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The Goon (1999) · The Collector

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Avatar Press
The Goon (1999)

The Goon

Avatar Press · 1999

Format: Limited series
Status: Ended
Issues: 3
Cover price: $3.00
Key issues: 3

New issues go on your pull list in Releases, with the date to order each one by.

Avatar Press#3

The Goon

Issues
Key issues
Creators
Characters
Details

Issues

3 issues · 3 keys

The Goon

#1

Mar 1999

1st appearance of The Goon

The Goon

Sources

Grand Comics Database series 11302

Catalog data from the Grand Comics Database is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 and was normalized by The Collector. Cover images belong to their publishers.

#2

May 1999

1st appearance of G-Man Smith

The Goon

#3

Jul 1999

1st appearance of Johnny

Key issues

First appearances, origins and turning points, each with the fact that makes it a key.

3 keys

The Goon

#3

Jul 1999

1st appearance of Johnny

The Goon

#2

May 1999

1st appearance of G-Man Smith

The Goon

#1

Mar 1999

1st appearance of The Goon

Creators

Who made the most issues of this run, with the issues they span.

3 people credited

Writers

Eric Powell3 issues · #1–#3
Brian Clopper1 issue

Artists

Eric Powell3 issues · #1–#3
Brian Clopper1 issue

Cover artists

Eric Powell3 issues · #1–#3

Inkers: Eric Powell (3), Brian Clopper (1)
Letterers: Eric Powell (3), Brian Clopper (1)
Editors: Barry Gregory (3)

Characters and teams

Who appears most often in this run, by issues they appear in.

31 characters

Franky3
Lazlo3
Norton3
The Goon3
Zombie Priest3
Merle2
Smelly Steve2
Aunt Kizzie (first appearance1
Biog1
Biog (first appearance1
cameo)1
Charlie1
Death)1
Finkle1
Fishy Pete1
flashback1
Fred1
Fritz1
G-Man Smith1
G-Men Smith1
Isabella the Belly Dancer1
Jocko1
Joey the Ball1
Johnny1

First appearances in this run

Characters who debut here, led by those who appear most across the catalog. 19 in all.

Johnny#3
Wally#2
Fritz#2
Jocko#2
The Goon

Publication details

Publication notes

First The Goon series.

From the Grand Comics Database.

Publishing format: limited series
Binding: saddle-stitched
Color: color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper stock: newsprint

#1

Zombie Priest#1

The Great Zombie Chimp#1

Isabella the Belly Dancer#3

Joey the Ball#1