Mickey Rat

    (Kitchen Sink, 1971-1972, 1981-1982, 1989)
™ and ©1972 Robert Armstrong

(From the Slings & Arrows Comic Guide)

Mickey Rat was Robert Armstrong’s amoral, beer-swilling antihero whose adventures comprised the bulk of the issues. The first two are entertaining enough, though lacking in focus, but by #3 Armstrong had matured into a fine satirist and the writing is much sharper. Mickey Rat’s exploits are utterly reprehensible, but thoroughly compelling at the same time, never more so than when shared with the Couch Potatoes. This TV-addicted group of losers proved popular enough for their own feature in #4, and The Official Couch Potato Handbook was published in 1983. Another backup strip, the jazz-based Dizzy Ratstein, never quite comes to life, but overall the last two issues make fine reading. ~DAR
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  • 2
    #2
    Oct 1972
    Cover: $0.50
    W: Robert Armstrong  ·  A: Robert Armstrong
    According to Kennedy the first several hundred copies were printed with incorrect page order; Published by Kitchen Sink; Adult; B&W
    1 copy for $11.98
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    #3 - 2nd printing
    Jan 1989
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Robert Armstrong  ·  A: Robert Armstrong
    $2.50 and says 1989 in indicia; Published by Last Gasp; Adult; B&W
    1 copy for $59.95
  • 4
    #4
    Jan 1982
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Robert Armstrong  ·  A: Robert Armstrong
    Published by Last Gasp; Adult; B&W
    1 copy for $39.95
  • 4-2
    #4 - 2nd printing
    Jan 1989
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Robert Armstrong  ·  A: Robert Armstrong
    B&W
    1 copy for $49.95