The Tick

    (NEC, 1988-2000, 2012)
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 (Black background on cover)

June, 1988
Cover Price: $1.75
3 copies available from $115.00 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#1 - 2nd printing

March, 1989
Cover Price: $1.95
2 copies available from $38.00 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#1 - 3rd printing


Cover Price: $1.95
2 copies available from $13.50 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#1 - 4th printing

December, 1989
Cover Price: $2.25
2 copies available from $18.00 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#1 - 5th printing

April, 1991
Cover Price: $2.75
No copies available 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#1 - 6th printing


Cover Price: $2.75
No copies available 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#1 - 7th printing

April, 1996
Cover Price: $2.75
No copies available 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#1 - 8th printing

August, 1996
Cover Price: $2.75
No copies available 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#1 - 9th printing (Blue background on cover)

March, 1998
Cover Price: $2.95
No copies available 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#2 (Die-cut cover)

September, 1988
Cover Price: $1.75
3 copies available from $34.98 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#2 - 2nd printing

March, 1989
Cover Price: $1.95
1 copy available for $10.00 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#2 - 3rd printing

June, 1989
Cover Price: $1.95
1 copy available for $19.98 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#2 - 4th printing

December, 1989
Cover Price: $2.25
2 copies available from $9.99 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#2 - 5th printing

July, 1991
Cover Price: $2.75
No copies available 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#2 - 6th printing

January, 1995
Cover Price: $0.00
No copies available 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#2 - 7th printing

August, 1996
Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $2.75 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#2 - 8th printing

March, 1998
Cover Price: $2.95
No copies available 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#2 Special Cover (Without die-cut cover)


Cover Price: $0.00
No copies available 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#3

December, 1988
Cover Price: $1.75
4 copies available from $7.98 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#3 - 2nd printing (Yellow stripe on cover saying Encore Presentation)

November, 1989
Cover Price: $2.25
3 copies available from $1.98 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#3 - 3rd printing

April, 1990
Cover Price: $2.75
1 copy available for $2.25 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#3 - 4th printing


Cover Price: $2.75
No copies available 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#3 - 5th printing

August, 1993
Cover Price: $2.75
1 copy available for $4.25 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#3 - 6th printing

January, 1995
Cover Price: $0.00
No copies available 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#3 - 7th printing

August, 1996
Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $3.00 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#3 - 8th printing

March, 1998
Cover Price: $0.00
No copies available 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#4

April, 1989
Cover Price: $1.95
5 copies available from $14.98 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#4 - 2nd printing

December, 1989
Cover Price: $2.25
2 copies available from $1.75 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#4 - 3rd printing

June, 1991
Cover Price: $2.75
No copies available 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#4 - 4th printing


Cover Price: $2.75
No copies available 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#4 - 5th printing


Cover Price: $2.75
No copies available 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#4 - 6th printing

January, 1995
Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $5.25 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#4 - 7th printing

August, 1996
Cover Price: $2.75
No copies available 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#4 - 8th printing

March, 1998
Cover Price: $0.00
No copies available 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#5

August, 1989
Cover Price: $1.95
10 copies available from $4.00 		Ben EdlundMax Banks, Ben Edlund
#5 (2nd Printing Encore Presentation Cover by Max Banks)

March, 1992
Cover Price: $2.75
No copies available 		Ben EdlundMax Banks
#5 - 3rd printing


Cover Price: $0.00
No copies available 		Ben EdlundMax Banks
#5 - 4th printing (10th Anniversary Reprint)

August, 1996
Cover Price: $2.75
1 copy available for $3.00 		Ben EdlundMax Banks
#5 - 5th printing

February, 1998
Cover Price: $2.95
No copies available 		Ben EdlundMax Banks
#6

November, 1989
Cover Price: $2.25
5 copies available from $4.98 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#6 - 2nd printing

August, 1991
Cover Price: $2.75
1 copy available for $2.20 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#6 - 3rd printing

March, 1992
Cover Price: $2.75
1 copy available for $9.99 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#6 - 4th printing

September, 1995
Cover Price: $2.75
1 copy available for $4.98 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#6 - 5th printing (10th Anniversary Reprint)

September, 1996
Cover Price: $2.75
1 copy available for $2.50 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#6 - 6th printing

February, 1998
Cover Price: $2.95
No copies available 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#7

February, 1990
Cover Price: $2.25
6 copies available from $2.00 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#7 (2nd Printing Cover with Red Border)

November, 1991
Cover Price: $2.75
1 copy available for $7.99 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#7 (3rd Printing Cover with Blue Border)

September, 1995
Cover Price: $2.75
2 copies available from $1.49 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#7 (4th Printing 10th Anniversary Cover by Ben Edlund)


Cover Price: $2.75
1 copy available for $1.00 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#7 - 5th printing

February, 1998
Cover Price: $2.95
No copies available 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#8 (1st Printing Cover with Red Eye Blurb)

July, 1990
Cover Price: $2.25
4 copies available from $6.00 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#8 - 2nd printing

March, 1992
Cover Price: $2.75
No copies available 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#8 - 3rd printing

September, 1995
Cover Price: $2.75
1 copy available for $9.98 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#8 - 4th printing

August, 1996
Cover Price: $2.75
1 copy available for $3.00 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#8 - 5th printing (Cover includes logo)

February, 1998
Cover Price: $2.95
No copies available 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#8 Special Cover (No logo on cover by Ben Edlund)

July, 1990
Cover Price: $0.00
No copies available 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#9

March, 1991
Cover Price: $2.75
4 copies available from $4.95 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#9 - 2nd printing

September, 1995
Cover Price: $2.75
2 copies available from $5.50 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#9 - 4th printing

January, 1998
Cover Price: $0.00
No copies available 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#10

October, 1991
Cover Price: $2.75
7 copies available from $4.95 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#10 - 2nd printing

April, 1996
Cover Price: $0.00
2 copies available from $3.00 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#10 - 3rd printing

August, 1996
Cover Price: $2.75
No copies available 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#10 - 4th printing

January, 1998
Cover Price: $2.95
No copies available 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#11

August, 1992
Cover Price: $2.75
4 copies available from $0.45 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#11 - 2nd printing

September, 1995
Cover Price: $2.75
1 copy available for $1.10 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#11 - 3rd printing

August, 1996
Cover Price: $2.75
No copies available 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#11 - 4th printing

January, 1998
Cover Price: $2.95
1 copy available for $2.25 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#12

May, 1993
Cover Price: $2.75
5 copies available from $14.50 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#12 - 2nd printing

September, 1995
Cover Price: $2.75
1 copy available for $13.00 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#12 - 3rd printing

August, 1996
Cover Price: $2.75
No copies available 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#12 - 4th printing

January, 1998
Cover Price: $2.95
No copies available 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#12 - 5th printing

November, 2000
Cover Price: $2.95
No copies available 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#12 Limited Edition


Cover Price: $0.00
No copies available 		Ben EdlundBen Edlund
#13

November, 2000
Cover Price: $3.50
No copies available 		Marc SilviaMychailo Kazybrid
#100

June, 2012
Cover Price: $6.99
No copies available 		Benito CerenoLes Mcclaine
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