Real Girl #1

(October 1990)

["Herbert Mancuse seemed to think that in a truly communist society, people would..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Angela Bocage

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Foreword, table of contents, a list of recommended comics and indicia.

Opportunities (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Donna Barr

Pencils:

Donna Barr

Inks:

Donna Barr

Letters:

Donna Barr

Content Information

Genre:

advocacy

Characters:

Donna Barr

Synopsis:

Donna Barr's thoughts on war and violence and the questional usefulness of the male species.

Keywords:

polemic

Used! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mary Fleener

Pencils:

Mary Fleener

Inks:

Mary Fleener

Letters:

Mary Fleener

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Characters:

Mary; Mary's mother; guy

Synopsis:

Mary is propositioned.

Reprints:

• in Life of the Party: The Complete Autobiographical Collection (Fantagraphics, 1996 series) #[nn] (December 1996)

Keywords:

autobiography

Nowhere Chick Goes Vegas (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Triptow

Pencils:

Robert Triptow

Inks:

Robert Triptow

Letters:

Robert Triptow

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Nowhere Girl; Otis; Barney; Thelma

Synopsis:

Nowhere Girl tries a trick in a bar.

Paper Dolls of Marcel et RRose (Table of Contents)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Trina Robbins

Pencils:

Trina Robbins

Inks:

Trina Robbins

Letters:

Trina Robbins

Content Information

Characters:

Rrose Selavy [Marcel Duchamp]

Synopsis:

Cut-out dress-up doll illustrations of Marcel Duchamp and his female alter-ego.

Keywords:

paper dolls

Lesbo-A-Go-Go (Table of Contents)

DiDi Glitz / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Diane Noomin

Pencils:

Diane Noomin

Inks:

Diane Noomin

Letters:

Diane Noomin

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Didi Glitz; Cherry; Loretta; Marcy; Sis; Crystal; Glenda; Pierre

Synopsis:

DiDi frets over her response to being propositioned by a lesbian.

Reprints:

• in Twisted Sisters: A Collection of Bad Girl Art (Penguin, 1991 series) #[nn] (1991)
• in Glitz-2-Go (Fantagraphics, 2012 series) #[nn] (January 2012)

Mike Makes Right (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Terry LaBan

Pencils:

Terry LaBan

Inks:

Terry LaBan

Letters:

Terry LaBan

Content Information

Genre:

drama

Characters:

Mike; T.J.; Jan

Synopsis:

The pressures of work extend to the home.

Keywords:

slice of life

Real Girl's Real Books (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Rebecka Wright

Pencils:

Leslie Sternbergh

Inks:

Leslie Sternbergh

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

The writer talks about Cynthia Heimel's "Sex Tips for Girls," Anita Loos' "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," "The Girls of Esquire" and Angela Carter's "The Sadeian Woman and the Ideology of Pornography." The text is bordered on all sides by the artist illustrations.

Likes and Lumps Of A He-Devil (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mario Hernandez

Pencils:

Mario Hernandez

Inks:

Mario Hernandez

Letters:

Mario Hernandez

Content Information

Genre:

drama

Characters:

Daddy; The Ex; Jenny; Mom

Synopsis:

A separated man's love life takes a turn for the better.

Reprints:

• in Brain Capers (Fantagraphics, 1993 series) #1

Circa '87 (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Steve Lafler

Pencils:

Steve Lafler

Inks:

Steve Lafler

Colors:

Steve Lafler

Letters:

Steve Lafler

Content Information

Genre:

drama

Characters:

Slim; Knoot

Synopsis:

Guys talk in the bar.

Keywords:

slice of life

Indexer Notes

This is also the back cover.