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Issue Details

Issue #2
Published January 1987
Cover Price 2.75 USD; 3.75 CAD
Pages 28(?)
Editing Tom Mason; Mark Waid (contributing editor); Andrew Christie (contributing editor); Kim Thompson (contributing editor)
Notes Issue features interviews with Bill Watterson and Drew Friedman.

Cover Details

Characters Calvin and Hobbes
Genre Humour
Pencils Bill Watterson
Inks Bill Watterson
Colors Mr Mace

1 page Temptation story

Characters Devil; castaway
Synopsis The devil offers a deal
Genre Humour
Script Glenn Dakin
Pencils Glenn Dakin
Inks Glenn Dakin
Letters Glenn Dakin
Reprinted in Temptation (Penguin, 1991 series) #[nn]

3 page story "It's Spring"

Characters Asylum patient
Synopsis The joy of Spring
Genre Humour
Script Marc Hempel
Pencils Marc Hempel
Inks Marc Hempel
Letters Marc Hempel
Notes This is very much the forunner to Hempel's acclaimed Gregory strip

4 page story "Main Course"

Synopsis Discursive food related stories
Genre Humour
Script Trevs Phoenix; Eddie Campbell
Pencils Trevs Phoenix; Eddie Campbell
Inks Trevs Phoenix; Eddie Campbell
Letters Trevs Phoenix; Eddie Campbell

1 page story "The Misadventures of Dostoyevsky"

Characters Dostoyevsky
Synopsis Dostoyevsky ends up in one of his stories
Genre Humour
Script David Miller
Pencils David Miller
Inks David Miller
Letters David Miller

2 page story "The Clas Reunion"

Synopsis Strips and gags about Class Reunions
Genre Humour
Script Bob Boze Bell
Pencils Bob Boze Bell
Inks Bob Boze Bell
Letters Bob Boze Bell

1 page story "A Dinner Treat"

Synopsis A man eats too much
Genre Humour
Script Marc Hempel
Pencils Marc Hempel
Inks Marc Hempel
Letters Marc Hempel
Notes Story is in rhyme

2 page story "Paris"

Characters Muffy; Morton
Synopsis A tour of Paris
Genre Humour
Script John Bagnall
Pencils John Bagnall
Inks John Bagnall
Letters John Bagnall

2 page Cartoon Man story "Light Conversation"

Characters Cartoon man; cartoon woman
Synopsis Dating problems in cartoon land
Genre Humour
Script M
Pencils Marc Hempel
Inks Marc Hempel
Letters Marc Hempel

1 page story "Winter '66: Anytown USA"

Characters Mother; son
Synopsis A turning of the tables
Genre Humour
Script J.D.King
Pencils J.D.King
Inks J.D.King
Letters J.D.King

5 page story "Rodney: The Premonition II"

Characters Rodney
Genre Humour
Script Eddie Campbell
Pencils Phil Elliott
Inks Phil Elliott
Letters Phil Elliott
Notes Originally serialised as single tier strips in the British music paper Sounds

3 page story "Brasso With Rosie"

Synopsis Anecdotes about Moore's parents and relations
Genre Humour
Script Alan Moore
Pencils Peter Bagge
Inks Peter Bagge
Letters type
Notes This is text and illustration. The essay originally appeared in the Knockabout Trial Special, illustrated by Savage Pencil.

Half page Anton Path story "The Parasite"

Characters Anton Path; Anton's mother; Rocky
Synopsis The origins of Anton's wardrobe
Genre Humour
Script Glenn Dakin
Pencils Glenn Dakin
Inks Glenn Dakin
Letters Glenn Dakin

2 page The Bad Boys story

Characters The Bad Boys; Fatty
Synopsis The Bad boys play at superheroes
Genre Humour
Script J.R.Williams
Pencils J.R.Williams
Inks J.R.Williams
Letters J.R.Williams
Notes The strip is printed sideways across two pages

3 page A Tale From Gimbley story

Characters Gimbley; Matthew; Mrs. Thomas; Girl
Synopsis Gimbley looks after a child
Genre Humour
Script Phil Elliott
Pencils Phil Elliott
Inks Phil Elliott
Letters Phil Elliott

1 page story "Death Takes A Walk"

Characters Death; Mrs. Wenzel; Timmy; Old guy
Synopsis Fatalities follow a meeting with Death
Genre Humour
Script J.R.Williams
Pencils J.R.Williams
Inks J.R.Williams
Letters J.R.Williams

1 page story "Job Search"

Characters Captain Courageous
Synopsis Captain Courageous needs a job
Genre Humour
Script Brian James Riedel
Pencils Brian James Riedel
Inks Brian James Riedel
Letters Brian James Riedel