Life of the Party: The Complete Autobiographical Collection #[nn]

(December 1996)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

filler / 5 pages (report information)

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Pencils:

Mary Fleener

Inks:

Mary Fleener

Letters:

typeset

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Synopsis:

Two filler pages, two blank pages and the title page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

credits / 4 pages (report information)

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Pencils:

Mary Fleener

Inks:

Mary Fleener

Letters:

Mary Fleener

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Synopsis:

Title and publisher page, indicia and publishing credits, table of contents and a blank page

Introduction (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 4 pages (report information)

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Script:

Ray Zone

Letters:

Mary Fleener

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Synopsis:

Three page introduction and a blank page

Turn Off That Jungle Music! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Script:

Mary Fleener

Pencils:

Mary Fleener

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Mary Fleener

Letters:

Mary Fleener

Content Information

Genre:

biography; humor

Characters:

Mary Fleener; Mary's Mother; Mary's Grandmother; Mary's Father

Synopsis:

Mary relates how she discovered the blues and what her family's reaction was when she played it for them.

Reprints:

• from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #28 (Summer 1993)

Keywords:

autobiography

Indexer Notes

The story is subtitled "or: Fear of a Black Ten Inch!!"

Rock Bottom, part 1 (Table of Contents)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

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Script:

Mary Fleener

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Mary Fleener

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Mary Fleener

Letters:

Mary Fleener

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Genre:

biography; humor

Characters:

Mary Fleener; Mary's Friend; Guitar Shop Clerk; Jane; Mary; Face

Synopsis:

Mary gets a paying bass playing gig after putting out an ad. While learning songs for the gig, her ex-boyfriend pays a visit.

Reprints:

• from Slutburger (Drawn & Quarterly, 1991 series) #4 (1994 ?)

Keywords:

adult; autobiography

Rock Bottom, part 2 (Table of Contents)

comic story / 24 pages (report information)

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Script:

Mary Fleener

Pencils:

Mary Fleener

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Mary Fleener

Letters:

Mary Fleener

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Genre:

biography; humor

Characters:

Mary Fleener; Jane; Sterling; Sky; Face; Roxanne; Charlie

Synopsis:

The bar gig goes smoothly until a fight breaks out in the audience. Mary gets away. When she arrives at her house she finds her ex-boyfriend has set up a surprise party for her.

Reprints:

• from Slutburger (Drawn & Quarterly, 1991 series) #5 (July 1995)

Keywords:

adult; autobiography

Just Another Gig (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

Mary Fleener

Pencils:

Mary Fleener

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Mary Fleener

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Mary Fleener

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Genre:

biography; humor

Characters:

Mary Fleener; Woman Who Harasses Mary; The Owner; Candy; Jane

Synopsis:

A woman pulls a knife on Mary as she's getting ready for a gig.

Reprints:

• from Rip Off Comix (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #19 ([Summer] 1988)

Keywords:

adult; autobiography

The Long Way Home (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Script:

Mary Fleener

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Mary Fleener

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Mary Fleener

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Mary Fleener

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Genre:

biography; humor

Characters:

Mary Fleener; Mary's Ex-Boyfriend; Hitchhiker; Guy #1; Guy #2

Synopsis:

Mary's ex-boyfriend gives a ride to three people he doesn't even know.

Reprints:

• from Rip Off Comix (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #22 (Spring 1989)

Keywords:

autobiography

The Jelly (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Script:

Mary Fleener

Pencils:

Mary Fleener

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Mary Fleener

Letters:

Mary Fleener

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Genre:

biography; humor

Characters:

Mary Fleener; Mary's Roommate [The Jelly]; Dad; Mom

Synopsis:

Mary talks about a troubled large-bosomed friend who couldn't get attention from the guys she was interested in.

Reprints:

• from Slutburger Stories (Rip Off Press, 1990 series) #1 (1991)

Keywords:

adult; autobiography

As American as Mom, Apple Pie and Martinis (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

Mary Fleener

Pencils:

Mary Fleener

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Mary Fleener

Letters:

Mary Fleener

Content Information

Genre:

biography; humor

Characters:

Mary Fleener; Gran'pa; Grandmother; Father

Synopsis:

Mary talks about the alcoholism that runs in her family.

Reprints:

• from Blab! (Kitchen Sink Press, 1988 series) #6

Keywords:

autobiography

Soap Flakes (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

Mary Fleener

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Mary Fleener

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Mary Fleener

Letters:

Mary Fleener

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Genre:

biography; humor

Characters:

Mary Fleener; Drug Pusher Friend #1; Drug Pusher Friend #2

Synopsis:

Mary talks about how she got addicted to soap operas.

Reprints:

• from ?

Keywords:

autobiography

Skulls n' Stiffs (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Script:

Mary Fleener

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Mary Fleener

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Mary Fleener

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Mary Fleener

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Genre:

biography; humor

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:

• from Heck!: Comic Art of the Late 1980's (Rip Off Press, 1989 series) #[nn] (1989)

Keywords:

autobiography

Do I Look Like I Work Here? (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

Mary Fleener

Pencils:

Mary Fleener

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Mary Fleener

Letters:

Mary Fleener

Content Information

Genre:

biography; humor

Characters:

Mary Fleener; The Boss

Synopsis:

Mary talks about how often she gets mistaken for a clerk when in a store.

Reprints:

• from Drawn & Quarterly (Drawn & Quarterly, 1990 series) #4 (March 1991)

Keywords:

autobiography

Used! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Script:

Mary Fleener

Pencils:

Mary Fleener

Inks:

Mary Fleener

Letters:

Mary Fleener

Content Information

Genre:

biography; humor

Characters:

Mary Fleener; Mary's Male Friend; Mom

Synopsis:

A longtime friend blatantly propositions Mary out of the blue.

Reprints:

• from Real Girl (Fantagraphics, 1990 series) #1 (October 1990)

Keywords:

adult; autobiography

Kitty Stew (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

Mary Fleener

Pencils:

Mary Fleener

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Mary Fleener

Letters:

Mary Fleener

Content Information

Genre:

biography; humor

Characters:

Mary Fleener; Veterinarian

Synopsis:

Mary decides to make her own cat food after she gets fed up with high pet food prices.

Reprints:

• from Slutburger Stories (Rip Off Press, 1990 series) #1 (1991)

Keywords:

autobiography

Slug Fest (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mary Fleener

Pencils:

Mary Fleener

Inks:

Mary Fleener

Letters:

Mary Fleener

Content Information

Genre:

biography; humor

Characters:

Mary Fleener; Gran'pa; Grandmother; Father

Synopsis:

Mary installs a bird feeder and bath in her backyard. But instead of more birds, she gets more of everything else.

Reprints:

• from Rip Off Comix (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #24 (Fall 1989)

Keywords:

autobiography

Mass Denial!! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

Mary Fleener

Pencils:

Mary Fleener

Inks:

Mary Fleener

Letters:

Mary Fleener

Content Information

Genre:

biography; humor

Characters:

Mary Fleener; 7th Grade Kid; Teacher; High School Cheerleader; Homeless Man; Cop

Synopsis:

Mary explains how sometimes people do weird things that everyone else ignores.

Reprints:

• from Drawn & Quarterly (Drawn & Quarterly, 1990 series) #3 (January 1991)

Keywords:

autobiography

Career Opportunity (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Script:

Mary Fleener

Pencils:

Mary Fleener

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Mary Fleener

Letters:

Mary Fleener

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Genre:

biography; humor

Characters:

Mary Fleener; Sandy; Vito; Crystal

Synopsis:

Mary's friend offers her a job as a “cocktail waitress.” Little does she know what exactly the job entails.

Reprints:

• from Slutburger Stories (Rip Off Press, 1990 series) #1 (1991)

Keywords:

autobiography

Ashes of Passion (Table of Contents)

comic story / 13 pages (report information)

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Script:

Mary Fleener

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Mary Fleener

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Mary Fleener

Letters:

Mary Fleener

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Genre:

biography; humor

Characters:

Mary Fleener; Paul; Bill; Celia

Synopsis:

Mary becomes the acquaintance of Bill and Celia, a couple who are more than a little dysfunctional.

Reprints:

• from Blab! (Kitchen Sink Press, 1988 series) #7

Keywords:

autobiography

Roust or You Play, You Pay (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

Mary Fleener

Pencils:

Mary Fleener

Inks:

Mary Fleener

Letters:

Mary Fleener

Content Information

Genre:

biography; humor

Characters:

John; Mary Fleener; Mary's Boyfriend; Cop #1; Cop #2; Neighboring Boat Owner

Synopsis:

Mary and her boyfriend are out sailing with some of his co-workers. When they reach dock, they find themselves surrounded by the police.

Reprints:

• from Rip Off Comix (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #17 (December 1987)

Keywords:

autobiography

Hush Yuppies (Table of Contents)

comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mary Fleener

Pencils:

Mary Fleener

Inks:

Mary Fleener

Letters:

Mary Fleener

Content Information

Genre:

biography; humor

Characters:

Linda; Mary Fleener; Jack; Paul

Synopsis:

Linda's husband has turned violent against her.

Reprints:

• from Slutburger (Drawn & Quarterly, 1991 series) #3 (April 1992)

Keywords:

autobiography

Skin Art! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mary Fleener

Pencils:

Mary Fleener

Inks:

Mary Fleener

Letters:

Mary Fleener

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Characters:

Luke Miller; Mary Fleener

Synopsis:

Mary meets Luke Miller, who has one of her paintings tattooed on his back.

Reprints:

• from Slutburger (Drawn & Quarterly, 1991 series) #4 (1994 ?)

Keywords:

autobiography

The Yin Yang Man (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Script:

Mary Fleener

Pencils:

Mary Fleener

Inks:

Mary Fleener

Letters:

Mary Fleener

Content Information

Genre:

biography; humor

Characters:

Mary's Friend; Mary Fleener; Joel

Synopsis:

Mary tells a story about Joel, a friend of hers who takes his interest in Eastern philosophies to extremes.

Reprints:

• from Drawn & Quarterly (Drawn & Quarterly, 1990 series) #7 (March 1992)

Keywords:

autobiography

Boogie Chillun! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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Script:

Mary Fleener

Pencils:

Mary Fleener

Inks:

Mary Fleener

Letters:

Mary Fleener

Content Information

Genre:

biography; humor

Characters:

Mary Fleener; Mary's Brother; Mary's Mom; Hippie; Good Natured Slob; Behavioral Fanatic; The Big Kahuna; Paul; Pretty Girl

Synopsis:

Mary details how she got into surfing.

Reprints:

• from Twisted Sisters (Kitchen Sink Press, 1994 series) #1 (April 1994)

Keywords:

autobiography

Trauma Mama! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mary Fleener

Pencils:

Mary Fleener

Inks:

Mary Fleener

Letters:

Mary Fleener

Content Information

Genre:

biography; humor

Characters:

Mary Fleener; Patty

Synopsis:

Mary details her relationship with her drug dealing addict friend Patty.

Reprints:

• from Wimmen's Comix (Rip Off Press, 1989 series) #14 (1989)

Keywords:

autobiography

A Mother and Daughter Chat (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mary Fleener

Pencils:

Mary Fleener [as Mary "You Can't Make This Stuff Up" Fleener] (signed)

Inks:

Mary Fleener [as Mary "You Can't Make This Stuff Up" Fleener] (signed)

Letters:

Mary Fleener [as Mary "You Can't Make This Stuff Up" Fleener] (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

biography; humor

Characters:

Mary Fleener

Synopsis:

Mary gets into a conversation with her mother about the proper way to pronounce 'clitoris.'

Reprints:

• from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #26 (Fall 1989)

Keywords:

autobiography

Indexer Notes

Subtitled “or: Discussing the Small Elongated Organ of the Female Pudendum"

John Says Goodbye (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

Mary Fleener

Pencils:

Mary Fleener

Inks:

Mary Fleener

Letters:

Mary Fleener

Content Information

Genre:

biography; humor

Characters:

John; Chris; Mary Fleener; Mary's Friend

Synopsis:

Mary talks about an eerie dream she had about a college friend whom she hadn't seen for weeks.

Reprints:

• from Rip Off Comix (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #28 ([Fall] 1990)

Keywords:

autobiography

Tales from the Pink Coffin! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 20 pages (report information)

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Script:

Mary Fleener

Pencils:

Mary Fleener

Inks:

Mary Fleener

Letters:

Mary Fleener

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Characters:

Mary Fleener; Paul; Peggy; Harold; Brent Scrivner

Synopsis:

Mary's friend Harold dies in a car crash. Some years later, she suspects his ghost is moving objects in her house.

Reprints:

• from Slutburger Stories (Rip Off Press, 1990 series) #2 (1991)

Keywords:

autobiography

Indexer Notes

The final page from the original story (an epilogue) is not included in this reprint.

My Favorite Dream of 1991 (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mary Fleener

Pencils:

Mary Fleener

Inks:

Mary Fleener

Letters:

Mary Fleener

Content Information

Genre:

biography; humor

Characters:

Mary Fleener; Mr. Natural (cameo); Checkered Demon (cameo); Nancy (cameo); Buddy (cameo); Stickboy (cameo); Carol Tyler; Joe Sacco (cameo); Chester Brown (cameo); Didi Glitz (cameo)

Synopsis:

Mary had a dream where she and several cartoon characters were the faces for vegetables in a garden.

Reprints:

• from Slutburger (Drawn & Quarterly, 1991 series) #4 (1994 ?)

Keywords:

autobiography

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

filler / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Mary Fleener

Inks:

Mary Fleener

Content Information

Synopsis:

Three blank pages and two end pages