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March 1988 - April 1988


Camelot 3000, Mike W. Barr & Brian Bolland.

Edited by Richard Bruning. The book collects Camelot 3000, a 12-issue limited series published by DC Comics between 1982 and 1984. Introduction by Don Thompson & Maggie Thompson. Preface by Mike W. Barr. Cover illustration by Brian Bolland. Trade-paperback book. Color interiors. 314 pages. New York: Warner. Cover/indicia date: March 1988. Cover price: $12.95.

Notes

This is the Warner Books edition of the title, which was distributed to bookstores. A DC Comics edition, published on January 5, was distributed exclusively to comics stores. The cover illustration for the Warner edition originally appeared on the cover of Camelot 3000 #11. The cover for the DC edition uses the one that first appeared on Camelot 3000 #6.

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


Cerebus #108.

The comic features the story Church & State (Chapter 58): “Extrusion Intrusion,” 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: March 1988. Cover price: $2.00.

Notes

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


Lone Wolf and Cub #11.

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 “Parting Frost (Chapter 22),” by Kazuo Koike & Goseki Kojima. English-language translation by David Lewis & Alex Wald. Introduction by Frank Miller. Cover illustration by Frank Miller, with Lynn Varley. Perfect-bound comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 68 pages. Chicago: First. Cover/indicia date: March 1988. Cover price: $2.50.

Note

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


Sinner #2.

Edited by Kim Thompson. The comic features the Alack Sinner story “The Webster Case,” by José Muñoz & Carlos Sampayo. English-language translation by Deborah Bonner. Afterword by Kim Thompson. Cover illustration by José Muñoz. Magazine-format. Black-and-white interiors. 36 pages. Westlake Village, CA: Fantagraphics. Cover/indicia date: March 1988. Cover price: $2.95.

Notes

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

“The Webster Case” was originally published in Italian as “Il caso Webster.” The story appeared in Alterlinus, Vol. 2, No. 1, cover dated January 1975. It was the first published story to feature the Alack Sinner character.

The cover illustration is a panel from the interior story.


Weirdo #22.

Edited by Aline Kominsky-Crumb. The magazine includes the story “Memories Are Made of This,” by R. (Robert) Crumb. The other contributors include Lindsay Arnold, Kim Deitch, Justin Green, Audrey Johnson, Ted Jouflas, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Krystine Kryttre, Carel Moiseiwitsch, Dori Seda, Roy Tompkins, and Carol Tyler. Cover illustration by R. Crumb. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. San Francisco, CA: Last Gasp. Cover/indicia date: Spring 1988 (March 1988?). Cover price: $2.95.

Note

The exact publication date is unknown. No copyright registration was filed. The March 1988 listing date is extrapolated from the Spring 1988 date given in the indicia.


Yummy Fur #9.

The comic features the Ed the Happy Clown story “Returning to the Way Things Are,” and an adaptation of The Gospel According to Mark 7:24-8:21, both by Chester Brown. Cover illustration by Chester Brown (see Notes). Standard-format comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 28 pages. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Vortex. Cover/indicia date: March 1988. Cover price: $1.75.

Notes

The cover illustration is a collage of panels from “Returning to the Way Things Are,”

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


Hard-Boiled Defective Stories, Charles Burns.

Published on March 8, 1988. Edited by Art Spiegelman & Françoise Mouly. The book features material originally published in Heavy Metal. Cover illustration by Charles Burns. Trade-paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 100 pages. New York: Pantheon / Raw. Cover/indicia date: 1988. Cover price: $8.95.


Mai, the Psychic Girl #20.

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 37: Target: Suichi” and “Part 38: To the Skies,” by Kazuya Kudo & Ryoichi Ikegami. 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: March 8, 1988. Cover price: $1.50.

Note

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


Moebius 6: Pharagonesia & Other Strange Stories

Published on March 8, 1988. Edited by Jean-Marc Lofficier, Randy Lofficier, Margaret Clark, and Steve Buccellato. The book features English-language translations of the French-language stories “Shore Leave on Pharagonesia,” “Absoluten Calfeutrail,” “The Hunt for the Vacationing Frenchman,” “White Nightmare,” “The Apple Pie,” and “Rock City,” all by Moebius (Jean Giraud). The stories were originally published in Métal Hurlant, L’Écho des savanes, and other publications. 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: 1988. Cover price: $9.95.


Sergio Aragonés’ Groo the Wanderer #41.

Published on March 8, 1988. Edited by Archie Goodwin. The comic features the story “Granny Groo,” 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 1988. Cover price: $1.00.


Kings in Disguise #1

Published on March 21, 1988. Edited by Dave Schreiner. The comic features the first chapter of the six-issue limited series (and later graphic novel) Kings in Disguise, by scriptwriter James Vance and illustrator Dan Burr. Cover illustration by Steve Rude. Standard-format comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 36 pages. Princeton, WI. Cover/indicia date: March 1988. Cover price: $2.00.


The Spirit #41.

Published on March 21, 1988. Edited by Dave Schreiner. The comic features stories first published in 1949 in Will Eisner’s The Spirit Sunday-newspaper comic-book insert. The stories include “The Valentine” (02-20-1949), “The Deadly Comic Book” (02-27-1949), “Glob” (03-06-1949), and “Death, Taxes and… the Spirit” (03-13-1949). 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: March 1988. Cover price: $2.00.


Xenozoic Tales #5.

Published on March 21, 1988. Edited by Dave Schreiner. The comic features the stories "Excursion," by Mark Schultz, and "Dog's Life," 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: March 1988. Cover price: $2.00.


Hellblazer #7.

Published on March 22, 1988. Edited by Karen Berger. The comic features the story “Ghosts in the Machine,” by Jamie Delano & John Ridgway, with Brett Ewins and Jim McCarthy. Cover illustration by Dave McKean. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: DC. Cover/indicia date: July 1988. Cover price: $1.25.


Mai, the Psychic Girl #21.

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 39: Two Aflight” and “Part 40: Garten’s Fierce Attack,” by Kazuya Kudo & Ryoichi Ikegami. 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/Viz. Cover/indicia date: March 22, 1988. Cover price: $1.50.

Note

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


Batman: The Killing Joke, Alan Moore, Brian Bolland, and John Higgins.

Published on March 29, 1988. Edited by Denny O’Neil. Cover illustration by Brian Bolland. Perfect-bound comic book. Color interiors. 52 pages. New York: DC. Cover/indicia date: 1988. Cover price: $3.50.


Steve Canyon #20.

Published on March 30, 1988. Edited by Peter Poplaski & Dave Schreiner. The magazine features the material published between May 1 and November 8, 1954 in Milton Caniff’s Steve Canyon daily-newspaper strip. Cover illustration by Milton Caniff. Magazine-format. Black-and-white interiors. 84 pages. Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink. Cover/indicia date: March 1988. Cover price: $5.95.


Cerebus #109.

The comic features the story Church & State (Chapter 59): “Abhoring Vacuums,” 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: April 1988. Cover price: $2.00.

Note

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


The Complete Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy, Vol. 3, Roy Crane.

Edited by Bill Blackbeard. The book features material originally published between 1927 and 1928 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: April 1988. Cover price: $16.95.

Note

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


Corto Maltese, Vol. 6: The Early Years, Hugo Pratt.

Edited by Terry Nantier. The book is an English-language translation of the 1981 French-language comics album La Jeunesse 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: April 1988. Cover price: $8.95.

Note

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


Daydreams & Nightmares: The Fantastic Visions of Winsor McCay.

Edited by Richard (Rick) Marschall. The book collects non-Little Nemo material by the early-20th-century newspaper cartoonist Winsor McCay. Introduction by Richard Marschall. Cover illustration by Winsor McCay. Trade-paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 184 pages. Westlake Village, CA: Fantagraphics. Cover/indicia date: April 1988. Cover price: $19.95.

Note

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


Feiffer: The Collected Works, Vol. 1: Clifford, Jules Feiffer.

Edited by Robert Fiore. The book collects the “Clifford” strips published b etween 1949 and 1950 in Will Eisner’s The Spirit Sunday-newspaper comic-book insert. Foreword by Pete Hamill. Preface by Robert Fiore. Cover illustration by Jules Feiffer. Trade-paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 100 pages. Westlake Village, CA: Fantagraphics. Cover/indicia date: April 1988. Cover price: $10.95.

Note

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


Little Orphan Annie, Vol. 2: 1932, Harold Gray.

Edited by Rick Marschall. The book features material originally published in 1932 in Harold Gray’s Little Orphan Annie daily-newspaper strip. Introduction by Rick Marschall. Cover illustration by Harold Gray. Trade-paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 164 pages. Westlake Village, CA: Fantagraphics. Cover/indicia date: April 1988. Cover price: $14.95.

Note

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


Lone Wolf and Cub #12.

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 “Executioner’s Hill (Chapter 25),” by Kazuo Koike & Goseki Kojima. Translation by David Lewis & Alex Wald. Introduction by Frank Miller. Cover illustration by Frank Miller, with Lynn Varley. Perfect-bound comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 68 pages. Chicago: First. Cover/indicia date: April 1988. Cover price: $2.50.

Notes

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

This series skipped Chapter 23 of the original Japanese publication. Chapter 24 was printed in issue #15.


Love and Rockets #26.

Edited by Gary Groth. The magazine includes the Locas story “In the Valley of the Polar Bears,” by Jaime Hernandez, and the Palomar story “Human Diastrophism, Part Six,” by Gilbert Hernandez. Front cover illustration by Jaime Hernandez. Back cover illustration by Gilbert Hernandez. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 44 pages. Westlake Village, CA: Fantagraphics. Cover/indicia date: June 1988 (April 1988; see Notes). Cover price: $2.25.

Notes

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

The indicia states the first printing was April 1988, although the cover date was June.


Miracleman #14.

Edited by Letitia Glozer. The comic includes the story “Pantheon” (Miracleman, Book Three: Olympus, Chapter 4), by Alan Moore & John Totleben. Cover illustration by John Totleben. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Forestville, CA: Eclipse. Cover/indicia date: April 1988. Cover price: $1.75.

Notes

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


Walt Disney’s Uncle $crooge: Back to the Klondike.

Edited by Byron Erickson, John Clark, and Geoffrey Blum. The book features the 1953 story “Back to the Klondike,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Trade-paperback book. Color interiors. 52 pages. Scottsdale, AZ: Gladstone. Cover/indicia date: 1988 (April 1988). Cover price: $5.95.

Notes

The book is also known as Gladstone Comic Album, No. 4.

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


Mai, the Psychic Girl #22.

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 41: The Time of Confrontation” and “Part 42: After the Battle,” by Kazuya Kudo & Ryoichi Ikegami. Translation by James D. Hudnall & Satoru Fujii. Cover illustration by Ryoichi Ikegami. Standard-format comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 48 pages. Forestville, CA: Eclipse/Viz. Cover/indicia date: April 12, 1988. Cover price: $1.50.

Note

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


Sergio Aragonés’ Groo the Wanderer #42.

Published on April 12, 1988. Edited by Archie Goodwin. The comic features the story “The Weddings of Groo,” 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 1988. Cover price: $1.00.


Something Under the Bed Is Drooling, Bill Watterson.

Published on April 15, 1988. The book features material originally published in Bill Watterson’s Calvin and Hobbes daily-newspaper strip. Foreword by Pat Oliphant. Cover illustration by Bill Watterson. Trade-paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 132 pages. Kansas City, MO: Andrews, McMeel & Parker. Cover/indicia date: April 1988. Cover price: $7.95.


Betsy’s Buddies, Harvey Kurtzman & Sarah Downs.

Published on April 19, 1988. The book collects the Betsy’s Buddies comic strip from Playboy magazine. Cover illustration by Sarah Downs. Hardcover book. Color interiors. 56 pages. Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink. Cover/indicia date: 1988. Cover price: $15.95.


Hellblazer #8.

Published on April 19, 1988 (see Note). Edited by Karen Berger. The comic features the story “Intensive Care,” by Jamie Delano & John Ridgway, with Alfredo Alcala. Cover illustration by Dave McKean. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: DC. Cover/indicia date: August 1988. Cover price: $1.25.

Note

There is no official publication date. No copyright registration was filed. But DC’s announced release date was April 19, and it corresponds with the release and copyright dates of the surrounding issues.


Mai, the Psychic Girl #23.

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 43: Ryu’s Arrival” and “Part 44: Ryu’s Plan,” 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/Viz. Cover/indicia date: April 26, 1988. Cover price: $1.50.

Note

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


The Spirit #42.

Published on April 29, 1988. Edited by Dave Schreiner. The comic features stories first published in 1949 in Will Eisner’s The Spirit Sunday-newspaper comic-book insert. The stories include “The Vernal Equinox” (03-20-1949), “Foul Play” (03-27-1949), “A Pot of Gold” (04-03-1949), and “Lovely Looie” (04-10-1949). 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: April 1988. Cover price: $2.00.


Talkin’ About My G-g-generation, G. B. Trudeau.

Published on April 29, 1988. The book features material first published between December 1, 1986 and October 9, 1987 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: 1988. Cover price: $5.95.

Next: May to June 1988.

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