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Publishers / Kitchen Sink Press / A Contract with God (1985) / #[nn]

[nn]June 1985
$7.95

A Contract with God #[nn]

Kitchen Sink Press · June 1985 · on sale 1985

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Identification plate

Series: A Contract with God (Kitchen Sink Press, 1985 series)
Issue: #[nn]
Publication date: June 1985
Key date: June 1985
On-sale date: 1985
Indicia publisher: Kitchen Sink Press
Price: $7.95
ISBN: 0-87816-018-3

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Contents

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; colors: Will Eisner
1	Preface	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	3	script: Will Eisner
2	Introduction	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	3	script: Denny O'Neil
3	A Tenement in the Bronx	text story	4	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
4	1: A Contract with God	comic story	59	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner	Frimme Hersh
5	2: The Street Singer	comic story	28	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
6	3: The Super	comic story	27	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
7	4: Cookalein	comic story	55	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
1995 Printing	price 11.95 USD; 16.75 CAD; barcode 978087816018151195
Fourth Printing	price 8.95 USD; 11.75 CAD
Third Printing	price 8.95 USD; 11.75 CAD
Second Printing	See the GCD record for identification notes.

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A Contract with God #[nn] ISBN 1-56389-674-5	2000	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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