Heck!: Comic Art of the Late 1980's #[nn]

(1989)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

S. Clay Wilson; Mark Beyer; William Neff; Mark Marek; Carol Lay; Carol Tyler; Krystine Kryttre; Michael Dougan; Robert Kopecky; Kaz; Hunt Emerson; John Howard; Julie Doucet; Paul Mavrides; Lee Binswanger

Inks:

S. Clay Wilson; Mark Beyer; William Neff; Mark Marek; Carol Lay; Carol Tyler; Krystine Kryttre; Michael Dougan; Robert Kopecky; Kaz; Hunt Emerson; John Howard; Julie Doucet; Paul Mavrides; Lee Binswanger

Indexer Notes

endpage filled with small negative-image illustrations taken from the story contents

Heck!: Comic Art of the Late 1980s (Table of Contents)

credits / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Mary Fleener; Julie Doucet; Carel Moiseiwitsch; Carol Lay; Mark Beyer; John Howard; Paul Mavrides; Hunt Emerson

Inks:

Mary Fleener; Julie Doucet; Carel Moiseiwitsch; Carol Lay; Mark Beyer; John Howard; Paul Mavrides; Hunt Emerson

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

title and publisher page; copyright and dedications page; table of contents page with eight small illustrations taken from the story contents

Introduction (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1.75 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Donahue

Letters:

typeset

[“Magnifique”] (Table of Contents)

comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

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Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

?

Indexer Notes

A four-panel vertical strip

In Heck (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

brief blurbs on all the artists

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Carol Tyler

Pencils:

Carol Tyler

Inks:

Carol Tyler

Letters:

Carol Tyler

Content Information

Characters:

Jim; Jean; Jean; Johnny; Vera; Charlie; Chuck; Hannah

Reprints:

• in The Best Comics of the Decade (Fantagraphics, 1990 series) #2 (July 1990)
• in Late Bloomer (Fantagraphics, 2005 series) #[nn] (August 2005)

Acid Rain Chronicles (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Carel Moiseiwitsch

Pencils:

Carel Moiseiwitsch

Inks:

Carel Moiseiwitsch

Letters:

Carel Moiseiwitsch

Content Information

Reprints:

• in Flash Marks (Fantagraphics, 1989 series) #[nn] (June 1989)

Bootin' Toons (Table of Contents)

Dog Boy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Steve Lafler

Pencils:

Steve Lafler

Inks:

Steve Lafler

Letters:

Steve Lafler

Content Information

Characters:

Dog Boy; George Herbert Walker Bush

Synopsis:

Dog Boy makes a plan to bite the President where he least expects it.

Life and Times of Thomas House (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mark Beyer

Pencils:

Mark Beyer

Inks:

Mark Beyer

Letters:

Mark Beyer

Content Information

Characters:

Thomas House; Grandmother

The Other Day (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Krystine Kryttre

Pencils:

Krystine Kryttre

Inks:

Krystine Kryttre

Letters:

Krystine Kryttre

Dirty Father Harry, Private Celibate Dick: “Idle Hands, Idle Glands” (Table of Contents)

Dirty Father Harry / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mark Marek

Pencils:

Mark Marek

Inks:

Mark Marek

Letters:

typeset; Mark Marek

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Dirty Father Harry

Synopsis:

A tough-talking pastor who uses extreme methods to punish sins.

One Day At the Bank (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Michael Dougan

Pencils:

Michael Dougan

Inks:

Michael Dougan

Letters:

Michael Dougan

Content Information

Characters:

Leah Louise; Ashley

Behind the 8-Ball (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Carol Lay

Pencils:

Carol Lay

Inks:

Carol Lay

Letters:

Carol Lay

Content Information

Characters:

Doctor; 8-Ball; Planarian Fmu

Dave the Death Chef (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Script:

Bruce Hilvitz

Pencils:

Bruce Hilvitz

Inks:

Bruce Hilvitz

Letters:

Bruce Hilvitz

Content Information

Characters:

Dave; Jake

Synopsis:

The secret ingredient for Dave's famous chili.

Shithead & Winky: “What's Wrong With the Youth?” (Table of Contents)

Shithead & Winky / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Kopecky

Pencils:

Robert Kopecky

Inks:

Robert Kopecky

Letters:

Robert Kopecky

Content Information

Characters:

Shithead; Winky

Fine Art My Ass! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Krystine Kryttre; Dan O'Neill

Pencils:

Krystine Kryttre; Dan O'Neill

Inks:

Krystine Kryttre; Dan O'Neill

Letters:

Krystine Kryttre; Dan O'Neill

Content Information

Characters:

Artist; Model

Indexer Notes

In this jam strip Dan drew the artist and Krystine drew the model.

Mike (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Erol Otus

Pencils:

Erol Otus

Inks:

Erol Otus

Letters:

Erol Otus

Content Information

Characters:

Mike

Synopsis:

Mike can't stand the swimming pool's cold water.

Skulls n' Stiffs (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mary Fleener

Pencils:

Mary Fleener

Inks:

Mary Fleener

Letters:

Mary Fleener

Content Information

Genre:

humor; biography

Characters:

Mary Fleener; Mary's Friend; Dad

Synopsis:

Mary talks about the time her friend's dad, a mortician, took them to his mortuary to make a plaster cast of a corpse's head.

Reprints:

• in Twisted Sisters: A Collection of Bad Girl Art (Penguin, 1991 series) #[nn] (1991)
• in Life of the Party: The Complete Autobiographical Collection (Fantagraphics, 1996 series) #[nn] (December 1996)

Keywords:

autobiography

Cool Jerk (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Kazimieras G. Prapuolenis [as Kaz]

Pencils:

Kazimieras G. Prapuolenis [as Kaz]

Inks:

Kazimieras G. Prapuolenis [as Kaz]

Letters:

Kazimieras G. Prapuolenis [as Kaz]

[“A Painful Five Pig Blat”] (Table of Contents)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils:

Kazimieras G. Prapuolenis [as Kaz]

Inks:

Kazimieras G. Prapuolenis [as Kaz]

Letters:

Kazimieras G. Prapuolenis [as Kaz]

Barb'ra-Ann (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Hunt Emerson

Pencils:

Hunt Emerson

Inks:

Hunt Emerson

Letters:

Hunt Emerson

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Characters:

John Tulip; Steve Ross; Norm Emerson; Hunt Emerson; Pete Reynolds

Synopsis:

The artist talks about one particular performance of his mid-sixties covers band.

Keywords:

autobiography

Hello? (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Howard

Pencils:

John Howard

Inks:

John Howard

Letters:

John Howard

A Night (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Julie Doucet

Pencils:

Julie Doucet

Inks:

Julie Doucet

Letters:

Julie Doucet

Content Information

Characters:

Julie

Reprints:

• in Dirty Plotte (Drawn & Quarterly, 1991 series) #3 (April 1991)
which is reprinted
• in My Most Secret Desire (Drawn & Quarterly, 2006 series) #[nn] (April 2006)

Family Party (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Julie Doucet

Pencils:

Julie Doucet

Inks:

Julie Doucet

Letters:

Julie Doucet

Content Information

Reprints:

• in Dirty Plotte (Drawn & Quarterly, 1991 series) #3 (April 1991)

In the Fridge (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Lloyd Dangle

Pencils:

Lloyd Dangle

Inks:

Lloyd Dangle

Letters:

Lloyd Dangle

Content Information

Characters:

Kirk; Ed; Chuck; Ranger; Stan

Synopsis:

A night with the fridge man at the convenience store.

Shades (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Pete Friedrich

Pencils:

Pete Friedrich

Inks:

Pete Friedrich

Letters:

Pete Friedrich

Content Information

Characters:

Pete

Synopsis:

Pete's worldview changes after he gets a new pair of shades.

Anatomy Class or "The Cutting Edge" (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

Lee Binswanger

Pencils:

Lee Binswanger

Inks:

Lee Binswanger

Letters:

Lee Binswanger

Content Information

Synopsis:

A nude model slowly loses his limbs.

Ultra Science! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harry S. Robins

Pencils:

Harry S. Robins

Inks:

Harry S. Robins

Letters:

Harry S. Robins

The Party Girls Cook Up a Warm Welcome At... (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

Tom Appleton

Pencils:

Tom Appleton

Inks:

Tom Appleton

Letters:

Tom Appleton

Content Information

Characters:

Miss Judd; Mr. Furgeson; Miss Beasly

The Chalk Artist (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mario Hernandez

Pencils:

Mario Hernandez

Inks:

Mario Hernandez

Letters:

Mario Hernandez

Content Information

Characters:

Greg; Girl

Reprints:

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

Honeymoon (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Richard Sala

Pencils:

Richard Sala

Inks:

Richard Sala

Letters:

Richard Sala

Content Information

Characters:

Brenda; Otto; Mother; Neville

Va-Va-Voom! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Mavrides

Pencils:

Paul Mavrides

Inks:

Paul Mavrides

Letters:

typeset

Post War Jerks (Table of Contents)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Aline Kominsky-Crumb

Pencils:

Aline Kominsky-Crumb

Inks:

Aline Kominsky-Crumb

Letters:

Aline Kominsky-Crumb

Content Information

Reprints:

• in Love That Bunch (Fantagraphics, 1990 series) #[nn] (July 1990)

The Comic Book Adventures of Captain Krygo! America's Real Action Hero! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

William Neff

Pencils:

William Neff

Inks:

William Neff

Letters:

William Neff

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Captain Krygo; Corporal Walensky; Private Goylem; Juan; Fatima; Stevens; Jimmy

Zoot Suit (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dave Cherry

Pencils:

Dave Cherry

Inks:

Dave Cherry

Letters:

Dave Cherry

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Henry

["Last Call! or: The Checkered Demon and his toadies thump the bartender..."] (Table of Contents)

The Checkered Demon / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

S. Clay Wilson

Inks:

S. Clay Wilson

Letters:

S. Clay Wilson

Content Information

Characters:

Checkered Demon

Reprints:

• in The Collected Checkered Demon (Last Gasp, 1998 series) #1 (1998)

BZZT! (Table of Contents)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

John Seabury

Inks:

John Seabury

["A helluva cross-section of the new generation of commix-scrawlers."] (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

John Howard

Inks:

John Howard

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

This back cover features quotes from Art Spiegelman, Paul Krassner and Harvey Pekar; accompanied by a nearly full-page illustration.