Issue Details

Issue	#44
Published	November 1982
Cover Price	1.50 CAD
Pages	36
Editing	Dave Sim; Deni Sim

Cover Details - "The Deciding Vote"

Characters	Cerebus; Moon Roach [as Sgt. Preston]
Genre	Satire
Pencils	Dave Sim
Inks	Dave Sim
Colors	Dave Sim
Letters	Typeset
Reprinted	in Cerebus: High Society (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1990 series) #19

1 page A Note From The Publisher foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Gone on tour..."

Script	Deni Sim (signed)
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Inside front cover.
Reprinted	in Cerebus: High Society (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1990 series) #19

20 page Cerebus story "The Deciding Vote"

Characters	Moon Roach [as Sgt Preston]; Astoria; Lord Stormsend; Cerebus
Synopsis	Cerebus searches for one more vote. Astoria and the Roach get drunk.
Genre	Satire
Script	Dave Sim
Pencils	Dave Sim
Inks	Dave Sim
Letters	Dave Sim
Reprinted	in Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1986 series) #2; in Cerebus: High Society (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1990 series) #19

1 page advertisement "Now & Then Books"

Synopsis

Ad for back issues of Cerebus and original artwork.

2 page advertisement "Silver Snail"

Synopsis

Ad for Silver Snail comic shop on Queen Street in Toronto.

4 page Neil the Horse; A Unique Story story "Oh, mes amis, zis is serious!"

Characters	Neil the Horse; Mam'selle Poupelle; Soapy
Synopsis	Mam'selle Poupelle needs to lose 10 pounds so she goes on a water diet and drags Neil and Soapy along with her.
Genre	Humor
Script	Arn Saba (signed)
Pencils	Arn Saba (signed)
Inks	Arn Saba (signed)
Letters	Arn Saba (signed)

1 page advertisement "Are You a Real Cerebus Fanatic?"

Characters	Cerebus
Synopsis	Info on joining the Friends of Cerebus Club, including a drawing of Cerebus from 1979.
Pencils	Dave Sim (signed)
Inks	Dave Sim (signed)
Letters	Typeset

2 page Aardvark Comment story "Issue 40 is your best in a long while..."

Synopsis	Letters page. Includes a photo of Dave Sim from 1982.
Script	Dave Sim
Letters	Typeset

1 page advertisement "Glenwood Distributors Inc."

Synopsis

Ad for Glenwood Distributors in Illinois.

1 page advertisement "Best Books, Best Service!"

Synopsis

Ad for Styx International distribution from Winnipeg.

1 page Fandom Confidential advertisement "Hi there! You no doubt recognize us as Jim Engel and Chuck Fiala..."

Characters	Jim Engel; Chuck Fiala
Synopsis	Fummetti style strip advertising Fandom Confidential from Kitchen Sink Press.
Genre	Satire
Script	Jim Engel; Chuck Fiala
Pencils	? (photos)
Inks	? (photos)
Notes	Inside back cover.

1 page Cerebus promo (ad from the publisher) "Cerebus the Aardvark Coming Soon"

Characters	Cerebus
Synopsis	Drawing of Cerebus as Cerebus the Aardvark, presumably advertising a reprint at the time.
Genre	Satire
Pencils	Dave Sim
Inks	Dave Sim
Colors	Dave Sim
Letters	Typeset
Notes	On back cover of comic.