Publishers / Dark Horse / Boris the Bear (1986) / #1
1August 1986
$1.50; 2.15 CAD

Boris the Bear #1

Dark Horse · August 1986

Death of Captain Carrot1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Boris the Bear (Dark Horse, 1986 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
August 1986
Key date
1986-08-00
Indicia publisher
Dark Horse Comics Publishing Co.
Price
$1.50; 2.15 CAD
Pages
28

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Why this issue matters

Death on record for: Captain Carrot, Daffy Duck, Felix the Cat, Peter Porker, Road Runner.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Boris the Bear Slaughters the Teenage Radioactive Black Belt Mutant Ninja Critterscover1pencils: James Dean Smith; inks: James Dean Smith; colors: Steve MattssonBoris the Bear
1-foreword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: Mike Richardson; pencils: James Dean Smith; inks: James Dean SmithBoris the Bear
2Boris the Bear Slaughters the Teenage Radioactive Black Belt Mutant Ninja Critterscomic story21script: Mike Richardson, Randy Stradley, James Dean Smith; pencils: James Dean Smith; inks: James Dean Smith; letters: John WorkmanBugs Bunny, Captain Carrot Death, Wile E. Coyote Death, Droopy, Daffy Duck Death, Felix the Cat Death, Peter Porker Death, Roger Rodney Rabbit Death, Road Runner Death, Spider-Ham Death, Tom Death, Woody Woodpecker Death
3-foreword, introduction, preface, afterword1pencils: James Dean Smith; inks: James Dean SmithBoris the Bear
4-illustration1pencils: James Dean Smith; inks: James Dean Smith; colors: Steve MattssonBoris the Bear

Printings and variants

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Series context

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Sources

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