Weirdo #7 [1st printing]
(Winter 1983)

Last Gasp, 1981 Series
< Previous Issue |
| Next Issue >
Price
2.50 USD
Pages
44
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Last Gasp
Brand
Last Gasp Eco-Funnies
ISBN
0-86719-149-X Search at WorldCat
Editing
Robert Crumb (credited as R. Crumb) (editor)

Issue Notes

1st printing: ? (2.50 USD); 2nd printing: ? (3.95 USD)
This issue has variants:

A Fine-Art Piece of Business (What Does It Mean?) (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)
Pencils
Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)
Inks
Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)
Colors
Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)
Letters
Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)

Reprints

Getting Into Weirdo (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dennis Worden (signed)
Pencils
Dennis Worden (signed)
Inks
Dennis Worden (signed)
Letters
Dennis Worden (signed)

Genre
humor
Characters
Dennis Worden
Synopsis
The trials of creating for Weirdo

Laugh Makers (Second of a Series) (Table of Contents: 2)

Laugh Makers / 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
Arthur Q. Bryan; Mantan Moreland; Dave O'Brien; Mousie Garner; El Brendel; Don Wilson; Frank Fontaine; Larry Fine
Synopsis
False biographical oddities about comedians
Reprints

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
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Prof. T. E. Zwigoff (photo of Terry Zwigoff)

Weirdo no. 7 (Table of Contents: 4)

letters page / 1.07 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb (credited as R. Crumb) (intro + replies)
Pencils
Robert Crumb (credited as R. Crumb) (masthead)
Inks
Robert Crumb (credited as R. Crumb) (masthead)
Letters
Robert Crumb (credited as R. Crumb)

Reprints

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Vlad Neerewtteur; Steve Davies (London, UK); Kay Marshall (Anchorage, Alaska); Piet Schreuders (Amsterdam, Netherlands); D. Abston (Santa Clara, CA); B. N. (Bruce) Duncan; Richard Roesburg (Northfield, NJ); Paul McGehee (San Francisco); Lonnie Somer (Englishtown, NJ)

She's No Dum Dum! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.63 page (report information)

Helen Hippo the Trippy Hippy (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Elinore Norflus (signed as E. Norflus)
Pencils
Elinore Norflus (signed as E. Norflus)
Inks
Elinore Norflus (signed as E. Norflus)
Letters
Elinore Norflus (signed as E. Norflus)

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Mr. White; Mrs. White; Helen; Steve; Psychologist
Synopsis
How Helen was transformed into a hippo.
Keywords
rape; recovery; therapy; trauma

Uncle Bob's Mid-Life Crisis (Table of Contents: 7)

Robert Crumb / comic story / 8 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
biography
Characters
Robert Crumb (as Bob); Sophie Crumb; Aline Kominsky-Crumb (as Arline); Franki; Feldkamp; Little Dutch Boy; Little Dutch Girl
Synopsis
Crumb has a mid-life crisis.
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

The Siamese Fiendlings (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Williams (signed as Robt. "Nothin's Sacred" Williams)
Pencils
Robert Williams (signed as Robt. "Nothin's Sacred" Williams)
Inks
Robert Williams (signed as Robt. "Nothin's Sacred" Williams)
Letters
Robert Williams (signed as Robt. "Nothin's Sacred" Williams)

Genre
humor
Characters
Marcus SpinkWheather; Mabus SpinkWheather; Matt Gallagher; Lois Gallagher; Tracy Gallagher; Sean Gallagher; Driver; Big Man; Police Pilot
Synopsis
Evil siamese twins run riot
Reprints
Keywords
adult

Slaves of the Comic Book Factory! (Girl Cartoonists Turned Into...) (Table of Contents: 9)

photo story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Dori Seda (credited) (story idea); Terry Boyce (credited); Robert Crumb (credited as R. Crumb)
Pencils
Terry Zwigoff (credited as T. "Stiglitz" Zwigoff) (photo)
Inks
Terry Zwigoff (credited as T. "Stiglitz" Zwigoff) (photo)
Letters
Robert Crumb

Genre
humor
Characters
Sylvia Silicosis (photo of Dori Seda); Baba Ron (photo of Ron Turner); Venus V-2; Terry Boyce ?
Synopsis
Two women want to work as artists for Last Gasp.
Reprints

Gold Is Whar' Ya Find It, Chapter 5: Nicky's Doom (Table of Contents: 10)

Axel Wazunoski King of the Highway / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jeff John (signed)
Pencils
Jeff John (signed)
Inks
Jeff John (signed)
Letters
Jeff John (signed)

Genre
humor
Characters
Axel Wazunoski; Nicky
Synopsis
Axel's truck is hijacked.

Gold Is Where You Find It, Chapter 6: The Trip (Table of Contents: 11)

Axel Wazunoski King of the Highway / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jeff John (signed)
Pencils
Jeff John (signed)
Inks
Jeff John (signed)
Letters
Jeff John (signed)

Characters
Axel Wazunoski

Gold Is Whar' Ya Find It, Chapter 7: Sapped Saps (Table of Contents: 12)

Axel Wazunoski King of the Highway / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jeff John (signed)
Pencils
Jeff John (signed)
Inks
Jeff John (signed)
Letters
Jeff John (signed)

Genre
humor
Characters
Axel Wazunoski

Gold Is Whar' Ya Find It, Chapter 8: Hijack! (Table of Contents: 13)

Axel Wazunoski King of the Highway / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jeff John (signed)
Pencils
Jeff John (signed)
Inks
Jeff John (signed)
Letters
Jeff John (signed)

Genre
humor
Characters
Axel Wazunoski; Sheriff

The Penis Pet Show (Table of Contents: 14)

Peter the Penis / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Terry Boyce (credited as T. Boyce)
Pencils
Terry Boyce (credited as T. Boyce)
Inks
Terry Boyce (credited as T. Boyce)
Letters
Terry Boyce (credited as T. Boyce)

Genre
humor
Characters
Peter the Penis; Pierre the Penis; Judge; Pal the Penis; Python the Penis
Synopsis
Peter is placed in a penis contest pet show.
Reprints

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

Trashman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Spain Rodriguez (credited as Algernon Backwash)
Pencils
Spain Rodriguez (credited as Spain)
Inks
Spain Rodriguez (credited as Spain)
Letters
Spain Rodriguez (credited as Spain)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Weather's kinda strange. Probably those experiments they're doing up north
Genre
adventure; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Trashman; Nasty Elaine; Mal-Occula; The Fatman
Synopsis
Much ado about banned chocolate
Reprints

The Life-Cycle of an Artist (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Dori Seda (credited)
Pencils
Dori Seda (credited)
Inks
Dori Seda (credited)
Letters
Dori Seda (credited)

Genre
humor
Characters
Dori Seda; Bob; Peter
Synopsis
How others see Dori
Reprints

Watch the Pork Chop Chop (Table of Contents: 17)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb (brief caption); ?
Letters
Robert Crumb (caption); typeset

Genre
humor
Synopsis
Article about girls racing with pigs
Reprints
  • from Hit Picture Pageant #1 (March 1942)

Indexer Notes

Seven photos with a brief text piece.

C.P. Grimsley (Table of Contents: 18)

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
Synopsis
How to develop breasts

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

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
Synopsis
Twelve assorted bizarre images in Kaz's unique style.

Indexer Notes

The title is shown using what appears to be Japanese characters.

More Fine Art (Table of Contents: 20)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)
Pencils
Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)
Inks
Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)
Colors
Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)
Letters
Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
Weird creatures despair
Reprints

Indexer Notes

back cover