Acme Comics
The First Name In Fanzines*

Acme Comics #1
Fall 1982 $1
28 pages 8½x11
cardboard covers
Acme Comics #1 Cover
Index page by Dan Mares Cover Kevin Robinette (wrap around)
IFC Advertising
Page 1 Contents page Art Dan Mares
Page 2 Introduction Dennis Pimple
Art Ken McDonald
Page 3-4 "What's Up Doc?" Jon Liggett (Script),
  Joe Graves (Art)
Page 5-8 "Found A Job" T Motley
Page 9-13 "Tree Spirit" Kirk Bath (Story & Art),
  Dennis Pimple (Script) 
Page 14-15 "He Never Knew What Hit Him" Joel Millsapps
Page 16 Advertising
Page 17-23 untitled Frank Albanese
Page 24-28 "No Quarter" George Doro
IBC Advertising
  
  
  
  
  
  

Acme Comics #2
Spring 1983 $1
28 pages 8½x11
cardboard covers
Acme Comics #2
Index page by Joel Millsapps Cover Phil Normand (wrap around)
IFC Art Kirk Bath
Page 1 Contents page Art Joel Millsapps
Page 2 Introduction Dennis Pimple
Page 3-7 "Shades of Night" Dennis Pimple (Writing),
Dan Mares (Art)
Page 8-9 "Diamond Sam" T Motley
Page 10-14 "Retribution" Frank Albanese (Story & Art),
Dennis Pimple (Script)
Page 15-17 Dave & Deni Sim Interview T Motley (Writing),
Phil Normand (Art)
Page 18-25 "The Colony" Norm Dwyer
Page 26-27 "Mr. Fly in What's For Breakfast?" Bob Conway
Page 28 Art Donald Martinez
IBC Art John Kelly
  

Acme Comics #3
Summer 1983 $1
28 pages 8½x11
cardboard covers
Acme Comics #3
Art by Bob Conway Cover Greg Dye (wrap around)
IFC Art Phil Normand
Page 1 Contents page Art Kirk Bath
Page 2 Introduction Dennis Pimple
Art Marcel Peelen
Page 3-6 "Thunderin' Hooves" Dennis Pimple (Writing),
Norm Dwyer (Art)
Page 7-11 Cinnabar Article Dennis Pimple (Writing),
T Motley (Art)
Page 12 Advertising
Page 13-19 "On The Road To Cinnabar" Part I
Edward Bryant (Original story),
Phil Normand (Adaptation)
Page 20 Art Bob Conway
Page 21-23 "The Passage" Alan Jones
Page 24-28 "The Shambling Thing" Douglas Hawk (Writing),
Stefano Gaudiano (Art)
IBC Art Joel Millsapps

Acme Comics #4
Winter 1984 $1
28 pages 8½x11
(+ 4-page insert)
2-color cardboard covers
Acme Comics #4
Art by Quang Ho Cover Donald Martinez (wrap around)
IFC Art Norm Dwyer
Page 1 Contents page Art Quang Ho
Page 2 Introduction Dennis Pimple
Art Joel Millsapps
Page 3-6 "I Love The Night"
George Doro (Pencil, Plot from a Blue Oyster Cult song),
Kirk Bath (Ink, Lettering)
Page 7-9 "Like Beasts At Bay" Kevin Farrell
Page 10 "The Twins" Dennis Pimple (Writing),
Dave Toth (Art)
Page 11-14 "Mark's Adventures: The Mission That Failed"
Mark Valverde
Insert "Slinky Task Force" Dennis Pimple (Writing),
T Motley (Art)
Page 15 "War Of The Worlds: 1984 AD" Dave Toth
Page 16-17 "Oh, Such Agony" Rich Arnold
Page 18-24 "The Wizard's Staff" Rich Perkins (Writing),
Frank Albanese (Art)
IBC Art Dave Toth

Acme Comics #5
Fall 1984 $1
28 pages 8½x11
(+ 8-page minicomic insert)
3-color slick covers
Acme Comics #5
Art by T Motley Cover Ken Box (wrap around)
IFC Art Marcel Peelen
Page 1 Contents page Art Stefano Gaudiano
Page 2 Introduction Dennis Pimple
"The Ride" Dennis Pimple (Story),
Denise Pimple (Art)
Page 3-8 "To Grandmother's House We Go"
George Doro (Plot, Script),
Valerie Thatcher (Plot, Art)
Page 9-10 "Revenge Of The Pillow People" Marcel Peelen
Page 11-18 "Simu-Sport" Rich Arnold
Page 19-26 "Alter Tunes" Greg Dye
Page 27-28 "Official Handbook Of The Ad-Page Universe"
Dennis Pimple (Writing),
George Doro (Art)
IBC "Favorite Hollywood Couples" T Motley
Insert Muscle Man minicomic Dennis Pimple (Writing),
Norm Dwyer (Art),
Phantasy Press (Publisher)

Acme Comics #6
Fall 1985 $1.50
28 pages 8½x11
(+ 8-page insert)
2-color cardboard covers
Acme Comics #6
Art by Norm Dwyer Cover T Motley (wrap around)
IFC-IBC "At The Comics Shop" Dennis Pimple (Writing),
Rich Arnold(Art), Dan Mares (Idea)
Page 1 Contents page Art T Motley
Page 2 Introduction T Motley
"Black Holes" Rich Arnold
Page 3-12 "Hap Hazard In London" Richard Florence
Page 13-16 "Love At 55" Bob Cornely
Page 17 Advertising
Page 18-25 "Charlock, A Warrior Of The 23rd Century"
Norm Dwyer (Story,Art),
Dennis Pimple (Script)
Page 26-28 "Acmegrams" Dennis Pimple (Writing),
T Motley (Art)
Insert "Video Death" Mark Valverde (Art, Game Design),
Dennis Pimple (Rules), T Motley (Packaging)

Acme Comics #7
Summer 1986 $2
32 pages 8½x11
2-color cardboard covers
Acme Comics #7
Art by John McColloch Cover Rich Arnold (wrap around)
IFC-IBC"Kit Carson Of The Solar Academy" trading card set
Dennis Pimple (Writing), Rich Arnold (Art)
Page 1Contents page Art T Motley
Page 2Introduction Dennis Pimple
"Moses 1984" Joe Vecchio
Page 3-5"Teeth And Claws" Nelson Sprinkle
Page 6-12"Sailers: Some People Will Do Anything For A Credit"
Scott Johnson
Page 13Advertising Dennis Pimple (Writing),
Rich Arnold (Art)
Page 14-22"Charlock" Part 2 Norm Dwyer (Story,Art),
Dennis Pimple (Script)
Page 23-26"Night Of The Boring Dead"
Mark Putt & Ken Neabert
Page 27-31"Acme Reprint Classic" Dennis Pimple (Writing),
T Motley & Rich Arnold (Art)
Page 32Art John McColloch

Acme Comics #8
Fall 1987 $2
40 page comic
4-color slick covers
Acme Comics #8
Art by Scott Johnson Cover George Doro (Art),
T Motley, Jim Lemons, John McColloch (Color)
Page 1 Contents page
Page 2 Introduction Jim Pitt (né Dennis Pimple)
Page 3-8 "Dr. Autopsy" Smallhead (né Mark Putt)
Page 10-15 "Uber Wiedergeburt" Jim Lemons
Page 18 "Caffeine Comics" Eric Sprinkle
Page 23-29 "Crisis On Infinite New Universes"
Scott Johnson (Writing, Art),
Richard Florence, John McColloch,
Rich Arnold (Pencil), T Motley (Art)
Page 31-39 "Charlock" Part 3 Norm Dwyer (Story,Art),
Dennis Pimple (Script)
Cover, IFC, "Covers of the Acme Comics Group"
Page 1,2,9,16,17, Rich Arnold, Bob Conway, George Doro,
19-22,30,40, Richard Florence, Scott Johnson, Jim Lemons,
IBC, Back Cover Harry Lyrico, John McColloch, Joel Millsapps,
T Motley, Dennis Pimple, Smallhead,
Eric Sprinkle, Nelson Sprinkle, Seth Thompson
"Acme Comics Checklist" Dennis Pimple

Acme Comics #9
Summer 1989 $3
48 page comic
4-color slick covers
Acme Comics #9
Art by T Motley Cover Brian Comber
IFC Introduction Dennis Pimple
Page 1-2 "Willie n' Twillie" T Motley
Page 3-10 "Tale of The Arabian Knights"
David Buchanan & Brian Comber
Page 11-16 "Return of Dr. Autopsy" Smallhead (né Mark Putt)
Page 17-22 "No Glory: The Smallhead Portfolio"
Smallhead (né Mark Putt) (Art), T Motley (Editing)
Page 23-25 "Head Trip!" Scott Johnson
Page 26-31 "The Last Steve Foley Interview"
Dennis Pimple (Writing),
T Motley, Phil Normand (Posing, Art)
Page 32-42 "Charlock" Part 4 Norm Dwyer (Story,Art),
Dennis Pimple (Script)
Page 43-45 "The Perfect Sacrifice" Smallhead (né Mark Putt)
Page 46-48 "4:00 am" Yeti Motel (né T Motley)
IBC Art Joel Millsapps
Back Cover Art Brian Comber

Acme Comics #10
1992-1994 $8
100 pages 8½x11
4-color silkscreen
cardboard covers
Acme Comics #10
Art by Mark Putt Cover T Motley (wrap-around)
IFC-IBC "Fuck You" Steve Csutoras (Writing),
Craig Gassen (Art)
Page 1 Introduction Dennis Pimple & Scott Johnson
"Beating A Dead Horse" Tim Winkelman
Upper right odd pages "Winkelscope" flip comic Tim Winkelman
Lower right odd pages "Food For Thought" flip comic Richard Florence
Page 2 "Zen Masterson: Empty Vessel Of The Law"
Nelson Sprinkle
Page 3-6 "Suicide As Revenge" L. T. Williams
Page 7-8 "The "Q" Ship" John McColloch
Page 9-12 "Small Press Anal Expulsion"
Dennis Pimple (Writing),
T Motley, Smallhead, Lori Ross, Scott Johnson (Art)
Page 13-20 "The Accidental Terrorist" Stan Yan
Page 21 "P-TV" Dave Toth
Page 22-25 "Men!" Laurie Lynnxe Murphy
Page 26 "Shore Leave!" John McColloch
Art by John McColloch Page 27-39 "Hap Hazard: Back To Spy School" Richard Florence
Page 40 "One Midsummer Night" Joe Vecchio
Page 41-42 "Freedom Flight" John McColloch
Page 43-45 "Milestones Of Disillusionment" L. T. Williams
Page 46 "How To Be A Great Reporter" Scott Mohr
Page 47-59 "Ursa Major" Mark Putt
Page 60-62 "The Roach Tree" Scott Johnson
Page 63-68 "Peace Of Mind" Steve Oelrich (Writing),
John McColloch (Art)
Page 69-73 "Shirley" L. T. Williams
Page 74 "One Fine Summer Day" Joe Vecchio
Page 75-76 "Hermy And The Pooch" Alan Jones
Page 77-79 "A Social Call" John McColloch
Page 80-84 "B.M.O.C." Justin Poucher
Page 85-89 "Charlock" Part 5 Norm Dwyer (Art),
Dennis Pimple (Writing), George Doro (Punchlines)
Page 90-91 "Cliff Notes Faust" T Motley
Page 92-93 "Cliff Notes Mo Bee" T Motley
Page 94-95 "Cliff Notes Complete Works of Shakespeare" T Motley
Page 96-97 "Cliff Notes Ring of the Nibelung Operas" T Motley
Page 98-99 "Cliff Notes Iliad and Odyssey" T Motley
Page 100 "American Zombie" Tim Winkelman
Upper left even pages "Vin Acme" flip comic Lori Ross
Lower left even pages "Box" flip comic Scott Johnson
 
 
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