Item Specifics

Series Name

Critters (1986)

Issue Number

50

Publisher

Fantagraphics

Genre

Funny Animal

Grade

9.0 VF/NM

Item Description

Description From Google:

Critters #50 is the final, oversized issue of the anthropomorphic anthology comic book series published by Fantagraphics in 1990. The issue returns to the anthology format of the series' earlier run, featuring numerous recurring characters and creators.

Issue Details
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books.
Publication Date: March 1990, with a first printing dated December 1989.

Cover Artist: Ken Macklin.

Included stories and features
Critters #50 includes stories featuring some of the most popular characters and strips from the series. The contents include:
Usagi Yojimbo in "Yurei," with story and art by Stan Sakai.
Sam & Max, Freelance Police in "The Damned Don't Dance," by Steve Purcell.
Neil the Horse in "Autumn Adventure," by Arn Saba.
Fission Chicken by J. P. Morgan.
Cutey Bunny in "The Day After Forever," by Joshua Quagmire.
Other features by prominent artists and writers, including Sergio Aragonés, Mike Kazaleh, Scott Shaw!, Ty Templeton, William Van Horn, and more.

Significance
As the series finale, Critters #50 is notable for bringing back many characters and creators from the run, providing a celebratory end to the long-running anthology series. It is also highly sought after by collectors for its inclusion of several first and key character appearances within the context of the Critters series, including:
The first appearance of Akane.
An appearance by Usagi Yojimbo.
What some sources incorrectly cite as the "first appearance of Johnny Depp in a standard comic book," based on an unrelated promotional appearance and confusion with another story.

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Item Location

California, United States

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Worldwide

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