(July 1975)

Kitchen Sink Press, 1975 Series
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Price
0.75 USD
Pages
36
Publisher's Age Guidelines
For Adults
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Kitchen Sink Enterprises
Brand
Kitchen Sink Enterprises
Editing
?

Comical Capers for Adults (Table of Contents)

Barefootz / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Howard Cruse
Pencils
Howard Cruse
Inks
Howard Cruse
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Barefootz; Dolly; Gerald (cockroach); Orville (cockroach)
Keywords
adult

[Garden] (Table of Contents: 1)

Barefootz / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Howard Cruse
Pencils
Howard Cruse
Inks
Howard Cruse
Letters
Howard Cruse

Characters
Barefootz; Dolly
Synopsis
There is a garden in the middle of the strip.

[Milk] (Table of Contents: 2)

Barefootz / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Howard Cruse
Pencils
Howard Cruse
Inks
Howard Cruse
Letters
Howard Cruse

Characters
Barfootz; Glory
Synopsis
Barefootz's pet Glory destroys her milk bowl.

[Teardrop] (Table of Contents: 3)

Barefootz / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Howard Cruse
Pencils
Howard Cruse
Inks
Howard Cruse

Characters
Barefootz
Synopsis
Barefootz gets teary eyed over a sunset.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 0.4 page (report information)

Script
Howard Cruse
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Some thanks are due...

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover with introductory text and indicia information.

The Eclipse (Table of Contents: 5)

Barefootz / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Howard Cruse
Pencils
Howard Cruse
Inks
Howard Cruse
Letters
?

Characters
Barefootz; Dolly; Minnie (cockroach); Hermie (cockroach); unnamed cockroaches
Synopsis
Barefootz and Dolly encounter a cosmic phenomenon.
Keywords
adult

[Bookmarks!] (Table of Contents: 6)

Barefootz / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Howard Cruse
Pencils
Howard Cruse
Inks
Howard Cruse
Letters
?

Characters
Barefootz; Gerald (cockroach)
Keywords
adult

[Hint & Run] (Table of Contents: 7)

Barefootz / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Howard Cruse
Pencils
Howard Cruse
Inks
Howard Cruse
Letters
?

Characters
Barefootz; Dolly
Synopsis
Dolly wants to go on Barefootz's date.
Keywords
adult

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Barefootz / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Howard Cruse
Pencils
Howard Cruse
Inks
Howard Cruse
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Can I watch you transcend your ego, Wally?
Characters
Barefootz; Wally
Synopsis
Wally shows off.
Keywords
adult

Indexer Notes

Sideways chuckles from Barefootz's early times.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Barfootz / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Howard Cruse
Pencils
Howard Cruse
Inks
Howard Cruse
Letters
Howard Cruse

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I just love my cat!
Characters
Barefootz; Headrack
Synopsis
Headrack's pet cat, Fritzi, gets zapped into a golf ball by Barefootz's pet, Glory.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Barefootz / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Howard Cruse
Pencils
Howard Cruse
Inks
Howard Cruse
Letters
Howard Cruse

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's three o'clock, Glory! Time for your medicine!
Characters
Barefootz; Glory; un-named frogs
Synopsis
Barefootz gives Glory her medicine and gets hit by a lot of frogs.
Keywords
adult

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Barefootz / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Howard Cruse
Pencils
Howard Cruse
Inks
Howard Cruse
Letters
Howard Cruse

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is a nice place for a window!
Characters
Barefootz; Florence (cockroach); un-named cockroaches
Synopsis
The cockroaches don't like Barefootz's window placement.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Howard Cruse
Pencils
Howard Cruse
Inks
Howard Cruse
Letters
Howard Cruse

First Line of Dialogue or Text
RING!
Characters
Barefootz; un-named cockroach
Synopsis
Barefootz tries to silence an alarm clock.
Keywords
adult

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Barefootz / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Howard Cruse
Pencils
Howard Cruse
Inks
Howard Cruse
Colors
?
Letters
Howard Cruse

First Line of Dialogue or Text
That was a great cake, Dolly!
Characters
Barefootz; Dolly; un-named cockroaches
Synopsis
Barefootz gives the last piece of cake to the cockroaches.
Keywords
adult

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Barefootz / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Howard Cruse
Pencils
Howard Cruse
Inks
Howard Cruse
Letters
Howard Cruse

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We've been pretty close for quite a while, Barefootz!
Characters
Barefootz; Dolly
Synopsis
Dolly wonders why Barefootz hasn't been to bed with her.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Barefootz / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Howard Cruse
Pencils
Howard Cruse
Inks
Howard Cruse
Letters
Howard Cruse

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Is there anybody besides us in your apartment, Barefootz?
Characters
Barefootz; Headrack; un-named cockroaches
Synopsis
The cockroaches are getting kinky in the dark, in the bathroom.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Barefootz / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Howard Cruse
Pencils
Howard Cruse
Inks
Howard Cruse
Letters
Howard Cruse

First Line of Dialogue or Text
An artist must be an eternal optimist, Barefootz!
Characters
Barefootz; Headrack
Synopsis
Headrack criticizes his own work.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Barefootz / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Howard Cruse
Pencils
Howard Cruse
Inks
Howard Cruse
Letters
Howard Cruse

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'd like to paint today, but I don't feel inspired!
Characters
Barefootz; Headrack; Glory
Synopsis
Headrack gets inspired by Barefootz's pet, Glory.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Barefootz / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Howard Cruse
Pencils
Howard Cruse
Inks
Howard Cruse
Letters
Howard Cruse

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Headrack is here for more artistic inspiration, Glory!
Characters
Barefootz; Headrack; Glory
Synopsis
Sometimes the execution of painting falls short of the conception.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Barefootz / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Howard Cruse
Pencils
Howard Cruse
Inks
Howard Cruse
Letters
Howard Cruse

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Headrack has been on such high lately.
Characters
Barefootz; Dolly; un-named frogs
Synopsis
Dolly wants to see if Glory could inspire her and gets hit with frogs.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Barefootz / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Howard Cruse
Pencils
Howard Cruse
Inks
Howard Cruse
Letters
Howard Cruse

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You knew I had a thirst for blood when you married me, Margo.
Characters
Barefootz; un-named cockroaches
Synopsis
The cockroaches get scared watching television and run and find Barefootz.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

Barefootz / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Howard Cruse
Pencils
Howard Cruse
Inks
Howard Cruse
Letters
Howard Cruse

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Why, it's Fizzo the Roach!
Characters
Barefootz; Fizzo (cockroach)
Synopsis
Fizzo's motivational syndrome is having an identity crisis.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Barefootz / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Howard Cruse
Pencils
Howard Cruse
Inks
Howard Cruse
Letters
Howard Cruse

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Are you awake yet, Glory?
Characters
Barefootz; Glory
Synopsis
Glory is a picky eater.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

Barefootz / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Howard Cruse
Pencils
Howard Cruse
Inks
Howard Cruse
Letters
Howard Cruse

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, Barefootz... tell us a scary story!
Characters
Barefootz; un-named cockroaches
Synopsis
Barefootz tell the cockroaches a story that leaves nothing to their imagination.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

Barefootz / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Howard Cruse
Pencils
Howard Cruse
Inks
Howard Cruse
Letters
Howard Cruse

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Say... here's an interesting South American recipe!
Characters
Barefootz; un-named cockroaches
Synopsis
Barefootz describes a wheatcakes recipe, that includes cockroaches, to a pair of cockroaches

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Barefootz / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Howard Cruse
Pencils
Howard Cruse
Inks
Howard Cruse
Letters
Howard Cruse

First Line of Dialogue or Text
If I can only make it to the bedroom, I'll be safe!
Characters
Barefootz; Fizzo the Roach; Glory
Synopsis
Fizzo gets zapped by Glory.

It All Fits! (Table of Contents: 26)

Barefootz / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Howard Cruse
Pencils
Howard Cruse
Inks
Howard Cruse
Letters
Howard Cruse

Characters
Barefootz; Dolly
Synopsis
Barefootz and Dolly contemplate God, trees, flowers, rain, Heaven and how it all fits.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

Barefootz / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Howard Cruse
Pencils
Howard Cruse
Inks
Howard Cruse
Letters
Howard Cruse

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Don't make frogs at me, Glory!
Characters
Barefootz; Dolly; Glory; un-named frogs
Synopsis
When Glory gets made she makes a lot of frogs that make the vacuum cleaner all soggy.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

Barefootz / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Howard Cruse
Pencils
Howard Cruse
Inks
Howard Cruse
Colors
?
Letters
Howard Cruse

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sorry, but I don't need any magazine subscriptions.
Characters
Barefootz; un-named gang members; un-named cockroaches
Synopsis
A gang pretending to be selling magazine subscriptions robs Barefootz.

Indexer Notes

Sequence on back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Comical Capers for Adults
    Barefootz
  2. 1. [Garden]
    Barefootz
  3. 2. [Milk]
    Barefootz
  4. 3. [Teardrop]
    Barefootz
  5. 4. ["Some thanks are due..."]
  6. 5. The Eclipse
    Barefootz
  7. 6. [Bookmarks!]
    Barefootz
  8. 7. [Hint & Run]
    Barefootz
  9. 8. ["Can I watch you transcend your ego, Wally?"]
    Barefootz
  10. 9. ["I just love my cat!"]
    Barfootz
  11. 10. ["It's three o'clock, Glory! Time for your medicine!"]
    Barefootz
  12. 11. ["This is a nice place for a window!"]
    Barefootz
  13. 12. ["RING!"]
  14. 13. ["That was a great cake, Dolly!"]
    Barefootz
  15. 14. ["We've been pretty close for quite a while, Barefootz!"]
    Barefootz
  16. 15. ["Is there anybody besides us in your apartment, Barefootz?"]
    Barefootz
  17. 16. ["An artist must be an eternal optimist, Barefootz!"]
    Barefootz
  18. 17. ["I'd like to paint today, but I don't feel inspired!"]
    Barefootz
  19. 18. ["Headrack is here for more artistic inspiration, Glory!"]
    Barefootz
  20. 19. ["Headrack has been on such high lately."]
    Barefootz
  21. 20. ["You knew I had a thirst for blood when you married me, Margo."]
    Barefootz
  22. 21. ["Why, it's Fizzo the Roach!"]
    Barefootz
  23. 22. ["Are you awake yet, Glory?"]
    Barefootz
  24. 23. ["Hey, Barefootz... tell us a scary story!"]
    Barefootz
  25. 24. ["Say... here's an interesting South American recipe!"]
    Barefootz
  26. 25. ["If I can only make it to the bedroom, I'll be safe!"]
    Barefootz
  27. 26. It All Fits!
    Barefootz
  28. 27. ["Don't make frogs at me, Glory!"]
    Barefootz
  29. 28. ["Sorry, but I don't need any magazine subscriptions."]
    Barefootz
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Per Sandell
  • Mark Semich
  • Jim Van Dore