([March] 1978)
Rip Off Press,
1977 Series
- Price
- 0.75 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Rip Off Press, Inc.
- Brand
- Rip Off Press Inc.
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
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 price.
2nd print has 1.25 USD cover price.
This issue has variants:
1st print has 0.75 USD cover price.
2nd print has 1.25 USD cover price.
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Wonder Wart-hog / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Gilbert Shelton; Ted Richards; Dave Sheridan; Fred Schrier; Harry Driggs [as R. Diggs]; R. L. Rippee
- Inks
- Gilbert Shelton; Ted Richards; Dave Sheridan; Fred Schrier; Harry Driggs [as R. Diggs]; R. L. Rippee
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Characters
- Wonder Wart-hog; Freak Brothers; Dealer McDope; Forty Year Old Hippie; Griffith Observatory; Fat Freddy's Cat; Nerds
- Keywords
- adult
![Cover Thumbnail for Rip Off Comix (1977 series) #3 [1.25 USD 2nd print]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/798/w100/798415.jpg?-4032292233564748018)
E. Z. Wolf's Kangaroo Court
E. Z. Wolf / comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- E. Z. Wolf
- Keywords
- adult
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover with indicia information at bottom of page.
He Who Hesitates
Freak Brothers / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Gilbert Shelton; Manfred Mroczkowski (story inspiration)
- Pencils
- Gilbert Shelton
- Inks
- Gilbert Shelton
- Letters
- Gilbert Shelton
- Characters
- Freak Brothers
- Reprints
-
in The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers (Rip Off Press, 1971 series) #6 ([June] 1980) which is reprinted - in The Best of The Rip Off Press (Rip Off Press, 1973 series) #4 - More Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers (1980)
-
in The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers (Rotbuch Verlag, 1987 series) #4 - Der vierte Mann und andere Stories 1978/79 (1992) - in U-Comix (Volksverlag, 1980 series) #1 (September 1980)
-
- Keywords
- adult
[no title indexed]
Fat Freddy's Cat / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tell us some history, Uncle F.!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Fat Freddy's Cat
- Reprints
- in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #4 ([August] 1978) [Revised] which is reprinted
- in U-Comix (Volksverlag, 1980 series) #19 (März 1982)
- in More Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1981 series) (January 1981)
-
in El Víbora (Ediciones La Cúpula, 1979 series) #35 ([octubre 1982]) - in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #4 [Revised] (1988)
-
[no title indexed]
Fat Freddy's Cat / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why is it that we're supposed to refer to you as our Uncle...
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Fat Freddy's Cat
- Reprints
- in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #4 ([August] 1978) [Revised] which is reprinted
- in U-Comix (Volksverlag, 1980 series) #28 (Dezember 1982)
- in More Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1981 series) (January 1981)
- in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #4 [Revised] (1988)
-
[no title indexed]
Fat Freddy's Cat / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Clickity clickity clickity
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Fat Freddy's Cat
- Reprints
- in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #4 ([August] 1978) [Revised]
- in More Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1981 series) (January 1981)
- in U-Comix (Volksverlag, 1980 series) #10 (Juni 1981)
- in El Víbora (Ediciones La Cúpula, 1979 series) #37-38 ([diciembre] 1982)
- in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #4 [Revised] (1988)
-
[no title indexed]
Fat Freddy's Cat / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- C'mon, cat! Wake up and play!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Fat Freddy's Cat
- Reprints
- in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #4 ([August] 1978) [Revised]
-
in De negen levens van Fat Freddy's kat (Loeb, 1981 series) (1981) - in More Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1981 series) (January 1981)
- in U-Comix (Volksverlag, 1980 series) #10 (Juni 1981)
- in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #4 [Revised] (1988)
-
Objective Study
Griffith Observatory / comic story / 1 page
- Reprints
- in Griffith Observatory (Fantagraphics, 1993 series) (March 1993)
-
- Keywords
- adult
The Normals
Griffith Observatory / comic story / 1 page
- Reprints
- in Griffith Observatory (Fantagraphics, 1993 series) (March 1993)
-
- Keywords
- adult
The 'Zine Scene
Griffith Observatory / comic story / 1 page
- Reprints
- in Griffith Observatory (Fantagraphics, 1993 series) (March 1993)
-
- Keywords
- adult
Ostentatious Humility
Griffith Observatory / comic story / 1 page
- Reprints
- in Griffith Observatory (Fantagraphics, 1993 series) (March 1993)
-
- Keywords
- adult
The Worriers
Griffith Observatory / comic story / 1 page
- Reprints
- in Griffith Observatory (Fantagraphics, 1993 series) (March 1993)
-
- Keywords
- adult
Media Addicts
Griffith Observatory / comic story / 1 page
- Reprints
- in Griffith Observatory (Fantagraphics, 1993 series) (March 1993)
-
- Keywords
- adult
[no title indexed]
Forty Year Old Hippie / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is no time for crazy trips!!
- Characters
- Forty Year Old Hippie
- Synopsis
- Pyramid hats
- Reprints
- in U-Comix (Volksverlag, 1980 series) #3 (November 1980)
-
- Keywords
- adult
[no title indexed]
Forty Year Old Hippie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A young super dope dealer has discovered our living legend...
- Characters
- Forty Year Old Hippie
- Synopsis
- Primo collection.
- Reprints
- in The Whole Forty Year Old Hippie Catalog (Rip Off Press, 1978 series) ([November] 1978)
- in U-Comix (Volksverlag, 1980 series) #9 (Mai 1981)
-
- Keywords
- adult
[no title indexed]
Forty Year Old Hippie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You know, we were wondering if you've ever had a straight job?
- Characters
- Forty Year Old Hippie
- Reprints
- in The Whole Forty Year Old Hippie Catalog (Rip Off Press, 1978 series) ([November] 1978)
- in U-Comix (Volksverlag, 1980 series) #1 (September 1980)
- in Underground Classics (Rip Off Press, 1985 series) #8 (1988)
-
- Keywords
- adult
[no title indexed]
Forty Year Old Hippie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Our attention is first directed toward the advertisement...
- Characters
- Forty Year Old Hippie
- Synopsis
- Holistic Kazoo Workshop
- Reprints
- in The Whole Forty Year Old Hippie Catalog (Rip Off Press, 1978 series) ([November] 1978)
- in U-Comix (Volksverlag, 1980 series) #10 (Juni 1981)
-
- Keywords
- adult
A Different Drummer
Forty Year Old Hippie / comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Forty Year Old Hippie
- Reprints
- in The Whole Forty Year Old Hippie Catalog (Rip Off Press, 1978 series) ([November] 1978)
- in U-Comix (Volksverlag, 1980 series) #24 (August 1982)
-
in Knockabout Comics (Knockabout, 1980 series) #14 (1988) - in Underground Classics (Rip Off Press, 1985 series) #8 (1988)
-
- Keywords
- adult
The Wings of Charley
comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Harry Driggs [as R. Diggs]
- Pencils
- Harry Driggs [as R. Diggs]
- Inks
- Harry Driggs [as R. Diggs]
- Letters
- Harry Driggs [as R. Diggs]
- Genre
- adventure
- Reprints
The Islands
Dealer McDope / comic story / 8 pages
- Characters
- Dealer McDope; Flo Wiffit; O'Brian; Toker
- Synopsis
- Dealer McDope and his lady friend Flo Wiffit travel to an island to attend a party.
- Reprints
- in U-Comix (Volksverlag, 1980 series) #4 (Dezember 1980) which is reprinted
- in Dealer McDope (Volksverlag, 1984 series) (1984)
- in Underground Classics (Rip Off Press, 1985 series) #3 (1985)
-
- Keywords
- adult; marijuana
[no title indexed]
Nerds / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What crap! How can you stand to watch that mindless garbage?
- Characters
- Nerds
- Keywords
- adult
Unspeakably Stupid!
Stupid Stories / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Clyde Hasselroad [Clyde Hassleroad]
Indexer Notes
Character Clyde's last name alternately spelled Hassleroad in other strips.
The Barroom Scene
Star Weevils / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Star Weevils
Return From the Planet of the Pigs
Wonder Wart-hog / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Wonder Wart-hog
- Reprints
- in Wonder Wart-Hog and the Nurds of November: Gilbert Shelton's Exciting Cartoon Novel of Election-Year Politics, International Nuclear Terror, Professional Football, Science Fiction, Motorcycle and Auto Racing, Pestilence, Famine, Economic Collapse (Rip Off Press, 1980 series) (1980)
- in U-Comix (Volksverlag, 1980 series) #2 (Oktober 1980), #3 (November 1980)
-
#178 [Wearing Out Their Cars]
Gilbert Shelton's Advanced International Motoring Tips / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure
- Reprints
- in U-Comix (Volksverlag, 1980 series) #6 (Februar 1981)
- in Fat Freddy's Comics & Stories (Rip Off Press, 1983 series) #2 (1985)
- in Underground Classics (Rip Off Press, 1985 series) #12 (1990)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside of back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Wonder Wart-hog -
1.
E. Z. Wolf's Kangaroo Court
E. Z. Wolf -
2.
He Who Hesitates
Freak Brothers -
3.
["Tell us some history, Uncle F.!"]
Fat Freddy's Cat -
4.
["Why is it that we're supposed to refer to you as our Uncle..."]
Fat Freddy's Cat -
5.
["Clickity clickity clickity"]
Fat Freddy's Cat -
6.
["C'mon, cat! Wake up and play!"]
Fat Freddy's Cat -
7.
Objective Study
Griffith Observatory -
8.
The Normals
Griffith Observatory -
9.
The 'Zine Scene
Griffith Observatory -
10.
Ostentatious Humility
Griffith Observatory -
11.
The Worriers
Griffith Observatory -
12.
Media Addicts
Griffith Observatory -
13.
["This is no time for crazy trips!!"]
Forty Year Old Hippie -
14.
["A young super dope dealer has discovered our living legend..."]
Forty Year Old Hippie -
15.
["You know, we were wondering if you've ever had a straight job?"]
Forty Year Old Hippie -
16.
["Our attention is first directed toward the advertisement..."]
Forty Year Old Hippie -
17.
A Different Drummer
Forty Year Old Hippie -
18.
The Wings of Charley
-
19.
The Islands
Dealer McDope -
20.
["What crap! How can you stand to watch that mindless garbage?"]
Nerds -
21.
Unspeakably Stupid!
Stupid Stories -
22.
Luncheon Counters of the Worst Kind
-
23.
The Barroom Scene
Star Weevils -
24.
Return From the Planet of the Pigs
Wonder Wart-hog -
25.
#178 [Wearing Out Their Cars]
Gilbert Shelton's Advanced International Motoring Tips -
26.
Proposed Office Building Rip Off Press, Inc.
This issue was modified by, among others
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Frank Plowright
- Steven Samuels
- Mark Semich
- Jim Van Dore
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