The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers #8 [First Printing]
(1984)

Rip Off Press, 1971 Series
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Price
2.00 USD
Pages
36
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Rip Off Press Inc.
Brand
Rip Off Press Inc.
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Indicia title for this issue is The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers in "The Idiots Abroad".

Underground Comix are known for using different prices, covers (art or color variations) and/or interior content to distinguish between printings.
1st print has 2.00 USD cover price. 1st-3rd printings have color interior pages.
2nd print has 2.25 USD cover price. 3rd print has 2.50 USD cover price. 4th print has 2.95 USD cover price. 5th print has 3.25 USD cover price. Both have black and white interior pages.
6th print has 3.95 USD cover price. 7th print has 4.95 USD cover price.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The Idiots Abroad Part One (Table of Contents)

The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gilbert Shelton (credited); Paul Mavrides (credited)
Inks
Gilbert Shelton (credited); Paul Mavrides (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers: Phineas T. Freakers; Freewheelin' Franklin Freek; Fat Freddy Freekowtski
Reprints
Keywords
adult

Foreword (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gilbert Shelton (credited); Paul Mavrides (credited)
Pencils
Gilbert Shelton (credited); Paul Mavrides (credited)
Inks
Gilbert Shelton (credited); Paul Mavrides (credited)
Letters
Gilbert Shelton (credited); Paul Mavrides (credited)

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Ms. Lower-Todd [Kathe Todd]; Mr. Shelton [Gilbert Shelton]; Mr. Mavrides [Paul Mavrides]
Synopsis
In the Rip Off Press high rise office, Shelton reads some fan mail and Mavrides instructs the computer to give the Freak Brothers a sudden urge to travel.
Reprints
Keywords
adult

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover introductory sequence with indicia information at bottom of page.

The Idiots Abroad (part one) (Table of Contents: 2)

The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers / comic story / 30 pages (report information)

Script
Gilbert Shelton (credited as Shelton); Paul Mavrides (credited as Mavrides)
Pencils
Gilbert Shelton (credited as Shelton); Paul Mavrides (credited as Mavrides)
Inks
Gilbert Shelton (credited as Shelton); Paul Mavrides (credited as Mavrides)
Colors
Guy Colwell (credited); Paul Mavrides (credited)
Letters
Gilbert Shelton (credited as Shelton); Paul Mavrides (credited as Mavrides)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fat Freddy, take this money and go score us some smoke!
Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers: Phineas T. Freakers; Freewheelin' Franklin Freek; Fat Freddy Freekowtski
Norbert the Nark (cameo); Friendly Airport Cop; Cindy; Sally; Myrtle; Radio Operator; Unnamed C-46 Airplane Pilot; Pootwatl; Chief; Colonel Gallito; Cadet-Colonel Pichon; Andre the Hyena; Colonel; Robert Bruce
Synopsis
The bros. pack their bags to go to Columbia to score cheap weed but instead wind up scattered across the globe.
Reprints
Keywords
adult; airport; bus; cadillac; drugs; Glasgow; jungle; luxury liner; Mecca; nuclear bomb; pirates; Saudi Arabia; Scotland; smuggling; spider; street gang; terrorist

Indexer Notes

Pages 1-8 originally appeared in Rip Off Comix #11; pages 9-19 appeared in Rip Off #12. Everything after that makes its first appearance here.

Rip Off Press (Table of Contents: 3)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
Guy Colwell
Letters
?

Characters
Freak Brothers; Fat Freddy's Cat
Keywords
adult

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for comix from Rip Off Press. Includes cover image for Rip Off Comix (Magazine) No. 13 which was never published.

Editorial Comment (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gilbert Shelton (credited); Paul Mavrides (credited)
Pencils
Gilbert Shelton (credited); Paul Mavrides (credited)
Inks
Gilbert Shelton (credited); Paul Mavrides (credited)
Letters
Gilbert Shelton (credited); Paul Mavrides (credited)

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Ms. Lower-Todd [Kathe Todd]; Mr. Shelton [Gilbert Shelton]; Mr. Mavrides [Paul Mavrides]; Christo
Synopsis
Shelton reads more fan mail.
Reprints
Keywords
adult

Indexer Notes

Sequence on inside of back cover.

The Idiots Abroad (Table of Contents: 5)

The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gilbert Shelton (credited); Paul Mavrides (credited)
Inks
Gilbert Shelton (credited); Paul Mavrides (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Gilbert Shelton (credited); Paul Mavrides (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Travel through the exotic and wonderful countries of the world , savoring their exquisite and sublime pleasures with....
Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers: Phineas T. Freakers; Freewheelin' Franklin Freek; Fat Freddy Freekowtski
Reprints
Keywords
adult; bars; jail

Indexer Notes

Promotional image and text for the story "The Idiots Abroad" on the back cover of the issue.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Idiots Abroad Part One
    The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers
  2. 1. Foreword
  3. 2. The Idiots Abroad (part one)
    The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers
  4. 3. Rip Off Press
  5. 4. Editorial Comment
  6. 5. The Idiots Abroad
    The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Frickinger
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Steven Samuels