Friday, July 8, 2022

May 1987 - June 1987


Cerebus #98.

The comic features the story Church & State (Chapter 48): “The Trial,” 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 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. 6.

Edited by Rick Marschall. The book features the daily episodes originally published between 1930 and 1931 from E. C. Segar’s Thimble Theatre daily-newspaper strip. Foreword by William DeMille. Introduction by Rick Marschall. Cover illustration by E. C. Segar. Trade-paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 128 pages. Agoura, CA: Fantagraphics. Cover/indicia date: May 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.


Lone Wolf and Cub #1.

Edited by Rick Oliver. The series is an English-language translation of the Japanese-language manga feature Kozure Ōkami (romanized from the Japanese). The comic features the story “The Assassin’s Road (Chapter 9)” and “The Coming of the Cold (Chapter 11),” by Kazuo Koike & Goseki Kojima. English-language translation by John Bruno. David Lewis, and Alex Wald. Introduction by Frank Miller. Cover illustration by Frank Miller & Lynn Varley. Perfect-bound comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 100 pages. Chicago: First. Cover/indicia date: May 1987. Cover price: $1.95.

Notes

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

This English-language edition of the feature omitted the first eight and the tenth episodes of the original Japanese-language version. It began with the ninth episode. It then skipped to the eleventh, possibly because the tenth episode required familiarity with the eighth to be properly understood.


Love and Rockets #21.

Edited by Gary Groth. The magazine includes the the Palomar story “Human Diastrophism, Part One,” by Gilbert Hernandez, and the Locas stories “Jerusalem Crickets (Part 1)” and “The Death of Speedy (Part 1),” by Jaime Hernandez. Cover illustration by Gilbert Hernandez. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 36 pages. Agoura, CA: Fantagraphics. Cover/indicia date: July 1987 (May 1987). Cover price: $2.25.

Note

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


Miracleman #11.

Edited by Cat Yronwode. The comic includes the story “Cronos” (Miracleman, Book Three: Olympus, Chapter 1), by Alan Moore & John Totleben. Cover illustration by John Totleben. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Forestville, CA: Eclipse. Cover/indicia date: May 1987. Cover price: 95¢.

Notes

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


The Shadow #1.
Edited by Mike Carlin. The comic features the story “Shadows and Light, Part 1: Hat Trick,” by Andrew Helfer & Bill Sienkiewicz. Cover illustration by Bill Sienkiewicz. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: DC. Cover/indicia date: August 1987 (May 1987). Cover price: $1.50.

Note
The exact publication date is unknown. No copyright registration was filed. Based on anecdotal recollections and advertising, the comic was published in late April or early May 1986.


Moebius 1: Upon a Star

Published on May 14, 1987. Edited by Archie Goodwin, Margaret Clark, and Steve Buccellato. The book features English-language translations of the French-language stories “The Repairmen,” “Upon a Star,” “Aedena,” and “Celestial Venice,” all by Moebius (Jean Giraud). English-language translations by Jean-Marc Lofficier & Randy Lofficier. Cover illustration by Moebius. Trade-paperback book. Color interiors. 76 pages. New York: Epic (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: 1987). Cover price: $9.95.

Note

This is the first volume in a series collecting the work of the French cartoonist Jean “Moebius” Giraud. The first phase of the series was six volumes.


Sergio Aragonés’ Groo the Wanderer #31.

Published on May 14, 1987. Edited by Dan Chichester. The comic features the story “The Arms Deal,” 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 1987. Cover price: $1.00.


The Hound of the Far Side, Gary Larson.

Published on May 15, 1987. The book collects 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: MO: Andrews and McMeel. Cover/indicia date: 1987. Cover price: $5.95.


The Death of Groo, Sergio Aragonés & Mark Evanier.

Published on May 17, 1987. Edited by Daniel Chichester & Steve Buccellato. The book features the story “The Death of Groo,” by Sergio Aragonés & Mark Evanier. Trade-paperback book. Color interiors. 68 pages. New York: Epic (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: 1987. Cover price: $5.95.


Mai, the Psychic Girl #1.

Edited by Letitia Glozer. The series is an English-language translation of the Japanese-language manga feature Mai (romanized from the Japanese). The comic features the story “Part 1: The Psychic Girl,” by Kazuya Kudo & Ryoichi Ikegami. English-language translation by James D. Hudnall & Satoru Fujii. Cover illustration by Ryoichi Ikegami. Standard-format comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 44 pages. Forestville, CA: Eclipse. Cover/indicia date: May 19, 1987. Cover price: $1.50.
Note

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


Watchmen #11.

Published on May 19, 1987. Edited by Barbara Randall (Kesel). The comic features the story “Look on My Works, Ye Mighty…” (Chapter 11), by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons. Cover illustration by Dave Gibbons. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: DC. Cover/indicia date: August 1987. Cover price: $1.50.


Xenozoic Tales #2.

Published on May 19, 1987. Edited by Dave Schreiner. The comic features the stories "Rogue" and "The Rules of the Game," by Mark Schultz, with Steve Stiles, and "Mammoth Pitfall!," by Mark Schultz. Cover illustration by Mark Schultz. Standard-format comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 36 pages. Cover/indicia date: April 1987. Cover price: $2.00.


The ‘Nam #10.

The on-sale availability date was May 26, 1987. Edited by Larry Hama. The comic features the story “Guerilla Action,” 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: September 1987. Cover price: 75¢.

Note

The official copyright date was May 14, 1986. However, Marvel reported that date for all their May 1987 publications. The May 26 on-sale date is taken from various advertisements, which match the issue being on-sale four weeks after the previous one.


Swamp Thing #64.

Published on May 26, 1987. Edited by Karen Berger. The comic features the story “Return of the Good Gumbo,” by Alan Moore & Stephen R. Bissette, Tom Yeates, and Rick Veitch, with Alfredo Alcala. Cover illustration by John Totleben. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: DC. Cover/indicia date: September 1987. Cover price: $1.00.

Note

This is scriptwriter Alan Moore’s final issue of Swamp Thing.


American Splendor #12.

Published on May 29, 1987. All stories scripted by Harvey Pekar. The contributing artists include Gilbert Clark, R. (Robert) Crumb, Gary Dumm, Drew Friedman, Val Mayerik, Spain Rodriguez, Gerry Shamray, Frank Stack, Ed Wesolowski, and Joe Zabel. Cover illustration by Val Mayerik. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 60 pages. Cleveland Heights, OH: Harvey Pekar. Cover/indicia date: 1987. Cover price: $3.00.


Downtown Doonesbury, G. B. Trudeau.

Published on May 29, 1987. The book features material first published between March 31 and October 4, 1986 in G. (Garry) B. Trudeau’s Doonesbury daily newspaper strip. Cover illustration by G. B. Trudeau. Trade-paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 132 pages. New York: Henry Holt. Cover/indicia date: 1987. Cover price: $5.95.


The Spirit #31.

Published on May 29, 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 “The Last Hand” (05-16-1948), “Assignment: Paris” (05-23-1948), “The Emerald of Rajahpur” (05-30-1948), and “The Guilty Gun” (06-06-1948). 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: May 1987. Cover price: $2.00.


Cerebus #99.

The comic features the story Church & State (Chapter 49): “Accurately Inexplicable,” 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 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.


Church & State, Vol. 1, Dave Sim.

The book collects the story material originally published in Cerebus #51-80. Cover illustration by Dave Sim & Gerhard. Trade-paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 596 pages. Kitchener, Ontario, Canada: Aardvark-Vanaheim. Cover/indicia date: June 1987. Cover price: $30.00.

Notes

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

This is the third book in the “phone book” graphic-novel series of Cerebus collections, although it was the second to be published. It is the first volume of the two books collecting the “Church & State” storyline.

The first printing of the book was sold exclusively through mail-order. Subsequent printings were distributed to the comics-store market.


Jim #1.

Edited by Gary Groth. The magazine includes the stories "Two Children Inadvertently Kill an Agent of the Devil Through an Excess of Youthful High Spirit," "Seafood Platter from Hell," "Like Something," and "Big Red," all by Jim Woodring. Cover illustration by Jim Woodring. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 36 pages. Agoura, CA: Fantagraphics. Cover/indicia date: September 1987 (June 1987). Cover price: $2.25.

Note

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


Lone Wolf and Cub #2.

Edited by Rick Oliver. The series is an English-language translation of the Japanese-language manga feature Kozure Ōkami (romanized from the Japanese). The comic features the story “Pitiful Osue (Chapter 12),” by Kazuo Koike & Goseki Kojima. English-language translation by Christine Miyuki Martine & Alex Wald. Introduction by Frank Miller. Cover illustration by Frank Miller & Lynn Varley. Perfect-bound comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 68 pages. Chicago: First. Cover/indicia date: June 1987. Cover price: $1.95.

Note

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


Love and Rockets #22.

Edited by Gary Groth. The magazine includes the Locas stories “Jerusalem Crickets (Part 2)” and “The Death of Speedy (Part Two),” by Jaime Hernandez, and the Palomar story “Human Diastrophism, Part 2,” by Gilbert Hernandez. Cover illustration by Jaime Hernandez. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 36 pages. Agoura, CA: Fantagraphics. Cover/indicia date: August 1987 (June 1987). Cover price: $2.25.

Note

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


Prince Valiant, Vol. 31: A Joust for Aleta, Hal Foster.

Edited by Helle Nielsen. The book features the episodes published between June 2, 1963 and April 12, 1964 from Hal Foster’s Prince Valiant Sunday-newspaper strip. Cover illustration by Hal Foster. Trade-paperback book. Color interiors. 52 pages. Agoura, CA: Fantagraphics. Cover/indicia date: Summer 1987 (June 1987?). Cover price: $9.95

Note

The exact publication date is unknown. No copyright registration was filed. The June 1987 listing date is extrapolated from the Summer 1987 date given in the indicia.


The Shadow #2.

Edited by Mike Carlin. The comic features the story “Shadows and Light, Part 2: The Cool Kill,” by Andrew Helfer & Bill Sienkiewicz. Cover illustration by Bill Sienkiewicz. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: DC. Cover/indicia date: September 1987 (June 1987). Cover price: $1.50.

Note

The exact publication date is unknown. No copyright registration was filed. Based on anecdotal recollections and advertising, the comic was published in late May or early June 1986.


Terry and the Pirates, No. 6: Klang the Warlord, Milton Caniff.

The book features the material first published between November 15, 1937 and April 21, 1938 during Milton Caniff's run on the Terry and the Pirates daily-newspaper strip. Cover illustration by Milton Caniff. Trade-paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 68 pages. New York: NBM. Cover/indicia date: 1987 (June 1987). Cover price: $6.95.

Note

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


Yummy Fur #5.

The comic features the Ed the Happy Clown story “The Disease,” and an adaptation of The Gospel According to Mark 1:40-3:12, both 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: June 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 Duds.

Published on June 1, 1987. The book features select material originally published in Mad #210-217. The contributors include Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Jack Davis, Dick DeBartolo, Mort Drucker, Don “Duck” Edwing, Stan Hart, Al Jaffee, Tom Koch, Don Martin, Norman Mingo, Harry North, Esq., Antonio Prohias, and Angelo Torres. Cover illustration by Norman Mingo. Mass-market paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 196 pages. New York: Warner. Cover/indicia date: June 1987. Cover price: $2.95.


Mai, the Psychic Girl #2.

Edited by Letitia Glozer. The series is an English-language translation of the Japanese-language manga feature Mai (romanized from the Japanese). The comic features the story “Part 2: Under the Cherry Blossoms of Spring,” by Kazuya Kudo & Ryoichi Ikegami. English-language translation by James D. Hudnall & Satoru Fujii. Cover illustration by Ryoichi Ikegami. Standard-format comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 36 pages. Forestville, CA: Eclipse. Cover/indicia date: June 9, 1987. Cover price: $1.50.
Note

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


The ‘Nam, Vol. 1, Doug Murray & Michael Golden.

Published on June 11, 1987. Edited by Larry Hama. The book collects The ‘Nam #1-4. Introduction by Doug Murray. Cover illustration by Michael Golden. Trade-paperback book. Color interiors. 100 pages. New York: Marvel. Cover/indicia date: 1987. Cover price: $6.95.


Sergio Aragonés’ Groo the Wanderer #32.

Published on June 11, 1987. Edited by Archie Goodwin. The comic features the story “The Bankers of Avara,” 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 1987. Cover price: $1.00.


Mai, the Psychic Girl #3.

Edited by Letitia Glozer. The series is an English-language translation of the Japanese-language manga feature Mai (romanized from the Japanese). The comic features the stories “Part 3: The Sacred Land” and “Part 4: The Monster,” by Kazuya Kudo & Ryoichi Ikegami. English-language translation by James D. Hudnall & Satoru Fujii. Cover illustration by Ryoichi Ikegami. Standard-format comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 44 pages. Forestville, CA: Eclipse. Cover/indicia date: June 23, 1987. Cover price: $1.50.
Note

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


The ‘Nam #11.

The on-sale availability date was June 23, 1987. Edited by Larry Hama. The comic features the story “‘Tis the Season,” 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: October 1987. Cover price: 75¢.

Note

The official copyright date was June 11, 1987. However, Marvel reported that date for all their June 1987 publications. The June 23 on-sale date is taken from various advertisements, which match the issue being on-sale four weeks after the previous one.


The Spirit #32.

Published on June 30, 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 “Cheap Is Cheap” (06-13-1948), “Murder, …Bloodless Type” (06-20-1948), “The Spirit Takes a Vacation” (06-27-1948), and “Cromlech Was a Nature Boy!” (07-04-1948). 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: June 1987. Cover price: $2.00.

Next: July to August 1987.

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