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Issue: Neil the Horse Comics and Stories #2
Publication Date: April 1983
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Issues: #2 of 10 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagAardvark-Vanaheim
Brand: Aardvark Vanaheim
Indicia Publisher: Aardvark-Vanaheim Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/15/1983
Volume: 1
Pages: 28
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.60 CAD
$1.40 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 14 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Deni Loubert [as Deni Sim] (credited); Karen McKiel (assistant to the publisher)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #24.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: colour cover; black and white interior
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Neil, Soapy and Poupee walking in the rain

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba] (signed)
Inker(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Neil the Horse
Character(s): Neil the Horse; Soapy; Poupee
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Deni Loubert [as Deni] (signed)
Penciller(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba] (signed)
Inker(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba] (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): A Note from the Publisher
Character(s): Neil the Horse; Soapy; Poupee
First Line: This second issue of Arn Saba's Neil The Horse...
Synopsis: Deni discusses how getting an issue of the comic together in only 2 months was harder than doing it in 2 years. Also includes a picture of the main characters, similar to the cover but slightly different.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Also includes indicia.
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The Bananaburg Players Present The Buried Moon

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba] (signed)
Penciller(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba] (signed)
Inker(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba] (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Neil the Horse
Character(s): Neil the Horse; Mam'selle Poupee; Soapy
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Text story with 3 to 4 illustrations per page.
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Mam'selle Poupee

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba] (signed)
Penciller(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba] (signed)
Inker(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba] (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Neil the Horse
Character(s): Mam'selle Poupee; Neil the Horse; Soapy
Synopsis: Wordless story about dancing on a ship as it goes through a storm.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba] (signed)
Penciller(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba] (signed)
Inker(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba] (signed); David Roman [as D. Roman]
Letterer(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba]
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Neil the Horse
Character(s): Neil the Horse; Soapy
First Line: I've sunk my mug in a Giant's jug...
Synopsis: Three comic strips, one with Neil escaping various mythological settings, one with a quote from Mao and one with an alligator.
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Reprint Notes: from Neil the Horse (GLP Features Publishers' Syndicate) 1978 - 1979
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: David Roman's signature only appears in the middle strip.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba]
Penciller(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba]
Inker(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba]
Letterer(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba]
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Neil the Horse
Character(s): Neil the Horse
First Line: Sic transit gloria mundi!
Synopsis: Neil steals bananas and milk to make a banana shake.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Title taken from last panel, translation from Latin is "there goes the glory of the world." Page is printed sideways.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba]
Penciller(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba]; David Roman [as D. Roman] (see notes)
Inker(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba]; David Roman [as D. Roman] (see notes)
Letterer(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba]
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Neil the Horse
Character(s): Neil the Horse
First Line: Cannon Ball wanted, apply within
Synopsis: Neil gets shot out of a cannon, knocks a tuba off an airplane and while trying to grab it, destroys a city.
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From Content Item: FlagPotlatch Presents The 1980 Comics Annual #[nn] published January 1979
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]Reprint is in black and white and printed sideways over 4 pages.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: David Roman assists, credited as "Assistance and Perspective Backgrounds by D. Roman" in reprint but not in original.
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Percy Platypus

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba]
Penciller(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba]
Inker(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba]
Letterer(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba]
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Percy Platypus
Synopsis: Introduction to Percy Platypus and various P-words.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Sideways on page.
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Neil the Horse in Old New France

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba]
Penciller(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba]; Barb Rausch (assistance and costume design)
Inker(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba]; Barb Rausch (assistance and costume design)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Neil the Horse
Character(s): Mam'selle Poupee; Soapy; Neil the Horse
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Those Who Marry

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba]; Pete McCabe (arrangement)
Penciller(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba]
Inker(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba]
Letterer(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba]
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Neil the Horse
Character(s): Mam'selle Poupee
Synopsis: Music to a song from the story Neil the Horse in Old New France.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba]
Penciller(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba]
Inker(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba]
Letterer(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba]
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Neil the Horse
Character(s): Neil the Horse; Soapy
First Line: O Master! Master! I have attained detachment!
Synopsis: Three comic strips, one about achieving detachment, one with Soapy battling a fish and one with aliens getting drunk on a payday.
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Reprint Notes: from Neil the Horse (GLP Features Syndicate) 1978
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba] (responses)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Pony Express
First Line: Delighted at your continuing Neil the Horse...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from readers Will Eisner, Kent Johnson, Patrick Marcel, Steve Saffel, Jon Marvin, and Terry Edwards.
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Great Women of the Comics Paper Doll Series

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Katherine Collins ?
Penciller(s): Barb Rausch
Inker(s): Barb Rausch
Letterer(s): Katherine Collins ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Neil the Horse
Character(s): Mam'selle Poupee
Synopsis: Mam'selle Poupee can dress up as Rosie The Riveter, Katy Keene or Mama Katzenjammer.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba] (signed)
Penciller(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba] (signed)
Inker(s): Katherine Collins [as Arn Saba] (signed)
Colorist(s): Katherine Collins ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Neil the Horse
Character(s): Neil the Horse; Mam'selle Poupee; Soapy
First Line: We are glad to have a house...
Synopsis: Neil, Poupee and Soapy enjoy a quiet rainy day indoors.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On back cover of comic.

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