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Issue: Honk! #2
Publication Date: January 1987
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Issues: #2 of 5 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagFantagraphics
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Fantagraphics Books, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $3.75 CAD
$2.75 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 23 (15 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Tom Mason; Mark Waid (contributing editor); Andrew Christie (contributing editor); Kim Thompson (contributing editor)
Disclose Notes: First printing: September 1986
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; black & white interior
Dimensions: magazine size
Paper Stock:  
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format:  
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Bill Watterson
Inker(s): Bill Watterson
Colorist(s): Mr. Mace
Letterer(s): ?: typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Calvin; Hobbes
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Comics / Features

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Accompanied by production credits and indicia along with a small Watterson illustration of Calvin- "What's that smell?"
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Glenn Dakin
Penciller(s): Glenn Dakin
Inker(s): Glenn Dakin
Letterer(s): Glenn Dakin
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Temptation
Character(s): Devil; Castaway
First Line: Hmmm. I'd like to appeal to your humanitarian instincts
Synopsis: The devil offers a deal
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In Issue: FlagTemptation #[nn] published January 1991
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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It's Spring

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Marc Hempel
Penciller(s): Marc Hempel
Inker(s): Marc Hempel
Letterer(s): Marc Hempel
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Asylum patient
Synopsis: The joy of Spring
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: This is very much the forunner to Hempel's acclaimed Gregory strip
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Main Course

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Trevs Phoenix; Eddie Campbell
Penciller(s): Trevs Phoenix; Eddie Campbell
Inker(s): Trevs Phoenix; Eddie Campbell
Letterer(s): Trevs Phoenix; Eddie Campbell
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Discursive food related stories
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Pages: 4
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The Misadventures of Dostoyevsky

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): David Miller
Penciller(s): David Miller
Inker(s): David Miller
Letterer(s): David Miller
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Dostoyevsky
Synopsis: Dostoyevsky ends up in one of his stories
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Pages: 1
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The Class Reunion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Boze Bell
Penciller(s): Bob Boze Bell
Inker(s): Bob Boze Bell
Letterer(s): Bob Boze Bell
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Strips and gags about class reunions.
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Pages: 2
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Do You Have What It Takes to Read Lloyd Llewellyn?

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Daniel Clowes ?
Penciller(s): Daniel Clowes
Inker(s): Daniel Clowes
Letterer(s): Daniel Clowes
Subject Matter
Character(s): Lloyd Llewellyn; B.O.; T.B.; X.T.
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Pages: 1
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A Dinner Treat

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Marc Hempel
Penciller(s): Marc Hempel
Inker(s): Marc Hempel
Letterer(s): Marc Hempel
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A man eats too much
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Story is in rhyme
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Paris: A Trashcan Travelogue

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Bagnall
Penciller(s): John Bagnall
Inker(s): John Bagnall
Letterer(s): John Bagnall
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Muffy; Morton
Synopsis: A tour of Paris
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Pages: 2
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Light Conversation

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Marc Hempel
Penciller(s): Marc Hempel
Inker(s): Marc Hempel
Letterer(s): Marc Hempel
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Cartoon Man
Character(s): Cartoon Man; Cartoon Woman
Synopsis: Dating problems in cartoon land.
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Pages: 2
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Winter '66: Anytown USA

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): J. D. King
Penciller(s): J. D. King
Inker(s): J. D. King
Letterer(s): J. D. King
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Mother; Son
Synopsis: A turning of the tables
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Pages: 1
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Rodney: The Premonition II

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Eddie Campbell
Penciller(s): Phil Elliott
Inker(s): Phil Elliott
Letterer(s): Phil Elliott
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Rodney
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Originally serialised as single tier strips in the British music paper Sounds
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Brasso With Rosie

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Alan Moore
Penciller(s): Peter Bagge
Inker(s): Peter Bagge
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Anecdotes about Moore's parents and relations
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From Content Item: FlagKnockabout Trial Special #[nn] published January 1984
was Brasso With Rosie [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]Moore script only
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3.5
Disclose Notes: Accompanied by two illustrations. In its original appearance it was illustrated by Savage Pencil rather than Bagge.
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The Parasite

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Glenn Dakin
Penciller(s): Glenn Dakin
Inker(s): Glenn Dakin
Letterer(s): Glenn Dakin
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Anton Path
Character(s): Anton Path; Anton's mother; Rocky
Synopsis: The origins of Anton's wardrobe
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Pages: 0.5
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Bill Watterson

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Andrew Christie; Bill Watterson
Penciller(s): Bill Watterson
Inker(s): Bill Watterson
Letterer(s): typeset; Bill Watterson
Subject Matter
Character(s): Bill Watterson; Calvin; Hobbes; Calvin's Mom
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: An interview accompanied by three cartoons and fourteen of his newspaper strips. Eleven of the strips are from the daily Calvin & Hobbes strips while one is from the Sunday strip. Mostly from 1986. Also included is a sample of one of his early "Critters" strips and a 1980 editorial cartoon from the Cincinnati Post. The two other cartoons are likely previously unpublished. One is a self-portrait captioned "How it's done- the fascinating process revealed" and the other is of Calvin & Hobbes captioned "Comic strips should be treated as a serious art form, argues Watterson."
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): J. R. Williams
Penciller(s): J. R. Williams
Inker(s): J. R. Williams
Letterer(s): J. R. Williams
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Bad Boys
Character(s): The Bad Boys; Fatty
First Line: I would like to play "costumed crimefighters"!
Synopsis: The Bad boys play at superheroes
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: The strip is printed sideways across two pages
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The Late Night World of Drew Friedman

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mark Waid; Drew Friedman
Penciller(s): Drew Friedman
Inker(s): Drew Friedman
Letterer(s): typeset; Drew Friedman
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Interview accompanied by ten samples of his work- a postcard titled "Great Freaks of Yesterday: The Swedish Angel" as well as sample panels from "Fred's Night Out," "The Lord of Eltingville's European Vacation," "The Incredible Shrinking Joe Franklin," "The Andy Griffith Show," "Tor Johnson's Hollywood Tour," "A Hollywood Love Supreme," "The Saga of Frank Sinatra, Jr.," "Bob Hope's 100th Birthday Party," "The Living History of Wayne Newton."
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Sakai
Penciller(s): Stan Sakai
Inker(s): Stan Sakai
Letterer(s): Stan Sakai
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Usagi Yojimbo
Character(s): Miyamoto Usagi; Foreign Barbarian
First Line: I am Miyamoto Usagi and I've been asked to tell you a little about the "samurai" or military class of feudal Japan.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Comic strip ad for "Critters" magazine.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Phil Elliott
Penciller(s): Phil Elliott
Inker(s): Phil Elliott
Letterer(s): Phil Elliott
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A Tale from Gimbley
Character(s): Gimbley; Matthew; Mrs. Thomas; Girl
First Line: I have been invited to a friend's house to view a new addition to his collection of furniture and fittings....
Synopsis: Gimbley looks after a child
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Pages: 3
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Death Takes a Walk

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): J. R. Williams
Penciller(s): J. R. Williams
Inker(s): J. R. Williams
Letterer(s): J. R. Williams
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Death; Mrs. Wenzel; Timmy; Old Guy
Synopsis: Fatalities follow a meeting with Death
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Pages: 1
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Who's Who

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Brief blurbs on the artists and a list of the next issue's features. Accompanied by a small Matt Groening drawing and an ad for a limited edition Bill Watterson poster for Target Political Cartoon Quarterly's 1986 cartoon show.
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Job Search

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Brian James Riedel
Penciller(s): Brian James Riedel
Inker(s): Brian James Riedel
Letterer(s): Brian James Riedel
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Captain Courageous
Synopsis: Captain Courageous needs a job
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Pages: 1

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