Oink Preview issue, given away free in bagged copies of three of IPC's most popular titles, to promote the launch of Oink. Unusually for a UK preview comic, this edition contained exclusive stories that didn't appear in Issue One.Pitched as a 'Junior Viz', Oink was so much more, with a truly inspiring cast of characters. This preview issue also sees the first appearance of Lew Stringer's Tom Thug....
First appearances: Kev, Kid Gangster, Russell Grunt, Weedy Willy, Harry the Head, Rubbish Man, Maggie Pie, Dirty Harry, Pete's Pup, Hi-Fat, Billy Bang, Hugo the Hungry Hippo, Tom Thug, Mary Lighthouse, Master T, Terry Wogham, Emma Pig, Horace Watkins, Hoggy Bare, Snatcher Sam, Uncle Pigg, Billy's Brain, Burp, Jimmy Saveloy, New Wave Dave
Creators: Mark Rodgers, Lew Stringer, Banx (Jeremy Banks), Malcolm Douglas, Tony Husband, Mike Green, Davy Francis, Clive Collins, David Haldane, Pete Dredge, Ian Knox, Marc Riley, Ian Jackson
Characters: Kev, Kid Gangster, Russell Grunt, Weedy Willy, Harry the Head, Rubbish Man, Maggie Pie, Dirty Harry, Pete's Pup, Hi-Fat, Billy Bang, Hugo the Hungry Hippo, Tom Thug, Mary Lighthouse, Master T, Terry Wogham, Emma Pig, Horace Watkins, Hoggy Bare, Snatcher Sam