Arcade the Comics Revue #5

(Spring 1976)

Welcome to the Weird World of The Monster Times (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

The Monster Times / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Arcade The Comics Revue (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

(various)

Inks

(various)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Table of Contents, list of staff and writers and artists, each with a "self-portrait," and the indicia.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Outline / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

Bill Griffith; Art Spiegelman

Pencils

Bill Griffith; Art Spiegelman

Inks

Bill Griffith; Art Spiegelman

Letters

Bill Griffith; Art Spiegelman

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Arcade Marks One Year of Fine Service..

Genre

humor

Characters

Bill Griffith; Art Spiegelman

Synopsis

The stress of publishing

Indexer Notes

Illustrated editorial

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Letters / letters page / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from D. D. Drakely; Ralph Ginzburg; Bruce Sweeney; Erwin Bergdoll; Steve Fisk; Ann De Geer; Steve Anker; and Richard Levine.

Crybaby's Blues (Table of Contents: 5)

Crybaby Beanhead / comic story / 4 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

Characters

Crybaby Beanhead

Synopsis

The harshness of life

Reprints

• in L'Écho des savanes (Editions du Fromage, 1972 series) #29 (Mars 1977)
• in Voll auf die Nüsse (Zweitausendeins, 1981 series) (1981)
• in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #11 - Mr. Natural Committed to a Mental Institution! (September 1995)
• in The R. Crumb Coffee Table Art Book (Little, Brown, 1997 series) (1997)

Comedia Dell' Zippy (Table of Contents: 6)

Zippy The Pinhead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Griffith

Pencils

Bill Griffith

Inks

Bill Griffith

Letters

Bill Griffith

Genre

humor

Characters

Zani; Zippy The Pinhead (as Zerbino); Mr. Toad (as Amphibio); Bilko; Henshaw; Rocco; Paparelli; Isabella; Claudio; Griffiani; Bishop; Prince

Synopsis

In Northern Italy in the 16th Century, clowns put on a show, which is broken up by militant priests.

Reprints

• in U-Comix (Volksverlag, 1980 series) #36 (August 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

16th Century; cathedrals; clowns; Northern Italy; pipe organ; priests

Indexer Notes

Griffith's usual cast of characters playing historical roles.

The Great Ajeeb, Chess Playing Automaton (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Kim Deitch (signed)

Pencils

Kim Deitch (signed)

Inks

Kim Deitch (signed)

Letters

Kim Deitch

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Harry Nelson Pillsbury; Sam Gonotsky; Jesse Hanson; Bobby Fischer

Synopsis

The history of a fake chess-playing machine.

Reprints

• in El Víbora (Ediciones La Cúpula, 1979 series) #2 ([Enero de 1980])
• in Knockabout Comics (Knockabout, 1980 series) #10 (1985)
• in Beyond the Pale! Krazed Komics and Stories (Fantagraphics, 1989 series) (October 1989)

Keywords

Brooklyn; chess; Coney Island; New York City

Indexer Notes

No. 2 in a series.

The Corpse Gobblin' Ogre of Columbite Mountain (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

S. Clay Wilson

Pencils

S. Clay Wilson

Inks

S. Clay Wilson

Letters

S. Clay Wilson

Genre

humor

Characters

Checkered Demon; Hunchback Ogre; Fisk; Simpson

Synopsis

The Ogre hasn't eaten a good corpse in a while.

Reprints

• in Comix Book (Kitchen Sink Press, 1976 series) #5 (July 1976)
• in The Collected Checkered Demon (Last Gasp, 1998 series) #1 (1998)
• in The Best of Comix Book: When Marvel Went Underground (Dark Horse, 2013 series) (2013)
• in The Mythology of S. Clay Wilson (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #1 - Pirates in the Heartland (June 2014)

Keywords

cannibalism; demon; ogre

DiDi Glitz & the 3 Bears (Table of Contents: 9)

DiDi Glitz / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Diane Noomin

Pencils

Diane Noomin

Inks

Diane Noomin

Letters

Diane Noomin

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

DiDi Glitz; Brillo; Burma; Bekins

Synopsis

DiDi renovates the three bears' house.

Reprints

• in The Best of Wimmen's Comix (Hassle Free Press, 1979 series) (1979)
• in Glitz-2-Go (Fantagraphics, 2012 series) (January 2012)

Keywords

Goldilocks

Indexer Notes

Parody of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears."

Anthony and the Temptations (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

George DiCaprio (as George Di Caprio)

Pencils

Justin Green

Inks

Justin Green

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

St Anthony; Fontaine

Synopsis

St Anthony moves to the big city.

Keywords

hotel

Indexer Notes

Excerpted from an unfinished novel. George DiCaprio is the father of actor Leonard DiCaprio. Text with five illustrations.

Luminescent Progeny (Table of Contents: 11)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Michael McMillan

Pencils

Michael McMillan

Inks

Michael McMillan

Letters

Michael McMillan

Genre

science fiction

Keywords

aliens; spaceships

Indexer Notes

Centerspread. Title from Table of Contents.

Terror from the Grave (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Rory Hayes

Pencils

Rory Hayes

Inks

Rory Hayes

Letters

Rory Hayes

Genre

humor

Characters

Pooh Rass; Linda

Synopsis

Pooh murders Linda for her inheritance

Reprints

• in The New Comics Anthology (Macmillan Publishing, 1991 series) (1991)
• in Where Demented Wented: The Art and Comics of Rory Hayes (Fantagraphics, 2008 series) (2008)

A Modern Mystery (Table of Contents: 13)

Arnold Peck The Human Wreck / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

William Murphy (as Willy Murphy)

Pencils

William Murphy (as Willy Murphy)

Inks

William Murphy (as Willy Murphy)

Letters

William Murphy (as Willy Murphy)

Genre

humor; superhero

Characters

Arnold Peck; Wreckman; Commissioner; Ronald McDonald

Synopsis

Arnold is superhero Wreckman in his dreams.

Reprints

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

Keywords

clowns; dream; McDonald's

Some Boxes for the Salvation Army (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Art Spiegelman

Pencils

Art Spiegelman

Inks

Art Spiegelman

Letters

Art Spiegelman

Genre

humor

Characters

Art Spiegelman; Shrink; Shorty

Synopsis

Scattershot panels

Reprints

• in Breakdowns Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@?*! (Pantheon, 2008 series) ([October] 2008)

The Calvin Coolidge Story (Table of Contents: 15)

Space Age Confidential / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jim Hoberman

Pencils

Kim Deitch

Inks

Kim Deitch

Letters

Kim Deitch

Genre

biography

Characters

Calvin Coolidge

Synopsis

Snapshots from Coolidge's life.

Keywords

President

Indexer Notes

Five short text articles with seven illustrations.

Self-Portrait (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

M. K. Brown

Pencils

M. K. Brown

Inks

M. K. Brown

Letters

M. K. Brown

Genre

humor

Characters

Groucho Marx (cameo)

Synopsis

A woman's improbable biography.

Zen Time (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Justin Green

Pencils

Justin Green

Inks

Justin Green

Letters

Justin Green

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A zen fable pastiche

Reprints

• from Apple Pie (Lopez, 1975 series) #2 (May 1975)

Götterdämmerung (Table of Contents: 18)

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

history; war

Characters

Colonel General Gotthard Heinrici; Rudolph Reschke; Adolf Hitler; Colonel Hanselman; Bormann; Josef Stalin; General Zhukov; General Koniev; Eva Braun; Captain Sergei Golbov

Synopsis

The last days of Nazi rule in Berlin.

Reprints

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

Keywords

Berlin; Gestapo; Nazis; Red Army; suicide

Mondo Condo (Table of Contents: 19)

The Bunch and Her Family / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Aline Kominsky-Crumb (as Aline Kominsky)

Pencils

Aline Kominsky-Crumb (as Aline Kominsky)

Inks

Aline Kominsky-Crumb (as Aline Kominsky)

Letters

Aline Kominsky-Crumb (as Aline Kominsky)

Genre

biography

Synopsis

Aline Kominsky's family

Reprints

• in Love That Bunch (Fantagraphics, 1990 series) (July 1990)
• in Love That Bunch (Drawn & Quarterly, 2018 series) (May 2018)

Bughouse Fables (Table of Contents: 20)

Arcade Archives / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Billy DeBeck

Pencils

Billy DeBeck

Inks

Billy DeBeck

Letters

Billy DeBeck

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Bughouse Fables daily (King Features Syndicate) 1921.03.12
• 1921.03.19
• 1921.02.04
• 1921.03.03
• 1921.03.10
• 1921.01.21
• 1921.03.17
• 1921.01.19
• 1921.02.11.

Indexer Notes

Nine one-panel cartoon gags.

Looking at the World Thru Rose Colored Glasses (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Robert Armstrong

Pencils

Robert Armstrong

Inks

Robert Armstrong

Letters

Robert Armstrong

Genre

humor

Synopsis

The drunk meets the Swedes

Trexler the Trilobite (Table of Contents: 22)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Dirk Burhans

Pencils

Dirk Burhans

Inks

Dirk Burhans

Letters

Dirk Burhans

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A trilobite lands in the street

Indexer Notes

A parody of Winsor McCay's Little Nemo In Slumberland

A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes (Table of Contents: 23)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Michele Robinson (as Michele Brand)

Pencils

Michele Robinson (as Michele Brand)

Inks

Michele Robinson (as Michele Brand)

Letters

Michele Robinson (as Michele Brand)

Genre

humor

Characters

Michele Brand [Michele Robinson]

Synopsis

Dream recollection.

Highlights in the Life of Kathi Smith (Table of Contents: 24)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Curt McDowell

Pencils

Curt McDowell

Inks

Curt McDowell

Letters

Curt McDowell

Genre

humor

Synopsis

The eccentric Kathi Smith

Indexer Notes

Subtitled 'A True Story'

Bode's Cartoon Concert (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

Cheech Wizard / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Marijuana Grower's Guide (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

It's a Turn-On!! (Table of Contents: 27) (Expand) /

Kozmic Electric Yo-Yo / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

The Adventures of Sweet Gwendoline (Table of Contents: 28) (Expand) /

Bélier Press / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Deceasedland (Table of Contents: 29)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

Robert Williams

Pencils

Robert Williams

Inks

Robert Williams

Colors

Robert Williams

Letters

Robert Williams

Reprints

• in Die abseitige Kunst des Robert Williams (Volksverlag, 1985 series) (1985)
• in Hysteria in Remission: The Comix & Drawings of Robt. Williams (Fantagraphics, 2002 series) (September 2002)

Keywords

death; Grim Reaper

Indexer Notes

Back cover.