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A1 1 |
| Item: |
A1 #1 Signature |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.6 |
| Cert #: |
1114119003
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Owner Comments
I bought my first copy of this issue in 1997 or so. It was a reader copy that I got because of the Warpsmith cover, whom I knew from Miracleman. Unexpectedly, I found that there were several other stories I enjoyed, most notably "Bad Bread." Basically this is a story about a fungus, Ergot, that infested rye in the MIddle Ages. Ingesting toxins from the tainted rye flour resulted in mass hallucinations that were typically interpreted as religious in nature: visions of demons, hell, etc. I actually cited this story as a reference in an English paper some years later when I was writing on Dante, positing that his visualizations of the underworld could have been influenced by stories he heard from Ergot victims, or if he had ingested some himself.
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| Slot: |
A1 5 |
| Item: |
A1 #5 Signature |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.6 |
| Cert #: |
1045214002
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Owner Comments
Second addition to the A1 set, signed by the cover artist. Won in mycomicshop auction for $33.
Cover Story, Neil Gaiman and Kelley Jones
Bricktop: "Sunglasses", Chris Smith and Glenn Fabry
In the Penal Colony, Peter Milligan and Brett Ewins (adapted from Franz Kafka)
The Contact, Brett Ewins and Shaky Kane
Tor: "Food Chain", Joe Kubert
Jeff Hawke: "The Devil at Rennes-le-Chateau", Sydney Jordan, Trevor Goring and Thayed Rich
Knuckles the Malevolent Nun, Cornelius Stone and Roger Langridge
Bic: "Party Piece", Ed Hillyer
Reasons, Jeff Jones
The Boy Who Defied Gravity, Nick Abadzis
Take One Capsule Every Million Years, Bruce Jones, Jim Sullivan, and William Stout
Elvistein: "Yin and Yankee", Bambos Georgiu
The Proxy, Ramsey Campbell and David Lloyd
Trypto the Acid-Dog: "Pet Sounds", Miguel Ferrer, Bill Mumy, Steve Leialoha
Kathleen's House, Steve Dillon
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