July 1984 - August 1984

American Flagg! #14.

Edited by Mike Gold. The comic features the story “Disorder in the Court!,” by Howard Chaykin & Pat Broderick, with Rick Burchett. Cover illustration by Howard Chaykin. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Evanston, IL: First. Cover/indicia date: November 1984 (July 1984). Cover price: $1.25.

Note

The exact publication date is unknown. No copyright registration was filed. First Comics cover-dated their color comics four months ahead of publication.

Cerebus #64.

The comic features the story Church & State (Chapter 13): “Never Pray for Change,” by Dave Sim & Gerhard. Cover illustration by Dave Sim. Standard-format comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 36 pages. Kitchener, Ontario, Canada: Aardvark-Vanaheim. Cover/indicia date: July 1984. Cover price: $1.70.

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 #8.

Edited by Gary Groth. The magazine includes the Locas story “Las Mujeres Perdidas, Part Three,” by Jaime Hernandez, and the Palomar stories “The Laughing Sun” and “On Isidro’s Beach,” by Gilbert Hernandez. Cover illustration by Jaime Hernandez. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 36 pages. Stamford, CT: Fantagraphics. Cover/indicia date: September 1984 (July 1984). Cover price: $1.95.

Note

The exact publication date is unknown. No copyright registration was filed.

Heavy Metal, Vol. 8, No. 5 (#101).

Published on July 1, 1984. Edited by Julie Simmons-Lynch. The magazine features both original material and English translations of work that first appeared in the French magazine Métal Hurlant. The stories include Salammbô II: Carthage (Chapter 7), by Philippe Druillet. Cover illustration by Steven Sabella. Magazine format. Color interiors. 100 pages. New York: HM Communications (National Lampoon). Cover/indicia date: August 1984. Cover price: $2.50.

Note

Salammbô II: Carthage is adapted from the novel Salammbô by Gustave Flaubert

The New Mutants #21.

Published on July 3, 1984. Edited by Ann Nocenti. The comic features the story “Slumber Party!,” by Chris Claremont & Bill Sienkiewicz. Cover illustration by Bill Sienkiewicz. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 52 pages. New York: Marvel: November 1984. Cover price: $1.00.

Mad Goes to Pieces, Frank Jacobs.

Published on July 19, 1984. The book features new material by scriptwriter Frank Jacobs. The artwork is public-domain work by various figures. Mass-market paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 196 pages. New York: Warner. Cover/indicia date: July 1984. Cover price: $2.25.

The Saga of the Swamp Thing #30.

Published on July 24, 1984. Edited by Karen Berger. The comic features the story “A Halo of Flies,” by Alan Moore & Stephen R. Bissette, with Alfredo Alcala. Cover illustration by Stephen R. Bissette, with John Totleben. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: DC. Cover/indicia date: October 1984. Cover price: 75¢.

The Adventures of Tintin: The Blue Lotus, Hergé.

Published on July 30, 1984. The book is an English translation of the 1935 French-language comics story Le Lotus bleu, first serialized in the Belgian magazine Le Vingtième siècle. It was published in book form in 1936. English translation by Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper & Michael Turner. Cover illustration by Hergé. Hardcover book. Color interiors. 68 pages. New York: Little, Brown. Cover/indicia date: July 1984. Cover price: $10.99.

Note

This is the fifth book in the original French-language series.

In 1999, the French newspaper Le Monde polled its readers to create a list of the most memorable books of the 20th century. The Blue Lotus was #18. It is widely considered the best book in the Tintin series.

Dazzler: The Movie, James Shooter, Frank Springer, and Vince Colletta.

Published on July 30, 1984. Edited by Ralph Macchio. Cover illustration by Bill Sienkiewicz. Trade-paperback book. Color interiors. 76 pages. New York: Marvel. Cover/indicia date: 1984. Cover price: $6.95.

American Flagg! #15.

Edited by Mike Gold. The comic features the story “Northern Lights… Double Cross (Part 1),” by Howard Chaykin. Cover illustration by Howard Chaykin. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Evanston, IL: First. Cover/indicia date: December 1984 (August 1984). Cover price: $1.25.

Note

The exact publication date is unknown. No copyright registration was filed. First Comics cover-dated their color comics four months ahead of publication.

B. C.: Life Goes On, Johnny Hart.

The book features material originally published in Johnny Hart’s B. C. daily-newspaper strip. Cover illustration by Johnny Hart. Mass-market paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 132 pages. New York: Fawcett Gold Medal. Cover/indicia date: August 1984. Cover price: $1.95

Note

The exact publication date is unknown. No copyright registration was filed.

Cerebus #65.

The comic features the story Church & State (Chapter 14): “Anything Done for the First Time Unleashes a Demon,” by Dave Sim & Gerhard. Cover illustration by Dave Sim. Standard-format comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 36 pages. Kitchener, Ontario, Canada: Aardvark-Vanaheim. Cover/indicia date: August 1984. Cover price: $1.70.

Note

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

Heavy Metal, Vol. 8, No. 6 (#102).

Published on August 1, 1984. Edited by Julie Simmons-Lynch. The magazine features both original material and English translations of work that first appeared in the French magazine Métal Hurlant. The stories include Salammbô II: Carthage (Chapter 8), by Philippe Druillet. Cover illustration by Luis Royo. Magazine format. Color interiors. 100 pages. New York: HM Communications (National Lampoon). Cover/indicia date: September 1984. Cover price: $2.50.

Note

Salammbô II: Carthage is adapted from the novel Salammbô by Gustave Flaubert

The New Mutants #22.

Published on August 7, 1984. Edited by Ann Nocenti. The comic features the story “The Shadow Within,” by Chris Claremont & Bill Sienkiewicz. Cover illustration by Bill Sienkiewicz. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Marvel: December 1984. Cover price: 60¢.

Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions #5, Al Jaffee.

Published on August 10, 1984. The book features new material by cartoonist Al Jaffee. Cover illustration by Al Jaffee. Mass-market paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 196 pages. New York: Warner. Cover/indicia date: August 1984. Cover price: $2.25.

Epic Illustrated #26.

Published on August 13, 1984. Edited by Archie Goodwin. Cover illustration by Bill Sienkiewicz. Magazine format. Color interiors. 100 pages. New York: Marvel. Cover/indicia date: October 1984. Cover price: $2.50.

Mad #250.

Published on August 16, 1984. 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, John Ficarra, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Arnie Kogen, Tom Koch, Paul Laikin, Don Martin, Harry North, Esq., Paul Peter Porges, Antonio Prohias, Alen Robin, Angelo Torres, Richard Williams, and George Woodbridge. Cover illustration by Richard Williams. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. New York: E. C. Cover/indicia date: September 1984. Cover price: $1.25.

In Search of the Far Side, Gary Larson.

Published on August 21, 1984. The book features material originally published in Gary Larson’s The Far Side daily newspaper strip. Cover illustration by Gary Larson. Trade-paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 108 pages. Kansas City, KS: Andrews and McMeel. Cover/indicia date: August 1984. Cover price: $4.95.

Steve Canyon #6.

Published on August 23, 1984. Edited by Peter Poplaski. The magazine features the episodes published between September 13, 1948 and February 9, 1949 in Milton Caniff’s Steve Canyon daily-newspaper strip. Introduction by Milton Caniff. Cover illustration by Milton Caniff. Magazine-format. Black-and-white interiors. 68 pages. Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink. Cover/indicia date: June 1984. Cover price: $3.50.

Doonesbury Dossier: The Reagan Years, G. B. Trudeau.

Published on August 28, 1984. The book features material first published between 1980 and 1983 in G. (Garry) B. Trudeau’s Doonesbury daily newspaper strip. Introduction by Gloria Steinem. Cover illustration by G. B. Trudeau. Trade-paperback book. Color and black-and-white interiors. 228 pages. New York: Owl (Holt, Rinehart and Winston). Cover/indicia date: 1984. Cover price: $12.95.

The Saga of the Swamp Thing #31.

Published on August 28, 1984. Edited by Karen Berger. The comic features the story “The Brimstone Ballet,” by Alan Moore & Rick Veitch, with John Totleben. Cover illustration by Stephen R. Bissette, with John Totleben. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: DC. Cover/indicia date: November 1984. Cover price: 75¢.

Next: September to October 1984.