| Issue | #1 |
| Published | June 1988 |
| Cover Price | $1.75 |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | George Suarez |
| Notes | Comic has at least 9 printings each with a different color background behind The Tick (1st print is black); 2nd March 1989 $1.95 price Red background; 3rd June 1989 $1.95 price Yellow background; 4th Dec. 1989 $2.25 price Orange background; 5th April 1991 $2.75 price Pink background with white bubbles; One of the later printings is from March 1998 $2.95 price Blue background; Information on other printings is unavailable at this time but welcome; Second print and beyond have 4 extra story pages that do not appear in the 1st print. |
| Characters | The Tick |
| Genre | superhero; humor |
| Pencils | Ben Edlund |
| Inks | Ben Edlund |
| Colors | Ben Edlund (?) |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Notes | Comic has at least 9 printings each with a different color background behind The Tick (1st print is black); 2nd March 1989 $1.95 price Red background; 3rd June 1989 $1.95 price Yellow background; 4th Dec. 1989 $2.25 price Orange background; 5th April 1991 $2.75 price Pink background with white bubbles; One of the later printings is from March 1998 $2.95 price Blue background; Information on other printings is unavailable at this time but welcome; Second print and beyond have 4 extra story pages that do not appear in the 1st print. |
| Characters | FEATURE: The Tick (1st); GUEST: Clark Oppenheimer (1st); VILLAINS: Ninjas |
| Synopsis | The Tick arrives straight from the nuthouse and into The City where he decides to be a superhero; After having a tussle with ninjas and being run over by a train, he is no closer to realizing his lofty goals. |
| Genre | superhero; humor |
| Script | Ben Edlund |
| Pencils | Ben Edlund |
| Inks | Ben Edlund |
| Letters | Bob Polio |
| Notes | Tick quick quip of the month: "I...AM...NOT...A...ROACH. I AM A TICK. In fact I...uh...I've never seen a roach in my life!!!" |
| Characters | FEATURE: The Tick |
| Synopsis | One page art lesson on how to draw The Tick with accompanying oval. |
| Genre | superhero; humor |
| Script | Ben Edlund |
| Pencils | Ben Edlund |
| Inks | Ben Edlund |
| Letters | Ben Edlund |
| Notes | Story does not appear in the 1st printing. |
| Characters | FEATURE: The Tick |
| Synopsis | The Tick escapes from the asylum. |
| Genre | superhero; humor |
| Script | Ben Edlund |
| Pencils | Ben Edlund |
| Inks | Ben Edlund |
| Letters | Ben Edlund; Typeset |
| Notes | Story does not appear in the 1st printing; This is a very early (and rather rough) try at The Tick by Edlund that appeared in the New England Comics Newsletter #14 and 15 which predate The Tick #1. |
| Reprinted | From New England Comics Newsletter #14 (July-Aug. 1986) and 15 (Sept.-Oct. 1986) |
| Genre | superhero; humor |
| Pencils | Ben Edlund |
| Inks | Ben Edlund |
| Colors | Ben Edlund (?) |