Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	1989
Cover Price	14.95 USD;19.95 CAD; 7.99
Pages	204
Editing	Art Spiegelman; Francoise Mouly

Cover Details - "Open Wounds from the Cutting Edge of Commix"

Pencils	Gary Panter (painting) (credited); Art Spiegelman (inset)
Inks	Gary Panter (painting) (credited); Art Spiegelman (inset)
Colors	Gary Panter (painting) (credited)
Letters	Typeset

1 page illustration "Putting The Litter Back Into Literature"

Pencils	Ever Meulen (credited)
Inks	Ever Meulen (credited)
Colors	Ever Meulen (credited)

2 page credits "Contents"

Synopsis	Indicia, table of contents and very short bios of each of the contributors.
Script	Art Spiegelman ?
Letters	Typeset

21 page Big Baby story "Teen Plague"

Characters	Big Baby
Genre	Horror
Script	Charles Burns (signed) [as C. Burns]
Pencils	Charles Burns (signed) [as C. Burns]
Inks	Charles Burns (signed) [as C. Burns]
Letters	Charles Burns (signed) [as C. Burns]
Reprinted	in Big Baby (Fantagraphics, 1999 series) #[nn]

1 page story "Dead Dick"

Synopsis	Existential parody of Dick Tracy.
Genre	Satire
Script	Art Spiegelman (credited)
Pencils	Art Spiegelman (credited)
Inks	Art Spiegelman (credited)
Letters	Art Spiegelman (credited)

6 page story "A Shaggy Ant Story"

Genre	Biography
Script	Justin Green (signed)
Pencils	Justin Green (signed)
Inks	Justin Green (signed)
Letters	Justin Green (signed)

2 page story "Reds"

Genre	Satire
Script	Mark Newgarden (credited)
Pencils	Drew Friedman (credited)
Inks	Drew Friedman (credited)
Letters	Drew Friedman (credited)
Notes	Title appears as a neon sign in the first panel.

1 page story "The Gurley Family"

Script	Joost Swarte (signed)
Pencils	Joost Swarte (signed)
Inks	Joost Swarte (signed)
Letters	Joost Swarte (signed)

1 page story "Poop Deck Mysto Cinema"

Script	Kaz (signed)
Pencils	Kaz (painting) (signed)
Inks	Kaz (painting) (signed)
Colors	Kaz (painting) (signed)
Letters	Kaz (signed)

3 page Amy and Jordan story "The Glass Thief"

Characters	Amy; Jordan
Script	Mark Beyer (credited)
Pencils	Mark Beyer (credited)
Inks	Mark Beyer (credited)
Colors	Mark Beyer (credited)
Letters	Mark Beyer (credited)

1 page Cowboy Henk story "Quick... Not a moment to lose!!!"

Characters	Cowboy Henk
Genre	Humor
Script	Kamagurka (credited)
Pencils	Herr Seele (signed)
Inks	Herr Seele (signed)
Colors	R. Sikoryak (credited)
Letters	Herr Seele ?

10 page text story "With Margaret Neely as Peg"

Script	Tom De Haven (credited)
Pencils	Francoise Mouly (design)
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Various anti-communist images are used for illustration, none credited.

7 page story "Wild Heart"

Script	David N. Holzman (credited)
Pencils	David N. Holzman (credited) (woodcuts)
Inks	David N. Holzman (credited) (woodcuts)
Colors	David N. Holzman (credited) (woodcuts)
Notes	Wordless comic done in woodcuts.

1 page story "Inferno Joe"

Synopsis	Parody of Dante's Inferno and Bazooka Joe comics.
Genre	Parody
Script	R. Sikoryak (credited)
Pencils	R. Sikoryak (credited)
Inks	R. Sikoryak (credited)
Colors	R. Sikoryak (credited)
Letters	R. Sikoryak (credited)

10 page story "Karla In Kommieland"

Genre	Satire; Biography
Script	Kim Deitch (signed)
Pencils	Kim Deitch (signed)
Inks	Kim Deitch (signed)
Letters	Kim Deitch (signed)
Notes	Includes one page strip "Little Kimbo in Pinkoland"

6 page story "Here"

Synopsis	The story of a place over time (from 500,957,406,073 BC to 2033 AD) told in overlapping panels.
Script	Richard McGuire (credited)
Pencils	Richard McGuire (credited)
Inks	Richard McGuire (credited)
Letters	Richard McGuire (credited)

8 page story "Bulimic"

Script	Villard (credited); Kim Thompson (translation)
Pencils	Jacques Loustal (credited)
Inks	Jacques Loustal (credited)
Colors	Jacques Loustal ?
Letters	Tomas Bunk (credited)
Reprinted	from ? (copyright Editions Albin Michel S. A.)

3 page story "Social Butterfly"

Genre	Adult; Satire
Script	Krystine Kryttre (signed)
Pencils	Krystine Kryttre (signed)
Inks	Krystine Kryttre (signed)
Letters	Krystine Kryttre (signed)
Notes	Dated 1988.
Reprinted	in Death Warmed Over (Cat-Head Comics, 1990 series) #[nn]

1 page Cowboy Henk story "Congratulations Madame It's a son!!!"

Genre	Satire
Script	Kamagurka (credited)
Pencils	Herr Seele (credited)
Inks	Herr Seele (credited)
Letters	Herr Seele ?

28 page story "Paul"

Script	Pascal Doury (credited)
Pencils	Pascal Doury (credited)
Inks	Pascal Doury (credited)
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Scratchboard drawings, one per page.

8 page story "Zephyr"

Script	Kramsky (credited); Kim Thompson (credited) (translation); Lilia Amrosi (credited) (translation); Francoise Mouly [as F.M.] (credited) (translation); Art Spiegelman [as a.s.] (credited) (translation)
Pencils	Lorenzo Mattotti (credited)
Inks	Lorenzo Mattotti (credited)
Colors	Lorenzo Mattotti (credited)
Letters	Susan Moore (credited)
Reprinted	from ? (copyright Editions Albin Michel S. A.)

1 page Maus illustration "Mauschwitz (Time Flies) : Chapter Eight"

Synopsis	Title page for Maus story in this issue.
Genre	War; Biography
Script	Art Spiegelman
Pencils	Art Spiegelman
Inks	Art Spiegelman
Letters	Art Spiegelman
Reprinted	in Maus: A Survivor's Tale (Pantheon, 1986 series) #2 [as title page, modified to exclude top logo]

4 page Maus story "Synopsis Chapter Seven"

Genre	War; Biography
Script	Art Spiegelman (credited)
Pencils	Art Spiegelman (credited)
Inks	Art Spiegelman (credited)
Letters	Art Spiegelman (credited)
Notes	26 pages of Chapter Seven reprinted at 9 original pages per reprinted page.
Reprinted	from Raw (Raw Books, 1980 series) #8. [in Maus Volume 1]

1 page Maus promo (ad from the publisher) "An epic story told in tiny pictures..."

Synopsis

Ad for Maus Volume 1, including photo of cover.

34 page Maus story "Time flies..."

Genre	War; Biography
Script	Art Spiegelman (credited)
Pencils	Art Spiegelman (credited)
Inks	Art Spiegelman (credited)
Letters	Art Spiegelman (credited)
Reprinted	in Maus: A Survivor's Tale (Pantheon, 1986 series) #2 [as chapter 2]

8 page The Garriris story "Rough Sea"

Script	Mariscal (signed); Deborah Bonner (translation) (credited)
Pencils	Mariscal (signed)
Inks	Mariscal (signed)
Colors	Mariscal (signed); R. Sikoryak (credited)
Letters	Mariscal (signed); R. Sikoryak (credited)
Notes	Includes multiple strips, possibly reprinted from various locations.

4 page story "Public Baths"

Script	Baru (credited); Francoise Mouley (translation) (credited); Art Spiegelman (translation) (credited)
Pencils	Baru (credited)
Inks	Baru (credited)
Letters	R. Sikoryak (credited)
Reprinted	from ? [European]

6 page Powerhouse Pepper story "A Nightmare Scare"

Characters	Powerhouse Pepper
Genre	Satire; Humor
Script	Basil Wolverton (signed) [as Basil Freakbeak Wolverton]
Pencils	Basil Wolverton (signed) [as Basil Freakbeak Wolverton]
Inks	Basil Wolverton (signed) [as Basil Freakbeak Wolverton]
Letters	Basil Wolverton (signed) [as Basil Freakbeak Wolverton]
Reprinted	from ?

20 page story "The Smell on Exterior Street"

Script	Ben Katchor (credited)
Pencils	Ben Katchor (credited)
Inks	Ben Katchor (credited)
Letters	Ben Katchor (credited)

1 page story "Few Are Chosen"

Characters	John Barrymore; Gary Cooper; John Updike
Synopsis	How some famous people failed at being cartoonists.
Genre	Satire
Script	Edward Sorel (signed)
Pencils	Edward Sorel (signed)
Inks	Edward Sorel (signed)
Letters	Edward Sorel (signed)

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Putting the Litter Back into Literature"

Synopsis

Ad for various other Raw books.

1 page illustration "The Single-Minded Pursuit of More"

Script	Georganne Deen (credited)
Pencils	Georganne Deen (credited) (painting)
Inks	Georganne Deen (credited) (painting)
Colors	Georganne Deen (credited) (painting)
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Inside back cover.

1 page (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "Raw will rearrange your head."

Synopsis	Illo by Charles Burns of various things coming out of a man's head while he sleeps. Also promotional writing about the book.
Pencils	Charles Burns (credited)
Inks	Charles Burns (credited)
Colors	Charles Burns ?
Letters	Typeset