Short Stories 1986-1989

The Concrete saga is tightly connected with the success of Dark Horse Comics. When Randy Stradley and Mike Richardson started their publishing experiment in 1986 with the first issue of Dark Horse Presents, Chadwick´s big grey guy quickly became the favourite character of the growing number of readers. The short stories in early DHP issues paved the way for the Concrete series. Here is a listing of them as they have been reprinted in the first short stories trade paperback.

Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous
b&w, 8 pages
Dark Horse Presents #1
FP Dark Horse Presents #1
Dark Horse 7/86
Color Special
RP (colored) Concrete Color Special
Dark Horse 2/89
Short Stories 86-89 TPB
RP Concrete Short Stories 1986-89
Dark Horse 1990
Concrete: Depths
RP Concrete Vol.1: Depths
Dark Horse 7/05
Under The Desert Stars
b&w, 8 pages
Dark Horse Presents #2
FP Dark Horse Presents #2
Dark Horse 9/86
Color Special
RP (colored) Concrete Color Special
Dark Horse 2/89
Short Stories 86-89 TPB
RP Concrete Short Stories 1986-89
Dark Horse 1990
Concrete: Killer Smile
RP Concrete Vol.4:
Killer Smile
Dark Horse 03/06

The Four-Wheeled Sleeping Pill
b&w, 8 pages
Dark Horse Presents #3
FP Dark Horse Presents #3
Dark Horse 11/86
Short Stories 86-89 TPB
RP Concrete Short Stories 1986-89
Dark Horse 1990
Concrete: Killer Smile
RP Concrete Vol.4:
Killer Smile
Dark Horse 03/06

The Gray Embrace
b&w, 8 pages
Dark Horse Presents #4
FP Dark Horse Presents #4
Dark Horse 1/87
Short Stories 86-89 TPB
RP Concrete Short Stories 1986-89
Dark Horse 1990
Concrete: Fragile Creature
RP Concrete Vol.3:
Fragile Creature
Dark Horse 01/06

Burning Brightly, Brightly
b&w, 8 pages
Dark Horse Presents #5
FP Dark Horse Presents #5, Dark Horse 2/87
Short Stories 86-89 TPB
RP Concrete Short Stories 1986-89
Dark Horse 1990
Concrete: Fragile Creature
RP Concrete Vol.3:
Fragile Creature
Dark Horse 01/06

Little Pushes
b&w, 8 pages
Dark Horse Presents #6
FP Dark Horse Presents #6
Dark Horse 4/87
Short Stories 86-89 TPB
RP Concrete Short Stories 1986-89
Dark Horse 1990
Concrete: Fragile Creature
RP Concrete Vol.3:
Fragile Creature
Dark Horse 01/06

Water God
b&w, 8 pages
Dark Horse Presents #8
FP Dark Horse Presents #8
Dark Horse 7/87
Short Stories 86-89 TPB
RP Concrete Short Stories 1986-89
Dark Horse 1990
Concrete: Depths
RP Concrete Vol.1: Depths
Dark Horse 7/05
Straight In The Eye
b&w, 8 pages
Dark Horse Presents #10
FP Dark Horse Presents #10
Dark Horse 9/87
Short Stories 86-89 TPB
RP Concrete Short Stories 1986-89
Dark Horse 1990
Concrete: Depths
RP Concrete Vol.1: Depths
Dark Horse 7/05
Next Best
b&w, 8 pages
Dark Horse Presents #12
FP Dark Horse Presents #12
Dark Horse 11/87
Short Stories 86-89 TPB
RP Concrete Short Stories 1986-89
Dark Horse 1990
Concrete: Fragile Creature
RP Concrete Vol.3:
Fragile Creature
Dark Horse 01/06

Now Is Now
b&w, 6 pages
Dark Horse Presents #14
FP Dark Horse Presents #14
Dark Horse 1/88
Short Stories 86-89 TPB
RP Concrete Short Stories 1986-89
Dark Horse 1990
Concrete: Heights
RP Concrete Vol.2: Heights
Dark Horse 10/05
A Sky Of Heads: With A Whimper
b&w, 8 pages
Dark Horse Presents #16
FP Dark Horse Presents #16
Dark Horse 3/88
Short Stories 86-89 TPB
RP Concrete Short Stories 1986-89
Dark Horse 1990
Concrete: Think Like A Mountain
RP Concrete Vol.5:
Think Like A Mountain
Dark Horse 05/06

A Sky Of Heads: Quality Time
b&w, 8 pages
Dark Horse Presents #18
FP Dark Horse Presents #18
Dark Horse 5/88
Short Stories 86-89 TPB
RP Concrete Short Stories 1986-89
Dark Horse 1990
Concrete: Strange Armor
FP Concrete Vol.6:
Strange Armor
Dark Horse 07/06

Fitful Sleep (Framing Sequence)
b&w, 2 pages
Dark Horse Presents #20
FP Dark Horse Presents #20
Dark Horse 7/88
Short Stories 86-89 TPB
RP Concrete Short Stories 1986-89
Dark Horse 1990
Concrete: Strange Armor
RP Concrete Vol.6:
Strange Armor
Dark Horse 07/06

Watching A Sunset
b&w, 6 pages
Dark Horse Presents #20
FP Dark Horse Presents #20
Dark Horse 8/88
Short Stories 86-89 TPB
RP Concrete Short Stories 1986-89
Dark Horse 1990
Concrete: Strange Armor
RP Concrete Vol.6:
Strange Armor
Dark Horse 07/06

Goodwill Ambassador
b&w, 8 pages
Dark Horse Presents #22
FP Dark Horse Presents #22
Dark Horse 9/88
Best of DHP #2
RP The Best of Dark Horse Presents Vol. 2
Dark Horse 1989
Short Stories 86-89 TPB
RP Concrete Short Stories 1986-89
Dark Horse 1990
Concrete: Heights
RP Concrete Vol.2: Heights
Dark Horse 10/05
Stay Tuned For Pearl Harbor
b&w, 8 pages
Dark Horse Presents #28
FP Dark Horse Presents #28
Dark Horse 3/89
Earth Day
RP (colored) Concrete Celebrates Earth Day 1990, Dark Horse 4/90
Short Stories 86-89 TPB
RP Concrete Short Stories 1986-89
Dark Horse 1990
Concrete: Think Like A Mountain
RP Concrete Vol.5:
Think Like A Mountain
Dark Horse 05/06

Visible Breath
b&w, 12 pages
Dark Horse Presents #32
FP Dark Horse Presents #32
Dark Horse 8/89
Short Stories 86-89 TPB
RP Concrete Short Stories 1986-89
Dark Horse 1990
Concrete: Killer Smile
RP Concrete Vol.4:
Killer Smile
Dark Horse 03/06