Synopsis
The Tick arrives straight from the nuthouse and into The City where he decides to be a superhero. After having a tussle with ninjas and being run over by a train, he is no closer to realizing his lofty goals.
Notes
Comic has at least 9 printings each with a different color background behind The Tick (1st print is black); 2nd March 1989 $1.95 price Red background; 3rd June 1989 $1.95 price Yellow background; 4th Dec. 1989 $2.25 price Orange background; 5th April 1991 $2.75 price Pink background with white bubbles; One of the later printings is from March 1998 $2.95 price Blue background; Information on other printings is unavailable at this time but welcome; Second print and beyond have 4 extra story pages that do not appear in the 1st print.
Reprinted in
- The Tick Reprise Special Edition #1
- The Tick Omnibus #1
- The Tick: The Complete Edlund #[nn]
- The Chroma-Tick #1
- The Tick: The Naked City #[nn]
- The Tick: Halloween Comicfest 2017 #[nn]— Reprinted with new trade dress and background.
Credits
- Script
- Ben Edlund
- Pencils
- Ben Edlund
- Inks
- Ben Edlund
- Colours
- Ben Edlund
- Letters
- Bob Polio, Ben Edlund
- Editor
- George Suarez
Ratings
Other printings & variants
- 2nd Edition
- Fourth Printing
- Third Printing
- Fifth Printing
- Sixth Printing
- Seventh Printing
- Eighth Printing
- Ninth Prining
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