Neat Stuff
#5
(December 1986)
Fantagraphics,
1985 Series
- Price
- 2.25 USD; 3.25 CAD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- published thrice yearly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Recommended for Mature Readers
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fantagraphics Books Inc.
- Brand
-
Fantagraphics Books [serif, double border]
- Editing
- Gary Groth (credited) (editorial co-ordinator)
Issue Notes
1st printing: July 1986; 2nd printing: February 1993 (2.50 USD; 3.25 CAD)
This issue has variants:
This issue has variants:
The Rise and Fall of Zoove Groover!
cover / 1 page
- Script
- Peter Bagge (signed as P. Bagge)
- Pencils
- Peter Bagge (signed as P. Bagge)
- Inks
- Peter Bagge (signed as P. Bagge)
- Colors
- Peter Bagge (signed as P. Bagge); Dave Nelson (credited) (color separations)
- Letters
- Peter Bagge (signed as P. Bagge)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Zoove Groover
- Reprints
-
in Junior (Fantagraphics, 2000 series) #1 (June 2000) - in The Complete Neat Stuff (Fantagraphics, 2016 series) #1 (2016)
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![Cover Thumbnail for Neat Stuff (1985 series) #5 [2nd printing]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/68/w100/68862.jpg?-5820598754190303051)
Letters
letters page / 1.6 pages
- Script
- Peter Bagge (credited)
- Pencils
- Peter Bagge (credited)
- Inks
- Peter Bagge (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
A Bagge editorial is accompanied by two tiny illustrations and letters from Linda Crothers; Chris Ellington; Vernon L. Wiley (Chicago); Jennifer Lerew (Los Angeles); Michael Dougan; Brent Bosler (San Diego); David Schwartz (Burbank, CA). The first page is on the inside front cover and continues after the final story on page thirty-one.
Life's a Bitch and Then You Die!
Chet & Bunny Leeway / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Peter Bagge (signed)
- Pencils
- Peter Bagge (signed)
- Inks
- Peter Bagge (signed)
- Letters
- Peter Bagge (signed)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Chet Leeway; Bunny Leeway; Alfonse; Darleen; Manager
- Synopsis
- Chet has a day out at the mall.
- Reprints
- in The Best of Neat Stuff (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) (1987)
- in The Best Comics of the Decade (Fantagraphics, 1990 series) #1 (June 1990)
- in Junior and Other Losers (Fantagraphics, 1990 series) (November 1990)
-
in MegaPyton (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1992 series) #1/1996 ([20 februari] 1996) - in Junior (Fantagraphics, 2000 series) #2 (July 2000)
- in The Complete Neat Stuff (Fantagraphics, 2016 series) #1 (2016)
-
Indexer Notes
Bagge wasn't able to create suitable names for the lead characters with this their debut story. He started a "Name These Two Cartoon Characters!" contest in this issue's letters page in order to resolve this. The contest results were announced the following issue.
[no title indexed]
Girly-Girl / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Peter Bagge (signed)
- Pencils
- Peter Bagge (signed)
- Inks
- Peter Bagge (signed)
- Letters
- Peter Bagge (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, can you do this?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Girly-Girl
- Synopsis
- Girly-Girl does contortion tricks.
- Reprints
- in Stupid Comics (Fantagraphics, 1991 series) (November 1991)
- in The Complete Neat Stuff (Fantagraphics, 2016 series) #1 (2016)
-
Fun With Girly-Girl
Girly-Girl / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Peter Bagge (signed as P. Bagge)
- Pencils
- Peter Bagge (signed as P. Bagge)
- Inks
- Peter Bagge (signed as P. Bagge)
- Letters
- Peter Bagge (signed as P. Bagge)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Girly-Girl
- Synopsis
- Girly-Girl does impersonations.
- Reprints
- in Stupid Comics (Fantagraphics, 1991 series) (November 1991)
-
in Leck Mich! (Carlsen Comics [DE], 1994 series) #1 (1994) - in The Complete Neat Stuff (Fantagraphics, 2016 series) #1 (2016)
-
The Fall and Rise of Zoove Groover
Zoove Groover / text story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Zoove Groover
- Synopsis
- The life story of Zoove Groover
- Reprints
- in Junior and Other Losers (Fantagraphics, 1990 series) (November 1990)
-
in Pyton (Bladkompaniet / Schibsted, 1988 series) #2/1996 ([januar] 1996) - in Junior (Fantagraphics, 2000 series) #1 (June 2000)
- in The Complete Neat Stuff (Fantagraphics, 2016 series) #1 (2016)
-
Indexer Notes
Story told in articles, press releases and other faked forms of print media. Includes some illustrations.
[no title indexed]
Studs Kirby / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Peter Bagge (signed as P. Bagge)
- Pencils
- Peter Bagge (signed as P. Bagge)
- Inks
- Peter Bagge (signed as P. Bagge)
- Letters
- Peter Bagge (signed as P. Bagge)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Uh-oh, here comes ol' "Ack-Ack" Addison!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Studs Kirby; Tate; Ack-Ack Addison
- Synopsis
- Ack-Ack can't get his point across.
- Reprints
The Road to Manhood
Junior / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Peter Bagge (signed)
- Pencils
- Peter Bagge (signed)
- Inks
- Peter Bagge (signed)
- Letters
- Peter Bagge (signed)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Junior; Frank; Larry Silverman; Eddie; Eddie's associate; Junior's mother
- Synopsis
- Junior needs rent money, so does a job for Larry Silverman.
- Reprints
- in The Best of Neat Stuff (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) (1987)
- in Junior and Other Losers (Fantagraphics, 1990 series) (November 1990)
- in MegaPyton (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1992 series) #3/1995 ([9 august] 1995)
- in Junior (Fantagraphics, 2000 series) #3 (October 2000)
- in The Complete Neat Stuff (Fantagraphics, 2016 series) #1 (2016)
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Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Rise and Fall of Zoove Groover!
-
1.
Letters
-
2.
Life's a Bitch and Then You Die!
Chet & Bunny Leeway -
3.
["Hey, can you do this?"]
Girly-Girl -
4.
Fun With Girly-Girl
Girly-Girl -
5.
The Fall and Rise of Zoove Groover
Zoove Groover -
6.
["Uh-oh, here comes ol' "Ack-Ack" Addison!"]
Studs Kirby -
7.
The Road to Manhood
Junior -
8.
If You've Enjoyed Reading This Magazine...
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9.
[no title indexed]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Gregory Fischer
- Mike Nielsen
- Steven Samuels
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