''Gizmo'' is a black and white

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series created, written, and illustrated by

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first published by Chance Enterprises, and later published by

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in May 1986. It tells about the story of two space adventurers: Gizmo Sprocket, a robot with a cool attitude, and Fluffy Brockleton, an anthropomorphic dog. They are accompanied by Soto, a sentient, pan-dimensional space vehicle that resembles a trailer truck. Gizmo has crossed over with the character

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from

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* ''Gizmo'' (vol. 1, published by Chance) #1 * ''Gizmo'' (vol. 2, published by Mirage) #1-6 (#4 includes reprint of the story from Gizmo vol. 1 #1 with a new frontispiece, and reprint changes the design of Gizmo's shirt) * ''Gizmo and the Fugitoid'' #1-2 (co-written by

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, lettering by Steve Lavigne) * '' Domino Chance'' #7-8 (back-up stories "Our Hero, Gizmo Sprocket esq." and “Shopping Spree”) * ''

Michelangelo Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (; 6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), known as Michelangelo (), was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance. Born in the Republic of Florence, his work was insp ...

microseries'' #1 (back-up story "One Unconventional Robot", first printing only) * ''Gobbledygook'' (vol. 2) #1 (reprints "Shopping Spree" short story from Domino Chance #8) * ''Grunts'' #1 (short story "Monuments" features Fluffy) * ''The Collected Gizmo'' TPB (includes all Gizmo stories from both the Domino Chance and Mirage series, "One Unconventional Robot" short story from the Michelangelo microseries, “Monuments” from Grunts #1, and the new story "King for a Day") * ''Mirage Mini Comics Collection'' (mini comic "Reflections on a Metal Face") * ''

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'' (vol. 1) #47 (one-panel cameo by Fluffy, inked by

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, lettered by

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) * ''Plastron'' Cafe #1 (short story "Sirensong", lettered by

) * ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (Mirage Studios) (vol. 4) #6 (back-up story "A Few Small Repairs") * ''

Tales of the TMNT ''Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', called ''Tales of the TMNT'' in its later Volume 2 incarnation, is an anthology comic book series published by Mirage Studios, starting in May 1987, presenting additional stories featuring the Teenag ...

'' (vol.2) #33 (one-panel cameo by Gizmo and Fluffy in the back-up story "Credo". Written by

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, art by

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, lettering by

Erik Swanson Erik Donald Swanson (born September 4, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2019 with the Seattle Mariners. Amateur career Swanson attended Mariemo ...

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