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Publishers / Mirage / Grunts (1987) / #1

1November 1987
$2.00; 3.00 CAD

Grunts #1

Mirage · November 1987 · on sale 1987

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Identification plate

Series: Grunts (Mirage, 1987 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: November 1987
Key date: November 1987
On-sale date: 1987
Indicia publisher: Mirage Studios
Price: $2.00; 3.00 CAD
Pages: 76

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Contents

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Michael Dooney; inks: Michael Dooney; colors: Michael Dooney
1	-	illustration	2
2	Fak-II	comic story	6	script: Kevin Eastman; pencils: Eric Talbot; inks: Eric Talbot; letters: Steve Lavigne
3	My Friends Call Me the Lucky One	comic story	5	script: Jim Lawson; pencils: Jim Lawson; inks: Jim Lawson
4	The Last Time I Saw Tommy	comic story	4	script: Joshua Quagmire; pencils: Joshua Quagmire, Dave Garcia; inks: Dave Garcia; letters: F. Tubbins
5	The Horror	comic story	8	script: Frank Alan Bella; pencils: Frank Alan Bella; inks: Frank Alan Bella
6	Jonesy	comic story	2	script: Bill Fitts; pencils: Bill Fitts; inks: Bill Fitts
7	The Lesson	comic story	10	script: Peter Laird; pencils: Peter Laird; inks: Ryan Brown; letters: Steve Lavigne
8	The Bells	comic story	6	script: SR Bissette; pencils: SR Bissette, Steve Lavigne; inks: Steve Lavigne; letters: Steve Lavigne
9	Turtle Troop	comic story	2	script: Mark Bodé; pencils: Mark Bodé; inks: Mark Bodé; letters: Mark Bodé
10	Monuments	comic story	6	script: Michael Dooney; pencils: Michael Dooney; inks: Michael Dooney	Fluffy Brockleton
11	Mekong Delta Blues	comic story	4	script: Jim Groat; pencils: Jim Groat; inks: Jim Groat
12	Slaughter Dogs	comic story	5	script: Eric Talbot; pencils: Eric Talbot; inks: Eric Talbot
13	Iron Angel	comic story	8	script: Jim Groat; pencils: Jim Groat; inks: Phil Morrissey; letters: Phil Morrissey
14	Special Announcement!!!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset
15	-	illustration	1	pencils: Vaughn Bodé; inks: Vaughn Bodé; colors: Vaughn Bodé

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The Collected Gizmo #[nn]	1988	On eBay ›
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection #6 ISBN 1684058570	2022	On eBay ›

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Sources

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