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1October 2009
$39.99

The Bloom County Library #1

IDW · October 2009 · on sale 2009-10-07

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Identification plate

Series
The Bloom County Library (IDW, 2009 series)
Issue
#1
Issue title
1980-1982
Publication date
October 2009
Key date
2009-10-00
On-sale date
2009-10-07
Indicia publisher
IDW Publishing
Price
$39.99
Pages
296
Barcode
978160010531953999
ISBN
978-1-60010-531-9

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Why this issue matters

On the record: Eisner Award - Best Archival Collection/Project - Strips (2010).

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
0-cover1pencils: Berke Breathed; inks: Berke BreathedSteve Dallas; Opus
1-foreword, introduction, preface, afterword3script: Berke Breathed; pencils: Berke Breathed; inks: Berke Breathed; colors: Berke Breathed
2The Academia Waltzcomic story4script: Berke Breathed; pencils: Berke Breathed; inks: Berke Breathed; letters: Berke Breathed
3-text article4script: Dean Mullaney, Bruce Canwell
4-comic story2script: Berke Breathed; pencils: Berke Breathed; inks: Berke Breathed; letters: Berke Breathed
5-comic story265script: Berke Breathed; pencils: Berke Breathed; inks: Berke Breathed; letters: Berke Breathed

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Trade Paperbackprice 34.99 USD; barcode 9781684059553

Where to read it

CollectionYear
1980-1982
ISBN 9781684059287		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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