The Jam

    (Slave Labor, 1989-1995)
©1990 Bernie E. Mireault
Dark Horse begins publishing series with issue #6; Caliber begins publishing with issue #9. Tundra later republishes issues #1-5 in color as: The Jam Urban Adventure.

Bernie Mireault’s “Jammer” is one of the most creative and engaging takes on life and super-heroics in years. It’s a refreshing combination of adventure and pathos that is neither cliche nor a spoof. The Jam is an original.

The star of this series is Kenny, a nice young man who decided one day to alter a Sears thermal jogging suit and go fight crime. Never mind that he had no training, no super-powers, or for that matter, no deep, dark trauma that transformed him into a living weapon. No, Kenny just liked the suit. That alone seemed to be enough to lead him into one adventure after another. Soon Kenny was stopping muggers, protecting corrupt sheiks, taking on assassin cults, and braving other hazards of urban life. Sadly, he also lost his girlfriend, who couldn’t take the craziness anymore (and had been having Kirby-esque dreams featuring Kenny and the Devil).
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  • 1
    #1
    Nov 1989
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Bernie Mireault  ·  A: Bernie Mireault
    B&W series
    1 copy for $12.98
  • 2
    #2
    Jan 1990
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Bernie Mireault  ·  A: Bernie Mireault, Paul Chadwick
    1 copy for $3.98
  • 3
    #3
    Mar 1990
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Bernie Mireault  ·  A: Bernie Mireault
    1 copy for $3.98
  • 6
    #6
    Oct 1993
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Bernie Mireault, Alexandra Tigchelaar  ·  A: Bernie Mireault, Rupert Bottenberg, David Abu Bacha
    Dark Horse begins publishing
    1 copy for $14.98
  • 7
    #7
    Mar 1994
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Bernie Mireault, James Robinson  ·  A: Bernie Mireault, Rupert Bottenberg, David Abu Bacha
    1 copy for $19.98
  • 8
    #8
    Feb 1995
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Bernie Mireault, David Abu Bacha  ·  A: Bernie Mireault, David Abu Bacha, Rupert Bottenberg, Dave Cooper
    1 copy for $9.98
  • 9
    #9
    Aug 1995
    Cover: $2.95
    W: Bernie Mireault  ·  A: Bernie Mireault, Luc Giard
    Caliber begins publishing
    1 copy for $9.98
  • 10
    #10
    Oct 1995
    Cover: $2.95
    W: Bernie Mireault, David Abu Bacha, Eric Theriault, Richard Pace, Howard Chackowicz  ·  A: Bernie Mireault, David Abu Bacha, Eric Theriault, Richard Pace, Howard Chackowicz
    1 copy for $14.98
  • 11
    #11
    Dec 1995
    Cover: $2.95
    W: Bernie Mireault, Scott Deschaine, Michael T. Gilbert, Rick Gagnon  ·  A: Bernie Mireault, Rick Gagnon
    1 copy for $14.98
  • 13
    #13
    Jun 1996
    Cover: $2.95
    W: Bernie Mireault, Jeffrey Lang, David Abu Bacha  ·  A: Bernie Mireault, David Abu Bacha, Rupert Bottenberg
    1 copy for $24.98