(Spring 1976)
The Print Mint Inc,
1975 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 1.50 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- On-sale Date
- 1976
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- The Print Mint, Inc.
- Brand
-
Print Mint
- Editing
- Bill Griffith; Art Spiegelman
Arcade The Comics Revue
table of contents / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Table of Contents, list of staff and writers and artists, each with a "self-portrait," and the indicia.
[no title indexed]
The Outline / comic story / 0.33 page
- 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]
Letters / letters page / 0.67 page
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
Crybaby Beanhead / comic story / 4 pages
- 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 Epix (Epix, 1984 series) #7/1984 ([november] 1984) -
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
Zippy The Pinhead / comic story / 6 pages
- 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 El Víbora (Ediciones La Cúpula, 1979 series) #15 ([febrero 1981]) - 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
Famous Frauds / comic story / 4 pages
- 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 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
comic story / 3 pages
- 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
DiDi Glitz / comic story / 1 page
- 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
text story / 3 pages
- 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
illustration / 2 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Keywords
- aliens; spaceships
Indexer Notes
Centerspread. Title from Table of Contents.
Terror from the Grave
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Pooh Rass; Linda
- Synopsis
- Pooh murders Linda for her inheritance
- Reprints
A Modern Mystery
Arnold Peck The Human Wreck / comic story / 4 pages
- 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
comic story / 3 pages
- 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
Space Age Confidential / text article / 2 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Calvin Coolidge
- Synopsis
- Snapshots from Coolidge's life.
- Keywords
- President
Indexer Notes
Five short text articles with seven illustrations.
Self-Portrait
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Groucho Marx (cameo)
- Synopsis
- A woman's improbable biography.
- Reprints
- in Ah! Nana (Les Humanoïdes Associés, 1976 series) #7 (mars 1978)
-
Zen Time
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A zen fable pastiche
- Reprints
- from Apple Pie (Lopez, 1975 series) #2 (May 1975)
-
Götterdämmerung
comic story / 5 pages
- 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
The Bunch and Her Family / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Aline Kominsky-Crumb
- Pencils
- Aline Kominsky-Crumb
- Inks
- Aline Kominsky-Crumb
- Letters
- Aline Kominsky-Crumb
- 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
Arcade Archives / comic story / 1 page
- 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
comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- The drunk meets the Swedes
Trexler the Trilobite
comic story / 0.5 page
- 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
comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Michele Brand [Michele Robinson]
- Synopsis
- Dream recollection.
Highlights in the Life of Kathi Smith
comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- The eccentric Kathi Smith
Indexer Notes
Subtitled 'A True Story'
Deceasedland
illustration / 1 page
- Script
- Robert Williams
- Pencils
- Robert Williams
- Inks
- Robert Williams
- Colors
- Robert Williams
- Letters
- Robert Williams
- Reprints
- Keywords
- death; Grim Reaper
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Soon a cleansing!"]
-
1.
Welcome to the Weird World of The Monster Times
The Monster Times -
2.
Arcade The Comics Revue
-
3.
["Arcade Marks One Year of Fine Service.."]
The Outline -
4.
[no title indexed]
Letters -
5.
Crybaby's Blues
Crybaby Beanhead -
6.
Comedia Dell' Zippy
Zippy The Pinhead -
7.
The Great Ajeeb, Chess Playing Automaton
Famous Frauds -
8.
The Corpse Gobblin' Ogre of Columbite Mountain
-
9.
DiDi Glitz & the 3 Bears
DiDi Glitz -
10.
Anthony and the Temptations
-
11.
Luminescent Progeny
-
12.
Terror from the Grave
-
13.
A Modern Mystery
Arnold Peck The Human Wreck -
14.
Some Boxes for the Salvation Army
-
15.
The Calvin Coolidge Story
Space Age Confidential -
16.
Self-Portrait
-
17.
Zen Time
-
18.
Götterdämmerung
-
19.
Mondo Condo
The Bunch and Her Family -
20.
Bughouse Fables
Arcade Archives -
21.
Looking at the World Thru Rose Colored Glasses
-
22.
Trexler the Trilobite
-
23.
A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes
-
24.
Highlights in the Life of Kathi Smith
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25.
Bode's Cartoon Concert
Cheech Wizard -
26.
The Marijuana Grower's Guide
-
27.
It's a Turn-On!!
Kozmic Electric Yo-Yo -
28.
The Adventures of Sweet Gwendoline
Bélier Press -
29.
Deceasedland
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