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Rocko's Modern Life 1994 comic cover

Rocko's Modern Life was the second monthly Nicktoon comic book published by Marvel Comics, after The Ren and Stimpy Show (comics). As with its contemporary, Rocko's Modern Life typically contained one or two stories per issue. Each story was written by John "Lewie" Lewandowski, with the exception of "Beaten by a Club" in issue #4, written by Joey Cavalieri. All the stories were drawn by Darren Auck and Gary Fields, though some panels were drawn by creator Joe Murray, who sadly was not credited. Unfortunately, unlike the Ren & Stimpy comic, the Rocko's Modern Life series only lasted for seven issues, published from April to October of 1994.

History[]

During Tom DeFalco's Editor-in-Chief career, Marvel Comics produced a seven-issue Rocko's Modern Life comic book series.[1] Marvel published the series from June 1994 to December 1994 with monthly releases.

Nickelodeon approached Marvel, asking the company to produce comic book series for Rocko's Modern Life and Ren and Stimpy. Marvel purchased the license for Rocko from Nickelodeon. The staff created the comics, and Susan Luposniak, a Nickelodeon employee,[2] examined the comics before they were released.[3] Joe Murray said in a December 2, 2008 blog entry that he drew some of the pages in the comic book series.[4]

The comics contain stories not seen in the television show. In addition, the comic book series omits some television show characters and places, while some original places and characters appear in the comics. John "Lewie" Lewandowski wrote all of the stories except for one; Joey Cavalieri wrote "Beaten by a Club", the second story of Issue #4.

Troy Little, a resident of Monroe, Oregon, wrote to Marvel requesting that the title for the comic's letters column should be "That's Life". In Issue 3, published in August 1994, the editors decided to use the title for the comic's "Letters to the Editor" section.[2][3] In Issue 5, published in October 1994, the editors stated that they were still receiving suggestions for the title of the comic even though they had decided on using "That's Life" by Issue 3.[5]


References[]

  1. "Rocko's Modern Life" Information, Google Books
  2. 2.0 2.1 "That's Life", Rocko's Modern Life. Marvel Comics. Volume 1, Issue 3.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "That's Life", Rocko's Modern Life. Marvel Comics. Volume 1, Issue 4.
  4. "December 2, 2008". Joe Murray Studio. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  5. "That's Life", Rocko's Modern Life. Marvel Comics. Volume 1, Issue 5.


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Media
TV pilot: Trash-O-Madness (Rocko's Modern Life) • TV Series: Rocko's Modern Life • Video game: Rocko's Modern Life: Spunky's Dangerous Day • Film: Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling • Comics (Rocko's Modern Life (1994 Comics)Rocko's Modern Life (2017 Comics))
Characters
RockoHefferFilburtSpunkyEd BigheadBev BigheadDr. Paula HutchinsonRachel Bighead (Ralph (formerly))
Special episodes
I Have No Son (Rocko's Modern Life) • Rocko's Modern Christmas!: Can't Squeeze Cheer from a Cheese Log! • Cruisin (Rocko's Modern Life)Wacky Delly (Rocko's Modern Life)
Locations
O-TownChokey ChickenConglom-O Corporation
Songs
Rocko's Modern Life Theme song
Related
Joe Murray ProductionsNickelodeon Productions
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