(October 1995)
Last Gasp,
1995 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 16.95 USD
- Pages
- 98
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Last Gasp Inc.
- Brand
-
Last Gasp
- ISBN
-
0-86719-430-8
- Barcode
- 9780867194302 51695
- Editing
- ?
- Color
- Black and White
- Dimensions
- 8.2" x 11" (20.82 cm x 27.94 cm)
- Binding
- softcover
- Publishing Format
- One-Shot
Issue Notes
Originally published by Knockabout Comics in the UK. 2nd printing- December 1998; 3rd printing- January 2005 (19.95 USD; 8.99 GB)
from 
[no title indexed]
credits, title page / 1 page
- Characters
- Rich Uncle Pennybags
- Synopsis
- Title and publisher page. Small drawing of Rich Uncle Pennybags (The Monopoly Man) from the "Let's Talk Sense About This Here Modern America" story.
[no title indexed]
credits, title page / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Indicia, reprint and publishing credits. Small drawing from the "Let's Talk Sense About This Here Modern America" story is included
Let's Talk Sense About This Here Modern America
Robert Crumb / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Pencils
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Inks
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Letters
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Genre
- humor; advocacy; satire-parody
- Characters
- Robert Crumb; John Q. Public
- Synopsis
- Crumb rants about what he hates about America and what he'd do to fix it.
- Reprints
- from Arcade the Comics Revue (The Print Mint Inc, 1975 series) #2 (Summer 1975)
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- Keywords
- political
[no title indexed]
Robert Crumb / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The fact of the matter is, I know they're trying to get me because I bring you the TRUTH!
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Robert Crumb
- Synopsis
- A satirical paranoid rant from Crumb, as he suspects fumes from his ink bottle are actually poison gases deposited by a government agent.
- Reprints
- from Big Ass Comics (Rip Off Press, 1969 series) #2 (August 1971)
-
- Keywords
- adult
Trash - what do we throw away?
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy
- Synopsis
- Crumb talks about the evils of trash and waste.
- Reprints
- from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #6 (Summer 1982)
-
Whiteman
Whiteman / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Whiteman
- Synopsis
- Whiteman struggles to keep his rigid self from falling into a nervous breakdown.
- Reprints
- from Zap Comix (Apex Novelties, 1967 series) #1 (November 1967 [February 1968])
-
- Keywords
- adult
Space Day Symposium
comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Pencils
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Inks
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Letters
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Robert Crumb
- Synopsis
- Crumb goes to the Space Day Symposium in Los Angeles and comes away less than impressed.
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Salty Dog Sam / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Are you from Function Junction?
- Characters
- Salty Dog Sam; Man Driving Car; Policeman; Singing Man; Singing Woman
- Reprints
- from Zap Comix (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #6 (1973)
-
- Keywords
- adult
The Adventures of Onion Head
Onion Head / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Onion Head; Dad
- Synopsis
- Onion Head goes out to live on his own but becomes disillusioned before long.
- Reprints
City of the Future
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; science fiction
- Synopsis
- Crumb's version of the future where everyone's needs are met, work is obsolete and machines enable one to be anything one wants to.
- Reprints
- from Zap Comix (Apex Novelties, 1967 series) #0 ([1968])
-
Frosty the Snowman and His Friends
Frosty the Snowman and His Friends / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Frosty The Snowman; Stoop; Tuffy
- Synopsis
- Frosty and friends plot to throw bombs disguised as snowballs at the "Rockerfella" mansion.
- Reprints
- from Arcade the Comics Revue (The Print Mint Inc, 1975 series) #4 (Winter 1975)
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Indexer Notes
The story is told using a newspaper strip format, with six panels per strip.
It's A Hup Ho World
comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from CoEvolution Quarterly (Point, 1974 series) #21 (March 21, 1979)
-
Professor Wanowsky on Welfare
Bob's Plain-Talk Funnies / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Professor Wanowsky
- Synopsis
- A professor who reserves his disdain for liberals and the bourgeoisie.
- Reprints
- from CoEvolution Quarterly (Point, 1974 series) #21 (March 21, 1979)
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The Ruff-Tuff Cream-Puffs Take Charge!
The Ruff-Tuff Cream-Puffs / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Pencils
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Inks
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Letters
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Mike; Mr. President; General Bullneck [George]; Dave; Sarge; Doug
- Synopsis
- The Ruff-Tuff Cream-Puffs, who are sick of liberal wimps, take over the U.S.A.
- Reprints
- from Hup (Last Gasp, 1986 series) #1 (1987)
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The Final Solution
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Pencils
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Inks
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Letters
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- The President of the United States of America
- Synopsis
- The President of the U.S.A. feels overwhelmed to the point of being at the end of his rope. In order to save face, he decides to employ a drastic solution.
- Reprints
- from CoEvolution Quarterly (Point, 1974 series) #20 (Winter 1978)
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The Goose and the Gander Were Talking One Night
The Goose and the Gander / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Pencils
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Inks
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Letters
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Characters
- The Goose; The Gander
- Synopsis
- The Goose can't shake the feeling that humanity is doomed.
- Reprints
R. Crumb, "The Old Outsider", Goes to the Academy Awards
Robert Crumb / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Robert Crumb; Aline Kominsky-Crumb; Sophie Crumb; Tom Cruise (cameo); Spike Lee (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Crumb attends the 1991 Academy Awards.
- Reprints
- from Premiere Magazine (News Corporation, 1989 series) #v4#8 (April 1991)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Lenore Goldberg and her Girl Commandos
Lenore Goldberg / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Lenore Goldberg; Janet Jones; Muncie; Bob
- Synopsis
- Lenore and the commandos barge into a gathering of intellectuals to make a statement on female liberation.
- Reprints
- from Motor City Comics (Rip Off Press, 1969 series) #1 (April 1969)
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Patricia Goes Shopping
Patricia Pig / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Pencils
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Inks
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Letters
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Patricia Pig; Suzy
- Synopsis
- Patricia and Suzy go to a new mall.
- Reprints
- from Black and White Comics (Apex Novelties, 1973 series) ([June] 1973)
-
Why Oh Why Oh Why the Hell am I in Motor City?
comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Robert Crumb (signed as R. "The Queer" Crumb)
- Pencils
- Robert Crumb (signed as R. "The Queer" Crumb)
- Inks
- Robert Crumb (signed as R. "The Queer" Crumb)
- Letters
- Robert Crumb (signed as R. "The Queer" Crumb)
- Reprints
- from Motor City Comics (Rip Off Press, 1969 series) #1 (April 1969)
-
- Keywords
- adult
Hi-Lites of Detroit
illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Robert Crumb
- Synopsis
- Ten drawings of actual Detroit locations.
- Reprints
- from Motor City Comics (Rip Off Press, 1969 series) #1 (April 1969)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Four More Years
Mr. Know-It-All / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Pencils
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Inks
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Letters
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Mr. Know-It-All; Police Officer; Old Man
- Synopsis
- Mr. Know-It-All is bewildered that Nixon won the election. He provokes the ire of a plain clothes policeman.
- Reprints
- from San Francisco Comic Book (The Print Mint Inc, 1973 series) #4 ([October] 1973)
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When the Niggers Take Over America!
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- The President of the United States of America; The First Lady; Strongman; Slavemaster
- Synopsis
- An extremely politically incorrect tale where black people use force of arms to take over the country and turn white people into slaves. It's satire, right, Mr. Crumb?
- Reprints
- from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #28 (Summer 1993)
-
When the Goddamn Jews Take Over America!
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Morry; Mr. Bloatstein; Lenny; Doctor Weaselberg; Ellen; Mr. Big Shot Senator; Paulie
- Synopsis
- Another satirical piece, this time delving into who the "real rulers" are.
- Reprints
- from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #28 (Summer 1993)
-
It's Really Too Bad
comic story / 5 pages
- Synopsis
- An especially slight Crumb story where he ponders what the modern world is coming to.
- Reprints
- from Despair (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) (1969)
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Point the Finger
Robert Crumb / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Pencils
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Inks
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Letters
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Robert Crumb; Donald Trump; Tracy; Marny; Stan
- Synopsis
- Crumb gets Donald Trump kidnapped as a political protest, but did he do this because he is disgusted or jealous of him?
- Reprints
- from Hup (Last Gasp, 1986 series) #3 (November 1989)
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Mr. Natural Gets On His High Horse
Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mr. Natural; Flakey Foont
- Synopsis
- Mr. Natural accuses a listless Flakey Foont of being soft.
- Reprints
- from Zap Comix (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #6 (1973)
-
- Keywords
- adult
A Short History of America
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Pencils
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Inks
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Letters
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Synopsis
- One of Crumb's most famous stories shows the progress of an American landscape from idyllic grassland to modern commercial street. This has an "epilogue" page tacked on that offers three different future scenarios for that landscape.
- Reprints
- from CoEvolution Quarterly (Point, 1974 series) #23 (Fall 1979)
- from Whole Earth Review (Point, 1985 series) #61 (Winter 1988) [epilogue page]
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Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
[no title indexed]
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2.
[no title indexed]
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3.
[no title indexed]
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4.
Let's Talk Sense About This Here Modern America
Robert Crumb -
5.
["The fact of the matter is, I know they're trying to get me because I bring you the TRUTH!"]
Robert Crumb -
6.
Trash - what do we throw away?
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7.
Whiteman
Whiteman -
8.
Space Day Symposium
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9.
["Are you from Function Junction?"]
Salty Dog Sam -
10.
The Adventures of Onion Head
Onion Head -
11.
City of the Future
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12.
Frosty the Snowman and His Friends
Frosty the Snowman and His Friends -
13.
It's A Hup Ho World
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14.
Professor Wanowsky on Welfare
Bob's Plain-Talk Funnies -
15.
The Ruff-Tuff Cream-Puffs Take Charge!
The Ruff-Tuff Cream-Puffs -
16.
The Final Solution
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17.
The Goose and the Gander Were Talking One Night
The Goose and the Gander -
18.
R. Crumb, "The Old Outsider", Goes to the Academy Awards
Robert Crumb -
19.
Lenore Goldberg and her Girl Commandos
Lenore Goldberg -
20.
Patricia Goes Shopping
Patricia Pig -
21.
Why Oh Why Oh Why the Hell am I in Motor City?
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22.
Hi-Lites of Detroit
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23.
Four More Years
Mr. Know-It-All -
24.
When the Niggers Take Over America!
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25.
When the Goddamn Jews Take Over America!
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26.
It's Really Too Bad
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27.
Point the Finger
Robert Crumb -
28.
Mr. Natural Gets On His High Horse
Mr. Natural -
29.
A Short History of America
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30.
[no title indexed]
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[no title indexed]
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- Steven Samuels
- Jim Van Dore
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