The Big Book of Bad #[nn] for Sale - First Appearance of Mordred - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: The Big Book of Bad (DC, 1998 series)
Issue: #[nn]
Publication date: [June] 1998
Key date: 1998-06-00
On-sale date: 1998-04-22
Indicia publisher: Paradox Press
Price: $14.95; 20.95 CAD
Pages: 196
Barcode: 76194121096400111
ISBN: 1-56389-359-2
Rating: Suggested for Mature Readers

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Mordred - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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: Glenn Barr; inks: Glenn Barr; colors: Glenn Barr
1	The Big Book of Bad	credits, title page	2	pencils: Vincent Deporter; inks: Vincent Deporter
2	Table of Contents	table of contents	2	letters: typeset
3	Bad Guys	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	letters: typeset
4	A Rogues' Gallery of Roman Emperors	comic story	5	script: Paul Kirchner; pencils: Roger Langridge; inks: Roger Langridge
5	The Vampire of Hanover	comic story	3	script: Steve Vance; pencils: Lennie Mace; inks: Lennie Mace	Fritz Haarman
6	Basil the Bulgar Slayer	comic story	2	script: Paul Kirchner; pencils: George Freeman; inks: George Freeman
7	Gilles de Rais	comic story	4	script: Steve Vance; pencils: Eddie Newell; inks: Eddie Newell	Gilles de Rais
8	Blackbeard	comic story	6	script: Paul Kirchner; pencils: Steve Leialoha; inks: Steve Leialoha	Blackbeard
9	H. H. Holmes and His Murder Castle	comic story	4	script: Steve Vance; pencils: Kieron Dwyer; inks: Kieron Dwyer
10	The Sawney Beane Family	comic story	5	script: Paul Kirchner; pencils: Tom Sutton; inks: Tom Sutton
11	Architect of the "Final Solution"	comic story	3	script: Steve Vance; pencils: James Romberger; inks: James Romberger	Heinrich Himmler
12	Josef Stalin	comic story	4	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Eric Cherry; inks: Eric Cherry	Joseph Stalin
13	The Last Shah	comic story	2	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Floyd Hughes; inks: Floyd Hughes
14	Pol Pot and the Killing Fields of Cambodia	comic story	4	script: Steve Vance; pencils: Joe Sacco; inks: Joe Sacco	Pol Pot
15	Romania's Bloody Leader	comic story	3	script: Steve Vance; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando	Nicolae Ceausescu
16	Bad Guy Lit(e)	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	letters: typeset
17	Moriarty: Professor of Crime	comic story	2	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Phil Jimenez; inks: Phil Jimenez	Professor Moriarty
18	Modred the Baddest Seed	comic story	3	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Colleen Doran; inks: Colleen Doran	Mordred First
19	Long John Silver	comic story	3	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Galen Showman; inks: Galen Showman	Long John Silver
20	Kurtz's Law	comic story	2	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Trevor Von Eeden; inks: Trevor Von Eeden
21	Dracula	comic story	4	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Jon Bogdanove; inks: Jon Bogdanove	Dracula
22	Simon LeGree	comic story	2	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Randy DuBurke; inks: Randy DuBurke	Simon LeGree
23	Lady Macbeth	comic story	3	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Esteban Maroto; inks: Esteban Maroto	Lady Macbeth
24	Bad Movements	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	letters: typeset
25	Spanish Inquisition	comic story	3	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Tayyar Ozkan; inks: Tayyar Ozkan
26	Salem Witch Hunt	comic story	3	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Gahan Wilson; inks: Gahan Wilson
27	Joshua II's Bride of Christ Church	comic story	2	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Pat Broderick; inks: Pat Broderick
28	The Klansmen	comic story	6	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Rick Geary; inks: Rick Geary
29	Genocide in Armenia	comic story	4	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Gordon Purcell; inks: Gordon Purcell
30	McCarthyism	comic story	4	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Alec Stevens; inks: Alec Stevens
31	Mao's Cultural Revolution	comic story	4	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Dan Burr; inks: Dan Burr
32	The Guru of Gas	comic story	6	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Hunt Emerson; inks: Hunt Emerson
33	Militarism in Japan	comic story	3	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Joe Staton
34	Bad Science	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	letters: typeset
35	Alchemy	comic story	3	script: Paul Kirchner; pencils: John Cebollero; inks: John Cebollero
36	Man Will Never Fly!	comic story	1	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Eric Shanower; inks: Eric Shanower
37	Dead Scientist's Society	comic story	2	script: Paul Kirchner; pencils: Robert Snyder; inks: Robert Snyder
38	Hollow Earth Theories	comic story	2	script: Paul Kirchner; pencils: Steve Mannion; inks: Steve Mannion
39	Phrenology	comic story	2	script: Paul Kirchner; pencils: John Estes; inks: John Estes
40	Sir Francis Galton	comic story	2	script: Paul Kirchner; pencils: Charles Adlard; inks: Charles Adlard
41	Nasal Sex	comic story	1	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Renée French; inks: Renée French
42	Immanuel Velikovsky	comic story	3	script: Paul Kirchner; pencils: Hilary Barta; inks: Hilary Barta
43	Roger Babson	comic story	2	script: Paul Kirchner; pencils: David Ross; inks: David Ross
44	Lysenkoism	comic story	2	script: Paul Kirchner; pencils: Eddie Campbell; inks: Eddie Campbell
45	The Stimoceiver	comic story	2	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Sam Glanzman; inks: Sam Glanzman
46	In Search of Ancient Astronauts	comic story	2	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Timothy Shamey; inks: Timothy Shamey
47	Biosphere 2	comic story	2	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Stephen DeStefano; inks: Stephen DeStefano
48	Bio-War Experiments	comic story	2	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Steve Vance; inks: Steve Vance
49	Nuclear Power	comic story	3	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés
50	Bad Sports	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	letters: typeset
51	Mike Tyson	comic story	4	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Vincent Deporter; inks: Vincent Deporter
52	Ty Cobb	comic story	4	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: George Evans; inks: George Evans
53	Pro Rasslin'	comic story	2	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Mark Bright; inks: Mark Bright
54	The Great Hoops Heist of '72	comic story	2	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Jamal Yaseem Igle; inks: Jamal Yaseem Igle
55	Charlie Hustle	comic story	1	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Nick Cassaway; inks: Nick Cassaway	Charlie Hustle
56	Sports Bigotry	comic story	1	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Kevin Maguire; inks: Kevin Maguire
57	The Wide World of Spits	comic story	1	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Charlie LaGreca; inks: Charlie LaGreca
58	Bad Taste	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	letters: typeset
59	Disaster Movies	comic story	2	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Darick Robertson; inks: Darick Robertson
60	The Schlock That Refused to Die	comic story	2	script: Anina Bennett; pencils: Bob Fingerman; inks: Bob Fingerman
61	The Pope of Trash	comic story	2	script: Anina Bennett; pencils: Glenn Barr; inks: Glenn Barr
62	On Time & Sober	comic story	2	script: Anina Bennett; pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Dick Giordano	Ronald Reagan
63	Porno Chic	comic story	1	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Robbie Busch; inks: Robbie Busch
64	The Wizard of Ooze	comic story	3	script: Anina Bennett; pencils: Brian Buniak; inks: Brian Buniak	Liberace
65	Practice, Practice, Practice	comic story	2	script: Anina Bennett; pencils: Marie Severin; inks: Marie Severin
66	Flava o' da Month	comic story	1	script: Anina Bennett; pencils: B. K. Taylor; inks: B. K. Taylor
67	The Proof Is in the Painting	comic story	3	script: Anina Bennett; pencils: D'Israeli D'Emon Draughtsman; inks: D'Israeli D'Emon Draughtsman
68	Jeff Koons	comic story	2	script: Anina Bennett; pencils: Danny Hellman; inks: Danny Hellman
69	Mass Market Angst	comic story	2	script: Anina Bennett; pencils: Alan Kupperberg; inks: Alan Kupperberg
70	The American Dream	comic story	3	script: Anina Bennett; pencils: Gray Morrow; inks: Gray Morrow
71	Capital of Kitsch	comic story	3	script: Anina Bennett; pencils: Steve Carr; inks: Steve Carr
72	Pocket Monsters	comic story	2	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Ward Sutton; inks: Ward Sutton
73	Biographies	text article	2	letters: typeset
74	Bibliography	text article	3	letters: typeset
75	Copyright Information	text article	1	letters: typeset

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Sources

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