Text article with cover reproductions of "The Rip Off Review of Western Culture", "Rip Off Comix" #1-10, "Rip Off" #11-13 (though #13 was never published) and "The New Rip Off Comix" #14-20.

Genre

biography

Characters

Spain Rodriguez; Gilbert Shelton

Reprints

in My True Story (Fantagraphics, 1994 series) (August 1994)

Keywords

autobiography

text article / 3 pages (report information)

Script: Paul Mavrides (credited)
Pencils: Paul Mavrides (credited)
Inks: Paul Mavrides (credited)
Letters: Paul Mavrides (credited); typeset

Characters: The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers: Freewheelin' Franklin Freek; Fat Freddy Freekowtski; Phineas T. Phreak
Fat Freddy's Cat; Zippy the Pinhead

Indexer Notes

Text article interview from Knockabout Comic, London, England and "two jam strips done by Paul and whichever other zany cartoonist happened to be around at the time."

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Ace Backwords (credited)
Pencils: Ace Backwords (credited)
Inks: Ace Backwords (credited)
Letters: Ace Backwords (credited)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script: Larry Welz (credited)
Pencils: Larry Welz (credited)
Inks: Larry Welz (credited)
Letters: Larry Welz (credited)

Characters: Cherry Popstar

Indexer Notes

Cherry Popstar appears, un-named, in first panel only.

Zippy the Pinhead / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script: Bill Griffith (credited)
Pencils: Bill Griffith (credited)
Inks: Bill Griffith (credited)
Letters: Bill Griffith (credited)

Genre: humor; satire-parody
Characters: Zippy the Pinhead

Miami Mice / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Mark Bodé (credited)
Pencils: Mark Bodé (credited)
Inks: Mark Bodé (credited)
Letters: Mark Bodé (credited)

Genre: anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters: Miami Mice

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: R. L. Crabb (credited as Bob Crabb)
Pencils: R. L. Crabb (credited as Bob Crabb)
Inks: R. L. Crabb (credited as Bob Crabb)
Letters: R. L. Crabb (credited as Bob Crabb)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Frank Stack (credited as Foolbert Sturgeon)
Pencils: Frank Stack (credited as Foolbert Sturgeon)
Inks: Frank Stack (credited as Foolbert Sturgeon)
Letters: Frank Stack (credited as Foolbert Sturgeon)

Characters

Jesus; Dr. Feelgood; Dorman's Doggie

Reprints

in Foolbert Funnies: Histories and Other Fictions (Fantagraphics, 2015 series) (January 2015)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Joshua Quagmire (credited)
Pencils: Joshua Quagmire (credited)
Inks: Joshua Quagmire (credited)
Letters: Joshua Quagmire (credited)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Letters: typeset

Indexer Notes

List of stores that sell Rip Off Press publications.

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: Gilbert Shelton (signed)
Inks: Gilbert Shelton (signed)
Colors: ?
Letters: typeset

Indexer Notes

Image one back cover of issue.

Editing

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Series Information

Table of Contents

0. 20th Anniv. Special
1. Introduction
2. Rip Off Press 20 Years
3. Rip Off Press The Golden Era
4. The Real Story According to Fred Todd
5. Hey Kidskis, What Time Is It..??
Uncle Joe
6. Rip Off Land - Rip Off Press Looks at Itself
7. Night Shift!
8. Rip Off Comix Syndicate News
9. The Rip Off Press Private Bus
10. Another Typical Day at the Rip Off Press
11. Urban Paradise
The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers
12. Rip Off Press in the Age of Movie Money
13. It Was Twenty Years Ago Today
14. 1969
15. Magazines Called Rip Off
16. Comics Before 1969
17. The Watermelon Baby Acid Trip
18. The Conclusive Argument
19. Paul Mavrides - Fabulous Furry Collaborator
20. Twisted Image
21. Y'say It's Yer Birthday! 'Smy Birthday Tooo, Yeah!
22. Zippy Congratulates Rip-Off Press
Zippy the Pinhead
23. Reality for Da' Mice
Miami Mice
24. My Cosmic Connection with Rip Off Press
25. [no title indexed]
26. Further Adventures
27. A Message from President George
28. Where to Buy 'Em
29. Northern California's Answer to Disneyland

This issue was modified by, among others

Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
Michael Hoskin
John Pannozzi
Steven Samuels
Jim Van Dore

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Rip Off Comix #21 (Winter 1988)

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20th Anniv. Special (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Introduction (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Rip Off Press 20 Years (Table of Contents: 2)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Rip Off Press The Golden Era (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

The Real Story According to Fred Todd (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 4 pages (report information)

Hey Kidskis, What Time Is It..?? (Table of Contents: 5)

Uncle Joe / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Rip Off Land - Rip Off Press Looks at Itself (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 7 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Night Shift! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Rip Off Comix Syndicate News (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

The Rip Off Press Private Bus (Table of Contents: 9)

illustration / 0.5 page (report information)

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Another Typical Day at the Rip Off Press (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Urban Paradise (Table of Contents: 11)

The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Rip Off Press in the Age of Movie Money (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

It Was Twenty Years Ago Today (Table of Contents: 13)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

1969 (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Magazines Called Rip Off (Table of Contents: 15)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Comics Before 1969 (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

The Watermelon Baby Acid Trip (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

The Conclusive Argument (Table of Contents: 18)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Paul Mavrides - Fabulous Furry Collaborator (Table of Contents: 19)

text article / 3 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Twisted Image (Table of Contents: 20)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Y'say It's Yer Birthday! 'Smy Birthday Tooo, Yeah! (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Zippy Congratulates Rip-Off Press (Table of Contents: 22)

Zippy the Pinhead / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Reality for Da' Mice (Table of Contents: 23)

Miami Mice / comic story / 1 page (report information)

My Cosmic Connection with Rip Off Press (Table of Contents: 24)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Further Adventures (Table of Contents: 26)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

A Message from President George (Table of Contents: 27)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Where to Buy 'Em (Table of Contents: 28)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Northern California's Answer to Disneyland (Table of Contents: 29)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Rip Off Comix #21

(Winter 1988)