Flint Comix & Entertainment #90

(September 2017)

Grand Rapids Comic-Con (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Grand Rapids Comic-Con / advertisement / 0.375 page (report information)

Buy - Sell - Trade (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Comic Explosion / advertisement / 0.125 page (report information)

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

Community Corner / text article / 0.22 page (report information)

Script

Dayne Walling (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

Dayne discusses AmeriCorps and its work in Flint.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Americanisms / text article / 0.076 page (report information)

Script

Betty Davis (credited); James Thurber (credited)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Old age is no place for sissies.

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

Quotes from actress Bette Davis and humorist James Thurber.

Indexer Notes

2 panels on various pages.

Remembering William R. Stolpin (Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 0.965 page (report information)

Script

Randy Zimmerman (credited)

Pencils

Randy Zimmerman (credited); William R. Stolpin (credited); ? (photo)

Inks

Randy Zimmerman (credited); William R. Stolpin (credited); ? (photo)

Colors

?; ? (photo)

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

William R. Stolpin

Synopsis

obituary

Indexer Notes

Multiple illustrations, including some photos of William in his workshop and the cover of Flint Comix #81 at reduced size.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

credits, title page / 0.285 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

List of contributors, advertisers, and publishing info.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Editorial / text article / 0.21 page (report information)

Script

Randy Zimmerman (signed)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hello and welcome to issue number ninety of Flint Comics and Entertainment!

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

Randy discusses some of this issue's content and thanks everyone for attending the recent Fall Fest.

GearUp Academy (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 0.28 page (report information)

Script

Jennifer Kuhl (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

Information on GearUp Academy, a no-cost, non-traditional , public high school.

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

comic story / 0.12 page (report information)

Script

Mike Smith (signed)

Pencils

Mike Smith (signed)

Inks

Mike Smith (signed)

Letters

Mike Smith (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What do I call it when the kids go back to school?

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A woman is exhausted at home as the school bus speeds away.

Reprints

• From Las Vegas Sun (King Features Syndicate) 2017-??-??

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Out on a Limb / cartoon / 0.15 page (report information)

Script

Gary Kopervas (credited) [as Kopervas] (signed)

Pencils

Gary Kopervas (credited) [as Kopervas] (signed)

Inks

Gary Kopervas (credited) [as Kopervas] (signed)

Letters

Gary Kopervas (credited) [as Kopervas] (signed)

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A couple has "Hubby" and "Wifey" t-shirts, while their lawyer has a matching "Attorney" shirt;
a view of a Swiss Army canteen;
a musician confuses thimbles for cymbals.

Reprints

• from Out on a Limb daily (King Features Syndicate) ????-??-??

Indexer Notes

3 strips on various pages; two in color.

Totem Books (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 0.28 page (report information)

Script

Jennifer Kuhl (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

Information on a bookstore/cafe business and its charity projects.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Just Like Cats & Dogs / cartoon / 0.199 page (report information)

Script

Dave T. Phipps (credited) [as Phipps] (signed)

Pencils

Dave T. Phipps (credited) [as Phipps] (signed)

Inks

Dave T. Phipps (credited) [as Phipps] (signed)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Wow, this seems to have backfired.

Genre

humor

Synopsis

The dog picks up flowers for his wife for no reason;
the dog thinks a high body count is a good movie review;
the dog found an unusual way to keep the bathroom clean while the cat was gone.

Reprints

• from Just Like Cats & Dogs (King Features Syndicate) ????-??-??

Indexer Notes

3 strips on various pages; one in color.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Mark's My Words / text article / 0.55 page (report information)

Script

Mark Bonto (credited)

Pencils

? (photo)

Inks

? (photo)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Mark discusses the recent solar eclipse.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

The Spats / comic story / 0.1 page (report information)

Script

Jeff Pickering (credited) [as Pickering] (signed)

Pencils

Jeff Pickering (credited) [as Pickering] (signed)

Inks

Jeff Pickering (credited) [as Pickering] (signed)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The way I look at it...

Genre

humor

Characters

Mr. Spat; Mrs. Spat; Jeffy

Synopsis

Mr. Spat has a poor interpretation of his weight gain;
Mr. Spat advises Jeffy on giving blood.

Reprints

• from The Spats daily (King Features Syndcate, Inc.) ????-??-??

Indexer Notes

2 strips on various pages; one in color.

Slithering Heights (Table of Contents: 15)

Hardin / cartoon / 0.4 page (report information)

Script

Patrik Hardin (credited) [as Hardin] (signed)

Pencils

Patrik Hardin (credited) [as Hardin] (signed)

Inks

Patrik Hardin (credited) [as Hardin] (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

4 snake cartoons, mostly about not having legs.
Unsure if these are reprints or not; Patrick Hardin's work has appeared in many publications including Harvard Business Review, Accountancy, Forbes, Harper's, Best, and Good Housekeeping.

Mark Your Calendars (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Flint Comix Fall Fest / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.125 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Grin and Bear It / cartoon / 0.118 page (report information)

Script

Fred Wagner ?

Pencils

Fred Wagner [as Wagner] (signed)

Inks

Fred Wagner [as Wagner] (signed)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This is as far as we can go, but they do have a web site we can visit.

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A sign in a National Park refers visitors to their web site;
a psychiatric patient throws a temper tantrum on the office couch.

Reprints

• From Grin and Bear It daily (King Features Syndicate Inc.) ????-??-???

Indexer Notes

2 strips on various pages; one iin color.

Causes of Death in U.S. (Table of Contents: 18)

Top Ten / text article / 0.07 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

From Top Ten (King Features Syndicate, 2017).
Source is Johns Hopkins University.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Prince Valiant / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

Mark Schultz (credited as Schultz)

Pencils

Gary Gianni (credited, signed as Gianni)

Inks

Gary Gianni (credited, signed as Gianni)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

To cover the escape of Nathan from the Norse longship, Val feigns madness.

Genre

adventure; history

Characters

Prince Valiant; Nathan; Skyrmir

Synopsis

Prince Valiant fools the Norsemen into thinking him mad and manages to wound their leader, leaving him subject to a leadership challenge.

Reprints

• From Prince Valiant Sundays (2006-01-24, 2006-02-05, and 2006-02-12).

Indexer Notes

Strips numbered 3599, 3600, and 3601.

The Mystery Airship (Table of Contents: 20)

The Cage Report / text article / 0.43 page (report information)

Script

Christian "Cage" Verostick (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

Christian relates tales of mysterious airship reports from the late 1890s and early 1900s.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

Amber Waves / comic story / 0.11 page (report information)

Script

Dave T. Phipps (credited) [as Phipps] (signed)

Pencils

Dave T. Phipps (credited) [as Phipps] (signed)

Inks

Dave T. Phipps (credited) [as Phipps] (signed)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I give up.

Genre

humor

Characters

Gerald; Gerald's sister; Jim; Gerald's mother

Synopsis

Gerald tries to amuse his sister by making faces;
Gerald discovers you can't believe everything you read.

Reprints

• from Amber Waves daily (King Features Syndicate) ????-??-??

Indexer Notes

2 strips on various pages; one in color.

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

The Cashier / cartoon / 0.06 page (report information)

Script

Ricardo Galvão (credited)

Pencils

Ricardo Galvão (credited)

Inks

Ricardo Galvão (credited)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

World's fastest mobile bed travels nearly 84 miles per hour.

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A man imagines the speeding bed has no seat belts.

Reprints

• From The Cashier (King Features Syndicate) 2017-??-??

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

They'll Do It Every Time / cartoon / 0.125 page (report information)

Script

Al Scaduto (credited, signed)

Pencils

Al Scaduto (credited, signed)

Inks

Al Scaduto (credited, signed)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Wrong Pew Dept.

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A lady asks for the train schedule at a newsstand, a grown man brings his laundry home to mom, and a woman with out-of-control children asks her friend when she will start a family.

Indexer Notes

Ideas from Sy Falik, numerous mothers, and Joanie and Paul Freehold.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

It's Fun to Live in Flint / cartoon / 0.115 page (report information)

Script

Mark Corrigan (signed)

Pencils

Mark Corrigan (signed)

Inks

Mark Corrigan (signed)

Letters

Mark Corrigan (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Scientists have discovered mysterious radio signals from deep space coming from 3 billion light years away.

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Mark plugs a new radio station from the Greater Flint Arts Council.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Little Aliens / comic story / 0.21 page (report information)

Script

Justin Faber (credited)

Pencils

Justin Faber (credited)

Inks

Justin Faber (credited)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Where is our undercover earth-culture anthropolgist?

Genre

humor; science fiction

Characters

Little Aliens

Synopsis

One Little Alien has gone undercover as a hipster who creates a craft-brewed beer.

Puzzles (Table of Contents: 26)

King Crossword; Weekly Sudoku; Scramblers; Magic Maze / activity / 0.63 page (report information)

Script

Bob Schroeter (signed); Linda Thistle (credited)

Pencils

Bob Schroeter (signed)

Inks

Bob Schroeter (signed)

Letters

typeset

Synopsis

An IRS agent conducting an audit blames someone else for "having it in for" the taxpayer.

Reprints

• from (?) ????-??-??

Indexer Notes

Answers on page 18 included in this page count.
Scrambles puzzle includes a cartoon; synopsis is for that.

Part 9: A New Dawn (Table of Contents: 27)

Memoirs of the Sun / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Alexandria Hennings (credited)

Pencils

Alexandria Hennings (credited)

Inks

Alexandria Hennings (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

drama; romance

Synopsis

The charactrers get married and have children.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

Henry / comic story / 0.125 page (report information)

Script

Don Trachte (credited, signed)

Pencils

Don Trachte (credited, signed)

Inks

Don Trachte (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Henry; Henrietta; Butch

Synopsis

Henry discovers that Henrietta will share her candy if he appears injured, and all the other guys in the neighborhood try the same gambit.

Reprints

• from Henry Sunday? strip (King Features Syndicate) ????-03-12

Indexer Notes

no dialog

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

Tipsy / comic story / 0.125 page (report information)

Script

Varian Grant (credited)

Pencils

Varian Grant (credited)

Inks

Varian Grant (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Unca Tipsy the internet says beer doesn't have many vitamins at all!

Genre

humor

Characters

Tipsy

Synopsis

Tipsy claims fraud by a fitness business that sad he could get a six pack anytime, when he discovers they did not mean beer.

Free Soda! (Table of Contents: 30) (Expand) /

The Lunch Studio / advertisement / 0.125 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31) (Expand) /

Zimm Graphix / advertisement / 0.125 page (report information)

Home of the Torch Burger (Table of Contents: 32) (Expand) /

The Torch Bar & Grill / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

Flash Gordon / comic story / 0.6 page (report information)

Script

Jim Keefe (credited)

Pencils

Jim Keefe (credited)

Inks

Jim Keefe (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In a fortress hidden deep within the jungles of Mongo, Ming the Merciless plots to regain his throne.

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Flash Gordon; Ming the Merciless; Reddol; Thorne; Aura; Greelo

Synopsis

Reddol changes forms several times to help Flash escape a dungeon while impersonating Flash to kill another prisoner, thus framing Flash for the murder.

Reprints

• From Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) ????-05-28 - ????-06-25.

Indexer Notes

5 strips

Movie and Television Star Anthony Michael Hall (Table of Contents: 34)

Interviewed & Cartooned / text article / 1.4 pages (report information)

Script

Scary Peri Toth (credited, signed)

Pencils

Scary Peri Toth (credited, signed); ? (photo); Randy Zimmerman (signed) [as Zimm]

Inks

Scary Peri Toth (credited, signed); ? (photo); Randy Zimmerman (signed) [as Zimm]

Colors

?; ? (photo)

Letters

t

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Anthony Michael Hall (photograph); Peri Toth (photograph; Robert Downey Jr. (photograph); Scott Crawford (photograph); Joe Toth (photograph)

Synopsis

Peri interviews Anthony Michael Hall about his early days and upcoming projects.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 35)

Popeye / comic story / 0.115 page (report information)

Script

Hy Eisman (credited, signed)

Pencils

Hy Eisman (credited, signed)

Inks

Hy Eisman (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I need your help, Haggy!

Genre

humor

Characters

Olive Oyl; Sea Hag

Synopsis

The Sea Hag's new crystal ball advises Olive on dressing to be attractive to Popeye.

Reprints

• from Popeye Sundays (King Features Syndicate) ????-03-19

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36)

R.F.D. / comic story / 0.1 page (report information)

Script

Mike Marland (credited) [as Marland] (signed)

Pencils

Mike Marland (credited) [as Marland] (signed)

Inks

Mike Marland (credited) [as Marland] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It's the only pipeline that raised nary a protest.

Genre

humor

Characters

Sim Poole; June Poole

Synopsis

Sim shows off a maple syrup pipeline;
Sim listens to jazz, to the surprise of his daughter.

Reprints

• From R.F.D. dailies (King Features Syndicate) 2017-??-??

Indexer Notes

2 strips on various pages; one in color.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 37)

Beardo / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Dan Dougherty (credited)

Pencils

Dan Dougherty (credited)

Inks

Dan Dougherty (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Where's your bike helmet?

Genre

humor

Characters

Beardo; Red; Jim

Synopsis

Beardo gets hit by a bus and argues with Red.

Indexer Notes

7 strips, may be reprints, as Beardo is distributed on http://gocomics.com/.

Different Seasons (Table of Contents: 38)

Random Acts of Rant / text article / 0.375 page (report information)

Script

Paul Counelis (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

Paul discusses friends and the Flint Comix Fall Fest.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 39) (Expand) /

Bird Smirk Creations / advertisement / 0.125 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 40)

The Amazing Cynicalman / comic story / 0.375 page (report information)

Script

Matt Feazell (credited) (signed as Matt)

Pencils

Matt Feazell (credited) (signed as Matt)

Inks

Matt Feazell (credited) (signed as Matt)

Letters

Matt Feazell (credited) (signed as Matt)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Sorry Cap, they got away again.

Genre

humor

Characters

Cynicalman; Mr. Know-It-All; Sharkboy

Synopsis

Mr. Know-It-All gives GPS coordinates to a delivery person looking for Cynicalman's desk;
Cynicalman discovers the hazards of a nice day.

Indexer Notes

4 strips; 3 under the header of "Meanwhile, Back at the Board of Superheros".

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 41)

Hocus-Focus / activity / 0.125 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (credited)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (credited)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (credited)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

2 find the differences puzzles.

Wanted (Table of Contents: 42) (Expand) /

Flint Comix / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

Goin' to Daycare Part 2 (Table of Contents: 43)

comic story / 0.12 page (report information)

Script

'Scary' Peri Toth (credited)

Pencils

'Scary' Peri Toth (credited)

Inks

'Scary' Peri Toth (credited)

Letters

'Scary' Peri Toth (credited)

Characters

See-Thru Baby

Synopsis

One of the other kids at daycare gets a dangerous idea.

Part Six (Table of Contents: 44)

Wasteland Horizon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joshua Harris (credited)

Pencils

Joshua Harris (credited)

Inks

Joshua Harris (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Starla; Sydera; Brothers of Atlas; Atlas Forge; Tyel

Synopsis

The droids help Sydera escape as Atlas Forge arrives.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 45)

Strange but True / text article / 0.375 page (report information)

Script

Samantha Weaver (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

A collection of miscellaneous facts, beginning with a quote from Eric Arthur Blair.
Copyright King Features Syndicate, Inc.

Old Fashioned Radio for a New Generation (Table of Contents: 46) (Expand) /

The Tom Sumner Program / advertisement / 0.125 page (report information)

[Dance For Democracy] (Table of Contents: 47)

Pat Patriot / comic story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Lin Streeter (signed)

Inks

Lin Streeter (signed)

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Pat Patriot [Patricia Patrios]; Adrian Perfecto; Dottie Reynolds; Nicklos Natte; Pertillo's gang

Synopsis

Pat is urged to help open up the new glamorous Diamond Room by playing the lead in the opening floor show, with all profits earmarked for government defense funding. She is attacked by both German agents and local gangsters.

Reprints

• from Daredevil Comics (Lev Gleason, 1941 series) #10 (May 1942)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 48) (Expand) /

Crazymark TV / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Flint Comix & Entertainment Wants You!! (Table of Contents: 49) (Expand) /

Flint Comix / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

Where Prices Are Born & Raised Elsewhere (Table of Contents: 50) (Expand) /

Cashman's / advertisement / 0.125 page (report information)

Flint Author Does It! (Table of Contents: 51) (Expand) /

I Didn't Do It! / advertisement / 0.125 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 52)

The Pope of Carriage Town / comic story / 0.142 page (report information)

Script

Mike Mahoney [as Mahoney] (signed)

Pencils

Mike Mahoney [as Mahoney] (signed)

Inks

Mike Mahoney [as Mahoney] (signed)

Letters

Mike Mahoney [as Mahoney] (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Okay, Pope. What are you doing now?

Genre

humor

Characters

Pope

Synopsis

Pope is doing his yard work while naked.

Things You Find on the Water! (Table of Contents: 53)

Piece of Cake! / comic story / 0.195 page (report information)

Script

Emily Zelasko (credited)

Pencils

Emily Zelasko (credited)

Inks

Emily Zelasko (credited)

Letters

Emily Zelasko (credited)

Genre

humor

Characters

Emily

Synopsis

Emily and her boyfriend discover animals while canoeing.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 54) (Expand) /

Buckham Gallery / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

We Are Open All Year Round (Table of Contents: 55) (Expand) /

Flint Farmers' Market / advertisement / 0.125 page (report information)

Now Available From Flint Comix & Entertainment (Table of Contents: 56) (Expand) /

Flint Comix / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

New Comics Every Wednesday! (Table of Contents: 57) (Expand) /

The Amazing Bookstore / advertisement / 0.125 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 58) (Expand) /

Michigan Renaissance Festival / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 59) (Expand) /

Donna's Donuts / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 60) (Expand) /

Genesee Storage / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Discover Your Many Transportation Options! (Table of Contents: 61) (Expand) /

Flint MTA / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Over 50,000 Comics in Stock! (Table of Contents: 62) (Expand) /

BC Comix and Games / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Are You Prepared? (Table of Contents: 63) (Expand) /

Great Lakes Emergency Preparedness Expo / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)