Arcade the Comics Revue #6

(Summer 1976)

Cocaine Consumer's Handbook (Table of Contents: 1)

advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Ad for the "Cocaine Consumer's Handbook" for $4.95 plus 50¢ postage from AND/OR, Berkeley, Calif. 94702.

Last Gasp Presents: Twisted Sisters, Cocaine Comix (Table of Contents: 2)

Last Gasp / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Ad for Twisted Sisters and Cocaine Comix from Last Gasp. Covers are depicted.

Stanton Presents Sweeter Gwen (Table of Contents: 3)

Bélier Press / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Eric Stanton

Inks

Eric Stanton

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Ad for "Sweeter Gwen" and "The Return of Gwendoline" from Bélier Press, New York, N.Y. 10028.

Arcade the Comics Revue (Table of Contents: 4)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Aline Kominsky-Crumb (credited as A. Kominsky); Spain Rodriguez (credited as Spain); Diane Noomin (credited as D. Noomin); Robert Armstrong (credited as Aldo and Bobbo); Mark Beyer (credited) (M. Beyer); M. K. Brown (credited); Robert Crumb (credited as R. Crumb); Kim Deitch (credited as K. Deitch); Justin Green (credited as J. Green); Bill Griffith (credited as B. Griffith); Rory Hayes (credited as R. Hayes); Gerald Jablonski (credited as G. Jablonski); Michael McMillan (credited as M. Mcmillan); Larry Rippee (credited as L. Rippee); S. Clay Wilson (credited as S. C. Wilson)

Inks

Aline Kominsky-Crumb (credited as A. Kominsky); Spain Rodriguez (credited as Spain); Diane Noomin (credited as D. Noomin); Robert Armstrong (credited as Aldo and Bobbo); Mark Beyer (credited) (M. Beyer); M. K. Brown (credited); Robert Crumb (credited as R. Crumb); Kim Deitch (credited as K. Deitch); Justin Green (credited as J. Green); Bill Griffith (credited as B. Griffith); Rory Hayes (credited as R. Hayes); Gerald Jablonski (credited as G. Jablonski); Michael McMillan (credited as M. Mcmillan); Larry Rippee (credited as L. Rippee); S. Clay Wilson (credited as S. C. Wilson)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Art Spiegelman; Bill Griffith; Bob Rita; Peg Rita; Aline Kominsky-Crumb; Diane Noomin; Robert Armstrong [as Aldo + Bobo]; Mark Beyer; M. K. Brown; Robert Crumb; Kim Deitch; Justin Green; Rory Hayes; Jim Hoberman; Gerald Jablonski; Michael McMillan; Larry Rippee; S. Clay Wilson

Indexer Notes

Table of Contents, list of staff and contributors, with "self-portrait" of each one, and indicia.

Willy (Table of Contents: 5)

The Outline / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

Ted Richards (credited)

Pencils

Patrick Rosenkranz (credited) (photograph)

Inks

Patrick Rosenkranz (credited) (photograph)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Willy Murphy (photo)

Indexer Notes

Remembrance of the recently-deceased Willy Murphy by Ted Richards.

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

Letters / letters page / 0.67 page (report information)

Pencils

Robert Crumb; Art Spiegelman (small illustrations)

Inks

Robert Crumb; Art Spiegelman (small illustrations)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Joseph W. Augustyn; Yiz Kid; Mike Donoho; Jay Kennedy; Max Gottfried; and H. Mandel. No editorial responses. Also includes a small subscription ad by Crumb.

Ain't It Nice (Table of Contents: 7)

Bearzy Wearzies / comic story / 7 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

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Jippo; Boopsy; Policeman

Synopsis

Teddy bears behaving like trash.

Reprints

• in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #11 - Mr. Natural Committed to a Mental Institution! (September 1995)

Indexer Notes

16 to 20 panels per page.

Nervous Rex, the Malpractice Suite (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Art Spiegelman (signed); Nicholas Dallis

Pencils

Art Spiegelman (signed); Marvin Bradley

Inks

Art Spiegelman (signed); Frank Edgington

Letters

Art Spiegelman (signed)

Genre

humor

Characters

Keith; Valerie; Mrs. Simons

Synopsis

Another cerebral deconstruction of the comics page. The strip cuts up old Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips and adds to them for new effect.

Reprints

• in Breakdowns: From Maus to Now: An Anthology of Strips (Bélier Press, 1977 series) (December 1977)
• in El Víbora (Ediciones La Cúpula, 1979 series) #1 (diciembre 1979)
• in The New Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Stories: From Crumb to Clowes (Smithsonian Institution / New College Press, 2004 series) (2004)
• in Breakdowns Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@?*! (Pantheon, 2008 series) ([October] 2008)
• in An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons and True Stories (Yale University Press, 2006 series) #2 ([October 21] 2008)
• in Co-Mix: A Retrospective of Comics, Graphics, and Scraps (Drawn & Quarterly, 2013 series) (September 2013)

Indexer Notes

Title from the table of contents.

Social Problems of the Toadettes (Table of Contents: 9)

The Toadettes / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Griffith (signed)

Pencils

Bill Griffith (signed)

Inks

Bill Griffith (signed)

Letters

Bill Griffith (signed)

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

The Toadettes [Lance; Elvin; Eddie; Cecil]; Mr. Toad; Murray; Boss

Synopsis

A sideways look at society.

Reprints

• in L'Écho des savanes (Editions du Fromage, 1972 series) #38 (Février 1978)
• in Bill Griffith: Lost and Found - Comics 1969-2003 (Fantagraphics, 2011 series) (December 2011)

Keywords

philosophy

Monster Bride (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

S. Clay Wilson (signed)

Pencils

S. Clay Wilson (signed)

Inks

S. Clay Wilson (signed)

Letters

S. Clay Wilson (signed)

Genre

humor

Characters

Doctor Fetterman; Nurse Baxter; The Chief

Synopsis

A Frankenstein bride is created

Reprints

• in The Mythology of S. Clay Wilson (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #1 - Pirates in the Heartland (June 2014)

Keywords

Frankenstein

A Perfectly Divine Vision (Table of Contents: 11)

DiDi Glitz / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Diane Noomin (signed)

Pencils

Diane Noomin (signed)

Inks

Diane Noomin (signed)

Letters

Diane Noomin (signed)

Genre

humor

Characters

DiDi Glitz; God

Synopsis

Didi becomes a cult leader.

Reprints

• in Glitz-2-Go (Fantagraphics, 2012 series) (January 2012)

Keywords

cult; religion

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

Flamed-Out Funnies / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Willy Murphy (signed as Willy Murphy)

Pencils

Willy Murphy (signed as Willy Murphy)

Inks

Willy Murphy (signed as Willy Murphy)

Letters

Willy Murphy (signed as Willy Murphy)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear...

Genre

humor

Synopsis

How San Francisco's Haight Street has changed since the 1960s.

Keywords

Haight Street; party; San Francisco

King of the Road (Table of Contents: 13)

Henry Henpeck / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Willy Murphy (signed as Willy Murphy)

Pencils

Willy Murphy (signed as Willy Murphy)

Inks

Willy Murphy (signed as Willy Murphy)

Letters

Willy Murphy (signed as Willy Murphy)

Genre

humor

Characters

Henry Henpeck; Henry's wife; Eddie

Synopsis

Henry's wife has a dream about Henry.

Reprints

• in Comix Book (Kitchen Sink Press, 1976 series) #5 (July 1976)
• in Flamed-out Funnies (Rip Off Press, 1975 series) #2 ([November] 1976)
• in The Best of Comix Book: When Marvel Went Underground (Dark Horse, 2013 series) (2013)

Keywords

car; dream; speeding

Automatic Transmission (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Willy Murphy (signed as Willy Murphy)

Pencils

Willy Murphy (signed as Willy Murphy)

Inks

Willy Murphy (signed as Willy Murphy)

Letters

Willy Murphy (signed as Willy Murphy)

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Teenagers in a car.

Reprints

• from San Francisco Comic Book (The Print Mint Inc, 1973 series) #4 ([October] 1973)

Keywords

car; teenagers

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

Arnold Peck the Human Wreck / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Willy Murphy (signed as Willy Murphy)

Pencils

Willy Murphy (signed as Willy Murphy)

Inks

Willy Murphy (signed as Willy Murphy)

Letters

Willy Murphy (signed as Willy Murphy)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Arnold, I won't be more than ten minutes.

Genre

humor

Characters

Arnold Peck

Synopsis

Arnold's companion goes shopping

Keywords

shopping

Teddy Beariana (Table of Contents: 16)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Kim Deitch (signed)

Pencils

Kim Deitch (signed)

Inks

Kim Deitch (signed)

Letters

Kim Deitch (signed)

Characters

Hollis Hale; Wilber Hale; Faithful Valet

Synopsis

Hollis Hale's final moments

Reprints

• in Beyond the Pale! Krazed Komics and Stories (Fantagraphics, 1989 series) (October 1989)

Keywords

teddy bears

Indexer Notes

Centerspread. Title from Table of Contents.

Big Broadcast of 1952 (Table of Contents: 17)

Space Age Confidential / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jim Hoberman (credited as J. Hoberman)

Pencils

Art Spiegelman (signed) (illustrations)

Inks

Art Spiegelman (signed) (illustrations)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Pope Pius

Synopsis

War and flying saucers in 1952.

Keywords

flying saucers; Pope

Indexer Notes

Text accompanied by two illustrations.

Dad for a Day (Table of Contents: 18)

Rowdy Noody / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Justin Green (signed)

Pencils

Justin Green (signed)

Inks

Justin Green (signed)

Letters

Justin Green (signed)

Genre

humor

Characters

Rowdy Noody; Father Flanellton; Sol; Lamby

Synopsis

A day out for the teenage orphans, who are put to work at Sol's used car lot.

Keywords

Cadillac; orphanage; priest; used car lot

Indexer Notes

Story written entirely in rhyme.

Mr. Bunch (Table of Contents: 19)

The Bunch / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Aline Kominsky-Crumb (signed as Mr. Kominsky)

Pencils

Aline Kominsky-Crumb (signed as Mr. Kominsky)

Inks

Aline Kominsky-Crumb (signed as Mr. Kominsky)

Letters

Aline Kominsky-Crumb (signed as Mr. Kominsky)

Genre

humor; biography

Characters

The Bunch; Mr. Bunch

Synopsis

Bunch's inner man

Reprints

• in Love That Bunch (Fantagraphics, 1990 series) (July 1990)
• in Love That Bunch (Drawn & Quarterly, 2018 series) (May 2018)

Keywords

autobiography

Age of Reason (Table of Contents: 20)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Rory Hayes (signed as R. Hayes)

Pencils

Rory Hayes (signed as R. Hayes)

Inks

Rory Hayes (signed as R. Hayes)

Letters

Rory Hayes (signed as R. Hayes)

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Philosophy

Keywords

philosophy

Deadline (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Spain Rodriguez (signed as Spain)

Pencils

Spain Rodriguez (signed as Spain)

Inks

Spain Rodriguez (signed as Spain)

Letters

Spain Rodriguez (signed as Spain)

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A corporate conspiracy, ending in murder.

Reprints

• in U-Comix Sonderband (Volksverlag, 1973 series) #19 - Spain Rodriguez (1979)

Keywords

automobile; conspiracy; corporation; murder; television reporter

Getting a Document Stamped At Somerset House (Table of Contents: 22)

Arcade Archives / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

H. M. Bateman (signed); ? (brief intro)

Pencils

H. M. Bateman (signed)

Inks

H. M. Bateman (signed)

Letters

typeset (brief intro)

Genre

humor

Synopsis

The trials of bureaucracy

Reprints

• from ?

Keywords

document; government; London

Indexer Notes

Reprint of a wordless 1928 strip.

They Came from Space: A True Life Sci-Fi Social Drama (Table of Contents: 23)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

M. K. Brown (credited as Mary Kay Brown)

Pencils

M. K. Brown (credited as Mary Kay Brown)

Inks

M. K. Brown (credited as Mary Kay Brown)

Letters

M. K. Brown (credited as Mary Kay Brown)

Genre

humor; science fiction

Characters

Bill; Sam; Dorothy [Dr. Woo]; Marion; Lou; Mae; Nellie; Willie; Leona; Mr. Burns

Synopsis

An alien abduction.

Reprints

• in Ah! Nana (Les Humanoïdes Associés, 1976 series) #5 (septembre 1977)
• in Twisted Sisters: A Collection of Bad Girl Art (Penguin, 1991 series) #[nn] (1991)

Keywords

aliens; Salt Lake City

Indexer Notes

Previously credited as M.K. Brown

High Rollin' (Table of Contents: 24)

Mickey Rat / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Robert Armstrong (signed as Bobbo + Aldo)

Pencils

Robert Armstrong (signed as Bobbo + Aldo)

Inks

Robert Armstrong (signed as Bobbo + Aldo)

Letters

Robert Armstrong (signed as Bobbo + Aldo)

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Mickey Rat

Synopsis

After finding a lost wallet full of cash, Mickey buys a junk car.

Keywords

used cars; wallet

A Fear of Froaks (Table of Contents: 25)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Geoffrey Hayes (credited)

Pencils

Rory Hayes (signed as R. Hayes)

Inks

Rory Hayes (signed as R. Hayes)

Letters

Rory Hayes (signed as R. Hayes)

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Mr Pooh; Froaks

Synopsis

Mr. Pooh's fear of Froaks.

Childhood Adventures in South Modesto (Table of Contents: 26)

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

Little Twerp; Nick the Wino

Synopsis

A traumatic childhood experience.

Keywords

California; irrigation canal; swimming; wino

Farmer Ned (Table of Contents: 27)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Gerald Jablonski (signed)

Pencils

Gerald Jablonski (signed)

Inks

Gerald Jablonski (signed)

Letters

Gerald Jablonski (signed)

Genre

humor

Characters

Farmer Ned

Synopsis

Farmer Ned acts in haste when his fence is damaged.

Keywords

bees; farming; horses

Blabette Gets an Afro (Table of Contents: 28)

Blabette / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Aline Kominsky-Crumb (signed as A. Bunchinsky)

Pencils

Aline Kominsky-Crumb (signed as A. Bunchinsky)

Inks

Aline Kominsky-Crumb (signed as A. Bunchinsky)

Letters

Aline Kominsky-Crumb (signed as A. Bunchinsky)

Genre

humor; biography

Characters

Robert Crumb (as The Noodle); The Bunch; Blabette; Murray

Keywords

afro; autobiography; beauty parlor

Indexer Notes

Blabette and Murray are Aline Kominsky's cartoon version of her parents.

Pictograms (Table of Contents: 29)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Mark Beyer (signed)

Pencils

Mark Beyer (signed)

Inks

Mark Beyer (signed)

Letters

Mark Beyer (signed)

Genre

humor

Characters

Amy; Emil; Amy's Pet Coyote

Synopsis

Amy goes on a treasure hunt.

Indexer Notes

Very early published work from Mark Beyer

Moves to the Ivory Tower (Table of Contents: 30)

Griffith Observatory / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Bill Griffith (signed)

Pencils

Bill Griffith (signed)

Inks

Bill Griffith (signed)

Letters

Bill Griffith (signed)

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody

Characters

Griffy; Louie; Mr. Toad (single-panel)

Synopsis

The Observatory moves literally to an ivory tower.

A New Hot Item from the Print Mint (Table of Contents: 31)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Kim Deitch

Inks

Kim Deitch

Letters

Kim Deitch

Characters

Bob Rita; Peggy Rita

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Ad for "Original Old Time Cigar Labels" and back issues of Arcade for $1.50 each.

Hot Dog Stand (Table of Contents: 32)

comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

Michael McMillan (signed)

Pencils

Michael McMillan (signed)

Inks

Michael McMillan (signed)

Colors

Michael McMillan (signed)

Letters

Michael McMillan (signed)

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Strange events at a hot dog stand

Indexer Notes

Back cover one tier strip

Dead Mule: Hot Dog Stand of the 1840s (Table of Contents: 33)

comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

Michael McMillan (signed)

Pencils

Michael McMillan (signed)

Inks

Michael McMillan (signed)

Colors

Michael McMillan (signed)

Letters

Michael McMillan (signed)

Genre

humor

Characters

Indian; J. O.

Synopsis

Three Men lost in the desert

Indexer Notes

Back cover one tier strip

The Green Spot Strikes (Table of Contents: 34)

comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

Michael McMillan (signed)

Pencils

Michael McMillan (signed)

Inks

Michael McMillan (signed)

Colors

Michael McMillan (signed)

Letters

Michael McMillan (signed)

Genre

humor; satire-parody; superhero

Characters

The Green Spot

Synopsis

The Green Spot takes action

Indexer Notes

Back cover; one tier strip.

A Sardine Saga (Table of Contents: 35)

comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

Michael McMillan (signed)

Pencils

Michael McMillan (signed)

Inks

Michael McMillan (signed)

Colors

Michael McMillan (signed)

Letters

Michael McMillan (signed)

Genre

humor

Characters

Sirena

Synopsis

A man retreats into a sardine can label.

Indexer Notes

Back cover one tier strip.