Superkernel Comics

I bought this copy of Superkernel, Volume 4 #12 on Ebay, hoping there would be more skateboarding inside this obscure title. Sadly, the original seller had since passed away. His wife was unable to locate this and many other items he had listed for sale. As I was about to post this, I found another one for sale. Superkernel was a comic book made by Guy and Brad Gilchrist. published by Weekly Reader Books. I first became aware of this comic over at Time Passages Nostalgia. I was about to let them know that they had incorrectly given the date of the skateboard cover as 1978, because my copy says 1982. Then I looked closer I realized they used the same cover twice, in Volume 2 #11 from 1978, and Volume 4, #12 from 1982.

As a comic book, it’s a low budget affair, probably written for a very young age group. Huge lettering and very short stories, sometimes just a page. The illustration style is very 70’s, sometimes bordering on 60’s psychedelia. There are no additional skateboard illustrations in this issue.

Here’s the earlier Volume 2 #11. Theres no skateboarding in the interior of this issue either. The 1978 copyright is astoundingly held by the Xerox corporation.