The X-Files Comics Checklist

[Mark Martinez]

The X-Files Comics Checklist

This is a checklist of comics based on The X-Files, a Twentieth Century Fox
Television series created by Chris Carter. The list contains SPOILERS for
publications solicited thru October 1996, and was last modified 12 August
1996. This list is posted to alt.tv.x-files whenever the truth needs an
update. Please send additions and corrections to Mark Martinez via email
(ml...@ni.net) or snailmail (P.O. Box 15065, Santa Fe, NM 87506-5065). An
HTML version is available if you would like to post the checklist on your
web page.

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Abbreviations
w: Writer
a: Artist
l: Letterer
d: Color design
c: Colorist
s: Separations
e: Editor
k: Cover artist
p: Photographer
CBG: Comics Buyer's Guide
CSN: Comic Shop News
SRP: Suggested retail price
TBA: To be announced
NA: Not available
?: General cluelessness
*: Scheduled shipping date
**: May have already shipped
***: Late

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The X-Files

Topps Comics

This list is arranged in chronological order of publication and
solicitation.

The X-Files Ashcan #1 Jan 1995 Not to be Opened Until X-mas
Notes: This ashcan issue is a b&w mini-comic featuring the first half of
X-Files #1 and Stefan Petrucha's introduction to The X-Files comics. Bagged
with the Direct Market edition of Star Wars Galaxy Magazine #2 (Winter 1995)
from Topps. The Newsstand edition of SWGM #2 is not bagged. Cover reproduces
the cover of X-Files #1 in b&w. ($3.95)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman e:Jim Salicrup k:Miran Kim

The X-Files #1 Jan 1995 Not to be Opened Until X-mas
A man dies in a Brooklyn church, claiming to have helped steal the final
prophecy of Fatima from the Vatican. Their investigation leads Mulder and
Scully to a collector of sacred artifacts. An unidentified branch of the
military wants to locate and examine the final prophecy too. Notes: Contains
"Leaves in a Circle: Xploring the Xtremes", a welcome to The X-Files comic
by Stefan Petrucha. The Newsstand edition has a UPC barcode printed on the
lower left corner of the cover. The Direct Market edition doesn't have a
barcode. ($2.50)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c:George Freeman s:Digital
Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup k:Miran Kim

The X-Files #2 Feb 1995 A Dismemberance of Things Past (1 of 2)
Witnesses of an alleged alien craft are being murdered and the next victim
may be a respected military officer. Mulder and Scully are asked to
investigate. The remaining witnesses are beginning to remember details that
someone wants kept hidden. ($2.50)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c:George Freeman s:Digital
Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim

The X-Files/Hero Illustrated Special Mar 1995 Trick of the Light
A commercial artist's models have all vanished. Mulder and Scully make an
arrest, but their suspect is abducted. Notes: This full-color mini-comic
features a standalone story and "Scully & Mulder's X-ellent Adventures", an
interview with Stefan Petrucha, by Chris Ecker. Bagged with the Direct
Market edition of Hero Illustrated #22 (Mar 1995) from Warrior Publications.
The Newsstand edition of Hero Illustrated #22 is not bagged? Cover features
The X-Files logo on a white background, with title and credits. ($3.95)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c:George Freeman s:Digital
Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Jim Salicrup

The X-Files #3 Mar 1995 A Little Dream of Me (2 of 2)
A rogue military officer, a player in the "inner government", ties up loose
ends. With help from the Lone Gunman gang, Scully and Mulder identify the
officer. He offers Mulder the opportunity to recover his sister, Samantha.
Scully discovers facts indicating that the offer may be a hoax. Notes: Cover
title appears as The Return. ($2.50)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c:George Freeman c:Laurie
E. Smith s:Digital Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran
Kim

The X-Files #4 Apr 1995 Firebird: Khobka's Lament (1 of 3)
At Tunguska, Siberia, a shaman watches faceless men disturb the Firebird. In
New Mexico, skeletal remains of a Russian scientist, carbon-dated at 15,000
years old, are found in an overturned, unmarked truck. Scully and Mulder
investigate, finding evidence of materials used to achieve a fusion
reaction. At White Sands Missle Range, the shaman survives to greet
Firebird. Notes: Beginning with this issue, the Direct Market and Newsstand
editions both have UPC barcodes on the lower left corner of the front cover.
The Direct Market edition has a black diagonal stripe across the barcode.
($2.50)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c:George Freeman s:Digital
Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim

The X-Files #5 May 1995 Firebird: Crescit Eundo (2 of 3)
Scully and Mulder flee from Firebird with Khobka, only to encounter more
faceless men in black. While Scully tries to keep Khobka alive, Mulder is
taken before the "inner government" and Firebird grows as it goes,
threatening to consume Las Cruces, New Mexico. ($2.50)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c:George Freeman s:Digital
Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim p:Michael Grecco

The X-Files Special Edition #1 Jun 1995 The X-Files
Notes: Collection of issues #1-3. Cover reproduces the artwork of X-Files #1
with insets of the covers for the first three issues. ($3.95)

The X-Files #6 Jun 1995 Firebird: A Brief Authority (3 of 3)
Mulder refuses to cooperate with the leaders of the "inner government", who
are covering up Firebird's destructive activities. The faceless men kidnap
Khobka with Scully in pursuit. Together, Scully and Mulder help Khobka free
Firebird from earth before destroying New Mexico, but the faceless men
remain faceless. Notes: Beginning with this issue the Direct Market edition
barcode is labeled "DIRECT SALES" and the Newsstand edition has a different
product code. ($2.95)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c:George Freeman s:Digital
Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim p:Michael Grecco

The X-Files/TV Guide mini-comic 15 Jul 1995 Circle Game
Investigating a rash of crop circles in Nebraska, Scully and Mulder unmask a
murderer with help from an unusual cerealogist. Notes: Topps was
commissioned to write this mini-comic for the summer science fiction issue
of the US edition of TV Guide, Vol. 43 No. 28 Issue #2207, pp. 22-26. Cover
features a photograph of Kes and Neelix from Star Trek: Voyager. ($0.99)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c:Digital Chameleon e:Jim
Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman e:Charles S. Novinskie

The X-Files #7 Jul 1995 Trepanning Opera
Agent Drake has been hunting a serial killer for five years. The killer
trepans his victims and they die with a smile. The most recent victims carry
messages for Mulder and Scully. ($2.95)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c:George Freeman s:Digital
Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim p:Michael Grecco

The X-Files Annual #1 Aug 1995 Hallow Eve
Prof. Jonah Brockford claims to have found Eve's remains, then dies under
mysterious circumstances. The remains are transported to Miskatonic
University in Arkham, MA, and more people die. Mulder believes that the
spirit of the mother of humanity is disturbed. Scully is skeptical despite
warnings of danger from a spirit of her own. ($3.95)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c:George Freeman s:Digital
Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim p:Chris
Helcermanas-Benge

The X-Files #8 Aug 1995 Silent Cities of the Mind (1 of 2)
Scully and Mulder investigate a hollow earth cult in Alaska, whose leader is
searching for a lost city in the ice. When their plane crashes Mulder is
captured by Dr. Enoch and taken to the long lost city of Azatlan. Scully
follows and watches as Mulder and Enoch open an ancient tomb. ($2.95)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c:George Freeman s:Digital
Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim p:Michael Grecco

The X-Files Collection #1 Jul 1995
Notes: Trade paperback collection of issues #1-6 and the Hero Illustrated
#22 mini-comic. Contains "An Interview with Chris Carter" and "Artists'
Profiles". ISBN 1-883313-07-4, first printing, ISBN 1-883313-10-4, second
printing with a new cover. ($19.95)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c:George Freeman c:Laurie
E. Smith s:Digital Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran
Kim

The X-Files #1-3, Second Printing
Notes: These reprints have a few corrections (e.g. red hair for Scully) and
no letters. Issue #1 has a small poster of the cover stapled in the
centerfold. Each reprint is marked "Special Numbered Editions". A banner
across the top of the cover reads "This is XXX of YYY", where XXX is a
dot-matrix printed number and YYY is 120,000 for issue #1, and 90,000 for
issues #2-3. All of the reprints have UPC barcodes on the cover. Sold
individually and as a bagged set labelled The X-Files Comic Collector's Set.
(@ $2.95, $8.00/set)

The X-Files #9 Sep 1995 Silent Cities of the Mind (2 of 2)
Trapped in an ancient Aztec city in Alaska, Scully and Mulder are caught in
the crossfire between military forces and Enoch, each fighting for
possession of the Ilbal, an incredible Aztec artifact found by the FBI
agents. ($2.95)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c:George Freeman c:Laurie
E. Smith s:Digital Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran
Kim p:Michael Grecco

The X-Files #10 Oct 1995 Feelings of Unreality: Wheels Within Wheels (1 of
3)
While Mulder listens to tapes of Enoch to learn the secrets of his last
meal, General Shadenfreud, Scully remembers a connection to Colleen Dunne.
Mulder is led to the Ilbal by an informant and Scully tracks down Dunne.
Men-in-black also find Dunne. ($2.95)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c:Laurie E. Smith
s:Digital Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim
p:Michael Grecco

The X-Files Comics Digest #1 Dec 1995 Big Foot, Warm Heart
Investigating the disappearance of a fellow agent, Scully, Mulder, and Big
Foot become prey for a reclusive millionaire who hunts with robots. Notes:
This quarterly publication features a 65-page X-Files comic and reprints of
three stories from Ray Bradbury Comics. Full color, 96 pages, 5.25"x7.375"
format (similar in format to Disney Adventures). There is a limited variant
edition (10,000 copies) with a photo cover, sold by American Entertainment.
The Direct Market edition has a UPC barcode labeled "DIRECT SALES" on the
lower left corner of the cover. ($3.50, Ltd. $6.00)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c: George Freeman c:Laurie
E. Smith s:Digital Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran
Kim p:Michael Grecco

The X-Files #11 Nov 1995 Feelings of Unreality: The Ancient of Days (2 of 3)
An intruder breaks into an FBI lab looking for the Ilbal and Colleen Dunne,
Scully's chief witness in the Neola incident, undergoes medical tests.
Scully tells Mulder that she now believes that they have come across some
kind of conspiracy. While Scully experiences electro-magnetically induced
sensations of aliens, Mulder falls prey to Dunne, who has him wear the Ilbal
and experience sensations he has never felt before. ($2.95)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c: George Freeman c:Laurie
E. Smith s:Digital Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran
Kim p:Ken Staniforth

The X-Files Magazine #1 Winter 1996 The Pit
In Nova Scotia, Mulder and Scully try to help with a hostage situation, but
someone or something long buried wants the hostage more. Notes: This
quarterly publication features an excerpt from Ground Zero by Kevin J.
Anderson, illustrated by Omaha Perez, articles, interviews, and an
eight-page X-Files comic (pp. 53-60). There are no credits for the comic so
the credits below may have some errors. The Deluxe Collector's Edition of is
bagged with an X-Files MasterVisions Preview card (XMV 1), an X-Files Finest
Chromium promo card (TXFM 1), and a Behind the Scenes episode poster of
Anasazi (2.25). Full color, 64 pages, 8.5"x11" format. There is a limited
variant edition (15,000 copies) with a photo cover, sold by American
Entertainment. The regular and limited editions both have the poster stapled
in the centerfold. The limited edition doesn't have a UPC barcode on the
cover. ($3.95, Dlx. $4.95, Ltd. $4.95)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c: George Freeman c:Laurie
E. Smith s:Digital Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran
Kim p:Ken Staniforth

The X-Files Special Edition #2 Dec 1995 Firebird
Notes: Collection of issues #4-6. ($4.95)

The X-Files #12 Jan 1996 Feelings of Unreality: The Nightmare of History (3
of 3)
Scully and Mulder present proof of the existence of UFOs and uncover the
"inner government" conspiracy to a Senate committee, but reality is not what
it appears to be. The FBI agents' investigation brings them full circle to
Our Lady of Fatima Church in Brooklyn and a remarkable story from Colleen
Dunne. ($2.95)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c: George Freeman c:Laurie
E. Smith s:Digital Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran
Kim p:Michael Grecco

Wizard Presents: The X-Files #1/2 1996 Tiptoe Through the Tulpa
Mulder believes that a series of murders are the work of a tulpa, a conjured
being, created by a man who's been in a coma for five years. Scully unearths
a more pragmatic explanation in the form of the suspect's vengeful mother.
Notes: This issue also contains a sketchbook with artwork by Boonthanakit.
Wizard #53 (Jan 1996) was bagged with a certificate (and an envelope) which
could be redeemed for a free copy of X-Files #1/2. The offer expired 31
January 1996. The comic shipped bagged and boarded, with a Wizard
Certificate of Authenticity. ($4.99 for Wizard #53; $3.00 shipping and
handling, plus a 32 cent stamp for the free comic)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Ted Boonthanakit a:Angelo Torres l:John Workman c:Laurie
E. Smith s:Digital Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran
Kim p:Michael Grecco

The X-Files Special Edition #3 Mar 1996
Notes: Collection of issues #7-9. This issue also reprints a story from Ray
Bradbury Comics. ($4.95)

The X-Files #4, Second Printing Firebird: Khobka's Lament (1 of 3)
($2.95)

The X-Files #13 Feb 1996 One Player Only
A computer game programmer murders the other members of his project team and
can only mutter strange sounds after he is jailed. With help from the Lone
Gunmen, Mulder and Scully identify the sounds as binary code and the only
witness to the murders tells its tale. Notes: This issue contains Adlard's
inked artwork and Kim's photo montage artwork providing different points of
view. ($2.95)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard a:Miran Kim l:John Workman c:George
Freeman c:Laurie E. Smith s:Digital Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon
Zimmerman k:Miran Kim p:Ken Staniforth

The X-Files #14 Apr 1996 Falling
Mulder is captured by children who found a UFO and want to examine an alien,
while Scully investigates an alien sighting. Scully's alien turns out to be
a man dying of radiation poisoning whose cabin is near the crash site.
Scully hunts for Mulder and children begin dying. ($2.95)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman cs:Digital Chameleon e:Jim
Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim p:Jack Rowan

The X-Files Comics Digest #2 Apr 1996 Dead to the World
Someone is killing centenarians and removing their pineal glands. Their
investigation leads Mulder and Scully to an industrialist who may be
legendary 18th century alchemist Count Saint-Germain. Notes: This issue also
features reprints of three stories from Ray Bradbury Comics. ($3.50)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard a:Miran Kim l:John Workman c:George
Freeman c:Laurie E. Smith s:Digital Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon
Zimmerman k:Miran Kim p:Michael Lavine

The X-Files #15 May 1996 Home of the Brave: The New World (1 of 2)
In the Georgia swamps, a survivalist and his mail-order bride (who narrates
the story) witness a dogfight between jet fighters and a UFO. Investigating
reports of a crashed UFO, Mulder and Scully are taken prisoner by a
survivalist group, whose leader believes that Federal agents are responsible
for current events. As shadow-men converge on the compound, the agents must
decide which of them gets to die. ($2.95)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman cs:Digital Chameleon e:Jim
Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim p:Michael Grecco p:Michael
Lavine

The X-Files #16 May 1996 Home of the Brave: A Question of Ownership (2 of 2)
Scully and Mulder escape from Gavin, leader of the survivalist group.
Sentenced to death, they are trapped between the survivalists and the
shadow-men. ($2.95)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman cs:Digital Chameleon e:Jim
Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim p:Michael Lavine

The X-Files #17 May 1996 Thin Air
U.S. Navy pilot John Lawrence reappears fifty years after his squadron,
Flight 19, disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle. Mulder talks Scully into
helping him investigate Lawrence. They learn that someone has gone to great
lengths to pull off a hoax, but Mulder thinks that the real John Lawrence
may make an appearance. ($2.95)
w:John Rozum a:Gordon Purcell a:Josef Rubenstein l:John Workman cs:Digital
Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim p:Michael Grecco
p:Michael Lavine

The X-Files #18 Jun 1996 Night Lights (1 of 2)
In North Carolina, scientists at a ball lightning research facility
disappear. Miles away, a brief rainshower of blood occurs and a
reddish-orange ball of light is sighted. Mulder and Scully investigate and
witness a phenomenon that moves as if it were alive. ($2.95)
w:John Rozum a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman cs:Digital Chameleon e:Jim
Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim p:Michael Lavine

The X-Files #19 Jun 1996 Night Lights (2 of 2)
The Lone Gunmen give Mulder some background on atmospheric creatures. Mulder
asks the director of the research station to set up another test in hopes of
attracting the attention of something. The local police chief tags along
with an agenda of his own. ($2.95)
w:John Rozum a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman d: Jessica Kindzierski
cs:Digital Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim
p:Michael Grecco

The X-Files Magazine #2 Summer 1996 The Silent Blade
An advertising executive is compelled to buy a sword at an auction of occult
artifacts and uses it to murder nine people. Scully and Mulder uncover
disturbing facts about the sword's history. Notes: Features an excerpt from
Ruins by Kevin J. Anderson, interviews with Mitch Pileggi and Mark Snow, and
an article on the Lone Gunmen. , and an eight-page X-Files comic (pp.
45-52). There are no credits for the comic. The artwork doesn't look like
Adlard's style. The Deluxe Edition is bagged with a Topps Finest Chromium
promo card (TXFM 2), an X-Philes Season Two promo card (#0), and a Flukeman
poster. (Newsstand $3.95, Dlx. $4.95)

The X-Files #0 1996 Pilot Episode
Notes: This adaptation of the pilot (episode 1.1) kicks off an X-Files
series presenting authorized 48-page adaptations of the television episodes.
Also contains "The Making of the X-Files Comic Book Series" by Dwight Jon
Zimmerman. ($3.95)
w:Chris Carter w:Roy Thomas ak:John Van Fleet cs:Digital Chameleon e:Jim
Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman

The X-Files #20 Jul 1996 Family Portrait: Gallery (1 of 2)
The mummified corpse of Henry Franklin, a tourist photographer, is found.
Mulder and Scully investigate, learning that his neighbors feared him and
tourists who had their pictures taken by him got sick and died. An old
portrait camera may help solve the mystery. Notes: Anderson is the author of
two X-Files novels, Ground Zero and Ruins. ($2.95)
w:Kevin J. Anderson a:Gordon Purcell a:Joe Rubenstein & Co. l:John Workman
cs:Digital Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim
p:Michael Grecco p:Ken Staniforth

The X-Files: Season One #1 ***Jul 1996 Deep Throat
Notes: An adaptation of episode 1.2 by Chris Carter. ($3.95)
w:Roy Thomas a:Yanick Paquette a:Michel Lacombe

The X-Files Comics Digest #3 *Aug 1996 Scape Goats
Scully and Mulder travel to Puerto Rico to investigate a series of bizarre
murders which appear to have been committed by Chupacabras. ($3.95)
w:John Rozum? a:Charles Adlard k:Miran Kim

The X-Files #21 *Aug 1996 Family Portrait (2 of 2)
Mulder finds Henry Franklin's journal and discovers that the camera captures
a subject's life force and feeds it to a parasitic incubus, leaving a
mummified corpse. The incubus has learned how to drain souls without the
camera and Scully is its next victim. ($2.95)
w:Kevin J. Anderson a:Gordon Purcell a:Joe Rubenstein k:Miran Kim

The X-Files Special Edition #4 *Aug 1996
Notes: Collection of issues #10-12 with a wraparound cover by Miran Kim.
($4.95)

The X-Files Annual #2 *Aug 1996 E.L.F.s
A respected obstetrician begins lining his office and home with aluminum
foil and weaving a foil suit. He also urges his pregnant patients to sheild
their unborn babies from ELFs, Extremely Low Frequency electromagnetic
signals. Mulder and Scully are asked to investigate by a fellow agent. They
learn that there may be a horrifying reason for the doctor's fears. ($3.95)
w:John Rozum a:Charles Adlard k:Miran Kim

The X-Files: Season One #2 *Aug 1996 Squeeze
Notes: An adaptation of episode 1.3 by Glen Morgan and James Wong. ($3.95)
w:Roy Thomas a:Yanick Paquette a:Michel Lacombe

The X-Files #22 *Sep 1996 The Kanishibari
Students at a Hawaii university are dying mysteriously. Native superstition
suggests that they may be the target of a Kanishibari - a choking ghost.
Scully and Mulder are stonewalled by the survivors and the killing spree
accelerates as they uncover more clues. ($2.95)
w:John Rozum a:Charles Adlard k:Miran Kim

The X-Files: Season One #3 *Sep 1996 Conduit
Notes: An adaptation of episode 1.4 by Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon. ($3.95)
w:Roy Thomas a:Sean Scoffield

The X-Files Magazine #3 *Sep 1996
Synopsis unavailable. Notes: Features an interview with Gillian Anderson, an
in-depth examination of the conspiracy plot that has run through the series,
an article on the use of parapsychology at the FBI, but no mention made of
an eight-page X-Files comic. The Deluxe Edition is bagged with an X-Files
Chromium promo card, an X-Philes Season Three promo card, and an 8-page
poster featuring an analysis of the third season-ending cliffhanger.
(Newsstand $3.95, Dlx. $4.95)

The X-Files #23 *Oct 1996 Donor
People are being murdered in different parts of the country, their
transplanted organs torn out of their bodies. Milder and Scully investigate
the widow of the organ donor. ($2.95)
w:John Rozum a:Charles Adlard k:Miran Kim

The X-Files: Season One #4 *Oct 1996 The Jersey Devil
Notes: An adaptation of episode 1.5 by Chris Carter. ($3.95)
w:Roy Thomas a:Yanick Paquette a:Michael Lacombe

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Parodies

ABDUCTEE (http://intergate.com/~dglebe)

A daily net strip by Dave Glebe which featured an X-Files strip on 9/15/95.
A two-week archive is maintained. b&w

Archie Comics

World of Archie #18 Mar 1996 The X-Folders
After attending the premiere of a movie based on their favorite television
show, X-Folders, featuring Agents Braina Sully and Ferret Mallowmar, Archie
and Veronica encounter a UFO in Riverdale and Jughead is abducted by aliens.
($1.50)
w:C.J. Henderson ak:Rex Lindsey

Art Comics (http://www.artcomic.com/)

The X-Closet 5/1/95-5/5/95
A daily net strip by Bebe Williams. The May 1995 satire of The X-Files may
be available again online and a new week of X-dailies is forthcoming. For
more of Williams' work, see The X-Flies Special below. b&w

Claypool Comics

Soulsearchers & Company #14 Oct 1995 To Boldly Search
Some Cosmic Convoy: Venturer actors have disappeared. The Soulsearchers, a
team of mildly inept psychic investigators, are first hired to guest-replace
them and then to locate them. Also looking for the missing stars are FBI
Agents Scudder and Molly. Warning: Potshots fired at Star Trek, The X-Files,
and the merchandising thereof. If you can't find this title at your local
comic shop, Claypool stocks a few extra copies for warehouse sales: Comics
Warehouse, P.O. Box 1099, Forestville, CA 95426, 1-707-887-1521. Shipping is
$4.00 so ask your local retailer to stock this title. b&w ($2.50)
w:Peter David w:Richard Howell a:John Heebink a:Jim Mooney k:Amanda Conner
k:Bruce Patterson

Cyber-Chicken (http://www.whoa.ca)

Moldy and Scaley visit Internet superhero Cyber-Chicken, to solve the Case
of the Abducted Teddy Bear the week of 8 Jun 1996. Cyber-Chicken is a
multimedia net cartoon.

DC Comics

Animaniacs #19 *Sep 1996 The Y-Files
Three insane siblings. A bright light in the sky. Rubber sheep in the
street. Little green mice. A plot to take over the world. Conspiracies
within conspiracies. The truth is way out there. ($1.75)
w:Dave King a:Charles Adlard et al k:Miran Kim

EC Publications

Mad #335 May 1995
"The Ecch-Files", pp. 44-48. Facts Moldy, Agent Sculky, and Assistant
Director Skinhead investigate a slimy sewer creature. Agent Moldy drops his
trousers to reveal polka-dot boxers. Cameo appearances by film and
television aliens from Star Trek, Star Wars, Babylon 5, Alien, and many
others. b&w ($1.95)
w:Dick Debartolo a:Angelo Torres

Mad #338 Aug 1995
The letter column features a b&w photo of Mitch Pileggi, Gillian Anderson,
David Duchovny, and Chris Carter reacting to "The Ecch-Files". ($1.99)

Entertainment Weekly (http://pathfinder.com/ew)

Entertainment Weekly #297 20 Oct 1995
"TV Saves the World", pp. 22-30
(http://pathfinder.com/ew/951020/features/tv-vs-movies/297-tv-vs-movies1.html).
This article on why TV is better than the movies features artwork of Fox
Mulder (or David Duchovny, depending upon your point of view) as one of the
mutant X-Men (Cyclops sans visor). Notes: Since Scully is at least as
psychic as Jean Grey, her omission is unforgivable. ($2.95?)
w:Bruce Fretts a:The Dynamic Duo?

Exhibit A Press (http://www.insv.com/exhibit)

Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre #9 Nov 1995 The * Files
Attorneys Alanna Wolff and Jeff Byrd deal with unexplained phenomena but
things get really spooky when FBI Agents Tooty and Muldoon investigate their
latest client (http://www.insv.com/exhibit/iss9.html). Subscriptions are
available. Back-issues can be ordered from Exhibit 'A' Press Internet Dept.,
Department W., 4657 Cajon Way, San Diego, CA 92115 (add $0.50 for postage).
b&w ($2.50)
wa:Batton Lash

Globe Communications Corp.

Cracked Monster Party #31 Spring 1996
"The Yechh's Files", pp. 3-8. Agents Moldy and Scummy investigate mutilated
cows, bizarre crop makings, and an alien mom. Guest appearances by Hollywood
robots Robby, Gort, the MST3K gang, and assorted nondescript aliens and
cows. "Monster Bulletin Board", pp. 40-41. A posting by Fox Mulder. Cover
features Mulder being abducted while Scully examines alien footprints for
clues. b&w ($1.75)
w:Rob Weske a:Walt Brogan k:John Severin

New England Comics Press

The Tick: Karma Tornado #8 Dec 1994
"The Tick Files", pp. 17-20. Agent Scullery meets her new partner, Agent
Tick, and they investigate the disappearance of an ordinary family. Notes:
Back-issues and membership in The Tick Society: Mystic Order of Arachnid
Vigilance are available from New England Comics Press, P.O. Box 310, Quincy,
MA 02269. b&w ($2.75)
w:Clay Griffith a:Dave Garcia

Parody Press

The aXed Files #1 1995
Special Agents Pox Dullder and Danish Scummy investigate the abduction of
sheep by aliens, strange activity at a zoo, and alien brain slugs in the
Arctic. Notes: To order from Parody Press, call 1-800-803-5755 (US
customers) or call 1-804-479-2123. Parody Press, P.O. Box 1546, Chesapeake,
VA 23327. Price including postage and handling is $4.50. b&w ($2.50)
w:H.J. Cho a:Kevin MacKenzie

The aXed Files #1 Encore Edition 1995
Reprint with new cover art and a four-page mini-adventure, Sebbin, a parody
of the film Seven. b&w ($2.50)
w:H.J. Cho a:Kevin MacKenzie

Penthouse International, Ltd.

Penthouse Men's Adventure Comix #4 Oct/Nov 1995
"LA-X, Episode 3: The Sex Files", pp. 60-74. Agents Waterman and Elke
investigate deaths at a Hollywood studio, but Waterman is distracted by his
attractive fellow agent. Scully and Mulder with their names changed to
protect the innocent. For adults only. ($4.95)
w:George Caragonne w:Tom Thornton a:Les Edwards

Topps Comics

Duckman #5 May 1995
"The XXX Files". Duckman is obsessed with finding lost film footage of alien
sex. Scully and Mulder don't appear in this parody. ($2.50)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Craig Yoe k:Don Alan Zakrzewski

Twist and Shout Comics

The X-Flies Special #1 Sep 1995
Scully Fly and Fox Fly investigate the paranormal and make awful puns. Also
features a photo-comic story by and starring Bebe Williams titled Bobby
Ruckers vs. X-Fly-Zee. Other contributors are Dan Duncan, Dave A. Law, Gary
St. Lawrence, Fabian Nicienza, and Scott Saavedra. Note: An X-Flies t-shirt
is also in the works. A second printing will be available Aug 1996. b&w
($2.95)
wa:Richard Johnston ek:Mike Meyer

The X-Flies Conspiracy Mar 1996
The insect investigators plunge into a series of stories in an attempt to
find out whether the truth is out there or in your navel. b&w ($2.95)
wa:Richard Johnston ek:Mike Meyer

The X-Flies Xmas Special *Xmas 1996
More of the same. b&w ($TBA)
wa:Richard Johnston ek:Mike Meyer

Dirtbag #7 *Sep 1996
This issue features a prelude to the late 1996 mini-series, X-Flies Bug
Hunt. b&w ($2.95)
wa:Richard Johnston et al

United Feature Syndicate

Robotman (http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/robotman/)
6/19/95-6/24/95, 6/26/95-7/1/95, 7/3/95-7/4/95
1/22/96-1/27/96, 1/29/96-2/2/96
Syndicated newspaper comic strip by Jim Meddick (JimMe...@aol.com), the
fellow who introduced Trekkers to Ms. Spock and the Star Trek cats. Robotman
is an alien constantly having close encounters of an earthling kind.
Robotman is available online one week after print publication and a two-week
archive is maintained. b&w

Universal Press Syndicate

Fox Trot 1/6/95, 2/27-3/4/95, 6/16/95, 1/6/96, 2/18/96 (color)
Syndicated newspaper comic strip by Bill Amend (bill...@aol.com). The
artist has paid homage to The X-Files several times. Jason Fox, one of the
characters, is a pre-teen genre fan who wants to be a Federal agent like Fox
Mulder when he grows up. b&w

Unconfirmed

More information would be appreciated.

Sylvia ?
Syndicated newspaper strip by Nicole Hollander.

Over the Edge ?
Syndicated newspaper strip by M. Fry and T. Lewis.

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News

Stefan Petrucha has written one last X-Files tale, Afterflight, illustrated
by Jill Thompson, about the 1896 airship mystery, the first UFO flap in the
US. The fate of this 65 page story is up in the air. Topps will probably
publish it as a graphic novel later this year.

Chris Carter has committed to working with Dark Horse Comics on a series of
graphic story albums, prose novellas illustrated with full-page artwork. The
first Dark Horse X-Files graphic story album is scheduled for release in
early 1997 (CBG #1168).

The The X-Files/TV Guide mini-comic was seen by as many as 38 million
readers. TV Guide has a circulation of about 13 million. TV Guide and
Twentieth Century Fox Television are both part of Rupert Murdoch's media
empire. This was, perhaps, the widest exposure ever given to a comic (Wizard
#50).

First and second printings of Topps comics are so labeled in the indicia
(the fine print at the bottom edge of the inside front cover).

Why did Topps put the UPC barcode on the cover of Direct Market editions?
Cost-cutting move or conspiracy? According to a post by Ash (ex...@io.org):
"to catalogue and track the position of each and every X-Phile that
purchases a copy of the series."

Back issue information is available from Tom Morey at Space Travelers, P.O.
Box 1446, Harrisonburg, VA 22801-1446, 1-540-423-6771 and American
Entertainment, P.O. Box 18207, Merrifield, VA 22118-0207, 1-703-330-3500
Mon-Fri 9am-8pm ET, or fax 1-800-872-6642 24 hours a day. You can also check
out American Entertainment's web magazine Smash! (http://smash.mgz.com).

X-Files comics are published around the world: Trielle Corporation,
Australia and New Zealand; Tokuma Shoten Publishing, Japan; General Press,
Italy; Manga Publishing, United Kingdom and Ireland; also Denmark, Finland,
Germany, Norway, Spain, Sweden; and soon in Greece and France.

If you can't find a comic shop, call Diamond Comics' Comic Shop Locator
Service toll-free at 1-888-226-4226 for a comic shop near you.

The Direct Market edition of X-Files #1 sold out in less than a week
(X-Files #2).

Subscriptions from Topps are not available (X-Files #3).

Write to Grey Matters, the letter column of The X-Files at The X-Files, c/o
Topps Comics, One Whitehall Street, New York, NY 10004-2109.

All X-Files comic scripts are approved by the Fox Licensing office and by
Chris Carter and his creative team. There is a lengthy time lag between
script submission and approval (Wizard #44).

Interesting X-Files resources on the net:

* The X-Files FAQ (http://www.rutgers.edu/test/x-files/xfilesFAQ.html).
Monthly post to alt.tv.x-files by Pat Gonzales.
* The X-Files Episode Guide (http://bird.taponline.com/~cliff/). Monthly
post to alt.tv.x-files by Cliff Chen which includes a list of comics
and novels.
* The SYX Quote Collection: Comics & Novels
(http://www.cyberus.ca/~phillips/quotesc.html). Compilation of
X-Filisms posted periodically to alt.tv.x-files by Pam Smith.
* Reviews of X-Files comics are posted to alt.tv.x-files by Paul
Wartenberg (z004...@bcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us) and Alex Leigh
(alex...@aol.com).

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References

Berry, Michael. "File Under X". Wizard #44, Apr 1995, pp. 86-88. Wizard
Press. Interview with Stefan Petrucha.

Fielder, Joe. "Drawing The X-Files: A new comic series searches for the
truth". Cinescape #2, Nov 1994, p. 44. Warrior Publications. This sidebar to
another X-Files article discusses the forthcoming comic book series.

Florence, Bill. "The X-Comics". Starlog #212, Mar 1995, pp. 58-60. Starlog
Group. Interview with Stefan Petrucha and artwork from X-Files #1.

Kurtz, Frank. "The X-Files". Hero Illustrated #20, Feb 1995, pp. 82-83.
Warrior Publications. Interview with Stefan Petrucha.

Lucas, Mark. "Spotlight: Duckman". Comics Interview #142, 1995, pp. 10-22.
Fictioneer Books. Interview with Stefan Petrucha on Duckman (his other Topps
Comics publication) with occasional mention of his X-Files work.

Miller, Craig and John Thorne. "An interview with Stefan Petrucha: Writing
the X-Files comic book". Spectrum #3, Apr 1995, pp. 27-29. Win-Mill
Productions.

Perenson, Melissa J. "X-Rated". Sci-Fi Universe #6, Apr 1995, p. 86. HG
Publications. Interviews with Stefan Petrucha and Jim Salicrup, Topps
Associate Publisher and Editor in Chief for The X-Files.

Petrucha, Stefan. "Finally". Hero Illustrated #26, Aug 1995, p. 98. Warrior
Publications. A commentary on his X-Files fame.

Sullivan, Len. "The truth is here: Writer Stefan Petrucha opens The
X-Files". Previews Vol. V, No. 7, July 1995, pp. 270-271. Diamond Comic
Disributors. Interview with Stefan Petrucha.

Thompson, Maggie. "Comics Guide". Comics Buyer's Guide #1116, 7 April 1995,
p. 46. Review of The X-Files #2.

Thompson, Maggie. "Comics Guide". Comics Buyer's Guide #1138, 8 Sep 1995, p.
24. Review of The X-Files Special Edition #1 and issues #6 and #7 of the
regular series.

Vigoda, Arlene. "Comic X-stacy". USA Today, Jan 18, 1995, one paragraph on
X-Files comics, with an illustration.

Yronwode, Cat. "fit to print #529". Comics Buyer's Guide #1122, 19 May 1995,
p. 56. Editorial on X-Files #1 and gender transgression in the television
series.

Advance Comics. Capital City Distribution, Inc. Monthly catalog of
forthcoming comics.

Combo #16, May 1996. Century Publishing. Interview with Charles Adlard by
Alex Amado, pp. 34-35. Contains artwork from The X-Files comics.

Comics Buyer's Guide #1006, 27 Jan 1995, pp. 26, 28-29. Krause Publications.
Announcement of The X-Files comic series from Topps with four pages of art.
"Leaves in a circle: A welcome to the X-Files comic book", a version of the
introduction to X-Files #1, by Stefan Petrucha. Contains interviews with
artists Charles Adlard and Miran Kim, and an abbreviated version of The
X-Files Episode Guide by Cliff Chen. Cover reproduces the cover of X-Files
#2.

Comic Shop News #394, 11 Jan 1995. Contains "X-Files becomes X-ceptional
Topps comic", an interview with Stefan Petrucha by Cliff Biggers. Cover
reproduces the cover of X-Files #1.

Comic Shop News. CSNsider (http://www.actwin.com/csn/CSNsider.html), online
comic industry insider information.

Comics Interview #147, 1995, Fictioneer Books. Contains "Spotlight:
X-Files", an interview with Stefan Petrucha by Mark Lucas, pp. 4-13;
"Internet X-Files Episode Guide", by Cliff Chen, pp. 14-27; a profile of
Charles Adlard, p. 24. Cover art is by Charles Adlard. There are numerous
interior illustrations from the comic series and comic covers are reproduced
in the episode guide.

Not of This Earth, 1995, Image Publishing. "Inside The X-Files". Contains
Cliff Chen's episode guide with cover reproductions in the comics section,
interviews with X-Files staff, and an interview with Jeff Rice, creator of
Kolchak.

Previews. Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. Monthly catalog of forthcoming
comics.

Starlog Presents #1: Eerie TV, 1995, Starlog Group. Reprints the article
from Starlog #212 with a new sidebar, "X-Comic Mania" by Bill Florence, p.
73.

Vantage Comic & Card Picks #00, Nov 1995, Vantage-Golub Communications.
Contains "The truth is in there", an interview with Stephan Petrucha, A
sidebar on Petrucha's "Favorite episodes and in-jokes", and a short article
on Gillian Anderson.

Wizard #52, Dec 1995, Wizard Press. Contains "Opening ip the Files" and
"Comic X-Plosion" by Marc Shapiro, pp. 36-40, with photos and comic art.
This issue was published with two different covers, one featuring The
X-Files by Miran Kim.

Wizard #54, Feb 1996, Wizard Press. This issue features the "Amaze the
Agents" X-Files contest, pp. 70-71. Prizes include a jacket, autographed
comics and other stuff. Deadline for entries is 28 Feb 1996. Also contains
"Risque Business" by Marc Shapiro, pp. 40-42, an article on Penthouse Comics
with some discussion of the recent X-Files parody in Penthouse Men's
Adventure Comix #4.

Forthcoming References

X-Files/Bad Girls Super Special Flip Book, *Jul 1996, Fictioneer Books.
Reprint of Comics Interview #147.

The X-Files Confidential, *Aug 1996, Little Brown. An unofficial episode
guide through three seasons, including the novels and comics.

Unexamined References

Cinescape #6?, Feb 1995?. Warrior Publications. Interview with Stefan
Petrucha?

The Fortean Times #82, 18 Aug 1995?. Interview with Stefan Petrucha and
other articles of interest to X-Philes.

Overstreet Monthly #21, Dec 1994. Overstreet Publications. Interview with
Stefan Petrucha.

Wrapped in Plastic #13, date?. Win-Mill Productions. Contains article on The
X-Files comics.

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Acknowledgements

The information in this list was gathered by lurking in Albuquerque and
Santa Fe, NM, comic shops and on alt.tv.x-files. I thank the legions of
X-Philes on the net for their informative posts and email.

Copyright Notice

The X-Files is TM and Copyright 1996 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.

This article is Copyright 1996 Mark L.B. Martinez. It may be freely
redistributed in its entirety provided that this copyright notice is not
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