Tick (1988) Reprints comic books

This is a 5th or later printing as noted on the inside indicia. Cover by Ben Edlund. Untitled story, script and art 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. How to Draw The Tick. The Tick, script and art by Ben Edlund; The Tick escapes from the asylum; Story does not appear in the 1st printing; This is a very early (and rather rough) try at The Tick by Edlund that appeared in the New England Comics Newsletter #14 and 15 which predate The Tick #1. Size 7-1/4 x 10-1/4. 36 pgs., black and white. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

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This is a 5th or later printing as noted on the inside indicia. Cover by Ben Edlund. High Rise Hijinx, script by Ben Edlund, art by Ben Edlund and Maxfield Banks; 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? Size 7-1/4 x 10-1/4. 36 pgs., black and white. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

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This is a 5th or later printing as noted on the inside indicia. Cover by Ben Edlund and Max Banks. Night of a Million-Zillion Ninja, script by Ben Edlund, art by Ben Edlund and Max Banks; 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. Size 7-1/4 x 10-1/4. 36 pgs., black and white. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

This is a 5th or later printing as noted on the inside indicia. Cover by Ben Edlund and Max Banks. A Big Fight, script by Ben Edlund, art by Ben Edlund and Max Banks; Tick and Oedipus are attacked at her parents' dinner party by a group of ninjas; After Oedipus is injured, Tick has a crisis of sanity and decides the best thing to do is destroy Ninja World; Which he does; Conflict ensues over the Thorn of Destiny and Tick comes close to losing it until Arthur shows up to make sense of a few things; Paul the Samurai trails his enemy Sagin from Japan and prepares to take him down with a loaf of deadly French bread. Size 7-1/4 x 10-1/4. 36 pgs., black and white. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

This is a 5th or later printing as noted on the inside indicia. Cover by Max Banks. Early Morning of a Million Zillion Ninjas, script by Ben Edlund, art by Ben Edlund and Max Banks; The Tick, Paul and Arthur prepare to battle a million zillion ninjas but end up facing only one; Arthur becomes Tick's sidekick. Size 7-1/4 x 10-1/4. 36 pgs., black and white. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

This is a 5th or later printing as noted on the inside indicia. Cover by Ben Edlund and Dave Garcia. Villans Inc., script by Ben Edlund, art by Ben Edlund and Dave Garcia; The Running Guy tries to stage a mock battle with The Red Scare to make his reputation as a hero but The Tick intervenes and ruins the deal. The Tick Travel Log; Photo log of Edlund's round the world trip with special appearances and commentary by The Tick. Size 7-1/4 x 10-1/4. 36 pgs., black and white. $2.75. Cover price $2.75.

This is a 5th or later printing as noted on the inside indicia. Written by Ben Edlund. Art and cover by Ben Edlund and Dave Garcia. The Tick is struck on the head with what looks to be a meteor but turns out to be sediment from Utah. Arthur and Tick have dinner with Art's sister, but their repast is interrupted by two goons shooting at them. After Man-Eating Cow lends a...uh...an udder in dispatching the villains, Tick decides that he and Arthur will leave for New York to fight real crime and leave their bovine companion to patrol The City in their stead. Tick reads. 44 pgs., B&W. $2.25. Cover price $2.75.

This is a 5th printing as noted on the inside indicia. Cover by Ben Edlund and Jeff Whiting. One Man's Treasure...Is Another Man's Treasure, script by Ben Edlund, art by Ben Edlund and Jeff Whiting; Having defeated Barry for the right to use the super hero name "The Tick," it is determined that the Tick is also entitled to his base of operations and all of his equipment; As the Tick and Arthur move into the Tick Cave underneath Barry's mansion, their opponent turned host hatches a devious plan; When our heroes head out to investigate nefarious happenings at Brenda Industries, Barry calls his rogues gallery and tells them all about his new look, his new sidekick and where he can be found. Ben Edlund discusses a few topics including the thirteenth issue of The Tick which never materialized. Size 7-1/4 x 10-1/4. 36 pgs., black and white. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.