(1973)
Kitchen Sink Press,
1972 Series
- Price
- 0.75 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Adults Only
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Krupp Comic Works
- Brand
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Kitchen Sink Enterprises
Issue Notes
As indicated by the cover, this entire comic mimics Mad to a degree, using the format and running jokes of the early issues within strips drawn by underground cartoonists parodying each others' characters.
The indicia notes this is published in conjunction with the Bijou Publishing Empire, Inc. The price increased over the years. There were at least two printings at 75c, with the second print subsequently re-stickered at $1.
This issue has variants:
The indicia notes this is published in conjunction with the Bijou Publishing Empire, Inc. The price increased over the years. There were at least two printings at 75c, with the second print subsequently re-stickered at $1.
This issue has variants:
Um Tut Smuth?
text article / 1 page
- Script
- Jay Lynch ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- An editorial saying no more issues of Bijou will appear if a Supreme Court ruling permitting local communities to define standards of obscenity is not repealed. The ruling has impacted on several comic creators since 1973.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
The editorial is signed 'The Editors of Bijou Funnies'
Geek Brothers!
comic story / 2.9 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Chicken Fat Freddy; Itinerant Irving; Phunnyass; Oat Willie; Landlady; Wonder Warthog; Chicken Fat Freddy's Pet; Oko Yunu; Linda Yeastman
- Synopsis
- Some of the Geek Brothers move onwards and upwards.
- Reprints
in Indexer Notes
This parodies Gilbert Shelton's Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers.
Chicken Fat Freddy's Pet
comic story / 0.1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Chicken Fat Freddy's Pet; Snoopy
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
This parodies a Peanuts strip, and occupies the bottom tenth of the second page of the Geek Brothers story.
Snazzy Melvin Snoot
comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- William Stout
- Pencils
- William Stout
- Inks
- William Stout
- Colors
- William Stout ?
- Letters
- William Stout
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Snazzy Melvin Snoot; Geezer; Ragweed Willy; Dick Tracy
- Synopsis
- Melvin is mugged and his life goes downhill from there.
Indexer Notes
This parodies Skip Williamson's Snappy Sammy Smoot.
Melvin Natural
comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Skip Williamson
- Pencils
- Skip Williamson
- Inks
- Skip Williamson
- Colors
- Skip Williamson ?
- Letters
- Skip Williamson
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Funky Feet; Melvin Natural; Daddy Natural
- Synopsis
- When is Funky Feet going to wise up and stop being dumped on by Melvin Natural?
- Reprints
-
in The Scum Also Rises: An Anthology of Comic Art (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) (November 1988)
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Indexer Notes
This parodies R. Crumb's Mr Natural.
Hungry Irving Biscuits
comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Denis Kitchen
- Pencils
- Denis Kitchen
- Inks
- Denis Kitchen
- Colors
- Denis Kitchen ?
- Letters
- Denis Kitchen
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Hungry Irving; Eddie Seltzerbugs; Elaine
- Synopsis
- Hungry Irving is sick of his image and demands a makeover.
Indexer Notes
Kitchen is satirizing Daniel Clyne's Hungry Chuck Biscuits
Melvin Wizard!
comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Pat Daley (credited as Dale)
- Pencils
- Pat Daley (credited as Dale)
- Inks
- Pat Daley (credited as Dale)
- Colors
- Pat Daley ? (credited as Dale)
- Letters
- Pat Daley (credited as Dale)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Melvin Wizard; Lizard; Pogo
- Synopsis
- What's really under the wizard's hat?
Indexer Notes
This parodies Vaughn Bodé's Cheech Wizard.
Pard 'N' Nat
Pard 'N' Nat / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Robert Crumb (signed as Arzy Crumbz)
- Pencils
- Robert Crumb (signed as Arzy Crumbz)
- Inks
- Robert Crumb (signed as Arzy Crumbz)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Robert Crumb (signed as Arzy Crumbz)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Pard; Nat
- Synopsis
- Pard and Nat fall out.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
This parodies Jay Lynch's Nard 'n' Pat
Inside Dopes
comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Bill Griffith
- Pencils
- Bill Griffith
- Inks
- Bill Griffith
- Colors
- Bill Griffith ?
- Letters
- Bill Griffith
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Dim Kitsch; Geldo; Uncle Ted; Melvin; Clown; Hooligan Hare; Yolanda Nussman
- Synopsis
- The improbability of Kim Deitch's plots is satirised.
Bufo Boffo
comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Kim Deitch (credited as Melvin Griffith)
- Pencils
- Kim Deitch (credited as Melvin Griffith)
- Inks
- Kim Deitch (credited as Melvin Griffith)
- Colors
- Kim Deitch ? (credited as Melvin Griffith)
- Letters
- Kim Deitch (credited as Melvin Griffith)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Toady; Hi-Jacker; Hans Keesler; Pinheads
- Synopsis
- Toady is kidnapped and forced to create art.
Indexer Notes
This parodies Bill Griffith's Mr The Toad and Zippy.
Checkered Cherub
comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Justin Green (credited as J. Considine Green)
- Pencils
- Justin Green (credited as J. Considine Green)
- Inks
- Justin Green (credited as J. Considine Green)
- Colors
- Justin Green ? (credited as J. Considine Green)
- Letters
- Justin Green (credited as J. Considine Green)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- The Checkered Cherub; Mick Jagger
- Synopsis
- The Checkered Cherub searches out those who deserve a good, swift death.
Indexer Notes
This parodies S. Clay Wilson's Checkered Demon.
A Case Of Outlined Lettering
The Wiper / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Willy Murphy (credited as Skeetee Grunt)
- Pencils
- Willy Murphy (credited as Skeetee Grunt)
- Inks
- Willy Murphy (credited as Skeetee Grunt)
- Colors
- Willy Murphy ? (credited as Skeetee Grunt)
- Letters
- Willy Murphy (credited as Skeetee Grunt)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- The Wiper; Grunt; Melvin
- Synopsis
- The Viper would be more effective if only he could control his cleaning compulsion.
Indexer Notes
This parodies Art Spiegelman's Ace Hole, Midget Detective.
Mashman Meets Spleen Queen
comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Jay Kinney (credited as Spam and Teena)
- Pencils
- Jay Kinney (credited as Spam and Teena)
- Inks
- Jay Kinney (credited as Spam and Teena)
- Colors
- Jay Kinney ? (credited as Spam and Teena)
- Letters
- Jay Kinney (credited as Spam and Teena)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mashman; Spleen Queen
- Synopsis
- It's almost a date for Mashman and Spleen Queen.
Indexer Notes
This parodies Spain's Trashman and a Trina Robbins character. One page is in color, one page in black on yellow.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[Tales Calculated to Sell You...]
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1.
Um Tut Smuth?
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2.
Geek Brothers!
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3.
Chicken Fat Freddy's Pet
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4.
Snazzy Melvin Snoot
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5.
Melvin Natural
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6.
Hungry Irving Biscuits
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7.
Melvin Wizard!
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8.
Pard 'N' Nat
Pard 'N' Nat -
9.
Inside Dopes
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10.
Bufo Boffo
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11.
Checkered Cherub
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12.
A Case Of Outlined Lettering
The Wiper -
13.
Mashman Meets Spleen Queen
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14.
[no title indexed]
This issue was modified by
- emanuel maris
- Frank Plowright
- Steven Samuels
- Per Sandell
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