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Cover of Ambush Bug Stocking Stuffer #1
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Ambush Bug Stocking Stuffer #1

DC · Series began 1986 · [February] 1986

Dates

Cover date
[February] 1986
On sale
November 5, 1985
Pages
52

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct edition$1.25 cover

    Direct

    No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

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  • Newsstand edition$1.25 cover

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 0709893212665 · shared with another edition

    This edition’s page
  • Canadian price edition1.60 CAD cover

    Canadian

    Printed cover price 1.60 CAD.

    Barcode 0709893212665 · shared with another edition

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Keith Giffen, Ernie Colóninks: Bob Oksner, Ernie Colóncolors: Anthony Tollinscript: Robert Loren Fleming, Ernie Colónletters: John Costanza

Stories

  • I Knew I Shoulda Taken That Left Toyn Back in Albakoyky · 6 pages
  • 1,001 Uses for a Dead Hukka · 2 pages
  • Night of the Living Doll · 5 pages
  • How to Write Comic Books, Part Twelve · 2 pages

    Mr. A parody.

  • Tales So Scary You'll-- Break All Your Furniture · 10 pages
  • Ambush Bug's Holiday Hijinks · 1 pages
  • Season's Greetings from Around the World · 1 pages
  • The First Annual Fanboy-Press "Why Not the Best?" Popularity Poll · 1 pages
  • Beware! Santa! · 1 pages
  • Saturday Morning TV! · 2 pages
  • Crisis on the Only Earth We're Allowed to Use! · 8 pages
  • The True Meaning of Christmas · 1 pages

Publisher’s description

Yes, Cheeks, the Toy Wonder, is back! And so is Ambush Bug! Jam-packed with crisp copy, snappy dialogue, hilarious illustrations, and outrageous weirdness, this special “stocking stuffer” is not to be missed! Yes, it’s Ambush Bug’s hilarious insights into the characters of and at DC Comics!

Reprinted in

Showcase Presents Ambush Bug (2009)

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