(1973)

Popular Library, 1973 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
0.95 USD
Pages
132
On-sale Date
1973
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Popular Library Edition
Brand
Popular Library
ISBN
445-08322-095
Editing
?
Color
Color cover; Black and White interior
Dimensions
Mass Market Paperback
Paper Stock
Cardstock cover; Newsprint interior
Publishing Format
Collected Edition

Issue Notes

Reprints selected cartoons from But This War Had Such Promise (A Doonesbury Book) (Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973 series).
The reprints are copyright 1971 and 1972. Unknown if there are strips missing or if they are printed chronologically.
62 strips are reprinted here. Each strip is printed two panels on the front of the page and the last two panels on the back of a page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Doonesbury / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Garry Trudeau
Inks
Garry Trudeau
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
B. D.; Phred
Synopsis
A butterfly lands on B.D.'s nose.

[Blank Page] (Table of Contents: 1)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)


Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

[Title Page] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Title Page (Table of Contents: 4)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

[Publication Information] (Table of Contents: 5)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Publication Information.
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 72-91561

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Doonesbury / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)
Pencils
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)
Inks
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)
Letters
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mike, what's college really like for you?
Genre
humor
Characters
Mike Doonesbury; Benjamin Doonesbury
Synopsis
Mike and his younger brother discussion college, movies, and life plans.
Reprints
  • From Doonesbury dailies (Universal Press Syndicate) ????.??.?? - ????.??.??

Indexer Notes

6 strips

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Doonesbury / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)
Pencils
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)
Inks
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)
Letters
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm sure that's how he did it!
Genre
humor
Characters
Bernie; Didi; Mike Doonesbury
Synopsis
Bernie and Didi think Mike got into college because his father was an alumnus.
Reprints
  • From Doonesbury (Universal Press Syndicate daily) ????.??.??

Indexer Notes

1 strip

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Doonesbury / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)
Pencils
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)
Inks
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)
Letters
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, Mark, I'd like you to meet someone...
Genre
humor
Characters
Mike Doonesbury; Mark Slackmeyer; Reverend Scot Sloan; B. D.; Rufus Jackson
Synopsis
The Reverend meets the cast at his new coffee house "The Exit".
Reprints
  • From Doonesbury dailies (Universal Press Syndicate) ????.??.?? - ????.??.??

Indexer Notes

5 strips

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Doonesbury / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)
Pencils
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)
Inks
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)
Letters
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We're in luck, Chou!
Genre
humor
Characters
Chou Fu Ling; Mike Doonesbury; Bernie; B. D.
Synopsis
Mike introduces a new Chinese exchange student.
Reprints
  • From Doonesbury dailies (Universal Press Syndicate) ????.??.?? - ????.??.??

Indexer Notes

4 strips

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Doonesbury / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)
Pencils
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)
Inks
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)
Letters
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wow! What a pretty day!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mike Doonesbury; Barbara Ann "Boopsie" Boopstein
Synopsis
Boopsie is infatuated with a snowy day.
Reprints
  • From Doonesbury dailies (Universal Press Syndicate) ????.??.?? - ????.??.??

Indexer Notes

1 strip

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Doonesbury / comic story / 40 pages (report information)

Script
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)
Pencils
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)
Inks
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)
Letters
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Need any more help on your term paper?
Genre
humor
Characters
Mike Doonesbury; B. D.; Bernie; Zonker Harris; B. D.'s father; B. D.'s mother; an Army Captain; Phred; Barbara Ann "Boopsie" Boopstein
Synopsis
B. D. enlists in the Army, goes to Vietnam, and meets a Communist soldier, Phred, when they both become lost from their troops.
Reprints
  • from Doonesbury dailies (Universal Press Syndicate) ????.??.?? - ????.??.??

Indexer Notes

20 strips

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Doonesbury / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)
Pencils
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)
Inks
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)
Letters
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Good Evening.
Genre
humor
Characters
Mike Doonesbury; Rufus Jackson; Vice President Sprio Agnew (voice on TV)
Synopsis
President Nixon goes to China and leaves Sprio Agnew in charge.
Reprints
  • from Doonesbury dailies (Universal Press Syndicate) ????.??.?? - ????.??.??

Indexer Notes

1 strip

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Doonesbury / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)
Pencils
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)
Inks
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)
Letters
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What exactly are we looking for, Phred?
Genre
humor
Characters
B. D.; Phred; Mike Doonesbury; Mark Slackmeyer; George
Synopsis
B. D.'s adventures in Vietnam continue, with his rescue from being lost.
Reprints
  • from Doonesbury dailies (Universal Press Syndicate) ????.??.?? - ????.??.??

Indexer Notes

9 strips

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Doonesbury / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)
Pencils
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)
Inks
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)
Letters
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Did I tell you I'm thinking of changing my name?
Genre
humor
Characters
Mike Doonesbury; Rufus Jackson; Jim
Synopsis
Rufus tries changing his name to Thor.
Reprints
  • from Doonesbury dailies (Universal Press Syndicate) ????.??.?? - ????.??.??

Indexer Notes

3 strips

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Doonesbury / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)
Pencils
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)
Inks
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)
Letters
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What can I do for you, Zonker?
Genre
humor
Characters
Mike Doonesbury; Zonker Harris; President King; President King's daughter; Herbie (on phone)
Synopsis
Zonker starts working for the school newspaper.
Reprints
  • from Doonesbury dailies (Universal Press Syndicate) ????.??.?? - ????.??.??

Indexer Notes

4 strips

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Doonesbury / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)
Pencils
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)
Inks
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)
Letters
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Zonker?!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mike Doonesbury; Herbie ?; Zonker Harris; B. D.; George
Synopsis
Zonker becomes the school newspaper's Vietnam War correspondent, joining B. D. on the front lines.
Reprints
  • from Doonesbury dailies (Universal Press Syndicate) ????.??.?? - ????.??.??

Indexer Notes

6 strips

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Doonesbury / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)
Pencils
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)
Inks
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)
Letters
Garry Trudeau (signed as G B Trudeau)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm ready professor!
Genre
humor
Characters
Bernie; Mike Doonesbury
Synopsis
Bernie only gets a 78 on his werewolf formula test.
Reprints
  • from Doonesbury dailies (Universal Press Syndicate) ????.??.?? - ????.??.??

Indexer Notes

2 strips

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)


Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Doonesbury
  2. 1. [Blank Page]
  3. 2. [Title Page]
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
  5. 4. Title Page
  6. 5. [Publication Information]
  7. 6. ["Mike, what's college really like for you?"]
    Doonesbury
  8. 7. ["I'm sure that's how he did it!"]
    Doonesbury
  9. 8. ["Hey, Mark, I'd like you to meet someone..."]
    Doonesbury
  10. 9. ["We're in luck, Chou!"]
    Doonesbury
  11. 10. ["Wow! What a pretty day!"]
    Doonesbury
  12. 11. ["Need any more help on your term paper?"]
    Doonesbury
  13. 12. ["Good Evening."]
    Doonesbury
  14. 13. ["What exactly are we looking for, Phred?"]
    Doonesbury
  15. 14. ["Did I tell you I'm thinking of changing my name?"]
    Doonesbury
  16. 15. ["What can I do for you, Zonker?"]
    Doonesbury
  17. 16. ["Zonker?!"]
    Doonesbury
  18. 17. ["I'm ready professor!"]
    Doonesbury
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Valmiki Annamanthadoo
  • Peter Croome
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gregg Whitmore