Created by Steve Gallacci, and published by his Thoughts & Images company, this was the first successful "furry" book of the '80s, and one of the first to make it onto the speculative market. It became even hotter once issue two hit the racks—Usagi Yojimbo made his first appearance then, and is still selling well as a solo character.
Anyway, the reason for creating this page is to help discern between the different printings of issue 0, which can be mind boggling.
| # | Cover | Date | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1st print A | Summer 1983 | "White cover", yellow drawing table, 4-color process, .50 cents. 50 copies. The pre-issue of the regular series, a technique prevalant in the late Bronze Age. | |
| 0 | 1st print B | Summer 1983 | "White cover", no yellow (registration problems), 3-color. .50 cents, 450 copies. | |
| 0 | 1st print C | Summer 1983 | "Blue cover", known as the reverse cover, hinting to the original idea of a prototype. Still, no yellow. $1.50, 500 copies. | |
| 0 | 2nd print D | Fall 1983, or 1985? | Official second print, of the "Blue cover". Indicia says second print. No cover price. 1000 copies. | |
| 0 | 3rd print E | Jul 3, 1986? | Third print of the "Blue cover". Address updated. No cover price. 1000 copies printed. | |
| 0 | 4th print F | Dec 4, 1986 | The most prolific issue, it is a reprint of the four-color "White cover", with added pages. Gossy cover, price is $1.00 in a red circle. | |
| 1 | 1st print A | Jun 1984 | "Dark Red cover", five-color process. 500 issues. | |
| 1 | 2nd print B | Sep 1984 | "Bright Red cover", done in four-color. 1500 issues, and revised indicia. |
And that's it for odd prints and reprints, of the original anthology. From what is available, #2 had 2000 prints, #3 10,000, and #4 6000. #2 was where Usagi Yojimbo first appears, yet amazingly, there was never a second print.