Twist
#3
(October 1988)
Kitchen Sink Press,
1987 Series
- Price
- 2.00 USD; 2.60 CAD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Kitchen Sink Press
- Brand
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Kitchen Sink Press
- Editing
- J. D. King
The Return Of A Christmas Carol
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Bob Crachit; Ebenezer Scrooge; Advertisers; Belle; Tiny Tim
- Synopsis
- Kurtzman's version of A Christmas Carol as if applied to the demands of television, recasting Scrooge as a TV executive.
- Reprints
- from Esquire (?, 1932 series) (December 1961)
What Th' Ding Dong!?
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
- Pencils
- Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
- Inks
- Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
- Letters
- Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
- Characters
- Homunculus
- Synopsis
- A ranting homunculus
The Operator
Freddy Brown the Squirt / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Freddy Brown; Sandy; Mr. Brown; Mrs. Brown; Sandy's Father
- Synopsis
- Freddy has a new babysitter.
- Reprints
-
in Brök (Epix, 1988 series) #7/1989 ([3:e juli] 1989) -
in Lout Rampage (Fantagraphics, 1991 series) (October 1991) - in Twentieth Century Eightball (Fantagraphics, 2002 series) ([2002])
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Birthday Party
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Mel; Brother-In-Law; Mr. Amthor; Wife; Therapist
- Synopsis
- A succession of bad omens at a birthday party.
- Reprints
Bosko Meets The Space Aliens
Bosko / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Bosko
- Synopsis
- Who farted?
An L.A. Poet
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- L.A. Poet
- Synopsis
- A poet desperate for attention.
The Davy Crockett Story
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Davy Crockett
- Synopsis
- The life and influence of Davy Crockett.
Cold War
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A prison in the snow.
- Reprints
- from Evergreen (?, ? series) (November-December 1962)
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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["In this issue: Harvey Kurtzman, David Levine & Chas. Dickens. Also... R.O. Blechman, R. Crumb, Richard Sala..."]
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[no title indexed]
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2.
The Return Of A Christmas Carol
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3.
What Th' Ding Dong!?
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The Operator
Freddy Brown the Squirt -
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Birthday Party
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6.
Bosko Meets The Space Aliens
Bosko -
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An L.A. Poet
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8.
The Davy Crockett Story
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9.
Cold War
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10.
Beatniks USA
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Twist List
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