Instant Piano #3 (1995) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

Identification plate

Series: Instant Piano (Dark Horse, 1994 series)
Issue: #3
Publication date: February 1995
Key date: February 10, 1995
Indicia publisher: Dark Horse Comics Inc.
Price: $3.95; 5.55 CAD
Pages: 52

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Why this issue matters

On the record: Eisner Award - Best Short Story (1996).

The evidence

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits
0	Little Cooch and Lena The Dog	cover	1	pencils: Stephen DeStefano; inks: Stephen DeStefano; colors: Bill Wray
1	The Peerless Piano Pouncing Society	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Kyle Baker; pencils: Kyle Baker; inks: Kyle Baker
2	Groovee Mouse And His Faithful Companion Potbelly	comic story	1	script: Stephen DeStefano; pencils: Stephen DeStefano; inks: Stephen DeStefano; letters: Stephen DeStefano
3	Life's Great Rewards	comic story	1	script: Mark Badger; pencils: Mark Badger; inks: Mark Badger; letters: Mark Badger
4	Max & Max	comic story	1	script: Robbie Busch; pencils: Robbie Busch; inks: Robbie Busch; letters: Robbie Busch
5	For God's Sake, Look At That Art!	comic story	1	script: Kyle Baker; pencils: Kyle Baker; inks: Kyle Baker; letters: Kyle Baker
6	Bring Me The Head Of Bobba Fett!	comic story	10	script: Evan Dorkin; pencils: Evan Dorkin; inks: Evan Dorkin; letters: Evan Dorkin
7	Aren't You Glad You're Not This Guy?	comic story	1	script: Kyle Baker; pencils: Kyle Baker; inks: Kyle Baker; letters: Kyle Baker
8	Morons	comic story	2	script: Mark Badger; pencils: Mark Badger; inks: Mark Badger; letters: Mark Badger
9	Fund Raising For The Foolish; Dottie; House Party Hell	comic story	1	script: Mark Badger, Stephen DeStefano, Mark Badger; pencils: Mark Badger, Stephen DeStefano, Mark Badger; inks: Mark Badger, Stephen DeStefano, Mark Badger; letters: Mark Badger, Stephen DeStefano, Mark Badger
10	Java Drive: Part 3	comic story	5	script: Robbie Busch; pencils: Robbie Busch; inks: Robbie Busch; letters: Robbie Busch
11	Pete + Sark, Savate Masters; Silly Sinemas	comic story	1	script: Mark Badger, Stephen DeStefano; pencils: Mark Badger, Stephen DeStefano; inks: Mark Badger, Stephen DeStefano; letters: Mark Badger, Stephen DeStefano
12	Meek Are The Blessed	comic story	1	script: Kyle Baker; pencils: Kyle Baker; inks: Kyle Baker; letters: Kyle Baker
13	Sark Does Fotochop Funnies	comic story	2	script: Mark Badger; pencils: Mark Badger; inks: Mark Badger; letters: Mark Badger
14	You Are Here	comic story	4	script: Kyle Baker; pencils: Kyle Baker; inks: Kyle Baker; letters: Kyle Baker
15	I Love People, I Really Do	comic story	1	script: Kyle Baker; pencils: Kyle Baker; inks: Kyle Baker; letters: Kyle Baker
16	Devil Puppet; Java Drive	comic story	3	script: Evan Dorkin, Robbie Busch; pencils: Evan Dorkin, Robbie Busch; inks: Evan Dorkin, Robbie Busch; letters: Evan Dorkin, Robbie Busch
17	Auto-Bio-Angst Story	comic story	2	script: Mark Badger; pencils: Mark Badger; inks: Mark Badger; letters: Mark Badger
18	Hark, I Hear The Heart of Winter	comic story	2	script: Robbie Busch; pencils: Robbie Busch; inks: Robbie Busch; letters: Robbie Busch
19	Now Here's Something We Hope You'll Really Like!	comic story	1	script: Kyle Baker; pencils: Kyle Baker; inks: Kyle Baker; letters: Kyle Baker
20	The Sunday Table	comic story	4	script: Stephen DeStefano; pencils: Stephen DeStefano; inks: Stephen DeStefano; letters: Stephen DeStefano
21	Marriage	comic story	1	script: Mark Badger; pencils: Mark Badger; inks: Mark Badger; letters: Mark Badger
22	Groovee Mouse And Pot Belly	comic story	1	script: Robbie Busch, Stephen DeStefano; pencils: Robbie Busch, Stephen DeStefano; inks: Robbie Busch, Stephen DeStefano; letters: Robbie Busch, Stephen DeStefano
23	Fan Page!	letters page	2	script: Kyle Baker

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Dork #6	1998	On eBay ›
The Eltingville Club #[nn] ISBN 1-61655-415-0; 978-1-61655-415-6	2016	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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