(Summer 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
[Ain't It Nice?]
Bearzy Wearzies / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Jippo; Boopsy
- Reprints
- Keywords
- music; phonograph
in Indexer Notes
Cover title taken from interior story.
Arcade the Comics Revue
table of contents / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Table of Contents, list of staff and contributors, with "self-portrait" of each one, and indicia.
Willy
The Outline / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 0.33 page
- Script
- Ted Richards
- Pencils
- Patrick Rosenkranz (photograph)
- Inks
- Patrick Rosenkranz (photograph)
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Willy Murphy (photo)
Indexer Notes
Remembrance of the recently-deceased Willy Murphy by Ted Richards.
[no title indexed]
Letters / letters page / 0.67 page
- Pencils
- Robert Crumb; Art Spiegelman (small illustrations)
- Inks
- Robert Crumb; Art Spiegelman (small illustrations)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters from Joseph W. Augustyn; Yiz Kid; Mike Donoho; Jay Kennedy; Max Gottfried; and H. Mandel. No editorial responses. Also small subscription ad.
Ain't It Nice
Bearzy Wearzies / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Jippo; Boopsy; Policeman
- Synopsis
- Teddy bears behaving like trash.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
16 to 20 panels per page.
Nervous Rex, the Malpractice Suite
comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Art Spiegelman; Nicholas Dallis
- Pencils
- Art Spiegelman; Marvin Bradley
- Inks
- Art Spiegelman; Frank Edgington
- Letters
- Art Spiegelman
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Keith; Valerie; Mrs. Simons
- Synopsis
- Another cerebral deconstruction of the comics page. The strip cuts up old Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips and adds to them for new effect.
- 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) #1 (diciembre 1979) - in The New Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Stories: From Crumb to Clowes (Smithsonian Institution / New College Press, 2004 series) (2004)
- in Breakdowns Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@?*! (Pantheon, 2008 series) ([October] 2008)
- in An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons and True Stories (Yale University Press, 2006 series) #2 ([October 21] 2008)
-
in Co-Mix: A Retrospective of Comics, Graphics, and Scraps (Drawn & Quarterly, 2013 series) (September 2013)
-
Indexer Notes
Title from the table of contents.
Social Problems of the Toadettes
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- The Toadettes [Lance; Elvin; Eddie; Cecil]; Mr. Toad; Murray; Boss
- Synopsis
- A sideways look at society.
- Reprints
-
in L'Écho des savanes (Editions du Fromage, 1972 series) #38 (Février 1978) - in Bill Griffith: Lost and Found - Comics 1969-2003 (Fantagraphics, 2011 series) (December 2011)
-
- Keywords
- philosophy
Monster Bride
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Doctor Fetterman; Nurse Baxter; The Chief
- Synopsis
- A Frankenstein bride is created
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Frankenstein
A Perfectly Divine Vision
DiDi Glitz / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Diane Noomin (signed)
- Pencils
- Diane Noomin (signed)
- Inks
- Diane Noomin (signed)
- Letters
- Diane Noomin
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- DiDi Glitz
- Synopsis
- Didi becomes a cult leader.
- Reprints
- in Glitz-2-Go (Fantagraphics, 2012 series) (January 2012)
-
- Keywords
- cult; religion
[no title indexed]
Flamed-Out Funnies / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- William Murphy (signed)
- Pencils
- William Murphy (signed)
- Inks
- William Murphy (signed)
- Letters
- William Murphy
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear...
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- How San Francisco's Haight Street has changed since the 1960s.
- Keywords
- Haight Street; party; San Francisco
King of the Road
Henry Henpeck / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- William Murphy (signed)
- Pencils
- William Murphy (signed)
- Inks
- William Murphy (signed)
- Letters
- William Murphy
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Henry Henpeck; Henry's wife
- Synopsis
- Henry's wife has a dream about Henry.
- Reprints
- in Comix Book (Kitchen Sink Press, 1976 series) #5 (July 1976)
- in Flamed-out Funnies (Rip Off Press, 1975 series) #2 ([November] 1976)
- in The Best of Comix Book: When Marvel Went Underground (Dark Horse, 2013 series) (2013)
-
- Keywords
- car; dream; speeding
Automatic Transmission
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- William Murphy (signed)
- Pencils
- William Murphy (signed)
- Inks
- William Murphy (signed)
- Letters
- William Murphy
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Teenagers in a car.
- Reprints
- from San Francisco Comic Book (The Print Mint Inc, 1973 series) #4 ([October] 1973)
-
- Keywords
- car; teenagers
[no title indexed]
Arnold Peck / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- William Murphy (signed)
- Pencils
- William Murphy (signed)
- Inks
- William Murphy (signed)
- Letters
- William Murphy
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Arnold, I won't be more than ten minutes.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Arnold Peck
- Synopsis
- Arnold's companion goes shopping
- Keywords
- shopping
Teddy Beariana
illustration / 2 pages
- Script
- Kim Deitch (signed)
- Pencils
- Kim Deitch (signed)
- Inks
- Kim Deitch (signed)
- Letters
- Kim Deitch
- Characters
- Hollis Hale
- Synopsis
- Hollis Hale's final moments
- Reprints
- in Beyond the Pale! Krazed Komics and Stories (Fantagraphics, 1989 series) (October 1989)
-
- Keywords
- teddy bears
Indexer Notes
Centerspread. Title from Table of Contents.
Big Broadcast of 1952
Space Age Confidential / text story / 1 page
- Script
- Jim Hoberman
- Pencils
- Art Spiegelman (illustrations)
- Inks
- Art Spiegelman (illustrations)
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Pope Pius
- Synopsis
- War and flying saucers in 1952.
- Keywords
- flying saucers; Pope
Dad for a Day
Rowdy Noody / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Father Flanellton; Sol; Rowdy Noody
- Synopsis
- A day out for the teenage orphans, who are put to work at Sol's used car lot.
- Keywords
- Cadillac; orphanage; priest; used car lot
Indexer Notes
Story written entirely in rhyme.
Mr. Bunch
The Bunch / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Aline Kominsky-Crumb
- Pencils
- Aline Kominsky-Crumb
- Inks
- Aline Kominsky-Crumb
- Letters
- Aline Kominsky-Crumb
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- The Bunch [Aline Kominsky-Crumb]; Mr. Bunch
- Synopsis
- Bunch's inner man
- Reprints
- in Love That Bunch (Fantagraphics, 1990 series) (July 1990)
- in Love That Bunch (Drawn & Quarterly, 2018 series) (May 2018)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Age of Reason
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Rory Hayes (signed)
- Pencils
- Rory Hayes (signed)
- Inks
- Rory Hayes (signed)
- Letters
- Rory Hayes
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Philosophy
- Keywords
- philosophy
Deadline
comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Spain Rodriguez (signed)
- Pencils
- Spain Rodriguez (signed)
- Inks
- Spain Rodriguez (signed)
- Letters
- Spain Rodriguez
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A corporate conspiracy, ending in murder.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- automobile; conspiracy; corporation; murder; television reporter
in Getting a Document Stamped At Somerset House
Arcade Archives / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- The trials of bureaucracy
- Keywords
- document; government; London
Indexer Notes
Reprint of a 1928 strip
They Came from Space
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Characters
- Bill; Sam; Dorothy [Dr. Woo]; Marion; Lou; Mae; Nellie; Willie; Leona; Mr. Burns
- Synopsis
- An alien abduction.
- Reprints
- in Ah! Nana (Les Humanoïdes Associés, 1976 series) #5 (septembre 1977)
- in Twisted Sisters: A Collection of Bad Girl Art (Penguin, 1991 series) #[nn] (1991)
-
- Keywords
- aliens; Salt Lake City
Indexer Notes
Previously credited as M.K. Brown
A Fear of Froaks
comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Geoffrey Hayes
- Pencils
- Rory Hayes (signed)
- Inks
- Rory Hayes (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Rory Hayes
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mr Pooh; Froaks
- Synopsis
- Mr. Pooh's fear of Froaks.
Childhood Adventures in South Modesto
comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Nick the Wino
- Synopsis
- A traumatic childhood experience.
- Keywords
- California; swimming; wino
Blabette Gets an Afro
Blabette / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Aline Kominsky-Crumb (signed as A. Kominsky)
- Pencils
- Aline Kominsky-Crumb (signed as A. Kominsky)
- Inks
- Aline Kominsky-Crumb (signed as A. Kominsky)
- Letters
- Aline Kominsky-Crumb (signed as A. Kominsky)
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Blabette; Murray
- Keywords
- afro; autobiography; beauty parlor
Indexer Notes
Blabette and Murray are Aline Kominsky's cartoon version of her parents.
Pictograms
comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Amy; Emil
- Synopsis
- Amy goes on a treasure hunt
Indexer Notes
Very early published work from Mark Beyer
Moves to the Ivory Tower
Griffith Observatory / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Bill Griffith; Louie
- Synopsis
- The Observatory moves
Hot Dog Stand
comic story / 0.25 page
- Script
- Michael McMillan
- Pencils
- Michael McMillan
- Inks
- Michael McMillan
- Colors
- Michael McMillan
- Letters
- Michael McMillan
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Strange events at a hot dog stand
Indexer Notes
Back cover one tier strip
Dead Mule
comic story / 0.25 page
- Script
- Michael McMillan
- Pencils
- Michael McMillan
- Inks
- Michael McMillan
- Colors
- Michael McMillan
- Letters
- Michael McMillan
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Three Men lost in the desert
Indexer Notes
Back cover one tier strip
The Green Spot Strikes
comic story / 0.25 page
- Script
- Michael McMillan
- Pencils
- Michael McMillan
- Inks
- Michael McMillan
- Colors
- Michael McMillan
- Letters
- Michael McMillan
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- The Green Spot
- Synopsis
- The Green Spot takes action
Indexer Notes
Back cover; one tier strip.
A Sardine Saga
comic story / 0.25 page
- Script
- Michael McMillan
- Pencils
- Michael McMillan
- Inks
- Michael McMillan
- Colors
- Michael McMillan
- Letters
- Michael McMillan
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Retreat into a sardine label
Indexer Notes
Back cover one tier strip
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[Ain't It Nice?]
Bearzy Wearzies -
1.
Cocaine Consumer's Handbook
-
2.
Last Gasp Presents: Twisted Sisters, Cocaine Comix
Last Gasp -
3.
Stanton Presents Sweeter Gwen
Bélier Press -
4.
Arcade the Comics Revue
-
5.
Willy
The Outline -
6.
[no title indexed]
Letters -
7.
Ain't It Nice
Bearzy Wearzies -
8.
Nervous Rex, the Malpractice Suite
-
9.
Social Problems of the Toadettes
-
10.
Monster Bride
-
11.
A Perfectly Divine Vision
DiDi Glitz -
12.
["Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear..."]
Flamed-Out Funnies -
13.
King of the Road
Henry Henpeck -
14.
Automatic Transmission
-
15.
["Arnold, I won't be more than ten minutes."]
Arnold Peck -
16.
Teddy Beariana
-
17.
Big Broadcast of 1952
Space Age Confidential -
18.
Dad for a Day
Rowdy Noody -
19.
Mr. Bunch
The Bunch -
20.
Age of Reason
-
21.
Deadline
-
22.
Getting a Document Stamped At Somerset House
Arcade Archives -
23.
They Came from Space
-
24.
High Rollin'
Mickey Rat -
25.
A Fear of Froaks
-
26.
Childhood Adventures in South Modesto
-
27.
Farmer Ned
-
28.
Blabette Gets an Afro
Blabette -
29.
Pictograms
-
30.
Moves to the Ivory Tower
Griffith Observatory -
31.
A New Hot Item from the Print Mint
-
32.
Hot Dog Stand
-
33.
Dead Mule
-
34.
The Green Spot Strikes
-
35.
A Sardine Saga
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