Real Stuff

    (Fantagraphics, 1991-1994)
©1991 Dennis P. Eichhorn and the stories’ respective artists.
Adult; B&W

A critically acclaimed alternative comic, Real Stuff is the brainchild of writer Dennis P. Eichhorn. Eichhorn uses it as a forum to relate episodes from his own life (or perhaps an interesting fictional alternative to his real life). Penciling duties are handled by a number of well-regarded artists ranging from Jaime Hernandez (Love and Rockets) to Pat Moriarity (Big Mouth).

Judging from the stories in Real Life, Eichhorn has often taken the road less traveled. “Death of a Junkie” talks about meeting an old friend at the Seattle Space Needle, following him home to his apartment, and discovering a junkie in the back room, dead from an overdose. “Our Thing” follows his misadventures as a high school student in Idaho, where he and a friend copped booze by following cars from the state-run liquor stores. It’s hard to tell if these stories are fiction, elaborations, or the “real stuff.” Either way, they’re darned interesting.
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  • 1
    #1
    Dec 1990
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Dennis Eichhorn  ·  A: Jim Woodring, Peter Bagge, H.K. Tuttle, Michael Dougan, Carel Moisewitsch, Mary fleener, Mark A. Zingarelli
    1 copy for $35.00
  • 2
    #2
    Mar 1991
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Dennis Eichhorn  ·  A: J.R. Williams, Michael Dougan, Stan Shaw, Roberta Gregory
    3 copies from $18.00
  • 3
    #3
    May 1991
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Dennis Eichhorn  ·  A: Jim Woodring, Peter Bagge, Michael Dougan, Carel Moisewitsch, Lynda Barry, J.R. Williams, H.K. Tuttle
    2 copies from $13.00
  • 4
    #4
    Nov 1991
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Dennis Eichhorn  ·  A: Pat Moriarity, J.R. Williams, Sean Hurley, Holly Tuttle, Mark A. Zingarelli, Jim Blanchard, Rantz Hoseley
    2 copies from $14.98
  • 5
    #5
    Feb 1992
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Dennis Eichhorn  ·  A: Mary Fleener, Jason Long, Mark A. Zingarelli, Pat Moriarity, J.R. Williams
    2 copies from $14.99
  • 6
    #6
    Apr 1992
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Dennis Eichhorn  ·  A: Julie Doucet, Gregory “Seth” Gallant, Chez, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, James Pyman, Holly Tuttle, J.R. Williams
    3 copies from $18.00
  • 7
    #7
    Jun 1992
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Dennis Eichhorn  ·  A: H.K. Tuttle, Donna Barr, Stan Shaw, Tony Fitzgerald, Colin Upton, J.R. Williams
    3 copies from $18.00
  • 8
    #8
    Aug 1992
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Dennis Eichhorn  ·  A: Brian Sendelbach, Joe Zabel, Noel Tuazon, J.R. Williams
    2 copies from $18.00
  • 9
    #9
    Oct 1992
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Dennis Eichhorn  ·  A: Pete Friedrich, Shary Flenniken, Ed Brubaker, Ted Jouflas, John Connell, J.R. Williams, Lloyd Dangle
    1 copy for $18.00
  • 10
    #10
    Dec 1992
    Cover: $2.95
    W: Dennis Eichhorn  ·  A: Gerald Jablonski, Michael Dougan, Renée French, Peter Bagge, Patrick Finney, J.R. Williams, Gene Fama, Sue Nock, Stan Shaw
    2 copies from $13.00
  • 11
    #11
    Feb 1993
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Dennis Eichhorn  ·  A: Ward Sutton, Jason Lutes, Garry Marshall, Gene Fama, Eric Theriault, J.R. Williams
    3 copies from $10.00
  • 12
    #12
    Apr 1993
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Dennis Eichhorn  ·  A: Howard Chackowicz, Pat Moriarity, J.R. Williams, Jason Lutes, Howie Rigberg, Pete Friedrich
    1 copy for $10.00
  • 13
    #13
    Jun 1993
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Dennis Eichhorn  ·  A: Gerald Jablonski, Howard Chackowicz, J.R. Williams, Jeffrey Dickinson, Kent Myers, Curt Shoultz, Ed Brubaker, R.L. Crabb, Jeff Johnson
    2 copies from $10.00
  • 14
    #14
    Aug 1993
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Dennis Eichhorn  ·  A: Steve Hess, Joe Sacco, David Chelsea, J.R. Williams, Patrick Finney, Justin Hampton
    4 copies from $4.30
  • 15
    #15
    Oct 1993
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Dennis Eichhorn  ·  A: Colin Upton, Rupert Bottenberg, J.R. Williams, Noel Tuazon, David Abu Bacha, Julian Lawrence, S. Haze, Lester, Chris Oliveros, Bernie Mireault
    2 copies from $10.00
  • 16
    #16
    Dec 1993
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Dennis Eichhorn  ·  A: J.R. Williams, Wayno, Howard Chackowicz, Colin Upton, Eric Theriault, Sook-Yin Lee, Chester Brown
    2 copies from $8.00
  • 17
    #17
    Mar 1994
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Dennis Eichhorn  ·  A: Gerald Jablonski, Terry LaBan, Ariel Bordeaux, George Parsons, Terry Moore, J.R. Williams, Paul Bryan, Gene Fama, Renée French
    Adult; B&W
    3 copies from $8.00
  • 18
    #18
    May 1994
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Dennis Eichhorn  ·  A: Leslie Sternbergh, J.R. Williams, Steve Lafler, Ariel Bordeaux, Cat Kenney, Seth Tobocman
    4 copies from $10.00
  • 19
    #19
    Jul 1994
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Dennis Eichhorn  ·  A: Gerald Jablonski, Justin Hampton, Ariel Bordeaux, J.R. Williams, Scott Cunningham, Holly Tuttle, Fiona Smyth, Stan Shaw, Jim Siergey, R.L. Crabb
    B&W
    3 copies from $8.00
  • 20
    #20
    Oct 1994
    Cover: $2.95
    W: Dennis Eichhorn  ·  A: Mack White, Michael Cougan, Pat Moriarity, Peter Bagge, J.R. Williams, Gene Fama, Carol Swain
    3 copies from $4.50