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Issue: Acme Comics #8
Publication Date: October 1987
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Issues: #8 of 10 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagFandom House
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Pages: 44
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Price: $3.00 CAD
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Content Items: 8 (5 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Titled 'The A.C.M.E. Comics Universe' on cover.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color cover with Black and White interior
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U.S.
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Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Wraparound
Credits
Penciller(s): George Doro; Pitt Crew (see notes)
Inker(s): George Doro; Pitt Crew (see notes)
Colorist(s): Jim Lemons
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Wraparound cover.
Cover credits stated as follows: 'The cover is a jam effort by just about every member of the pipe-dreaming Pitt Crew with George Doro providing the incidental art and colored by John Mulloch, Jim Lemons and Motley'.
Members of 'Pitt Crew' are: Rich Arnold, Bob Conway, Richard Florence, George Doro, Scott Johnson, Jim Lemons, Harry Lyrico, John McColloch, Joel Millsapps, T Motley, Dennis Pimple, Smallhead (Mark Putt), Eric Sprinkle, Nelson Sprinkle, Seth Thompson.
(from the Acme Papers Webpage - http://www.near2now.com/acme/index.htm)
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ACME Checklist

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Pitt Crew
Inker(s): Pitt Crew
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 12.33
Disclose Notes: Starts on interior of front cover and continues on pages 1, 2 (bottom section), 9, 16, 17, 19-22, 30, 40 and interior back cover. Consists of illustrations of fake comic covers with commentary by Dennis Pimple. Includes contents of issue. See cover notes for artists involved.
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Pitt's Podium!

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Per Acme webpage, Jim Pitt was a pseudonym used by Pimple to parody Stan Lee.
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Dr. Autopsy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mark Putt [as Smallhead]
Penciller(s): Mark Putt [as Smallhead]
Inker(s): Mark Putt [as Smallhead]
Letterer(s): Mark Putt [as Smallhead]
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Dr. Autopsy
Character(s): Dr. Autopsy [Pat Hology]
Synopsis: A dead man comes back to life to fight crime with his body parts.
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Pages: 6
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Uber Wiedergeburt

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jim Lemons
Penciller(s): Jim Lemons
Inker(s): Jim Lemons
Letterer(s): Jim Lemons
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A man has dreams about the meaning of life.
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Pages: 6
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Caffeine Comics

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Eric Sprinkle
Penciller(s): Eric Sprinkle
Inker(s): Eric Sprinkle
Letterer(s): Eric Sprinkle
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Excess coffee causes a man to hallucinate.
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Pages: 1
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Crisis on Infinite New Universes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Katzenjammer Kids; Li'l Abner; Pogo; Albert
Synopsis: Daddy Warbucks' plan to turn superheroes into a multi-million industry causes the greatest of all superhero battles.
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Story credited to Johnson on credits page and Acme webpage. Credited to Jim Pitt on story page.
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Charlock: Part Three

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): Charlock
Character(s): Charlock; Brea; Bas Baal; Shaner (flashback); Brin (flashback); King Peleon (flashback)
Synopsis: Charlock recounts his past to Brea.
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Pages: 9

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