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Issue Details

Issue #2
Published November 1983
Cover Price 1.00 USD
Pages 36
Editing Mike Gold

Cover Details - "Jukebox Saturday Night! (And Sunday Morning, Too!)"

Characters Reuben Flagg; Mandy Kreiger
Genre science fiction
Pencils Howard Chaykin (signed)
Inks Howard Chaykin (signed)
Reprinted in American Flagg!: The Definitive Edition (Image and Dynamic Forces, 2008 series) #1

1 page First Notes promo (ad from the publisher) "A Bit of History"

Synopsis Company-wide promotional for First Comics.
Script Mike Gold
Letters typeset
Notes inside front cover.

28 page American Flagg story "Hard Times Part 2"

Characters Raul; Reuben Flagg; Conrad Kreiger; Gretchen Holstrum; Mandy Kreiger; Cyril Farid-Khan; Charles Blitz; Dagmar Liebowitz; Amy Clanahan; Michael Clanahan; Ernesto Hernandez; Ester De La Cristo; C.G. Marakova; Medea Blitz; John Scheiskopf
Synopsis Flagg acts as Mayor Blitz's bodyguard as more new-comers arrive in Chicago; Conrad Kreiger is murdered.
Genre science fiction
Script Howard Chaykin
Pencils Howard Chaykin
Inks Howard Chaykin
Colors Lynn Varley
Letters Ken Bruzenak
Reprinted in American Flagg!: Hard Times (First Comics Graphic Novel Number Three) (First, 1985 series) [nn]; in American Flagg!: The Definitive Edition (Image and Dynamic Forces, 2008 series) #1

Half page story "Fantasy & Comics Art from Bud Plant"

Synopsis An advertisement for Bud Plant, Inc., a book seller.

Half page advertisement "untitled"

Synopsis An advertisement for Glenwood Distributors, a comic book wholesaler.

2 page Plex Mail letters page "untitled"

Synopsis Letters of comment from Richard Pratcher, Miramar FL; Matthew Lewis, Brooklyn NY; Stephen Gawronski, Valparaiso IN; includes a recipe for Spaghetti Alpha Carbonara
Script Mike Gold
Letters typeset

1 page The Winning Line-Up! promo (ad from the publisher) "untitled"

Synopsis In-house promotional for Starslayer #10, E-Man #2, American Flagg #2, Jon Sable #2, Warp #3.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "The First Team"

Synopsis A list of First's titles, writers, letterers, artists, colorists, and staff.
Notes Inside back cover.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "untitled"

Synopsis An in-house promotional for First Comics' Mars.
Notes back cover.