Dark Horse Maverick: Happy Endings #[nn] (2002) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

Identification plate

Series: Dark Horse Maverick: Happy Endings (Dark Horse, 2002 series)
Issue: #[nn]
Publication date: September 2002
Key date: September 2002
Indicia publisher: Dark Horse Comics Inc.
Price: $9.95
Pages: 100
Barcode: 978156971820950995
ISBN: 1-56971-820-2

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Why this issue matters

On the record: Eisner Award - Best Short Story (2003).

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Frank Miller; colors: Lynn Varley
1	Table of Contents	table of contents	1	letters: typeset
2	Happy Endings	comic story	6	script: Sam Kieth; pencils: Sam Kieth; inks: Sam Kieth; letters: Jason Hvam	Diana Schutz, Mr. Gone
3	Only In...	comic story	4	script: Brian Michael Bendis; pencils: Michael Avon Oeming; inks: Michael Avon Oeming; letters: Jason Hvam	Brian Bendis; David Mack; Sgt. Kabukiman; Julie
4	The Cat	comic story	9	script: Bernie Mireault; pencils: Bernie Mireault; inks: Bernie Mireault; letters: Bernie Mireault	Jimmy Klipp; Kara; Mrs. Klipp
5	The Magician and the Snake	comic story	5	script: Mike Mignola, Katie Mignola; pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola; letters: Clem Robins; editing: Scott Allie	The Magician; a royal monkey; The Snake
6	Barnyard Animals	comic story	6	script: Craig Thompson; pencils: Craig Thompson; inks: Craig Thompson; letters: Craig Thompson
7	Just Another Day	comic story	6	script: Jim Mahfood; pencils: Jim Mahfood; inks: Jim Mahfood; letters: Jim Mahfood	Grrl Scouts [Rita; Gwen; Daphne]
8	Happy Ending	comic story	8	script: Farel Dalrymple; pencils: Farel Dalrymple; inks: Farel Dalrymple; letters: Farel Dalrymple
9	Barley and Diggs	comic story	6	script: Gilbert Austin; pencils: Gilbert Austin; inks: Gilbert Austin; letters: Gilbert Austin	Barley; Diggs
10	Krishna's Girlfriend	comic story	6	script: James Kochalka; pencils: James Kochalka; inks: James Kochalka; letters: James Kochalka
11	Wild Blue Yonder	comic story	6	script: Peter Kuper; pencils: Peter Kuper; inks: Peter Kuper; letters: Peter Kuper
12	January	comic story	8	script: Matt Kindt, Jason Hall; pencils: Jason Hall, Matt Kindt; inks: Matt Kindt; letters: Matt Kindt
13	Paper Airplanes	comic story	4	script: Leland Myrick; pencils: Leland Myrick; inks: Leland Myrick; letters: Leland Myrick
14	-	comic story	6	script: Tony Millionaire; pencils: Tony Millionaire; inks: Tony Millionaire; letters: Tony Millionaire; editing: Phil Amara
15	The Way It's Going	comic story	2	script: Harvey Pekar; pencils: Joe Sacco; inks: Joe Sacco; letters: Joe Sacco	Harvey Pekar
16	The End	comic story	6	script: Frank Miller; pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Frank Miller; letters: Frank Miller
17	Afterword	text article	1	script: Diana Schutz
18	Creator Bios	text article	3	letters: typeset

Where to read it

Collection	Year
The Amazing Screw-On Head #[nn] ISBN 978-1-59582-501-8	2010	On eBay ›
Hellboy in Hell ISBN 9781506707495; 1506707491	2018	On eBay ›
Mike Mignola’s The Amazing Screw-On Head and Other Curious Objects ISBN 978-1-63140-619-5	2016	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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