Quack!

    (Star*Reach, 1976-1977)
™ and ©1976 Star*Reach Productions and the respective creators

(From The Slings & Arrows Comic Guide)

Mike Friedrich’s Star*Reach Productions did much to pave the way for the independent boom of the early 1980s. Giving creators copyright and creative freedom, the aim was to try to reach a more mature audience but retain some of the sense of fun that brought them into the comics business in the first place. Quack, nominally a funny-animal anthology that features ducks, never bothered too much about keeping to the rules. Three strips stand out from the series. Michael T. Gilbert’s “The Wraith” began life as a Spirit parody/homage and quickly improved as Gilbert’s art skills developed. “Newton The Wonder Rabbit” from #2 is a madcap space adventure written by Sergio Aragonés and drawn by Steve Leialoha, and “The Beavers” is an early, very rough Dave Sim strip commenting on Canadian stereotypes and taking potshots at family life. No single issue has enough meat to make you feel it’s a great title, but there are many interesting contributions from the likes of Frank Brunner, Mark Evanier, Scott Shaw and Dave Stevens. ~NF
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#1

July, 1976
Cover Price: $1.25
3 copies available from $7.95 		Frank Brunner, Howard Chaykin, Mark Evanier, Michael T. Gilbert, Scott Shaw, Ted RichardsAlan Kupperberg, Dave Stevens, Frank Brunner, Howard Chaykin, Mark Evanier, Michael T. Gilbert, Scott Shaw, Steve Leialoha, Ted Richards
#2

January, 1977
Cover Price: $1.25
7 copies available from $3.99 		Alan Kupperberg, Dot Bucher, Ken Macklin, Michael T. Gilbert, Scott Shaw, Sergio Aragonés, Steve Leialoha, Steve SkeatesAlan Kupperberg, Dot Bucher, Ken Macklin, Michael T. Gilbert, Scott Shaw, Sergio Aragonés, Steve Leialoha, Steve Skeates
#3

April, 1977
Cover Price: $1.25
4 copies available from $6.98 		Dave Sim, Ken Macklin, Michael T. Gilbert, Scott Shaw!, Steve Leialoha, Ted RichardsDave Sim, Ken Macklin, Michael T. Gilbert, Scott Shaw!, Steve Leialoha, Ted Richards
#4

June, 1977
Cover Price: $1.25
6 copies available from $5.95 		Alan Kupperberg, Dave Sim, Dot Bucher, Michael T. Gilbert, Steve LeialohaAlan Kupperberg, Dave Sim, Dot Bucher, Michael T. Gilbert, Steve Leialoha
#5

September, 1977
Cover Price: $1.25
5 copies available from $5.98 		Dave Sim, Dot Bucher, Ken Macklin, Michael T. Gilbert, Steve LeialohaDave Sim, Dot Bucher, Ken Macklin, Michael T. Gilbert, Steve Leialoha
#6

December, 1977
Cover Price: $1.25
2 copies available from $5.00 		Frank Brunner, J. Michael Leonard, Larry Gonick, Lee Marrs, Michael T. Gilbert, Scott Shaw!, Steve Leialoha, Ted RichardsFrank Brunner, Gilbert Shelton, J. Michael Leonard, Larry Gonick, Lee Marrs, Michael T. Gilbert, Scott Shaw!, Steve Leialoha, Ted Richards