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Tick (1988 1st Printing) comic books 1991-1993

  • Issue #9
    Tick (1988 1st Printing) 9

    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 Tick and Arthur prepare to leave The City but are accosted by the Tick's fellow escaped insane asylum inmates who have come to worship him. Arthur drives and the Tick navigates as the duo head for New York but our hero has a little trouble with the map (starting with the fact that it is a 1959 edition). After countless miles of driving all over creation, Arthur insists that they do the unthinkable--ask for directions. The Chainsaw Vigilante cuts his way through the rest of the Civic-Minded Five and sets his sights on the Tick and Arthur. Essay in which Ben Edlund discusses how the car used in this issue by Tick and Arthur is based on his friends real life vehicle. 36 pgs., B&W. $2.75. Cover price $2.75.

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    5 days left Auction TICK #9 (3/1991) by BEN EDLUND 1st Cult Alternative Superhero Satire 32p
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    2 days left Auction The Tick #9 F/VF New England Comics 1991

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  • Issue #10
    Tick (1988 1st Printing) 10

    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 and cover by Ben Edlund and Dave Garcia. Tick wraps up his battle with Chainsaw Vigilante and he and Arthur hit the road again; Tick discovers that his meteor is inhabited by tiny aliens; Arthur picks up the nefarious hitchhiker Red Eye and Tick tries to annoy him enough that he will leave the car without killing them; Pulling into Monolith, Kentucky, our heroes are captured by villagers who want to put them through gruesome scientific experimentation at the behest of the, well, of the big Monoloth that resides in the town. 36 pgs., B&W. $2.75. Cover price $2.75.

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    $10 NEC Comic Tick #10 EX
    5 days left Auction TICK #10 (10/1991) by BEN EDLUND 1st Cult Alternative Superhero Satire 35p

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  • Issue #11
    Tick (1988 1st Printing) 11

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    Cover by Ben Edlund and Jeff Whiting. Two Strange Warm Men and the City of Their Dreams, script by Ben Edlund, art by Ben Edlund and Jeff Whiting; The Tick and Arthur finally make it to New York City only to find it is completely overpopulated by super heroes; They meet Agrippa who takes them to his favorite club; While Arthur is forced to hang out in the sidekick's lounge, Agrippa introduces the Tick to some of his colleagues; Unfortunately, one of his colleagues is violent, crazy and also calling himself the Tick; The Tick battles the Tick for the rights to use the name and, wouldn't you know it, the Tick wins. 36 pgs., black and white. $2.75. Cover price $2.75.

  • Issue #12
    Tick (1988 1st Printing) 12

    Cover by Ben Edlund and Jeff Whiting. One Man's Treasure...Is Another Man's Treasure, script by Ben Edlund, art by Ben Edlund and Jeff Whiting; Having defeated Barry for the right to use the super hero name "The Tick," it is determined that the Tick is also entitled to his base of operations and all of his equipment; As the Tick and Arthur move into the Tick Cave underneath Barry's mansion, their opponent turned host hatches a devious plan; When our heroes head out to investigate nefarious happenings at Brenda Industries, Barry calls his rogues gallery and tells them all about his new look, his new sidekick and where he can be found. Ben Edlund discusses a few topics including the thirteenth issue of The Tick which never materialized. 36 pgs., black and white. $2.75. Cover price $2.75.