Stuff comic books issue 8

Cover by Warren Kremer. Stories and art by Warren Kremer and others. Harvey's mischievous little devil is not as famous as their friendly ghost, but his design became a permanent part of pop culture. Hot Stuff has an underwater adventure after a fish steals his trident as a gift for King Neptune. HS tries to make summer permanent by breaking the Weather Man's machinery, but soon realizes that's not such a hot idea. The people of Tinytown are nervous when Stumbo befriends a pride of lions. The Hot Cookie; The Wet World; Its For the Birds; Stumbo: A Fish Tale. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Warren Kremer. The Spoiled Devil; Hot Stuff meets a rich, bored young devil who has everything he wants. Uncle Brightfire; Hot Stuff tries to trick his nasty Uncle Brightfire out of spoiling the Enchanted Forest. Tailorland; Hot Stuff decides that he could use some different clothes, but his visit to Tailorland does not go very well. Mighty Forgetful starring Stumbo the Giant, art by Warren Kremer. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer and others. Harvey reprints the adventures of the mischievous little devil and his regular backup feature, Stumbo the Giant. A strange clock sends Hot Stuff careening through time into the past and the future. A mischievous young cloud sabotages Hot Stuff's attempts to build a boat. Stumbo the Giant wants to lose weight, but his workout threatens to destroy Tinytown. Brownie: Money for Honey; The Pesky Fenookins; Bum Steer; Dog Quiz; Rags Rabbit: Ice Land; The Sassy Razzers; Flicker the Goldfish; The Sorrowful Dragon; Stumbo: The Mail Must Go Through; Pesty and Jesty: Yard Bird; Arty Antics; The Funny Clock; Snow Use; Fish Bowl; For Crying Out Loud; The Sorcerers Mirror; The Mighty Turtle; Circus Man; Stumbo: Keeping Fit! 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer and others. The little devil and his regular backup Stumbo the Giant return to comics as part of Harvey Comics' revival in the early 1990s. Hot Stuff's tiff with a sun-spirit quickly escalates after Aunt Clinker and the spirit's mother get involved. Hot Stuff encounters a hunter and suggests he listen to his son, who dislikes shooting animals. The people of Tinytown worry that they're too dependent on Stumbo. Whos Hot Now?; Gold; Whos a Horned Red-Tailed Monkey?; Stumbo: Who Needs Him! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.25.

Cover art by Jim Woodring. Take My Car..., script by Dennis Eichhorn, art by Brian Sendelbach; Dennis recalls a troublesome friend. Don't Be Cruel, script by Dennis Eichhorn, art by Joe Zabel and Gary Dumm; Denny has a fight with a thug. Drug Dealer Etiquette, script by Dennis Eichhorn, art by Ashleigh Talbot; Denny scores some hash. The Mouse, Man, script by Dennis Eichhorn, art by Jim R. Williams; an incident involving Mickey Mouse acid. *18+ Mature Readers Only.*28 pgs., black and white. $2.25. Cover price $2.25.

Cover art by Sheldon Mayer. Three Musketeers story. Spring Cleaning Time starring J. Rufus Lion. The Case of Killer Coogan! starring Bulldog Drumhead, art by Ron Santi. Socks and Saddles starring Blackie Bear, art by Saul Kessler. Squeak Porkchops story, art by Ron Santi. Text story by Martin Naydel. McSnurtle the Turtle story, art by Naydel. Wheaties ad with Byron Nelson. R.C. Cola ad with art by Creig Flessel. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Peter Bagge. "Follow the Leader"; Chuckie subverts the game of follow the leader. "Sneakin' a Peek at Babs Bradley's Secret Diary"; Buddy and Butch read Babs' diary. "Studs Kirby Is On the Air"; Studs is back on the radio, but his talk show attracts few callers. "Chet and Bunny Leeway Go For A Ride"; Chet borrows his cousin's Corvette. All scripts and art by Peter Bagge. 36 pgs., B&W. $2.25. Cover price $2.25.

2nd printing; Peter Bagge. Cover price $2.25.

This issue features an in-depth interview and cover painting by the extraordinary Mike Mayhew! Also in Rough Stuff #8, we present preliminary and unpublished art by Alex Horley, Tony Dezuniga, Nick Cardy, and Rafael Kayanan, as each artist offers commentary explaining how their work evolves into its finished form. Plus: Dominique Leonard spotlights the great Belgian comic book artists, Mike Murdock goes under the knife for a Rough Critique of his work, and more! Edited by pro artist, Bob McLeod. Cover price $6.95.

Cover by Mark Martin. "Zeb and Jeb" and "Super(arty)ficial" by Steve Willis. Additional art and contributions by Ted Bolman. Two "Howie the Hat" strips by Wayne Honath. Centerspread of "The Alien Digestive Tract Game" by John Howard. A short text feature from T.S. Child with art by Doug Potter. Additional art and contributions by T.K. Atherton, Casey Shaw, Robin Ator, and Donnie Jupiter, Jim Thompson, Tod Rush, Brad Foster and Steve Fox. 4 1/4" x 5 1/2", B&W. Cover price $2.00.