Zap Comix
#14
(1998)
Last Gasp,
1982? Series
- Price
- 3.95 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Last Gasp
- Brand
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Last Gasp
- ISBN
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0-86719-266-6
- Editing
- ?
[Rotting Zombiesville]
cover / 2 pages
- Characters
- Checkered Demon; Ruby the Dyke; Victor Moscoso; Robert Crumb; Star-Eyed Stella
- Reprints
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in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #5 - The Zap Story ([November] 2014), #4 - Issues 13-16 ([November 2014]), #4 - Issues 13-16 ([November 2014]), #6 - Portfolio ([November] 2014)
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- Keywords
- adult; underground
Indexer Notes
Wrap-around image.
The Vision of the Sixth Heaven
comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Blobman
- Reprints
- in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #4 - Issues 13-16 ([November 2014])
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- Keywords
- adult; underground
Star Eyed Stella Drops Into Rotting Zombiesville
Star-Eyed Stella / comic story / 4 pages
- Characters
- Star-Eyed Stella; Rotting Zombies; Rotting Zombie Dog; Beautiful Bubba; Dick; Bernie
- Reprints
- in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #4 - Issues 13-16 ([November 2014])
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- Keywords
- adult; underground
Like Krazy, Man
Ignatz / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Ignatz Mouse; Offica Pup; Blobman
- Reprints
- in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #4 - Issues 13-16 ([November 2014])
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- Keywords
- underground
Indexer Notes
Originally an ink and acrylic piece displayed at a George Herriman-derived gallery show. That version was published in "Sex, Rock & Optical Illusions" (Fantagraphics, 2005). This story is somewhat altered from that original version.
My Secret Date With Linda Blair
comic story / 2 pages
- Characters
- Linda Blair; Spain Rodriguez
- Reprints
- in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #4 - Issues 13-16 ([November 2014])
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- Keywords
- adult; underground
Ruby the Dyke Enters Rotting Zombiesville
Ruby the Dyke / comic story / 4 pages
- Characters
- Maxine; Ruby the Dyke; Star-Eyed Stella; Elvira; Bernice; Checkered Demon
- Reprints
- in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #4 - Issues 13-16 ([November 2014])
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- Keywords
- adult; underground
Blobman Comics No. 10
Blobman / comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Blobman
- Reprints
- in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #4 - Issues 13-16 ([November 2014])
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- Keywords
- adult; underground
Little Morons and Big Idiots Torture the Checkered Demon By Reading Children's Books to Him
The Checkered Demon / illustration / 1 page
- Characters
- The Checkered Demon; Little Morons; Big Idiots
- Reprints
- in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #4 - Issues 13-16 ([November 2014])
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- Keywords
- adult; underground
Bar Talk Among...
comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Pirates; Rotting Zombies; Bikers; Demons; Aliens
- Reprints
- in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #4 - Issues 13-16 ([November 2014])
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- Keywords
- adult; underground
In the Begining... the Juggler
The Juggler / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- The Juggler [Blobman]
- Reprints
- in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #4 - Issues 13-16 ([November 2014])
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- Keywords
- adult; underground
Indexer Notes
The word "beginning" is spelled exactly as shown
Life's a Bitch, Then You Die!
illustration / 1 page
- Reprints
- in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #4 - Issues 13-16 ([November 2014])
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- Keywords
- adult; underground
[Crank Implant]
illustration / 1 page
- Characters
- The Captain
- Synopsis
- Below Decks, the Captain, dying from a head wound, gets a crank implant, so he can be interred endowed.
- Reprints
- in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #4 - Issues 13-16 ([November 2014])
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- Keywords
- adult; underground
Henri & Blobby
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Henri; Blobby [Blobman]
- Reprints
- in Sex, Rock & Optical Illusions (Fantagraphics, 2005 series) (2005)
- in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #4 - Issues 13-16 ([November 2014])
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- Keywords
- adult; French language; painters; underground
[no title indexed]
illustration / 1 page
- Reprints
- in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #4 - Issues 13-16 ([November 2014])
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- Keywords
- adult; underground
The Checkered Demon Visits Rotting Zombiesville
The Checkered Demon / comic story / 4 pages
- Characters
- The Checkered Demon; Mort the Assistant Mechanic; Babs; Ruby the Dyke; Rotting Zombies; Star-Eyed Stella
- Reprints
- in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #4 - Issues 13-16 ([November 2014])
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- Keywords
- adult; underground
Blobman Comics No. 11
Blobman / comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Blobman
- Reprints
- in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #4 - Issues 13-16 ([November 2014])
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- Keywords
- adult; underground
Blobman Comics No. 12
Blobman / comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Blobman
- Reprints
- in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #4 - Issues 13-16 ([November 2014])
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- Keywords
- adult; underground
(More Than) Thirty Years of Zap Comics
photo story / 1 page
- Script
- Gilbert Shelton
- Pencils
- Gilbert Shelton; Suzanne Williams (photo); Bob Gruen (photo)
- Inks
- Gilbert Shelton; Suzanne Williams (photo); Bob Gruen (photo)
- Letters
- Gilbert Shelton
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- S. Clay Wilson (photo); Victor Moscoso (photo); Gilbert Shelton (photo); Rick Griffin (photo); Spain Rodriguez (photo); Robert Williams (photo); Robert Crumb (photo); Allen Ginsberg (photo); Paul Mavrides
- Synopsis
- A very brief history of the comic with a cursory mention of the disagreement between Crumb and Moscoso over the direction of the series.
- Reprints
- in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #4 - Issues 13-16 ([November 2014])
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- Keywords
- City Lights Bookstore; Saturn Street
Indexer Notes
Text accompanied by four illustrations and two black and white photos.
(Self) Important Comics
comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Victor Moscoso; Gilbert Shelton; Paul Mavrides; S. Clay Wilson; Spain Rodriguez; Robert Williams
- Pencils
- Victor Moscoso; Gilbert Shelton; Paul Mavrides; S. Clay Wilson; Spain Rodriguez; Robert Williams
- Inks
- Victor Moscoso; Gilbert Shelton; Paul Mavrides; S. Clay Wilson; Spain Rodriguez; Robert Williams
- Letters
- Victor Moscoso; Gilbert Shelton; Paul Mavrides; S. Clay Wilson; Spain Rodriguez; Robert Williams
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Blobman; Checkered Demon; The King
- Reprints
- in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #4 - Issues 13-16 ([November 2014])
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- Keywords
- adult; underground
Indexer Notes
Jam sequence with characters from their respective creators. The Robert Williams-drawn panel was reprinted in "Hysteria in Remission" (Fantagraphics, 2002).
I've Had It!
Robert Crumb / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Robert Crumb; Victor Moscoso; S. Clay Wilson; Spain Rodriguez
- Synopsis
- Crumb's version of the disagreement between him and some of the other Zap regulars.
- Reprints
- in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #4 - Issues 13-16 ([November 2014])
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- Keywords
- adult; underground
Incident at Zwigoff's
comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Victor Moscoso; Spain Rodriguez
- Pencils
- Victor Moscoso; Spain Rodriguez
- Inks
- Victor Moscoso; Spain Rodriguez
- Letters
- Victor Moscoso; Spain Rodriguez
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Victor Moscoso; Spain Rodriguez; Robert Crumb; S. Clay Wilson; Suzie Bright
- Synopsis
- The artists give their version of the disagreement with Crumb.
- Reprints
- in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #4 - Issues 13-16 ([November 2014])
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- Keywords
- adult; autobiography; underground
Indexer Notes
"Academic title: Hyper-Sensitive Cartoonists Rend Their Garments Over Minor Bullshit"
My Big Break
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Paul Mavrides; Robert Crumb; Victor Moscoso; Spain Rodriguez
- Synopsis
- Mavrides gives his point of view on the disagreement some of the other artists have with Crumb.
- Reprints
- in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #4 - Issues 13-16 ([November 2014])
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- Keywords
- adult; underground
Indexer Notes
The final three panels are an homage to "The Death of Fritz the Cat."
[11-6]
illustration / 1 page
- Reprints
- in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #4 - Issues 13-16 ([November 2014])
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- Keywords
- adult; crashed plane; underground
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[Rotting Zombiesville]
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1.
The Vision of the Sixth Heaven
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2.
Star Eyed Stella Drops Into Rotting Zombiesville
Star-Eyed Stella -
3.
Like Krazy, Man
Ignatz -
4.
My Secret Date With Linda Blair
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5.
Ruby the Dyke Enters Rotting Zombiesville
Ruby the Dyke -
6.
Blobman Comics No. 10
Blobman -
7.
Little Morons and Big Idiots Torture the Checkered Demon By Reading Children's Books to Him
The Checkered Demon -
8.
Bar Talk Among...
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9.
In the Begining... the Juggler
The Juggler -
10.
Life's a Bitch, Then You Die!
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11.
[Crank Implant]
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12.
Henri & Blobby
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13.
[no title indexed]
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14.
The Checkered Demon Visits Rotting Zombiesville
The Checkered Demon -
15.
Blobman Comics No. 11
Blobman -
16.
Blobman Comics No. 12
Blobman -
17.
The Churl
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18.
(More Than) Thirty Years of Zap Comics
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19.
(Self) Important Comics
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20.
I've Had It!
Robert Crumb -
21.
Incident at Zwigoff's
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22.
My Big Break
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23.
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This issue was modified by, among others
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Steven Samuels
- Mark Semich
- Jim Van Dore
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