Publishers / Fantagraphics / Anything Goes! (1986) / #4

4May 1987
$2.00; 3.00 CAD

Anything Goes! #4

Fantagraphics · May 1987 · on sale 1987-01

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Identification plate

Series: Anything Goes! (Fantagraphics, 1986 series)
Issue: #4
Publication date: May 1987
Key date: May 1987
On-sale date: 1987-01
Indicia publisher: The Comics Journal Inc.
Price: $2.00; 3.00 CAD
Pages: 36
Rating: Recommended for Mature Readers

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Contents

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: George Pérez; inks: George Pérez; colors: Henry Mayo
1	Space Case	comic story	4	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; colors: Carol Lay; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Guadalupe, Luba, Maricela, Ofelia Beltran, Theo
2	Dance Class	comic story	3	script: Arn Saba; pencils: Trina Robbins; inks: Trina Robbins; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Tom Orzechowski
3	The White Ship	comic story	8	script: H. P. Lovecraft, Alec Stevens; pencils: Alec Stevens; inks: Alec Stevens; colors: Alec Stevens; letters: Alec Stevens	Basil Elton
4	The Divisible Man	comic story	6	script: Mort Todd; pencils: Mort Todd; inks: Dan Clowes; colors: Mort Todd; letters: Chic Chumley	Divisible Man; Mr. Crime; Unholy Three [Blockhead [Marky DeSado]; Chris Tacheon [also as The Lobster]; Bazonga Joe]; Slim; Mortimer; Pud McSchmeer
5	Enigma Funnies	comic story	2	script: Gary Fields; pencils: Gary Fields; inks: Gary Fields; colors: Gary Fields; letters: Gary Fields
6	-	comic story	2	script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; colors: Dan Clowes; letters: Peter Bagge	Chuckie-Boy, Girly-Girl
7	The Marine Jockey	comic story	5	script: E. C. Segar; pencils: E. C. Segar; inks: E. C. Segar; colors: Kurt Mausert; letters: E. C. Segar	Olive Oyl, Popeye
8	Who's Who	text article	1	script: Gary Groth

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Series context

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Sources

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