Issue Details

Issue	#2
Published	January 1987
Cover Price	2.75 USD; 3.75 CAD
Pages	28(?)
Editing	Tom Mason; Mark Waid (contributing editor); Andrew Christie (contributing editor); Kim Thompson (contributing editor)
Notes	Issue features interviews with Bill Watterson and Drew Friedman.

Cover Details

Characters	Calvin and Hobbes
Genre	Humour
Pencils	Bill Watterson
Inks	Bill Watterson
Colors	Mr Mace

1 page Temptation story

Characters	Devil; castaway
Synopsis	The devil offers a deal
Genre	Humour
Script	Glenn Dakin
Pencils	Glenn Dakin
Inks	Glenn Dakin
Letters	Glenn Dakin
Reprinted	in Temptation (Penguin, 1991 series) #[nn]

3 page story "It's Spring"

Characters	Asylum patient
Synopsis	The joy of Spring
Genre	Humour
Script	Marc Hempel
Pencils	Marc Hempel
Inks	Marc Hempel
Letters	Marc Hempel
Notes	This is very much the forunner to Hempel's acclaimed Gregory strip

4 page story "Main Course"

Synopsis	Discursive food related stories
Genre	Humour
Script	Trevs Phoenix; Eddie Campbell
Pencils	Trevs Phoenix; Eddie Campbell
Inks	Trevs Phoenix; Eddie Campbell
Letters	Trevs Phoenix; Eddie Campbell

1 page story "The Misadventures of Dostoyevsky"

Characters	Dostoyevsky
Synopsis	Dostoyevsky ends up in one of his stories
Genre	Humour
Script	David Miller
Pencils	David Miller
Inks	David Miller
Letters	David Miller

2 page story "The Clas Reunion"

Synopsis	Strips and gags about Class Reunions
Genre	Humour
Script	Bob Boze Bell
Pencils	Bob Boze Bell
Inks	Bob Boze Bell
Letters	Bob Boze Bell

1 page story "A Dinner Treat"

Synopsis	A man eats too much
Genre	Humour
Script	Marc Hempel
Pencils	Marc Hempel
Inks	Marc Hempel
Letters	Marc Hempel
Notes	Story is in rhyme

2 page story "Paris"

Characters	Muffy; Morton
Synopsis	A tour of Paris
Genre	Humour
Script	John Bagnall
Pencils	John Bagnall
Inks	John Bagnall
Letters	John Bagnall

2 page Cartoon Man story "Light Conversation"

Characters	Cartoon man; cartoon woman
Synopsis	Dating problems in cartoon land
Genre	Humour
Script	M
Pencils	Marc Hempel
Inks	Marc Hempel
Letters	Marc Hempel

1 page story "Winter '66: Anytown USA"

Characters	Mother; son
Synopsis	A turning of the tables
Genre	Humour
Script	J.D.King
Pencils	J.D.King
Inks	J.D.King
Letters	J.D.King

5 page story "Rodney: The Premonition II"

Characters	Rodney
Genre	Humour
Script	Eddie Campbell
Pencils	Phil Elliott
Inks	Phil Elliott
Letters	Phil Elliott
Notes	Originally serialised as single tier strips in the British music paper Sounds

3 page story "Brasso With Rosie"

Synopsis	Anecdotes about Moore's parents and relations
Genre	Humour
Script	Alan Moore
Pencils	Peter Bagge
Inks	Peter Bagge
Letters	type
Notes	This is text and illustration. The essay originally appeared in the Knockabout Trial Special, illustrated by Savage Pencil.

Half page Anton Path story "The Parasite"

Characters	Anton Path; Anton's mother; Rocky
Synopsis	The origins of Anton's wardrobe
Genre	Humour
Script	Glenn Dakin
Pencils	Glenn Dakin
Inks	Glenn Dakin
Letters	Glenn Dakin

2 page The Bad Boys story

Characters	The Bad Boys; Fatty
Synopsis	The Bad boys play at superheroes
Genre	Humour
Script	J.R.Williams
Pencils	J.R.Williams
Inks	J.R.Williams
Letters	J.R.Williams
Notes	The strip is printed sideways across two pages

3 page A Tale From Gimbley story

Characters	Gimbley; Matthew; Mrs. Thomas; Girl
Synopsis	Gimbley looks after a child
Genre	Humour
Script	Phil Elliott
Pencils	Phil Elliott
Inks	Phil Elliott
Letters	Phil Elliott

1 page story "Death Takes A Walk"

Characters	Death; Mrs. Wenzel; Timmy; Old guy
Synopsis	Fatalities follow a meeting with Death
Genre	Humour
Script	J.R.Williams
Pencils	J.R.Williams
Inks	J.R.Williams
Letters	J.R.Williams

1 page story "Job Search"

Characters	Captain Courageous
Synopsis	Captain Courageous needs a job
Genre	Humour
Script	Brian James Riedel
Pencils	Brian James Riedel
Inks	Brian James Riedel
Letters	Brian James Riedel