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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published November 1995
Cover Price Giveaway
Pages 16
Editing ?
Notes Indexed copy is Limited Edition from 1995 San Diego Comic Con. Wraparound cover. Karen Root (layout), Doug Griffith (book design), For Image: Larry Marder (Executive Director), Tony Lobito (Publisher); For Cartoon Books: Vijaya Iyer (President), Karen Root (Assistant Publisher). Printed in Canada

Cover Details

Characters Lucius Down; The Hooded One; Thorn Harvestar; Gran'ma Ben [Rose Ben]; Smiley Bone; Fone Bone; Phoney Bone [Phoncible P. Bone]; Ted the Bug; The Red Dragon; Rat Creature
Synopsis Lineup of characters in Bone
Genre Fantasy
Script Jeff Smith
Pencils Jeff Smith
Inks Jeff Smith
Colors David Reed (airbrush)
Letters Jeff Smith?
Notes Indexed copy is Limited Edition from 1995 San Diego Comic Con. Wraparound cover. Karen Root (layout), Doug Griffith (book design), For Image: Larry Marder (Executive Director), Tony Lobito (Publisher); For Cartoon Books: Vijaya Iyer (President), Karen Root (Assistant Publisher). Printed in Canada

1 page Bone credits

Synopsis Table of Contents, credits, indicia, background illustration
Genre Fantasy
Script Jeff Smith
Pencils Jeff Smith
Inks Jeff Smith
Colors David Reed?
Letters Typeset

1 page Bone text article "Hello"

Characters Fone Bone
Synopsis Introduction by Jeff Smith, copy of Image press release, illustration
Genre Fantasy
Script Jeff Smith
Pencils Jeff Smith
Inks Jeff Smith
Letters Typeset

3 page Bone character profile "Character profiles"

Characters Fone Bone; The Red Dragon; Thorn Harvestar; Phoney Bone [Phoncible P. Bone]; Smiley Bone; Lucius Down; Gran'ma Ben [Rose Ben]; Ted the Bug; The Hooded One; The Lord of Locusts; Kingdok; Rat Creatures
Synopsis Character profiles
Genre Fantasy
Script Andries Mulder
Pencils Jeff Smith
Inks Jeff Smith
Letters Typeset

1 page Bone illustration "Poster insert by Jim Lee"

Characters Fone Bone
Synopsis Back of poster insert
Genre Fantasy
Pencils Jeff Smith
Inks Jeff Smith
Letters Typeset

2 page Bone illustration "Poster insert by Jim Lee"

Characters Fone Bone; Phoney Bone [Phoncible P. Bone]; Smiley Bone
Synopsis Fone Bone, Phoney Bone and Smiley Bone pose with Jim Lee's Image characters.
Genre Fantasy
Pencils Jim Lee
Inks Jim Lee
Notes Indexer doesn't recognize the Image characters.

1 page Bone illustration "Timeline: The Story So Far..."

Characters Phoney Bone [Phoncible P. Bone]; Smiley Bone
Synopsis Back of poster by Jim Lee
Genre Fantasy
Pencils Jeff Smith
Inks Jeff Smith
Letters Typeset

3 page Bone recap "Timeline: The Story So Far..."

Characters Fone Bone; The Red Dragon; Thorn Harvestar; Phoney Bone [Phoncible P. Bone]; Smiley Bone; Lucius Down; Gran'ma Ben [Rose Ben]; Ted the Bug; The Hooded One; The Lord of Locusts; Kingdok; Rat Creatures
Synopsis Recap of Bone 1 to 20, illustrated with panels from the original books
Genre Fantasy
Script Karen Root
Pencils Jeff Smith
Inks Jeff Smith
Letters Typeset

Half page Bone text article "Hello"

Characters Fone Bone; Thorn Harvestar
Synopsis [continued] Introduction by Jeff Smith
Genre Fantasy
Script Jeff Smith
Pencils Jeff Smith
Inks Jeff Smith
Letters Typeset

Half page Bone biography (nonfictional) "A little about Jeff Smith"

Synopsis Brief biography of Jeff Smith with photograph of Cartoon Books staff
Genre Fantasy
Letters Typeset

1 page Bone promo (ad from the publisher) "What's coming up..."

Characters Fone Bone; Thorn Harvestar; Gran'ma Ben [Rose Ben]; Kingdok
Synopsis House ad for Bone 21, Bone 1 (Image reprint), Bone merchandise
Genre Fantasy
Pencils Jeff Smith
Inks Jeff Smith
Colors David Reed?
Letters Typeset
Notes Inside back cover

1 page Bone (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "Shipping schedule"

Characters Kingdok; The Red Dragon; Rat Creature
Synopsis Shipping schedule for Bone from September 1995 to August 1996
Genre Fantasy
Pencils Jeff Smith
Inks Jeff Smith
Colors David Reed (airbrush)
Letters Typeset
Notes Wraparound cover