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.