San Francisco Comic Book #4

([October] 1973)

[Charlie Jr.] (Table of Contents: 1)

Charlie Chaplin / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jim Osborne (signed as J. Osborne)

Pencils

Jim Osborne (signed as J. Osborne)

Inks

Jim Osborne (signed as J. Osborne)

Letters

Jim Osborne (signed as J. Osborne)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

My, what a nice day!

Genre

humor; erotica

Characters

Charlie Chaplin

Reprints

• in Jim Osborne: The Black Prince of the Underground (Fantagraphics, 2018 series) (2018)

Keywords

adult

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover sequence.

The Last Past Master and the Late Great Kate (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Geoffrey Hayes (signed as J. Hayes)

Pencils

Geoffrey Hayes (signed as J. Hayes)

Inks

Geoffrey Hayes (signed as J. Hayes)

Letters

Geoffrey Hayes (signed as J. Hayes)

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Uncle Wollo; Friderick; Kate

Synopsis

Uncle Wollo comes home to find Kate's corpse taken by his nephew.

Keywords

adult

Sex Isn't Everything (Table of Contents: 3)

The Gentle Lovers / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bill Griffith (signed)

Pencils

Bill Griffith (signed)

Inks

Bill Griffith (signed)

Letters

Bill Griffith (signed)

Genre

humor

Characters

William; Sally; Linda Lou

Reprints

• in U-Comix Sonderband (Volksverlag, 1973 series) #11 - Anthologie: Sex (1977)

Keywords

adult

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

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Justin Green (signed)

Pencils

Justin Green (signed)

Inks

Justin Green (signed)

Letters

Justin Green (signed)

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A tribesman chases down the end of a rainbow.

Keywords

adult

Indexer Notes

There appears to be a title on the first panel but it's hard to read.

All-God Comix (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 3.6 pages (report information)

Script

Willy Murphy (signed)

Pencils

Willy Murphy (signed)

Inks

Willy Murphy (signed)

Letters

Willy Murphy (signed)

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Characters

J. Christ; Trained Smartologist

Synopsis

Jesus goes to San Francisco to convert hippies.

Reprints

• in Flamed-out Funnies (Rip Off Press, 1975 series) #2 ([November] 1976)

Keywords

adult

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Ralph Rock / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script

Willy Murphy

Pencils

Willy Murphy

Inks

Willy Murphy

Letters

Willy Murphy

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gotta stay offa these reds...

Characters

Ralph Rock

Keywords

adult

What Does He Know (Table of Contents: 7)

Joe Schmoe / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script

Willy Murphy

Pencils

Willy Murphy

Inks

Willy Murphy

Letters

Willy Murphy

Genre

humor

Characters

Joe Schmoe

How Jesus Fed the Five (count 'em) Five Thousand. (Table of Contents: 8)

Picture Stories from the Bible / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Larry Rippee (signed as Ripp)

Pencils

Larry Rippee (signed as Ripp)

Inks

Larry Rippee (signed as Ripp)

Letters

Larry Rippee (signed as Ripp)

Genre

humor

Characters

Jesus

Keywords

adult

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

Picture Stories from the Bible / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Larry Rippee (signed as Ripp)

Pencils

Larry Rippee (signed as Ripp)

Inks

Larry Rippee (signed as Ripp)

Letters

Larry Rippee (signed as Ripp)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey, are you really Jesus?

Characters

Jesus; Leper

Synopsis

A leper wants to be healed.

Worker Ant the Proletarian (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bobby London (signed as London)

Pencils

Bobby London (signed as London)

Inks

Bobby London (signed as London)

Letters

Bobby London (signed as London)

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody

Characters

Worker Ant; Mr. Morning Whistle

Synopsis

Worker Ant wakes up for the daily grind.

Keywords

adult

B. B. Bush, Man of the World Meets Puss 'N Boots (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gary Hallgren (signed)

Pencils

Gary Hallgren (signed)

Inks

Gary Hallgren (signed)

Letters

Gary Hallgren (signed)

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody

Characters

Bernard B. Bush; Portnoy; Esmeralda

Synopsis

Bernard's and the neighbor's cat get it on.

Keywords

adult

Scenes From Contemporary Life (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Spain Rodriguez (signed as Algernon Backwash)

Pencils

Spain Rodriguez (signed as Spain)

Inks

Spain Rodriguez (signed as Spain)

Letters

Spain Rodriguez (signed as Spain)

Characters

Road Vultures; Eden Brothers

Synopsis

The Road Vultures motorcycle gang "reprimand" the Eden brothers and companion outside the Signet Lounge on March 3, 1963.

Keywords

adult

Indexer Notes

Illustration on pages before and after next sequence.

Dogbite Magazine (Table of Contents: 13)

insert or dust jacket / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Jim Osborne (signed); Spain Rodriguez (signed as Spain); Roger Brand (signed as R. Brand); Kim Deitch (signed); Bill Griffith (signed as W. Griffith); Jay Lynch; Rory Hayes (signed as R. Hayes); Jay Kinney; Landon Chesney; Michael McMillan (credited as M. McMillan)

Pencils

Jim Osborne (signed); Spain Rodriguez (signed as Spain); Roger Brand (signed as R. Brand); Kim Deitch (signed); Bill Griffith (signed as W. Griffith); Jay Lynch; Rory Hayes (signed as R. Hayes); Jay Kinney; Landon Chesney; Michael McMillan (credited as M. McMillan)

Inks

Jim Osborne (signed); Spain Rodriguez (signed as Spain); Roger Brand (signed as R. Brand); Kim Deitch (signed); Bill Griffith (signed as W. Griffith); Jay Lynch; Rory Hayes (signed as R. Hayes); Jay Kinney; Landon Chesney; Michael McMillan (credited as M. McMillan)

Letters

Rory Hayes (signed as R. Hayes); Spain Rodriguez (signed as Spain); Kim Deitch (signed); Roger Brand (signed as R. Brand); Jay Kinney; Jim Osborne (signed); Bill Griffith (signed as W. Griffith); Michael McMillan (credited as M. McMillan); ?

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Characters

Marcie; Shorty; Stringbean; Rex; Cyril H. Pugg; Luduvica; Gary Arlington; God; Bad Karma; Kathline

Keywords

adult

Indexer Notes

A special supplement to The San Francisco Comic Book!! Contains pinups and single page illustrations or strips by the creators listed in the credits above.

Kristy Menstrual Undercover Waitress (Table of Contents: 14)

Kristy Menstrual / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jay Kinney (signed); Leslie Cabarga (signed as Leslie)

Pencils

Jay Kinney (signed); Leslie Cabarga (signed as Leslie)

Inks

Jay Kinney (signed); Leslie Cabarga (signed as Leslie)

Letters

?

Characters

Kristy Menstrual; Coal Stoker; Mr. Publisher

Synopsis

Kristy poses as a waitress to get material for her book.

Keywords

adult

Man of the World Discusses the Facts of Life!! (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 0.66 page (report information)

Script

Gary Hallgren (signed)

Pencils

Gary Hallgren (signed)

Inks

Gary Hallgren (signed)

Letters

Gary Hallgren (signed)

Genre

humor

Characters

Bernie

Keywords

adult

Manuel Dexterity Goes to Town (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 0.34 page (report information)

Script

Gary Hallgren (signed)

Pencils

Gary Hallgren (signed)

Inks

Gary Hallgren (signed)

Letters

Gary Hallgren (signed)

Genre

humor; western-frontier

Characters

Manuel; Sheriff

Synopsis

Manuel sees the Sheriff.

The Left-Overs (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gary King (signed)

Pencils

Gary King (signed)

Inks

Gary King (signed)

Letters

Gary King (signed)

Synopsis

Hitchhiking with handmade road signs.

Keywords

adult

Bud Pud The Nark Next Door (Table of Contents: 18)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Michael McMillan (signed as M. McMillan)

Pencils

Michael McMillan (signed as M. McMillan)

Inks

Michael McMillan (signed as M. McMillan)

Letters

Michael McMillan (signed as M. McMillan)

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Bud Pud

Keywords

adult

Duck and Weevil (Table of Contents: 19)

Duck and Weevil / comic story / 0.83 page (report information)

Script

Bobby London (signed as London)

Pencils

Bobby London (signed as London)

Inks

Bobby London (signed as London)

Letters

Bobby London (signed as London)

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Duck; Weevil

Synopsis

Getting hit by a bus.

Keywords

adult

Annie Rat (Table of Contents: 20)

comic story / 0.17 page (report information)

Script

Bobby London

Pencils

Bobby London

Inks

Bobby London

Letters

Bobby London

Genre

humor; erotica

Characters

Annie Rat; Frank

Synopsis

Annie does fellatio.

Smack Time! (Table of Contents: 21)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Schenkman (signed as J. Schenkman)

Pencils

Joe Schenkman (signed as J. Schenkman)

Inks

Joe Schenkman (signed as J. Schenkman)

Letters

Joe Schenkman (signed as J. Schenkman)

Genre

humor

Characters

O. J. Wills; Lester Yak

Keywords

adult

The Point Head Cafe (Table of Contents: 22)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Ted Richards (signed)

Pencils

Ted Richards (signed)

Inks

Ted Richards (signed)

Letters

Ted Richards (signed)

Genre

humor

Keywords

adult

Automatic Transmission (Table of Contents: 23)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Willy Murphy (signed)

Pencils

Willy Murphy (signed)

Inks

Willy Murphy (signed)

Letters

Willy Murphy (signed)

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Arcade the Comics Revue (The Print Mint Inc, 1975 series) #6 (Summer 1976)
• in A History of Underground Comics: 20th Anniversary Edition (Ronin Publishing, 2012 series) (2012)

Keywords

adult

Four More Years (Table of Contents: 24)

Mr. Know-It-All / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)

Pencils

Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)

Inks

Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)

Letters

Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Mr. Know-It-All; Police Officer; Old Man

Synopsis

Mr. Know-It-All is bewildered that Nixon won the election. He provokes the ire of a plainclothes policeman.

Reprints

• in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #9 - R. Crumb Versus the Sisterhood (October 1992)
• in R. Crumb's America (Knockabout, 1994 series) (1994 ?)
• in R. Crumb's America (Last Gasp, 1995 series) (October 1995)
• in Amerika (Reprodukt, 2019 series) (Februar 2019)

The Sunday Bogeyman Times (Table of Contents: 25)

The Bogeyman / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Rory Hayes

Pencils

Rory Hayes

Inks

Rory Hayes

Letters

Rory Hayes

Characters

Bogeyman; Bear; Granny Crackbaggy; Pooh Rass

Synopsis

Three four-panel strips.

Reprints

• in Where Demented Wented: The Art and Comics of Rory Hayes (Fantagraphics, 2008 series) (2008)

Keywords

adult

Indexer Notes

Inside of back cover with indicia information at bottom of page.

Live Dangerous (Table of Contents: 26)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gary Hallgren (signed)

Pencils

Gary Hallgren (signed)

Inks

Gary Hallgren (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Gary Hallgren (signed)

Genre

humor

Keywords

adult

Indexer Notes

Image on back cover of issue.