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Issue: Nucleus #1
Publication Date: May 1979
 
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Indicia Publisher: Heiro-Graphic Publication
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN:
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Price: $1.50 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (9 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Most important note to collectors: The first appearance of Cerebus The Aardvark outside of his own magazine.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was intended to be an ongoing series
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Nucleus

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, fantasy, humorous, science fiction
Brennan
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Bill Bryan is credited as just Bryan on the contents page.
Hiero Graphic Publications

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
Hiya graphic fantsy lovers...[sic]
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Bryan talks about the contents of this issue and what projected future issues were planned to contain.
Contents

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
fantasy
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
A contents page that shows an elaborate border reminiscent of Roman columns with a scantily clad maiden leaning on one column lower left. The drawing is copyright 1978.

Allen Darnell Salyer is credited as just Salyer on the contents listing portion of this page.
Flicker

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
science fiction
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0
In the lower right-hand corner between pages 3 through 63 (only odd-numbered pages), a 1/2 inch by 1/2 inch sized drawing by Salyer meant to act like a flip-book animation appears. Sometimes it covers the artwork of the story, the art is hard to make out due to the printing, and the art is sometimes slightly misaligned and affects the flip-book motion.

The title of the work is from the contents page. Allen Salyer is credited as Salyer only on the contents page. Salyer wrote the page numbers in the lower-left corner of the art itself.
Demonhorn

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
M'isly
He came, they say, from out of the West the three-foot Earth-pig...
Cerebus confronts the God M'isly and begins the legend of the One-eyed God of Demonhorn.
Reprinting
FlagSwords of Cerebus #2 published June 1981
as Demonhorn [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5
The first appearance of Cerebus the Aardvark outside of his own publication.

Dave Sim is credited as just Sim on the contents page.
Intangible Orb

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
science fiction
Full page pin-up of a woman sitting seductively on a throne contemplating a magical orb bristling with atomic energy.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Allen D. Salyer is credited as just Salyer on the contents page. Title from the contents page.
The Cyclops Part 1 To Seek the Truth

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
fantasy, superhero
Captain Jude Stuart
Captain Jude Stuart
Now rookie, you'll really see some shootin'.
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Miscellaneous
23
Bill Bryan is credited only as Bryan on the contents page and his full name on the story. The contents page calls this story just Cyclops.
Crusader

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
fantasy
Pinup of three trolls, one being on a horse.
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Miscellaneous
1
The title comes from the contents page. Jim Cheff is credited only as Cheff on the contents page.
Black Sanctum

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
adventure, horror, occult
Figure of Mystery
T. Casey Brennan; Lenore
For three long weeks the cries have echoed down the shadow cloaked halls...
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Miscellaneous
9
Gene Day is credited only as Day on the contents page.
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
I iz not happy.
Satire of Popeye the Sailor Man.
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Miscellaneous
1
The contents page refers to this story as one of '2 Satires'.

Bill Bryan is credited only as Bryan on the contents page.
Piggy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Piggy
Piggy
...they always give me cute things to say...
Piggy feels better after swearing.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Adult language. A satire on the comic strip Ziggy.

The contents page refers to this story as one of '2 Satires'.

Ed Golick Jr. is credited only as Golick on the contents page.
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain Crotch
Don't you just love those comics of yesteryear?
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
11
Bill Bryan is only credited as Bryan on the contents name and by his full name in this story itself.
Abortion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Well, what do you think Rev. Bill?
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Miscellaneous
11
The signature on the last page of the story and is hard to read due to the zip-a-tone laid over it. William Messner-Loebs is credited as Loebs only on the contents page.
3 Piggy Pages

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Dickery dickery dare dickery dickery dare...
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
3
Copyright 1978 Baby Teeth Productions.

Listed as "From Mother Goose" but actually a Mother Goose parody. Douglas Rogers is credited only as Rogers on the contents page.
A Galactic Mardi Gras

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Ten years have passed since he last view-ed the mas-querade...
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Tim Caldwell is credited as just Caldwell on the contents page. Williams is credited only on the contents page.

The story is entitled only as "?" on the contents page.
Sentry

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
fantasy
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Inside back cover pinup.

Jim Cheff is credited only as Cheff on the contents page.
48 Contiguous Orms

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Continuous spiral images are reminiscent of a SpiralGraph drawing.

On the back cover.

John Benson is credited only as Benson on the contents page. Titled only as Orms on the content page, but the art itself is entitled 48 Contiguous Orms.

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