November 1987 - December 1987

Blackhawk #1.

Edited by Mike Gold. The comic features the story “Blood & Iron,” by Howard Chaykin. Cover illustration by Howard Chaykin. Perfect-bound comic book. Color interiors. 52 pages. New York: DC. Cover/indicia date: 1988 (November 1987). Cover price: $2.95.

Notes

The publication date reported in the copyright registration is December 15, 1987. This is erroneous. Anecdotal recollections and advertising place the on-sale date as sometime in November.

This is the first issue in a three-issue “prestige format” series.

Cerebus #104.

The comic features the story Church & State (Chapter 54): “This Flame, This Carrot, aka Earnest Nonsense,” by Dave Sim, Bob Burden, and Gerhard. Cover illustration by Dave Sim & Bob Burden. Standard-format comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 28 pages. Kitchener, Ontario, Canada: Aardvark-Vanaheim. Cover/indicia date: November 1987. Cover price: $1.70.

Notes

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

The issue’s story is an interlude crossover piece co-starring Bob Burden’s absurdist hero the Flaming Carrot. Burden draws the character throughout.

Lone Wolf and Cub #7.

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 “Maiden, Harlot (Chapter 18),” by Kazuo Koike & Goseki Kojima. English-language translation by David Lewis, Christine Miyuki Martine, and 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: November 1987. Cover price: $1.95.

Note

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

Love and Rockets #24.

Edited by Gary Groth. The magazine includes the Locas stories “The Night Ape Sex Came Home to Play,” “Jerry Slum and the Crickettes,” and “Amess of Skin…,” all by Jaime Hernandez, and the Palomar story “Human Diastrophism, Part Four,” by Gilbert Hernandez. Cover illustration by Jaime Hernandez. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 36 pages. Westlake Village, CA: Fantagraphics. Cover/indicia date: December 1987 (November 1987). Cover price: $2.25.

Note

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

Miracleman #13.

Edited by Letitia Glozer. The comic includes the story “Hermes” (Miracleman, Book Three: Olympus, Chapter 3), by Alan Moore & John Totleben. Cover illustration by John Totleben. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Forestville, CA: Eclipse. Cover/indicia date: November 1987. Cover price: $1.75.

Notes

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

Saga of the Swamp Thing, Alan Moore, Stephen Bissette, and John Totleben.

Edited by Barry Marx. The book collects the story material from Saga of the Swamp Thing #21-27. Foreword by Ramsey Campbell. Introduction by Alan Moore. Cover illustration by Stephen R. Bissette & John Totleben. Trade-paperback book. Color interiors. 180 pages. New York: Warner Cover/indicia date: November 1987. Cover price: $10.95.

Notes

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

This is the Warner Books edition of the book, and was marketed to bookstores. A DC Comics edition was distributed to comics stores. The DC edition, according to its copyright registration, was published on July 13. DC Comics took over bookstore distribution of the title in the 1990s.

The cover for the Warner edition uses the cover illustration for Saga of the Swamp Thing #34. The cover of the DC edition features a new illustration by John Totleben.

Watchmen, Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons.

Edited by Barry Marx. The book collects Watchmen #1-12. Cover illustration by Dave Gibbons. Trade-paperback book. Color interiors. 420 pages. New York: Warner. Cover/indicia date: November 1987. Cover price: $14.95.

Notes

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

This is the Warner Books edition of the book, and was marketed to bookstores. A DC Comics edition was distributed to comics stores. No copyright registration was filed for the DC edition, but according to anecdotal recollections and advertising, it was published in September. DC Comics took over bookstore distribution of the title in the 1990s.

Both editions feature new cover illustrations by Dave Gibbons. The cover of the original DC edition features a purple-hued shattered-window image.

Watchmen is reputed to be the most commercially successful English-language graphic novel, with over 4 million copies in print.

In 2005, Time magazine included Watchmen in its list of the 100 best English-language novels published between 1922 and 2005. It was the only comics work featured on the list. Click here.

Yummy Fur #8.

The comic features the Ed the Happy Clown story “Lost Beneath the Sewers, Part Two,” and an adaptation of The Gospel According to Mark 6:6-7:23, 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: 1987 (November 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 Far Side Observer, Gary Larson.

Published on November 2, 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.

Once Again Mad’s Al Jaffee Spews Out Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions.

Published on November 2, 1987. 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: November 1987. Cover price: $2.95.

Mai, the Psychic Girl #12.

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 21: Tenderness…” and “Part 22: Psychic Power Reaction, Zero,” 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: November 10, 1987. Cover price: $1.50.

Note

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

Sergio Aragonés’ Groo the Wanderer #37.

Published on November 10, 1987. Edited by Archie Goodwin. The comic features the story “The Village of Miggledy,” 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: March 1988. Cover price: $1.00.

Hellblazer #3.

Published on November 17, 1987. Edited by Karen Berger. The comic features the story “Going for It,” by Jamie Delano & John Ridgway. Cover illustration by Dave McKean. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: DC. Cover/indicia date: March 1988. Cover price: $1.25.

Xenozoic Tales #4.

Published on November 17, 1987. Edited by Dave Schreiner. The comic includes the stories "History Lesson," by Mark Schultz, and "Postal Service," by Mark Schultz & Steve Stiles. Cover illustration by Mark Schultz. Standard-format comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 36 pages. Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink. Cover/indicia date: November 1987. Cover price: $2.00.

Mai, the Psychic Girl #13.

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 23: Another Psychic Girl” and “Part 24: Garten and Mai,” 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: November 24, 1987. Cover price: $1.50.

Note

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

Marvel Masterworks, Vol. 1: The Amazing Spider-Man, Stan Lee & Steve Ditko.

Published on November 24, 1987. Edited by Bob Budiansky. The book collects Amazing Fantasy #15 and The Amazing Spider-Man #1-10. Introduction by Stan Lee. Cover illustration by Jack Kirby, with Steve Ditko. Hardcover book. Color interiors. 264 pages. New York: Marvel. Cover/indicia date: 1987. Cover price: $29.95.

Moebius 4: The Long Tomorrow & Other Science-Fiction Stories

Published on November 24, 1987. Edited by Jean-Marc Lofficier, Randy Lofficier, Margaret Clark, and Steve Buccellato. The book features English-language translations of the French-language stories “The Long Tomorrow,” by Dan O’Bannon & Moebius (Jean Giraud), and “It's a Small Universe,” “There Is a Prince Charming on Phenixon,” “Blackbeard and the Pirate Brain,” and “Is Man Good?,” 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 (November 1987). Cover price: $9.95.

Steve Canyon #19.

Published on November 24, 1987. Edited by Peter Poplaski & Dave Schreiner. The magazine features the material published between May 15, 1953 and April 30, 1954 in Milton Caniff’s Steve Canyon daily-newspaper strip. Cover illustration by Milton Caniff. Magazine-format. Black-and-white interiors. 148 pages. Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink. Cover/indicia date: December 1987. Cover price: $7.95.

Note

The magazine was published simultaneously with a limited-print-run hardcover book edition.

The cover illustration was commissioned by Time magazine in 1947. It was the basis for January 13, 1947 cover art by Boris Chaliapin.

The Spirit #37.

Published on November 30, 1987. Edited by Dave Schreiner. The comic features stories first published in 1948 in Will Eisner’s The Spirit Sunday-newspaper comic-book insert. The stories include “Halloween” (10-31-1948), “Plaster of Paris” (11-07-1948), “The Chapparell Lode” (11-14-1948), and “Quirte” (11-21-1948). 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: November 1987. Cover price: $2.00.

Cerebus #105.

The comic features the story Church & State (Chapter 55): “Ascension’s End: Couple Capable,” by Dave Sim & Gerhard. Cover illustration by Gerhard. Standard-format comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 28 pages. Kitchener, Ontario, Canada: Aardvark-Vanaheim. Cover/indicia date: December 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 Fun House, Lynda Barry.

The book features material originally published in Lynda Barry’s Ernie Pook’s Comeek weekly-newspaper strip. Cover illustration by Lynda Barry. Trade-paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 132 pages. New York: Harper & Row. Cover/indicia date: December 1987. Cover price: $6.95.

Note

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

Lone Wolf and Cub #8.

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 “Dead End (Chapter 19),” by Kazuo Koike & Goseki Kojima. English-language translation by David Lewis, Christine Miyuki Martine, and 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: December 1987. Cover price: $2.50.

Note

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

Mage: The Hero Discovered, Vol. 2, Matt Wagner.

Edited by Kay Reynolds. The book collects the story material in Mage #6-11, published by Comico in 1985 and 1986. Introduction by Diana Schutz. Cover illustration by Matt Wagner. Trade-paperback book. Color interiors. 148 pages. Brookfield, MO: Starblaze (Donning). Cover/indicia date: 1987 (December 1987). Cover price: $12.95.

Note

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

Marvel Masterworks, Vol. 2: Fantastic Four, Stan Lee & Jack Kirby.

Edited by Bob Budiansky. The book collects Fantastic Four #1-10. Introduction by Stan Lee. Cover illustration by Jack Kirby, with Marvin Stein. Hardcover book. Color interiors. 264 pages. New York: Marvel. Cover/indicia date: 1987 (December 1987). Cover price: $29.95.

Note

The publication date given in the copyright registration appears to be erroneous. The date is December 8, 1987, but the publication date on the copyright registration for the third Marvel Masterworks volume is December 1.

Neat Stuff #9.

Edited by Gary Groth. The comic features The Bradleys story "Hippy House," by Peter Bagge. Cover illustration by Peter Bagge. Magazine-format. Black-and-white interiors. 36 pages. Westlake Village, CA: Fantagraphics. Cover/indicia date: April 1988 (December 1987). Cover price: $2.25.

Note

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

The Fish Police, Steve Moncuse.

Published on December 1, 1987. Edited by Diana Schutz. The book collects the first four issues of The Fish Police, originally published by Fishwrap Productions in 1985 and 1986. Introduction by Harlan Ellison. Cover illustration by Steve Moncuse. Trade-paperback book. Color interiors. 100 pages. New York: Warner. Cover/indicia date: December 1987. Cover price: $8.95.

The Return of Mister X, Gilbert Hernandez, Mario Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez, and Dean Motter.

Published on December 1, 1987. The book collects the first four issues of Mister X, published by Vortex Comics in 1984 and 1985. Introduction by Mark Askwith. Cover illustration by Paul Rivoche. Trade-paperback book. Color interiors. 108 pages. New York: Warner. Cover/indicia date: December 1987. Cover price: $8.95.

Mai, the Psychic Girl #14.

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 25: Hope” and “Part 26: Garten’s Arrival,” 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: December 8, 1987. Cover price: $1.50.

Note

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

Sergio Aragonés’ Groo the Wanderer #38.

Published on December 8, 1987. Edited by Archie Goodwin. The comic features the story “Mealtime,” 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: April 1988. Cover price: $1.00.

Hellblazer #4.

Published on December 15, 1987. Edited by Karen Berger. The comic features the story “Waiting for the Man,” by Jamie Delano & John Ridgway. Cover illustration by Dave McKean. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: DC. Cover/indicia date: April 1988. Cover price: $1.25.

Blackhawk #2.

Published on December 22, 1987. Edited by Mike Gold. The comic features the story “Red Snow,” by Howard Chaykin. Cover illustration by Howard Chaykin. Perfect-bound comic book. Color interiors. 52 pages. New York: DC. Cover/indicia date: 1988 (December 1987). Cover price: $2.95.

Mai, the Psychic Girl #15.

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 27: Prelude to the Confrontation” and “Part 28: The Encounter,” 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: December 22, 1987. Cover price: $1.50.

Note

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

The Spirit #38.

Published on December 30, 1987. Edited by Dave Schreiner. The comic features stories first published in 1948 in Will Eisner’s The Spirit Sunday-newspaper comic-book insert. The stories include “The Amulet of Osiris” (11-28-1948), “The Coin” (12-05-1948), “Two Lives” (12-12-1948), and “Christmas Spirit of 1948” (12-19-1948). 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: December 1987. Cover price: $2.00.

The Complete Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy, Vol. 1, Roy Crane.

Edited by Bill Blackbeard. The book features material originally published between 1924 and 1925 in Roy Crane’s Wash Tubbs daily newspaper strip. Introduction by Bill Blackbeard. Cover illustration by Roy Crane. Trade-paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 200 pages. New York: NBM. Cover/indicia date: 1987. Cover price: $16.95.

Note

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

Corto Maltese, Vol. 4: A Mid-Winter Morning’s Dream, Hugo Pratt.

Edited by Terry Nantier. The book is an English-language translation of the 1972 French-language comics album Les Celtiques by Hugo Pratt. English translation by Terry Nantier. Trade-paperback book. Cover illustration by Hugo Pratt. Black-and-white interiors. 116 pages. New York: NBM. Cover/indicia date: 1987. Cover price: $8.95.

Note

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

Corto Maltese, Vol. 5: In Africa, Hugo Pratt.

Edited by Terry Nantier. The book is an English-language translation of the 1973 French-language comics album Les Éthiopiques by Hugo Pratt. English translation by Terry Nantier. Cover illustration by Hugo Pratt. Trade-paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 100 pages. New York: NBM. Cover/indicia date: 1987. Cover price: $8.95.

Note

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

Frank Frazetta's Untamed Love #1.

Edited by Gary Groth. The comic features four romance-genre stories illustrated by Frank Frazetta. They were originally published in Personal Love between 1954 and 1955. The stories are "Too Late for Love," "The Wrong Road," "Empty Heart," and "Untamed Love." Cover illustration by Frank Frazetta. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Westlake Village, CA: Fantagraphics. Cover/indicia date: 1987. Cover price: $2.00.

Notes

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

The cover illustration is a panel from the story "Empty Heart."

Next: January to February 1988.