March 1985 - May 1985

American Flagg! #22.

Edited by Mike Gold. The comic features the story “Bullets… & Ballots, Conclusion!,” by Howard Chaykin. It also includes “Machineries of Joy” (“Lustbusters,” Part 2), by Alan Moore & Larry Stroman, with Don Lomax. Cover illustration by Howard Chaykin. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Evanston, IL: First. Cover/indicia date: July 1985 (March 1985). 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 #72.

The comic features the story Church & State (Chapter 21): “Time Passes and Life Manoeuvres,” 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: March 1985. 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 #11.

Edited by Gary Groth. The magazine includes the Locas story “Las Mujeres Perdidas, Part Six,” by Jaime Hernandez. Cover illustration by Gilbert Hernandez. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 36 pages. Thousand Oaks, CA: Fantagraphics. Cover/indicia date: April 1985 (March 1985). Cover price: $1.95.

Note

The exact publication date is unknown. No copyright registration has been filed.

Neat Stuff #1.

Edited by Gary Groth. The magazine includes the The Bradleys story “Mother’s Little Helpers,” by Peter Bagge. Cover illustration by Peter Bagge. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 36 pages. Thousand Oaks, CA: Fantagraphics. Cover/indicia date: July 1985 (March 1985). Cover price: $1.95.

Note

The exact publication date is unknown. No copyright registration has been filed.

Moonshadow #2.

Published on March 5, 1985. Edited by Archie Goodwin. The comic features the story “A Very Uncomfortable Thing,” by J. M. DeMatteis & Jon J Muth. Cover illustration by Jon J Muth. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Epic (Marvel): May 1985. Cover price: $1.50.

The New Mutants #29.

Published on March 5, 1985. Edited by Ann Nocenti. The comic features the story “Meanwhile, Back at the Mansion…,” by Chris Claremont & Bill Sienkiewicz. Cover illustration by Bill Sienkiewicz. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Marvel: June 1985. Cover price: 65¢.

Sergio Aragonés’ Groo the Wanderer #5.

Published on March 12, 1985. Edited by Archie Goodwin. The comic features the story “Slavers,” by Sergio Aragonés, with Mark Evanier. Cover illustration by Sergio Aragonés. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Epic (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: July 1985. Cover price: 75¢.

Penguin Dreams and Stranger Things, Berke Breathed.

Published on March 14, 1985. 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. 124 pages. New York: Little, Brown. Cover/indicia date: 1985. Cover price: $6.95.

The Saga of the Swamp Thing #38.

Published on March 26, 1985. Edited by Karen Berger. The comic features the story “Still Waters,” by Alan Moore & Stan Woch, 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: July 1985. Cover price: 75¢.

Mad #255.

Published on March 28, 1985. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein, Nick Meglin, and John Ficarra. The contributors include David Allikas, Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jr., Jack Davis, Dick DeBartolo, Mort Drucker, Don “Duck” Edwing, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Tom Koch, Don Martin, Harry North, Esq., Paul Peter Porges, Antonio Prohias, Larry Siegel, Angelo Torres, Sam Viviano, 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: June 1985. Cover price: $1.25.

American Flagg! #23.

Edited by Mike Gold. The comic features the story “Mad Dogs… & Englishmen! (Part 1),” by Howard Chaykin. It also includes “There Is a Heppy Land, Fur, Fur Away…” (“Lustbusters,” Part 3), by Alan Moore & Larry Stroman, with Don Lomax. Cover illustration by Howard Chaykin. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Evanston, IL: First. Cover/indicia date: August 1985 (April 1985). 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.

American Flagg!: Hard Times, Howard Chaykin.

Edited by Mike Gold. The book collects the “Hard Times” storyline by Howard Chaykin from American Flagg! #1-3. It also includes an untitled prologue story by Howard Chaykin. Introduction by Michael Moorcock. Cover illustration by Howard Chaykin. Trade-paperback book. Color interiors. 100 pages. Evanston, IL: First. Cover/indicia date: June 1985 (April 1985). Cover price: $11.95.

Note

The cover art is a reworked version of Howard Chaykin’s cover illustration for American Flagg! #3.

Bride of the Far Side, Gary Larson.

The book features material from 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: 1985 (April 1985). Cover price: $5.95.

Note

The exact publication date is unknown. No copyright registration was filed for this edition of the book.

Cerebus #73.

The comic features the story Church & State (Chapter 22): “Fascination & Fruition,” by Dave Sim & Gerhard. Cover illustration by Dave Sim. Standard-format comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 28 pages. Kitchener, Ontario, Canada: Aardvark-Vanaheim. Cover/indicia date: April 1985. 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.

The New Mutants #30.

Published on April 2, 1985. Edited by Ann Nocenti. The comic features the story “The Singer & Her Song,” by Chris Claremont & Bill Sienkiewicz. Cover illustration by Bill Sienkiewicz. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Marvel: July 1985. Cover price: 65¢.

Sergio Aragonés’ Groo the Wanderer #6.

Published on April 9, 1985. Edited by Archie Goodwin. The comic features the story “Eye of Kabula,” by Sergio Aragonés, with Mark Evanier. Cover illustration by Sergio Aragonés. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Epic (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: August 1985. Cover price: 75¢.

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The Spirit #9.

Published on April 9, 1985. Edited by Denis Kitchen. The comic features stories first published in 1946 in Will Eisner’s The Spirit Sunday-newspaper comic-book insert. The stories include “Distinguished Men Prefer Borschtbelt’s Buttermilk” (08-18-1946), “Smuggler’s Cove” (08-25-1946), “Olga Bustle in ‘Outcast’” (09-01-1946), “The Vortex” (09-08-1946), and “Back to School” (09-15-1946). Cover illustration by Will Eisner. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 44 pages. Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink. Cover/indicia date: April 1985. Cover price: $2.95.

More Mad Marginals!, Sergio Aragonés.

Published on April 11, 1985. The book features material by cartoonist Sergio Aragonés that was originally published in Mad. Cover illustration by Sergio Aragonés. Mass-market paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 196 pages. New York: Warner. Cover/indicia date: April 1985. Cover price: $2.50.

Steve Canyon #9.

Published on April 15, 1985. Edited by Peter Poplaski & Dave Schreiner. The magazine features the material published between October 10, 1949 and February 18, 1950 in Milton Caniff’s Steve Canyon daily-newspaper strip. Introductions by Milton Caniff and Dave Schreiner. Cover illustration by Milton Caniff. Magazine-format. Black-and-white interiors. 68 pages. Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink. Cover/indicia date: February 1985. Cover price: $4.95.

Swamp Thing #39.

Published on April 30, 1985. Edited by Karen Berger. The comic features the story “Fish Story,” by Alan Moore & Stephen R. Bissette, 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: August 1985. Cover price: 75¢.

American Flagg! #24.

Edited by Mike Gold. The comic features the story “Mad Dog & Englishmen!, Part 2,” by Howard Chaykin. . It also includes “Zen and the Art of MotorMater Maintenance” (“Lustbusters,” Part 4), by Alan Moore & Don Lomax. Cover illustration by Howard Chaykin. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Evanston, IL: First. Cover/indicia date: September 1985 (May 1985). 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 #74.

The comic features the story Church & State (Chapter 23): “Acquired Tastes,” by Dave Sim & Gerhard. Cover illustration by Dave Sim. Standard-format comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 28 pages. Kitchener, Ontario, Canada: Aardvark-Vanaheim. Cover/indicia date: May 1985. 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 #12.

Edited by Gary Groth. The magazine includes the Palomar stories “Slug Fest” and “The Reticent Heart,” by Gilbert Hernandez. Cover illustration by Gilbert Hernandez. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 36 pages. Thousand Oaks, CA: Fantagraphics. Cover/indicia date: July 1985 (May 1985). Cover price: $1.95.

Note

The exact publication date is unknown. No copyright registration has been filed.

The Mad Self-Improvement Yearbook, Tom Koch & Bob Clarke.

Published on May 1, 1985. The book features new material by scriptwriter Tom Koch and artist Bob Clarke. Cover illustration by Bob Clarke. Mass-market paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 196 pages. New York: Warner. Cover/indicia date: May 1985. Cover price: $2.50.

Raw, Vol. 1, No. 7.

Published on May 1, 1985. Edited by Art Spiegelman & Françoise Mouly. The stories include Maus: A Survivor’s Tale, “Chapter Six: Mouse Trap,” by Art Spiegelman, and “Jelly Roll Morton’s Voodoo Curse,” by R. (Robert) Crumb. The other contributors include Mark Beyer, Charles Burns, Sue Coe, Scott Gillis, Yosuke Kawamura, Greil Marcus, Javier Mariscal, Francis Masse, Gary Panter, Shigeru Suguira, Joost Swarte, Yoshiharu Tsuge, and Terry Yumura. Cover illustration by Art Spiegelman. Tabloid-magazine format. Color and black-and-white interiors. 100 pages. New York: Raw. Cover/indicia date: 1985. Cover price: $6.00.

Moonshadow #3.

Published on May 7, 1985. Edited by Archie Goodwin. The comic features the story “The Crying of the Wind,” by J. M. DeMatteis & Jon J Muth. Cover illustration by Jon J Muth. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Epic (Marvel): July 1985. Cover price: $1.50.

The New Mutants #31.

Published on May 7, 1985. Edited by Ann Nocenti. The comic features the story “Saturday Night Fight,” by Chris Claremont & Bill Sienkiewicz. Cover illustration by Bill Sienkiewicz. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Marvel: August 1985. Cover price: 65¢.

Note

This is artist Bill Sienkiewicz’s last issue of The New Mutants.

Mad #256.

Published on May 9, 1985. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein, Nick Meglin, and John Ficarra. 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, Mat Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Tom Koch, Don Martin, Harry North, Esq., Paul Peter Porges, Larry Siegel, Lou Silverstone, Mike Snider, Allan Tannebaum, Angelo Torres, Sam Viviano, 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: July 1984. Cover price: $1.25.

Note

This is editor Albert B. Feldstein’s last issue of Mad.

Sergio Aragonés’ Groo the Wanderer #7.

Published on May 14, 1985. Edited by Archie Goodwin. The comic features the stories “The Ivory Graveyard” and “Sage,” both by Sergio Aragonés, with Mark Evanier. Cover illustration by Sergio Aragonés. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Epic (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: September 1985. Cover price: 75¢.

Superman Annual #11.

Published on May 22, 1985. Edited by Julius Schwartz. The comic features the story “For the Man Who Has Everything…,” by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons. Cover illustration by Dave Gibbons. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 52 pages. New York: DC. Cover/indicia date: 1985. Cover price: $1.25.

Swamp Thing #40.

Published on May 22, 1985. Edited by Karen Berger. The comic features the story “The Curse,” by Alan Moore & Stephen R. Bissette, 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: September 1985. Cover price: 75¢.

Next: June to August 1985.