Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	May 1993
Cover Price	19.95 USD
Pages	168
Editing	?
Notes	ISBN: 0-9636660-1-0

Cover Details - "Hepcats Reprint Library 1"

Letters	typeset
Notes	inner cover of book; green binding with gold cover logo on spine

3 page Hepcats insert or dust jacket "Volume One Of The Hepcats Reprint Library"

Characters	Gunther Rhino; Joey McLyon; Erica Davis [Kathryn Spence]; Arnie Coarnes; Rachael McLyon; Martin Wagner
Genre	funny animals; sitcom
Pencils	Martin Wagner; John Sheldon Thompson (photo)
Inks	Martin Wagner
Colors	Martin Thomas
Letters	typeset
Notes	Dust jacket; wraparound art on front and back; art from page 102 on front flap; Martin Wagner photo on back flap

1 page Hepcats story "Special Edition Hepcats"

Characters	Gunther Rhino; Joey McLyon
Synopsis	Gunther & Joey drive through artist's fantasy landscape.
Genre	funny animal; sitcom
Script	Martin Wagner
Pencils	Martin Wagner
Inks	Martin Wagner
Letters	Martin Wagner
Notes	homage to Moebius' "The Detour"; originally drawn for (unpublished) science fiction fanzine Trajectories
Reprinted	from Cerebus Bi-Weekly (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1988 series) #17

1 page Hepcats filler "The Collegiate Hepcats"

Genre	funny animal; sitcom
Script	Martin Wagner
Letters	typeset
Notes	title page; no art

1 page text article "Dedicated with love to my parents"

Script	Martin Wagner
Letters	typeset
Notes	dedications; on indicia page

1 page text article "Syllabus"

Script	Martin Wagner
Letters	typeset
Notes	table of contents

1 page Hepcats story "Little Joey In Slumberland"

Characters	Joey McLyon
Synopsis	Joey has exam-week nightmare.
Genre	funny animal; sitcom
Script	Martin Wagner
Pencils	Martin Wagner
Inks	Martin Wagner
Letters	Martin Wagner
Reprinted	reprinted from Daily Texan, The (UT-Austin) Exam Week Extra (December 1988)

2 page Hepcats text article "Introduction To The Daily Hepcats"

Genre	funny animal; sitcom
Script	Martin Wagner
Letters	typeset
Notes	Wagner discusses Daily Texan, The (UT-Austin) and the influences on the Hepcats strip.

1 page Hepcats illustration "On the first day of Christmas my True Love gave to me ..."

Characters	Erica Davis [Kathryn Spence]; Arnie Coarnes
Genre	funny animal; sitcom
Script	Martin Wagner
Pencils	Martin Wagner
Inks	Martin Wagner
Letters	Martin Wagner
Notes	originally the cover drawing for Daily Texan, The (UT-Austin) Holiday Gift Guide
Reprinted	reprinted from Daily Texan, The (UT-Austin) Holiday Gift Guide (December 1, 1988)

102 page Hepcats story "The Daily Hepcats 1987-1989"

Characters	Rory McLyon; Steve Gold; Joey McLyon; Gunther Rhino; Judy McLyon; Chuck Wallace; Donna Gold; Jasper Rawhide; Solo; Arnie Coarnes; Erica Davis [Kathryn Spence]
Genre	funny animal; sitcom
Script	Martin Wagner
Pencils	Martin Wagner
Inks	Martin Wagner
Letters	Martin Wagner
Reprinted	reprinted from Daily Texan, The (UT-Austin) June 1, 1987-May 1989

3 page Hepcats text article "Supplement To The Daily Hepcats"

Genre	funny animal; sitcom
Script	Martin Wagner
Letters	typeset
Notes	list of annotations and comments

2 page Shasta Says text article "A Beginner's Guide To Shasta Says"

Characters	Martin Wagner; Scott Butterworth; Mark Evangelista; Emily Smith; Stewart Lawrence; Michelle Gardner; Susan Borreson; Ruthie Piller; Kristin Jacobsen; Jodi Berls; Oscar Martinez
Genre	funny animal; sitcom
Script	Martin Wagner
Pencils	photographer unknown
Letters	typeset
Notes	comments on reprinted Shasta Says strips; illustrated with photo of The Daily Cougar staff

17 page Shasta Says story "Shasta Says selections"

Characters	Steve; Becky; Earl; Mike; Tony McCall; Emily Smith; Richard Van Horn; Jon; Phil; Bruce; Reneé; Mark Evangelista; Martin Wagner; Brother Jed; Jethro Blodgett
Genre	funny animals; sitcom
Script	Martin Wagner
Pencils	Martin Wagner
Inks	Martin Wagner
Letters	Martin Wagner
Reprinted	reprinted from Daily Cougar, The (U of Houston) September 28, 1986 to September 11, 1987

Half page Hepcats text article "Introduction To Hepcats #1"

Characters	Arnie Coarnes; Erica Davis [Kathryn Spence]; Gunther Rhino; Joey McLyon
Genre	funny animal; sitcom
Script	Martin Wagner
Pencils	Martin Wagner
Inks	Martin Wagner
Letters	typeset
Notes	introduction to Hepcats (Double Diamond Press, 1989 series) issue 1; illustrated with B&W reprint of cover art for Hepcats (Double Diamond Press, 1989 series) issue 1 (May 1989)

1 page Hepcats illustration "Original title page art to Hepcats #1"

Characters	Erica Davis [Kathryn Spence]
Genre	funny animal; sitcom
Pencils	Martin Wagner
Inks	Martin Wagner
Letters	typeset
Reprinted	from Hepcats (Double Diamond Press, 1989 series) #1 (May 1989)

22 page Hepcats story "Hepcats #1: Joey & Gunther"

Characters	Joey McLyon; Gunther Rhino
Synopsis	Joey has a sex fantasy and later plays pool with Gunther.
Genre	funny animal; sitcom
Script	Martin Wagner
Pencils	Martin Wagner
Inks	Martin Wagner
Letters	Martin Wagner
Reprinted	from Hepcats (Double Diamond Press, 1989 series) #1 (May 1989)

Half page Martin Wagner biography (nonfictional) "No title"

Characters	Martin Wagner
Script	Martin Wagner
Pencils	John Sheldon Thompson? (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	creator biography; text is same as back flap of dust jacket; illustrated with different photo