Zap Comix #8

(1975)

The Print Mint Inc, 1969 Series

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Price: 0.75 USD
Pages: 52
Indicia Frequency: ?
On-sale Date: 1975-03-05
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: ?
Brand: Print Mint
Barcode: ?

Editing: ?

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is the publication date reported in U. S. Copyright Office filings.

Early printings by Print Mint. Later printings by Last Gasp.

Underground Comix are known for using different prices, covers (art or color variations) and/or interior content to distinguish between printings.
1st print has 0.75 USD cover. 2nd print has 1.00 USD cover.

Published by Last Gasp-
3rd print has 2.50 USD cover
4th print has 2.95 USD cover. 5th print has 3.95 USD cover.
This issue has variants:

Zap Comix (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #8 [2nd print- 1.00 USD]

Zap Comics / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script: Robert Crumb (signed)
Pencils: Robert Crumb (signed)
Inks: Robert Crumb (signed)
Colors: ?
Letters: Robert Crumb (signed)

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #8 [3rd print- 2.50 USD]
in Voll auf die Nüsse (Zweitausendeins, 1981 series) (1981)
in Love to Ten (Reallusion, 1985 series) ([1985])
in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #10 - Crumb Advocates Violent Overthrow (March 1994)
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #2 - Issues 5-8 ([November] 2014), #6 - Portfolio ([November] 2014)

Keywords

adult

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Cover Thumbnail for Zap Comix (1969 series) #8 [2nd print- 1.00 USD]

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illustration / 1 page (report information)

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #8
in Love to Ten (Reallusion, 1985 series) ([1985])
in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #10 - Crumb Advocates Violent Overthrow (March 1994)
in Hysteria in Remission: The Comix & Drawings of Robt. Williams (Fantagraphics, 2002 series) (September 2002)
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #2 - Issues 5-8 ([November] 2014)

Keywords

adult

Indexer Notes

Jam sequence where the artists of the issue draw their own characters.

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script: Robert Crumb (signed)
Pencils: Robert Crumb (signed)
Inks: Robert Crumb (signed)
Letters: Robert Crumb (signed)

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Characters

Munyap; Farkwar; Harry; A.P. Bombasto; Captain Frazer; Major Richter; Lieutenant Colonel Buxton; General Throckmorton

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #8
in Love to Ten (Reallusion, 1985 series) ([1985])
in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #10 - Crumb Advocates Violent Overthrow (March 1994)
in The R. Crumb Coffee Table Art Book (Little, Brown, 1997 series) (1997)
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #2 - Issues 5-8 ([November] 2014)

The Checkered Demon / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script: S. Clay Wilson
Pencils: S. Clay Wilson
Inks: S. Clay Wilson
Letters: S. Clay Wilson

Characters

The Captain; Blarchard; Geech; Marlowe; Barth Bunzel; Star-Eyed Stella; The Checkered Demon; Overconfident Highwaymen; Micro-Monk

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #8
in The Collected Checkered Demon (Last Gasp, 1998 series) #1 (1998)
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #2 - Issues 5-8 ([November] 2014)
in The Mythology of S. Clay Wilson (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #2 - Demons and Angels (July 2015)

Keywords

adult

Valerie the Vegetarian / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Robert Crumb (signed)
Pencils: Robert Crumb (signed)
Inks: Robert Crumb (signed)
Letters: Robert Crumb (signed)

Characters

Valerie the Vegetarian

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #8
in Love to Ten (Reallusion, 1985 series) ([1985])
in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #10 - Crumb Advocates Violent Overthrow (March 1994)
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #2 - Issues 5-8 ([November] 2014)

Keywords

adult

Coochy Cooty / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script: Robert Williams
Pencils: Robert Williams
Inks: Robert Williams
Letters: Robert Williams

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Characters

Coochy Cooty; Ostrich; Mr. Funky; Quivering Egg; Poison Lozenges; Mr. Hydrant; Dr. Imogene Adder; Helter McSkelter; Nobody; Liberator Foose; Regina Allena Nesbitt Quirk

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #8
in Die abseitige Kunst des Robert Williams (Volksverlag, 1985 series) (1985)
in Hysteria in Remission: The Comix & Drawings of Robt. Williams (Fantagraphics, 2002 series) (September 2002)
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #2 - Issues 5-8 ([November] 2014)

Keywords

adult

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Script: S. Clay Wilson
Pencils: S. Clay Wilson
Inks: S. Clay Wilson
Letters: S. Clay Wilson

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Lower her down slowly to kiss my pee-pee...

Characters

Julio

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #8
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #2 - Issues 5-8 ([November] 2014)

Keywords

adult

Indexer Notes

Centerspread

Missy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script: Robert Williams
Pencils: Robert Williams
Inks: Robert Williams
Letters: Robert Williams

Characters

Mr. Baldpubis [F. Leonid Baldpubis]; Starchy; Charity Fondell; Bailiff; Judge Magistrate General A. Bias Nil; Bailif; Prosecutor Baneheart; Counsellor Rebus; Arresting Officer; Stale Canker; Prance Adonis

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #8
in Hysteria in Remission: The Comix & Drawings of Robt. Williams (Fantagraphics, 2002 series) (September 2002)
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #2 - Issues 5-8 ([November] 2014)

Keywords

adult

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script: Spain Rodriguez
Pencils: Spain Rodriguez
Inks: Spain Rodriguez
Letters: Spain Rodriguez

Characters

Fissure; Gus; Dippy; Jack

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #8
in U-Comix Sonderband (Volksverlag, 1973 series) #19 - Spain Rodriguez (1979)
in My True Story (Fantagraphics, 1994 series) (August 1994)
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #2 - Issues 5-8 ([November] 2014)

Keywords

adult

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script: Gilbert Shelton
Pencils: Gilbert Shelton
Inks: Gilbert Shelton
Letters: Gilbert Shelton

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #8
in U-Comix (Volksverlag, 1980 series) #10 (Juni 1981)
in Underground Classics (Rip Off Press, 1985 series) #12 (1990)
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #2 - Issues 5-8 ([November] 2014)

Keywords

adult

Star-Eyed Stella / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: S. Clay Wilson
Pencils: S. Clay Wilson
Inks: S. Clay Wilson
Letters: S. Clay Wilson

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We find a few twisted doctors of the infamous Branhurne Clinic discussing a captive Star-Eyed Stella...

Characters

Star-Eyed Stella; Checkered Demon; The Chief; Cameron; Twisted Doctors

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #8
in The Collected Checkered Demon (Last Gasp, 1998 series) #1 (1998)
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #2 - Issues 5-8 ([November] 2014)
in The Mythology of S. Clay Wilson (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #2 - Demons and Angels (July 2015)

Keywords

adult

Rumpelstiltskin / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script: Victor Moscoso
Pencils: Victor Moscoso
Inks: Victor Moscoso
Letters: Victor Moscoso

Characters

Poor Miller; Miller's Daughter; The King; Rumpelstiltskin

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #8
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #2 - Issues 5-8 ([November] 2014)

Keywords

adult

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Victor Moscoso
Pencils: Victor Moscoso
Inks: Victor Moscoso
Letters: Victor Moscoso

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #8
in Moscoso Comix (Electric City Comix, 1989 series) #1 (1989)
in Sex, Rock & Optical Illusions (Fantagraphics, 2005 series) (2005)
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #2 - Issues 5-8 ([November] 2014)

Keywords

adult

Indexer Notes

Sequence on back cover of issue.

Editing

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Related Scans

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Series Information

Table of Contents

0. Deep Psychological Insights and Mystic Revelations!!!
Zap Comics
1. Zyklon Jam - Souvenir of the Carnage
2. What Gives?
3. The Swap
The Checkered Demon
4. You Can't Avoid The Void
Valerie the Vegetarian
5. Gizmo Therapy
Coochy Cooty
6. ["Lower her down slowly to kiss my pee-pee..."]
7. Innocence Squandered
Missy
8. Field Meet
9. The Hairmobile
10. ["We find a few twisted doctors of the infamous Branhurne Clinic discussing a captive Star-Eyed Stella..."]
Star-Eyed Stella
11. Rumpelstiltskin- The Real Story
Rumpelstiltskin
12. Dinosaur Fight

This issue was modified by, among others

Chris Boyko
Mark Gordon
Paul Green
Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
R. S. Martin
Steven Samuels

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Zap Comix #8

(1975)

Issue Notes

Deep Psychological Insights and Mystic Revelations!!! (Table of Contents)

Zap Comics / cover / 1 page (report information)

Zyklon Jam - Souvenir of the Carnage (Table of Contents: 1)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

What Gives? (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

The Swap (Table of Contents: 3)

The Checkered Demon / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

You Can't Avoid The Void (Table of Contents: 4)

Valerie the Vegetarian / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Gizmo Therapy (Table of Contents: 5)

Coochy Cooty / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Innocence Squandered (Table of Contents: 7)

Missy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Field Meet (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

The Hairmobile (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Star-Eyed Stella / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Rumpelstiltskin- The Real Story (Table of Contents: 11)

Rumpelstiltskin / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Dinosaur Fight (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Zap Comix #8 (1975)

Issue Notes

Deep Psychological Insights and Mystic Revelations!!! (Table of Contents)

Zap Comics / cover / 1 page (report information)

Zyklon Jam - Souvenir of the Carnage (Table of Contents: 1)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

What Gives? (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

The Swap (Table of Contents: 3)

The Checkered Demon / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

You Can't Avoid The Void (Table of Contents: 4)

Valerie the Vegetarian / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Gizmo Therapy (Table of Contents: 5)

Coochy Cooty / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Innocence Squandered (Table of Contents: 7)

Missy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Field Meet (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

The Hairmobile (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Star-Eyed Stella / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Rumpelstiltskin- The Real Story (Table of Contents: 11)

Rumpelstiltskin / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Dinosaur Fight (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Zap Comix #8

(1975)