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These are only some of the Flaming Carrot appearances. There was also material in such titles as; A1, BLAB, CHEMICAL IMBALANCE, DEADLINE, EPIC, LOST IN SPACE, MOD, MONKEY'S RETREAT, POX, SUPER COMIC MAKER and many others! A full bibliography can be found at the Bob Burden Complete Bibliography Page.
Visions and Flaming Carrot Comics (Over-size)
Precursors to the regular series.
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VISIONS #1 1979 1,000 printed.
All copies were numbered and signed by one of the artists. 1st appearance of Flaming Carrot in an 8 page story THE FLAMING CARROT. Aprox. 200 copies destroyed in fire.
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VISIONS #2 1980 2000 printed.
All numbered and signed by one of the artists. 2nd Flaming Carrot story. FC vs THE ARTLESS DODGER. 8 pages.
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VISIONS #3 1981 2,500 printed.
8 pg. FC Story; THE MAN WITH NO ZIP CODE.
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VISIONS #4 1982 3,000 printed.
4 page, apocryphal Flaming Carrot history. This story convinced Dave Sim to publish Flaming Carrot as a regular comic.
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VISIONS #5 1983 3,500 printed.
1 page Flaming Carrot Pin-up. Last Magazine size issue.
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VISIONS #6 1984 3,500printed.
(#5 0n cover) 1 pg FC pin-up. 1st Digest size.
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VISIONS #7 1985 4,000 printed.
No Carrot Story. Just a small shot of FC by Bob Burden's write up as a guest. FC pic is back to back with Newt Gingrich, who was also a guest at the con. Digest size.
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VISIONS #8 1986 4,500 printed.
Says THE ATLANTA FANTASY FAIR on the cov. but VISIONS #8 in the indicia. 2 pages of FC pin-ups: Page 13, and Page 14. Digest size.
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VISIONS #9 1987 5,000 printed?
2 pgs.of FC pin-ups. Digest size. Says ATLANTA FANTASY FAIR on cover and WORLDS OF FANTASY inside. Not called VISIONS anywhere as Lamar Waldron, who published Visions was usurped from the convention director’s seat by a junta rumored to be backed by none other than Fidel Castro! Digest size.
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FLAMING CARROT COMICS #1 (OVERSIZE) Summer 1981
6,500 regular copies printed, all #d on back cover. 24 pages.magazine size. Newsprint guts. 4 color cover. Special signed edition of 200 with sketch. Burden’s 1st self-published work.
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FLAMING CARROT COMICS (Regular Series)
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No. |
Month |
Year |
Print Run |
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#1 |
May |
1984 |
11,200 |
"Road Hogs From Outerspace" |
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#2 |
July |
1984 |
9,592 |
"Death Gets Drunk!" |
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#3 |
September |
1984 |
9,532 |
"Flaming Carrot Meets the Artless Dodger!"
"Flaming Carrot and His World! |
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#4 |
November |
1984 |
8,700 |
"Just Last Night...Across the City!" |
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#5 |
January |
1985 |
8,300 |
"Unto His Own Parade" |
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#6 |
March |
1985 |
9,000 |
"Riding for a Fall!" |
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#7 |
May |
1985 |
10,570 |
"When the Shoes Aren't Worth the Shine!" |
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#8 |
August |
1985 |
10,400 |
"To Dream...Perchance to Live!" |
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#9 |
October |
1985 |
10,940 |
"Play Ball!" |
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#10 |
December |
1985 |
14,280 |
"To Take Arms Against A Sea of Trouble" |
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#11 |
March |
1986 |
14,000 |
"State of Siege" |
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#12 |
May |
1986 |
15,000 |
"The Dead Dog Leaped Up and Flew Around the Room!" |
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#13 |
July |
1986 |
16,000 |
"Our Summer Vacation!" |
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#14 |
October |
1986 |
16,000 |
"Night Patrol" |
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#15 |
January |
1987 |
10,000 |
"Monster Fighter"
Initial run mis-printed without price |
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#15 |
January |
1987 |
5,000 |
"Monster Fighter"
Second run printed with price and color changes
Comparison |
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#16 |
June |
1987 |
16,000 |
"I Cloned Hitler's Feet!" |
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#17 |
July |
1987 |
16,000 |
"Faces From the Ancient Gallery" |
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#18 |
Spring |
1988 |
20,798 |
"Wild Woman" |
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#19 |
Summer |
1988 |
19,096 |
"Hills Like Pink Elephants" |
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#20 |
November |
1988 |
19,913 |
"Eye of Confusion" |
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#21 |
Spring |
1989 |
19,010 |
"What Are They Doing in the Hyacinth House?" |
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#22 |
June |
1989 |
20,335 |
"In the Lion's Mouth" |
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#23 |
November |
1989 |
19,000 |
"...It All Happened So Fast!" |
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#24 |
April |
1990 |
19,371 |
"A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" |
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#25 |
April |
1991 |
58,000 |
"...A Monster Lost in the Sky!" |
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#26 |
June |
1991 |
50,000 |
"The Fearless Umpire Killers" |
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#27 |
August |
1991 |
36,000 |
Battlemania |
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#28 |
August |
1992 |
20,000 |
"Dragnet Afternoon This Episode: Domestic Disturbances" |
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#29 |
October |
1992 |
20,000 |
"Night of the Hunted" |
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#30 |
December |
1992 |
15,000 |
"Destruction of the Body Snatchers..." |
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#30* |
December |
1992 |
6,400 |
Printing error with “Brown” Cover instead of blue |
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#31 |
October |
1994 |
17,600 |
"Herbie in Alas Poor Carrot!" |
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Annual #1 |
January |
1997 |
17,600 |
"Arbor Day" |
Issues #1-5 were published by Aardvark-Vanahiem, #6-17 by Renegade and #18-31 by Dark Horse Comics.
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FLAMING CARROT STORIES #1 (Ver.-A #1)
“Green Bones Dancing”
3,200 regular copies printed with GLOSSY cover stock. 375 Complimentary copies with DULL cover stock.
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A-V IN 3D #1 DEC 1984
3-D comic with glasses. 4 page FC story "The Bandit Moons." First appearance of Sponge Boy.
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CEREBUS #61 Apr. 1984
5 Pg. FC story "The New People" Pt.1
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CEREBUS #62 May 1984
Pg. FC story "The New People" Pt.2
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CEREBUS #104 Nov 1987
FC (drawn By Burden) cross over in Cerebus story (drawn by Sim) entitled "Earnest Nonsense."
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ANYTHING GOES #1 Oct. 1986
4 Pg. FC story in full color "I, Carrot...an Unmitigated Exposé". Benefit for Fantagraphics books.
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A-1 BOOK 1 OF 6 1989 Automeka Press
A reprint of the "Bandit Moons," originally printed in AV in 3D, here it is presented in regular non-3D form. First appearance of Sponge Boy.
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Flaming Carrot Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Crossover #1 Nov. 1993 Mirage Publishing
Four part mini-series involving Flaming Carrot, the Mysterymen and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Part one "Land of Green Fire." Full color with pencils and inks by Jim Lawson, written by Bob Burden.
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Flaming Carrot Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Crossover #2 Dec. 1993 Mirage Publishing
Four part mini-series involving Flaming Carrot, the Mysterymen and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Part two "Land of Green Fire." Full color with pencils and inks by Jim Lawson, written by Bob Burden.
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Flaming Carrot Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Crossover #3 Jan. 1994 Mirage Publishing
Four part mini-series involving Flaming Carrot, the Mysterymen and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Part three "Land of Green Fire." Full color with pencils and inks by Jim Lawson, written by Bob Burden.
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Flaming Carrot Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Crossover #4 Feb. 1994 Mirage Publishing
Four part mini-series involving Flaming Carrot, the Mysterymen and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Part four "Land of Green Fire." Full color with pencils and inks by Jim Lawson, written by Bob Burden.
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Junior Carrot Patrol #1 May 1989 Dark Horse Comics, Inc.
Written and Illustrated by Rick Geary based on characters and concepts of Bob Burden. Story titled "The Unbelievable Journey." Flaming Carrot (cover cameo) and Bob Burden Introduction.
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Junior Carrot Patrol #2 May 1989 Dark Horse Comics, Inc.
Written and Illustrated by Rick Geary based on characters and concepts of Bob Burden. Story titled "The Backwards Machine."
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DARK HORSE PRESENTS #20
AUG. 1988 2 page Mysterymen Preview.
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NEGATIVE BURN #1 1993
4 Pg. FC Story "FC VS The Flapping Head”
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NEGATIVE BURN #14 1994
Full color cover. 2 pg. FC text story with illos. "The Mystery Of The Flying Fish".
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NEGATIVE BURN # 19 1995
4 pg. FC Text story with Illos. "The Flaming Carroteer".
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normalman-Megaton Man Special #1 Aug. 1994 Image Comics
Big crossover with many artists and cameos. Flaming Carrot by Bob Burden in story titled "Lest No Bridge Be Unburned." Full color.
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San Diego Comic-Con Comics Aug. 1992 Dark Horse Comics, Inc.
Giveaway at the 1992 San Diego Comic-Con (big yearly convention attended by most comic professionals), featuring most of the Dark Horse line-up for 1992. Two pages of Flaming Carrot paired with Steve Rude's Nexus characters.
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FC CARD SET #1 1988 Comic Images 40 card set
6,500 sets printed of which 700 were uncut or "semi cut". All original art and writing was done for this series.
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