Cerebus #49.
The comic features the story High Society (Part 24): “The Last Stand,” by Dave Sim. Cover illustration by Dave Sim. Standard-format comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 36 pages. Kitchener, Ontario, Canada: Aardvark-Vanaheim. Cover/indicia date: April 1983. Cover price: $1.40.
Note
The exact publication date is unknown. This is a Canadian publication. No copyright registration has been filed in the United States.
Love and Rockets #2.
Edited by Gary Groth. The magazine includes the Locas story “Mechanics,” by Jaime Hernandez. The magazine also includes material by Gilbert Hernandez and Mario Hernandez. Introduction by Gary Groth. Cover illustration by Jaime Hernandez. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 68 pages. Stamford, CT: CX (Fantagraphics). Cover/indicia date: Spring 1983 / April 1983. Cover price: $2.95.
Note
The exact publication date is unknown. No copyright registration has been filed.
Ronin #1.
Published on April 5, 1983. Edited by Frank Miller. The comic features Ronin, Book One, by Frank Miller, with Lynn Varley. Cover illustration by Frank Miller, with Lynn Varley. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 52 pages. New York: DC. Cover/indicia date: July 1983. Cover price: $2.50.
Mad Menagerie, Sergio Aragonés.
Published on April 15, 1983. 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: April 1983. Cover price: $1.95.
Berke Breathed’s Bloom County: “Loose Tails”.
Published on April 20, 1983. The book features material originally published in Berke Breathed’s Bloom County daily newspaper strip. Cover illustration by Berke Breathed. Trade-paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 164 pages. New York: Little, Brown. Cover/indicia date: 1983. Cover price: $5.95.
Note
This is the first book collection of Berke Breathed’s Bloom County daily newspaper strip.
The Spirit #40.
The on-sale availability date is believed to be approximately April 30, 1983 (see note). Edited by Will Eisner, Denis Kitchen, and Cat Yronwode. The magazine includes stories first published in 1940 and 1947 in Will Eisner’s The Spirit Sunday-newspaper comic-book insert. The stories include “Bebop” (04-20-1947), “Ev’ry Li’l Bug” (04-27-1947), “Johnny Marsten” (06-30-1940), and “Whiffenpoof” (06-29-1947). Cover illustration by Will Eisner. Magazine format. Color and black-and-white interiors. 68 pages. Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink. Cover/indicia date: April 1983. Cover price: $2.95.
Note
The copyright date is March 31, 1983. This is believed to be erroneous. It is not in keeping with the bi-monthly publication schedule and the publication dates of the surrounding issues.
Cerebus #50.
The comic features the story High Society (Part 25): “Denouement,” by Dave Sim. Cover illustration by Dave Sim. Standard-format comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 36 pages. Kitchener, Ontario, Canada: Aardvark-Vanaheim. Cover/indicia date: May 1983. Cover price: $1.40.
Note
The exact publication date is unknown. This is a Canadian publication. No copyright registration has been filed in the United States.
Vaughn Bodé’s Erotica.
Edited by Henning Kure. The book features comics stories by cartoonist Vaughn Bodé that were originally published in 1970 and 1971 in Cavalier magazine. Cover illustration by Vaughn Bodé. Trade-paperback book. Color interiors. 52 pages. Berkeley, CA: Last Gasp. Cover/indicia date: May 1983. Cover price: $12.95.
Dazzler #28.
Published on May 5, 1983. Edited by Ralph Macchio. Cover illustration by Bill Sienkiewicz. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Marvel. Cover/indicia date: September 1983. Cover price: 60¢.
Published on May 10, 1983. Edited by Denis Kitchen. The book features the 1952 outer-space episodes of The Spirit that were scripted by Jules Feiffer, illustrated by Wallace Wood, and overseen by The Spirit creator Will Eisner. The stories were originally published in Eisner’s The Spirit Sunday-newspaper comic-book insert. Foreword by Pete Hamill. Introductions by Cat Yronwode and Will Eisner. Cover illustration by Wallace Wood. Hardcover book (see note). Black-and-white interiors. 92 pages. Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink. Cover/indicia date: 1983. Cover price: $15.95.
Notes
The book was published simultaneously in hardcover and trade-paperback formats. The cover price for the trade-paperback edition is $9.95.
This was the first in-depth scholarly presentation of a comics work in book format. In addition to the stories and the detailed historical context provided by Cat Yronwode and Will Eisner’s introductions, the book also includes Jules Feiffer’s layout art for the episodes, as well as unused scripts by Feiffer and Klaus Nordling for other “outer space” The Spirit stories.
Mad #240.
Published on May 12, 1983. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The contributors include Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jr., Dick DeBartolo, Mort Drucker, Don “Duck” Edwing, Chris Hart, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Tom Koch, Don Martin, Harry North, Esq., Paul Peter Porges, Antonio Prohias, Jack Rickard, Irving Schild , Larry Siegel, Angelo Torres, and George Woodbridge. Cover illustration by Jack Rickard. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. New York: E. C. Cover/indicia date: July 1983. Cover price: $1.00.
Groo the Wanderer #4.
Published on May 15, 1983. Edited by David Scroggy. The comic features the story “The Turn of the Wheel,” by Sergio Aragonés, with Mark Evanier. Cover illustration by Sergio Aragonés. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. San Diego: Pacific. Cover/indicia date: September 1983. Cover price: $1.00.
The Mad Book of Sex, Violence and Home Cooking, Dick DeBartolo & Harry North.
Published on May 15, 1983. The book features new material by scriptwriter Dick DeBartolo & 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: May 1983. Cover price: $1.95.
American Flagg! #1.
Edited by Mike Gold. The comic features the story “Hard Times, Part 1,” by Howard Chaykin. Cover illustration by Howard Chaykin. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Evanston, IL: First. Cover/indicia date: October 1983 (June 1983). Cover price: $1.00.
Notes
The exact publication date is unknown. No copyright registration was filed when the comic was published. Howard Chaykin, Inc. filed a copyright registration in 2008 that stated the publication date was September 15, 1983, but this appears to be a guess, and not based on First Comics’ records. The practice of First Comics was to cover-date their color comics four months after the month of publication.
Cerebus #51.
The comic features the story “Exodus,” by Dave Sim. Cover illustration by Dave Sim. Standard-format comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 36 pages. Kitchener, Ontario, Canada: Aardvark-Vanaheim. Cover/indicia date: June 1983. Cover price: $1.40.
Notes
The exact publication date is unknown. This is a Canadian publication. No copyright registration has been filed in the United States.
“Exodus” is a one-off transition story between the High Society and Church & State serials. It is not included in the Cerebus graphic-novel collections.
Swords of Cerebus, Vol. 5, Dave Sim.
The book collects the stories first published in Cerebus #17-20. It also includes the story “Cerebus Dreams,” by Barry Windsor-Smith, first published in this volume. Cover illustration by Barry Windsor-Smith. Trade-paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 108 pages. Kitchener, Ontario, Canada: Aardvark-Vanaheim. Cover/indicia date: Summer 1983 (June 1983?). Cover price: $5.00 Canadian.
Note
The book is a Canadian publication. The exact publication date is unknown. No copyright registration has been filed in the United States.
Weirdo #8.
Edited by R. (Robert) Crumb. The magazine includes the story “The Adventures of George “Murky” Murkoid,” by R. Crumb. The other contributors include Robert Armstrong, Peter Bagge, Tom Bertino, David Carrino, Jay Cotton, Jeff John, Marty Macedo, Elinore Norflus, Gary Panter, Dori Seda, and Terry Zwigoff. Cover illustration by R. Crumb. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 44 pages. Berkeley, CA: Last Gasp. Cover/indicia date: Summer 1983 (June 1983?). Cover price: $2.50.
Note
The exact publication date is unknown. No copyright registration was filed.
Steve Canyon #2.
Published on June 6, 1983. Edited by Shel Dorf. The magazine features the episodes published between May 16 and September 27, 1947 in Milton Caniff’s Steve Canyon daily-newspaper strip. Foreword by Shel Dorf. Cover illustration by Milton Caniff. Magazine-format. Black-and-white interiors. 68 pages. Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink. Cover/indicia date: May 1983. Cover price: $2.95.
Ronin #2.
Published on June 7, 1983. Edited by Frank Miller. The comic features Ronin, Book Two, by Frank Miller, with Lynn Varley. Cover illustration by Frank Miller, with Lynn Varley. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 52 pages. New York: DC. Cover/indicia date: September 1983. Cover price: $2.50.
Epic Illustrated #19.
Published on June 10, 1983. Edited by Archie Goodwin. The magazine features the story “The Yellow Hat,” by Vaughn Bodé, with Mark Bodé. Cover illustration by Jim Steranko. Magazine format. Color interiors. 100 pages. New York: Marvel. Cover/indicia date: August 1983. Cover price: $2.50.
Elfquest #16.
Published on June 15, 1983. Edited by Richard Pini. The magazine features the story “The Go-Backs,” by Wendy Pini & Richard Pini. Cover illustration by Wendy Pini. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. Poughkeepsie, NY: WaRP Graphics. Cover/indicia date: June 1983. Cover price: $1.50.
Mad About Town.
Published on June 15, 1983. The book features select material originally published in Mad #186-193. The contributors include Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jr., Jack Davis, Mort Drucker, Don “Duck” Edwing, Alis Ellis, Stan Hart, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Tom Koch, Don Martin, Antonio Prohias, Jack Rickard, Larry Siegel, Lou Silverstone, and Angelo Torres. Cover illustration by Jack Rickard. Mass-market paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 196 pages. New York: Warner. Cover/indicia date: June 1983. Cover price: $1.95.
American Splendor #8.
Published on June 27, 1983. The magazine includes the stories “The Last Supper,” “Pickled Okra (Okry) ,” and “American Splendor Assaults the Media,” all by Harvey Pekar & R. (Robert) Crumb. All other stories scripted by Harvey Pekar. The other contributing artists include Kevin Brown, Greg Budgett, Sue Cavey, Gary Dumm, and Gerry Shamray. Cover illustration by Greg Budgett, with Gary Dumm. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 60 pages. Cleveland Heights, OH: Harvey Pekar. Cover/indicia date: 1983. Cover price: $2.75.
Mad #241.
Published on June 30, 1983. 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, Chris Hart, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Tom Koch, Arnie Kogen, Don Martin, Harry North, Esq., Paul Peter Porges, Antonio Prohias, Jack Rickard, Larry Siegel, Dennis Snee, Angelo Torres, and George Woodbridge. Cover illustration by George Woodbridge. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. New York: E. C. Cover/indicia date: September 1983. Cover price: $1.00.
The Spirit #41.
Published on June 30, 1983. Edited by Will Eisner, Denis Kitchen, and Cat Yronwode. The magazine includes stories first published in 1941 and 1946 in Will Eisner’s The Spirit Sunday-newspaper comic-book insert. The stories include “Radio Station WXLK” (02-16-1941), “Enterprise” (07-28-1946), “The Black Queen’s Army” (07-07-1940), “The Burning of PS 43” (10-26-1947), and “Cache McStash” (09-12-1948). Cover illustration by Will Eisner. Magazine format. Color and black-and-white interiors. 60 pages. Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink. Cover/indicia date: June 1983. Cover price: $2.95.
Note
This is the last issue of the magazine-format The Spirit. A new comic-book-format series will debut in October that presents the post-World War II episodes of the feature in chronological order.
Next: July to September 1983.
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