The Comics Journal
#278
(October 2006)
Fantagraphics,
1977 Series
- Price
- 9.95 USD; 11.95 CAD
- Pages
- 204
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly in Jan, Feb, Apr, May, July, Aug, Oct, Nov
- On-sale Date
- 2006-09-27
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fantagraphics Books Inc.
- Barcode
- 725274741144 09
- Editing
- Gary Groth (credited) (Editor-In-Chief); Michael Dean (credited) (Managing Editor); Kristy Valenti (credited) (Assistant Editor)
Issue Notes
Bill Willingham cover + interview.
The individual issues of this series are each less than 50% comics. Only comics sequences are indexed and cover scans are accepted only if the issue has 10% indexed comics content.
Rip Off Press The Golden Era
comic story / 1.81 pages
- Script
- Jack Jackson (credited as Jaxon)
- Pencils
- Jack Jackson (credited as Jaxon)
- Inks
- Jack Jackson (credited as Jaxon)
- Letters
- Jack Jackson (credited as Jaxon)
- Genre
- non-fiction; biography
- Characters
- Fred Todd; Gilbert Shelton; Dave Moriaty; Jack Jackson
- Reprints
-
from Rip Off Comix (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #21 (Winter 1988)
-
Indexer Notes
On pages 29-32. Accompanies an article titled "A Tribute to Jaxon."
'Nits Make Lice'
comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Jack Jackson (credited as Jaxon)
- Pencils
- Jack Jackson (credited as Jaxon)
- Inks
- Jack Jackson (credited as Jaxon)
- Letters
- Jack Jackson (credited as Jaxon)
- Genre
- history; western-frontier
- Characters
- Col. J.M. Chivington; Major Anthony; Capt. Soule; Grey Blanket Smith; Pvt. Louderback; Black Kettle; Elwood
- Reprints
- from Slow Death (Last Gasp, 1970 series) #7 (Winter 1976-77)
-
- Keywords
- adult
Indexer Notes
On pages 41-48
[no title indexed]
Starry Eyes and Her Pal "Pinkie" / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Have you ever seen a pink pony?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; children
- Characters
- Starry Eyes; Pinkie the Pony; Pietro; Mister Pickles; Angus McMeany; Bobo the Clown; Hungry Horsefly; The Butler
- Synopsis
- Circus performer Starry Eyes tries to find an apple for her pony Pinkie, but Mr. McMeany has cornered the market.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Art credit from Bails. There is a signature in the lower-left corner of the splash page but it is illegible.
[no title indexed]
Starry Eyes and Her Pony Pinkie / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Orestes Calpini (signed as Ore. Cal.)
- Inks
- Orestes Calpini (signed as Ore. Cal.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Starry Eyes, who is a bare-back rider in a circus, and "Pinkie" her pony have had many funny adventures together...
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Starry Eyes; Pinkie; Bobo the Clown; Beauty; Owner of the Merry-Go-Round
- Reprints
- from Punch and Judy Comics (Hillman, 1944 series) #v1#2 (Fall 1944)
-
[no title indexed]
Fatsy McPig / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Come out and play with us, Fatsy McPig!
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; children
- Characters
- Fatsy McPig; Mr. Moonbeam; Fido; McBeetle
- Reprints
- from Punch and Judy Comics (Hillman, 1944 series) #v1#5 (December 1945)
-
[no title indexed]
Fatsy McPig / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, I wish I had a nicer place to sleep than this old backyard in Shantytown!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Fatsy McPig; Pop McPig; Doorman
- Reprints
- from Punch and Judy Comics (Hillman, 1944 series) #v1#6 (January 1946)
-
[no title indexed]
Fatsy McPig / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fatsy McPig!! Why are you digging there?
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Fatsy McPig; Gran'ma; Mr. Puck; King Midas; Pie Man; Tired Sculptor
- Reprints
- from Punch and Judy Comics (Hillman, 1944 series) #v1#7 (February 1946)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
1.
Rip Off Press The Golden Era
-
2.
'Nits Make Lice'
-
3.
["Have you ever seen a pink pony?"]
Starry Eyes and Her Pal "Pinkie" -
4.
["Starry Eyes, who is a bare-back rider in a circus, and "Pinkie" her pony have had many funny adventures together..."]
Starry Eyes and Her Pony Pinkie -
5.
["Come out and play with us, Fatsy McPig!"]
Fatsy McPig -
6.
["Oh, I wish I had a nicer place to sleep than this old backyard in Shantytown!"]
Fatsy McPig -
7.
["Fatsy McPig!! Why are you digging there?"]
Fatsy McPig
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- Steven Samuels
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