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Tick (1988 1st Printing) comic books 1987-1989

  • Issue #1
    Tick (1988 1st Printing) 1
    Auction opens May 13
    Auction opens May 13
    • Water damage.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4333141023

    (2nd Edition) inside cover. This is a first printing of Tick #1, but Tick #1 reprints the serially numbered Tick Special Edition (1st appearance) w/minor changes. NOTE: This is a 1st Printing. 1st printings do not have a 2nd or later printing notice in indicia. Written by Ben Edlund. Art and cover by Ben Edlund. 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. One page art lesson on how to draw The Tick by Ben Edlund. 36 pgs., B&W. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

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    $119 PRIMO: THE TICK #1 1st print 1988 New England comics CGC 8.5 VF+
    $210 TICK #1 9.2-9.4 NM Ben Edlund SuperHero 1988, 1st print, 1st appearance
    $250 The Tick #1 CGC 9.4
    4 days left Auction The Tick #1 1988 New England Comics (NEC)

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  • Issue #2A
    Tick (1988 1st Printing) 2A

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    First printing; Ben Edlund story and art. NOTES: "Window" cut out of front cover is NOT A DEFECT (book is made that way). This is a 1st Printing. 1st printings do not have a 2nd or later printing notice in indicia. Written by Ben Edlund. Art and cover by Ben Edlund. The Tick gets a job as a crossword editor and assumes a secret identity. Will he succeed at his job or will he become a major nuisance to his co-workers? 36 pgs., B&W. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

  • Issue #2B
    Tick (1988 1st Printing) 2B

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    First printing; Ben Edlund story and art. NOTE: This is the 1st Printing, non die-cut edition. 1st printings do not have a 2nd or later printing notice in indicia. Written by Ben Edlund. Art and cover by Ben Edlund. The Tick gets a job as a crossword editor and assumes a secret identity. Will he succeed at his job or will he become a major nuisance to his co-workers? 36 pgs., B&W. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

  • Issue #3
    Tick (1988 1st Printing) 3

    First printing. NOTE: First printings do not have an indicia notice indicating a later printing. The second printing of this book has a blurb in the bottom right corner that says "Encore Presentation!" Written by Ben Edlund. Art and cover by Ben Edlund and Max Banks. The Tick tries to help Oedipus keep the Thorn of Oblivion out of the hands of a horde of Ninja (even though she stole it from them in the first place), but they get trapped in Oedipus' house and forced to attend her parent's dinner party. 36 pgs., B&W. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

  • Issue #4
    Tick (1988 1st Printing) 4

    First printing. NOTE: This is a 1st Printing. 1st printings do not have a 2nd or later printing notice in indica. Written by Ben Edlund. Art and cover by Ben Edlund and Max Banks. 1st appearance of Paul The Samurai. Tick and Oedipus are attacked at her parents' dinner party by a group of ninjas. After Oedipus is injured, Tick has a crisis of sanity and decides the best thing to do is destroy Ninja World. Which he does. Conflict ensues over the Thorn of Destiny and Tick comes close to losing it until Arthur shows up to make sense of a few things. Paul the Samurai trails his enemy Sagin from Japan and prepares to take him down with a loaf of deadly French bread. Centerfold poster of an interior splash page.44 pgs., B&W. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

  • Issue #5
    Tick (1988 1st Printing) 5

    First printing. NOTE: This is a 1st Printing. 1st printings do not have a 2nd or later printing notice in indicia. Written by Ben Edlund. Art by Ben Edlund. Cover by Max Banks. The Tick, Paul and Arthur prepare to battle a million zillion ninjas but end up facing only one. Arthur becomes Tick's sidekick. The Tick pinup by Ben Edlund.44 pgs., B&W. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

  • Issue #6
    Tick (1988 1st Printing) 6

    First printing. NOTE: This is a 1st Printing. 1st printings do not have a 2nd or later printing notice in indica. Written by Ben Edlund. Art and cover by Ben Edlund and Dave Garcia. The Running Guy tries to stage a mock battle with The Red Scare to make his reputation as a hero but The Tick intervenes and ruins the deal. Photo log of Edlund's round the world trip with special appearances and commentary by The Tick. 36 pgs., B&W. $2.25. Cover price $2.25.

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    4 days left Auction TICK #6 (11/1989) by BEN EDLUND 1st Cult Alternative Superhero Satire 32 pp
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