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Tick (1988 1st Printing) comic books 1988

  • Issue #1
    Tick (1988 1st Printing) 1
    • Paper: White
    • Label #4341395001
    • Water spotting.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    (2nd Edition) inside cover. This is a first printing of Tick #1, but Tick #1 reprints the serially numbered Tick Special Edition (1st appearance) w/minor changes. NOTE: This is a 1st Printing. 1st printings do not have a 2nd or later printing notice in indicia. Written by Ben Edlund. Art and cover by Ben Edlund. The Tick arrives straight from the nuthouse and into The City where he decides to be a superhero; After having a tussle with ninjas and being run over by a train, he is no closer to realizing his lofty goals. One page art lesson on how to draw The Tick by Ben Edlund. 36 pgs., B&W. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

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    $200 Tick #1 CGC 9.0 White Pages 1988 New England Comics
    $280 THE TICK #1 - CGC 9.4 - 1st Print RARE HTF WHITE Pages KEY Indie Copper Age
    $300 The Tick #1 Comic Book 1988 - CGC 9.6 White Pages - Rare High Grade

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  • Issue #2A
    Tick (1988 1st Printing) 2A
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    Current bid: $4.00
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    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #23-0E5BF5C-005

    First printing; Ben Edlund story and art. NOTES: "Window" cut out of front cover is NOT A DEFECT (book is made that way). This is a 1st Printing. 1st printings do not have a 2nd or later printing notice in indicia. Written by Ben Edlund. Art and cover by Ben Edlund. The Tick gets a job as a crossword editor and assumes a secret identity. Will he succeed at his job or will he become a major nuisance to his co-workers? 36 pgs., B&W. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

  • Issue #3
    Tick (1988 1st Printing) 3

    First printing. NOTE: First printings do not have an indicia notice indicating a later printing. The second printing of this book has a blurb in the bottom right corner that says "Encore Presentation!" Written by Ben Edlund. Art and cover by Ben Edlund and Max Banks. The Tick tries to help Oedipus keep the Thorn of Oblivion out of the hands of a horde of Ninja (even though she stole it from them in the first place), but they get trapped in Oedipus' house and forced to attend her parent's dinner party. 36 pgs., B&W. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.