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Issue Details

Issue #2
Published July 1985
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.65 USD
Pages 36
Editing Larry Hama; Tom DeFalco (Executive Editor)

Cover Details

Characters Spider-Ham; Buzzard; Bullfrog
Genre superhero; funny animals; humor
Pencils Mark Armstrong (signed)
Inks Joe Albelo (signed)

17 page Spider-Ham story "Of Buzzards and Bullfrogs"

Characters GUESTS: J. Jonah Jackal; J. Jeremiah Jackal; Bunsen Bunny; Upton Adam Stray; Minkzy Byline; Rubert Hedgehog; VILLAINS: Buzzard; Bullfrog
Synopsis Spider-Ham quickly captures The Buzzard; Jonah is upset because the "Morning Scandal" is more popular than his "Daily Beagle"; Bullfrog, gangsters, and hypnotized rats all attempt to steal the Walnut Diamond.
Genre superhero; funny animals; humor
Script Steve Skeates
Pencils Mark Armstrong
Inks Joe Albelo
Colors Steve Mellor
Letters Rick Parker

5 page Uncanny X-Bugs story "The Uncanny X-Bugs"

Characters Professor X-Bug; VILLAIN: Magsquito; CAMEO: Micro-Newts
Synopsis The X-Bugs defeat Magsquito, only to discover that he's gone straight, and is now in the scrap metal business.
Genre superhero; funny animals; humor
Script Steve Mellor
Pencils Steve Mellor
Notes Features unnamed insect versions of Cyclops, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Wolverine, and Storm.

1 page Star Signals promo (ad from the publisher)

Synopsis De Falco answers reader mail about the Star Comics line. Page also includes checklist of Marvel Comics cover-dated July 1985.
Script Tom DeFalco
Letters typeset

1 page Planet Terry promo (ad from the publisher) "They Have Already Begun to Talk About..."

Characters Planet Terry
Genre children; science fiction
Pencils Warren Kremer
Inks Warren Kremer ?
Letters Grace Kremer ?
Notes House ad for Star Comics title Planet Terry (Marvel, 1985 series)

1 page Care Bears advertisement "What happens when the world stops caring?"

Genre children; funny animals
Notes Back cover; advertisement for The Care Bears Movie (release date 29 March 1985). Care Bears © 1985 American Greetings Corporation.