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Issue: Moebius #8
Publication Date: January 1991
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Issues: #8 of 9 Issues
Title: Blueberry
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagGraphitti Designs
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Graphitti Designs Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume:
Pages: 204
ISBN: 0936211342
UPC/EAN:
Price: $49.95 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 7 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Limited to 1500 copies, each one is signed by Jean Giraud / Moebius.
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: Color
Dimensions: European format
Paper Stock:  
Binding: Hardcover
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Jean Giraud (signed) [as GIR]
Inker(s): Jean Giraud (signed) [as GIR]
Colorist(s): Jean Giraud (signed) [as GIR]
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, western
Feature(s): Blueberry
Synopsis: Blueberry lights a cigar before a train.
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From Content Item: FlagLieutenant Blueberry #1 published February 1991
was The Iron Horse [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Jean Giraud
Inker(s): Jean Giraud
Colorist(s): Jean Giraud
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Blueberry
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From Content Item: FlagBlueberry #7 published January 1970
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Page signed by Jean Giraud.
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Book One: The Iron Horse

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jean-Michel Charlier; Jean-Marc Lofficier (translator); Randy Lofficier (translator)
Penciller(s): Jean Giraud (signed) [as GIR]
Inker(s): Jean Giraud (signed) [as GIR]
Colorist(s): Jean Giraud [as GIR]
Letterer(s): Kenny Lopez; Bill Oakley
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Blueberry
Character(s): US Cavalry Lt. Mike S. Blueberry [Mike S. Donovan]; Jimmy McClure; Red Wooley; Jethro "Steelfingers" Drake; railroad workers; Red Cloud; Sitting Bull; Two Bears; Oglala Teton Dakota warriors; Cheyenne warriors; hired guns; soldiers
Synopsis: Lt. Blueberry is sent to negotiate peace with the Sioux and Cheyenne so the railroad can be built. But rival railroaders hire "Steelfingers" to kill Indians on both sides to stir trouble. Blueberry survives a buffalo stampede, bar shoot-up and inferno, and steel-fingered beatings. But the bad guys triumph by sniping Indians and scotching negotiations. Blueberry and crew barely escape on a roaring train over a burning bridge. Now he needs to settle with Steelfingers...
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From Content Item: FlagLieutenant Blueberry #1 published February 1991
was Book One: The Iron Horse [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 46
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Book Two: Steelfingers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jean-Michel Charlier; Jean-Marc Lofficier (translator); Randy Lofficier (translator)
Penciller(s): Jean Giraud (signed) [as GIR]
Inker(s): Jean Giraud (signed) [as GIR]
Colorist(s): Jean Giraud (signed) [as GIR]
Letterer(s): Michael Heisler
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Blueberry
Character(s): US Cavalry Lt. Mike Blueberry [Mike S. Donovan]; Red Wooley; Jimmy McClure; Jethro "Steelfingers" Drake; General Dodge (mentioned); Red Cloud; Sitting Bull; Spotted Tail; Crazy Horse; railroad engineers; Sioux warriors; thugs; Guffie Palmer; prostitutes
Synopsis: Continuing... Blueberry's assignment is to see the Union Pacific railroad pushes through. "Steelfingers" sabotages efforts for the rival Central Pacific. The town is surrounded by stirred-up Sioux. Blueberry sneaks out a train with a $200K payroll. Steelfingers connives with Sitting Bull to raid the train (and rob it). When the train is cut off, besieged, and set afire, Blueberry manages to save lives and bury the payroll. But their troubles are just beginning...
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From Content Item: FlagLieutenant Blueberry #2 published March 1991
was Book Two: Steelfingers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 46
Disclose Notes: General Dodge, Red Cloud, Sitting Bull, Spotted Tail, and Crazy Horse are real historical figures.
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Book Three: The Trail of the Sioux

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jean-Michel Charlier; Jean-Marc Lofficier (translator); Randy Lofficier (translator)
Penciller(s): Jean Giraud (signed) [as GIR]
Inker(s): Jean Giraud (signed) [as GIR]
Colorist(s): Jean Giraud [as GIR]
Letterer(s): Phil Felix
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, western
Feature(s): Blueberry
Character(s): US Cavalry Lt. Mike Blueberry [Mike S. Donovan] AKA "Broken Nose"; Red Wooley; Jimmy McClure; General Dodge; General "Golden Mane" Allister; Jethro "Steelfingers" Drake; Sitting Bull; Crazy Horse (mentioned); Lakota and Cheyenne warriors; soldiers; thugs; townsfolk
Synopsis: Continuing... Blueberry is caught by Steelfingers and Indians, and stalls to protect the soldiers' $200K payroll. Jimmy and Red send a fake telegram of reinforcement on the way. The Indians, trusting "Broken Nose", let Blueberry free, but as he digs up the payroll, is robbed by Steelfingers. Sent back to town, Blueberry is accusing of stealing and will be lynched. Yet the Indians return the payroll, having killed Steelfingers for failing to deliver guns. All's well, until General Allister arrives and orders the army to wipe out the Indians!..
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From Content Item: FlagLieutenant Blueberry #3 published January 1991
was Book Three: The Trail of the Sioux [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 46
Disclose Notes: General Dodge, Sitting Bull, and Crazy Horse are real historical figures. General "Golden Mane" Allister is a stand-in for General "Yellow Hair" Custer (as explained in afterword of "The End of the Trail".
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Book Four: General Golden Mane

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jean-Michel Charlier; Jean-Marc Lofficier (translator); Randy Lofficier (translator)
Penciller(s): Jean Giraud (signed) [as GIR]
Inker(s): Jean Giraud (signed) [as GIR]
Colorist(s): Jean Giraud [as GIR]
Letterer(s): Michael Heisler
Editor(s): Jean-Marc Lofficier; Randy Lofficier; Marie Javins; Claudine Giraud; David Scroggy; Carl Potts
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Blueberry
Character(s): US Cavalry Lt. Mike Blueberry [Mike S. Donovan] AKA "Broken Nose"; Red Wooley; Jimmy McClure; General "Golden Mane" Allister; Sitting Bull; Crazy Horse (mentioned); Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors; soldiers
Synopsis: Continuing... Out to make himself famous, and defying peace treaties, General Allister pushes the Army deep into Indian territory in bitter cold. Blueberry, branded a coward and traitor, and Red and Jimmy try to keep both soldiers and Indians alive as they scrap in firefights, cross icy rivers, and flounder in snow. Despite all obstacles, Blueberry gets a message out. Reinforcements drive off the Indians, and many lives are saved. But General Allister vows revenge on Blueberry. "FIN"
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From Content Item: FlagLieutenant Blueberry #3 published January 1991
was Book Four: General Golden Mane [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 48
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Jean Giraud (signed) [as Moebius]
Inker(s): Jean Giraud (signed) [as Moebius]
Colorist(s): Jean Giraud (signed) [as Moebius]
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Blueberry
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagLieutenant Blueberry #3 published January 1991
was General Golden Mane [Illustration on Cover, Front]
From Content Item: FlagLieutenant Blueberry #2 published March 1991
was Steelfingers [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: backcover

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