(1984)

Bad News, 1984 Series
 
Price
3.00 USD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
irregularly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
?
Editing
Paul Karasik; Mark Newgarden

Tot Abuse, Jed Clampett & Kin - Wacky Despair - Bowling Tips (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kaz Prapuolenis (signed as Kaz)
Inks
Kaz Prapuolenis (signed as Kaz)
Colors
Kaz Prapuolenis (signed as Kaz)
Letters
Kaz Prapuolenis ?; typeset

Keywords
alternative; art

Indexer Notes

Kaz Prapuolenis confirmed he did his own color separations for this cover via his Facebook page on March 27, 2020 (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157981642320782, retrieved 28 March 2020).

Eastern Artists (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Bad News #2 (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Letters
Daniel R. Shapiro ? (typeset)

Indexer Notes

Accompanied by a illustration titled "Medical Histories", which is composed of a series of skeletal x-ray images and mock "medical histories" of the artists

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Treacherous Tot / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Kaz Prapuolenis (signed)
Pencils
Kaz Prapuolenis (signed)
Inks
Kaz Prapuolenis (signed)
Letters
Kaz Prapuolenis (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Hotel Scumbag, 2:26 a.m. Shakey Sheke was getting ready for bed when he heard a pounding coming from the room next door.
Characters
Shaky Sheke; The Treacherous Tot; Crazy Lady
Reprints

Homage to Chuck Jones (Table of Contents: 4)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bruno Richard
Pencils
Bruno Richard (ink only ?); Allan D. Cruickshank (photo)
Inks
Bruno Richard (ink only ?); Allan D. Cruickshank (photo)
Letters
Bruno Richard

Characters
The Road Runner

Indexer Notes

Accompanied by a small-size inset roadrunner photo by Cruickshank from the National Audobon Society.

I Fix (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Jayr Pulga (signed)
Pencils
Jayr Pulga (signed) (ink only ?)
Inks
Jayr Pulga (signed)
Letters
Jayr Pulga (signed)

Characters
Ubie's Brother; Mom; Dad; Ubie

Venus Records / House Party / Raw #6 / Village Comic Art Shop (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Bugs (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Glenn Head (signed as G. O. H.)
Pencils
Glenn Head (signed as G. O. H.)
Inks
Glenn Head (signed as G. O. H.)
Letters
Glenn Head (signed as G. O. H.)

Characters
Chester
Reprints

Raw One-Shot #3 Jack Survives / Wayside Music (Wheaton, MD) / Shemp Records / Pier Platters (Hoboken, NJ) (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Count Screwloose Cartoon Page / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Milt Gross (credited as Count Screwloose)
Inks
Milt Gross (credited as Count Screwloose)
Letters
Milt Gross (credited as Count Screwloose)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Keep your eye on your work!
Genre
humor
Characters
Father
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Five cartoons- "Keep your eye on your work.;" "I'm a pickpocket, your honor!;" "Everytime your father gets in the tub, the phone rings!;" "I like this much better than a broom!;" "How should I know what he's got in there?"

From Hooterville to Eternity- The Situation Comedy of Paul Henning (Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script
David Marc
Pencils
Drew Friedman
Inks
Drew Friedman
Letters
Daniel R. Shapiro ? (typeset)

Characters
Paul Henning; Jed Clampett; Jethro Bodine; Elly May Clampett; Granny Clampett; Milton Drysdale; Oliver Wendell Douglas; Jane Hathaway; Bea Benaderet; Lisa Douglas; Sam Drucker; Cousin Bessy; Arnold
Synopsis
An apprecation of Paul Henning's "Beverly Hillbillies," "Petticoat Junction" and "Green Acres"
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Text from "Demographic Vistas" (Univ. of Penn. Press, 1984). Accompanied by approximately twenty-four Friedman portrait illustrations, all small-size except for one.

Danceteria (Table of Contents: 11)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kaz Prapuolenis (signed)
Inks
Kaz Prapuolenis (signed)
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

An ad for the legendary NYC club

1/3 x 3 (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mark Newgarden
Pencils
Mark Newgarden
Inks
Mark Newgarden
Letters
Mark Newgarden

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Mort; J. Riley

Indexer Notes

Three 1/3 page size strips- "Mort and His Emotional Disturbances;" "Newgarden's Sad But True;" "Don't Copy My Style!"

New York City Gazette (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Armand Hui Bon Hoa; Nikki Matheson (credited as N. Matheson) (translation); Paul Karasik (translation)
Pencils
Armand Hui Bon Hoa
Inks
Armand Hui Bon Hoa
Letters
typeset

Characters
David B. Slackine; Hans. H. Hamson; Ray Falster; Frank W. Owes, Jr.; Martin D. Craig; Bill
Reprints
  • from ?

Dwayne and Margot- A Bedtime Story (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Kristin Barnet
Pencils
Kristin Barnet
Inks
Kristin Barnet
Letters
Kristin Barnet

Characters
Dwayne; Dwayne's Mother; Dwayne's Father; Margot; Manuel

Here's a Whole Treasure Chest of Fun from Independent!! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Solitary Blues (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Drew Friedman
Pencils
Drew Friedman
Inks
Drew Friedman
Letters
Drew Friedman ? (typeset)

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

It's a Wacky World (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Peter Bagge
Pencils
Peter Bagge
Inks
Peter Bagge
Letters
Peter Bagge

Genre
humor
Reprints

Health Hen / Demographic Vistas: Television in American Culture / Todd's Copies / Enz's (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Bowler's Corner (Table of Contents: 19)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Glenn Head; Frank Graham Jr.
Pencils
John Mariano
Inks
John Mariano
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
Don Carter; Carmine Salvano; Harriet Ebbets; Frank Clause; Dave Soutar; George Howard

Indexer Notes

Text from Graham's "Bowling Secrets of the Stars" book (1962) accompanied by small illustrations from Mariano. Also includes a poem by Head titled "I Got Bowling on My Mind!!"

How to Housebreak Your Dog (Table of Contents: 20)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ernie Bushmiller (signed)
Pencils
Ernie Bushmiller (signed)
Inks
Ernie Bushmiller (signed)
Letters
Ernie Bushmiller (signed)

Genre
humor
Characters
Dog
Reprints
  • from The Dutch Treat Club Yearbook (1961)

Bridge (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Wayne White (signed)
Pencils
Wayne White (signed)
Inks
Wayne White (signed)
Letters
Wayne White (signed)

Characters
Wayne White; Junior Roden; Wayne's Sister; Wayne's Dad; The Fat One; Robin Rudd; Joel
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

The Treacherous Tot / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Kaz Prapuolenis (signed)
Pencils
Kaz Prapuolenis (signed)
Inks
Kaz Prapuolenis (signed)
Letters
Kaz Prapuolenis (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
After his home was ravaged by fire- the Tot decided to spend the night in the city cemetery.
Characters
The Treacherous Tot; The Nightwatchman

Action Comics! (Table of Contents: 23)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Karasik (signed)
Pencils
Paul Karasik (signed)
Inks
Paul Karasik (signed)
Letters
Paul Karasik (signed)

Characters
Nikki; Mehitabel

Homage to Jefferson Machamer (Table of Contents: 24)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jefferson Machamer; Gary Panter (signed as G. Panter) (ink only ?)
Inks
Jefferson Machamer; Gary Panter (signed as G. Panter)
Letters
Gary Panter (signed as G. Panter)

Indexer Notes

Includes an inset of a Machamer cartoon- "Now don't forget- I'm to get my regular pay and vacation pay and a bonus for spending my vacation here at the office!"

Coffee Nerves (Table of Contents: 25)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ken Struck
Pencils
Ken Struck
Inks
Ken Struck
Letters
Ken Struck

Kamikaze (Table of Contents: 26)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kaz Prapuolenis (signed)
Inks
Kaz Prapuolenis (signed)
Letters
Kaz Prapuolenis (signed)

Characters
Nancy; Sluggo
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Ad for the now-defunct NYC club

Trash and Vaudeville (Table of Contents: 27) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Tot Abuse, Jed Clampett & Kin - Wacky Despair - Bowling Tips
  2. 1. Eastern Artists
  3. 2. Bad News #2
  4. 3. ["The Hotel Scumbag, 2:26 a.m. Shakey Sheke was getting ready for bed when he heard a pounding coming from the room next door."]
    The Treacherous Tot
  5. 4. Homage to Chuck Jones
  6. 5. I Fix
  7. 6. Venus Records / House Party / Raw #6 / Village Comic Art Shop
  8. 7. The Bugs
  9. 8. Raw One-Shot #3 Jack Survives / Wayside Music (Wheaton, MD) / Shemp Records / Pier Platters (Hoboken, NJ)
  10. 9. ["Keep your eye on your work!"]
    Count Screwloose Cartoon Page
  11. 10. From Hooterville to Eternity- The Situation Comedy of Paul Henning
  12. 11. Danceteria
  13. 12. 1/3 x 3
  14. 13. New York City Gazette
  15. 14. Dwayne and Margot- A Bedtime Story
  16. 15. Here's a Whole Treasure Chest of Fun from Independent!!
  17. 16. Solitary Blues
  18. 17. It's a Wacky World
  19. 18. Health Hen / Demographic Vistas: Television in American Culture / Todd's Copies / Enz's
  20. 19. Bowler's Corner
  21. 20. How to Housebreak Your Dog
  22. 21. Bridge
  23. 22. ["After his home was ravaged by fire- the Tot decided to spend the night in the city cemetery."]
    The Treacherous Tot
  24. 23. Action Comics!
  25. 24. Homage to Jefferson Machamer
  26. 25. Coffee Nerves
  27. 26. Kamikaze
  28. 27. Trash and Vaudeville
This issue was modified by
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Peter Croome
  • Steven Samuels