Primer

    (COMICO, 1982-1984)
™ and ©1982 COMICO, the Comic Company and the characters’ creators

During the early 1980s, when comic companies were sprouting with a renewed vitality, one of those companies, Comico, the company that first published Elementals and Mage, produced a book to give amateurs a chance to break into the business. The aptly named Primer was a book much like DC’s New Talent Showcase, and featured an eclectic mix of super-hero, science fiction, fantasy, and humor stories.

Primer’s most notable achievements include its introduction of Matt Wagner’s Grendel in issue #2, and the first appearance of warrior-nun Evangeline in issue #6. Sam Kieth, later of Wolverine and The Maxx, got his professional start in comics in a feature in Primer #5.
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Primer #1

October, 1982
Cover Price: $1.50
4 copies available from $24.00 		Gerry Giovinco, Phil Lasorda, Vince Argondezzi, Bill CucinottaGerry Giovinco, Phil Lasorda, Vince Argondezzi, Bill Cucinotta
Primer #3


Cover Price: $1.50
1 copy available for $45.00 		Rick McCollum, Andrew Murphy, Bill Bryan, Jim Dever, Gerry GiovincoRick McCollum, Andrew Murphy, William Messner-Loebs, Jim Dever, Bill Cucinotta, Matt Wagner, Bill Ryan
Primer #4


Cover Price: $1.50
1 copy available for $64.98 		Andrew Murphy, Barb Armata, Bernie Armata, Bill Anderson, Francis J. Mao, Larry NadolskyAndrew Murphy, Barb Armata, Bill Anderson, Francis J. Mao, Larry Nadolsky, Ron Kasman
Primer #5


Cover Price: $1.50
1 copy available for $210.00 		 Sam Kieth
Primer #6

February, 1984
Cover Price: $1.50
1 copy available for $36.00 		Chuck Dixon, Neil Vokes, Michael Vance, Al Wiesner, Andrew MurphyJudith Hunt, Neil Vokes, Grass Green, Al Wiesner, Reggie Byers