Boris the Bear #1 Cover by James Dean Smith (1986)

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I was like, "this looks familiar..." 🤔

That is awesome!! Congrats! 

Yeah, I remember the boom.  I've got a couple of long boxes to prove it.  And I seem to recall that this particular issue was rather difficult to find at the time.  I'm just trying to remember what my art collection looked like in 86.

I mean, critters are trouble, right?!  You do you, Boris!  Fun homage twist, Rick, congrats!

Yup! Got this and DHP #1 the week they came out...love both to this day. This cover brings back great memories. Congrats, Rick, and thanks for sharing!

No way!!! Awesome pick-up!

OMG!  This is Elflord level cool!  I can now cross it off the bucket list knowing it's in good hands as part of your collection.  Awesome pick up! Super happy for you!

Fun piece of history - congrats!

This was the image in every price guide to represent the series.  Funny how the Funny Animal Rambo can talk better than the movie Rambo.

Clearly, Boris is smarter than average. 

You really gotta feel bad for those Teenage Radioactive Black Belt Mutant Ninja Critters (TRBBMNC if you're cool) though. What a fun and interesting period for conics, a stand out image! congrats Rick!

So awesome! I never bought or read a single issue of this title, but I still have fond memories of it for being one of the many indy books of the era to skyrocket in price almost immediately. I remember dreaming about how much I wanted to one day be able to own X-Men #121, the full 1st appearance of Alpha Flight, which in 1982-1983 was already a $35 book where I live. Then I'd look across to the opposite wall of the store and see Boris the Bear #1 hanging there for the same $35 asking price and thinking how tempted I was to buy that instead, if I could come up with that much money! Congratulations on joining the "Owner of the original cover art of a classic, once hot & valuable 1980's indy book" club, Rick!

Fun and funny, he looks Charmin soft but strong, congrats!

This brings a big smile. Later Leonardo! Top tier overlay work as well.

 Oh man! Sorry for the delay with the physical overlay - this move has me all kerfuffled and the workshop is in disarray. 

All good my friend. No rush at all.

Moving is always a bear ;)

-especially for us collectors!

Best wishes in your resettling!

This looks intriguing!!  Congrats!

I had this back in high school too.  Probably a later printing.  It was a fun series that I am not sure would hold up today but at the time it was pretty cool.  Very neat you found this.  

Great pickup,  and by the number of comments people do remember this era of black and white comics.   Cerebus and Usagi still rule them all.