Weirdo #4

(February 1982)

Those In Power Send Us To Hell (Table of Contents: 1)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dennis Worden (signed as D. Worden)

Inks

Dennis Worden (signed as D. Worden)

Letters

Dennis Worden (signed as D. Worden)

Genre

humor

Null In the Family (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dennis Worden (signed as D. Worden)

Pencils

Dennis Worden (signed as D. Worden)

Inks

Dennis Worden (signed as D. Worden)

Letters

Dennis Worden (signed as D. Worden)

Genre

humor

Characters

Bulk; Noboy; Mrs. Blair

Synopsis

Bulk stops Noboy from being beat up and then takes him to his mom.

Weirdo's Advice to the Lovelorn (Table of Contents: 3)

Weirdo's Advice to the Lovelorn / letters page / 0.3 page (report information)

Script

Terry Zwigoff (credited as Prof. T. E. Zwigoff)

Letters

?

Characters

Prof. T. E. Zwigoff (photo of Terry Zwigoff)

Indexer Notes

Letters from Juan Baptiste, Rev. Waldo T. Tupper and "Barry Manilow."

Weirdo number 4 (Table of Contents: 4)

letters page / 0.7 page (report information)

Script

Robert Crumb (credited as R. Crumb)

Pencils

Robert Crumb (credited as R. Crumb)

Inks

Robert Crumb (credited as R. Crumb)

Letters

Robert Crumb (credited as R. Crumb)

Reprints

• in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #14 - The Early '80s & Weirdo Magazine (April 2000) [Letters page logo only]

Indexer Notes

Letters from Dale Lee Coovert (Trotwood, OH), Steve Edgell (London, UK), Joel Weinstein (Portland, OR), Larry Windham, Alfred Bergdoll (NY, NY), David T. Pudelwitts (Provincetown, Mass) (includes a small illustration), Gary Panter and Richard Boyle (Sandiacre, Nottingham, UK).

The Unfaithful Husband and La Malisima Tentadora (Table of Contents: 5)

photo story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Aline Kominsky-Crumb (credited) (story idea); Robert Crumb (credited as R. Crumb); Erna Burger (credited)

Pencils

Gregg Gannon (credited as "Stomp" Ganos) (photographs)

Inks

Gregg Gannon (credited as "Stomp" Ganos) (photographs)

Letters

Robert Crumb

Genre

humor

Characters

Bob (photo of Robert Crumb); La Buncharoni (photo of Aline Kominsky-Crumb); Rosita (photo of Ernita Burgoa)

Synopsis

Bob is tempted by the housekeeper.

Reprints

• in Crumb Family Comics (Last Gasp, 1998 series) (1998) [first page only]
• in Need More Love A Graphic Memoir (MQ Publications, 2007 series) (2007)
• in R. Crumb The Weirdo Years: 1981-'93 (Last Gasp, 2013 series) (2013)

The Nude Photography Class (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Dori Seda (signed)

Pencils

Dori Seda (signed)

Inks

Dori Seda (signed)

Letters

Dori Seda (signed)

Genre

humor

Synopsis

The photography class model arrives worse for wear.

Reprints

• in Dori Stories (Last Gasp, 1999 series) (1999)

Excerpts from the Sketchbooks of Robert Armstrong (Table of Contents: 7)

illustration / 4 pages (report information)

Pencils

Robert Armstrong (signed)

Inks

Robert Armstrong (signed)

Letters

Robert Armstrong (signed); Robert Crumb ? (title logo)

Indexer Notes

Several dozen small illustrations.

Tor Johnson At Home (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Drew Friedman (credited)

Pencils

Drew Friedman (credited)

Inks

Drew Friedman (credited)

Letters

Drew Friedman (credited)

Genre

humor

Characters

Tor Johnson

Synopsis

Tor at home.

Reprints

• in High Times Magazine (Trans-High Corporation, 1974 series) #91 (March 1983)
• in Any Similarity to Persons Living or Dead Is Purely Coincidental (Fantagraphics, 1985 series) #[nn] [First Printing] (November 1985)
• in Any Similarity to Persons Living or Dead Is Purely Coincidental (Fantagraphics, 1986 series) (July 1986)
• in Any Similarity to Persons Living or Dead Is Purely Coincidental (Fantagraphics, 1985 series) #[nn] [3rd & 4th printings] (September 1986)
• in Any Similarity to Persons Living or Dead Is Purely Coincidental: An Anthology of Comic Art 1979-1985 (Fantagraphics, 2012 series) (February 2012)

The Day Chet Huntley Died (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Drew Friedman (credited)

Pencils

Drew Friedman (credited)

Inks

Drew Friedman (credited)

Letters

Drew Friedman (credited)

Genre

humor

Characters

Farmer; Edna; Ed; Ed's Father; Ed's Mother; Louie

Synopsis

Reactions to the death of Chet Huntley.

Reprints

• in Any Similarity to Persons Living or Dead Is Purely Coincidental (Fantagraphics, 1985 series) #[nn] [First Printing] (November 1985)
• in Any Similarity to Persons Living or Dead Is Purely Coincidental (Fantagraphics, 1986 series) (July 1986)
• in Any Similarity to Persons Living or Dead Is Purely Coincidental (Fantagraphics, 1985 series) #[nn] [3rd & 4th printings] (September 1986)
• in Any Similarity to Persons Living or Dead Is Purely Coincidental: An Anthology of Comic Art 1979-1985 (Fantagraphics, 2012 series) (February 2012)

Depressed Dora Comics (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Elinore Norflus (signed)

Pencils

Elinore Norflus (signed)

Inks

Elinore Norflus (signed)

Letters

Elinore Norflus (signed)

Genre

humor

Characters

Depressed Dora

Synopsis

Depressed Dora needs to talk with someone.

Reprints

• in An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons and True Stories (Yale University Press, 2006 series) #2 ([October 21] 2008)

Beauty and the Pest (Table of Contents: 11)

photo story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Crumb ?

Pencils

? (photo)

Inks

? (photo)

Letters

Robert Crumb

Genre

humor

Characters

The Beauty (photo of Roberta Burger); The Pest (photo of Robert Armstrong)

Synopsis

A practical joker on a date

The Return of the Pet Penis (Table of Contents: 12)

Peter the Penis / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Terry Boyce (signed)

Pencils

Terry Boyce (signed)

Inks

Terry Boyce (signed)

Letters

Terry Boyce (signed)

Genre

humor

Characters

Peter the Penis

Synopsis

The pet penis returns in a poor state.

Inside 'Bob' Cult's Dallas Pow Wow (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Jay Kinney (credited)

Pencils

Jay Kinney (credited) (photos)

Inks

Jay Kinney (credited) (photos)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Rev. Ivan Stang (photo); Rev. Myer (photo); Rev. Sterno Keckhaver (photo); Rev. Janor Hypercleats (photo)

Synopsis

Feature about the First Annual World Subgenius Convention, held in Dallas, Texas.

The Disappearance of Mr. Teeth (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Kaz Prapuolenis (signed as Kaz)

Pencils

Kaz Prapuolenis (signed as Kaz)

Inks

Kaz Prapuolenis (signed as Kaz)

Letters

Kaz Prapuolenis (signed as Kaz)

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Mr. Teeth; Gummy

Synopsis

The disappearance of Mr Teeth isn't the tragedy it might have been

Reprints

• in Buzzbomb (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) (December 1987)

Big Broadcast Of 1936 (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Kaz Prapuolenis (signed as Kaz)

Pencils

Kaz Prapuolenis (signed as Kaz)

Inks

Kaz Prapuolenis (signed as Kaz)

Letters

Kaz Prapuolenis (signed as Kaz)

Genre

humor

Characters

Migmotto; Nauseana

Synopsis

Why did Mig drop his son down the chimney?

Reprints

• in El Víbora (Ediciones La Cúpula, 1979 series) #66

Liddle Brown Rahdin' Hood (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Tom Bertino (signed)

Pencils

Tom Bertino (signed)

Inks

Tom Bertino (signed)

Letters

Tom Bertino (signed)

Genre

humor

Characters

Brown Rahdin' Hood; Granny Hood; The Wolf; Jellyroll

Synopsis

Satire on white folks stereotypical view of black folk.

I Remember the Sixties (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Crumb (credited as R. Crumb)

Pencils

Robert Crumb (credited as R. Crumb)

Inks

Robert Crumb (credited as R. Crumb)

Letters

Robert Crumb (credited as R. Crumb)

Genre

biography

Characters

Robert Crumb; Li'l Pig; Young Girl; Ellie; Mom; Dad; Gingerbread Princess; Hungry Wolf; Demon Called Paranoia; Jesus Freak; Hare Krishna; Good Natured Slob; Centaurs

Synopsis

Crumb's recollections of the 1960s.

Reprints

• in El Víbora (Ediciones La Cúpula, 1979 series) #64 [como Recordando los 60]
• in High Times Magazine (Trans-High Corporation, 1974 series) #94 (June 1983)
• in Epix (Epix, 1984 series) #5/1984 ([september] 1984)
• in Obras Completas Crumb (Ediciones La Cúpula, 1985 ? series) #1 - Mis problemas con las mujeres (Octubre 1985)
• in Tegn (Tegn, 1986 series) #3/1989 (1989)
• in Crumb (Oog & Blik, 1992 series) (april 1992)
• in The R. Crumb Coffee Table Art Book (Little, Brown, 1997 series) (1997)
• in Crumb Family Comics (Last Gasp, 1998 series) (1998)
• in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #14 - The Early '80s & Weirdo Magazine (April 2000)
• in The New Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Stories: From Crumb to Clowes (Smithsonian Institution / New College Press, 2004 series) (2004)
• in Mes Problèmes avec les femmes (Cornélius, 2007 series) (août 2007)
• in R. Crumb The Weirdo Years: 1981-'93 (Last Gasp, 2013 series) (2013)
• in Mein Ärger mit den Frauen (Reprodukt, 2013 series) (Juni 2013)

Keywords

autobiography

Berserkeley Blues (Table of Contents: 18)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

B. N. Duncan (credited)

Pencils

B. N. Duncan (credited)

Inks

B. N. Duncan (credited)

Letters

B. N. Duncan (credited)

Genre

humor

Characters

Janet

Synopsis

Conversation with an ashtray seller.

[Wanted for Blowing His Mind in Public] (Table of Contents: 19)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

B. N. Duncan (signed as B. N. D.)

Pencils

? (photo)

Inks

? (photo)

Letters

B. N. Duncan (signed as B. N. D.)

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Characters

I. I. I. Nomore

Synopsis

A mock-wanted poster.

Indexer Notes

Mostly text with a small photo. Back cover.