(March 1988)

Fantagraphics, 1986 Series
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Price
3.95 USD; 5.95 CAD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1988
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Mature Readers
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fantagraphics Books Inc.
Brand
Fantagraphics Books [serif, double border]
Editing
Gary Groth (credited) (Editor); Kim Thompson (credited) (Consulting Editor)

Issue Notes

1st printing: February 1988

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
L. J. Kopf (signed as Kopf) (painting)
Inks
L. J. Kopf (signed as Kopf) (painting)
Colors
L. J. Kopf (signed as Kopf) (painting); S & M Graphics (as S*M Graphics) (Color Separators)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
My public and I understand each other very well; It does not hear what I say

Indexer Notes

Includes a brief quote from Klaus Kraus

The Daily Mirror (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
L. J. Kopf (credited as Kopf)
Pencils
L. J. Kopf (credited as Kopf)
Inks
L. J. Kopf (credited as Kopf)
Letters
L. J. Kopf (credited as Kopf)

What Has Gone Before (Table of Contents: 3)

recap / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Francisco Solano López
Inks
Francisco Solano López
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

includes five panels from the series

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Ana / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Gabriel Solano López; Kim Thompson (translation)
Pencils
Francisco Solano López
Inks
Francisco Solano López
Letters
Bill Spicer

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's hard to explain... the whole thing's so stupid, so fucked-up.
Genre
drama
Characters
Ana; Fool [The Cop]; Simone de Beauvoir
Reprints

Incredible Upside Down! Or: How to Enjoy as Many Strips Without Being Drunk or Crosseyed! (Table of Contents: 5)

Jopo de Pojo / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joost Swarte
Pencils
Joost Swarte
Inks
Joost Swarte
Letters
Joost Swarte

Genre
humor
Characters
Jopo de Pojo; Helpful Staffer; Editor

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

Letters
typeset

Cynicism - A Series of Cartoons on a Philosophical Theme (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Ollswang
Pencils
Paul Ollswang
Inks
Paul Ollswang
Letters
Paul Ollswang

Genre
history
Characters
Antisthenes; Diogenes; Alexander the Great; Plato; Speusippos; Aristotle
Reprints
Keywords
philosophy

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

Gomer Goof / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
André Franquin; Dwight Decker (translator)
Pencils
André Franquin
Inks
André Franquin
Letters
Bill Spicer

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oboyoboyoboy! Hyuk!
Genre
humor
Characters
Gomer [Gaston Lagaffe]; Mr. Groff
Reprints
  • from ?

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

Gomer Goof / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
André Franquin; Dwight Decker (translator)
Pencils
André Franquin
Inks
André Franquin
Letters
Bill Spicer

First Line of Dialogue or Text
...Gomer Goof is truly a human rocket, leaving even the fastest sprinters in the dust!
Genre
humor
Characters
Gomer [Gaston Lagaffe]; Mr. Groff
Reprints
  • from ?

It's a Dog's Life (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Al Simons
Pencils
Al Simons
Inks
Al Simons
Letters
Al Simons

Characters
Fido; Fido's Owner

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

Minor Memories and the Art of Adolescence / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Craig Maynard
Pencils
Craig Maynard
Inks
Craig Maynard
Letters
Craig Maynard

First Line of Dialogue or Text
As a boy, I could entertain myself for hours with nothing more than a pencil and some paper
Genre
biography
Characters
Craig Maynard; Fred Maynard; Mother; Sandi
Keywords
autobiography

Impostor (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Sala
Pencils
Richard Sala
Inks
Richard Sala
Letters
Richard Sala

Characters
Gina; Narrator; Man Who Stole Face
Reprints

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

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


I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Daniel Clowes (credited as D. Clowes) (adapted by); Autry Inman (credited as A. Inman)
Pencils
Daniel Clowes (credited as D. Clowes)
Inks
Daniel Clowes (credited as D. Clowes)
Letters
Daniel Clowes (credited as D. Clowes)

Indexer Notes

Clowes uses lyrics from the Autry Inman song first made famous by the Louvin Brothers

The Final Chapter! (Table of Contents: 15)

Rory Randall "The Singin' Cowboy!" / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
Mitch Manzer
Pencils
Mitch Manzer
Inks
Mitch Manzer
Letters
Mitch Manzer

Genre
humor
Characters
Namron the Invincible; Rory Randall; Princess Lillian; Will; Dr. Byron Yoyogagleeoo; Maxie; Dick Pritkin; Paw

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

Flaubert's Dictionary of Received Ideas / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gustave Flaubert
Pencils
Rick Geary
Inks
Rick Geary
Letters
Rick Geary

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Functionary: Inspires respect, whatever his function may be.
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

From "Functionary" to "Guerrilla." A small Geary illustration for Flaubert's definition of "God."

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

Letters
typeset