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Issue Details

Issue #3
Published October 1988
Cover Price 1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD
Pages 36
Editing ?

Cover Details - "Spider-Ham Versus Raven the Hunter"

Characters Spider-Ham; Raven the Hunter
Genre Satire; Superhero
Pencils Mike Zeck
Inks Bob McLeod
Notes Penciller credit from Mike Zeck via Michael Eury. Previously credited to Alex Saviuk. Zeck also drew the cover this is a parody of, Amazing Spider-Man #294. Inker credit from Bob McLeod, via the GCD Error List.

7 page Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham story "Nevermore"

Genre Satire
Script Glenn Herdling
Pencils Alex Saviuk
Inks Bob McLeod
Colors Janet Jackson
Letters Rick Parker
Notes Funny takeoff on "Kraven's Last Hunt".

1 page story "One Day in the Comics Shop"

Genre Satire
Script Kurt Busiek
Pencils James Fry
Inks Hector Collazo
Colors Gregory Wright
Letters Michael Heisler
Editing Jim Salicrup

6 page The Vizzion and the Scarlet Wench story "Homecoming Around Again"

Genre Satire
Script Richard Howell
Pencils Richard Howell
Inks Joe Sinnott
Colors Janet Jackson
Letters Rick Parker

2 page story "The Birth of a Hero"

Genre Satire
Script Peter David
Pencils Todd McFarlane
Inks Todd McFarlane
Notes Kind of an obvious what-if joke, but it's still good.
Reprinted in Star Magazine (Edizioni Star Comics, 1990 series) #11

7 page Scaredevil story "Fed Up!"

Genre Satire
Script Fred Hembeck
Pencils Fred Hembeck
Inks Fred Hembeck
Colors Gregory Wright
Letters Rick Parker

1 page story "Marvel Super-Heroes with Pet Partners?"

Genre Satire
Script Richard Howell
Pencils Richard Howell (signed)
Inks Richard Howell (signed)
Letters Rick Parker
Notes Credits supplied 2008 by Michel Faber and Steven Tice.

7 page story "Mutant Beach Party"

Genre Satire
Script Kurt Busiek
Pencils Kyle Baker
Inks Kyle Baker
Colors Gregory Wright
Letters Rick Parker
Notes Part 1 of 2

1 page Bullish Bulletins story

Genre Satire
Script Marc Siry
Pencils Marc Siry
Inks Marc Siry
Letters typeset
Notes Siry is inadvertently credited on the following page, the inside back cover.

Cover Details - "The Insult That Made a Man Out of Norrin"

Genre Satire
Script Sholly Fisch
Pencils Marc Siry
Inks Marc Siry
Colors Marc Siry
Letters Marc Siry
Notes One of the better Atlas parody ads, with Norrin Radd as Mac and Namor as the bully.