The Big Book of Scandal #[nn] (1997) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Series: The Big Book of Scandal (DC, 1997 series)
Issue: #[nn]
Publication date: 1997 [January 1998]
Key date: 1997-01-00
On-sale date: 1997-11-05
Indicia publisher: Paradox Press
Price: $14.95; 20.95 CAD
Pages: 196
Barcode: 76194121095700111
ISBN: 1-56389-358-4
Rating: Suggested for Mature Readers

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Why this issue matters

On the record: Thompsons - Best Non-Fiction Work (1997).

The evidence

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: John Cebollero, Marc Witz; inks: John Cebollero, Marc Witz; colors: Marc Witz
1	The Big Book of Scandal	credits, title page	2	pencils: Stephen DeStefano; inks: Stephen DeStefano
2	Table of Contents	table of contents	2	letters: typeset
3	Introduction	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	2	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Stephen DeStefano; inks: Stephen DeStefano
4	Tawdry Tinseltown	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Jonathan Vankin
5	"Fatty" Arbuckle: No Tears for the Fat Man	comic story	3	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Hilary Barta; inks: Hilary Barta
6	The Great Lover	comic story	1	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Craig Hamilton; inks: Craig Hamilton
7	Death of a Mystery Man	comic story	4	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Alan Weiss; inks: Alan Weiss
8	All-American Junkie	comic story	1	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Paul Gulacy; inks: Paul Gulacy
9	Charlie Chaplin	comic story	5	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: David Lloyd; inks: David Lloyd
10	The Ice Cream Blonde	comic story	2	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Mike Perkins; inks: Mike Perkins
11	Mary Astor's Little Blue Book	comic story	2	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Marie Severin; inks: Marie Severin
12	In Like Flynn	comic story	2	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Brian Buniak; inks: Brian Buniak
13	The Sweater Girl and the Gangster	comic story	4	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Arnold Pander; inks: Arnold Pander
14	The Loves of Ingrid Bergman	comic story	5	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Colleen Doran; inks: Colleen Doran
15	E!	comic story	3	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Steve Pugh; inks: Steve Pugh	Elvis Presley
16	The Scandal That Sank a Studio	comic story	6	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Rick Geary; inks: Rick Geary
17	Murder, Mayhem and the Cotton Club	comic story	4	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: D'Israeli D'Emon Draughtsman; inks: D'Israeli D'Emon Draughtsman
18	Don Simpson: Fast Track	comic story	2	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Gregory Benton; inks: Gregory Benton
19	Heidi Fleiss, Hollywood Madam	comic story	3	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Anthony Castrillo; inks: Anthony Castrillo
20	Woody and Mia	comic story	3	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Ty Templeton; inks: Ty Templeton
21	Hollywood Bad Boys	comic story	3	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Alex Wald; inks: Alex Wald
22	Society Sleaze	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Jonathan Vankin
23	Murder of the Century	comic story	5	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Eric Shanower; inks: Eric Shanower
24	The Princess and the Ice Queen	comic story	1	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Jean-Claude Padilla; inks: Jean-Claude Padilla
25	Death and the Diet Doctor	comic story	3	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Randy DuBurke; inks: Randy DuBurke
26	Jimmy Swaggart in Hell	comic story	1	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Robert Snyder; inks: Robert Snyder
27	The Ballad of Jim & Tammy	comic story	5	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Rick Parker; inks: Rick Parker
28	Sex, Drugs, and Rox	comic story	1	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Anthony Modana; inks: Anthony Modana
29	Cyril Burt: The Intelligence Man	comic story	2	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando
30	The King and Mrs. Simpson	comic story	2	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Bryan Talbot; inks: Bryan Talbot
31	Charles and Diana	comic story	6	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Hunt Emerson; inks: Hunt Emerson
32	O. J.'s Final Run	comic story	6	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: John Cebollero; inks: John Cebollero
33	Cirque du O. J.	comic story	6	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Graham Manley; inks: Graham Manley
34	Wacko Jacko	comic story	3	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Danny Hellman; inks: Danny Hellman
35	Politics as Usual	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Jonathan Vankin
36	The Ways and Means of Lust	comic story	2	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Cully Hamner; inks: Cully Hamner
37	The Profumo Affair	comic story	4	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Charles Adlard; inks: Charles Adlard
38	X-Rated Congress	comic story	3	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Andrew Wendel; inks: Andrew Wendel
39	Rocky	comic story	1	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Don M. Cameron; inks: Don M. Cameron
40	From Camelot to Chappaquiddick	comic story	4	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Dan Lawlis; inks: Dan Lawlis
41	He Said, She Said	comic story	4	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés
42	Pants-Free Presidents	comic story	1	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Ward Sutton; inks: Ward Sutton
43	Watergate	comic story	3	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Joe Sacco; inks: Joe Sacco
44	The Iran-Contra Scandal	comic story	6	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Tayyar Ozkan; inks: Tayyar Ozkan
45	The Wrong Arm of the Law	comic story	3	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Galen Showman; inks: Galen Showman
46	The Great S & L Robbery	comic story	5	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Shepherd Hendrix; inks: Shepherd Hendrix
47	The Wilson-Terpil Affair	comic story	6	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Joe Staton
48	The Friends of Eddie Koch	comic story	3	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Steve Mannion; inks: Steve Mannion
49	Dirty Business	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Jonathan Vankin
50	The Fugitive	comic story	4	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Bob Hall; inks: Bob Hall
51	Collision Course	comic story	4	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Dick Giordano
52	The Pirates of Finance	comic story	4	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Robin Smith; inks: Robin Smith
53	Farewell to Cap'n Bob	comic story	4	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Steven Lieber; inks: Steven Lieber
54	The Lockheed Scandal	comic story	3	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Walter Simonson; inks: Walter Simonson
55	When Bankers Go Bad	comic story	3	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: S. M. Taggart; inks: S. M. Taggart
56	Thalidomide Nightmare	comic story	3	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Lennie Mace; inks: Lennie Mace
57	Whose Virus Is It, Anyway?	comic story	1	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: James Pascoe; inks: James Pascoe
58	Death at Love Canal	comic story	3	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Bob Fingerman; inks: Bob Fingerman
59	Exploding Pintos	comic story	3	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Glenn Barr; inks: Glenn Barr
60	Cyber Porn Scare	comic story	1	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Alwyn Talbot; inks: Alwyn Talbot
61	Afterword	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Jonathan Vankin; pencils: Stephen DeStefano; inks: Stephen DeStefano
62	Biographies	text article	2	letters: typeset
63	Bibliography	text article	3	letters: typeset
64	Copyright Information	text article	1	letters: typeset

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