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The Original Series    (The information for this series is complete.)
Issue	Printing	Date	Notes	Image
1	1st	1988	Special Edition White Cover 2 Copies	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 1. Special Edition - White. Front Cover.
1	1st	1988	Ashcan Edition Gold Cover 100 Copies	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 1. Ashcan Edition - Gold. Front Cover.
1	1st	1988 - March	Special Edition Numbered 0001 through 5000	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 1. Special Edition. Front Cover.
1	1st	1988 - June	Smash 1st Issue	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 1. 1st Printing. Front Cover.
			Back Cover	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 1. 1st Printing. Back Cover.
1	2nd	1989 - March	Smash 1st Issue	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 1. 2nd Printing. Front Cover.
1	3rd	1989 - June	Smash 1st Issue	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 1. 3rd Printing. Front Cover.
1	4th	1989 - December	Smash 1st Issue	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 1. 4th Printing. Front Cover.
1	5th	1991 - April	Smash 1st Issue	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 1. 5th Printing. Front Cover.
1	6th	1995 - January	Smash 1st Issue	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 1. 6th Printing. Front Cover.
1	7th	1996 - April	Smash 1st Issue	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 1. 7th Printing. Front Cover.
1	8th	1996 - August	Smash 1st Issue 10th Anniversary Edition	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 1. 8th Printing. Front Cover.
1	9th	1998 - March	Smash 1st Issue	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 1. 9th Printing. Front Cover.
1	n/a	1996 - April	Special Edition Reprise #1 Gold Foil "1" Numbered 5001 through 14,000	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 1. Special Reprise #1 - Gold Foil. Front Cover.
1	n/a	1996 - April	Special Edition Reprise #1 Blue Foil "1" Part of the above numbered series	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 1. Special Reprise #1 - Blue Foil. Front Cover.
1	n/a	2010 - May	Free Comic Book Day	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 1. Free Comic Book Day 2010. Front Cover.
2	1st	1988	Ashcan Edition Red Cover 50 Copies	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 2. Ashcan Edition - Red. Front Cover.
2	1st	1988	Ashcan Edition Yellow Cover 50 Copies	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 2. Ashcan Edition - Yellow. Front Cover.
2	1st	1988	Special Edition - Ashcan Edition Blue Cover For in-house use	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 2. Ashcan Edition - Blue. Front Cover.
			Back Cover	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 2. Ashcan Edition - Blue. Back Cover.
2	1st	1988 - June	Special Edition Numbered 0001 through 3000 "High Rise Hijinx"	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 2. Special Edition. Front Cover.
			Back cover	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 2. Special Edition. Back Cover.
2	1st	1988 - September	Blazing Issue #2 No Die Cut Cover Estimated 200 Covers not recalled for die cut.	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 2. 1st Printing. Front Cover. Missing Die Cut.
2	1st	1988 - September	Blazing Issue #2 Die Cut to reveal Tick	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 2. 1st Printing. Front Cover.
			Back Cover	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 2. 1st Printing. Back Cover.
2	2nd	1989 - March	Blazing Issue #2	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 2. 2nd Printing. Front Cover.
2	3rd	1989 - June	Blazing Issue #2	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 2. 3rd Printing. Front Cover.
2	4th	1989 - December	Blazing Issue #2	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 2. 4th Printing. Front Cover.
2	5th	1991 - July	Blazing Issue #2	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 2. 5th Printing. Front Cover.
2	6th	1995 - January	Blazing Issue #2	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 2. 6th Printing. Front Cover.
2	7th	1996 - August	Blazing Issue #2 10th Anniversary Edition	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 2. 7th Printing. Front Cover.
2	8th	1998 - March	Blazing Issue #2	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 2. 8th Printing. Front Cover.
2	n/a	1996 - July	Special Edition Reprise #2 Silver Foil "2" Part of the above numbered series	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 2. Special Reprise #2 - Silver Foil. Front Cover.
2	n/a	1996 - July	Special Edition Reprise #2 Red Foil "2" Part of the above numbered series	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 2. Special Reprise #2 - Red Foil. Front Cover.
3	1st	1988 - December	"Night of a Million-Zillion Ninja"	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 3. 1st Printing. Front Cover.
			Back Cover	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 3. 1st Printing. Back Cover.
			Issue 3 included a "brochure" for Ninja World.	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 3 insert. "Ninja World". Front Cover.
			Back Cover	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 3 insert. "Ninja World". Back Cover.
3	2nd	1989 - November		The Tick. Original Series. Issue 3. 2nd Printing. Front Cover.
3	3rd	1990 - April		The Tick. Original Series. Issue 3. 3rd Printing. Front Cover.
3	4th	1991 - July		The Tick. Original Series. Issue 3. 4th Printing. Front Cover.
3	5th	1993 - August		The Tick. Original Series. Issue 3. 5th Printing. Front Cover.
3	6th	1995 - January		The Tick. Original Series. Issue 3. 6th Printing. Front Cover.
3	7th	1996 - August	10th Anniversary Edition	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 3. 7th Printing. Front Cover.
3	8th	1998 - March		The Tick. Original Series. Issue 3. 8th Printing. Front Cover.
4	1st	1989 - April	"A Big Fight"	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 4. 1st Printing. Front Cover.
			Back Cover	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 4. 1st Printing. Back Cover.
4	2nd	1989 - December		The Tick. Original Series. Issue 4. 2nd Printing. Front Cover.
4	3rd	1991 - June		The Tick. Original Series. Issue 4. 3rd Printing. Front Cover.
4	4th	1991 - October	5th Anniversary Ad on inside cover Print run of 500	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 4. 4th Printing. Front Cover.
			Inside Cover	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 4. 4th Printing. Inside Cover.
4	5th	1992 - March		The Tick. Original Series. Issue 4. 5th Printing. Front Cover.
4	6th	1995 - January		The Tick. Original Series. Issue 4. 6th Printing. Front Cover.
4	7th	1996 - August	10th Anniversary Edition	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 4. 7th Printing. Front Cover.
4	8th	1998 - March		The Tick. Original Series. Issue 4. 8th Printing. Front Cover.
5	1st	1989 - April	"Early Morning of a Million-Zillion Ninjas"	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 5. 1st Printing. Front Cover.
			Back Cover	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 5. 1st Printing. Back Cover.
5	2nd	1992 - March		The Tick. Original Series. Issue 5. 2nd Printing. Front Cover.
5	3rd	1995 - January		The Tick. Original Series. Issue 5. 3rd Printing. Front Cover.
5	4th	1996 - August	10th Anniversary Edition	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 5. 4th Printing. Front Cover.
5	5th	1998 - February		The Tick. Original Series. Issue 5. 5th Printing. Front Cover.
6	1st	1989 - November	"Villians Inc."	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 6. 1st Printing. Front Cover.
			Back Cover	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 6. 1st Printing. Back Cover.
6	2nd	1991 - August		The Tick. Original Series. Issue 6. 2nd Printing. Front Cover.
6	3rd	1992 - March		The Tick. Original Series. Issue 6. 3rd Printing. Front Cover.
6	4th	1995 - September		The Tick. Original Series. Issue 6. 4th Printing. Front Cover.
6	5th	1996 - August	10th Anniversary Edition	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 6. 5th Printing. Front Cover.
6	6th	1998 - February		The Tick. Original Series. Issue 6. 6th Printing. Front Cover.
n/a	1st	1990	It does not actually have an issue number. The first page of comics starts with "Tick in Epilogue". It has 16 pages with a red and black newsprint cover. According to NEC is sort of an "ashcan" edition	The Tick. Original Series. Red and Black Promo. Front Cover.
			Back Cover	The Tick. Original Series. Red and Black Promo. Back Cover.
7	1st	1990 - February	"The Moon Menace"	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 7. 1st Printing. Front Cover.
			Back Cover	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 7. 1st Printing. Back Cover.
7	2nd	1991 - November		The Tick. Original Series. Issue 7. 2nd Printing. Front Cover.
7	3rd	1995 - September		The Tick. Original Series. Issue 7. 3rd Printing. Front Cover.
7	4th	1996 - August	10th Anniversary Edition	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 7. 4th Printing. Front Cover.
7	5th	1998 - February		The Tick. Original Series. Issue 7. 5th Printing. Front Cover.
8	1st	1990 - July	"A Matter of Cosmic Import... and Other Stories..."	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 8. 1st Printing. Front Cover.
			Back Cover	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 8. 1st Printing. Back Cover.
			Issue 8 1st printing included a mini comic: Red Eye	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 8. 1st Printing. Red Eye - Mini Comic. Front Cover.
			Back Cover	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 8. 1st Printing. Red Eye - Mini Comic. Back Cover.
8	1st	1990 - July	No Logo	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 8. 1st Printing. No Logo. Front Cover.
8	2nd	1992 - March		The Tick. Original Series. Issue 8. 2nd Printing. Front Cover.
8	3rd	1995 - September		The Tick. Original Series. Issue 8. 3rd Printing. Front Cover.
8	4th	1996 - August	10th Anniversary Edition	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 8. 4th Printing. Front Cover.
8	5th	1998 - February		The Tick. Original Series. Issue 8. 5th Printing. Front Cover.
9	1st	1990 - March	"Road Trip"	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 9. 1st Printing. Front Cover.
			Back Cover	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 9. 1st Printing. Back Cover.
9	2nd	1995 - September		The Tick. Original Series. Issue 9. 2nd Printing. Front Cover.
9	3rd	1996 - August	10th Anniversary Edition	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 9. 3rd Printing. Front Cover.
9	4th	1998 - January		The Tick. Original Series. Issue 9. 4th Printing. Front Cover.
10	1st	1991 - October	"Some Obstacles and a Partial Resolution"	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 10. 1st Printing. Front Cover.
			Back Cover	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 10. 1st Printing. Back Cover.
10	2nd	1996 - April		The Tick. Original Series. Issue 10. 2nd Printing. Front Cover.
10	3rd	1996 - August	10th Anniversary Edition	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 10. 3rd Printing. Front Cover.
10	4th	1998 - January		The Tick. Original Series. Issue 10. 4th Printing. Front Cover.
11	1st	1992 - August	"Two Strange Warm Men and the City of Their Dreams"	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 11. 1st Printing. Front Cover.
			Back Cover	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 11. 1st Printing. Back Cover.
11	2nd	1995 - September		The Tick. Original Series. Issue 11. 2nd Printing. Front Cover.
11	3rd	1996 - August	10th Anniversary Edition	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 11. 3rd Printing. Front Cover.
11	4th	1998 - January		The Tick. Original Series. Issue 11. 4th Printing. Front Cover.
12	1st	1993 - May	"One Man's Treasure... ...is Also Another Man's Treasure"	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 12. 1st Printing. Front Cover.
12	1st	1993 - May	No Logo 4 Different Variants - Different Back Covers (listed below)	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 12. 1st Printing. Front Cover. No Logo Variant.
			Rockets On Released at Capital City Sales Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Numbered 0001 through 1000	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 12. 1st Printing. Back Cover. "Rockets On" Variant. No Logo on Front Cover.
			Dinner Time Released at the Diamond Tenth Seminar in Atlanta, Georgia Numbered 0001 through 1000	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 12. 1st Printing. Back Cover. "Dinner Time" Variant. No Logo on Front Cover.
			Frrd! Numbered 0001 through 1000	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 12. 1st Printing. Back Cover. "Frrd!" Variant. No Logo on Front Cover.
			Tick Society Coat of Arms Offered to M.O.A.V. members first and the serial number of the comic would match your M.O.A.V. member number. Numbered 0001 through 2000	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 12. 1st Printing. Back Cover. "Tick Society Coat of Arms" Variant. No Logo on Front Cover.
12	2nd	1995 - September		The Tick. Original Series. Issue 12. 2nd Printing. Front Cover.
			Back Cover	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 12. 2nd Printing. Back Cover.
12	3rd	1996 - August	10th Anniversary Edition	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 12. 3nd Printing. Front Cover.
12	4th	1998 - January		The Tick. Original Series. Issue 12. 4th Printing. Front Cover.
12	5th	2000 - November		The Tick. Original Series. Issue 12. 5th Printing. Front Cover.
13	1st	2000 - November	"The Pseudo Edition"	The Tick. Original Series. Issue 13. 1st Printing. Front Cover.
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