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Issue Details

Issue #3
Published April-May 1978
Cover Price 1.00 CAD
Pages 28
Editing Dave Sim; Deni Loubert (publisher)

Cover Details - "Song of Red Sophia"

Characters Cerebus; Red Sophia [first cover appearance]
Synopsis Cerebus and Red Sophia face off with swords.
Genre Funny animals; Satire; Sword and sorcery
Script Dave Sim
Pencils Dave Sim (signed)
Inks Dave Sim (signed)
Colors Dave Sim
Letters Dave Sim
Notes First appearance of Red Sophia, a parody of Robert E. Howard's Red Sonya of Rogatino and Roy Thomas's and Barry Smith's Red Sonja. Deni Loubert is listed as Publisher.

1 page Editorial foreword, introduction, preface, afterword

Synopsis An announcement by Deni Loubert, who signed herself as Publisher, that she and Dave Sim were engaged to be married. Their marriage would end in divorce.
Script Deni Loubert
Letters Typeset
Notes Inside front cover.

24 page Cerebus story "Song of Red Sophia"

Characters Cerebus; Red Sophia (first story appearance)
Synopsis Cerebus meets Red Sophia.
Genre Funny animals; Satire; Sword and sorcery
Script Dave Sim
Pencils Dave Sim
Inks Dave Sim
Letters Dave Sim
Reprinted in Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1986 series) #1; in Cerebus Bi-Weekly (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1988 series) #3; in Swords of Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1981 series) #1

1 page Cerebus promo (ad from the publisher) "Death's dark tread"

Characters Cerebus; unknown enemy
Genre Funny animals; Satire; Sword and sorcery
Script Dave Sim
Pencils Dave Sim
Inks Dave Sim
Letters Dave Sim
Notes Unused draft cover of Cerebus 4.

Cover Details

Characters Cerebus
Synopsis Ad for back issues of Cerebus 1, 2, and signed Aardvark Berserk poster.
Genre Funny animals; Satire; Sword and sorcery
Script Deni Loubert
Pencils Dave Sim
Inks Dave Sim
Colors Dave Sim
Letters Typeset