Weirdo #24

(Winter 1988-1989)

American Bimbos (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mary Fleener [as California Cartoonists Soviet]

Pencils:

Mary Fleener [as California Cartoonists Soviet]

Inks:

Mary Fleener [as California Cartoonists Soviet]

Letters:

Mary Fleener [as California Cartoonists Soviet]

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

M*x, M*; Dori Seda; The Bogeyman [Rory Hayes]

A Word to the Wise (Table of Contents)

Harvey Sez / text article / 0.35 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Pekar

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

Aline Kominsky-Crumb

Content Information

Characters:

Harvey Pekar (photo)

Synopsis:

Harvey advises aspiring writers and illustrators on how to get published and questions the competence of editors and publishers.

Weirdo number 24 (Table of Contents)

letters page / 0.65 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Aline Kominsky-Crumb

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

Aline Kominsky-Crumb

Indexer Notes

A Kominsky-Crumb editorial is accompanied by letters from: George W. Webber (Sausalito, CA); John T.; Tony Engle (Springfield, OH); Ace Backwords. Also includes a tiny ad for Kim Deitch's "Corn Fed Comics."

Periodic Fantasy (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Phoebe Gloeckner

Pencils:

Phoebe Gloeckner

Inks:

Phoebe Gloeckner

Letters:

Phoebe Gloeckner

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Minnie; Mom

Synopsis:

Pre-pubescent Minnie wants to grow breasts

Reprints:

• in Twisted Sisters: A Collection of Bad Girl Art (Penguin, 1991 series) #[nn] (1991)
• in A Child's Life and Other Stories (North Atlantic Books, 1998 series) #[nn] (1998)
• in A Child's Life and Other Stories (North Atlantic Books, 2000 series) #[nn] (2000)

Daily Strip (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Griffith

Pencils:

Bill Griffith

Inks:

Bill Griffith

Letters:

Bill Griffith

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Characters:

Bill Griffith; Lady; Zippy the Pinhead; Toll Booth Operator

Synopsis:

Ahead on his syndicated strip, Bill Griffith takes a vacation.

Reprints:

• in The Best Comics of the Decade (Fantagraphics, 1990 series) #1 (June 1990)
• in From A to Zippy (Penguin, 1991 series) #[nn] (1991)

Keywords:

autobiography

The Taboo Gown (Table of Contents)

Binky Brown / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Justin Green

Pencils:

Justin Green

Inks:

Justin Green

Letters:

Justin Green

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Characters:

Binky Brown; Coach; O'Malley; Richard Burton (on-screen cameo); Victor Mature (on-screen cameo); Jean Simmons (on-screen cameo); Beulah

Synopsis:

Binky Brown sees 'The Robe'

Reprints:

• in The New Comics Anthology (Macmillan Publishing, 1991 series) #[nn] (1991)
• in Justin Green's Binky Brown Sampler (Last Gasp, 1995 series) #[nn] (1995)

Keywords:

autobiography

Gary's Birthday Present (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dori Seda; Don Donahue

Pencils:

Dori Seda; Don Donahue

Inks:

Dori Seda; Don Donahue

Letters:

Dori Seda; Don Donahue

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Characters:

Dori Seda; Don Donahue; Gary Arlington

Synopsis:

Dori and Don clean Gary's house

Reprints:

• in Dori Stories (Last Gasp, 1999 series) #[nn] (1999)

Keywords:

autobiography

Indexer Notes

Donahue wrote and drew himself in this story; Seda did the rest of it.

The Adventures of 'Wichita' the Rat Dancer (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Pencils:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Inks:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Letters:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Wichita; Dave; Judy; Rob; Bob; Stacey

Synopsis:

Soap opera with sexual content

Reprints:

• in Epix (Epix, 1984 series) #6/1990 [74] (maj 1990)
• in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #17 - Cave Wimp (July 2005)
• in Nausea (Reprodukt, 2012 series) #[nn] (2012)

Indexer Notes

Strip is a parody of Omaha The Cat Dancer

Auntie Mary Revisited (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Carol Tyler

Pencils:

Carol Tyler

Inks:

Carol Tyler

Letters:

Carol Tyler

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Characters:

Auntie Mary; Carol Tyler

Synopsis:

Auntie Mary is still a stickler for propriety

Reprints:

• in Late Bloomer (Fantagraphics, 2005 series) #[nn] (August 2005)

Keywords:

autobiography

Indexer Notes

A postscript to Tyler's strip in Weirdo #21.

Draw We Must, On... Gary's Jam (Table of Contents)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

S. Clay Wilson; Kim Deitch; Robert Crumb; Aline Kominsky-Crumb; Spain Rodriguez; Jay Kinney; Trina Robbins; Bill Griffith; Larry Todd; Paul Mavrides; Justin Green

Pencils:

S. Clay Wilson; Kim Deitch; Robert Crumb; Aline Kominsky-Crumb; Spain Rodriguez; Jay Kinney; Trina Robbins; Bill Griffith; Larry Todd; Paul Mavrides; Justin Green; Diane Noomin; Krystine Kryttre; B.N. Duncan; Sophie Crumb

Inks:

S. Clay Wilson; Kim Deitch; Robert Crumb; Aline Kominsky-Crumb; Spain Rodriguez; Jay Kinney; Trina Robbins; Bill Griffith; Larry Todd; Paul Mavrides; Justin Green; Diane Noomin; Krystine Kryttre; B.N. Duncan; Sophie Crumb

Letters:

Kim Deitch; Spain Rodriguez; Aline Kominsky-Crumb; S. Clay Wilson; Robert Crumb; Trina Robbins; Jay Kinney; Paul Mavrides; Sophie Crumb

Content Information

Characters:

Zippy the Pinhead; Aline Kominsky-Crumb; Checkered Demon; Waldo the Cat; Robert Crumb; Kim Deitch; Krystine Kryttre; B.N. Duncan; DiDi Glitz; Vulture Demonness

Reprints:

• in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #17 - Cave Wimp (July 2005)

Indexer Notes

Centrespread. Jam spread noted as having been started in 1972 and finished in 1988.

40 (Table of Contents)

The Bunch / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Aline Kominsky-Crumb

Pencils:

Aline Kominsky-Crumb

Inks:

Aline Kominsky-Crumb

Letters:

Aline Kominsky-Crumb

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Characters:

Aline Kominsky-Crumb; Arnie Kominsky; Aline's Mother [Blabette]; Dianne; Robert Crumb; Sophie Crumb

Synopsis:

Aline turns 40 and remembers a visit to a weight-reducing camp during childhood

Reprints:

• in Love That Bunch (Fantagraphics, 1990 series) #[nn] (July 1990)
• in Twisted Sisters: A Collection of Bad Girl Art (Penguin, 1991 series) #[nn] (1991)

Keywords:

autobiography

Mrs. Holla and the Magic Ring! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Kim Deitch

Pencils:

Kim Deitch

Inks:

Kim Deitch

Letters:

Kim Deitch

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Buster Braun; Bedelia; Edie Braun; Mrs. Braun; Mrs. Holla

Synopsis:

Buster has an alcoholic hallucination

Reprints:

• in All Waldo Comics (Fantagraphics, 1992 series) #[nn]

She is Sitting on a Chair, Expecting a Child (Table of Contents)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Christian Roux [as Cathy Millet] (signed)

Inks:

Christian Roux [as Cathy Millet] (signed)

Letters:

typeset

They Dance Slowly (Table of Contents)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Christian Roux [as Cathy Millet] (signed)

Inks:

Christian Roux [as Cathy Millet] (signed)

Letters:

typeset

She is Having a Bathroom (Table of Contents)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Christian Roux [as Cathy Millet] (signed)

Inks:

Christian Roux [as Cathy Millet] (signed)

Letters:

typeset

An Angel Appears to Me Every Thursday (Table of Contents)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Christian Roux [as Cathy Millet] (signed)

Inks:

Christian Roux [as Cathy Millet] (signed)

Letters:

typeset

For Brian Wilson With Love (Table of Contents)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Christian Roux [as Cathy Millet] (signed)

Inks:

Christian Roux [as Cathy Millet] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

back cover