June 1985 - August 1985

American Flagg! #25.

Edited by Mike Gold. The comic features the story “Mad Dog & Englishmen!, Part 3,” by Howard Chaykin. . It also includes “Welcome to the Pleasure Dome” (“Lustbusters,” Part 5), by Alan Moore & Don Lomax. Cover illustration by Howard Chaykin. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Evanston, IL: First. Cover/indicia date: October 1985 (June 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 #75.

The comic features the story Church & State (Chapter 24): “Terrible Analogies,” 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: June 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.

Neat Stuff #2.

Edited by Gary Groth. The magazine features previously unpublished material by cartoonist Peter Bagge. Cover illustration by Peter Bagge. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 36 pages. Thousand Oaks, CA: Fantagraphics. Cover/indicia date: October 1985 (June 1985). Cover price: $1.95.

Note

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

Weirdo #13.

Edited by Peter Bagge. The magazine includes the story “Psychopathia Sexualis,” by R. (Robert) Crumb. The other contributors include Ace Backwords, Peter Bagge, David Coulson, B. N. Duncan, Mary Fleener, John Holmstrom, Arne Hultine, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Carel Moiseiwitsch, Diane Noomin, Raymond Pettibon, Michael Roden, Doug Skinner, Ken Struck, Robert Williams, S. Clay Wilson, and Ray Zone. Cover illustration by R. Crumb. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 44 pages. Berkeley, CA: Last Gasp. Cover/indicia date: Summer 1985 (June 1985?). Cover price: $2.50.

Notes

The exact publication date is unknown. No copyright registration was filed. The June 1985 listing date is extrapolated from the Summer 1985 date given in the indicia.

“Psychopathia Sexualis” is adapted from excerpts by the book by Richard von Krafft-Ebing.

The Spirit #10.

Published on June 4, 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 “The Citizen’s Committee” (09-22-1946), “The Policeman’s Ball” (09-29-1946), “Meet P’Gell” (10-06-1946), “Heart of Rosie Lee” (10-13-1946), and “Artemus Peap” (10-20-1946). Cover illustration by Will Eisner. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 44 pages. Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink. Cover/indicia date: June 1985. Cover price: $2.95.

The Plaid Mad.

Published on June 10, 1985. The book features select material originally published in Mad #187-191,193, and 197-201. The contributors include Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, John Caldwell, Bob Clarke, Jack Davis, Dick DeBartolo, Mort Drucker, Don “Duck” Edwing, Stan Hart, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Bob Jones, Tom Koch, Mort Künstler, Don Martin, Norman Mingo, Paul Peter Porges, Antonio Prohias, Jack Rickard, Larry Siegel, Lou Silverstone, and Angelo Torres. Cover illustration by Bob Clarke. Mass-market paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 196 pages. New York: Warner. Cover/indicia date: June 1985. Cover price: $2.50.

Sergio Aragonés’ Groo the Wanderer #8.

Published on June 11, 1985. Edited by Archie Goodwin. The comic features the story “The Treasure of Kantor,” 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: October 1985. Cover price: 75¢.

American Splendor #10.

Published on June 19, 1985. All stories scripted by Harvey Pekar, except “A Marriage Album,” which was scripted by Harvey Pekar and Joyce Brabner. The contributing artists include Bill Crook, Gary Dumm, Bill Knapp, Val Mayerik, Mitchell Sonoda, and Joe Zabel. Cover illustration by Val Mayerik. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 60 pages. Cleveland Heights, OH: Harvey Pekar. Cover/indicia date: 1985. Cover price: $3.00.

Swamp Thing #41.

Published on June 25, 1985. Edited by Karen Berger. The comic features the story “Southern Change,” by Alan Moore & Stephen R. Bissette, with Alfredo Alcala. Cover illustration by John Totleben. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: DC. Cover/indicia date: October 1985. Cover price: 75¢.

American Flagg! #26.

Edited by Mike Gold. The comic features the story “Mad Dog & Englishmen!, Conclusion,” by Howard Chaykin. It also includes “The People’s Choice” (“Lustbusters,” Part 6), by Alan Moore & Don Lomax. Cover illustration by Howard Chaykin. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Evanston, IL: First. Cover/indicia date: November 1985 (July 1985). Cover price: $1.25.

Notes

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

This is Howard Chaykin’s last issue as story artist on American Flagg!.

Cerebus #76.

The comic features the story Church & State (Chapter 25): “Varying Reasons of Assorted Depths,” 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: July 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 Complete E. C. Segar Popeye, Vol. 3.

Edited by Bill Blackbeard & Rick Marschall. The book features the Sunday episodes originally published between 1934 and 1936 from E. C. Segar’s Thimble Theatre daily-newspaper strip. Foreword by Dik Browne. Introductions by Rick Marschall and Bill Blackbeard. Cover illustration by E. C. Segar. Trade-paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 128 pages. Thousand Oaks, CA: Fantagraphics. Cover/indicia date: July 1985. Cover price: $14.95.

Notes

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

The trade-paperback edition was published simultaneously with a limited-print-run hardcover edition.

Moonshadow #4.

Published on July 2, 1985. Edited by Archie Goodwin. The comic features the story “The Hoofs of Wrath,” 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): September 1985. Cover price: $1.50.

Sergio Aragonés’ Groo the Wanderer #9.

Published on July 9, 1985. Edited by Archie Goodwin. The comic features the story “Pigs and Apples,” 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: November 1985. Cover price: 75¢.

Mad Murders the Movies, Dick DeBartolo & Don Edwing

Published on July 17, 1985. The book features new material by scriptwriter Dick DeBartolo and artist Don “Duck” Edwing. Cover illustration by Don “Duck” Edwing. Mass-market paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 196 pages. New York: Warner. Cover/indicia date: July 1985. Cover price: $2.50.

Swamp Thing #42.

Published on July 23, 1985. Edited by Karen Berger. The comic features the story “Strange Fruit,” by Alan Moore & Stephen R. Bissette, with John Totleben & Ron Randall. Cover illustration by Stephen R. Bissette, with John Totleben. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: DC. Cover/indicia date: November 1985. Cover price: 75¢.

American Flagg! #27.

Edited by Mike Gold. The comic features the story “The Erogenous Zone” (“Lustbusters,” Part 7), by Alan Moore & Don Lomax. Cover illustration by Howard Chaykin. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 28 pages. Evanston, IL: First. Cover/indicia date: December 1985 (August 1985). Cover price: $1.25.

Notes

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.: Lover’s Leap, 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. 132 pages. Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Gold Medal. Cover/indicia date: August 1985. Cover price: $2.25.

Note

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

Cerebus #77.

The comic features the story Church & State (Chapter 26): “Odd Transformations,” 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: August 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 #13.

Edited by Gary Groth. The magazine includes the Locas stories “‘Hi! I’m Roy Cowboy […]’,” “La Toña,” and “Young Locas,” by Jaime Hernandez, and the Palomar stories “Boys will Be Boys” and “An American in Palomar (Part 1),” by Gilbert Hernandez. Cover illustration by Jaime Hernandez. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 44 pages. Agoura, CA: Fantagraphics. Cover/indicia date: September 1985 (August 1985). Cover price: $2.25.

Note

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

Miracleman #1.

Edited by Dez Skinn & Catherine Yronwode. The comic features material originally published in England’s Warrior magazine. The stories are “Book One, Chapter 1: ‘1956’,” by Alan Moore & Alan Davis, with Garry Leach, and “Book One, Chapter 2: ‘…A Dream of Flying’,” “Book One, Chapter 3,” and “Book One, Chapter 4: ‘When Johnny Comes Marching Home’,” all by Alan Moore & Garry Leach. Cover illustration by Alan Davis, with Garry Leach. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Guerneville, CA: Eclipse. Cover/indicia date: August 1985. Cover price: 75¢.

Notes

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

The feature was originally titled Marvelman in its run in Warrior magazine. It was changed to Miracleman to placate trademark-infringement concerns from Marvel Comics.

The Spirit #11.

Published on August 8, 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 “The Haunt” (10-27-1946), “Beagle’s Second Chance” (11-03-1946), “Caramba” (11-10-1946), “Return to Caramba” (11-17-1946), and “Coot Gallus” (11-24-1946). Cover illustration by Will Eisner. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 44 pages. Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink. Cover/indicia date: August 1985. Cover price: $2.95.

A Mad Guide to Parents, Teachers, and Other Enemies, Stan Hart & Jack Davis.

Published on August 12, 1985. The book features new material by scriptwriter Stan Hart & artist Jack Davis. Cover illustration by Jack Davis. Mass-market paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 196 pages. New York: Warner. Cover/indicia date: August 1985. Cover price: $2.50.

Sergio Aragonés’ Groo the Wanderer #10.

Published on August 13, 1985. Edited by Archie Goodwin. The comic features the story “Groo Meets the Hero,” 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: December 1985. Cover price: 75¢.

Steve Canyon #10.

Published on August 21, 1985. Edited by Peter Poplaski & Dave Schreiner. The magazine features the material published between February 19 and June 7, 1950 in Milton Caniff’s Steve Canyon daily-newspaper strip. It also includes the material published between March 5 and April 7, 1934 in Noel Sickles’ Scorchy Smith daily-newspaper strip. Cover illustration by Milton Caniff. Magazine-format. Black-and-white interiors. 68 pages. Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink. Cover/indicia date: May 1985. Cover price: $4.95.

Swamp Thing #43.

Published on August 27, 1985. Edited by Karen Berger. The comic features the story “Windfall,” by Alan Moore & Stan Woch, with Ron Randall. Cover illustration by Stephen R. Bissette, with John Totleben. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: DC. Cover/indicia date: December 1985. Cover price: 75¢.

Next: September to October 1985.