Hamster Vice is an American comic book

American comic book

An American comic book is a small magazine originating in the United States and containing a narrative in the form of comics. Since 1975 the dimensions have standardized at 6 5/8" x 10 ¼" , down from 6 ¾" x 10 ¼" in the Silver Age, although larger formats appeared in the past...

 series by Dwayne Ferguson. The first issue, of fourteen, was published in 1986, when Dwayne Ferguson (born 1965) was aged 19 and a "Rutgers University sophomore".

Publication history

The first series was published by Blackthorne Publishing

Blackthorne Publishing

Blackthorne Publishing, Inc. was a comic book publisher that flourished from 1986-1989. They were notable for the Blackthorne 3-D Series, their reprint titles of classic comic strips like Dick Tracy, and their licensed products...

 and appeared in June 1986. It ran for nine issues with two 3-D specials and an appearance in Blackthorne's Laffin' Gas #4 in December 1986. The comic moved to Eternity Comics

Eternity Comics

Eternity Comics was a California-based comic book publisher active from 1986 to 1994, first as an independent publisher, then as an imprint of Malibu Comics. Eternity published creator-owned comics of an offbeat, independent flavor, as well as some licensed properties...

 (a division of Malibu Comics

Malibu Comics

Malibu Comics was an American comic book publisher active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, best known for its Ultraverse line of superhero titles. The company's headquarters was in Calabasas, California. Malibu imprints included Aircel Comics and Eternity Comics...

) in April 1989 for its second volume which lasted two issues.