Al Jaffee Draws a Crowd
#Y8226
(August 1978)
New American Library,
1978 Series
- Price
- 1.25 USD
- Pages
- 196
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- New American Library Inc.
- Brand
-
Signet [logo only]
- ISBN
-
0-451-08226-5
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Art at beginning of each Cartoon Folio section are old public domain engravings.
Parts are Copyright New York Herald Tribune, Inc., 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, which may indicate some reprints.
Parts are Copyright New York Herald Tribune, Inc., 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, which may indicate some reprints.
[no title indexed]
blank page(s) / 5 pages
Indexer Notes
Inside front and back covers, page after the frontispiece cartoon, and occasional pages after other cartoons are blank.
4 Out of 5 Doctors Recommend Al Jaffee Draws a Crowd
cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Al Jaffee
- Synopsis
- Al demonstrates some medical uses for this book.
[no title indexed]
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages
Indexer Notes
Title page and publishing information page.
Illustration is an old public domain engraving.
Preface
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Al Jaffee
- Synopsis
- Mock research on how cartoonists get their ideas.
A Flower Story That Smells to High Heaven
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man watering flowers get a surprise watering from a flower.
Cartoon Folio Number One
cartoon / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Section title page and 5 cartoons.
A Grapefruit Section With a Bitter Taste
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man thinks he has figured out a way to avoid a squirting grapefruit.
Cartoon Folio Number Two
cartoon / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Section title page and 8 cartoons.
An Automobile Situation That Runs Out of Gas
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man has an ingenious method of avoiding a parking ticket.
Cartoon Folio Number Three
cartoon / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Section title page and 7 cartoons.
A Golfing Experience That's Certainly Below Par
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A golfer refuses to let another golfer's injury delay his game.
Cartoon Folio Number Four
cartoon / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Section title page and 5 cartoons.
A Helicopter Thing That Never Gets Off the Ground
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man makes the mistake of flying over a nudist camp.
Cartoon Folio Number Five
cartoon / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Section title page and 7 cartoons.
A Thing About a Light Bulb That'll Turn Everyone Off
cartoon / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man discovers a new way to replace a light bulb.
Cartoon Folio Number Six
cartoon / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Section title page and 7 cartoons.
A Tuba Story With a Sour Note
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A violinist's bow ends up in a nearby tuba.
Cartoon Folio Number Seven
cartoon / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Section title page and 5 cartoons.
A Breakfast Tale That's Somewhat Tasteless
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A wife invents a new breakfast dish for an indifferent husband.
Cartoon Folio Number Eight
cartoon / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Section title page and 7 cartoons.
A Test of Strength That's Awfully Weak
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A carney gets more than he bargained for when a man misses the mark on a game.
Cartoon Folio Number Nine
cartoon / 10 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Section title page and 9 cartoons.
A Funny-Paper Story That's Nothing to Laugh About
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man's dog laughs at a comic the man did not understand.
Cartoon Folio Number Ten
cartoon / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Section title page and 7 cartoons.
An Equestrian Story That Horses Around
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A horse teaches a heavy woman to walk it instead of ride it.
Cartoon Folio Number Eleven
cartoon / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Section title and 7 cartoons.
A Magic Trick That Isn't Going to Fool Anybody
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A magician uses two short people in a saw-the-man-in-half trick.
Cartoon Folio Number Twelve
cartoon / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Section title page and 7 cartoons.
Another Light-bulb Story That Isn't Too Bright
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man uses the wrong light bulb for reading.
Cartoon Folio Number Thirteen
cartoon / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Section title page and 7 cartoons.
A Hunting Story That Leaves You Out in the Cold
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A flock of ducks make off with a hunter's decoys.
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Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
[no title indexed]
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2.
4 Out of 5 Doctors Recommend Al Jaffee Draws a Crowd
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3.
[no title indexed]
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4.
Preface
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5.
A Flower Story That Smells to High Heaven
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6.
Cartoon Folio Number One
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7.
A Grapefruit Section With a Bitter Taste
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8.
Cartoon Folio Number Two
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9.
An Automobile Situation That Runs Out of Gas
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10.
Cartoon Folio Number Three
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11.
A Golfing Experience That's Certainly Below Par
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12.
Cartoon Folio Number Four
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13.
A Helicopter Thing That Never Gets Off the Ground
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14.
Cartoon Folio Number Five
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15.
A Thing About a Light Bulb That'll Turn Everyone Off
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16.
Cartoon Folio Number Six
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17.
A Tuba Story With a Sour Note
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18.
Cartoon Folio Number Seven
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19.
A Breakfast Tale That's Somewhat Tasteless
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20.
Cartoon Folio Number Eight
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21.
A Test of Strength That's Awfully Weak
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22.
Cartoon Folio Number Nine
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23.
A Funny-Paper Story That's Nothing to Laugh About
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24.
Cartoon Folio Number Ten
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25.
An Equestrian Story That Horses Around
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26.
Cartoon Folio Number Eleven
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27.
A Magic Trick That Isn't Going to Fool Anybody
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28.
Cartoon Folio Number Twelve
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29.
Another Light-bulb Story That Isn't Too Bright
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30.
Cartoon Folio Number Thirteen
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31.
A Hunting Story That Leaves You Out in the Cold
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32.
["Don't Try to Duck out of This Book Now"]
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33.
Hung-Up?
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- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Donald Dale Milne
- Ramon Schenk
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