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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published August 1988
Cover Price 1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Carl Potts

Cover Details

Genre Satire
Pencils Jon Bogdanove
Inks Al Milgrom

7 page The Pulveriser story "Accounts Overdrawn--Checks Returned for Lack of Funds"

Genre Satire
Script Peter B. Gillis
Pencils Hilary Barta
Inks John Severin
Colors Petra Scotese
Letters Bill Oakley
Notes Any comedy strip drawn by Hilary Barta gets automatic points from me; he's one of three modern artists I can think of with a Mad-quality combination of goofiness and manic energy (the other two being Kevin O'Neill and Flint Henry).
Reprinted in Star Magazine (Edizioni Star Comics, 1990 series) #9

1 page advertisement "The Armor That Made a Man Out of Mac"

Genre Satire
Script Marc Siry
Pencils Marc Siry
Inks Marc Siry
Colors Marc Siry
Letters Marc Siry; typeset
Notes The first of many Charles Atlas parodies in which Mac becomes various Marvel characters.

8 page story "Bower Brats Meet Clunk and Dagnabbit"

Genre Satire
Script Terry Austin
Pencils June Brigman
Inks Terry Austin
Colors Glynis Oliver
Letters Jim Novak

1 page advertisement "Yubewasted"

Genre Satire
Script Al Milgrom
Pencils Al Milgrom
Inks Al Milgrom
Colors Al Milgrom
Letters typeset
Notes Parody of the traditional self-defense book ad.

7 page Unnecessary X-Persons & New Pubescents story "When Titans Bunch!"

Genre Satire
Script Peter B. Gillis
Pencils Jon Bogdanove
Inks Al Milgrom
Colors Greg Wright
Letters Joe Rosen

7 page story "Secret Wars III"

Genre Satire
Script Gwen Dibley
Pencils Steve Ditko
Inks John Severin
Colors Max Scheele
Letters Janice Chiang
Reprinted in Star Magazine (Edizioni Star Comics, 1990 series) #9

Cover Details - "Famous Inkers School"

Genre Satire
Script Terry Austin
Pencils Terry Austin
Inks Terry Austin
Letters typeset
Notes Ad for a mythical inker's school run by Austin.