([April] 1996)

DC, 1996 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
14.95 USD; 20.95 CAD
Pages
228
On-sale Date
1996-02-22
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Suggested for Mature Readers
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Paradox Press
Brand
Factoid Books; [Paradox Press]
ISBN
1-56389-218-9 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
761941205564 00111
Printer
Printed in Canada
Editing
Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton Taggart) (editor); Jim Higgins (credited) (assistant editor); Andy Helfer (credited as Andrew Helfer) (group editor)
Color
color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions
8 1/2 inches by 10 7/8 inches
Paper Stock
cardstock cover; matte interior
Binding
squarebound
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

Letterers for interior sequences are listed as a group on page below indicia: Bob Lappan, Roxanne Starr, Gail Beckett, and Agnes Pinaha.

One of the seventeen Paradox Press series of Big Books:
1994 - The Big Book of Urban Legends
1995 - The Big Book of Death; The Big Book of Weirdos; The Big Book of Conspiracies;
1996 - The Big Book of Freaks; The Big Book of Little Criminals; The Big Book of Hoaxes; The Big Book of Thugs
1997 - The Big Book of Losers; The Big Book of The Unexplained; The Big Book of Martyrs; The Big Book of Scandal
1998 - The Big Book of Bad; The Big Book of the Weird Wild West
1999 - The Big Book of Vice; The Big Book of Grimm
2000 - The Big Book of the '70s

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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Tom Taggart (credited) (multimedia art photo)
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Tom Taggart (credited) (multimedia art photo)
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Tom Taggart (credited) (multimedia art photo)
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The Big Book of Freaks (Table of Contents: 1)

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Roger Langridge (credited)
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Roger Langridge (credited)
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Title page with illustration.

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

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Introduction (Table of Contents: 3)

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Ricky Jay (credited)
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Foreword (Table of Contents: 4)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Indexer Notes

Introductory strip.

Legendary Freaks (Table of Contents: 5)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Indexer Notes

Introduction to Chapter One: Legendary Freaks.

Strange Power (Table of Contents: 6)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Whole Races of Freaks (Table of Contents: 7)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Mike McMahon (credited as Mick McMahon)
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Mike McMahon (credited as Mick McMahon)
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Goliath (Table of Contents: 8)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Eric Shanower (credited)
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Eric Shanower (credited)
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Maximus: Emperor of Rome (Table of Contents: 9)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Matt Brooker (credited as D'Israeli D'Emon Draughtsman)
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Matt Brooker (credited as D'Israeli D'Emon Draughtsman)
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The Monster of Ravenna (Table of Contents: 10)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
Pencils
Rafael Kayanan (credited)
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Rafael Kayanan (credited)
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Bartholomew Fair (Table of Contents: 11)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Graham Higgins (credited)
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Graham Higgins (credited)
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Gargoyles (Table of Contents: 12)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Donald David (credited)
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Donald David (credited)
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Medical Freaks (Table of Contents: 13)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Indexer Notes

Introduction to Chapter Two: Medical Freaks.

Chang and Eng (Table of Contents: 14)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Lennie Mace (credited)
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Lennie Mace (credited)
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The Elephant Man (Table of Contents: 15)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Frank Quitely (credited)
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Frank Quitely (credited)
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Carl Herman Unthan: Born Armless and Stubborn (Table of Contents: 16)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Russ Heath (credited)
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Russ Heath (credited)
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One-and-a-Halfs (Table of Contents: 17)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
Pencils
Randy DuBurke (credited)
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Randy DuBurke (credited)
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Freaks Made to Order (Table of Contents: 18)

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Script
Gahan Wilson (credited)
Pencils
Art Wetherell (credited)
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Art Wetherell (credited)
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P. T. Barnum's Freaks (Table of Contents: 19)

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Script
Gahan Wilson (credited)
Letters
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Indexer Notes

Introduction to Chapter Three: P. T. Barnum's Freaks.

P. T. Barnum (Table of Contents: 20)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Gahan Wilson (credited)
Pencils
Tom Sutton (credited)
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Tom Sutton (credited)
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Lavinia, Beloved of Tom (Table of Contents: 21)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Mary Wilshire (credited)
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Mary Wilshire (credited)
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Jo-Jo, the Dog-Faced Boy (Table of Contents: 22)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Richard Piers Rayner (credited)
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Richard Piers Rayner (credited)
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Giant Hearts (Table of Contents: 23)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Jim Fern (credited)
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Jim Fern (credited)
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P. T. Barnum's Jumbo (Table of Contents: 24)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
Pencils
Bob Fingerman (credited)
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Bob Fingerman (credited)
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The Golden Age of Freaks (Table of Contents: 25)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Synopsis
Introduction to Chapter Four: The Golden Age of Freaks.

The Ten-in-One (Table of Contents: 26)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
Pencils
Bryan Talbot (credited)
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Bryan Talbot (credited)
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How to Run a Flea Circus (Table of Contents: 27)

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Script
Gahan Wilson (credited)
Pencils
Roger Langridge (credited)
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Roger Langridge (credited)
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The Living Skeleton (Table of Contents: 28)

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Script
Gahan Wilson (credited)
Pencils
Joe Rubinstein (credited)
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Joe Rubinstein (credited)
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Snake Charmers (Table of Contents: 29)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Steve Smith (credited)
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Steve Smith (credited)
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Geeks (Table of Contents: 30)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
Pencils
Hunt Emerson (credited)
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Hunt Emerson (credited)
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The Most Embarrassing Freak I Ever Saw (Table of Contents: 31)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Renée French (credited)
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Renée French (credited)
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Bearded Beauties and Tattooed Men (Table of Contents: 32)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
Letters
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Indexer Notes

Introduction to Chapter Five: Bearded Beauties and Tattooed Men.

A Bounty of Bearded Beauties (Table of Contents: 33)

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Script
Gahan Wilson (credited)
Pencils
Jeff Wong (credited)
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Jeff Wong (credited)
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Madame Clofullia (Table of Contents: 34)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Joe Phillips (credited)
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Joe Phillips (credited)
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Annie Jones (Table of Contents: 35)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Shawn McManus (credited)
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Shawn McManus (credited)
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Catherine Delait (Table of Contents: 36)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Dave Johnson (credited)
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Dave Johnson (credited)
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Lady Olga (Table of Contents: 37)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Paul Guinan (credited)
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Paul Guinan (credited)
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The Ugliest Woman in the World (Table of Contents: 38)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Graham Manley (credited)
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Graham Manley (credited)
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Omi the Great (Table of Contents: 39)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Alan Weiss (credited)
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Alan Weiss (credited)
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The Tattooed Prince (Table of Contents: 40)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Bill Alger (credited)
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Bill Alger (credited)
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Lives of the Freaks (Table of Contents: 41)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Indexer Notes

Introduction to Chapter Six: Lives of the Freaks.

Baby Ruth (Table of Contents: 42)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
Pencils
Ned Sonntag (credited)
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Ned Sonntag (credited)
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Zip (Table of Contents: 43)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
Pencils
Alex Wald (credited)
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Alex Wald (credited)
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Joined Jazz Babies (Table of Contents: 44)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Rick Geary (credited)
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Rick Geary (credited)
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Mortado (Table of Contents: 45)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Hilary Barta (credited)
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Hilary Barta (credited)
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Doomed to Loom (Table of Contents: 46)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Rick Parker (credited)
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Rick Parker (credited)
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The Lobster Boy Murder Caper (Table of Contents: 47)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Sean Taggart (credited as S. M. Taggart)
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Sean Taggart (credited as S. M. Taggart)
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Grifts (Table of Contents: 48)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Indexer Notes

Introductin to Chapter Seven: Grifts.

The Cardiff Giant (Table of Contents: 49)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
Pencils
Tayyar Ozkan (credited)
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Tayyar Ozkan (credited)
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Makin' 'Em Bigger 'n' Smaller (Table of Contents: 50)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
Pencils
Jason Temujin (credited as Jason Temujin Minor)
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Jason Temujin (credited as Jason Temujin Minor)
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Packaged Primitives (Table of Contents: 51)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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John Garcia (credited)
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John Garcia (credited)
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Building Beggars (Table of Contents: 52)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
Pencils
Dan Burr (credited)
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Dan Burr (credited)
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The Art of Gaffing Freaks (Table of Contents: 53)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Ralph Reese (credited)
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Ralph Reese (credited)
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Pickled Punks (Table of Contents: 54)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Lauchland Pelle (credited)
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Lauchland Pelle (credited)
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Carny Cons (Table of Contents: 55)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Joe Staton (credited)
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Joe Staton (credited)
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Still Going Strong (Table of Contents: 56)

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Script
Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Past, Present, and Future Freaks (Table of Contents: 57)

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Script
Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Indexer Notes

Introduction to Chapter Eight: Past, Present, and Future Freaks.

Tod Browning's Freaks (Table of Contents: 58)

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Script
Gahan Wilson (credited)
Pencils
Glenn Barr (credited)
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Glenn Barr (credited)
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Freaks R Us (Table of Contents: 59)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Ivan Brunetti (credited)
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Ivan Brunetti (credited)
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Space Freaks (Table of Contents: 60)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Mitch O'Connell (credited)
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Mitch O'Connell (credited)
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Afterword (Table of Contents: 61)

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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Bibliography (Table of Contents: 62)

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Indexer Notes

List of sources.

Biographies (Table of Contents: 63)

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Indexer Notes

Short biographies on the writer and artists featured in the book.

Copyright Information (Table of Contents: 64)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. The Big Book of Freaks
  3. 2. Table of Contents
  4. 3. Introduction
  5. 4. Foreword
  6. 5. Legendary Freaks
  7. 6. Strange Power
  8. 7. Whole Races of Freaks
  9. 8. Goliath
  10. 9. Maximus: Emperor of Rome
  11. 10. The Monster of Ravenna
  12. 11. Bartholomew Fair
  13. 12. Gargoyles
  14. 13. Medical Freaks
  15. 14. Chang and Eng
  16. 15. The Elephant Man
  17. 16. Carl Herman Unthan: Born Armless and Stubborn
  18. 17. One-and-a-Halfs
  19. 18. Freaks Made to Order
  20. 19. P. T. Barnum's Freaks
  21. 20. P. T. Barnum
  22. 21. Lavinia, Beloved of Tom
  23. 22. Jo-Jo, the Dog-Faced Boy
  24. 23. Giant Hearts
  25. 24. P. T. Barnum's Jumbo
  26. 25. The Golden Age of Freaks
  27. 26. The Ten-in-One
  28. 27. How to Run a Flea Circus
  29. 28. The Living Skeleton
  30. 29. Snake Charmers
  31. 30. Geeks
  32. 31. The Most Embarrassing Freak I Ever Saw
  33. 32. Bearded Beauties and Tattooed Men
  34. 33. A Bounty of Bearded Beauties
  35. 34. Madame Clofullia
  36. 35. Annie Jones
  37. 36. Catherine Delait
  38. 37. Lady Olga
  39. 38. The Ugliest Woman in the World
  40. 39. Omi the Great
  41. 40. The Tattooed Prince
  42. 41. Lives of the Freaks
  43. 42. Baby Ruth
  44. 43. Zip
  45. 44. Joined Jazz Babies
  46. 45. Mortado
  47. 46. Doomed to Loom
  48. 47. The Lobster Boy Murder Caper
  49. 48. Grifts
  50. 49. The Cardiff Giant
  51. 50. Makin' 'Em Bigger 'n' Smaller
  52. 51. Packaged Primitives
  53. 52. Building Beggars
  54. 53. The Art of Gaffing Freaks
  55. 54. Pickled Punks
  56. 55. Carny Cons
  57. 56. Still Going Strong
  58. 57. Past, Present, and Future Freaks
  59. 58. Tod Browning's Freaks
  60. 59. Freaks R Us
  61. 60. Space Freaks
  62. 61. Afterword
  63. 62. Bibliography
  64. 63. Biographies
  65. 64. Copyright Information
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Mark Semich
  • Andrew S. Troth
  • Jim Van Dore