Zap Comix #2

([July] 1968)

Apex Novelties, 1967 Series

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Price: 0.50 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1968-07-03
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Adults Only!!
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Apex Novelties
Brand: Apex Novelties

Editing: Robert Crumb

Issue Notes

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

Early printings by Apex Novelties. Later Printings by Print Mint or Last Gasp with the Apex Novelty logo still on the cover.

Underground Comix are known for using different prices, covers (art or color variations) and/or interior content to distinguish between printings.

Apex Novelties-
1st print has 0.50 USD cover. Has heavy cover stock.

The Print Mint-
2nd print has 0.50 USD cover. Some have heavy cover stock, most have regular weight cover stock.
3rd print has 0.75 USD cover. 4th print has 1.00 USD cover.

Last Gasp-
5th print has 2.50 USD cover.
6th print has 2.95 USD cover. 7th print has 3.95 USD cover. 8th print has 4.95 USD cover.

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script: Robert Crumb
Pencils: Robert Crumb
Inks: Robert Crumb
Colors: ?
Letters: Robert Crumb

Genre

humor

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #2 [5th print- 2.50 USD]
in Zap Comix (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #2 [2nd print- 0.50 USD] ([February] 1969)
in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #5 - Happy Hippy Comix (July 1990)
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #1 - Issues 0-4 ([November] 2014), #6 - Portfolio ([November] 2014)

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comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Rick Griffin (signed)
Pencils: Rick Griffin (signed as RICK GRIFFIN)
Inks: Rick Griffin (signed as RICK GRIFFIN)
Letters: Rick Griffin (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

E Plurbus Unum!

Characters

Mice; Ducks; Eyeballs

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #2
in Zap Comix (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #2 ([February] 1969)
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #1 - Issues 0-4 ([November] 2014)

Indexer Notes

Title taken from the Complete Zap Box Set volume one. Spelled exactly as shown on the page.

Cheesis K. Reist / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script: Robert Crumb
Pencils: Robert Crumb
Inks: Robert Crumb
Letters: Robert Crumb

Genre

humor

Characters

Cheesis K. Reist; Mr. Grillman

Synopsis

Cheesis' life goes downhill after eating a hamburger.

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #2
in Zap Comix (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #2 ([February] 1969)
in Love to Ten (Reallusion, 1985 series) ([1985])
in R. Crumb's Head Comix: Twenty Years Later (Simon and Schuster, 1988 series) (1988)
in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #5 - Happy Hippy Comix (July 1990)
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #1 - Issues 0-4 ([November] 2014)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Victor Moscoso
Pencils: Victor Moscoso (signed as Moscoso)
Inks: Victor Moscoso (signed as Moscoso)
Letters: Victor Moscoso (signed)

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Synopsis

15 panels of abstractions, with kiwi, mouse, alligators, duck head.

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #2
in Zap Comix (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #2 ([February] 1969)
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #1 - Issues 0-4 ([November] 2014)

Angelfood McSpade / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script: Robert Crumb
Pencils: Robert Crumb
Inks: Robert Crumb
Letters: Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text

She's Sock-a-Delic - She's All Heart

Characters

Angelfood McSpade; Cops; Officially Sanctioned Researchers

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #2
in Zap Comix (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #2 ([February] 1969)
in Love to Ten (Reallusion, 1985 series) ([1985])
in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #5 - Happy Hippy Comix (July 1990)
in The R. Crumb Handbook (MQ Publications, 2005 series) (2005)
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #1 - Issues 0-4 ([November] 2014)

Keywords

adult

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script: Rick Griffin (signed)
Pencils: Rick Griffin (signed as RICK GRIFFIN)
Inks: Rick Griffin (signed as RICK GRIFFIN)
Letters: Rick Griffin (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hike

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Synopsis

A completely surreal vignette featuring Mickey Mouse-style figures and other cartoon animals.

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #2
in Zap Comix (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #2 ([February] 1969)
in Heart and Torch: Rick Griffin's Transcendence (Laguna Art Museum; Gingko Press, 2007 series) (2007) [first page only]
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #1 - Issues 0-4 ([November] 2014)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Victor Moscoso (signed)
Pencils: Victor Moscoso (signed as Moscoso)
Inks: Victor Moscoso (signed as Moscoso)
Letters: Victor Moscoso (signed)

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Synopsis

Another non-linear sequence featuring Mickey Mouse-style figures in a surreal landscape.

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #2
in Zap Comix (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #2 ([February] 1969)
in Moscoso Comix (Electric City Comix, 1989 series) #1 (1989)
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #1 - Issues 0-4 ([November] 2014)

The Checkered Demon / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script: S. Clay Wilson (signed)
Pencils: S. Clay Wilson (signed as S. CLAY WILSON)
Inks: S. Clay Wilson (signed as S. CLAY WILSON)
Letters: S. Clay Wilson (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gotta check my lipstick

Characters

Tess; Checkered Demon; Archie; Leroy; Beverly; Ramona; Wes; Felix; Goon; Bernice; Howard; Bartender; Bernice's Girlfriend; Tossed Hog Owner

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #2
in Zap Comix (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #2 ([February] 1969)
in The Collected Checkered Demon (Last Gasp, 1998 series) #1 (1998)
in The Mythology of S. Clay Wilson (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #1 - Pirates in the Heartland (June 2014)
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #1 - Issues 0-4 ([November] 2014)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: Rick Griffin (signed as RICK GRIFFIN [flagged letters])
Inks: Rick Griffin (signed as RICK GRIFFIN [flagged letters])

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #2
in Zap Comix (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #2 ([February] 1969)
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #1 - Issues 0-4 ([November] 2014)

Mr. Peanut / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: Victor Moscoso (signed as Moscoso)
Inks: Victor Moscoso (signed as Moscoso)

Characters

Mr. Peanut

Synopsis

One pager with an early abstraction of Mr. Peanut. Nine panels with a surreal landscape.

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #2
in Zap Comix (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #2 ([February] 1969)
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #1 - Issues 0-4 ([November] 2014)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: S. Clay Wilson (signed)
Pencils: S. Clay Wilson (signed as S. CLAY WILSON)
Inks: S. Clay Wilson (signed as S. CLAY WILSON)
Letters: S. Clay Wilson (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Just as you said Madge...he's shitting.

Genre

humor

Characters

Madge

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #2
in Zap Comix (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #2 ([February] 1969)
in The Mythology of S. Clay Wilson (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #1 - Pirates in the Heartland (June 2014)
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #1 - Issues 0-4 ([November] 2014)

Keywords

adult

Indexer Notes

One pager of scatalogical humor.

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: Victor Moscoso (signed as Moscoso)
Inks: Victor Moscoso (signed as Moscoso)

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Synopsis

Surreal one-pager with abstracted cartoon ducks. Nine wordless panels in a surreal landscape.

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #2
in Zap Comix (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #2 ([February] 1969)
in Moscoso Comix (Electric City Comix, 1989 series) #1 (1989)
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #1 - Issues 0-4 ([November] 2014)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Rick Griffin (signed)
Pencils: Rick Griffin (signed as RICK GRIFFIN [stacked])
Inks: Rick Griffin (signed as RICK GRIFFIN [stacked])
Letters: Rick Griffin (signed)

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Boss; Cooky

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #2
in Zap Comix (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #2 ([February] 1969)
in Heart and Torch: Rick Griffin's Transcendence (Laguna Art Museum; Gingko Press, 2007 series) (2007)
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #1 - Issues 0-4 ([November] 2014)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: S. Clay Wilson (signed)
Pencils: S. Clay Wilson (signed as S. CLAY WILSON)
Inks: S. Clay Wilson (signed as S. CLAY WILSON)
Letters: S. Clay Wilson (signed)

Genre

humor

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #2
in Zap Comix (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #2 ([February] 1969)
in Melzers Comic Reader (Melzer, 1975 series) (1975)
in Comix: The Underground Revolution (Thunder's Mouth Press, 2004 series) (2004)
in The Mythology of S. Clay Wilson (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #1 - Pirates in the Heartland (June 2014)
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #1 - Issues 0-4 ([November] 2014)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: Victor Moscoso (signed as Moscoso)
Inks: Victor Moscoso (signed as Moscoso)

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Synopsis

Completely surreal one-pager with (among other things) a flying skull, an abstracted bear on a unicycle and a frog.

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #2
in Zap Comix (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #2 ([February] 1969)
in Moscoso Comix (Electric City Comix, 1989 series) #1 (1989)
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #1 - Issues 0-4 ([November] 2014)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: Victor Moscoso (signed as Moscoso)
Inks: Victor Moscoso (signed as Moscoso)

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Synopsis

Surreal one-pager with Escher-like boxes, a saxaphonist, cartoon ducks and an abstracted Mr. Peanut.
Nine panels laid out in the landscape format.

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #2
in Zap Comix (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #2 ([February] 1969)
in Moscoso Comix (Electric City Comix, 1989 series) #1 (1989)
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #1 - Issues 0-4 ([November] 2014)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Rick Griffin (signed)
Pencils: Rick Griffin (signed as RICK GRIFFIN)
Inks: Rick Griffin (signed as RICK GRIFFIN)
Letters: Rick Griffin (signed)

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #2
in Zap Comix (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #2 ([February] 1969)
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #1 - Issues 0-4 ([November] 2014)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Rick Griffin (signed)
Pencils: Rick Griffin (signed as RICK GRIFFIN)
Inks: Rick Griffin (signed as RICK GRIFFIN)
Letters: Rick Griffin (signed)

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Synopsis

Non-linear image that can be read as a comic or as a stand-alone image.

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #2
in Zap Comix (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #2 ([February] 1969)
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #1 - Issues 0-4 ([November] 2014)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hm!! Some of these students of mine haven't been making their monthly payments of late!

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Characters

Mr. Natural; Flakey Foont; Holy Ned

Synopsis

Mr. Natural heads to "Sham Francisco" to collect payment from delinquent students and runs into several of his imitators.

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #2
in Zap Comix (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #2 ([February] 1969)
in Love to Ten (Reallusion, 1985 series) ([1985])
in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #5 - Happy Hippy Comix (July 1990)
in The Book of Mr. Natural (Fantagraphics, 1995 series) (September 1995)
in Klassiker der Comic-Literatur (Frankfurter Allgemeine, 2005 series) #19 - Fritz the Cat (2006)
in The Book of Mr. Natural (Fantagraphics, 2010 series) (April 2010)
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #1 - Issues 0-4 ([November] 2014)

Keywords

adult

comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script: Rick Griffin
Pencils: Rick Griffin
Inks: Rick Griffin
Letters: Rick Griffin

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hail! Hail!

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #2
in Zap Comix (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #2 ([February] 1969)
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #1 - Issues 0-4 ([November] 2014)

comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script: Rick Griffin
Pencils: Rick Griffin
Inks: Rick Griffin
Letters: Rick Griffin

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Howdy Bob!!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #2
in Zap Comix (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #2 ([February] 1969)
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #1 - Issues 0-4 ([November] 2014)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils: Rick Griffin (signed as RICK GRIFFIN)
Inks: Rick Griffin (signed as RICK GRIFFIN)
Letters: Rick Griffin

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #2
in Zap Comix (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #2 ([February] 1969)
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #1 - Issues 0-4 ([November] 2014)

Keywords

camels; gladiators; hot dogs

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Rick Griffin (signed)
Pencils: Rick Griffin (signed as RICK GRIFFIN)
Inks: Rick Griffin (signed as RICK GRIFFIN)
Letters: Rick Griffin (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hello Joe how ya doin?

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Joe

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #2
in Zap Comix (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #2 ([February] 1969)
in Melzers Comic Reader (Melzer, 1975 series) (1975)
in From Aargh! to Zap! Harvey Kurtzman’s Visual History of the Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1991 series) (1991)
in From Aargh! to Zap! Harvey Kurtzman’s Visual History of the Comics (Kitchen Sink Press, 1991 series) (1991)
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #1 - Issues 0-4 ([November] 2014)

Indexer Notes

First appearance of Griffin's angelic and demonic flying eyeballs.

Sequence on inside back cover with abstracted duck and mouse.

Some information for this sequence from Denis Wheary via the GCD Error Tracker.

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script: Robert Crumb ?
Pencils: Robert Crumb
Inks: Robert Crumb
Colors: ?
Letters: Robert Crumb ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

No ifs, ands or buts!

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody

Characters

Biceps Bunny; Mr. Snoid

Reprints

in Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #2
in Zap Comix (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #2 ([February] 1969)
in Love to Ten (Reallusion, 1985 series) ([1985])
in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #5 - Happy Hippy Comix (July 1990)
in The Complete Zap Comix (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #1 - Issues 0-4 ([November] 2014)

Indexer Notes

Sequence on back cover of issue.

Editing

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Issue at my.comics.org

Related Scans

None

Series Information

Table of Contents

0. In This Issue! Gags, Jokes and Kozmic Trooths
1. ["E Plurbus Unum!"]
2. Hamburger Hi-jinx featuring Cheesis K. Reist
Cheesis K. Reist
3. PIG
4. ["She's Sock-a-Delic - She's All Heart"]
Angelfood McSpade
5. ["Hike"]
6. Luna Toon
7. The Hog Ridin' Fools
The Checkered Demon
8. Mamam
9. [no title indexed]
Mr. Peanut
10. ["Just as you said Madge...he's shitting."]
11. [no title indexed]
12. Bombs Away
13. Head First
14. [no title indexed]
15. [no title indexed]
16. OXO 69
17. Alohaoahola
18. ["Hm!! Some of these students of mine haven't been making their monthly payments of late!"]
Mr. Natural
19. Valhala Chapter 2
20. Omo Bob
21. Oxo B'Eppo
22. ["Hello Joe how ya doin?"]
23. Zap Comics Tells It Like It Is!!

This issue was modified by, among others

Valmiki Annamanthadoo
Chris Boyko
Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
R. S. Martin
Dave Redmond
Steven Samuels
Jim Van Dore
Luther Weaver

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Zap Comix #2 ([July] 1968)

Issue Notes

In This Issue! Gags, Jokes and Kozmic Trooths (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Hamburger Hi-jinx featuring Cheesis K. Reist (Table of Contents: 2)

Cheesis K. Reist / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

PIG (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Angelfood McSpade / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Luna Toon (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

The Hog Ridin' Fools (Table of Contents: 7)

The Checkered Demon / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Mamam (Table of Contents: 8)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

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

Mr. Peanut / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Bombs Away (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Head First (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

comic story / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

OXO 69 (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Alohaoahola (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Valhala Chapter 2 (Table of Contents: 19)

comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Omo Bob (Table of Contents: 20)

comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Oxo B'Eppo (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Zap Comics Tells It Like It Is!! (Table of Contents: 23)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Zap Comix #2

([July] 1968)