Zap Comix #15

(2005)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Paul Mavrides

Inks:

Paul Mavrides

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Illustration is made of 54 evenly spaced squares depicting different skull drawings, ranging from solidly realistic to "Hello Kitty" style.

Indexer Notes

Indicia notes at bottom

Jesus Fucking Christ! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Mavrides

Pencils:

Paul Mavrides

Inks:

Paul Mavrides

Letters:

Paul Mavrides

Content Information

Genre:

Adult

Synopsis:

A bunch of swirling shapes swear at each other.

Walkin' the Streets (Table of Contents)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]

Pencils:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]

Inks:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]

Letters:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]

Content Information

Genre:

Autobiography

Characters:

Robert Crumb; Charles Crumb Sr. (father); Charles Crumb Jr.; Martha Wheatley; Reverend Freeman; Tom Freeman; Viola Jackson; Beatrice Crumb (mother); Marty Pahls

Synopsis:

Crumb talks about his youthful alienation and insecurities, the huge pull his brother Charles had on him and the various dysfunctions of other family members.

Reprinted:

• in Best American Comics 2006, The (Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006 Series) #[nn]

["The Checkered Demon drinks with his rotting zombie buddy"] (Table of Contents)

Checkered Demon / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

S. Clay Wilson (signed)

Pencils:

S. Clay Wilson (signed)

Inks:

S. Clay Wilson (signed)

Letters:

S. Clay Wilson (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

Adult

Characters:

Checkered Demon

Indexer Notes

Signed and dated 2004. Dedicated "For: Micah"

Circle of Jerks (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed); Spain Rodriguez [as Spain] (signed); Paul Mavrides; Victor Moscoso [as Moscoso] (signed); S. Clay Wilson; Gilbert Shelton; Robert Williams [as Robt. Williams] (signed)

Pencils:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed); Spain Rodriguez [as Spain] (signed); Paul Mavrides; Victor Moscoso [as Moscoso] (signed); S. Clay Wilson; Gilbert Shelton; Robert Williams [as Robt. Williams] (signed)

Inks:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed); Spain Rodriguez [as Spain] (signed); Paul Mavrides; Victor Moscoso [as Moscoso] (signed); S. Clay Wilson; Gilbert Shelton; Robert Williams [as Robt. Williams] (signed)

Letters:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed); Spain Rodriguez [as Spain] (signed); Paul Mavrides; Victor Moscoso [as Moscoso] (signed); S. Clay Wilson; Gilbert Shelton; Robert Williams [as Robt. Williams] (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

Adult; Satire

Characters:

Robert Crumb; Spain Rodriguez; Paul Mavrides; Victor Moscoso; S. Clay Wilson; Gilbert Shelton; Robert Williams; Susie Bright [cameo]

Synopsis:

A more overtly political jam strip this time out with the usual random occurences interlaced with commentary about the "War on Terror."

Blobman the Magician (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Victor Moscoso [as Moscoso] (signed)

Inks:

Victor Moscoso [as Moscoso] (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

Humor

Characters:

Blobman the Magician

Synopsis:

Blobman does some magic tricks.

["There goes the neighborhood..."] (Table of Contents)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

S. Clay Wilson (signed)

Pencils:

S. Clay Wilson (signed)

Inks:

S. Clay Wilson (signed)

Letters:

S. Clay Wilson (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

Adult

Synopsis:

Another absolutely jam packed Wilson illustration.

Indexer Notes

Signed and dated January, 2001. Dedicated "For: Tom Powell"

["On a far flung island, Captain Pissgums watches television; while slave girls in revolt"] (Table of Contents)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

S. Clay Wilson (signed)

Inks:

S. Clay Wilson (signed)

Letters:

S. Clay Wilson (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

Adult

Characters:

Captain Pissgums

Synopsis:

A jam packed battle scene.

Indexer Notes

Signed and dated June, 2001. Dedicated "For John Kelly"

Shithead meets the Stinky Girls (Table of Contents)

Shithead / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

S. Clay Wilson

Pencils:

S. Clay Wilson

Inks:

S. Clay Wilson

Letters:

S. Clay Wilson

Content Information

Genre:

Adult

Characters:

Shithead; The Stinky Girls

Synopsis:

Shithead goes to a pub and gets into trouble after meeting the Stinky Girls.

Indexer Notes

Dated 2004. Dedicated "For Vince 'N' Ginger"

Dante's Inferno (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Victor Moscoso [as Moscoso] (signed)

Pencils:

Victor Moscoso [as Moscoso] (signed)

Inks:

Victor Moscoso [as Moscoso] (signed)

Letters:

Victor Moscoso [as Moscoso] (signed)

Content Information

Synopsis:

As always, Moscoso uses a series of non sequiturs in a collage of figures from Gustave Doré and what appears to be communist Chinese comics.

["Some of the "little people" frolic through the enchanted forest of beautiful women"] (Table of Contents)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

S. Clay Wilson (signed)

Pencils:

S. Clay Wilson (signed)

Inks:

S. Clay Wilson (signed)

Letters:

S. Clay Wilson (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

Adult

Characters:

Checkered Demon

Synopsis:

An illustration of several nude women towering over extremely short males.

Indexer Notes

Signed and dated November 2001. Dedicated "For Jim Mitchell"

Dante and the River of Lethe (Table of Contents)

Topsy Turvy Comix / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Victor Moscoso [as Moscoso] (signed)

Pencils:

Victor Moscoso [as Moscoso] (signed)

Inks:

Victor Moscoso [as Moscoso] (signed)

Letters:

Victor Moscoso [as Moscoso] (signed)

Content Information

Synopsis:

Moscoso's figures spout a series of non-sequiturs in front of a Gustave Doré backdrop.

Indexer Notes

The story flips over halfway through. It can be read from either side.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Gilbert Shelton (signed)

Inks:

Gilbert Shelton (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Gilbert Shelton (signed)

Content Information

Characters:

Wonder Wart-Hog

["Fascination It's the game of life"] (Table of Contents)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Spain Rodriguez [as Spain] (signed)

Pencils:

Spain Rodriguez [as Spain] (signed)

Inks:

Spain Rodriguez [as Spain] (signed)

Letters:

Spain Rodriguez [as Spain] (signed)

Content Information

Synopsis:

A street scene illustration

"The Wart-Hog That Came In from the Cold" (Table of Contents)

Wonder Wart-Hog / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gilbert Shelton

Pencils:

Gilbert Shelton

Inks:

Gilbert Shelton

Letters:

Gilbert Shelton

Content Information

Genre:

Humor

Characters:

Wonder Wart-Hog; Philbert Desanex; The Boss; Dr. Fischköder

Synopsis:

Philbert is fired right before he asks his boss for a raise. To make matters worse, he has lost the ability to bring out Wonder Wart-Hog.

Reprinted:

• in Best American Comics 2006, The (Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006 Series) #[nn]

Mickey's Meatwagon (Table of Contents)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Spain Rodriguez [as Spain] (signed)

Pencils:

Spain Rodriguez [as Spain] (signed)

Inks:

Spain Rodriguez [as Spain] (signed)

Letters:

Spain Rodriguez [as Spain] (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

Autobiography

Characters:

Mickey; Butch Prantwurst; Jack; Spider; Wayne

Synopsis:

The Road Vultures go to a beach party hosted by Butch in Canada.