The Comics Journal
#301
(February 2011)
Fantagraphics,
1977 Series
- Price
- 30.00 USD
- Pages
- 626
- On-sale Date
- 2011-07-05
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fantagraphics Books
- Brand
-
FB
- ISBN
-
978-1-60699-291-3
- Barcode
- 9781606992913 53000
- Editing
- Gary Groith (Editor-In-Chief); Michael Dean (Managing Editor); Kristy Valenti (Managing Editor)
Issue Notes
Robert Crumb cover + interview and extended discussion of his Genesis book.
1st printing: February 2011; 2nd printing: ?
1st printing: February 2011; 2nd printing: ?
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
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from The Book of Genesis Illustrated (W. W. Norton, 2009 series) ([October] 2009) [black & white cover reprint] - from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #126 (April 1969), #217 (September 1980) [cover reprint], #320 (July 1993) [cover reprint]
-
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.
[no title indexed]
Gerald McBoing Boing / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Theodor Geisel [Dr. Seuss]
- Pencils
- Mel Crawford ?; P. D. Eastman ?
- Inks
- Mel Crawford ?; P. D. Eastman ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- BOING B. #1-528
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is the story of Gerald McCloy...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Gerald McBoing Boing [Gerald McCloy]; Mr. McCloy; Mrs. McCloy; Doctor Malone
- Synopsis
- Gerald McBoing Boing, the boy who makes noises instead of speaking, becomes famous by providing sound effects for radio shows.
- Reprints
- from Gerald McBoing Boing and the Nearsighted Mr. Magoo (Dell, 1952 series) #1 (August-October 1952)
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- Keywords
- radio; sound effects
Indexer Notes
"UPA presents"; Illustrated script of a recording originally by Dr. Seuss. The Toon Treasury reprint credits the art to P.D. Eastman.
Here's the script from the first two panels: "This is the story of Gerald McCloy... ...and the strange thing that happened to that little boy."
[no title indexed]
Gerald McBoing Boing / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Be a nice quiet boy, Gerald, while daddy reads his paper.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Gerald McBoing Boing; Mr. McCloy; Mrs. McCloy
- Synopsis
- Mr. McCloy plays dogcatcher with Gerald McBoing Boing so that he can read his paper in peace, but Gerald barks like a dog.
- Reprints
- from Gerald McBoing Boing and the Nearsighted Mr. Magoo (Dell, 1952 series) #1 (August-October 1952)
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Gerald's Burglar...
Gerald McBoing Boing / comic story / 11 pages
- Job Number
- Boing B. #2-5211
- Characters
- Gerald McBoing Boing; Mr. McCloy; Mrs. McCloy; Second-Story Sam; Operator; Dispatcher; Clancy; Mike
- Reprints
- from Gerald McBoing Boing and the Nearsighted Mr. Magoo (Dell, 1952 series) #2 (November-January 1953)
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[no title indexed]
Gerald McBoing Boing / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You wait in the car, Gerald... I've got to hurry and cash this check before the bank closes!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Gerald McBoing Boing [Gerald McCloy]; Mr. McCloy
- Reprints
- from Gerald McBoing Boing and the Nearsighted Mr. Magoo (Dell, 1952 series) #2 (November-January 1953)
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Gerald and the Fog
Gerald McBoing Boing / comic story / 11 pages
- Job Number
- McB.B. #3-532
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Gerald McBoing Boing; Mr. McCloy; Mrs. McCloy; Captain McKinley; Engineer Scott
- Synopsis
- Gerald McBoing Boing helps Captain McKinley's ship, the Nellie, win the Atlantic Blue-Ribbon race by imitating a foghorn.
- Reprints
- from Gerald McBoing Boing and the Nearsighted Mr. Magoo (Dell, 1952 series) #3 (February-April 1953)
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Indexer Notes
"UPA presents"
[no title indexed]
Gerald McBoing Boing / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm going next door for a cup of coffee!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Gerald McBoing Boing; Storekeeper; Customer
- Synopsis
- Gerald McBoing Boing keeps a customer from stealing an apple while the storekeeper is out.
- Reprints
- from Gerald McBoing Boing and the Nearsighted Mr. Magoo (Dell, 1952 series) #3 (February-April 1953)
-
Indexer Notes
"UPA presents"; inside back cover
Gerald and the Kiwi
Gerald McBoing Boing / comic story / 11 pages
- Job Number
- McB.B #535
- Characters
- Gerald McBoing Boing; Mr. McCloy; Mrs. McCloy; Guard; Purple Kiwi; Butch; Spike; Captain Murphy; Joe Callahan; Mayor
- Reprints
- from Gerald McBoing Boing and the Nearsighted Mr. Magoo (Dell, 1952 series) #4 (May-July 1953)
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[no title indexed]
Gerald McBoing Boing / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I wish those kids wouldn't play baseball so close to the house!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Gerald McBoing Boing; Mr. McCloy
- Reprints
- from Gerald McBoing Boing and the Nearsighted Mr. Magoo (Dell, 1952 series) #4 (May-July 1953)
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Gerald's Thunderstorm
Gerald McBoing Boing / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Mr. McCloy; Mrs. McCloy; Gerald McBoing Boing [Gerald McCloy]; Mayor of Prairie Gulch
- Reprints
- from Gerald McBoing Boing and the Nearsighted Mr. Magoo (Dell, 1952 series) #5 (August-October 1953)
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- Keywords
- drought; radio play; rain; thunderstorm
Gerald and the Cannibals
Gerald McBoing Boing / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mr. McCloy; Mrs. McCloy; Gerald McBoing Boing [Gerald McCloy]; Captain; The Lookout
- Reprints
- from The Nearsighted Mr. Magoo and Gerald McBoing Boing (Dell, 1953 series) #6 (November 1953-January 1954)
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- Keywords
- ocean; sea ship
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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1.
["This is the story of Gerald McCloy..."]
Gerald McBoing Boing -
2.
["Be a nice quiet boy, Gerald, while daddy reads his paper."]
Gerald McBoing Boing -
3.
Gerald's Burglar...
Gerald McBoing Boing -
4.
["You wait in the car, Gerald... I've got to hurry and cash this check before the bank closes!"]
Gerald McBoing Boing -
5.
Gerald and the Fog
Gerald McBoing Boing -
6.
["I'm going next door for a cup of coffee!"]
Gerald McBoing Boing -
7.
Gerald and the Kiwi
Gerald McBoing Boing -
8.
["I wish those kids wouldn't play baseball so close to the house!"]
Gerald McBoing Boing -
9.
Gerald's Thunderstorm
Gerald McBoing Boing -
10.
Gerald and the Cannibals
Gerald McBoing Boing
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- Steven Samuels
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