(Spring 1975)
The Print Mint Inc,
1975 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 1.25 USD
- Pages
- 44
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- On-sale Date
- 1975
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- The Print Mint Inc.
- Brand
-
Print Mint
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- Bill Griffith (credited as B. Griffith) (editor); Art Spiegelman (credited as A. Spiegelman) (editor)
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Script
- Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)
- Pencils
- Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)
- Inks
- Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)
- Colors
- Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)
- Letters
- Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Action packed!
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Reprints
- Keywords
- adult
in 
Caterina Sforza
They Shall Not Be Forgotten / text article / 1 page
- Script
- Jim Osborne (credited as James Osborne)
- Pencils
- Jim Osborne (credited as James Osborne)
- Inks
- Jim Osborne (credited as James Osborne)
- Letters
- Jim Osborne (credited as James Osborne)
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Caterina Sforza
- Synopsis
- Biographical details of the life of Caterina Sforza.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. Number one in a series.
Arcade The Comics Revue
table of contents / 1 page
- Characters
- Bob Rita; Don Shenker; Art Spiegelman; Bill Griffith; A. Bobbo; H. Cady; Robert Crumb; Kim Deitch; W. Fowler; Justin Green; Jay Kinney; Aline Kominsky; Paul Krassner; George Kuchar; Jay Lynch; C. McDowell; Mike McMillan; Victor Moscoso; W. Murphy; Diane Noomin; James Osborne; Gilbert Shelton; Span Rodriguez; Checkered Demon (as S. C. Wilson)
Indexer Notes
Table of Contents, list of staff and writers and artists, each with a "self-portrait," and the indicia. Robert Crumb's self-portrait from the contents page was reprinted in "The Complete Crumb" Volume 10.
Behind the Scenes
The Outline / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Introduction and comments on stories in the issue.
Editorial: An Introduction
comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Bill Griffith; Art Spiegelman
- Pencils
- Bill Griffith; Art Spiegelman
- Inks
- Bill Griffith; Art Spiegelman
- Letters
- Bill Griffith; Art Spiegelman
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Griffy [Bill Griffith]; Art Spiegelman
- Synopsis
- A statement of intent.
Indexer Notes
A comic strip editorial.
Cracking Jokes: A Brief Inquiry Into Various Aspects of Humor
comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Art Spiegelman (signed)
- Pencils
- Art Spiegelman (signed)
- Inks
- Art Spiegelman (signed)
- Letters
- Art Spiegelman (signed)
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Zippy the Pinhead (cameo) (single panel); Jack-In-the-Box; Man; Psychiatrist/Shrink; Court Jester
- Synopsis
- An investigation of humour.
- Reprints
-
in Breakdowns: From Maus to Now: An Anthology of Strips (Bélier Press, 1977 series) (December 1977) -
in El Víbora (Ediciones La Cúpula, 1979 series) #16 ([marzo 1981]) - in Breakdowns Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@?*! (Pantheon, 2008 series) ([October] 2008) [with 1 page added]
-
[no title indexed]
Nard n' Pat / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ladies and Gentlemen! A big round of your most cordial applause for Fido the Pup!
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody
- Characters
- Nard; Pat; Fido the Pup
- Synopsis
- The contrast of bad times and easily available entertainment.
- Keywords
- television
Detective Zippy, Plainclothes Pinhead
Zippy the Pinhead / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Bill Griffith (credited as Griffy)
- Pencils
- Bill Griffith (credited as Griffy)
- Inks
- Bill Griffith (credited as Griffy)
- Letters
- Bill Griffith (credited as Griffy)
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Zippy the Pinhead; Fred Schnutzig; Pixie; Ace Hole (cameo); Baron Wurlitzer
- Synopsis
- Zippy runs a detective agency and locates a diamond-encrusted g-string in typically discursive manner.
- Reprints
-
in U-Comix (Volksverlag, 1980 series) #34 (Juni 1983) - in Zippy Stories (Last Gasp, 1984 series) (March 1984)
- in Bill Griffith: Lost and Found - Comics 1969-2003 (Fantagraphics, 2011 series) (December 2011)
-
- Keywords
- stripper
Once More, With Or Without Feeling
Arnold Peck the Human Wreck / comic story / 2 pages
- 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)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Arnold Peck; David Dimpleton; Bruce McQueen; Nelson; Teapot; Emily
- Synopsis
- Arnold encounters gay society.
The Love Song of Timothy Leary
text article / 3 pages
- Script
- Paul Krassner (credited)
- Pencils
- Spain Rodriguez (credited as Spain)
- Inks
- Spain Rodriguez (credited as Spain)
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Timothy Leary; Charles Manson; Allen Ginsberg
- Synopsis
- Paul Krassner's thoughts on post-Vietnam American society.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Accompanied by eleven illustrations.
Mishkin's Folly
Nate Mishkin / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Kim Deitch (credited as Fowlton Means)
- Pencils
- Kim Deitch (signed)
- Inks
- Kim Deitch (signed)
- Letters
- Kim Deitch (signed)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Nate Mishkin; Dr. Chambers; Waldo
- Synopsis
- Proclaimed dry, Mishkin is released back into society for a weekend furlough from Berndale Acres Sanitarium.
- Reprints
- in Beyond the Pale! Krazed Komics and Stories (Fantagraphics, 1989 series) (October 1989)
-
Indexer Notes
Credited to 'Fowlton Means'. Alternatively titled 'Or, A Moon, A Fool And A Furlough!'.
Big Ass Topics
comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Robert Crumb (credited as R. Crumb)
- Pencils
- Robert Crumb (credited as R. Crumb)
- Inks
- Robert Crumb (credited as R. Crumb)
- Letters
- Robert Crumb (credited as R. Crumb)
- Synopsis
- R. Crumb's obsession with big asses.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- adult
in Indexer Notes
Centrespread
[Art School]
Griffith Observatory / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Bill Griffith (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Griffith (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Griffith (signed)
- Letters
- Bill Griffith (signed)
- Characters
- Bill Griffith; Louie; Mr. Wooster; Professor; Model
- Synopsis
- A look at life-drawing at an art school.
- Reprints
-
in Knockabout Comics (Knockabout, 1980 series) #4 (1982) - in Griffith Observatory (Fantagraphics, 1993 series) (March 1993)
- in Bill Griffith: Lost and Found - Comics 1969-2003 (Fantagraphics, 2011 series) (December 2011)
-
- Keywords
- artists; models
Midnight
comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Jay Kinney (signed)
- Pencils
- Jay Kinney (signed)
- Inks
- Jay Kinney (signed)
- Letters
- Jay Kinney (signed)
- Synopsis
- A possible future
Indexer Notes
Pantomime story, wordless except for a single panel that includes a newspaper.
Number 836
Gilbert Shelton's Advanced Motoring Tips / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Gilbert Shelton (credited)
- Pencils
- Gilbert Shelton (credited)
- Inks
- Gilbert Shelton (credited)
- Letters
- Gilbert Shelton (credited)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- A. J. Foyt, Jr.
- Synopsis
- Motoring oddities.
- Reprints
- in U-Comix (Volksverlag, 1980 series) #5 (Januar 1981)
-
Wm. Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale
Classics Crucified / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Justin Green (credited) (comic adaptation); William Shakespeare (credited) (original story)
- Pencils
- Justin Green (credited)
- Inks
- Justin Green (credited)
- Letters
- Justin Green (credited)
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Leontes; Hermione; Mamillius; Camillo; Antigonus; Paulina; Polixenes; Florizel; Perdita
- Synopsis
- A Winter's Tale cast with caricatures.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Caricatures include Carl Anderson's Henry; Karl Malden; and Justin Green.
A Hand Job
Real Dream / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Art Spiegelman (signed)
- Pencils
- Art Spiegelman (signed)
- Inks
- Art Spiegelman (signed)
- Letters
- Art Spiegelman (signed)
- Characters
- Art Spiegelman
- Synopsis
- Dream recollection.
- Reprints
- in Breakdowns: From Maus to Now: An Anthology of Strips (Bélier Press, 1977 series) (December 1977)
- in El Víbora (Ediciones La Cúpula, 1979 series) #12 ([noviembre 1980])
- in Breakdowns Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@?*! (Pantheon, 2008 series) ([October] 2008)
-
in Co-Mix: A Retrospective of Comics, Graphics, and Scraps (Drawn & Quarterly, 2013 series) (September 2013)
-
Harrison Cady
Arcade Archives / illustration / 4 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Harrison Cady (signed)
- Inks
- Harrison Cady (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- Glimpse at the work of cartoonist Harrison Cady.
Indexer Notes
Seven Harrison Cady cartoons from 1907-1912. Full pages are: A Spring Evening at the Beetleburg Amusement Park; The Summer School Opens in Beetleburg; and The Road to Hell (1910).
Sounds of the Carnival
text story / 3 pages
- Script
- Will Fowler (credited)
- Pencils
- S. Clay Wilson (credited)
- Inks
- S. Clay Wilson (credited)
- Letters
- S. Clay Wilson (credited); typeset
- Characters
- Tony L'Amigo; Faye
- Synopsis
- A dysfunctional carnival relationship.
- Keywords
- carnival
Indexer Notes
Text story with three illustrations.
The Yma Sumac Story
comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Curt McDowell (signed)
- Pencils
- Curt McDowell (signed)
- Inks
- Curt McDowell (signed)
- Letters
- Curt McDowell (signed)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Yma Sumac
- Synopsis
- Fantasy about Yma Sumac.
Kelvin the Human Fly
comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Michael McMillan (signed)
- Pencils
- Michael McMillan (signed)
- Inks
- Michael McMillan (signed)
- Letters
- Michael McMillan (signed)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Kelvin the Human Fly
- Synopsis
- Kelvin has a personality crisis.
- Reprints
A Little Girl with a Grudge
The Bunch / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Aline Kominsky-Crumb (signed as Aline Kominsky)
- Pencils
- Aline Kominsky-Crumb (signed as Aline Kominsky)
- Inks
- Aline Kominsky-Crumb (signed as Aline Kominsky)
- Letters
- Aline Kominsky-Crumb (signed as Aline Kominsky)
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- The Bunch; Mom; Dad
- Synopsis
- How children absorb behaviour.
- Keywords
- autobiography
Letter for Olga
comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- George Kuchar (credited)
- Pencils
- George Kuchar (credited)
- Inks
- George Kuchar (credited)
- Letters
- George Kuchar (credited)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Olga; Rueben Ness
- Synopsis
- Olga attends an art show.
Bingo Bondage
DiDi Glitz / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Diane Noomin (signed)
- Pencils
- Diane Noomin (signed)
- Inks
- Diane Noomin (signed)
- Letters
- Diane Noomin (signed)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- DiDi Glitz; Gloria; Madame Ramona
- Synopsis
- DiDi goes to the bingo.
- Reprints
- in Glitz-2-Go (Fantagraphics, 2012 series) (January 2012)
-
Looking At the World Thru Rose Colored Glasses
comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Robert Armstrong (credited as Aldo Bobbo)
- Pencils
- Robert Armstrong (credited as Aldo Bobbo)
- Inks
- Robert Armstrong (credited as Aldo Bobbo)
- Letters
- Robert Armstrong (credited as Aldo Bobbo)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Bum; injured man
- Synopsis
- The search for identity.
Mystic Comics Part 1
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Victor Moscoso (signed as Moscoso)
- Pencils
- Victor Moscoso (signed as Moscoso)
- Inks
- Victor Moscoso (signed as Moscoso)
- Colors
- Victor Moscoso (signed as Moscoso)
- Letters
- Victor Moscoso (signed as Moscoso)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Synopsis
- A fantasy.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
A three-panel sequence on the back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Action packed!"]
-
1.
Caterina Sforza
They Shall Not Be Forgotten -
2.
Arcade The Comics Revue
-
3.
Behind the Scenes
The Outline -
4.
Editorial: An Introduction
-
5.
Cracking Jokes: A Brief Inquiry Into Various Aspects of Humor
-
6.
["Ladies and Gentlemen! A big round of your most cordial applause for Fido the Pup!"]
Nard n' Pat -
7.
Detective Zippy, Plainclothes Pinhead
Zippy the Pinhead -
8.
Once More, With Or Without Feeling
Arnold Peck the Human Wreck -
9.
The Love Song of Timothy Leary
-
10.
Mishkin's Folly
Nate Mishkin -
11.
Big Ass Topics
-
12.
[Art School]
Griffith Observatory -
13.
Midnight
-
14.
Number 836
Gilbert Shelton's Advanced Motoring Tips -
15.
Wm. Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale
Classics Crucified -
16.
A Hand Job
Real Dream -
17.
Harrison Cady
Arcade Archives -
18.
Sounds of the Carnival
-
19.
The Yma Sumac Story
-
20.
Kelvin the Human Fly
-
21.
A Little Girl with a Grudge
The Bunch -
22.
Letter for Olga
-
23.
Bingo Bondage
DiDi Glitz -
24.
Looking At the World Thru Rose Colored Glasses
-
25.
["Print Mint proudly announces..."]
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26.
Arcade Plugs
-
27.
Mystic Comics Part 1
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- Katie
- Gregory Fischer
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Frank Plowright
- Steven Samuels
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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