([October 21] 2008)
Yale University Press,
2006 Series
- Volume
- 2
- Price
- 28.00 USD; 16.99 GBP
- Pages
- 408
- On-sale Date
- 2008-10-21
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- ?
- Brand
- ?
- ISBN
-
978-0-300-12671-6
- Barcode
- 9780300126716
- Editing
- Ivan Brunetti; Chris Ware (assistant editor); Laura Mizicko (assistant editor); John Kuramoto (production)
Issue Notes
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons & True Stories Vol. 2
insert or dust jacket / pages
- Reprints
-
in The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist (Harry N. Abrams, 2012 series) ([April] 2012) [dust jacket reprint]
-
Indexer Notes
Dust jacket, front and back. Back contains two blurbs from the New York Times Book Review and Time, both about Volume One of the series.
[no title indexed]
Joe Bristolboard / insert or dust jacket / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Yeah, I get to do six pages... whatever I want.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Feature is printed on the inner front dustjacket flap.
Maternal Type
cover / 1 page
- Reprints
- from Persistent Faces (Duell, Sloan and Pierce, 1946) [presumably modified for printing on the cover]
Indexer Notes
Cubist face in metallic blue ink on the front cover cover (not on the dust jacket).
Introduction
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages
- Script
- Ivan Brunetti
- Pencils
- Saul Steinberg (illustration)
- Inks
- Saul Steinberg (illustration)
- Colors
- Saul Steinberg (illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
Napoleon!
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; historical
- Characters
- Napoleon Bonaparte
- Synopsis
- Napoleon goes to war in Sicily and realizes he can't tell jokes as well as Benjamin Franklin.
- Reprints
-
from Crickets (Drawn & Quarterly, 2006 series) #2 (2007 ?)
-
Rocket Sam on the Mysterious Cave Planet Of Zanndor
Rocket Sam / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Rocket Sam
- Synopsis
- Rocket Sam lands on a new planet
- Reprints
- from Acme Novelty Library (Fantagraphics, 1993 series) #7 (Summer 1996)
-
[no title indexed]
Big Tex / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Big Tex Johnson
- Synopsis
- Big Tex's life in reverse
- Reprints
- from Acme Novelty Library (Fantagraphics, 1993 series) #7 (Summer 1996) which is reprinted
- from Chicago Newcity (February 23, 1995)
-
I Hate You and I'm Sure of it This Time. Really. I Just Decided. I Thought You'd Like to Know.
Quimby / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Quimby; bird
- Synopsis
- Quimby loses it
- Reprints
- from Acme Novelty Library (Fantagraphics, 1993 series) #4 (Fall 1994)
-
No. 9
Tales Of Tomorrow / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jimmy Corrigan
- Synopsis
- The future Jimmy goes on holiday
- Reprints
- from Acme Novelty Library (Fantagraphics, 1993 series) #15 (Late summer to early winter 2001-2002)
-
God
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; superhero
- Reprints
- from Quimby the Mouse (Fantagraphics, 2003 series) (2003)
-
Action Camus
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; superhero
- Synopsis
- Albert Camus' "The Stranger," told as a set of mock covers in the style of Silver Age Superman comics.
- Reprints
- from Snake Eyes (Fantagraphics, 1991 series) #1 (1990)
-
[no title indexed]
Dick Crazy / comic story / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm tired of being in this bucket!
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Dick Crazy discovers a fly watching his wrist TV.
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Cousin Granpa / comic story / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why's this town so empty
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Cousin Granpa enters a town just before an atomic test on the site.
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Snake 'n' Bacon / comic story / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Damn it, Snake 'n' Bacon!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Snake; Bacon
- Synopsis
- The police chief calls Snake and Bacon on the carpet for blowing up "half the harbor," but instead of punishing them gives them promotions.
- Reprints
Here Come Madness
comic story / 0.25 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A customer at a kitchen department store asks a clerk for a journey into madness. The clerk obliges.
- Reprints
He Had a Funny Face
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Raw (Penguin, 1989 series) #2 - Required Reading for the Post-Literate ([May] 1990)
-
The Tragedy of Satan
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Kazimieras G. Prapuolenis [as Kaz]
- Pencils
- Kazimieras G. Prapuolenis [as Kaz]
- Inks
- Kazimieras G. Prapuolenis [as Kaz]
- Letters
- Kazimieras G. Prapuolenis [as Kaz]
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- from Snake Eyes (Fantagraphics, 1991 series) #1 (1990)
-
The Nudist Nuns of Goat Island
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Snake Eyes (Fantagraphics, 1991 series) #2 (1992 ?)
-
Thrift Shop Love
comic story / 3 pages
- Reprints
- from Snake Eyes (Fantagraphics, 1991 series) #1 (1990)
-
ZZZ
comic story / 3 pages
- Reprints
-
from Comix 2000 (L'Association, 1999 series) (November 1999)
-
Indexer Notes
Basking Ridge (USA)
The Road to Rana Poona
comic story / 9 pages
- Reprints
- from Raw (Penguin, 1989 series) #2 - Required Reading for the Post-Literate ([May] 1990)
-
Indexer Notes
The story is in black & white except for the top part of the final page
The Grolo & Co.
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; western-frontier
- Reprints
- from Kramers Ergot (Gingko Press, 2003 series) #5 (2003)
-
[no title indexed]
Funny Bunny / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dunno'... ain't nuthin' good...
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody
- Reprints
- from Chicago Reader, 2002
[no title indexed]
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Keith McCulloch (uncredited)
- Pencils
- Keith McCulloch (uncredited)
- Inks
- Keith McCulloch (uncredited)
- Letters
- Keith McCulloch (uncredited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Holy shit boy!
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Reprints
- from Utility Sketchbook (PictureBox, 2007 series) (2007)
-
[no title indexed]
The Bungle Family / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Yes, Bullwinkle would have made a wonderful lawyer.
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from The Bungle Family Sundays (McNaught Syndicate) 1929-11-17
[no title indexed]
Count Screwloose / comic story / 0.35 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well-well, professor, so you're back from the jungle!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Count Screwloose Sundays (King Features) 1933-06-11
[no title indexed]
Dave's Delicatessen / comic story / 0.65 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now, I want you eggs to sit up all night and dope out a slogan for my store!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Dave's Delicatessen Sundays (King Features) 1933-06-11
[no title indexed]
Smokey Stover / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sufferin' sycamores! What an idea!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Smokey Stover Sundays (Chicago Tribune) 1942-10-25
[no title indexed]
Hey Look / comic story / 1 page
- Job Number
- 3428
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm reading here where this cartoonist...
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Lana Comics (Marvel, 1948 series) #2 (October 1948)
-
[no title indexed]
Genius / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Harvey Kurtzman
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Come on, Towzer, Towzer!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Reprints
- from John Wayne Adventure Comics (Toby, 1949 series) #12 (December 1951)
-
[Modern Art]
Egghead Doodle / comic story / 1 page
- Job Number
- 5806
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from My Friend Irma (Marvel, 1950 series) #5 (October 1950)
-
Ode To Harvey Kurtzman
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Robert Crumb; Harvey Kurtzman
- Synopsis
- What Harvey Kurtzman and his work meant to the young Robert Crumb and how he's influenced him since.
- Reprints
Beautiful Girl of the Month Reads MAD
cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Basil Wolverton (mixed media, signed)
- Inks
- Basil Wolverton (mixed media, signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of LIFE cover.
- Reprints
- from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #11 (May 1954)
-
Kurtzman's Mad World
text article / 0.67 page
- Reprints
- from The New Yorker (Advance Publications, 1925 series) #3/29/1993 (March 29, 1993)
-
H.K. (R.I.P.)
comic story / 0.33 page
- Script
- Art Spiegelman
- Pencils
- Art Spiegelman
- Inks
- Art Spiegelman
- Colors
- Art Spiegelman
- Letters
- Art Spiegelman
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Art Spiegelman reacts to the death of Harvey Kurtzman.
A Furshlugginer Genius!
comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Art Spiegelman
- Pencils
- Art Spiegelman
- Inks
- Art Spiegelman
- Colors
- Art Spiegelman
- Letters
- Art Spiegelman
- Genre
- non-fiction; biography
- Synopsis
- Art Spiegelman recounts the time he gave a lecture on Harvey Kurtzman with Kurtzman himself present.
- Reprints
- from The New Yorker (Advance Publications, 1925 series) #3/29/1993 (March 29, 1993)
-
Nervous Rex, The Malpractice Suite
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Arcade the Comics Revue (The Print Mint Inc, 1975 series) #6 (Summer 1976)
-
Indexer Notes
The strip cuts up old Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips and adds to them for new effect.
Dead Dick
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Art Spiegelman (credited)
- Pencils
- Art Spiegelman (credited)
- Inks
- Art Spiegelman (credited)
- Letters
- Art Spiegelman (credited)
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Existential parody of Dick Tracy.
- Reprints
- from Raw (Penguin, 1989 series) #1 - Open Wounds from the Cutting Edge of Commix ([July] 1989)
-
Tricky Cad: Case V
comic story / 1 page
Indexer Notes
An avant-garde art piece using rejiggered Dick Tracy art.
Dance Drama
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- John Hankiewicz
- Pencils
- John Hankiewicz
- Inks
- John Hankiewicz
- Colors
- John Hankiewicz
- Letters
- John Hankiewicz
- Reprints
- from Asthma (Sparkplug Comic Books, 2006 series) (2006)
-
The Plot Thickens
comic story / 2 pages
- Characters
- Charlie Bendix; Shirley; Lester; Aunt Norleen
- Reprints
- from Raw (Raw Books, 1980 series) #2 (1980)
-
The Thinkers
illustration / 1 page
- Reprints
- from Raw (Penguin, 1989 series) #2 - Required Reading for the Post-Literate ([May] 1990)
-
Drink, Fucker!
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Two drinkers
- Synopsis
- Bar philosophy
- Reprints
- from New Love (Fantagraphics, 1996 series) #4 (May 1997)
-
Mosquito
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Primitives
- Synopsis
- A murder in the village
- Reprints
- from New Love (Fantagraphics, 1996 series) #4 (May 1997)
-
She sleeps with Anybody but Me
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Female Superhero; Kid
- Reprints
- from New Love (Fantagraphics, 1996 series) #5 (September 1997)
-
Particular Mind
comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- drama
- Reprints
- from The Book of Jim (Fantagraphics, 1993 series) (February 1993) which is reprinted
- from Jim (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #3 (January 1989)
-
Frogs
Sunday Funnie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mr. Rock; Mr. Hammer
- Synopsis
- Bizarre behaviour by frogs.
- Reprints
- from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #3 (Fall 1981)
-
Indexer Notes
Strip was allegedly passed to Roger Brand on a bus by the elderly Mr. Teal.
Biology 101
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Keith Pearson; Chris Rhodes
- Synopsis
- Keith experiences a disturbing vision
- Reprints
- from Black Hole (Kitchen Sink Press, 1995 series) #1 (March 1995)
-
[no title indexed]
Jimbo / comic story / 7.7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Have you ever had a dream where you knew you were dreaming, but it was so real
- Characters
- Jimbo
- Reprints
- from Jimbo: Adventures in Paradise (Pantheon, 1988 series) (August 1988) which is reprinted
- from ?
-
Indexer Notes
This section is printed in light green-colored paper.
[no title indexed]
comic story / 0.3 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- William?! Where are you going with that corpse?
- Reprints
- from Jimbo: Adventures in Paradise (Pantheon, 1988 series) (August 1988) which is reprinted
- from ?
-
Indexer Notes
small strip running at the bottom of the previous story's first three pages
[The Anti-Solar Ray]
Stardust / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; superhero
- Characters
- Stardust; Gyp Cliff (villain, introduction)
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Comics (Fox, 1939 series) #7 (June 1940)
-
MM22
comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Christopher Forgues [as C. F.]
- Pencils
- Christopher Forgues [as C. F.]
- Inks
- Christopher Forgues [as C. F.]
- Letters
- Christopher Forgues [as C. F.]
[no title indexed]
Naughty Pete / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I feel like the captain on the bridge
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Naughty Pete Sundays (New York Herald) 1913-12-07
We Must Know, We Will Know
comic story / 9 pages
- Reprints
- from Drawn & Quarterly (Drawn & Quarterly, 2000 series) #4 (July 2001)
-
[no title indexed]
Dream of the Rarebit Fiend / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Give me six ought five three jay.
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Dream of the Rarebit Fiend Sundays (New York Herald) 1913-01-19
Island of Silk and Ectoplasm
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Matthew Thurber
- Pencils
- Matthew Thurber
- Inks
- Matthew Thurber
- Colors
- Matthew Thurber
- Letters
- Matthew Thurber
- Reprints
Fervler 'n' Razzle
comic story / 3 pages
- Reprints
- from Kramers Ergot (Gingko Press, 2003 series) #5 (2003)
-
Pie Face
comic story / 1 page
- Reprints
- from Expo 2000 (Small Press Expo; SPX, 2000 series) ([July] 2000)
-
Kodachrome
comic story / 4 pages
- Reprints
- from Comix 2000 (L'Association, 1999 series) (November 1999)
-
My Life in a Nutshell
AutoMatt; Peepshow / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Joe Matt (credited)
- Pencils
- Joe Matt (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Matt (credited)
- Letters
- Joe Matt (credited)
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Joe Matt; Matt Wagner; Trish
- Synopsis
- A year by year account of Joe's life up to 1988.
- Reprints
- from Drawn & Quarterly (Drawn & Quarterly, 1990 series) #1 (Spring 1990)
-
My Darkest Secret
Automatt; Peepshow / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Joe Matt (credited)
- Pencils
- Joe Matt (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Matt (credited)
- Letters
- Joe Matt (credited)
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Joe Matt
- Synopsis
- Joe goes to New York City and has an encounter with a prostitute in a porn theatre.
- Reprints
- from Drawn & Quarterly (Drawn & Quarterly, 1990 series) #4 (March 1991)
-
Sam
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Reprints
- from King-Cat Comics and Stories (Spit and a Half, 1989 series) #38 (March 1993) [3 pages only]
-
Halloween was a Blast
comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Carrie Golus
- Pencils
- Carrie Golus; Patrick W. Welch
- Inks
- Carrie Golus; Patrick W. Welch
- Letters
- Carrie Golus
- Genre
- biography
- Reprints
Jack London
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Reprints
- from Artbabe (Jessica Abel, 1992 series) #5 (1996)
-
Constellations
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Debbie Drechsler
- Pencils
- Debbie Drechsler
- Inks
- Debbie Drechsler
- Colors
- Debie Dreschsler
- Letters
- Debbie Drechsler
- Reprints
- from The Best of Drawn & Quarterly (Drawn & Quarterly, 1993 series) (December 1993)
-
Some Of My Best Friends Are
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Diane Rosenblatt; Sonia Wyman; Teri; Eva
- Synopsis
- Diane's friends with whom she's lost touch
- Reprints
- from Arcade the Comics Revue (The Print Mint Inc, 1975 series) #7 (Fall 1976)
-
The Bunch, Her Baby & Grammaw Blabette
comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Aline Kominksy-Crumb
- Pencils
- Aline Kominsky-Crumb
- Inks
- Aline Kominsky-Crumb
- Letters
- Aline Kominsky-Crumb
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- The Bunch; Her Mother [Grammaw Blabette]; Her Daughter [Der Soferschnitzel]
- Synopsis
- Baby Sophie's reactions to her grandmother
- Reprints
- from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #6 (Summer 1982)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Indexer Notes
The Bunch is Aline Kominsky's self-caricature.
Alike-A-Look
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- biography
- Reprints
- from Deep Girl (Ariel Bordeaux, 1993 series) #5 (Summer 1995)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
My Mom Was a Schizophrenic
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Chester Brown
- Reprints
- from Underwater (Drawn & Quarterly, 1994 series) #4 (September 1995)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Notes for "My Mom Was a Schizophrenic"
text article / 2 pages
- Reprints
- from Underwater (Drawn & Quarterly, 1994 series) #4 (September 1995)
-
[no title indexed]
comic story / 10 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hello, welcome to my life.
- Reprints
- from The End (Fantagraphics, 2007 series) #1 (2007)
-
White Death
comic story / 15 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Reprints
- from Safe Area Goražde: The War in Eastern Bosnia 1992-95 (Fantagraphics, 2000 series) (June 2000) [excerpt]
-
Minnie's 3rd Love or: Nightmare On Polk Street
comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Phoebe Gloeckner [as P. Gloeckner] (signed)
- Pencils
- Phoebe Gloeckner [as P. Gloeckner] (signed)
- Inks
- Phoebe Gloeckner [as P. Gloeckner] (signed)
- Letters
- Phoebe Gloeckner [as P. Gloeckner] (signed)
- Characters
- Phoebe Gloeckner; Minnie; Bitsy; Tabatha; Richie; Brandy; Mother's Boyfriend; Lance; Gary; Bethie; Hippie David; Doc; Total Stranger
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
In essence a precursor version of the artist's "Diary of a Teenage Girl" book featuring many of the same characters and events.
Depressed Dora Comics
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Depressed Dora
- Synopsis
- Depressed Dora needs to talk with someone
- Reprints
- from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #4 (February 1982)
-
Episodes 68 and 69
Ninja / comic story / 2 pages
- Reprints
- from Ninja (Gingko Press, 2006 series) (2006)
-
Near Miss
comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- David Mazzucchelli
- Pencils
- David Mazzucchelli
- Inks
- David Mazzucchelli
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- David Mazzucchelli
- Characters
- Ma; Steven; Ma'am
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Black-&-white line art, with spot gold coloring.
[no title indexed]
Jack Survives / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Jerry Moriarty
- Pencils
- Jerry Moriarty (painting)
- Inks
- Jerry Moriarty (painting)
- Letters
- Jerry Moriarty (painting)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Good fight coming on. Damn it. I'll try another spot.
- Characters
- Jack [John W. Jack]
- Synopsis
- Jack watches a boxing match.
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
comic story / 9 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A dealer in antique office supplies explores a disused corridor...
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- As I approached Montreal, I felt that everything would have to be all right.
- Reprints
- from Storeyville (Frank Santoro, 1995 series) (1995)
-
Is There Life After Levittown?
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Bill Griffith
- Synopsis
- Snippets from Bill Griffith's suburban childhood.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- autobiography
How I Quit Collecting Records and Put Out a Comic Book With the Money I Saved
American Splendor / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Harvey Pekar
- Pencils
- Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
- Inks
- Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
- Letters
- Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Harvey Pekar
- Synopsis
- Harvey Pekar explains how he quit collecting jazz records and used the money he saved to publish American Splendor.
- Reprints
- from American Splendor (Harvey Pekar, 1976 series) #4 (1979)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
That's Life
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
- Pencils
- Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
- Inks
- Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
- Letters
- Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Tommy Grady; Esther Grady; Willie; Red; Ed; Frank; Robert Crumb; Gary Seiden
- Synopsis
- The recording career of Tommy Grady and the search for old blues recordings
- Reprints
- from Arcade the Comics Revue (The Print Mint Inc, 1975 series) #3 (Fall 1975)
-
Patton
Charley Patton / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
- Pencils
- Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
- Inks
- Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
- Letters
- Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Charley Patton; Henry Sloan; W.C. Handy; Eddie "Son" House [Son House]; Howlin' Wolf; Tommy Johnson; Bukka White; Record Company Scout; Washboard Sam; Mr. Melrose; Mrs. Keith Dockery; Obediah; Patton's Father; The Chatmon Family; Lizzie; Tom Rushen; Willie Brown; Louise Johnson; Robert Johnson; Bertha Lee; W.R. Calaway
- Synopsis
- This bio of Charley Patton covers some of the major events in his life from his introduction to the blues in the early 1900s to his death in 1934.
- Reprints
- from Zap Comix (Last Gasp, 1982 ? series) #11 (February 1985)
-
- Keywords
- adult
Hunting for Old Records
comic story / 0.75 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]
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Robert Crumb
- Reprints
-
from R. Crumb Odds & Ends (Bloomsbury, 2001 series) (2001) which is reprinted - from The Oxford American #27/28 (Summer 1999)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Country Music
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Reprints
- from Late Bloomer (Fantagraphics, 2005 series) (August 2005)
-
Waiting
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Maurice Vellekoop
- Pencils
- Maurice Vellekoop (painting)
- Inks
- Maurice Vellekoop (painting)
- Colors
- Maurice Vellekoop (painting)
- Letters
- Maurice Vellekoop
- Reprints
- from Drawn & Quarterly (Drawn & Quarterly, 1994 series) #6 (June 1997)
-
[no title indexed]
comic story / 10 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- July 6, 1966
- Reprints
- from Palooka-Ville (Drawn & Quarterly, 1991 series) #16 (2002) [excerpt]
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Hazel Eyes
comic story / 6 pages
- Reprints
- from Optic Nerve (Drawn & Quarterly, 1995 series) #4 (April 1997)
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Jerusalem Crickets
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- drama
- Characters
- Terry [Theresa Leeanne Downe]; Hopey [Esperanza Leticia Glass]; Zero Gravity (Charles Joseph Gravette); Monica Miranda Zandinski
- Reprints
- from Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #21 (July 1987)
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Blue Italian Shit
Rodger Young / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- drama
- Characters
- Rodger Young; Best Friend's Girlfriend; Bum; David; Nat; Larry; Homely Girl; Bemis
- Synopsis
- Rodger reflects on his youth
- Reprints
- from Eightball (Fantagraphics, 1989 series) #13 (April 1994)
-
- Keywords
- Slice of Life
Our Children and their Friends
Ice Haven / comic story / 2 pages
- Characters
- David Goldberg; Charles; Carmichael; Paula
- Reprints
- from Ice Haven (Pantheon, 2005 series) (June 2005) which is reprinted
- from Eightball (Fantagraphics, 1989 series) #22 (October 2001)
-
Melancholy Serenade
Ice Haven / comic story / 2 pages
- Characters
- Random Wilder; Mr. Knudson; Mrs. Ida Wentz; Vida
- Reprints
- from Ice Haven (Pantheon, 2005 series) (June 2005) which is reprinted
- from Eightball (Fantagraphics, 1989 series) #22 (October 2001)
-
Mr. & Mrs. Ames: Detectives For Hire
Ice Haven / comic story / 2 pages
- Characters
- Mr. Joe Ames; Mrs. Ames; Officer Kaufman
- Reprints
- from Ice Haven (Pantheon, 2005 series) (June 2005) which is reprinted
- from Eightball (Fantagraphics, 1989 series) #22 (October 2001)
-
Violet In Love
Ice Haven / comic story / 3 pages
- Characters
- Violet Vanderplatz; Dagmar; Penrod Pulaski; Paul
- Reprints
- from Ice Haven (Pantheon, 2005 series) (June 2005) which is reprinted
- from Eightball (Fantagraphics, 1989 series) #22 (October 2001)
-
Charles
Ice Haven / comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Charles; George; Violet Vanderplatz
- Reprints
- from Ice Haven (Pantheon, 2005 series) (June 2005) which is reprinted
- from Eightball (Fantagraphics, 1989 series) #22 (October 2001)
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Indexer Notes
Story printed with black-&-white line art colored with shades of red.
[no title indexed]
Building Stories / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- While I was still in art school, I developed a reputation amongst some of the faculty....
- Characters
- Unnamed Young Woman; Jeffrey; Jeffrey's Mom; Jeffrey's Dad
- Reprints
- from Building Stories (Pantheon, 2012 series) #[h] (2012) which is reprinted
- from The Acme Novelty Library (Acme Novelty Library, 2005 series) #18 (2007) which is reprinted
- from nest magazine #23 (Winter 2003-04)
-
[no title indexed]
Building Stories / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don't carry that... I can get it...
- Characters
- Unnamed Young Woman; Jeffrey; Jeffrey's Mom; Jeffrey's Dad
- Reprints
- from Building Stories (Pantheon, 2012 series) #[h] (2012) which is reprinted
- from The Acme Novelty Library (Acme Novelty Library, 2005 series) #18 (2007) which is reprinted
- from nest magazine #24 (Spring 2004)
-
[no title indexed]
Building Stories / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I guess this would've been the moment in any fiction (if I was making it all up)...
- Characters
- Nanna [Unnamed Young Woman]; Jeffrey; Jeffrey's Mom; Jeffrey's Dad
- Reprints
- from Building Stories (Pantheon, 2012 series) #[h] (2012) which is reprinted
- from The Acme Novelty Library (Acme Novelty Library, 2005 series) #18 (2007) which is reprinted
- from nest magazine #25 (Summer 2004)
-
[no title indexed]
Building Stories / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Christmas came and went, though, and before I knew it, I was back to work, keeping Jeffrey company...
- Characters
- Nanna [Unnamed Young Woman]; Jeffrey; Jeffrey's Mom; Jeffrey's Dad
- Reprints
- from Building Stories (Pantheon, 2012 series) #[h] (2012) which is reprinted
- from The Acme Novelty Library (Acme Novelty Library, 2005 series) #18 (2007) which is reprinted
- from nest magazine #26 (Fall 2004)
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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1.
An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons & True Stories Vol. 2
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2.
["Yeah, I get to do six pages... whatever I want."]
Joe Bristolboard -
3.
Maternal Type
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4.
[Endpapers]
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5.
[Title Page]
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6.
[Credits]
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7.
Contents
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8.
Introduction
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9.
Napoleon!
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10.
Rocket Sam on the Mysterious Cave Planet Of Zanndor
Rocket Sam -
11.
[no title indexed]
Big Tex -
12.
I Hate You and I'm Sure of it This Time. Really. I Just Decided. I Thought You'd Like to Know.
Quimby -
13.
No. 9
Tales Of Tomorrow -
14.
God
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15.
Action Camus
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16.
["I'm tired of being in this bucket!"]
Dick Crazy -
17.
["Why's this town so empty"]
Cousin Granpa -
18.
["Damn it, Snake 'n' Bacon!"]
Snake 'n' Bacon -
19.
Here Come Madness
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20.
He Had a Funny Face
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21.
Messenger of Death
Mr. Tooth -
22.
The Tragedy of Satan
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23.
The Nudist Nuns of Goat Island
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24.
Thrift Shop Love
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25.
ZZZ
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26.
The Road to Rana Poona
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27.
[no title indexed]
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28.
The Grolo & Co.
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29.
["Dunno'... ain't nuthin' good..."]
Funny Bunny -
30.
["Holy shit boy!"]
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31.
["Yes, Bullwinkle would have made a wonderful lawyer."]
The Bungle Family -
32.
["Well-well, professor, so you're back from the jungle!"]
Count Screwloose -
33.
["Now, I want you eggs to sit up all night and dope out a slogan for my store!"]
Dave's Delicatessen -
34.
["Sufferin' sycamores! What an idea!"]
Smokey Stover -
35.
["I'm reading here where this cartoonist..."]
Hey Look -
36.
["Come on, Towzer, Towzer!"]
Genius -
37.
[Modern Art]
Egghead Doodle -
38.
Ode To Harvey Kurtzman
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39.
Beautiful Girl of the Month Reads MAD
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40.
Kurtzman's Mad World
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41.
H.K. (R.I.P.)
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42.
A Furshlugginer Genius!
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43.
Nervous Rex, The Malpractice Suite
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44.
Dead Dick
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45.
Tricky Cad: Case V
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46.
Dance Drama
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47.
Smooth Jazz
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48.
The Plot Thickens
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49.
The Thinkers
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50.
Drink, Fucker!
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51.
Mosquito
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52.
She sleeps with Anybody but Me
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53.
Particular Mind
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54.
Artist
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55.
Frogs
Sunday Funnie -
56.
Biology 101
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57.
3 My Eye Land Cyclops?
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58.
["Have you ever had a dream where you knew you were dreaming, but it was so real"]
Jimbo -
59.
["William?! Where are you going with that corpse?"]
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60.
Bad
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61.
[The Anti-Solar Ray]
Stardust -
62.
MM22
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63.
["I feel like the captain on the bridge"]
Naughty Pete -
64.
We Must Know, We Will Know
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65.
["Give me six ought five three jay."]
Dream of the Rarebit Fiend -
66.
Island of Silk and Ectoplasm
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67.
Fervler 'n' Razzle
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68.
Pie Face
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69.
Kodachrome
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70.
09/12/04
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71.
Sunday, April 4th
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72.
September 1, 2005/September 3, 2005/September 5, 2005
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73.
502 West Main Street
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74.
June 1st, 1988
Automatt; Peepshow -
75.
My Life in a Nutshell
AutoMatt; Peepshow -
76.
My Darkest Secret
Automatt; Peepshow -
77.
Driving
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78.
I Want You to Like Me
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79.
Plainview
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80.
Sam
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81.
Beachy Head, Illinois
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82.
Halloween was a Blast
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83.
Jack London
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84.
Twigs and Stones
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85.
Dancing
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86.
Constellations
-
87.
Some Of My Best Friends Are
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88.
The Bunch, Her Baby & Grammaw Blabette
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89.
Alike-A-Look
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90.
My Mom Was a Schizophrenic
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91.
Notes for "My Mom Was a Schizophrenic"
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92.
["Hello, welcome to my life."]
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93.
White Death
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94.
Minnie's 3rd Love or: Nightmare On Polk Street
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95.
Depressed Dora Comics
-
96.
Episodes 68 and 69
Ninja -
97.
National Seashore
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98.
Near Miss
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99.
["Good fight coming on. Damn it. I'll try another spot."]
Jack Survives -
100.
["A dealer in antique office supplies explores a disused corridor..."]
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101.
["As I approached Montreal, I felt that everything would have to be all right."]
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102.
Cross-Fader
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103.
The Curse
Glenn Ganges -
104.
Is There Life After Levittown?
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105.
How I Quit Collecting Records and Put Out a Comic Book With the Money I Saved
American Splendor -
106.
That's Life
-
107.
Patton
Charley Patton -
108.
Hunting for Old Records
-
109.
Country Music
-
110.
Waiting
-
111.
["July 6, 1966"]
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112.
Hazel Eyes
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113.
Jerusalem Crickets
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114.
Blue Italian Shit
Rodger Young -
115.
Our Children and their Friends
Ice Haven -
116.
Melancholy Serenade
Ice Haven -
117.
Mr. & Mrs. Ames: Detectives For Hire
Ice Haven -
118.
Violet In Love
Ice Haven -
119.
Charles
Ice Haven -
120.
["While I was still in art school, I developed a reputation amongst some of the faculty...."]
Building Stories -
121.
["Don't carry that... I can get it..."]
Building Stories -
122.
["I guess this would've been the moment in any fiction (if I was making it all up)..."]
Building Stories -
123.
["Christmas came and went, though, and before I knew it, I was back to work, keeping Jeffrey company..."]
Building Stories -
124.
Sleep
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125.
Portrait of My Mom
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126.
Portrait of My Dad
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127.
Contributors
-
128.
[Endpapers]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Henry Andrews
- Michael Hoskin
- Mark Q
- Steven Samuels
- Per Sandell
- Jim Van Dore
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