([August] 1971)

Price
0.50 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1971
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Adults Only
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
San Francisco Comic Book Company
Editing
Gary Arlington (credited) (managing editor); Kim Deitch (credited) (Co-Editor); Don Donahue (credited) (Co-Editor); Rory Hayes (credited as R. Hayes) (Co-Editor); Willy Murphy (credited as W. Murphy) (Co-Editor); Jack Jackson (credited as Jaxon) (Co-Editor); Jim Osborne (credited as J. Osborne) (Co-Editor); Larry Welz (credited as L. Welz) (Co-Editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)
Inks
Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)
Colors
Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)
Letters
?

Reprints
Keywords
adult

Indexer Notes

Wraparound cover.

This Comic Book is a Gary (Mad Man) Arlington Production (Table of Contents: 1)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Kim Deitch (signed)
Pencils
Kim Deitch (signed)
Inks
Kim Deitch (signed)
Letters
Kim Deitch (signed)

Keywords
adult

Indexer Notes

Illustration on inside front cover page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Greg Irons (signed as Irons)
Inks
Greg Irons (signed as Irons)
Letters
Greg Irons (signed as Irons)

Keywords
adult

Indexer Notes

Indicia information on back of large head in an illustration.

Sacred Goose Thrills (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Kim Deitch
Pencils
Kim Deitch
Inks
Kim Deitch
Letters
Kim Deitch

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody
Characters
Amos Dedmore; Neighborhood Kids; The Goose; God
Synopsis
Amos encounters God.
Keywords
adult

Surreal Comics (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
George Metzger (signed as Metzger)
Pencils
George Metzger (signed as Metzger)
Inks
George Metzger (signed as Metzger)
Letters
George Metzger (signed as Metzger)

Keywords
adult

Melody House (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Willy Murphy (signed as Willy Murphy)
Pencils
Willy Murphy (signed as Willy Murphy)
Inks
Willy Murphy (signed as Willy Murphy)
Letters
Willy Murphy (signed as Willy Murphy)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Good Evening. The six o'clock report with Howard Frog and Roger....
Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
Listening to the evening news as it regurgitates government propaganda.
Keywords
adult

Fox (Table of Contents: 6)

Foz / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Trina Robbins (signed as Trina)
Pencils
Trina Robbins (signed as Trina)
Inks
Trina Robbins (signed as Trina)
Letters
Trina Robbins (signed as Trina)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You've seen me, baby...
Characters
Fox
Synopsis
Fox encounters a Demon.
Reprints
Keywords
adult

Oh Bow-Wow! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Justin Green (signed as J. G.)
Pencils
Justin Green (signed as J. G.)
Inks
Justin Green (signed as J. G.)
Letters
Justin Green (signed as J. G.)

Characters
Poopsy
Synopsis
Reading the I Ching on a hammock.
Keywords
adult

[Men's Lounge The Tampico Hotel November 23, 1969 - 3 A.M.] (Table of Contents: 8)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Osborne (signed)
Pencils
Jim Osborne (signed)
Inks
Jim Osborne (signed)
Letters
Jim Osborne (signed)

Reprints
Keywords
adult

Indexer Notes

Centerspread.

Underground Hotline (Table of Contents: 9)

Robert Crumb / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)
Pencils
Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)
Inks
Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)
Letters
Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Robert Crumb (as Bob Crumb); Lark Clark
Synopsis
Crumb does an interview on TV. Everything goes smoothly until the interviewer says that even his most twisted comics have some sort of deeper significance.
Reprints
Keywords
adult

Soft Core Porn Yarn (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
S. Clay Wilson
Pencils
S. Clay Wilson
Inks
S. Clay Wilson
Letters
S. Clay Wilson

Genre
humor
Characters
The First Mate; The Cook
Synopsis
The First Mate is hungry and wants more squid.
Reprints
Keywords
adult

Take This Woman Comix (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Barbara Mendes (signed as Wiley Willie)
Pencils
Barbara Mendes (signed as Wiley Willie)
Inks
Barbara Mendes (signed as Wiley Willie)
Letters
Barbara Mendes (signed as Wiley Willie)

Genre
romance
Keywords
adult; Central Park; Lower East Side; New York

Hardnose Comix Presents Case No. 748Z (Table of Contents: 12)

Joe Badd Federal Nark / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Larry Welz (signed as Welz)
Pencils
Larry Welz (signed as Welz)
Inks
Larry Welz (signed as Welz)
Letters
Larry Welz (signed as Welz)

Characters
Joe Badd
Keywords
adult

Warped Comics (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Spain Rodriguez; S. Clay Wilson
Pencils
Spain Rodriguez; S. Clay Wilson
Inks
Spain Rodriguez; S. Clay Wilson
Letters
Spain Rodriguez; S. Clay Wilson

Keywords
adult

Indexer Notes

The first page appears to be mostly done by Wilson, the second page seems mostly done by Spain.

From a Dark and Shady Place (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mervinius (signed)
Pencils
Mervinius (signed)
Inks
Mervinius (signed)
Letters
Mervinius (signed)

Genre
humor
Keywords
adult

Fucked Up (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Gilbert Shelton; Robert Crumb; Kim Deitch; Greg Irons; Jim Osborne; S. Clay Wilson; Spain Rodriguez; Rory Hayes; Robert Williams; Joel Beck; Jay Lynch; Geoffrey Hayes (credited as Jeffery Hayes)
Pencils
Gilbert Shelton; Robert Crumb; Kim Deitch; Greg Irons; Jim Osborne; S. Clay Wilson; Spain Rodriguez; Rory Hayes; Robert Williams; Joel Beck; Jay Lynch; Geoffrey Hayes (credited as Jeffery Hayes); ? (photo)
Inks
Gilbert Shelton; Robert Crumb; Kim Deitch; Greg Irons; Jim Osborne; S. Clay Wilson; Spain Rodriguez; Rory Hayes; Robert Williams; Joel Beck; Jay Lynch; Geoffrey Hayes (credited as Jeffery Hayes); ? (photo)
Letters
?

Characters
Joe; Cesare; Tartilla; Eva; Beatrice the Secretary; The Professors; Gary Arlington (photo)
Reprints
Keywords
adult

[Congratulations] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. This Comic Book is a Gary (Mad Man) Arlington Production
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. Sacred Goose Thrills
  5. 4. Surreal Comics
  6. 5. Melody House
  7. 6. Fox
    Foz
  8. 7. Oh Bow-Wow!
  9. 8. [Men's Lounge The Tampico Hotel November 23, 1969 - 3 A.M.]
  10. 9. Underground Hotline
    Robert Crumb
  11. 10. Soft Core Porn Yarn
  12. 11. Take This Woman Comix
  13. 12. Hardnose Comix Presents Case No. 748Z
    Joe Badd Federal Nark
  14. 13. Warped Comics
  15. 14. From a Dark and Shady Place
  16. 15. Fucked Up
  17. 16. [Congratulations]
    Eric Fromm
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Steven Samuels
  • Mark Semich