Arcade #4

(Winter 1975)

Krupp Mail Order (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Krupp Mail Order / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Bizarre Comix (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Bélier Press / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Arcade the Comics Revue (Table of Contents: 3)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

(various)

Inks:

(various)

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Table of Contents, list of staff and writers and artists (with "self-portraits.") and indicia. The R. Crumb self-portrait from the contents page was reprinted in The Complete Crumb vol. 10.

William S. Burroughs and S. Clay Wilson (Table of Contents: 4)

The Outline / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 0.33 page (report information)

Script:

Michael Reynolds

Pencils:

S. Clay Wilson

Inks:

S. Clay Wilson

Letters:

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Letters / letters page / 0.67 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Ken Jacobs; Roger Carrington; Dennis Carrington; Michael H. Price; Bruce Sterling; and Bob Singer.

Frosty the Snowman and His Friends (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]

Pencils:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]

Inks:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]

Letters:

Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]

Genre:

humor; satire-parody

Characters:

Frosty The Snowman; Stoop; Tuffy

Synopsis:

Frosty and friends plot to throw bombs disguised as snowballs at the "Rockerfella" mansion.

Reprints:

• in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #10 - Crumb Advocates Violent Overthrow (March 1994)
• in R. Crumb's America (Last Gasp, 1995 series) (October 1995)
• in The R. Crumb Coffee Table Art Book (Little, Brown, 1997 series) (1997)

Keywords:

bomb; Christmas; revolution

Indexer Notes

These are 12 two-tier gag strips, set up as half-page strips with a logo on each one.

Fun City In Ba'Dan (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script:

William S. Burroughs

Pencils:

S. Clay Wilson

Inks:

S. Clay Wilson

Letters:

typeset

Characters:

Narrator; Audrey; Pu

Reprints:

• in The Mythology of S. Clay Wilson (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #1 - Pirates in the Heartland (June 2014)

Indexer Notes

Text story with seven illustrations and an illustrated border on the last two pages.

Heidi's Story (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Robert Armstrong [as Aldo & Bobbo]

Pencils:

Robert Armstrong [as Aldo & Bobbo]

Inks:

Robert Armstrong [as Aldo & Bobbo]

Letters:

Robert Armstrong [as Aldo & Bobbo]

Genre:

animal

Characters:

Heidi (dog)

Synopsis:

Heidi the dog is left alone in the house.

Keywords:

dog

As the Mind Reels (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

Art Spiegelman

Pencils:

Art Spiegelman

Inks:

Art Spiegelman

Letters:

Art Spiegelman

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Chuck; Barbie; Doctor Legman; Martha

Synopsis:

A surreal soap opera.

Reprints:

• in Breakdowns: From Maus to Now: An Anthology of Strips (Bélier Press, 1977 series) (December 1977)
• in Breakdowns Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@?*! (Pantheon, 2008 series) ([October] 2008)

Dollboy (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

Bill Griffith

Pencils:

Bill Griffith

Inks:

Bill Griffith

Letters:

Bill Griffith

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Dr Morton; Jocko

Synopsis:

A ventriloquist's dummy is kidnapped.

Reprints:

• in The New Comics Anthology (Macmillan Publishing, 1991 series) (1991)
• in Bill Griffith: Lost and Found - Comics 1969-2003 (Fantagraphics, 2011 series) (December 2011)
• in El Víbora (Ediciones La Cúpula, 1979 series) #3

Keywords:

ventriloquist

A Uniquely Complete Experience (Table of Contents: 11)

Arnold Peck The Human Wreck / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Willy Murphy

Pencils:

Willy Murphy

Inks:

Willy Murphy

Letters:

Willy Murphy

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Arnold Peck; Packy

Synopsis:

The President passes by the café where Arnold is sitting.

Reprints:

• in Flamed-out Funnies (Rip Off Press, 1975 series) #2 ([November] 1976)

Keywords:

assassin; bomb; President; revolution

["The Dynamics of “An Ugly Incident”] (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Robert Williams

Pencils:

Robert Williams

Inks:

Robert Williams

Letters:

Robert Williams

Characters:

Hollywood 'Hairboy'; Portly Bohemian

Synopsis:

A knife fight with fatal results.

Reprints:

• in Hysteria in Remission: The Comix & Drawings of Robt. Williams (Fantagraphics, 2002 series) (September 2002)

Keywords:

adult; death; knives

Indexer Notes

Centerspread; pantomime story.

Coca-Cola: Der Volkseltzer (Table of Contents: 13)

Space Age Confidential / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Jim Hoberman

Pencils:

Michael McMillan

Inks:

Michael McMillan

Synopsis:

The ubiquity of Coca-Cola

Keywords:

Coca-Cola

Indexer Notes

Text article with four illustrations

Stalin (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

Spain Rodriguez [as Spain]

Pencils:

Spain Rodriguez [as Spain]

Inks:

Spain Rodriguez [as Spain]

Letters:

Spain Rodriguez [as Spain]

Genre:

biography; history

Characters:

Josef Stalin; Lenin; Nadia Stalin; Winston Churchill; Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Synopsis:

Biography of Stalin

Reprints:

• in U-Comix Sonderband (Volksverlag, 1973 series) #19 (1979)
• in My True Story (Fantagraphics, 1994 series) (August 1994)

Keywords:

revolution; Russia; World War II

Cat and Pup Come to Town (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Michael McMillan

Pencils:

Michael McMillan

Inks:

Michael McMillan

Letters:

Michael McMillan

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Cat; Pup; Plastic Man (cameo)

Synopsis:

Cat and Pup wreak havoc.

Indexer Notes

Strip has a satirical Plastic Man cameo.

Genesis 38 Gluecified (Table of Contents: 16)

Chapel for Glueheads / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Joe Schenckman

Pencils:

Joe Schenkman

Inks:

Joe Schenkman

Letters:

Joe Schenckman

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Mr More; Darlene; Mary Jo; Onan; Tamarra; Shela

Synopsis:

Modern re-telling of a Biblical story from Genesis Chapter 38.

Keywords:

Bible; Genesis; glue; sex

The Adventures of Don Carlos Balmori (Table of Contents: 17)

Famous Frauds / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

Kim Deitch

Pencils:

Kim Deitch

Inks:

Kim Deitch

Letters:

Kim Deitch

Genre:

biography

Characters:

Carlos Gonzales; Don Carlos Balmori

Synopsis:

The story of a Mexican hoaxer.

Reprints:

• in El Víbora (Ediciones La Cúpula, 1979 series) #1 (Diciembre de 1979)
• in Beyond the Pale! Krazed Komics and Stories (Fantagraphics, 1989 series) (October 1989)
• in The New Comics Anthology (Macmillan Publishing, 1991 series) (1991)

Keywords:

1920s; hoax; Mexico; society

Nibsy the Newsboy in Funny Fairyland (Table of Contents: 18)

Arcade Archives / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Letters:

George McManus

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Nibsy; The King;

Synopsis:

The King needs a heir.

Reprints:

• from Nibsy the Newsboy in Funny Fairyland Sunday newspaper strips.

Keywords:

fairy

Indexer Notes

A parody of Winsor McKay's Little Nemo from 1905. Colour strips reprinted in black and white.

The 76 Marijuana Moonphase Calendar (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Dhrama Inner Light / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

While They Last! (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Arcade / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Toadette Paranoia (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Bill Griffith

Pencils:

Bill Griffith

Inks:

Bill Griffith

Letters:

Bill Griffith

Genre:

humor

Characters:

The Toadettes

Synopsis:

The secret life of toads

Reprints:

• in Bill Griffith: Lost and Found - Comics 1969-2003 (Fantagraphics, 2011 series) (December 2011)
• in BD : L'hebdo de la B.D. (Éditions du Square, 1977 series) #37

National Weed On Sale Now (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

National Weed / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The $62.14 Misunderstanding (Table of Contents: 23)

Rowdy Noody / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

Justin Green

Pencils:

Justin Green

Inks:

Justin Green

Letters:

Justin Green

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Rowdy Noody

Synopsis:

Rowdy is paid money to jump naked in the lake.

Keywords:

dare; lake

No. 886 the French Push (Table of Contents: 24)

Gilbert Shelton's Advanced Motoring Tips / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

Gilbert Shelton

Pencils:

Gilbert Shelton

Inks:

Gilbert Shelton

Letters:

Gilbert Shelton

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

About the Citroen 2CV

Reprints:

• in U-Comix (Volksverlag, 1980 series) #12 (August 1981)

Keywords:

auto; Citroen 2CV; France; Peugot

Blabette Yakowitz Takes a Vacation (Table of Contents: 25)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

Aline Kominsky [as Snarlene Kominsky]

Pencils:

Aline Kominsky [as Snarlene Kominsky]

Inks:

Aline Kominsky [as Snarlene Kominsky]

Letters:

Aline Kominsky

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Blabette Yakowitz; Murray Yakowitz

Synopsis:

Parents visit their daughter in San Francisco.

Keywords:

San Francisco; street cars

Household Appliances (Table of Contents: 26)

The TV Family / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

Bill Lynch

Pencils:

Bill Lynch

Inks:

Bill Lynch

Letters:

Bill Lynch

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

A baby-sitter sabotages the parents' car.

Keywords:

baby-sitter; brakes; car

Indexer Notes

Household appliances as people.

Mommy's Song (Table of Contents: 27)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

Curt McDowell

Pencils:

Curt McDowell

Inks:

Curt McDowell

Letters:

Curt McDowell

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

A mother sings an inappropriate song to her child.

Keywords:

black magic; hoodoo

Indexer Notes

Song lyrics are apparently taken from "I've Been Hoodood" by Gussie L. Davis (1890s), with some variations.

Freak Circus (Table of Contents: 28)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

Rory Hayes [as R. Hayes] (signed)

Pencils:

Rory Hayes [as R. Hayes] (signed)

Inks:

Rory Hayes [as R. Hayes] (signed)

Letters:

Rory Hayes

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

A girl feeds mushrooms to rabbits in the forest.

Keywords:

forest; mushrooms; rabbits

Brillo 'n Burma (Table of Contents: 29)

Brillo 'n Burma / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

Diane Noomin

Pencils:

Diane Noomin

Inks:

Diane Noomin

Letters:

Diane Noomin

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Brillo; Burma; Bekins

Synopsis:

The life of a bear family.

Reprints:

• in Glitz-2-Go (Fantagraphics, 2012 series) (January 2012)

Looking at the World Thru Rose Colored Glasses (Table of Contents: 30)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

Robert Armstrong

Pencils:

Robert Armstrong

Inks:

Robert Armstrong

Letters:

Robert Armstrong

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

The First sip

Factotum (Table of Contents: 31) (Expand) /

Black Sparrow Press / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

The Distributors (Table of Contents: 32) (Expand) /

The Distributors / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

California Comics (Table of Contents: 33) (Expand) /

California Comics / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Uncle Sol's Creative Arts Seminars (Table of Contents: 34)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Justin Green

Pencils:

Justin Green

Inks:

Justin Green

Colors:

Justin Green

Letters:

Justin Green

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Uncle Sol

Synopsis:

The abrasive Uncle Sol offers advice.

Reprints:

• in Justin Green's Binky Brown Sampler (Last Gasp, 1995 series) (1995)

Keywords:

acting; art; ballet; music

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Five one-tier humour strips