Bad News #3 (1988) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Series: Bad News (Fantagraphics, 1988 series)
Issue: #3
Publication date: 1988
Key date: 1988
Indicia publisher: Fantagraphics Books Inc.
Price: $3.50; 4.50 CAD
Pages: 52

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Mark Beyer; inks: Mark Beyer; colors: Mark Beyer
1	Mr. Hidious	illustration	1	pencils: Kaz; inks: Kaz; letters: Kaz
2	Bad News 3 Contents	table of contents	1	letters: typeset
3	Jack Survives	comic story	1	script: Jerry Moriarty; pencils: Jerry Moriarty; inks: Jerry Moriarty; letters: Jerry Moriarty	Jack
4	Italian Ices!	comic story	4	script: Ben Katchor; pencils: Ben Katchor; inks: Ben Katchor; letters: Ben Katchor
5	Believe It Or Else!	comic story	0.34	script: Robert Sikoryak; pencils: Robert Sikoryak; inks: Robert Sikoryak; letters: Robert Sikoryak	John Cage
6	Quick Concerto	comic story	0.66	script: Robert Sikoryak; pencils: Robert Sikoryak; inks: Robert Sikoryak; letters: Robert Sikoryak	J. C.; Mr. Richard
7	John And Henry	comic story	0.25	script: Robert Sikoryak; pencils: Robert Sikoryak; inks: Robert Sikoryak; letters: Robert Sikoryak	John; Henry
8	No Frills	comic story	0.25	script: Robert Sikoryak; pencils: Robert Sikoryak; inks: Robert Sikoryak; letters: Robert Sikoryak	Woman shopper; John
9	Jojo	comic story	0.5	script: Robert Sikoryak; pencils: Robert Sikoryak; inks: Robert Sikoryak; letters: Robert Sikoryak	Jojo
10	Father Paul	comic story	0.25	script: Robert Sikoryak; pencils: Robert Sikoryak; inks: Robert Sikoryak; letters: Robert Sikoryak	Father Paul; Priest
11	Kitty Kook	comic story	0.5	script: Robert Sikoryak; pencils: Robert Sikoryak; inks: Robert Sikoryak; letters: Robert Sikoryak	Kitty Kook; Mouse
12	Brownie	comic story	0.25	script: Robert Sikoryak; pencils: Robert Sikoryak; inks: Robert Sikoryak; letters: Robert Sikoryak	Brownie; Fellow Student
13	Suzuki, Zen Master	comic story	0.25	script: Robert Sikoryak; pencils: Robert Sikoryak; inks: Robert Sikoryak; letters: Robert Sikoryak	Master Suzuki; Jon
14	They'll Do Windows	comic story	0.25	script: Robert Sikoryak; pencils: Robert Sikoryak; inks: Robert Sikoryak; letters: Robert Sikoryak	Aunt Marge; Nephew
15	The Mad Ad Man	comic story	0.25	script: Robert Sikoryak; pencils: Robert Sikoryak; inks: Robert Sikoryak; letters: Robert Sikoryak	John Cage; Ad Men
16	Little Guys	comic story	0.25	script: Robert Sikoryak; pencils: Robert Sikoryak; inks: Robert Sikoryak; letters: Robert Sikoryak
17	It's Very Hard To Find Her At Night	comic story	4	script: Jayr Pulga; pencils: Jayr Pulga; inks: Jayr Pulga; letters: Jayr Pulga	Pedro; Gabriella; Aunt Rosa
18	Monday Morning	comic story	1	script: Ida Marx; pencils: Ida Marx; inks: Ida Marx; letters: Ida Marx	Nancy
19	Sitting Bull's Last Stand	photo story	4	script: Paul Karasik; pencils: Paul Karasik; inks: Paul Karasik; letters: Paul Karasik	Sitting Bull; Buffalo Bill
20	Just What Does It Mean Anyway?	comic story	3	script: Thomas B. Dutcher; pencils: Thomas B. Dutcher; inks: Thomas B. Dutcher; letters: Thomas B. Dutcher
21	Ooh, Jesus!	illustration	1	script: Drew Friedman; pencils: Drew Friedman; inks: Drew Friedman; letters: Drew Friedman	Jesus; Joe E. Ross
22	What We Like	comic story	2	script: Mark Newgarden; pencils: Mark Newgarden; inks: Mark Newgarden
23	We Like Cheese	comic story	1	script: Joe Shea; pencils: Joe Shea; inks: Joe Shea; letters: Joe Shea
24	Eli Whitney	comic story	5	script: Paul Karasik; pencils: Paul Karasik; inks: Paul Karasik; letters: Paul Karasik	Eli Whitney; Paul Karasik
25	William & Percy	comic story	1	script: Gary Panter; inks: Gary Panter; letters: Gary Panter	William; Gary
26	"Wanna Hear A Joke?"	comic story	3	script: Richard McGuire; pencils: Richard McGuire; inks: Richard McGuire; letters: Richard McGuire
27	Sketchbook Page	illustration	1	script: Art Spiegelman; pencils: Art Spiegelman; inks: Art Spiegelman; letters: Art Spiegelman
28	The Can You Melt The Ice? Game	comic story	2	script: Kathryn Hyatt; pencils: Kathryn Hyatt; inks: Kathryn Hyatt; letters: Kathryn Hyatt	Roland; Sally
29	Belinda's Topless Go-Go Lounge	comic story	9	script: Glenn Head; pencils: Glenn Head; inks: Glenn Head; letters: Glenn Head	Chester; Bob; Mary-Anne; Mikey
30	The Dot Man	comic story	1	script: Richard McGuire; pencils: Richard McGuire; inks: Richard McGuire; letters: Richard McGuire	The Dot Man
31	Wistful and Blue	illustration	1	pencils: Kim Deitch; inks: Kim Deitch
32	Draw Your Favorite!	comic story	1	script: Mark Newgarden; pencils: Mark Newgarden; inks: Mark Newgarden; colors: Mark Newgarden; letters: Mark Newgarden	Cubby; Pirate; Snuffy

Where to read it

Collection	Year
The New Comics Anthology #[nn] ISBN 0-02-009361-6	1991	On eBay ›
Avenue D #1	1991	On eBay ›
Warts and All #[nn] ISBN 0140130861	1990	On eBay ›
The Complete Jack Survives #[nn] ISBN 9780980003932	2009	On eBay ›

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Sources

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