Best Buy Comics #[nn]

(February 1979)

["Don't touch that dial, friend, because we've got a big treat comin' up right here so don't go 'way!"] (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Crumb

Pencils:

Robert Crumb

Inks:

Robert Crumb

Letters:

Robert Crumb

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Reprints:

• in Tegn (Tegn, 1986 series) #1/1986 (1986)
• in Best Buy Comics (Last Gasp, 1988 series) #[nn] (1988)
• in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #12 - Working With People: Co-Evolution Quarterly, Winds of Change, American Splendor, Zap Comics (March 1997)
• from CoEvolution Quarterly (Whole Earth Catalog, 1974 series) #16 (1977/78)

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover with indicia information at bottom of page. This is the second page from a story titled "Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television" that appeared in the above listed issue.

R. Crumb's Modern Dance Workshop (Table of Contents)

R. Crumb's Modern Dance Workshop / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Crumb

Pencils:

Robert Crumb

Inks:

Robert Crumb

Letters:

Robert Crumb

Content Information

Characters:

Robert Crumb; Shoshana

Synopsis:

Crumb tries to direct a female modern dance troupe.

Reprints:

• in Best Buy Comics (Last Gasp, 1988 series) #[nn] (1988)
• in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #11 - Mr. Natural Committed to a Mental Institution! (September 1995)
• from The CoEvolution Quarterly (Whole Earth Catalog, 1974 series) #14 (Summer 1977)

Keywords:

adult

Space Day Symposium (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Pencils:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Inks:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Letters:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Robert Crumb

Synopsis:

Crumb goes to the Space Day Symposium in Los Angeles and comes away less than impressed.

Reprints:

• in Best Buy Comics (Last Gasp, 1988 series) #[nn] (1988)
• in R. Crumb's America (Last Gasp, 1995 series) #[nn] (October 1995)
• in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #12 - Working With People: Co-Evolution Quarterly, Winds of Change, American Splendor, Zap Comics (March 1997)
• from CoEvolution Quarterly (Whole Earth Catalog, 1974 series) #15 (1977)

The Goose and the Gander Were Talking One Night (Table of Contents)

The Goose and the Gander / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Pencils:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Inks:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Letters:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Content Information

Characters:

The Goose; The Gander

Synopsis:

The Goose can't shake the feeling that humanity is doomed.

Reprints:

• in Anything Goes! (Fantagraphics, 1986 series) #5 (October 1987)
• in Best Buy Comics (Last Gasp, 1988 series) #[nn] (1988)
• in R. Crumb's America (Last Gasp, 1995 series) #[nn] (October 1995)
• in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #12 - Working With People: Co-Evolution Quarterly, Winds of Change, American Splendor, Zap Comics (March 1997)
• from CoEvolution Quarterly (Whole Earth Catalog, 1974 series) #16 (1977/78)

The Nerds (Table of Contents)

The Nerds / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Pencils:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Inks:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Letters:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Content Information

Characters:

The Nerds

Reprints:

• in Best Buy Comics (Last Gasp, 1988 series) #[nn] (1988)
• in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #12 - Working With People: Co-Evolution Quarterly, Winds of Change, American Splendor, Zap Comics (March 1997)
• from CoEvolution Quarterly (Whole Earth Catalog, 1974 series) #17 (1978)

Keywords:

adult

Pass the Jug (Table of Contents)

Kansas City Frank Melrose / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Pencils:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Inks:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Letters:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Kansas City Frank Melrose; Georgie

Reprints:

• in Best Buy Comics (Last Gasp, 1988 series) #[nn] (1988)
• in R. Crumb Draws the Blues (Knockabout, 1992 series) #[nn] (1992)
• in R. Crumb Draws the Blues (Last Gasp, 1993 series) #[nn] (1993)
• in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #12 - Working With People: Co-Evolution Quarterly, Winds of Change, American Splendor, Zap Comics (March 1997)
• from CoEvolution Quarterly (Whole Earth Catalog, 1974 series) #18 (1978)

And Hey, How About These Kids Today (Table of Contents)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Pencils:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Inks:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Letters:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

teen

Reprints:

• in Best Buy Comics (Last Gasp, 1988 series) #[nn] (1988)
• in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #12 - Working With People: Co-Evolution Quarterly, Winds of Change, American Splendor, Zap Comics (March 1997)
• from CoEvolution Quarterly (Whole Earth Catalog, 1974 series) #21 (1979)

Searching for the Ultimate Shopping Mall (Table of Contents)

Patricia Pig / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Pencils:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Inks:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Letters:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Patricia Pig

Reprints:

• in Best Buy Comics (Last Gasp, 1988 series) #[nn] (1988)
• in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #12 - Working With People: Co-Evolution Quarterly, Winds of Change, American Splendor, Zap Comics (March 1997)
• from CoEvolution Quarterly (Whole Earth Catalog, 1974 series) #21 (1979)

Morbid Preoccupations (Table of Contents)

Little Joe / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Pencils:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Inks:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Letters:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

humor; satire-parody

Characters:

Little Joe; The Grim Reaper

Synopsis:

Little Joe tries to talk the Grim Reaper into letting him go.

Reprints:

• in Best Buy Comics (Last Gasp, 1988 series) #[nn] (1988)
• in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #12 - Working With People: Co-Evolution Quarterly, Winds of Change, American Splendor, Zap Comics (March 1997)
• from CoEvolution Quarterly (Whole Earth Catalog, 1974 series) #20 (1978)

A Purely Aesthetic Exersize (Table of Contents)

R. Crumb's Modern Dance Workshop / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Crumb

Pencils:

Robert Crumb

Inks:

Robert Crumb

Letters:

Robert Crumb

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Reprints:

• in Best Buy Comics (Last Gasp, 1988 series) #[nn] (1988)
• in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #12 - Working With People: Co-Evolution Quarterly, Winds of Change, American Splendor, Zap Comics (March 1997)
• from CoEvolution Quarterly (Whole Earth Catalog, 1974 series) #20 (1978)

Those Little Bears We Love So Much (Table of Contents)

comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Pencils:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Inks:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Letters:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Reprints:

• in Best Buy Comics (Last Gasp, 1988 series) #[nn] (1988)
• in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #12 - Working With People: Co-Evolution Quarterly, Winds of Change, American Splendor, Zap Comics (March 1997)
• from CoEvolution Quarterly (Whole Earth Catalog, 1974 series) #20 (1978)

Keywords:

adult

The Final Solution (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Pencils:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Inks:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Letters:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

The President of the United States of America

Synopsis:

The President of the U.S.A. feels overwhelmed to the point of being at the end of his rope. In order to save face, he decides to employ a drastic solution.

Reprints:

• in Best Buy Comics (Last Gasp, 1988 series) #[nn] (1988)
• in R. Crumb's America (Last Gasp, 1995 series) #[nn] (October 1995)
• in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #12 - Working With People: Co-Evolution Quarterly, Winds of Change, American Splendor, Zap Comics (March 1997)
• from CoEvolution Quarterly (Whole Earth Catalog, 1974 series) #20 (1978)

R. Crumb's Mr. Nostalgia (Table of Contents)

Mr. Nostalgia / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Pencils:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Inks:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Letters:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

humor; satire-parody

Characters:

Mr. Nostalgia; Zidem

Reprints:

• in Best Buy Comics (Last Gasp, 1988 series) #[nn] (1988)
• in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #12 - Working With People: Co-Evolution Quarterly, Winds of Change, American Splendor, Zap Comics (March 1997)
• from CoEvolution Quarterly (Whole Earth Catalog, 1974 series) #20 (1978)

It's a Hup Ho World (Table of Contents)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]

Pencils:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]

Inks:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]

Letters:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Reprints:

• in Best Buy Comics (Last Gasp, 1988 series) #[nn] (1988)
• in R. Crumb's America (Last Gasp, 1995 series) #[nn] (October 1995)
• in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #12 - Working With People: Co-Evolution Quarterly, Winds of Change, American Splendor, Zap Comics (March 1997)
• from CoEvolution Quarterly (Whole Earth Catalog, 1974 series) #21 (1979)

Professor Wanowsky on Welfare (Table of Contents)

Bob's Plain-Talk Funnies / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Crumb

Pencils:

Robert Crumb

Inks:

Robert Crumb

Letters:

Robert Crumb

Content Information

Genre:

humor; satire-parody

Characters:

Professor Wanowsky

Synopsis:

A professor who reserves his disdain for liberals and the bourgeoisie.

Reprints:

• in Best Buy Comics (Last Gasp, 1988 series) #[nn] (1988)
• in R. Crumb's America (Last Gasp, 1995 series) #[nn] (October 1995)
• in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #12 - Working With People: Co-Evolution Quarterly, Winds of Change, American Splendor, Zap Comics (March 1997)
• from CoEvolution Quarterly (Whole Earth Catalog, 1974 series) #21 (1979)

Kiwi (Table of Contents)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Pencils:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Inks:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Letters:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Content Information

Reprints:

• in Tegn (Tegn, 1986 series) #1/1986 (1986)
• in Best Buy Comics (Last Gasp, 1988 series) #[nn] (1988)
• in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #12 - Working With People: Co-Evolution Quarterly, Winds of Change, American Splendor, Zap Comics (March 1997)

Happy Hour Comics (Table of Contents)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Pencils:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Inks:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Letters:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Tony; Henry

Reprints:

• in Best Buy Comics (Last Gasp, 1988 series) #[nn] (1988)
• in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #12 - Working With People: Co-Evolution Quarterly, Winds of Change, American Splendor, Zap Comics (March 1997)

Maybe We'll End Like This... (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Pencils:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Inks:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Letters:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Content Information

Synopsis:

Aliens decide what to do with that last few humans remaining from a contaminated Planet Earth.

Reprints:

• in Best Buy Comics (Last Gasp, 1988 series) #[nn] (1988)
• in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #12 - Working With People: Co-Evolution Quarterly, Winds of Change, American Splendor, Zap Comics (March 1997)
• from CoEvolution Quarterly (Whole Earth Catalog, 1974 series) #21 (1979)

Aline 'n' Bob Go to The Whole Earth Jamboree (Table of Contents)

Robert Crumb and Aline Kominsky / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Crumb; Aline Kominsky

Pencils:

Robert Crumb; Aline Kominsky

Inks:

Robert Crumb; Aline Kominsky

Colors:

? (back cover)

Letters:

Robert Crumb; Aline Kominsky

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Robert Crumb; Aline Kominsky; Wavy Gravy (cameo); J. Baldwin (cameo); Punchie

Reprints:

• in Best Buy Comics (Last Gasp, 1988 series) #[nn] (1988)
• in The Complete Dirty Laundry Comics (Last Gasp, 1993 series) #[nn] (June 1993)
• in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #12 - Working With People: Co-Evolution Quarterly, Winds of Change, American Splendor, Zap Comics (March 1997)

Indexer Notes

Last page of story is on back cover of issue.