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

October, 1985
Cover Price: $2.00
2 copies available from $19.95
Charles Burns, Charles Dallas, Rand HolmesCharles Burns, Charles Dallas, Rand Holmes
#2

December, 1985
Cover Price: $2.00
5 copies available from $7.98
Jack Jackson, Rand Holmes, Will EisnerJack Jackson, Rand Holmes, Will Eisner
#3

February, 1986
Cover Price: $2.00
3 copies available from $3.98
Doug Hansen, Jack Jackson, Steve StilesDoug Hansen, Jack Jackson, Steve Stiles
#4

April, 1986
Cover Price: $2.00
2 copies available from $13.00
Mike Baron, Jack Jackson, Doug Erb, John Holland, Sam KiethRand Holmes, Jack Jackson, Doug Erb, Sam Kieth
#5

June, 1986
Cover Price: $2.00
3 copies available from $5.98
Mike Baron, Basil Wolverton, Jack JacksonRand Holmes, Basil Wolverton, Jack Jackson
#6

August, 1986
Cover Price: $2.00
10 copies available from $5.95
Tom Veitch, Jan Strnad, Jack JacksonStephen R. Bissette, Jack Jackson, Rand Holmes
#7

October, 1986
Cover Price: $2.00
4 copies available from $2.25
Kenneth Whitfield, Spain Rodriguez, Dave SchreinerSteve Stiles, Spain Rodriguez, William Stout, Peter Poplaski, Bill Hartwig
#8

December, 1986
Cover Price: $2.00
2 copies available from $74.98
Mark Schultz, Steve Stiles, Kenneth WhitfieldMark Schultz, Steve Stiles, Dan Burr
#9

February, 1987
Cover Price: $2.00
3 copies available from $4.98
Robert M. Ingersoll, Nick Burns, Basil WolvertonRand Holmes, Mike Newhall, Basil Wolverton
#10

April, 1987
Cover Price: $2.00
2 copies available from $19.95
Mike Baron, Eric Vincent, Wallace WoodRand Holmes, Eric Vincent, Al Williamson, Angelo Torres, Roy G. Krenkel
#11

June, 1987
Cover Price: $2.00
2 copies available from $2.95
Robert M. Ingersoll, Michael Sundermeier, Eric Vincent, P.S. Mueller, Bill HartwigRand Holmes, Dave Garcia, Eric Vincent, Bill Hartwig
#12

September, 1987
Cover Price: $2.00
3 copies available from $5.95
Jack Jackson, Matthew Finch, Steve StilesJack Jackson, Matthew Finch, Steve Stiles
#13

November, 1987
Cover Price: $2.00
3 copies available from $7.98
Jack Jackson, John Holland, Edgar Allan Poe, P.S. MuellerJack Jackson, Dave Garcia, Daryl Hutchinson, Bill Hartwig
#14

January, 1988
Cover Price: $2.00
3 copies available from $7.50
Mike Baron, Jack Jackson, Basil WolvertonRand Holmes, Jack Jackson, Basil Wolverton
#15

March, 1988
Cover Price: $2.00
2 copies available from $13.00
P.S. Mueller, Jack Jackson, John WooleyBill Hartwig, Jack Jackson, Donald Simpson
#16

May, 1988
Cover Price: $2.00
3 copies available from $9.98
Jack Jackson, Basil Wolverton, John HollandJack Jackson, Basil Wolverton, Ronald Wilber
#17

July, 1988
Cover Price: $2.00
2 copies available from $2.95
Jim Millaway, John Wooley, Jack JacksonRand Holmes, Jack Jackson
#18

October, 1988
Cover Price: $2.00
4 copies available from $1.95
Jack Jackson, P.S. Mueller, Gerard JonesJack Jackson, Bill Hartwig, Greg Potter