Prime Cuts
#3
(May 1987)
Fantagraphics,
1986 Series
- Price
- 3.50 USD; 5.25 CAD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1987
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Mature Readers
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fantagraphics Books Inc.
- Brand
-
Fantagraphics Books [serif, with border]
- Editing
- Kim Thompson (credited) (consulting); Robert Fiore (credited as R. Fiore) (consulting); Kim Fryer (credited) (contributing); Gary Groth
Issue Notes
1st printing: April 1987
Prime Cuts Words & Pictures
credits, title page / 1 page
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- Table of contents plus a quote from Natalia Ginzberg
The Abominable Mrs. Pearcey
comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Mrs. Mary Eleanor Pearcey; Frank Hogg; Phoebe Hogg; Clara Hogg
- Synopsis
- The story details the 1890 Hampstead murder of a housewife and her baby.
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
credits, title page / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Distributor list, production and indicia credits. Subscription offer for Prime Cuts with the following issue's cover shown.
The Final Curtain
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Maxine Morgan; Phil Morgan; Chorus Girl
- Synopsis
- The story of a deceased spirit that takes revenge on a philandering husband.
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The following six pages contain a sampling of the sort of dubious joys to be found
- Synopsis
- Frontispiece to the following six pages. Announcement of the 1987 Jim series from Fantagraphics. The illustration shows a bald man with large eyebrows.
Jim Today
Jim / text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Four text pieces and two small illustrations are on these pages. The title of the pieces are "Glorious Lineage Continues," "Alien Life Found in Chinese Gruel," "A Public Service Announcement," and "Major Disappointment."
- Reprints
- in Jim (Fantagraphics, 1987 Series) #?
[no title indexed]
Jim / illustration / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Illustration of a farm strewn with debris. A grinning goat and a standing cow wearing overalls are in the foreground.
- Reprints
-
in Jim (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) ([August] 2014)
-
[no title indexed]
Jim / text story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- "When are we going to be there?" Susan asked the shadowy parent
- Characters
- Susan; Mother; Grandmother; Grandpa
- Synopsis
- Story is about a girl who is driven to a farm to visit her grandparents. Five small illustrations included.
- Reprints
- in Jim (Fantagraphics, 1987 Series) #?
Mysteries of the Flesh
comic story / 1 page
- Synopsis
- The first chapter revealing the findings of a theory called "Mysteries of the Flesh" by the narrator.
A Night in the Woods
text story / 3 pages
- Script
- Djuna Barnes
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Trenchard; Jennie; Pontz
- Synopsis
- The American writer's story about a married couple who after thirty years of marriage are sent to jail.
Would You Like to Have Sex With This Magazine?
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Subscription promo for Centrifugal Bumble-Puppy.
Room of One's Own
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- The story satirizes the very high cost of living in big cities.
[Arcade #6]
cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Synopsis
- The drawing is of a fox in suit and tie sitting next to a tree named "Madison Ave." The fox is sitting with an open book.
- Reprints
- from Arcade (Charles Crumb; Robert Crumb, 1960 ? series) #6 (July 1960)
-
Indexer Notes
This is the front cover to one of Crumb's self-published fanzines from the early sixties. Not to be confused with the Seventies anthology series.
[Arcade #4]
cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Synopsis
- The image shows a shirtless fat man sitting on several sacks of money, surrounded by several dozen men brandishing swords. It is titled "The American Revolution of 1960"
- Reprints
- from Arcade (Charles Crumb; Robert Crumb, 1960 ? series) #4 (May 1960)
-
[Arcade #5]
cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Synopsis
- The image is of an almost completely sunken ship with several people on the topmost point. The ship's name is "Bigotry and Racial Prejudice."
- Reprints
- from Arcade (Charles Crumb; Robert Crumb, 1960 ? series) #5 (June 1960)
-
R. Crumb's Animal Town Comics
comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody
- Characters
- Fritz the Cat; Sniff the Panda; Mr. Denny; Flossy the Panda; Mae
- Synopsis
- Fritz and his married friends were planning to have a picnic. Unfortunately, the couple's arguing puts a damper on it. Later on, Fritz gets into some trouble when he grabs a bunch of helium balloons.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
The story is dated May 4, 1961. Previously unpublished.
Consumer Decisions: A Lifetime Commitment
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Social commentary on consumerism.
Call of the Spirit
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- religious
- Characters
- Jesus; Joseph; Mary
- Synopsis
- An enigmatic tale taken from the Gnostic manuscript "Pistis Sophia." A child looking just like Jesus arrives at Joseph and Mary's house. Jesus, who has been working nearby, states that he's been waiting for him.
- Reprints
-
in The Little Man: Short Strips 1980 - 1995 (Drawn & Quarterly, 2006 series) (June 2006) [Original title: Call of the Spirit, Reprint title: The Twin. Panels rearranged to make 4 pages]
-
Indexer Notes
The story is sourced from The Apocryphal New Testament by M. R. James (Oxford) and The Other Bible (edited by Willis Barnstone, Harper and Row) as mentioned in the letter page from Yummy Fur #6.
Treasure of the Lost Empire Chapter 3
Treasure of the Lost Empire / comic story / 15 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Will; Buddy Smudley; Rory Randall; Dick Pritkin; Cindy Lou
- Synopsis
- While Rory takes a swig of the poisoned drink, Buddy may have had a change of heart. But his doubts may have come too late.
[no title indexed]
Flaubert's Dictionary of Received Ideas / text story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Comb (Large-Toothed): Makes the hair fall out.
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- More selections from Flaubert's work. Includes a single drawing from Geary. Covers from "Comb" to "Defeat"
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Promo for Fantagraphic's Sinner magazine.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jaime Hernandez; Gilbert Hernandez
- Inks
- Jaime Hernandez; Gilbert Hernandez
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- Promo for Love & Rockets #21 and #22.
Indexer Notes
back cover
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[Victorian Murders]
-
1.
Prime Cuts Words & Pictures
-
2.
The Abominable Mrs. Pearcey
-
3.
[no title indexed]
-
4.
The Final Curtain
-
5.
["The following six pages contain a sampling of the sort of dubious joys to be found"]
-
6.
Jim Today
Jim -
7.
[no title indexed]
Jim -
8.
[""When are we going to be there?" Susan asked the shadowy parent"]
Jim -
9.
Mysteries of the Flesh
-
10.
A Night in the Woods
-
11.
Would You Like to Have Sex With This Magazine?
-
12.
Room of One's Own
-
13.
[Arcade #6]
-
14.
[Arcade #4]
-
15.
[Arcade #5]
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16.
R. Crumb's Animal Town Comics
-
17.
Consumer Decisions: A Lifetime Commitment
-
18.
Contributors
-
19.
Call of the Spirit
-
20.
Treasure of the Lost Empire Chapter 3
Treasure of the Lost Empire -
21.
["Comb (Large-Toothed): Makes the hair fall out."]
Flaubert's Dictionary of Received Ideas -
22.
[no title indexed]
-
23.
[no title indexed]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Steven Samuels
- Jim Van Dore
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