The Tick

    (NEC, 1988-2000, 2012, 2020)
NEC Press

He’s strong! He’s powerful! He’s nigh invulnerable! He’s a great, big, oversized super-hero with the intelligence level of topsoil. Oh yes, and to his fans, he’s known as the Tick.

Written and drawn by Ben Edlund at tiny New England Comics Press, the Tick has become one of the most beloved of the independent comics. Its star is a grinning idiot who dances across rooftops scanning for crime with his Secret Crime Viewfinder (a ViewMaster™). The only thing that saves him from certain destruction due to his own folly is his tick-like “nigh invulnerability.” So when he meets up with the neighborhood Ninja, their throwing stars and knives simply bounce right off. It’s a good thing, too, as readers everywhere would mourn if anything were to happen to their favorite bug wannabee.
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  • 1
    #1
    Black background on cover
    Jun 1988
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Ben Edlund  ·  A: Ben Edlund
    3 copies from $115.00
  • 1-2
    #1 - 2nd printing
    Mar 1989
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Ben Edlund  ·  A: Ben Edlund
    2 copies from $38.00
  • 1-3
    #1 - 3rd printing
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Ben Edlund  ·  A: Ben Edlund
    2 copies from $13.50
  • 2
    #2
    Die-cut cover
    Sep 1988
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Ben Edlund  ·  A: Ben Edlund
    3 copies from $34.98
  • 2-2
    #2 - 2nd printing
    Mar 1989
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Ben Edlund  ·  A: Ben Edlund
    1 copy for $10.00
  • 2-3
    #2 - 3rd printing
    Jun 1989
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Ben Edlund  ·  A: Ben Edlund
    1 copy for $19.98
  • 3
    #3
    Dec 1988
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Ben Edlund  ·  A: Ben Edlund
    4 copies from $12.00
  • 3-2
    #3 - 2nd printing
    Yellow stripe on cover saying Encore Presentation
    Nov 1989
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Ben Edlund  ·  A: Ben Edlund
    2 copies from $2.20
  • 4
    #4
    Apr 1989
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Ben Edlund  ·  A: Ben Edlund
    1st Appearance of Paul the Samurai
    5 copies from $14.98
  • 4-2
    #4 - 2nd printing
    Dec 1989
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Ben Edlund  ·  A: Ben Edlund
    1st appearance of Paul the Samurai
    1 copy for $1.49
  • 5
    #5
    Aug 1989
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Ben Edlund  ·  A: Max Banks, Ben Edlund
    Scarcer
    6 copies from $7.00
  • 6
    #6
    Nov 1989
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Ben Edlund  ·  A: Ben Edlund
    3 copies from $14.00
  • 6-2
    #6 - 2nd printing
    Aug 1991
    Cover: $2.75
    W: Ben Edlund  ·  A: Ben Edlund
    1 copy for $2.20
  • 6-3
    #6 - 3rd printing
    Mar 1992
    Cover: $2.75
    W: Ben Edlund  ·  A: Ben Edlund
    1 copy for $9.99
  • 7
    #7
    Feb 1990
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Ben Edlund  ·  A: Ben Edlund
    3 copies from $3.75
  • 7-3
    #7 - 3rd printing
    3rd Printing Cover with Blue Border
    Sep 1995
    Cover: $2.75
    W: Ben Edlund  ·  A: Ben Edlund
    1 copy for $1.49
  • 8
    #8
    1st Printing Cover with Red Eye Blurb
    Jul 1990
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Ben Edlund  ·  A: Ben Edlund
    2 copies from $8.98
  • 9
    #9
    Mar 1991
    Cover: $2.75
    W: Ben Edlund  ·  A: Ben Edlund
    1st Appearance of The Chainsaw Vigilante
    2 copies from $16.98
  • 9-2
    #9 - 2nd printing
    Sep 1995
    Cover: $2.75
    W: Ben Edlund  ·  A: Ben Edlund
    1st Appearance of The Chainsaw Vigilante
    1 copy for $8.50
  • 10
    #10
    Oct 1991
    Cover: $2.75
    W: Ben Edlund  ·  A: Ben Edlund
    5 copies from $7.00
  • 10-2
    #10 - 2nd printing
    Apr 1996
    W: Ben Edlund  ·  A: Ben Edlund
    2 copies from $4.75
  • 11
    #11
    Aug 1992
    Cover: $2.75
    W: Ben Edlund  ·  A: Ben Edlund
    2 copies from $8.50
  • 11-2
    #11 - 2nd printing
    Sep 1995
    Cover: $2.75
    W: Ben Edlund  ·  A: Ben Edlund
    1 copy for $1.25
  • 11-4
    #11 - 4th printing
    Jan 1998
    Cover: $2.95
    W: Ben Edlund  ·  A: Ben Edlund
    1 copy for $2.25
  • 12
    #12
    May 1993
    Cover: $2.75
    W: Ben Edlund  ·  A: Ben Edlund
    2 copies from $18.00
  • 12-2
    #12 - 2nd printing
    Sep 1995
    Cover: $2.75
    W: Ben Edlund  ·  A: Ben Edlund
    1 copy for $13.00
  • 12/LE
    #12 Limited Edition
    W: Ben Edlund  ·  A: Ben Edlund
    Gold spider foil on front
    1 copy for $20.00
  • 101
    #101
    Nov 2012
    Cover: $6.99
    W: Benito Cereno  ·  A: Les Mcclaine
    2 copies from $12.50
  • Bk 1
    Book #1
    Sep 1990
    Cover: $12.95
    W: Ben Edlund  ·  A: Ben Edlund, Max Banks
    The Tick Omnibus: Sunday through Wednesday
    1 copy for $294.99
  • Bk 1/LE
    Book #1 Limited Edition
    Dec 2000
    Cover: $19.95
    W: Ben Edlund  ·  A: Ben Edlund
    Includes signatures by Robert Polio, George Suarez and Ben Edlund with Tick head sketch; Limited 3000
    1 copy for $115.00
  • FCBD 1
    Free Comic Book Day #1
    May 2010
    W: Ben Edlund  ·  A: Ben Edlund
    Free Comic Book Day 2010
    3 copies from $1.00
  • FCBD 2
    Free Comic Book Day #2
    Jun 2011
    W: Benito Cereno  ·  A: Les McClaine
    Free Comic Book Day 2011
    1 copy for $1.49
  • FCBD 2015
    Free Comic Book Day #2015
    May 2015
    W: Jeff Mcclelland, Benito Cereno  ·  A: Duane Redhead, Les McClaine
    Free Comic Book Day 2015
    1 copy for $0.25
  • FCBD 2016
    Free Comic Book Day #2016
    May 2016
    W: Jeff Mcclelland  ·  A: Duane Redhead
    Free Comic Book Day 2016
    2 copies from $1.50
  • FCBD 2017
    Free Comic Book Day #2017
    May 2017
    W: Jeff Mcclelland  ·  A: Duane Redhead
    Free Comic Book Day 2017
    2 copies from $1.25
  • FCBD 2018
    Free Comic Book Day #2018
    May 2018
    W: Jeff McClelland, Tony Sedani  ·  A: Ian Nichols, Tony Sedani, Bob Polio
    Free Comic Book Day 2018
    3 copies from $0.64
  • FCBD 2020
    Free Comic Book Day #2020
    Jun 2020
    W: Jeff McClelland  ·  A: Ian Nichols, Bob Polio
    Free Comic Book Day 2020
    8 copies from $0.25
  • SE 1-2
    Special Edition #1 - 2nd printing
    Inside cover same as SE 1 first printing
    May 1996
    Cover: $5.95
    W: Ben Edlund  ·  A: Ben Edlund
    1st Appearance of The Tick
    1 copy for $13.00