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Issue Details

Issue #16
Published July 1987
Frequency bi-monthly except monthly July through November
Cover Price 1.00 USD
Pages 36
Editing Larry Hama; Pat Redding (Assistant Editor); Tom DeFalco (Executive Editor)

Cover Details - "Porker Fried Rice"

Characters Spider-Ham; Iron Mouse; Captain Americat; Nick Furry; Doc Clamson
Genre superhero; funny animals; humor
Pencils Joe Albelo (signed)
Inks Joe Albelo

17 page Spider-Ham story "Porker Fried Rice, or Chung King of The Road"

Characters Spider-Ham [also appears as Peter Porker]; Mary Jane Waterbuffalo; Nick Furry; Dodo Dugan; Captain Americat; Doc Clamson; Iron Mouse; CAMEO: President Raccoon; VILLAIN: Paste Pot Peep; Baron Zebro; The Mad Stinker; Ham-Droid; Magsquito; The Mandaringtail; Doo Wop Doo
Synopsis Peter goes out for Chinese food for Mary Jane, but gets kidnapped by Paste Pot Peep as he evades the Agents of SHEEP. Peep and Baron Zebro fly off, are chased unsuccessfully by Capt. Americat, and meet The Mad Stinker and his Ham-Droid at his submarine. (Meanwhile, Mary Jane is dancing alone at home.) The bad guys evade Doc Clamson, and go to China, where Magsquito defeats Iron Mouse, and they join The Mandaringtail and the dragon Doo Wop Doo. Spider-Ham fights The Mandaringtail, who defeats himself via a ring's misfiring, and SHEEP rushes in to save the day. Mary Jane decides she wants pizza after all.
Genre superhero; funny animals; humor
Script Steve Mellor
Pencils Joe Albelo
Inks Pierre Fournier
Colors Julianna Ferriter
Letters Janice Chiang

5 page Croak & Badger story "Croak & Badger"

Characters Croak; Badger. VILLAIN: The Mad Stinker; Ham-Droid
Synopsis The Mad Stinker, hoping to harness Badger's power, sends Ham-Droid to capture her. Ham-Droid distracts Croak by appealing to his Dark Hunger with Whiz-Um Brand Vinegar-Tabasco Chips. Croak rescues Badger, capturing The Mad Stinker in his Cloak of Darkness, and our heroes return to the nighttime streets.
Genre superhero; funny animals; humor
Script Mike Mellor
Pencils Steve Mellor
Inks Steve Mellor
Colors Steve Mellor ?
Letters Diana Albers

1 page Star Signals promo (ad from the publisher)

Synopsis Profile of Star Comics writer Dave Manak.
Script Tom DeFalco
Pencils ? (illustrations)
Inks ? (illustrations)
Colors ? (illustrations)
Letters typeset
Notes Page includes checklist of Star Camics cover-dated July 1987 and cover reproduction of Ewoks (Marvel, 1985 series) #14.

1 page The Pig Pen letters page

Script Pat Redding ?
Pencils Steve Mellor (illustration)
Inks Steve Mellor (illustration)
Colors Steve Mellor ?
Letters typeset
Notes Letters submitted by Philip Colon; Brock Davis; Travis Mackinnin; Eric Jerde; Jeff Braun; Donny Tidmore; Alex Kennedy; Jason Hodge. Column titled "Pigpen" (one word, in quotes) in this issue. Includes Beagle Brigadeers panel illustration from issue #15.

1 page Popples advertisement "If Party Popple picked a peck of Popple pals..."

Genre children; funny animals
Letters typeset
Notes Back cover advertisement for the Popples line of toys (also a Star Comics title). Popples © 1987 Those Characters From Cleveland, Inc.