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Publishers / Fantagraphics / Good Girls (1987) / #2
2October 1987
$2.00; 3.00 CAD

Good Girls #2

Fantagraphics · October 1987 · on sale 1987

First appearance: Irene Van de KampFirst appearance (cover): Monica Saunders
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Identification plate

Series
Good Girls (Fantagraphics, 1987 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
October 1987
Key date
October 1987
On-sale date
1987
Indicia publisher
Fantagraphics Books Inc.
Price
$2.00; 3.00 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Irene Van de Kamp - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance (cover) of Monica Saunders - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Monica Saunderscover1pencils: Carol Lay; inks: Carol Lay; colors: Carol LayMonica Saunders First
1Monica dreams of Halcomic story1script: Carol Lay; pencils: Carol Lay; inks: Carol Lay; letters: Carol LayMonica Saunders First
2Number 23comic story17script: Carol Lay; pencils: Carol Lay; inks: Carol Lay; letters: Carol LayMonica Saunders First
3Welcome to the Fantagraphics Menageriepromo (ad from the publisher)2
4Polite Societycomic story13script: Carol Lay; pencils: Carol Lay; inks: Carol Lay; letters: Carol LayIrene Van de Kamp First
5Would You Like to Have Sex With This Magazine?promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Goodnight, Irene #[nn]
ISBN 0-86719-659-9; 978-0-86719-659-7		2007On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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