Real Girl #3

(March 1992)

[“Welcome to the polyperverse world of Real Girl... whatever “her” gender, orientation, or biological sex"] (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Angela Bocage

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Also includes table of contents and indicia. The foreword is continued in the final page.

Tom's Stag (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Colin Upton

Pencils:

Colin Upton

Inks:

Colin Upton

Letters:

Colin Upton

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Characters:

Colin Upton; Tom; Marsha; Stephie; James; Tom's Step-Father; Jerk Ex-Husband; Kevin; Dan; Terry; Roberta Gregory (unnamed)

Synopsis:

Colin talks about a bisexual friend of his.

Reprints:

• in Big Thing Collected Comic Storys 1990-1993 (Colin Upton, 1993 series) #[nn] (1993)

Keywords:

autobiography

How I Spent My Xmas Vacation (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Diane Noomin

Pencils:

Diane Noomin

Inks:

Diane Noomin

Letters:

Diane Noomin

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Characters:

Didi Glitz; Diane Noomin; Aline Kominsky-Crumb; Sophie Crumb; Blabette

Synopsis:

Diane visits Miami with Aline and Sophie.

Reprints:

• in Glitz-2-Go (Fantagraphics, 2012 series) #[nn] (January 2012)

Keywords:

autobiography

Indexer Notes

The full title is “Yes Virginia, There Really is a Blabette Yakowitz, or How I Spent My Summer Vacation.”

Getting Committed (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Alison Bechdel

Pencils:

Alison Bechdel

Inks:

Alison Bechdel

Letters:

Alison Bechdel

Content Information

Characters:

Ginger; Mo; Harriet; Clarice Clifford; Antonia Ortiz

Synopsis:

The immediate runup to a lesbian commitment ritual on the day of the event.

[“Hello. I'm Sparky™ the Wonder Penguin. Some of you may recognize me from the weekly comic strip version of This Modern World.”] (Table of Contents)

This Modern World / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Tom Tomorrow

Pencils:

Tom Tomorrow

Inks:

Tom Tomorrow

Letters:

Tom Tomorrow

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Sparky; Mr. Carruthers

Altared States (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Alison Bechdel

Pencils:

Alison Bechdel

Inks:

Alison Bechdel

Letters:

Alison Bechdel

Content Information

Characters:

Clarice Clifford; Antonia Ortiz; Tanya; Ginger; Mo; Harriet

Synopsis:

The scene at the couple's ceremony.

Roxxie's New Weight-Loss Diet (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Roxxie

Pencils:

Roxxie

Inks:

Roxxie

Letters:

Roxxie

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Roxxie; Betsy

Death Takes a Working Vacation (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Garret Gaston

Pencils:

Garret Gaston

Inks:

Garret Gaston

Letters:

Garret Gaston

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Death

The Psychobabology of Women's Humor (Table of Contents)

Real Girls' Real Books / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Kris Kovick

Pencils:

Leslie Sternbergh

Inks:

Leslie Sternbergh

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Article accompanied by margin illustrations. Text continues on pg. 24.

After Ten (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mario Hernandez

Pencils:

Mario Hernandez

Inks:

Mario Hernandez

Letters:

Mario Hernandez

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Synopsis:

The creator shares some thoughts on his divorce.

Keywords:

autobiography

Indexer Notes

“Written: '85; Drawn: '91”

The Psychobabology of Women's Humor (continued from pages 20-21) (Table of Contents)

text story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Kris Kovick

Letters:

typeset

[“It was Gorbachev on the bus! He even had that wine-splash birthmark on his head.”] (Table of Contents)

illustration / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Kris Kovick

Pencils:

Kris Kovick

Inks:

Kris Kovick

Letters:

Kris Kovick; typeset

Indexer Notes

Illustration accompanied by a brief blurb on the artist's other work.

Roxxie's Mo' Better Weight-Loss Diet (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Roxxie

Pencils:

Roxxie

Inks:

Roxxie

Letters:

Roxxie

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Signed, Sister Ende (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Cheela Smith

Pencils:

Cheela Smith

Inks:

Cheela Smith

Letters:

Cheela Smith

Content Information

Genre:

humor; historical; satire-parody

Characters:

Sister Ende; Father Don Pedro; Abbess/ Reverend Mother; Brother Ferdinand; Miss Elling; Seth

Synopsis:

A commentary on the historical treatment of women in this humorous depiction of Ende, the first known female European painter.

A Little S+M (A Sexual History) (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Judy Becker

Pencils:

Judy Becker

Inks:

Judy Becker

Letters:

Judy Becker

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Characters:

Judy; Sister; Mom; Jed

Keywords:

autobiography

The Honeymooners (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Alison Bechdel

Pencils:

Alison Bechdel

Inks:

Alison Bechdel

Letters:

Alison Bechdel

Content Information

Characters:

Clarice Clifford; Antonia Ortiz; Mo; Harriet

Synopsis:

The aftermath to the wedding.

[“continued from inside front cover”] (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Angela Bocage

Letters:

typeset

Couples (Table of Contents)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jennifer Camper

Pencils:

Jennifer Camper

Inks:

Jennifer Camper

Letters:

Jennifer Camper

Content Information

Synopsis:

Eight illustrations of ladies on the top and eight on the bottom. Match the ladies from the upper section with their perfect partners in the lower one to create a lifetime commitment.

["Untitled"] (Table of Contents)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Cara Tereno (watercolor)

Inks:

Cara Tereno (watercolor)

Colors:

Cara Tereno (watercolor)

Content Information

Keywords:

adult

Indexer Notes

Back cover.