The Best Comics of the Decade #1

(June 1990)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

credits / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Gary Panter; Drew Friedman; Kazimieras G. Prapuolenis [as Kaz]

Inks:

Gary Panter; Drew Friedman; Kazimieras G. Prapuolenis [as Kaz]

Letters:

Gil Jordan (typesetting)

Indexer Notes

title page; production credits and indicia; table of contents; small drawings from the listed artists

Introduction (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gary Groth; Kim Thompson

Pencils:

Chester Brown; Mark Marek; Jack Jackson

Inks:

Chester Brown; Mark Marek; Jack Jackson

Letters:

Gil Jordan (typesetting)

Indexer Notes

The text is accompanied by three drawings from the listed artists

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Life's a Bitch and Then You Die! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Peter Bagge

Pencils:

Peter Bagge

Inks:

Peter Bagge

Letters:

Peter Bagge

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Husband; Wife; Darleen; Alfonse; Manager

Synopsis:

A husband spends the afternoon at a mall.

Reprints:

• from Neat Stuff (Fantagraphics, 1985 series) #5 (December 1986)

The Saga of Frank Sinatra Jr. (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Josh Alan Friedman

Pencils:

Drew Friedman

Inks:

Drew Friedman

Letters:

Drew Friedman

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Frank Sinatra Jr.; Frank Sinatra; Mike Douglas; Rex Reed

Reprints:

• from National Lampoon Magazine (National Lampoon, Inc., 1970 series) #10/1985 (October 1985)

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:

humor

Characters:

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

Synopsis:

Griffith confesses his ambivalence about the mainstream's lack of interest in his strip.

Reprints:

• from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #24 (Winter 1988-1989)

How Can I Write a Story About Fashion- Now That My Toy Boy is Gone? (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Melinda Gebbie

Pencils:

Melinda Gebbie

Inks:

Melinda Gebbie

Letters:

Melinda Gebbie

Content Information

Reprints:

• from Wimmen's Comix (Renegade Press, 1987 series) #11 (April 1987)

Cynicism- A Series of Cartoons on a Philosophical Theme (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Ollswang

Pencils:

Paul Ollswang

Inks:

Paul Ollswang

Letters:

Paul Ollswang

Content Information

Genre:

history

Characters:

Antisthenes; Diogenes; Alexander the Great; Plato; Speusippos; Aristotle

Reprints:

• from Prime Cuts (Fantagraphics, 1986 series) #7 (March 1988)

Hercules Amongst the North Americans: “The Sequel” (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mark Marek

Pencils:

Mark Marek

Inks:

Mark Marek

Colors:

?

Letters:

Mark Marek

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Hercules

Synopsis:

Hercules gets hazed at a college fraternity.

Rude Interlude (Table of Contents)

Mickey Rat / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Armstrong

Pencils:

Robert Armstrong

Inks:

Robert Armstrong

Colors:

?

Letters:

Robert Armstrong

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Mickey Rat

Synopsis:

An evangelist family knocks on Mickey's door.

Reprints:

• from Mickey Rat (Last Gasp, 1980 series) #4

In Pictopia (Table of Contents)

comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Alan Moore

Pencils:

Donald Simpson; Pete Poplaski; Mike Kazaleh

Inks:

Donald Simpson; Pete Poplaski; Mike Kazaleh

Colors:

Eric Vincent

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Sammy Sleephead; Nocturno the Necromancer; Red Dimstead; South Sea Sullivan; Flexible Flynn; Old Dog Man; Kadhafy; Cactus Face

Reprints:

• from Anything Goes! (Fantagraphics, 1986 series) #2 (December 1986)

Dead Dick (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Art Spiegelman

Pencils:

Art Spiegelman

Inks:

Art Spiegelman

Colors:

?

Letters:

Art Spiegelman

Content Information

Reprints:

• from Raw (Penguin, 1989 series) #1 - Open Wounds from the Cutting Edge of Commix (1989)

Indexer Notes

“Originally published in a somewhat different form in Raw vol. 2 no. 1. Finished color version also published as a lithograph by The Print Club, 1990.”

Rapture (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Peter Kuper

Pencils:

Peter Kuper

Inks:

Peter Kuper

Letters:

Peter Kuper

Content Information

Genre:

advocacy

Characters:

Jerry Falwell

Synopsis:

An excerpt from a Falwell radio sermon is used in this anti-fundamentalist screed.

Reprints:

• from World War 3 Illustrated (World War 3 Illustrated, 1980 series) #6

Keywords:

political

[“Where's the puffed wheat?”] (Table of Contents)

Pud + Spud / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mark Newgarden

Pencils:

Mark Newgarden

Inks:

Mark Newgarden

Letters:

Mark Newgarden

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Pud; Spud

Reprints:

• from Raw (Raw Books, 1980 series) #6 (1984)

Of What Use is a Bunch? (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Aline Kominsky-Crumb

Pencils:

Aline Kominsky-Crumb

Inks:

Aline Kominsky-Crumb

Letters:

Aline Kominsky-Crumb

Content Information

Genre:

humor; biography

Characters:

The Bunch [Aline Kominsky-Crumb]; Mother; Nanny

Reprints:

• from The Bunch's Power Pak Comics (Kitchen Sink Press, 1979 series) #2 (1981)

Keywords:

autobiography

Raging Skinboy (Table of Contents)

Skinboy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

J.R. Williams

Pencils:

J.R. Williams

Inks:

J.R. Williams

Letters:

J.R. Williams

Content Information

Characters:

Skinboy

Reprints:

• from Casual Casual (Casual Casual, 1983 series) #19 (1986)

Indexer Notes

The first two pages appeared in Casual Casual. The final two pages are previously unpublished.

Chicago '68 part I (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Spain Rodriguez [as Spain]

Pencils:

Spain Rodriguez [as Spain]

Inks:

Spain Rodriguez [as Spain]

Letters:

Spain Rodriguez [as Spain]

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Characters:

Spain Rodriguez; Allen Ginsburg; Mayor [Richard J. Daley]; Jean Genet; Ed Sanders

Reprints:

• from Gates of Eden (FantaCo Enterprises, 1982 series) #1 (May 1982)

Keywords:

autobiography

Chicago '68 part II (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Spain Rodriguez [as Spain]

Pencils:

Spain Rodriguez [as Spain]

Inks:

Spain Rodriguez [as Spain]

Letters:

Spain Rodriguez [as Spain]

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Characters:

Spain Rodriguez; Jerry Rubin; Red Cross Girl

Reprints:

• from Prime Cuts (Fantagraphics, 1986 series) #6 (January 1988)

Keywords:

autobiography

The Gourmets from Planet X (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Chester Brown

Pencils:

Chester Brown

Inks:

Chester Brown

Letters:

Chester Brown

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Mama; Father; Daughter

Reprints:

• from Honk! (Fantagraphics, 1986 series) #1 (November 1986)

The Treacherous Tot (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Kazimieras G. Prapuolenis [as Kaz]

Pencils:

Kazimieras G. Prapuolenis [as Kaz]

Inks:

Kazimieras G. Prapuolenis [as Kaz]

Letters:

Kazimieras G. Prapuolenis [as Kaz]

Content Information

Characters:

Shakey Sheke; Crazy Lady; Treacherous Tot

A Night on the Town (Table of Contents)

Cerebus / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dave Sim

Pencils:

Dave Sim; Gerhard

Inks:

Dave Sim; Gerhard

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Cerebus

Synopsis:

Cerebus walks drunkenly through town. A wordless story.

Reprints:

• from Swords of Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1981 series) #6 (Fall 1984)

Th' Consumption Came to Mill's End Village (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

William Messner-Loebs

Pencils:

William Messner-Loebs

Inks:

William Messner-Loebs

Letters:

William Messner-Loebs

Content Information

Genre:

drama; historical

Characters:

Mayor

Reprints:

• from Strip AIDS U.S.A. (Last Gasp, 1988 series) #[nn] (1988)

O Canada Our Home and Native Land (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Carel Moiseiwitsch

Pencils:

Carel Moiseiwitsch

Inks:

Carel Moiseiwitsch

Letters:

Carel Moiseiwitsch

Content Information

Genre:

history

Characters:

Masumi Mitsui; Evacuation Officer

Synopsis:

The Canadian mistreatment of Japanese-Canadians during WWII is touched on in this story.

Reprints:

• from Casual Casual (Casual Casual, 1983 series) #17 (1986)

Jerry Mack (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Howard Cruse

Pencils:

Howard Cruse

Inks:

Howard Cruse

Letters:

Howard Cruse

Content Information

Genre:

drama

Characters:

Jerry Mack Wyatt; Evan Bond; Ollie Bond; Brother Riley; Shirley; Tom

Synopsis:

An incisive portrait of a minister in denial of his own homosexuality.

Reprints:

• from Gay Comix (Kitchen Sink Press, 1980 series) #2 (November 1981)

[“Right wing Republicans were out of power for fifty years.”] (Table of Contents)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jules Feiffer

Pencils:

Jules Feiffer

Inks:

Jules Feiffer

Letters:

Jules Feiffer

Content Information

Reprints:

• from The Village Voice (?, 1955 series) (198?)

[“Once I was out of law school I acted on my ideals.”] (Table of Contents)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jules Feiffer

Pencils:

Jules Feiffer

Inks:

Jules Feiffer

Letters:

Jules Feiffer

Content Information

Reprints:

• from The Village Voice (?, 1955 series) (198?)

[“Roy Cohn was my cousin”] (Table of Contents)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jules Feiffer

Pencils:

Jules Feiffer

Inks:

Jules Feiffer

Letters:

Jules Feiffer

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Characters:

Jules Feiffer

Reprints:

• from The Village Voice (?, 1955 series) (198?)

Keywords:

autobiography

[“I wrote a story on sex on campus for my high school newspaper.”] (Table of Contents)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jules Feiffer

Pencils:

Jules Feiffer

Inks:

Jules Feiffer

Letters:

Jules Feiffer

Content Information

Reprints:

• from The Village Voice (?, 1955 series) (198?)

Dinosaurs at the Bar (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ty Templeton

Pencils:

Ty Templeton

Inks:

Ty Templeton

Letters:

Ty Templeton

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Two dinosaurs sat at a bar....

Reprints:

• from Critters (Fantagraphics, 1986 series) #11 (April 1987)

A Family Heirloom (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Michael Dougan

Pencils:

Michael Dougan

Inks:

Michael Dougan

Letters:

Michael Dougan

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Characters:

Michael Dougan; Barber; Emily Dugan

Synopsis:

Dougan searches his family tree to find out the history of his last name in Texas.

Reprints:

• from East Texas: Tales from behind the Pine Curtain (Real Comet Press, 1988 series) #[nn] (1988)

Keywords:

autobiography

I Think I Was an Alcoholic Waiting to Happen (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Callahan

Pencils:

John Callahan

Inks:

John Callahan

Letters:

John Callahan

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Characters:

John Callahan; Jay

Synopsis:

The artist relates the history of his extremely serious drinking problem.

Reprints:

• from Clinton Street Quarterly #v9#2 (Summer 1987)

Keywords:

autobiography

God's Bosom (Table of Contents)

comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Jackson [as Jaxon]

Pencils:

Jack Jackson [as Jaxon]

Inks:

Jack Jackson [as Jaxon]

Letters:

Jack Jackson [as Jaxon]

Content Information

Characters:

Fray Marcos de Mena; Captain General; Ramon; Negress; Juana

Synopsis:

A true story from 1554 about the crew from the shipwrecked Espiritu Santo who were nearly completely slaughtered by a group of Indians.

Reprints:

• from Jaxon's Illustrated Tales (Fantagor Press, 1984 series) #1 (1984)

Indexer Notes

“Originally published in a somewhat longer form in Jaxon's Illustrated Tales, 1984.”

Parental Brain Twisters (Table of Contents)

Life in Hell / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Matt Groening

Pencils:

Matt Groening

Inks:

Matt Groening

Letters:

Matt Groening

Content Information

Genre:

humor; satire-parody

Reprints:

• from Los Angeles Reader (?, 1978 series)

[“All right, Bongo, because you've been so quiet, we're letting you out of detention early.”] (Table of Contents)

Life in Hell / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Matt Groening

Pencils:

Matt Groening

Inks:

Matt Groening

Letters:

Matt Groening

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Bongo

Reprints:

• from Los Angeles Reader (?, 1978 series)

What Not to Say During Moments of Intimacy (Table of Contents)

Life in Hell / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Matt Groening

Pencils:

Matt Groening

Inks:

Matt Groening

Letters:

Matt Groening

Content Information

Genre:

humor; satire-parody

Characters:

Binky

Reprints:

• from Los Angeles Reader (?, 1978 series)

C.I.A. Also Linked to a Comic Book (Table of Contents)

Life in Hell / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Matt Groening

Pencils:

Matt Groening

Inks:

Matt Groening

Letters:

Matt Groening

Content Information

Genre:

humor; satire-parody

Reprints:

• from Los Angeles Reader (?, 1978 series)

Jimbo Erectus (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gary Panter

Pencils:

Gary Panter

Inks:

Gary Panter

Letters:

Gary Panter

Content Information

Characters:

Jimbo

Reprints:

• from Raw (Raw Books, 1980 series) #4 (1982)

American Splendor Assaults the Media (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Pekar

Pencils:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]

Inks:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]

Letters:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Characters:

Harvey Pekar

Synopsis:

Harvey rants about his difficulty getting published in The Village Voice.

Reprints:

• from American Splendor (Harvey Pekar, 1976 series) #8 (1983)

Keywords:

autobiography

Biographical Notes (Table of Contents)

credits / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

R. Fiore; Robert Boyd; Kim Thompson

Pencils:

Jules Feiffer; Paul Ollswang; Peter Bagge; Carel Moiseiwitsch

Inks:

Jules Feiffer; Paul Ollswang; Peter Bagge; Carel Moiseiwitsch

Letters:

Gil Jordan (typesetting)

Indexer Notes

Brief blurbs on each of the book's creators accompanied by small drawings from the listed artists

Acknowledgements (Table of Contents)

credits / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Dave Sim; Robert Armstrong

Inks:

Dave Sim; Robert Armstrong

Letters:

Gil Jordan (typesetting)

Content Information

Characters:

Mickey Rat

Indexer Notes

Reprint credits accompanied by small drawings from the listed artists

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Matt Groening; Howard Cruse; Gary Panter; David Boswell; Charles Burns; Jaime Hernandez; Drew Friedman; Dave Sim; Art Spiegelman; John Callahan; Rick Geary

Inks:

Matt Groening; Howard Cruse; Gary Panter; David Boswell; Charles Burns; Jaime Hernandez; Drew Friedman; Dave Sim; Art Spiegelman; John Callahan; Rick Geary

Colors:

Roberta Gregory (Cover Color Separations)

Letters:

Gil Jordan (typesetting)

Content Information

Characters:

Fat Freddy's Cat; Reid Fleming; John Callahan; Wonder Wart-Hog; Jerry Mack

Indexer Notes

Back cover promo includes a large Groening drawing and small background drawings from thirty-four artists