Weirdo #27

(Spring 1990)

Profile of Saints (Table of Contents)

Jesus' Critters / comic story / 0.34 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

David Carrino [as D. Carrino]

Pencils:

Peter Bagge [as P. Bagge]

Inks:

Peter Bagge [as P. Bagge]

Letters:

Peter Bagge [as P. Bagge]

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Saint Lana; Saint Tiffany

Synopsis:

The joys of catholicism

Reprints:

• in Martini Baton! (Fantagraphics, 1994 series) #[nn] (May 1994)

More Catholic School Critters (Table of Contents)

Jesus' Critters / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

David Carrino [as D. Carrino]

Pencils:

Peter Bagge [as P. Bagge]

Inks:

Peter Bagge [as P. Bagge]

Letters:

Peter Bagge [as P. Bagge]

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Catholic School Critter; Public School Critter; Tempted Critter

Reprints:

• in Martini Baton! (Fantagraphics, 1994 series) #[nn] (May 1994)

A Stupid Misunderstanding Between Two Critters (Table of Contents)

Jesus' Critters / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

David Carrino [as D. Carrino]

Pencils:

Peter Bagge [as P. Bagge]

Inks:

Peter Bagge [as P. Bagge]

Letters:

Peter Bagge [as P. Bagge]

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Reprints:

• in Martini Baton! (Fantagraphics, 1994 series) #[nn] (May 1994)

Catholic School Critters Conversation: (Table of Contents)

Jesus' Critters / comic story / 0.34 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

David Carrino [as D. Carrino]

Pencils:

Peter Bagge [as P. Bagge]

Inks:

Peter Bagge [as P. Bagge]

Letters:

Peter Bagge [as P. Bagge]

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Reprints:

• in Martini Baton! (Fantagraphics, 1994 series) #[nn] (May 1994)

["My mom says : watch out for bad influences at bible school!"] (Table of Contents)

Jesus' Critters / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

David Carrino [as D. Carrino]

Pencils:

Peter Bagge [as P. Bagge]

Inks:

Peter Bagge [as P. Bagge]

Letters:

Peter Bagge [as P. Bagge]

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Reprints:

• in Martini Baton! (Fantagraphics, 1994 series) #[nn] (May 1994)

Grandma and Aunt Vicky Have a Debate: (Table of Contents)

Jesus' Critters / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

David Carrino [as D. Carrino]

Pencils:

Peter Bagge [as P. Bagge]

Inks:

Peter Bagge [as P. Bagge]

Letters:

Peter Bagge [as P. Bagge]

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Grandma; Aunt Vicky

Reprints:

• in Martini Baton! (Fantagraphics, 1994 series) #[nn] (May 1994)

A Word to the Wise (Table of Contents)

Harvey Sez / text article / 0.55 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Pekar

Letters:

Harvey Pekar ?

Indexer Notes

Harvey praises Terry Laban's "Unsupervised Existence," Daniel Clowes' "Eightball" and Chester Brown's "Ed the Happy Clown." A Kominsky-Crumb masthead illustration is included.

The Kiss Off Issue of Weirdo (Table of Contents)

letters page / 1.41 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Aline Kominsky-Crumb

Pencils:

Aline Kominsky-Crumb

Inks:

Aline Kominsky-Crumb

Letters:

Aline Kominsky-Crumb

Content Information

Characters:

Aline Kominsky-Crumb

Indexer Notes

A Kominsky-Crumb editorial, spot illustration and masthead logo are accompanied by letters from "A Fan in Sacto;" Sandee Bass (Sacto., Calif.); Britt Ivie (Austin, Texas); Jazon Royle (Kansas City, MO); Joe Robertson (Bethesda, MD); Beth Lewis (Burke, VA); Kun Kim (Bayville, N.Y.); Brett List (Scarborough, Ontario).

Put a Bag on it!! (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.04 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Crumb

Letters:

Robert Crumb

Indexer Notes

A tiny ad for back issues of Weirdo.

Little Up-Chux (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

James MacArthur

Pencils:

James MacArthur

Inks:

James MacArthur

Letters:

James MacArthur

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Up-Chuck; Sonja; Bully

Synopsis:

Up-Chux can throw up spontaneously

Indexer Notes

Three one-tier strips titled "The News with Up-Chuck," "Have My Lunch" and "Rejected Meat." Gross.

Tales from the Broom Factory (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Matt

Pencils:

Joe Matt

Inks:

Joe Matt

Letters:

Joe Matt

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Characters:

Joe Matt; The Foreman; Ernie

Synopsis:

Recollections of a summer job in the broom factory

Reprints:

• in Peepshow: The Cartoon Diary of Joe Matt (Kitchen Sink Press, 1992 series) #[nn]

Keywords:

autobiography

["Comfortable in his alienation, Doggo spends another leisurely evening wallowing..."] (Table of Contents)

Mode O'Day / comic story / 11 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:

humor

Characters:

Mode O'Day; Doggo; Darlene; Roger; Melanie; Mara; Jean-Luc

Synopsis:

Mode is persuaded to become a partner in a new restaurant.

Reprints:

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

Refreshment With Alfonse (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

B.N. Duncan [as Bruce N. Duncan]

Pencils:

B.N. Duncan [as Bruce N. Duncan]

Inks:

B.N. Duncan [as Bruce N. Duncan]

Letters:

B.N. Duncan [as Bruce N. Duncan]

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Characters:

B.N. Duncan [Bruce]; Alfonse

Synopsis:

The price of free coffee.

Keywords:

autobiography

Shrink Shopping (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Garret Gaston

Pencils:

Garret Gaston

Inks:

Garret Gaston

Letters:

Garret Gaston

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

How to find the ideal psychiatrist

The Prince and the Art Girl (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Carol Lay

Pencils:

Carol Lay

Inks:

Carol Lay

Letters:

Carol Lay

Content Information

Genre:

humor; biography

Characters:

Carol Lay; Bozaina; Arabian Prince; Audri; Chris

Synopsis:

Carol is wooed by a prince.

Reprints:

• in Twisted Sisters: A Collection of Bad Girl Art (Penguin, 1991 series) #[nn] (1991)

Keywords:

autobiography

["Hmmm... it stopped working."] (Table of Contents)

Brewery Fun! / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

J. Long ?; S. Sereda ?

Pencils:

J. Long ?; S. Sereda ?

Inks:

J. Long ?; S. Sereda ?

Letters:

J. Long ?; S. Sereda ?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jack; The Boss; Doc

Synopsis:

Jack's boss is fried.

["This is really against my better judgement, but I'm sending you two to deliver some beer"] (Table of Contents)

Brewery Fun! / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

J. Long ?; S. Sereda ?

Pencils:

J. Long ?; S. Sereda ?

Inks:

J. Long ?; S. Sereda ?

Letters:

J. Long ?; S. Sereda ?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Bill; Dick; The Boss

Synopsis:

Bill and Dick have to deliver a truckload of beer.

Ma Tête est une Boite (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Julie Doucet

Pencils:

Julie Doucet

Inks:

Julie Doucet

Letters:

Julie Doucet

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Julie Doucet

Synopsis:

Julie finds some boxes on the way home from work

Indexer Notes

Title translates as My Head Is A Box. Redone as "Poor Me!" in Dirty Plotte #7 according to the letters page in that issue.

Nuts to a Plank! (Table of Contents)

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:

humor

Characters:

Bruce; Duncan

Synopsis:

A piercing studio offers to nail testicles to a plank.

Texas Characters (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Penny Moran Van Horn [as Penny Moran]

Pencils:

Penny Moran Van Horn [as Penny Moran]

Inks:

Penny Moran Van Horn [as Penny Moran]

Letters:

Penny Moran Van Horn [as Penny Moran]

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Characters:

Penny Moran Van Horn; Miz Flack

Synopsis:

Recollections of a co-worker.

Reprints:

• in Twisted Sisters: A Collection of Bad Girl Art (Penguin, 1991 series) #[nn] (1991)
• in Recipe for Disaster and Other Stories (Fantagraphics, 1998 series) #[nn] (October 1998)

Keywords:

autobiography

Report from the Disaster Scene (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Lloyd Dangle

Pencils:

Lloyd Dangle

Inks:

Lloyd Dangle

Letters:

Lloyd Dangle

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Characters:

Lloyd Dangle; Lucille; Rudy Jarvis; Dr. Braunswager; Soo Lynn

Synopsis:

Lloyd's prelude to the 1989 San Francisco earthquake.

Reprints:

• in Dangle (Drawn & Quarterly, 1993 series) #1 (Spring 1993)

Keywords:

autobiography

True Butcher Stories (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Lindsay Arnold [as Linzee R. Nold]

Pencils:

Lindsay Arnold [as Linzee R. Nold]

Inks:

Lindsay Arnold [as Linzee R. Nold]

Letters:

Lindsay Arnold [as Linzee R. Nold]

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Lindsay Arnold; Mad Al; Bruce; Bruce The Butcher

Synopsis:

Stories about Tasmanian butchers.

["Here we are"] (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Julie Doucet

Pencils:

Julie Doucet

Inks:

Julie Doucet

Letters:

Julie Doucet

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Julie's body temperature is 140 degrees!

Reprints:

• in Twisted Sisters: A Collection of Bad Girl Art (Penguin, 1991 series) #[nn] (1991)
• in Leve Ta Jambe Mon Poisson Est Mort! [Lift Your Leg My Fish Is Dead!] (Drawn & Quarterly, 1993 series) #[nn] (October 1993)

Indexer Notes

In "Twisted Sisters" this is titled "Vive la Difference."

The Magic Necklace (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Julie Doucet; Michael Will (translated by)

Pencils:

Julie Doucet

Inks:

Julie Doucet

Letters:

Julie Doucet

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Julie Doucet; Grandma; Mother

Synopsis:

Julie traces the history of her necklace

Reprints:

• in Twisted Sisters: A Collection of Bad Girl Art (Penguin, 1991 series) #[nn] (1991)
• in Leve Ta Jambe Mon Poisson Est Mort! [Lift Your Leg My Fish Is Dead!] (Drawn & Quarterly, 1993 series) #[nn] (October 1993)

Simple and Complex (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

B.N. Duncan

Pencils:

B.N. Duncan

Inks:

B.N. Duncan

Letters:

B.N. Duncan

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Characters:

Bruce Duncan; Cindy; Julia Vinograd (photo)

Synopsis:

Musings on life and society.

Keywords:

autobiography

Indexer Notes

The story incorporates a painting by Friederike Rheinheimer and a poem by Vinograd.

The Room 1968-1970 (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dennis Worden [as D. Worden]

Pencils:

Dennis Worden [as D. Worden]

Inks:

Dennis Worden [as D. Worden]

Letters:

Dennis Worden [as D. Worden]

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Characters:

Mike; Dennis; Distraught Girl

Synopsis:

Mike's individual bedroom decoration.

Keywords:

autobiography

Merci Areevwahr Ameriker (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 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; Robert Crumb; Sophie Crumb

Synopsis:

Aline's observations about what's being left behind in the USA

Reprints:

• in Twisted Sisters: A Collection of Bad Girl Art (Penguin, 1991 series) #[nn] (1991)
• in Need More Love A Graphic Memoir (MQ Publications, 2007 series) #[nn] (2007)

Keywords:

autobiography

I Quit! (Table of Contents)

Lisa Lee / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Lisa Lee

Pencils:

T. Earl

Inks:

T. Earl

Letters:

Lisa Lee ?; T. Earl

Content Information

Characters:

Lisa Lee; T. Earl

Synopsis:

Lisa justifies walking away from her Weirdo employment. The second page includes a cartoon strip from "Dream Date Contest Winner" T. Earl.

Oh, Baby (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Art Spiegelman; Charles Burns

Pencils:

Art Spiegelman; Charles Burns

Inks:

Art Spiegelman; Charles Burns

Letters:

Art Spiegelman; Charles Burns

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

J. Pyon (color pencil)

Inks:

J. Pyon (color pencil)

Colors:

J. Pyon (color pencil)

Indexer Notes

Back cover.