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Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	November 1995
Cover Price	Giveaway
Pages	16
Editing	?
Notes	Indexed copy is Limited Edition from 1995 San Diego Comic Con. Wraparound cover. Karen Root (layout), Doug Griffith (book design), For Image: Larry Marder (Executive Director), Tony Lobito (Publisher); For Cartoon Books: Vijaya Iyer (President), Karen Root (Assistant Publisher). Printed in Canada

Cover Details

Characters	Lucius Down; The Hooded One; Thorn Harvestar; Gran'ma Ben [Rose Ben]; Smiley Bone; Fone Bone; Phoney Bone [Phoncible P. Bone]; Ted the Bug; The Red Dragon; Rat Creature
Synopsis	Lineup of characters in Bone
Genre	Fantasy
Script	Jeff Smith
Pencils	Jeff Smith
Inks	Jeff Smith
Colors	David Reed (airbrush)
Letters	Jeff Smith?
Notes	Indexed copy is Limited Edition from 1995 San Diego Comic Con. Wraparound cover. Karen Root (layout), Doug Griffith (book design), For Image: Larry Marder (Executive Director), Tony Lobito (Publisher); For Cartoon Books: Vijaya Iyer (President), Karen Root (Assistant Publisher). Printed in Canada

1 page Bone credits

Synopsis	Table of Contents, credits, indicia, background illustration
Genre	Fantasy
Script	Jeff Smith
Pencils	Jeff Smith
Inks	Jeff Smith
Colors	David Reed?
Letters	Typeset

1 page Bone text article "Hello"

Characters	Fone Bone
Synopsis	Introduction by Jeff Smith, copy of Image press release, illustration
Genre	Fantasy
Script	Jeff Smith
Pencils	Jeff Smith
Inks	Jeff Smith
Letters	Typeset

3 page Bone character profile "Character profiles"

Characters	Fone Bone; The Red Dragon; Thorn Harvestar; Phoney Bone [Phoncible P. Bone]; Smiley Bone; Lucius Down; Gran'ma Ben [Rose Ben]; Ted the Bug; The Hooded One; The Lord of Locusts; Kingdok; Rat Creatures
Synopsis	Character profiles
Genre	Fantasy
Script	Andries Mulder
Pencils	Jeff Smith
Inks	Jeff Smith
Letters	Typeset

1 page Bone illustration "Poster insert by Jim Lee"

Characters	Fone Bone
Synopsis	Back of poster insert
Genre	Fantasy
Pencils	Jeff Smith
Inks	Jeff Smith
Letters	Typeset

2 page Bone illustration "Poster insert by Jim Lee"

Characters	Fone Bone; Phoney Bone [Phoncible P. Bone]; Smiley Bone
Synopsis	Fone Bone, Phoney Bone and Smiley Bone pose with Jim Lee's Image characters.
Genre	Fantasy
Pencils	Jim Lee
Inks	Jim Lee
Notes	Indexer doesn't recognize the Image characters.

1 page Bone illustration "Timeline: The Story So Far..."

Characters	Phoney Bone [Phoncible P. Bone]; Smiley Bone
Synopsis	Back of poster by Jim Lee
Genre	Fantasy
Pencils	Jeff Smith
Inks	Jeff Smith
Letters	Typeset

3 page Bone recap "Timeline: The Story So Far..."

Characters	Fone Bone; The Red Dragon; Thorn Harvestar; Phoney Bone [Phoncible P. Bone]; Smiley Bone; Lucius Down; Gran'ma Ben [Rose Ben]; Ted the Bug; The Hooded One; The Lord of Locusts; Kingdok; Rat Creatures
Synopsis	Recap of Bone 1 to 20, illustrated with panels from the original books
Genre	Fantasy
Script	Karen Root
Pencils	Jeff Smith
Inks	Jeff Smith
Letters	Typeset

Half page Bone text article "Hello"

Characters	Fone Bone; Thorn Harvestar
Synopsis	[continued] Introduction by Jeff Smith
Genre	Fantasy
Script	Jeff Smith
Pencils	Jeff Smith
Inks	Jeff Smith
Letters	Typeset

Half page Bone biography (nonfictional) "A little about Jeff Smith"

Synopsis	Brief biography of Jeff Smith with photograph of Cartoon Books staff
Genre	Fantasy
Letters	Typeset

1 page Bone promo (ad from the publisher) "What's coming up..."

Characters	Fone Bone; Thorn Harvestar; Gran'ma Ben [Rose Ben]; Kingdok
Synopsis	House ad for Bone 21, Bone 1 (Image reprint), Bone merchandise
Genre	Fantasy
Pencils	Jeff Smith
Inks	Jeff Smith
Colors	David Reed?
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Inside back cover

1 page Bone (backcovers) do not use / please fix "Shipping schedule"

Characters	Kingdok; The Red Dragon; Rat Creature
Synopsis	Shipping schedule for Bone from September 1995 to August 1996
Genre	Fantasy
Pencils	Jeff Smith
Inks	Jeff Smith
Colors	David Reed (airbrush)
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Wraparound cover