Ragmop

(October 2006)

The Secret Is Out (Table of Contents: 1)

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various

Letters

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Synopsis

Quotes praising Ragmop's previous incarnations

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Rob Walton (credited)

Letters

typeset

Synopsis

Contents page

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 3)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Foreword (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Steve Darnall (credited)

Letters

typeset

Synopsis

An introduction by any other name.

Introduction (Table of Contents: 5)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stephen R. Bissette (credited)

Letters

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A Brief History of Crime (Table of Contents: 6)

Ragmop / comic story / 396 pages (report information)

Script

Rob Walton (credited)

Pencils

Rob Walton (credited)

Inks

Rob Walton (credited)

Letters

Rob Walton (credited)

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Alice Hawkings; Uncle Walter; Darwin; Huxley; Einstein; Baron Von Ruud; Prescott Black; Mrs. Hawkings; Chris; Steve; Police Chief; Dr Wernher Von Kraut; President; Genral Schwatzhogg; Stan DeMann; Senator Mitchell; Dr Lifton Freedman; Angel; Neil Bohr; Cardinal Benito Assassini; Pope John Paul George and Ringo II; Sister Harriet; Father Alfred; Castrato; The Tetragrammaton; Kakabel; Dot; Francois; Gordo; Peak Oil; Moloch; Lucifer; Vice-President; Mr. Grey; John Brinkley; Howlin' Rex Sink; Dr Til Pindal; James Raccaan; Piltdown Man; Theo; Mr Hawkings; Kenny Smith; The Fuehr-Her; Harv; Klaus Von Boobie; Totoro; Little Girl; Duck-Duck; Jimmy

Synopsis

A covert agency trusts Alice Hawkings to locate the O-Ring, possibly the only device that will prevent Earth's imminent collision with a meteor. The journey takes her through time and space, via encounters with beings cosmic, legendary and omnipotent. It's a political and economic satire and it's a cry for a better world.

Reprints

• from Ragmop (Planet Lucy Press, 1995 series) #1 (June 1995), #2 (August 1995), #3 (October 1995), #4 (December 1995), #5 (February 1996), #6 (April 1996), #7 (June 1996), #8 (November 1996), #9 (January 1997), #10 (1997)
• from Ragmop (Image, 1997 series) #1 (September 1997) [pages 4-10, 12-25], #2 (November 1997)
• from Ragmop (Planet Lucy Press, 1998 series) #3 ([February] 1998)

Keywords

polemic

Indexer Notes

The bulk of this story is reprinted from the comic issues of Ragmop, but in considerably different form. Some sequences have been shifted, some modified, some omitted some re-drawn and a significant portion added, not least to finish the story.

Afterword (Table of Contents: 7)

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Script

Jon Adams (credited)

Letters

typeset

The Return Of Rob Walton (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Jon Adams (credited as Jonathan Adams)

Pencils

Jon Adams (credited as Jonathan Adams)

Inks

Jon Adams (credited as Jonathan Adams)

Letters

Jon Adams (credited as Jonathan Adams)

Genre

humour

Characters

Jonathan Adams; Chester; Rob Walton

Synopsis

Jonathan Adams goes in search of Rob Walton.

Mr. Free Thinker (Table of Contents: 9)

Ragmop / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Rob Walton (credited)

Pencils

Rob Walton (credited)

Inks

Rob Walton (credited)

Letters

Rob Walton (credited)

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Alice Hawkings; Dr Til Pindal; F.B.I. Agent

Synopsis

A constitutional discussion.

Appendix I: Adam Smith against Capitalism - Introduction (Table of Contents: 10)

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Script

Rob Walton (credited)

Letters

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Synopsis

Introduction to the Adam Smith strips

Adam Smith Against Capitalism (Table of Contents: 11)

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Script

Bradley Walton (credited as Brad Walton)

Pencils

Bradley Walton (credited as Brad Walton)

Inks

Bradley Walton (credited as Brad Walton)

Letters

Bradley Walton (credited as Brad Walton)

Genre

biography; history

Synopsis

How Adam Smith's economic and philosophical ideas have been misrepresented over the centuries.

Reprints

• from Ragmop (Planet Lucy Press, 1995 series) #3 (October 1995), #5 (February 1996), #7 (June 1996), #10 (1997)
• from Ragmop (Image, 1997 series) #1 (September 1997), #2 (November 1997)

The Other Adam Smith (Table of Contents: 12)

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Script

Bradley Walton (credited as Brad Walton)

Letters

typeset

Synopsis

A review of Michael Perelman's The Invention Of Capitalism: Classical Political Economy and the Secret History of Primitive Accumulation.

Appendix II: The Covert Quartet and Ragmop Babies - Introduction (Table of Contents: 13)

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Script

Rob Walton (credited)

Letters

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Synopsis

Introduction to the strips that follow.

The Covert Quartet in Get Bobby!!! (Table of Contents: 14)

Ragmop / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Rob Walton (credited)

Pencils

Rob Walton (credited)

Inks

Rob Walton (credited)

Letters

Rob Walton (credited)

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Stan DeMann; Gordo; Dot; Francois; Carol; Doctor Wernher Von Kraut; Bobby Kennedy; Uncle Walt; Richard Nixon

Synopsis

The truth behind the assassination of Robert Kennedy

Reprints

• from Negative Burn (Caliber Press, 1993 series) #41

The Covert Quartet in Spiked! (Table of Contents: 15)

Ragmop / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Rob Walton (credited)

Pencils

Rob Walton (credited)

Inks

Rob Walton (credited)

Letters

Rob Walton (credited)

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Stan DeMann; Gordo; Dot; Francois; Molly Savage; Uncle Walt; Marv

Synopsis

How the Company deal with news reporters that don't toe the line.

Reprints

• from Negative Burn (Caliber Press, 1993 series) #45 (1997)

Ragmop Babies (Table of Contents: 16)

Ragmop / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Rob Walton (credited)

Pencils

Rob Walton (credited)

Inks

Rob Walton (credited)

Letters

Rob Walton (credited)

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Alice; Dahwin; Huxwey; Einstein; Unc'l Walt; Juanita

Reprints

• from Unknown Quantities (Funny Valentine Press, 1999 series) (1999)
• from The Staros Report (The StarHouse, 1994 series) #?

Appendix III: That Was Then, This Is Then - Introduction (Table of Contents: 17)

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Script

Rob Walton (credited)

Letters

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Synopsis

Introduction to the strip that follows.

[That Was Then, This Is Then] (Table of Contents: 18)

Ragmop / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Rob Walton (credited)

Pencils

Rob Walton (credited)

Inks

Rob Walton (credited)

Letters

Rob Walton (credited)

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Uncle Walt

Synopsis

Uncle Walt holds forth on unilateralism.

Reprints

• from Ragmop (Planet Lucy Press, 1995 series) #5 (February 1996)

Indexer Notes

These pages were excised from the main story.

Appendix IV: Vanities - Introduction (Table of Contents: 19)

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Script

Rob Walton (credited)

Letters

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Synopsis

Introduction to the strip that follows.

Vanities (Table of Contents: 20)

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Script

Rob Walton (credited)

Pencils

R. G. Taylor (credited as Rick Taylor)

Inks

R. G. Taylor (credited as Rick Taylor)

Letters

R. G. Taylor (credited as Rick Taylor)

Genre

biography

Characters

Rob Walton

Synopsis

Rob ponders the state of the world.

Keywords

autobiography

Author's Note (Table of Contents: 21)

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Script

Rob Walton (credited)

Letters

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Synopsis

Notes on the characters and scenarios.

Bibliography (Table of Contents: 22)

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About The Author (Table of Contents: 23)

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Script

Rob Walton (credited)

Letters

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Genre

biography

About The Designer (Table of Contents: 24)

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Rob Walton (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

biography

Characters

Jon Adams

About The Contributors (Table of Contents: 25)

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Script

Rob Walton (credited)

Letters

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Genre

biography

Characters

Steve Bissette, Steve Darnall, Richard G. Taylor; Bradley Walton