Irene Van de Kamp's index

All stories by Carol Lay

Good Girls 1 April 1987

Inside cover: Monica Saunders and Irene Van de Kamp

"Ms Lonelyhearts" 8 pages

Feature character: Monica Saunders (first appearance)

Supporting character: Charles von Halen (first appearance); Megan (first appearance)

Dirk (first appearance)

Other characters: Ultra-Ma (dies) and Stupendo Boy (only appearance for both)

Hal (no appearance, first appears in #2)


“Face the Facts of Love” 10 pages

Feature character: Irene Van de Kamp (first appearance; origin told)

Supporting character: Kurt Davis (first appearance; last name revealed in #5)

Other characters: Bongodians (next appearance in Goodnight, Irene)

Uncle Nick (only appearance)

Corporate advisors (only appearance)


"Shutter-Bugged" 12 pages

Feature character: Monica Saunders

Supporting characters: Charles von Halen, Megan

Dirk (name revealed; last appearance)

Art (only appearance)

Sandy (only appearance)


Good Girls 2 Oct 1987

Inside cover: Monica Saunders dreaming of Hal

"Number 23" 17 pages

Feature character: Monica Saunders (next in #4)

Supporting characters: Charles von Halen (last appearance), Megan (next in #4)

Hal (first actual and last appearance)

Julie (no appearance)

Lisa (only appearance; friend of Megan)

Villains: three men (only appearance)


"Polite Society" 13 pages

Feature character: Irene Van de Kamp

Supporting character: Kurt Davis

Other characters: Mary Cahill (cosmetics saleswoman)

Lou (a bartender; next in #5 behind the scenes)

Joyce, Inez, Trudy, Phyllis (neighbours)

Pamela (daughter of Mary Cahill)


Good Girls 3 May 1988

Inside front cover: Bryce Setruse, Erma McIntyre, three-legged woman, bearded woman, tattooed woman, Siamese woman, Debbie Nolan

"Beauty and the Beast with Two Heads" 30 pages

Feature character: Irene Van de Kamp

Supporting character: Kurt Davis, Erma McIntyre (first appearance; called McIntosh)

Villains: two kidnappers, Bryce Setruse's siamese twin, Gaby Maizee (first appearance; next in #5)

Other characters: Bryce Setruse, Debbie Nolan (both next in “About Face” #8), taxi driver


Good Girls 4 Feb 1989

Cover: Kurt Davis

"Dreamland" 10 pages

Feature character: Irene Van de Kamp

Supporting characters: Kurt Davis, Erma McIntyre

Other character: Jay Davis (Kurt's brother; on the phone only)


"You can't always get what u want" 3 pages

Feature character: Monica Saunders (from #2; last appearance)

Supporting character: Megan (from #2; last appearance)


“The Visitation” 15 pages

Feature character: Carol Lay


"Grunge 361" 2 pages


Back cover: Monica Saunders and Megan (between panels 3 and 4 of page 3)


Good Girls 5 Jan 1991

Cover: Gaby Maizee

Inside cover: “Our story thus far”

"Brotherly Love" 24 pages

Feature character: Irene Van de Kamp

Supporting characters: Kurt Davis, Erma McIntyre

Villains: Gaby Maizee (from #3); Jay Davis (first actual appearance)

Other character: Lou (behind the scenes; from #2)

Back cover: Erma McIntyre


Good Girls 6 1991

Inside cover: Irene Van de Kamp

"Face-to-Face, Mano a Mano" 24 pages

Feature character: Irene Van de Kamp

Supporting character: Kurt Davis, Erma McIntyre

Villain: Gaby Maizee (last appearance), Jay Davis (last appearance)

Other character: Lou (last appearance), a taxi driver (only appearance)

Back cover: Irene, Erma and Kurt


Goodnight, Irene

reprints Irene Van de Kamp stories from #1-6: “Face the Facts of Love”, "Polite Society", "Beauty and the Beast with Two Heads", "Dreamland", “Our Story thus far”, "Brotherly Love", "Face-to-Face, Mano a Mano"

#7 “Nobody's Home” 5 pages

Feature character: Irene Van de Kamp

Supporting character: Erma McIntyre

Other characters: Bongodians (from Good Girls #1)

Comment: Irene is pregnant


#8 “About Face” 18 pages

Feature character: Irene Van de Kamp

Supporting character: Kurt Davis (from #6), Erma McIntyre, Lila Davis (first appearance)

Other characters: Debbie Nolan, Bryce Setruse (both from #3), Lois, Hope, Joe (first appearance for all)


Gallery:

Erma McIntyre in 1991 Hula Hoop championship play-offs (from #5 back cover)

Irene Van de Kamp posing while wood figurine is sculpted

Bryce Setruse, Erma McIntyre, three-legged woman, bearded woman, tattooed woman, Siamese woman, Debbie Nolan (from #3 inside cover)

Erma McIntyre (from #6 cover)

Irene Van de Kamp on cover of Mad magazine

Irene, Erma and Kurt (from #6 back cover)

Kurt Davis (from #4 cover)

Gaby Maizee (from #5 cover)

Back cover: Irene Van de Kamp with lipstick


Index

Monica Saunders 1,2,4

Charles von Halen 1,2

Megan 1,2,4

Dirk 1

Ultra-Ma 1

Stupendo Boy 1

Hal 2

Irene Van de Kamp 1-8

Kurt Davis 1-6,8

Bongodians 1,7

Art 1

Sandy 1

Lisa 2

Mary Cahill 2

Lou 2,5,6

Joyce 2

Inez 2

Trudy 2

Phyllis 2

Pamela 2

Bryce Setruse 3,8

Erma McIntyre 3-8

Debbie Nolan 3,8

Gaby Maizee 3,5,6

Jay Davis 4-6

Lois 8

Hope 8

Joe 8


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