Death Rattle (Vol. 2)

    (Kitchen Sink, 1985-1988)
Cover (“God’s Bosom”) ©1984, 1985 by Jack Jackson. Other contents © their respective creators

Growing out of an underground comic, Death Rattle’s second incarnation was this bimonthly title published by Kitchen Sink. Covering a surprisingly wide variety of subjects, a single issue might begin with the real-life account of Spaniards massacred by cannibalistic Indians following a shipwreck, go on to print a rare Will Eisner Spirit story, then conclude with an artist’s humorously crazed fantasy story of his own life.
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  • 1
    #1
    Oct 1985
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Charles Burns, Charles Dallas, Rand Holmes  ·  A: Charles Burns, Charles Dallas, Rand Holmes
    2 copies from $19.95
  • 2
    #2
    Dec 1985
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Jack Jackson, Rand Holmes, Will Eisner  ·  A: Jack Jackson, Rand Holmes, Will Eisner
    Includes Spirit story (previously unpublished)
    6 copies from $7.98
  • 3
    #3
    Feb 1986
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Doug Hansen, Jack Jackson, Steve Stiles  ·  A: Doug Hansen, Jack Jackson, Steve Stiles
    4 copies from $3.98
  • 4
    #4
    Apr 1986
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Mike Baron, Jack Jackson, Doug Erb, John Holland, Sam Kieth  ·  A: Rand Holmes, Jack Jackson, Doug Erb, Sam Kieth
    3 copies from $12.50
  • 5
    #5
    Jun 1986
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Mike Baron, Basil Wolverton, Jack Jackson  ·  A: Rand Holmes, Basil Wolverton, Jack Jackson
    12 copies from $5.98
  • 6
    #6
    Aug 1986
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Tom Veitch, Jan Strnad, Jack Jackson  ·  A: Stephen R. Bissette, Jack Jackson, Rand Holmes
    Black and white; Listed as #5 in indicia
    11 copies from $5.95
  • 7
    #7
    Oct 1986
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Kenneth Whitfield, Spain Rodriguez, Dave Schreiner  ·  A: Steve Stiles, Spain Rodriguez, William Stout, Peter Poplaski, Bill Hartwig
    B&W
    4 copies from $2.25
  • 8
    #8
    Dec 1986
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Mark Schultz, Steve Stiles, Kenneth Whitfield  ·  A: Mark Schultz, Steve Stiles, Dan Burr
    1st appearance of Hannah Dundee; 1st appearance of Jack Tenrec
    3 copies from $74.95
  • 9
    #9
    Feb 1987
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Robert M. Ingersoll, Nick Burns, Basil Wolverton  ·  A: Rand Holmes, Mike Newhall, Basil Wolverton
    4 copies from $4.98
  • 10
    #10
    Apr 1987
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Mike Baron, Eric Vincent, Wallace Wood  ·  A: Rand Holmes, Eric Vincent, Al Williamson, Angelo Torres, Roy G. Krenkel
    Reprint from Witzend #1
    3 copies from $19.95
  • 11
    #11
    Jun 1987
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Robert M. Ingersoll, Michael Sundermeier, Eric Vincent, P.S. Mueller, Bill Hartwig  ·  A: Rand Holmes, Dave Garcia, Eric Vincent, Bill Hartwig
    3 copies from $2.95
  • 12
    #12
    Sep 1987
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Jack Jackson, Matthew Finch, Steve Stiles  ·  A: Jack Jackson, Matthew Finch, Steve Stiles
    4 copies from $5.95
  • 13
    #13
    Nov 1987
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Jack Jackson, John Holland, Edgar Allan Poe, P.S. Mueller  ·  A: Jack Jackson, Dave Garcia, Daryl Hutchinson, Bill Hartwig
    3 copies from $7.98
  • 14
    #14
    Jan 1988
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Mike Baron, Jack Jackson, Basil Wolverton  ·  A: Rand Holmes, Jack Jackson, Basil Wolverton
    4 copies from $5.00
  • 15
    #15
    Mar 1988
    Cover: $2.00
    W: P.S. Mueller, Jack Jackson, John Wooley  ·  A: Bill Hartwig, Jack Jackson, Donald Simpson
    2 copies from $12.95
  • 16
    #16
    May 1988
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Jack Jackson, Basil Wolverton, John Holland  ·  A: Jack Jackson, Basil Wolverton, Ronald Wilber
    3 copies from $9.98
  • 17
    #17
    Jul 1988
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Jim Millaway, John Wooley, Jack Jackson  ·  A: Rand Holmes, Jack Jackson
    3 copies from $2.95
  • 18
    #18
    Oct 1988
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Jack Jackson, P.S. Mueller, Gerard Jones  ·  A: Jack Jackson, Bill Hartwig, Greg Potter
    5 copies from $1.95