Will Eisner's New York the Big City #[nn] (1986) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Series: Will Eisner's New York the Big City (Kitchen Sink Press, 1986 series)
Issue: #[nn]
Publication date: 1986
Key date: 1986
Indicia publisher: Kitchen Sink Press
Price: $10.95; 15.25 CAD
Pages: 148
ISBN: 0-87816-020-5

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits
0	Will Eisner's New York the Big City	cover	1	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
1	-	credits, title page	2	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
2	Contents	table of contents	1	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
3	Introduction	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Will Eisner
4	Avenue	illustration	1	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
5	The Treasure of Avenue "C"	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
6	The Ring	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
7	The Money	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
8	The Weapon	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
9	The Key	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
10	The Treasure	comic story	2	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
11	Stoops	illustration	1	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
12	Stoops	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
13	Witnesses	comic story	2	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
14	Supper Time	comic story	2	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
15	Home	comic story	2	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
16	Stoopball	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
17	Subway	illustration	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
18	Subways	comic story	2	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
19	An Affair on the BMT Local	comic story	3	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
20	Theater	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
21	Art	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
22	Night Rider	comic story	2	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
23	Blackout	comic story	2	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
24	The Last Man	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
25	Garbage	illustration	1	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
26	Garbage	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
27	Cans	comic story	2	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
28	Trash	comic story	2	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
29	The Source	comic story	3	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
30	Waste	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
31	Street	illustration	1	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
32	Street Music	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
33	Love Song Fortissimo	comic story	2	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
34	Pianissimo	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
35	In Concert	comic story	2	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
36	Opera	comic story	3	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
37	Aria	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
38	Decibel	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
39	Rhythm	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
40	Traffic Light	illustration	1	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
41	Sentinels	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
42	Hydrant	comic story	2	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
43	Wayside	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
44	Fountainhead	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
45	Fire Alarm	comic story	2	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
46	Mailbox	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
47	Dead Letter	comic story	2	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
48	Last Minute Mail	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
49	Signal	comic story	2	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
50	Lamppost	comic story	2	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
51	Ringeleivio	comic story	2	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
52	Sewers	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
53	The River	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
54	Windows	illustration	1	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
55	Windows	comic story	1	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
56	A View of Life	comic story	2	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
57	Crow's Nest	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
58	Observer	comic story	2	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
59	Fire Exit	comic story	2	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
60	Privacy	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
61	Disposal	comic story	2	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
62	Peeper	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
63	Prisons	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
64	Worm's Eye View	comic story	2	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
65	Sermonette	comic story	3	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
66	Walls	illustration	1	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
67	Walls	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
68	Space	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
69	Freedom	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
70	Maze	comic story	3	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
71	Man's Castle	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
72	Bulletin Board	comic story	2	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
73	Enclosure	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
74	Escape	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
75	Walls Have Ears	comic story	2	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
76	Privacy	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
77	Backdrop	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
78	Jericho	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
79	Last Frontier	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
80	Block	illustration	1	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
81	The Block	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
82	The Old Neighborhood	comic story	2	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
83	Neighborhood Girl	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
84	Our Block	comic story	3	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
85	The Good Street	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
86	Aliens	comic story	2	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
87	High Rent District	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
88	The Belmont Avenue Gang	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
89	Gentrification	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
90	Treasure	illustration	2	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
91	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Will Eisner's New York: Life in the Big City #[nn] ISBN 978-0-393-06106-2; 0-393-06106-X	2006	On eBay ›

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