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Publishers / Fantagraphics / Self-Loathing Comics (1995) / #2
2[May] 1997
$3.50

Self-Loathing Comics #2

Fantagraphics · [May] 1997 · on sale 1997

First appearance: Charles Burns
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Identification plate

Series
Self-Loathing Comics (Fantagraphics, 1995 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
[May] 1997
Key date
May 1997
On-sale date
1997
Indicia publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Price
$3.50
Pages
36
Rating
For Mature Readers Only

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Charles Burns - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1script: Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Robert Crumb; pencils: Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Robert Crumb; inks: Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Robert Crumb; colors: Robert Crumb; letters: Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Robert CrumbRobert Crumb, Aline Kominsky-Crumb
1A Couple a' Nasty, Raunchy Old Thingscomic story34script: Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Robert Crumb, Art Spiegelman, Charles Burns; pencils: Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Robert Crumb, Art Spiegelman, Charles Burns; inks: Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Robert Crumb, Art Spiegelman, Charles Burns; letters: Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Robert Crumb, Art Spiegelman, Charles BurnsCharles Burns First, Robert Crumb, Sophie Crumb, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Art Spiegelman
2Aline, Bob 'n' Sophcomic story1script: Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Robert Crumb, Sophie Crumb; pencils: Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Robert Crumb, Sophie Crumb; inks: Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Robert Crumb, Sophie Crumb; letters: Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Robert Crumb, Sophie CrumbRobert Crumb, Sophie Crumb, Aline Kominsky-Crumb

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Crumb Family Comics #[nn]
ISBN 0867194278		1998On eBay ›
Drawn Together #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-87140-429-9		2012On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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