Advertising disclosure: ComicRecord is a participant in the eBay Partner Network. Links to eBay on this site are advertising, and as an eBay Partner Network affiliate we earn from qualifying purchases.
Publishers / Fantagraphics / Eightball (1989) / #18
181997
$3.95; 5.50 CAD

Eightball #18

Fantagraphics · 1997

Award on record
Buy it now on eBay ›Graded copies ›
How to read this file
  • Every claim on this page traces to a public bibliographic record; the sources are listed at the bottom of the file.
  • A first-appearance badge means this is the earliest non-flashback appearance on record in this database.
  • Buy links are eBay affiliate links. They never change what the record says.

Identification plate

Series
Eightball (Fantagraphics, 1989 series)
Issue
#18
Publication date
1997
Key date
1997
Indicia publisher
Fantagraphics Books Inc.
Price
$3.95; 5.50 CAD
Pages
44
Rating
For Advanced Readers

Match the book in your hand against this plate before paying an edition-specific price.

Why this issue matters

On the record: Harvey Award - Best Single Issue or Story (1998).

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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover2pencils: Daniel Clowes; inks: Daniel Clowes; colors: Daniel Clowes; letters: Daniel Clowes
1Eightball Number Eighteen • 1997letters page1pencils: Daniel Clowes; inks: Daniel Clowes; letters: Daniel Clowes
2Ghost World [Part 8]comic story18script: Daniel Clowes; pencils: Daniel Clowes; inks: Daniel Clowes; colors: Daniel Clowes; letters: Daniel ClowesEnid Coleslaw; Rebecca Doppelmeyer; Josh; Duane; Mr. Coleslaw; John Ellis; Carol; Dorky Hick Newscaster; Bob Skeetes
3Modern Cartoonisttext article16script: Daniel Clowes; pencils: Daniel Clowes; inks: Daniel Clowes; colors: Daniel Clowes; letters: Daniel Clowes
4Black Nyloncomic story6.5script: Daniel Clowes; pencils: Daniel Clowes; inks: Daniel Clowes; letters: Daniel ClowesCap'n; Shrink; Boy Hero; Nutcase Woman; Doctor; The Hag; The Boy
5The Latch-Key Kidcomic story0.5script: Daniel Clowes; pencils: Daniel Clowes; inks: Daniel Clowes; letters: Daniel ClowesLatch-Key Kid

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Ghost World #[nn]
ISBN 1560972807		1997On eBay ›
Ghost World #[nn] [1st-3rd printings]
ISBN 1-56097-299-8		1998On eBay ›
Caricature #[nn]
ISBN 1560974583		1998On eBay ›
Caricature #[nn]
ISBN 1560973293		1998On eBay ›
The Daniel Clowes Reader: A Critical Edition of Ghost World and Other Stories, with Essays, Interviews, and Annotations #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-60699-589-1		2013On eBay ›
The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist #[nn]
ISBN 9781419702082		2012On eBay ›
Ghost World #[nn] [4th printings & up]
ISBN 9781560974277		2001On eBay ›
Issues 11-18
ISBN 978-1-60699-757-4		2015On eBay ›
Original Art: Daniel Clowes (Studio Edition) #[nn]
ISBN 9781683962588		2020On eBay ›

Reading the story costs a fraction of owning the issue. Both routes are on every file.

Before you buy

  • Confirm which printing is being sold; later printings usually carry changed cover marks or indicia lines.
  • For variant covers, match the listing photo against the variant list on this page before paying a ratio-variant price.
  • Pressable defects (spine stress, corner blunting) matter to graders; ask for photos at an angle.

Series context

‹ #1718 of 23#19 ›

Sources

Found an error in this file? corrections@comicrecord.com