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Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	April 1985
Cover Price	2.00 CAD 1.70 USD
Pages	28
Editing	Dave Sim

Cover Details

Characters	Cerebus
Genre	satire
Pencils	Bill Sienkiewicz
Inks	Bill Sienkiewicz

6 page Cerebus story "The Defense of Fort Columbia"

Characters	Scott; Bo; Cerebus
Synopsis	Scott and Bo argue over the shortest route.
Genre	satire
Script	Dave Sim; Scott Hampton; Bo Hampton
Pencils	Dave Sim; Scott Hampton; Bo Hampton; Gerhard (backgrounds)
Inks	Dave Sim; Scott Hampton; Bo Hampton; Gerhard (backgrounds)
Letters	Dave Sim

6 page Cerebus story "The First Invention of Armor 1404"

Characters	Cerebus; Bear
Synopsis	Hagbad Spleen tries to convince Cerebus and Bear that armor is the wave of the future.
Genre	satire
Script	Dave Sim
Pencils	Dave Sim; Murphy Anderson; Gerhard (backgrounds)
Inks	Dave Sim; Murphy Anderson; Gerhard (backgrounds)
Letters	Dave Sim
Notes	Anderson's armor looks an awful lot like The Atomic Knights.

5 page Cerebus story "Squinteye the Sailor"

Characters	Cerebus; Squinteye; Bluto
Synopsis	Popeye (I mean Squinteye) and Bluto fight.
Genre	satire
Script	Dave Sim
Pencils	Dave Sim; Terry Austin; Gerhard (backgrounds)
Inks	Dave Sim; Terry Austin; Gerhard (backgrounds)
Letters	Dave Sim

4 page Cerebus story "Cerebus vs the Spirit"

Characters	Cerebus; Dolan; The Spirit; The Octopus; Will Eisner
Synopsis	Dolan tries to jail Cerebus for disorderly conduct.
Genre	satire
Script	Dave Sim
Pencils	Dave Sim; Will Eisner; Gerhard (backgrounds)
Inks	Dave Sim; Will Eisner; Gerhard (backgrounds)
Letters	Dave Sim