Mad-Dog

    (Marvel, 1993)
™ and ©1993 Paramount Pictures

Comics imitate TV imitating comics in this novel title. In 1992, television’s Bob Newhart starred in a new series, “Bob,” where he plays a comic artist from the Golden Age. Asked to update his series for the 1990s, he is teamed up with egotistical “graphic novelist” Harlan Stone. This new creative team has more than their share of tension, with Bob’s “Goody Two-Shoes” style conflicting with the “gritty realism” of Harlan’s vision for the hero.

That conflict is evident in this Marvel adaptation of Mad-Dog. Published as a flip-book, one story gives the adventures of the veterinarian-turned-hero as Bob would have told them, full of silly villains and wholesome dialog. The flip side gives a more contemporary feel, complete with the obligatory “ghastly experiment at the hands of shadowy powers” origin, and lots of street thugs to beat up.
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  • 1
    #1
    May 1993
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    W: Bob McKay, Ty Templeton, Evan Dorkin  ·  A: Ty Templeton, Gordon Purcell
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    #1 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Ty Templeton and Gordon Purcell
    May 1993
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    W: Bob McKay, Ty Templeton, Evan Dorkin  ·  A: Ty Templeton, Gordon Purcell
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  • 2
    #2
    Jun 1993
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    W: Bob McKay, Ty Templeton, Evan Dorkin  ·  A: Ty Templeton, Gordon Purcell
    Origin of Mad-Dog
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  • 3
    #3
    Jul 1993
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    W: Evan Dorkin, Ty Templeton  ·  A: Gordon Purcell, Ty Templeton
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    #4
    Aug 1993
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    W: Ty Templeton, Sam Agro, Evan Dorkin  ·  A: Gordon Purcell, Ty Templeton
    Flipbook
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    #4 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Gordon Purcell and Ty Templeton
    Aug 1993
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    W: Ty Templeton, Sam Agro, Evan Dorkin  ·  A: Gordon Purcell, Ty Templeton
    Flipbook
    1 copy for $12.98
  • 5
    #5
    Sep 1993
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    W: Ty Templeton, Evan Dorkin  ·  A: Ty Templeton, Gordon Purcell
    1st appearance of Karnivorrr
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    #5 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Ty Templeton and Gordon Purcell
    Sep 1993
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    W: Ty Templeton, Evan Dorkin  ·  A: Ty Templeton, Gordon Purcell
    1st appearance of Karnivorrr; Flipbook
    1 copy for $19.98
  • 6
    #6
    Oct 1993
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    W: Evan Dorkin, Ty Templeton  ·  A: Gordon Purcell, Ty Templeton
    Final Issue
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