January 1987 - February 1987

Bravo for Adventure #1.

The magazine features the Bravo for Adventure stories by Alex Toth that were originally published in the U. S. magazine The Rook and the French magazine Spécial U. S. A. Cover illustration by Alex Toth. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 76 pages. Toronto: Dragon Lady. Cover/indicia date: January 1987. Cover price: $5.95.

Note

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

Cerebus #94.

The comic features the story Church & State (Chapter 44): “So,” 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: January 1987. 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. 5, E. C. Segar.

Edited by Rick Marschall. The book features the daily episodes originally published between 1928 and 1929 from E. C. Segar’s Thimble Theatre daily-newspaper strip. Foreword by Bobby London. Introductions by Rick Marschall and Bill Blackbeard. Cover illustration by E. C. Segar. Trade-paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 128 pages. Agoura, CA: Fantagraphics. Cover/indicia date: January 1987. 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.

Yummy Fur #2.

The comic features material originally published in the Yummy Fur mini-comics by Chester Brown. Cover illustration by Chester Brown. Standard-format comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 28 pages. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Vortex. Cover/indicia date: January 1987. Cover price: $1.75.

Note

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

Mad Pantomimes, Sergio Aragonés.

Published on January 5, 1987. 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 1987. Cover price: $2.95.

Sergio Aragonés’ Groo the Wanderer #27.

Published on January 13, 1987. Edited by Jo Duffy. The comic features the story “Arba and Dacarba,” 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: May 1987. Cover price: $1.00.

Watchmen #9.

Published on January 13, 1987. Edited by Barbara Randall (Kesel). The comic features the story “The Darkness of Mere Being” (Chapter 9), by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons. Cover illustration by Dave Gibbons. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: DC. Cover/indicia date: May 1987. Cover price: $1.50.

Batman #407.

Published on January 20, 1987. Edited by Denny O’Neil. The comic book features the story “Friend in Need” (Batman: Year One, Chapter Four), by Frank Miller & David Mazzucchelli. Cover illustration by David Mazzucchelli. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: DC Comics. Cover/indicia date: May 1987. Cover price: 75¢.

Notes

Despite being distributed to newsstands and printed in the standard newsprint format, the issue was not submitted to the Comics Code Authority.

This issue concludes the serialization of Batman: Year One. It will be collected in a graphic-novel edition in 1988.

Elektra: Assassin #8.

Published on January 20, 1987. Edited by Jo Duffy. The comic features the story “Hail to the Chief” (Chapter 8), by Frank Miller & Bill Sienkiewicz. Cover illustration by Bill Sienkiewicz. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Epic (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: March 1987. Cover price: $1.75.

Note

This issue concludes the series. A graphic-novel edition collecting the series will be published in 1988.

The ‘Nam #6.

Published on January 20, 1987. Edited by Larry Hama. The comic features the story “Monsoon,” by Doug Murray & Michael Golden, with John Beatty. Cover illustration by Michael Golden. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Marvel. Cover/indicia date: May 1987. Cover price: 75¢.

The Spirit #27.

Published on January 22, 1987. Edited by Denis Kitchen. The comic features stories first published in 1948 in Will Eisner’s The Spirit Sunday-newspaper comic-book insert. The stories include “Montabaldo” (01-25-1948), “El Spirito” (02-01-1948), “Blackmail” (02-08-1948), and “Tragedy of Merry Andrew” (02-15-1948). Introduction by Dave Schreiner. Cover illustration by Will Eisner. Standard-format comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 36 pages. Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink. Cover/indicia date: January 1987. Cover price: $2.00.

Swamp Thing #60.

Published on January 27, 1987. Edited by Karen Berger. The comic features the story “Loving the Alien,” by Alan Moore & John Totleben. Cover illustration by John Totleben. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: DC. Cover/indicia date: May 1987. Cover price: 75¢.

Cerebus #95.

The comic features the story Church & State (Chapter 45): “Odd Transformations 4,” 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: February 1987. 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 #20.

Edited by Gary Groth. The magazine includes the Locas story “The Return of Ray D.,” by Jaime Hernandez, and the Palomar story “For the Love of Carmen,” by Gilbert Hernandez. Cover illustration by Gilbert Hernandez & Jaime Hernandez. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 36 pages. Agoura, CA: Fantagraphics. Cover/indicia date: April 1987 (February 1987). Cover price: $2.25.

Note

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

Yummy Fur #3.

The comic features material originally published in the Yummy Fur mini-comics by Chester Brown. This includes the Ed the Happy Clown stories “Crime and Punishment,” “The Man Who Couldn’t Stop,” “Confinement,” and “Adventures in Science.” Cover illustration by Chester Brown. Standard-format comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 28 pages. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Vortex. Cover/indicia date: February 1987. Cover price: $1.75.

Note

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

The Wet and Wisdom of Mad.

Published on February 2, 1987. The book features selections first published in Mad #202, 203, 208, and 209. The contributors include Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jr., Dick DeBartolo, Mort Drucker, Don “Duck” Edwing, Kelly Freas, Frank Jacobs, Bob Jones, Tom Koch, Don Martin, Paul Peter Porges, Antonio Prohias, Jack Rickard, Larry Siegel, Lou Silverstone, Dennis Snee, Angelo Torres, and George Woodbridge. Cover illustration by Kelly Freas. Mass-market paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 196 pages. New York: Warner. Cover/indicia date: February 1987. Cover price: $2.95.

Garfield: Food for Thought, Jim Davis.

Published on February 10, 1987. 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: March 1987. Cover price: $5.95.

Sergio Aragonés’ Groo the Wanderer #28.

Published on February 10, 1987. Edited by Dan Chichester. The comic features the story “The Gourmet Kings,” 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: June 1987. Cover price: $1.00.

The ‘Nam #7.

Published on February 17, 1987. Edited by Larry Hama. The comic features the story “Good Old Days,” by Doug Murray & Wayne Van Sant, with Michael Golden and Bob McLeod. Cover illustration by Michael Golden. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Marvel. Cover/indicia date: June 1987. Cover price: 75¢.

Swamp Thing #61.

Published on February 24, 1987. Edited by Karen Berger. The comic features the story “All Flesh Is Grass,” by Alan Moore & Rick Veitch, with Alfredo Alcala. Cover illustration by Stephen R. Bissette. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: DC. Cover/indicia date: June 1987. Cover price: $1.00.

Next: March to April 1987.