvel. Cover/indicia date: July 1981. Cover price: 50¢.

Mad #223.

Published on March 31, 1981. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The contributors include Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jr., Jack Davis, Dick DeBartolo, Mort Drucker, Don “Duck” Edwing, George Hart, Stan Hart, Al Jaffee, Tom Koch, Don Martin, Harry North, Esq., Paul Peter Porges, Jack Rickard, Lou Silverstone, Dennis Snee, Mike Snider, Angelo Torres, and Sam Viviano. Cover illustration by Sam Viviano. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. New York: E. C. Cover/indicia date: June 1981. Cover price: 90¢.

Gen of Hiroshima #2.

Edited by Leonard Rifas. The comic is the second episode of an uncompleted English-language translation of the Japanese-language manga series Hadashi no Gen, by Keiji Nakazawa. Cover illustration by Pete Poplaski. Standard-format comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 60 pages. San Francisco: Educomics. Cover/indicia date: 1981 (April 1981). Cover price: $2.00.

Mad Goes Wild, Frank Jacobs & Bob Clarke.

The book features new material by scriptwriter Frank Jacobs and artist Bob Clarke. Foreword by Nick Meglin. Cover illustration by Bob Clarke. Mass-market paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 196 pages. New York: Warner. Cover/indicia date: April 1981. Cover price: $1.75.

A Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Comics.

Published on April 5, 1981. Edited by Michael Barrier & Martin Williams. The book is an introduction to the best and more noteworthy comic books published in the United States before 1956. It includes, among others, selections from Will Eisner's The Spirit, Harvey Kurtzman's work on Mad, and Carl Barks' work on Donald Duck. It also features the initial adventures of Superman, by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster, and Batman, by Bob Kane & Bill Finger. Introductions by Michael Barrier & Martin Williams. Cover illustrations by Joe Shuster (Superman), John Stanley (Little Lulu), Will Eisner (The Spirit), and Walt Kelly (Pogo). Hardcover book. Color interiors. Washington, DC: Smithsonian, and New York: Abrams. Cover/indicia date: 1981. Cover price: Unknown.

Daredevil #173.

Published on April 7, 1981. Edited by Denny O’Neil. The comic features the story “Lady Killer,” by Frank Miller, with Klaus Janson. Cover illustration by Frank Miller, with Klaus Janson. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Marvel. Cover/indicia date: August 1981. Cover price: 50¢.

The Spirit #28.

Published on April 20, 1981. Edited by Will Eisner, Denis Kitchen, and Cat Yronwode. The magazine includes stories first published in 1941, 1942, 1950, and 1952 in Will Eisner’s The Spirit Sunday-newspaper comic-book insert. The stories include “Sphinx & Satin” (10-05-1941), “Professor Pinx” (08-02-1942), “Survivor” (07-16-1952), “Deadline” (12-31-1950), “Return from the Moon” (09-28-1952), and “The Martian” (10-05-1952). Cover illustration by Will Eisner. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 68 pages. Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink. Cover/indicia date: April 1981. Cover price: $2.00.

Note

“Return from the Moon” is by Jules Feiffer & Wallace Wood.

The Cartoon History of the Universe #6.

The comic features the story “Who Are These Athenians?,” by Larry Gonick. Cover illustration by Larry Gonick. Standard-format comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. San Francisco: Rip Off. Cover/indicia date: 1981 (May 1981). Cover price: $1.50.

Note

The exact publication date is unknown. No copyright registration appears to have been filed.

Cerebus #26.

The comic features the story High Society (Chapter 1): “High Society,” by Dave Sim. Cover illustration by Dave Sim. Standard-format comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 28 pages. Kitchener, Ontario, Canada: Aardvark-Vanaheim. Cover/indicia date: May 1981. Cover price: $1.50.

Notes

The exact publication date is unknown. This is a Canadian publication. No copyright registration appears to have been filed in the United States.

With this issue, the Cerebus series shifted from a sword-and-sorcery lampoon to a more thematically complex sequence of serialized graphic novels featuring the Cerebus character. The issue features the first episode of the High Society graphic novel.

Daredevil #174.

Published on May 5, 1981. Edited by Denny O’Neil. The comic features the story “The Assassination of Matt Murdock,” by Frank Miller, with Klaus Janson. Cover illustration by Frank Miller, with Klaus Janson. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Marvel. Cover/indicia date: September 1981. Cover price: 50¢.

Mad #224.

Published on May 14, 1981. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The contributors include Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Henry Clark, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jr., Jack Davis, Dick DeBartolo, Mort Drucker, Don “Duck” Edwing, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Bob Jones, Tom Koch, Harry North, Esq., Antonio Prohias, Jack Rickard, Larry Siegel, Lou Silverstone, and Angelo Torres. Cover illustration by Al Jaffee. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. New York: E. C. Cover/indicia date: July 1981. Cover price: 90¢.

The Mad How Not to Do It Book, Paul Peter Porges.

Published on May 15, 1981. The book features new material by cartoonist Paul Peter Porges, Introduction by John Putnam. Cover illustration by Paul Peter Porges. Mass-market paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 196 pages. New York: Warner. Cover/indicia date: May 1981. Cover price: $1.75.

Next: June to August 1981.