Frank Johnson, Secret Pioneer of American Comics #1 (2023) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Series: Frank Johnson, Secret Pioneer of American Comics (Fantagraphics, 2024 series)
Issue: #1
Issue title: Wally's Gang Early Years (1928-1949) and The Bowser Boys (1946-1950)
Publication date: November 2023
Key date: November 2023
On-sale date: February 6, 2024
Indicia publisher: Fantagraphics Books Inc.
Price: $49.99
Pages: 638
Barcode: 978168396899354999
ISBN: 9781683968993

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits
0	Frank Johnson: Secret Pioneer of American Comics	cover	1	pencils: Frank Johnson; inks: Frank Johnson; letters: Frank Johnson
1	Frank Johnson: Secret Pioneer of American Comics	credits, title page	3	letters: typeset
2	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	letters: Frank Johnson
3	Contents	table of contents	1	letters: typeset
4	Frank Johnson: Secret Pioneer of the American Comic Book	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	4	script: Chris Byrne
5	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	letters: Frank Johnson
6	Frank Johnson: Secret Pioneer of American Comics	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	12	script: Keith Mayerson
7	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	letters: Frank Johnson
8	-	blank page(s)	1
9	The Bowser Boys	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Frank Johnson; pencils: Frank Johnson; inks: Frank Johnson; letters: Frank Johnson
10	-	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Keith Mayerson
11	The Bowser Boys	comic story	81	script: Frank Johnson; pencils: Frank Johnson; inks: Frank Johnson; letters: Frank Johnson
12	-	blank page(s)	4
13	Wally's Gang	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
14	Wally's Gang Book 91	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	letters: Frank Johnson
15	-	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Keith Mayerson
16	Wally's Gang	comic story	32	script: Frank Johnson; pencils: Frank Johnson; inks: Frank Johnson; letters: Frank Johnson
17	Wally's Gang Book 110	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	letters: Frank Johnson
18	-	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Keith Mayerson
19	Wally's Gang	comic story	14	script: Frank Johnson; pencils: Frank Johnson; inks: Frank Johnson; letters: Frank Johnson
20	-	blank page(s)	2
21	Wally's Gang Book 111	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	letters: Frank Johnson
22	-	blank page(s)	1
23	Wally's Gang	comic story	48	script: Frank Johnson; pencils: Frank Johnson; inks: Frank Johnson; letters: Frank Johnson
24	-	blank page(s)	2
25	Wally's Gang Book 114	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	letters: Frank Johnson
26	-	blank page(s)	1
27	Wally's Gang	comic story	66	script: Frank Johnson; pencils: Frank Johnson; inks: Frank Johnson; letters: Frank Johnson
28	-	blank page(s)	2
29	Wally's Gang Book 115	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	letters: Frank Johnson
30	-	blank page(s)	1
31	Wally's Gang	comic story	74	script: Frank Johnson; pencils: Frank Johnson; inks: Frank Johnson; letters: Frank Johnson
32	-	blank page(s)	2
33	Wally's Gang Book 116	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	letters: Frank Johnson
34	-	blank page(s)	1
35	Wally's Gang	comic story	62	script: Frank Johnson; pencils: Frank Johnson; inks: Frank Johnson; letters: Frank Johnson
36	-	blank page(s)	2
37	Wally's Gang Book 117	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	letters: Frank Johnson
38	-	blank page(s)	1
39	Wally's Gang	comic story	54	script: Frank Johnson; pencils: Frank Johnson; inks: Frank Johnson; letters: Frank Johnson
40	-	blank page(s)	2
41	Wally's Gang Book 119	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	letters: Frank Johnson
42	-	blank page(s)	1
43	Wally's Gang	comic story	48	script: Frank Johnson; pencils: Frank Johnson; inks: Frank Johnson; letters: Frank Johnson
44	-	blank page(s)	2
45	Wally's Gang Book 120	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	letters: Frank Johnson
46	-	blank page(s)	1
47	Wally's Gang	comic story	86	script: Frank Johnson; pencils: Frank Johnson; inks: Frank Johnson; letters: Frank Johnson
48	-	blank page(s)	1
49	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset
50	About	text article	4	letters: typeset
51	-	blank page(s)	1
52	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Frank Johnson; inks: Frank Johnson

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