Aesop's Desecrated Morals (Classics Desecrated Special V2#1) #1

(1993)

The Assembly of Victimized Animals (Table of Contents)

Classics Desecrated; Aesop / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Doug Wheeler

Pencils:

Bill Messner-Loebs

Inks:

Bill Messner-Loebs

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bill Messner-Loebs

Content Information

Genre:

humor; biography; satire-parody

Characters:

Aesop

Synopsis:

The animals killed, maimed, and tortured in various Aesop's Fables take their revenge on Aesop.

Reprints:

• in Aesop's Desecrated Morals Special Ashcan Preview Edition (Rip Off Press, 1993 series) #1 (1993)
• in Classics Desecrated (NBM, 1995 series) #[nn] (1995)

Keywords:

fable

Indexer Notes

Previewed in Comics Buyer's Guide.

The Crocodiles Who Wanted a King (Table of Contents)

Classics Desecrated / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Doug Wheeler

Pencils:

Eric Vincent

Inks:

Eric Vincent

Colors:

?

Letters:

Eric Vincent

Content Information

Genre:

humor; fantasy; satire-parody

Characters:

Cronus

Reprints:

• in Aesop's Desecrated Morals Special Ashcan Preview Edition (Rip Off Press, 1993 series) #1 (1993)

Keywords:

Fable; Mythology

Indexer Notes

parody of Aesop's "The Frogs Who Wanted a King"

The Tortoise and the Hare (Table of Contents)

Classics Desecrated / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Doug Wheeler; Aesop

Pencils:

Jill Thompson

Inks:

Jill Thompson

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jill Thompson

Content Information

Genre:

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody

Reprints:

• in Aesop's Desecrated Morals Special Ashcan Preview Edition (Rip Off Press, 1993 series) #1 (1993)

Keywords:

Fable

Indexer Notes

parody of Aesop Fable of the same name

The Fox and the Swallow (Table of Contents)

Classics Desecrated / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Doug Wheeler; Aesop

Pencils:

Kelley Jones

Inks:

Kelley Jones

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; satire-parody

Reprints:

• from Cheval Noir (Dark Horse, 1989 series) #24 (November 1991)

Keywords:

fable

Indexer Notes

parody of Aesop Fable of the same name

The Musician (Table of Contents)

Classics Desecrated / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Doug Wheeler; Aesop

Pencils:

David Gatzmer

Inks:

David Gatzmer

Colors:

?

Letters:

David Gatzmer

Content Information

Genre:

humor; satire-parody

Reprints:

• in Aesop's Desecrated Morals Special Ashcan Preview Edition (Rip Off Press, 1993 series) #1 (1993)

Keywords:

Fable

Indexer Notes

parody of Aesop Fable of the same name

The Warhorse and the U.S. Postal Employee (Table of Contents)

Classics Desecrated / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Doug Wheeler

Pencils:

Kevin Atkinson

Inks:

Kevin Atkinson

Colors:

?

Letters:

Kevin Atkinson

Content Information

Genre:

humor; satire-parody

Reprints:

• in Aesop's Desecrated Morals Special Ashcan Preview Edition (Rip Off Press, 1993 series) #1 (1993)
• in Classics Desecrated (NBM, 1995 series) #[nn] (1995)

Keywords:

fable

Indexer Notes

parody of Aesop's "The Soldier and the Warhorse"

The Dog and His Bone (Table of Contents)

Classics Desecrated / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Doug Wheeler; Aesop

Pencils:

Phil Foglio

Inks:

Phil Foglio

Colors:

?

Letters:

Phil Foglio

Content Information

Genre:

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody

Reprints:

• in Aesop's Desecrated Morals Special Ashcan Preview Edition (Rip Off Press, 1993 series) #1 (1993)
• in Classics Desecrated (NBM, 1995 series) #[nn] (1995)

Keywords:

fable

Indexer Notes

parody of Aesop Fable of the same name

The Ant and the Grasshopper (Table of Contents)

Classics Desecrated / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Doug Wheeler; Aesop

Pencils:

Joe Staton

Inks:

Joe Staton

Colors:

?

Letters:

Joe Staton

Content Information

Genre:

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody

Reprints:

• in Aesop's Desecrated Morals Special Ashcan Preview Edition (Rip Off Press, 1993 series) #1 (1993)
• in Classics Desecrated (NBM, 1995 series) #[nn] (1995)

Keywords:

fable

Indexer Notes

parody of Aesop Fable of the same name. Previewed in Comics Buyer's Guide.

The Fox and the Masks (Table of Contents)

Classics Desecrated / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Doug Wheeler; Aesop

Pencils:

Ken Meyer Jr.

Inks:

Ken Meyer Jr.

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ken Meyer Jr.

Content Information

Genre:

humor; religious; satire-parody

Characters:

Pat Robertson; Donald Wildmon; Jimmy Swaggart

Reprints:

• in Aesop's Desecrated Morals Special Ashcan Preview Edition (Rip Off Press, 1993 series) #1 (1993)

Keywords:

fable

Indexer Notes

parody of Aesop Fable of the same name

The Country Rat and the Laboratory Rat (Table of Contents)

Classics Desecrated / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Doug Wheeler; Aesop

Pencils:

Delfin Barral

Inks:

Delfin Barral

Colors:

?

Letters:

Delfin Barral

Content Information

Genre:

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody

Reprints:

• in Aesop's Desecrated Morals Special Ashcan Preview Edition (Rip Off Press, 1993 series) #1 (1993)

Keywords:

fable

Indexer Notes

parody of Aesop's "The Country Rat and the City Rat"

About the Author (Aesop) (Table of Contents)

Classics Desecrated; Aesop / text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Doug Wheeler

Pencils:

Charles Vess

Inks:

Charles Vess

Colors:

?

Letters:

Kathe Todd

Content Information

Genre:

humor; biography; satire-parody

Characters:

Aesop

Synopsis:

False biography of Aesop

Reprints:

• in Aesop's Desecrated Morals Special Ashcan Preview Edition (Rip Off Press, 1993 series) #1 (1993)
• in Classics Desecrated (NBM, 1995 series) #[nn] (1995)

Keywords:

fable

The Wolf Who Cried Sheep (Table of Contents)

Classics Desecrated / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Doug Wheeler; Aesop

Pencils:

Linda Medley

Inks:

Linda Medley

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody

Reprints:

• from Cheval Noir (Dark Horse, 1989 series) #44 (July 1993)

Keywords:

fable

Indexer Notes

parody of Aesop's "The Boy Who Cried 'Wolf!' "

The Dogs and the Hides (Table of Contents)

Classics Desecrated / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Doug Wheeler; Aesop

Pencils:

Earl Geier

Inks:

Earl Geier

Colors:

?

Letters:

Earl Geier

Content Information

Genre:

humor; satire-parody

Reprints:

• in Aesop's Desecrated Morals Special Ashcan Preview Edition (Rip Off Press, 1993 series) #1 (1993)

Keywords:

fable

Indexer Notes

parody of Aesop Fable of the same name

The NRA in Sheep's Clothing (Table of Contents)

Classics Desecrated / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Doug Wheeler

Pencils:

Mark Badger

Inks:

Mark Badger

Colors:

?

Letters:

Mark Badger

Content Information

Genre:

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody

Characters:

Jesse Helms

Reprints:

• in Aesop's Desecrated Morals Special Ashcan Preview Edition (Rip Off Press, 1993 series) #1 (1993)
• in Classics Desecrated (NBM, 1995 series) #[nn] (1995)

Keywords:

fables; politics

Indexer Notes

parody of Aesop's "The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing"

The Mouse and the Lion (Table of Contents)

Classics Desecrated / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Doug Wheeler; Aesop

Pencils:

Batton Lash

Inks:

Batton Lash

Colors:

?

Letters:

Batton Lash

Content Information

Genre:

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody

Reprints:

• in Aesop's Desecrated Morals Special Ashcan Preview Edition (Rip Off Press, 1993 series) #1 (1993)

Keywords:

fable

Indexer Notes

parody of Aesop Fable of the same name

The Elephant and Aphrodite (Table of Contents)

Classics Desecrated / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Doug Wheeler; Aesop

Pencils:

Rick Geary

Inks:

Rick Geary

Colors:

?

Letters:

Rick Geary; Molly Kiely

Content Information

Genre:

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody

Reprints:

• in Aesop's Desecrated Morals Special Ashcan Preview Edition (Rip Off Press, 1993 series) #1 (1993)
• in Classics Desecrated (NBM, 1995 series) #[nn] (1995)

Keywords:

fable

Indexer Notes

Parody of Aesop's "Aphrodite and the Weasel." Previewed in Comics Buyer's Guide.

The Exploding Frogs (Table of Contents)

Classics Desecrated / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Doug Wheeler; Aesop

Pencils:

Bill Koeb

Inks:

Bill Koeb

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bill Koeb

Content Information

Genre:

humor; satire-parody

Reprints:

• in Aesop's Desecrated Morals Special Ashcan Preview Edition (Rip Off Press, 1993 series) #1 (1993)

Indexer Notes

parody of Aesop's "The Frogs at War"

The Pet Store and the Chinese Restaurant (Table of Contents)

Classics Desecrated / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Doug Wheeler; Aesop

Pencils:

Bernie Mireault

Inks:

Bernie Mireault

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bernie Mireault

Content Information

Genre:

humor; satire-parody

Reprints:

• in Aesop's Desecrated Morals Special Ashcan Preview Edition (Rip Off Press, 1993 series) #1 (1993)

Keywords:

fable

Indexer Notes

parody of Aesop's "The Dogs in Winter"

The Frog and the Snake (Table of Contents)

Classics Desecrated / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Doug Wheeler

Pencils:

Gray Morrow

Inks:

Gray Morrow

Colors:

?

Letters:

Gray Morrow; Molly Kiely

Content Information

Genre:

humor; satire-parody

Reprints:

• in Aesop's Desecrated Morals Special Ashcan Preview Edition (Rip Off Press, 1993 series) #1 (1993)
• in Classics Desecrated (NBM, 1995 series) #[nn] (1995)

Keywords:

fable; fairy tales

Indexer Notes

parody of Aesop Fable of the same name

The North Wind and the Sun (Table of Contents)

Classics Desecrated / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Doug Wheeler; Aesop

Pencils:

Matt Howarth

Inks:

Matt Howarth

Colors:

?

Letters:

Matt Howarth

Content Information

Genre:

humor; satire-parody

Reprints:

• in Aesop's Desecrated Morals Special Ashcan Preview Edition (Rip Off Press, 1993 series) #1 (1993)
• in Classics Desecrated (NBM, 1995 series) #[nn] (1995)

Keywords:

fable

Indexer Notes

parody of Aesop Fable of the same name

The Hares and Dr. Kevorkian (Table of Contents)

Classics Desecrated; Dr. Kevorkian / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Doug Wheeler

Pencils:

Shannon Wheeler

Inks:

Shannon Wheeler

Colors:

?

Letters:

Shannon Wheeler

Content Information

Genre:

humor; satire-parody

Characters:

Dr. Kevorkian

Reprints:

• in Aesop's Desecrated Morals Special Ashcan Preview Edition (Rip Off Press, 1993 series) #1 (1993)
• in Classics Desecrated (NBM, 1995 series) #[nn] (1995)
• in NBM Sampler (NBM, 1996 series) #[nn] (1996)

Keywords:

fable

Indexer Notes

parody of Aesop's "The Frogs in Despair"

The Ant and the Dove (Table of Contents)

Classics Desecrated / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Doug Wheeler; Aesop

Pencils:

Tom Yeates

Inks:

Tom Yeates

Colors:

?

Letters:

Tom Yeates; Molly Kiely

Content Information

Genre:

humor; satire-parody

Reprints:

• in Aesop's Desecrated Morals Special Ashcan Preview Edition (Rip Off Press, 1993 series) #1 (1993)
• in Classics Desecrated (NBM, 1995 series) #[nn] (1995)

Keywords:

fable

Indexer Notes

Parody of Aesop's "The Grasshopper and the Swallow." Previewed in Comics Buyer's Guide.

The Boastful Wick (Table of Contents)

Classics Desecrated / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Doug Wheeler; Aesop

Pencils:

Mark Lester

Inks:

Ken Lester

Colors:

?

Letters:

Mark Lester; Ken Lester

Content Information

Genre:

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody

Reprints:

• in Aesop's Desecrated Morals Special Ashcan Preview Edition (Rip Off Press, 1993 series) #1 (1993)

Keywords:

fable

Indexer Notes

parody of Aesop Fable of the same name; Mark & Ken Lester's 1st nationally-distributed work.

The Crow and the Pitcher (Table of Contents)

Classics Desecrated / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Doug Wheeler; Aesop; Hans Christian Andersen

Pencils:

P Craig Russell

Inks:

P Craig Russell

Colors:

?

Letters:

P Craig Russell; Molly Kiely

Content Information

Genre:

humor; satire-parody

Characters:

Little Dutch Boy

Reprints:

• in Aesop's Desecrated Morals Special Ashcan Preview Edition (Rip Off Press, 1993 series) #1 (1993)
• in Classics Desecrated (NBM, 1995 series) #[nn] (1995)

Keywords:

fable; fairy tales

Indexer Notes

Parody of Aesop Fable of the same name. Previewed in Comics Buyer's Guide.

The Country Maid and Her Comics Collection (Table of Contents)

Classics Desecrated / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Doug Wheeler

Pencils:

Steve Smith

Inks:

Steve Smith

Colors:

?

Letters:

Steve Smith

Content Information

Genre:

humor; satire-parody

Characters:

Donald Trump

Reprints:

• in Aesop's Desecrated Morals Special Ashcan Preview Edition (Rip Off Press, 1993 series) #1 (1993)

Keywords:

fable

Indexer Notes

Parody of Aesop's "The Country Maid"; printed in color (on back cover). Previewed in Comics Buyer's Guide in black & white.