(2003)
Fantagraphics,
2003 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 19.95 USD; 31.95 CAD
- Pages
- 220
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fantagraphics Books Inc.
- Brand
-
Fantagraphics Books [serif, double border]
- ISBN
-
1-56097-510-5
- Barcode
- 9781560975106 51995
- Editing
- Kim Thompson (credited) (edited)
- Color
- black & white
- Dimensions
- 10.75" x 9.25" (27.3 cm x 23.4 cm)
- Binding
- trade paperback
- Publishing Format
- collected edition
Issue Notes
1st printing: January 2003
in 
[no title indexed]
blank page(s) / 2 pages
Indexer Notes
The second blank page comes after the first title page.
[no title indexed]
credits, title page / 4 pages
- Synopsis
- Title page; title and publisher page; indicia page with reprint info and publishing credits; table of contents page
Notes from a Defeatist: Introduction
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages
- Synopsis
- Single page introduction plus a page with a Joe Sacco drawing
Cartoon Genius
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Joe Sacco; Stan
- Synopsis
- Sacco mocks the self-righteousness of the starving artist in this depiction of his struggle to make a living as an artist.
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #1 (October 1988)
-
Indexer Notes
Dated November-December 1987
The Arnold Homecastle Story
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Arnold Homecastle
- Synopsis
- The story of a Marxist accountant who one day decides to do his part for the revolution by abusing his office beverage privileges.
- Reprints
- from Centrifugal Bumble-Puppy (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #1 (September 1987)
-
Indexer Notes
Dated January 1987
Oliver Limpdingle's Search for Love
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Oliver Limpdingle; Oliver's Date; 'Bruiser' Beefbruno
- Reprints
- from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #23 (Summer 1988)
-
Indexer Notes
Dated March 1987
The Man Who Wanted to Change the World
Zachary Mindbiscuit / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Zachary Mindbiscuit; Moppy
- Synopsis
- Zachary publicly imposes a hunger strike on his cat in order to protest a nuclear power plant.
- Reprints
- from Prime Cuts (Fantagraphics, 1986 series) #5 (November 1987)
-
Indexer Notes
Dated April 1987
A Successful First Day on the Job
Johnny Sentence / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Johnny Sentence; Mr. Bigwhipple; Blonde Coworker; Boyfriend from Accounts Payable
- Reprints
- from Spotlight on the Genius That Is Joe Sacco (Fantagraphics, 1994 series) (February 1994)
-
Indexer Notes
Dated April 1987
Edwin Smallcabbage's White Collar Incursion
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Edwin Smallcabbage; Mr. Stompsit; William; Chairman of the Board; Ms. Smidlint
- Reprints
- from Suburban High Life (Slave Labor, 1987 series) #3 (October 1987)
-
Indexer Notes
Dated May-July 1987
Portrait of an Artist as a Young Alessio Easelsmear
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Alessio Easelsmear; Alessio's Admirer; Mrs. Bottomlessquidnumb; Zeno
- Synopsis
- A send-up of bohemian affectation in this story of a painter who leeches off a wealthy woman thirty years older than him.
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #1 (October 1988)
-
Indexer Notes
Dated May-July 1987
Stanton K. Pragmatron - Part of a New Breed
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Stanton K. Pragmatron; Jed; Department Boss; Mr. Sweetthistles
- Synopsis
- A send-up of bare-knuckled capitalism as the title character does anything he can to get to the top.
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #1 (October 1988)
-
Indexer Notes
Dated September 1987
Mr. Nit – A Very Rich Person
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mr. Nit; Philatelist; Perforation Expert; Mr. Smoft
- Synopsis
- Mr. Nit is a very rich person who collects people who collect stamps.
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #3 (April 1990)
-
Indexer Notes
Dated October 1986-March 1987
[no title indexed]
Mark Victorystooge / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Long after Time magazine had declared socialism dead
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Mark Victorystooge
- Synopsis
- Mark Victorystooge dreams of a worker's paradise triumphing over the ruins of capitalism. However, he can't get laid.
- Reprints
- from PDXS (Jim Redden, 199? series) (?, 199?)
Indexer Notes
PDXS was a Portland alternative tabloid. Dated July 1992
Smash the Bourgeoisie!
Mark Victorystooge / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Mark Victorystooge; Cynthia; Stage Director
- Synopsis
- Mark takes the part of a hammer in a stage version of a Karl Marx book.
- Reprints
- from PDXS (Jim Redden, 199? series) ?, 199?
Indexer Notes
Dated July 1992
[no title indexed]
Mark Victorystooge / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Our story thus far: has M. V. found the sickle of his dreams?
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Mark Victorystooge; Cynthia; Stage Director
- Synopsis
- Mark is in love with the actress he's doing the play with.
- Reprints
- from PDXS (Jim Redden, 199? series) (?, 199?)
Indexer Notes
Dated August 1992
[no title indexed]
Mark Victorystooge / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Our story thus far: M. V. is about to make his splash on stage!
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Mark Victorystooge; Cynthia
- Synopsis
- Mark faints while on stage and later finds himself tied to the top of an automobile.
- Reprints
- from PDXS (Jim Redden, 199? series) (?, 199?)
Indexer Notes
Dated August 1992
[no title indexed]
Mark Victorystooge / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Our story thus far: too complicated to explain!
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Mark Victorystooge; Cynthia
- Synopsis
- Mark finds himself in Cynthia's apartment.
- Reprints
- from PDXS (Jim Redden, 199? series) (?, 199?)
Indexer Notes
Dated October 1992
[no title indexed]
Mark Victorystooge! / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Our story thus far: just this side of brilliant!
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Mark Victorystooge; Cynthia
- Reprints
- from PDXS (Jim Redden, 199? series) (?, 199?)
Indexer Notes
Dated November 1992
[no title indexed]
Mark Victorystooge / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Our story thus far: it wasn't Amway!
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Mark Victorystooge
- Synopsis
- Mark is thrown down the stairs and tied to a chair by members of his own party.
- Reprints
- from PDXS (Jim Redden, 199? series) ?, 199?
Indexer Notes
Dated November 1992
[no title indexed]
Mark Victorystooge / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Our story thus far: M. V. has learned the awful truth!
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Mark Victorystooge; Cynthia; Mark's Peer
- Synopsis
- Mark denounces Cynthia because she is a Stalinist rather than a Trotskyite.
- Reprints
- from PDXS (Jim Redden, 199? series) (?, 199?)
Indexer Notes
Dated December 1992
[no title indexed]
Mark Victorystooge / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Our story thus far: Cynthia is gone for good.
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Mark Victorystooge; Worker
- Synopsis
- Mark wanders the streets in a complete emotional collapse, wearing his hammer costume from the stage play.
- Reprints
- from PDXS (Jim Redden, 199? series) (?, 199?)
Indexer Notes
Dated December 1992
Meat
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Joe Sacco; Blonde Co-Worker; Dark Haired Co-Worker; Junior; Mother
- Synopsis
- A send-up of modern attitudes towards meat consumption.
- Reprints
- from Neener-Ploy (?, 198? series) (?, 198?)
Indexer Notes
Neener-Ploy was a humor magazine thought up by Sacco's friend Tom Richards. Dated August 1988
Edward L. Warren
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Edward L. Warren; Joe Sacco; Gerry
- Synopsis
- An honest portrait of Edward L. Warren, one of Sacco's college buddies.
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #1 (October 1988)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Indexer Notes
Dated December 1987-January 1988
The Truth Hurtz- The Mid-70s
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; biography; satire-parody
- Characters
- Joe Sacco
- Synopsis
- Sacco comes clean with the embarrassing things he and others did during the mid-70s.
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #1 (October 1988)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Indexer Notes
Dated November 1986
I Gotta Right
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Joe Sacco; Gerry; Hutch; Matt; Robert; Lurch; Gene
- Synopsis
- Joe tags along with the West Coast garage band "The Miracle Workers" during their European tour.
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #2 (October 1989)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Indexer Notes
Dated December 1988
I Called the Doctor
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Gerry; Robert; Gene
- Synopsis
- The band has a few shows cancelled because Gerry is sick.
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #2 (October 1989)
-
Indexer Notes
Dated December 1988
Looking at You
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Joe Sacco; Gerry; Hutch; Matt; Robert; Lurch; Gene
- Synopsis
- The story details the band's customs hassles when going through several different European borders.
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #2 (October 1989)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Indexer Notes
Dated December 1988
[no title indexed]
Untold Fables / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Come on. Let's just get to the club. There'll be food backstage.
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Gerry; Matt; Robert; Gene
- Synopsis
- Four very brief vignettes.
- Reprints
- from ?
- Keywords
- autobiography
Indexer Notes
Dated January 1989
Oh My and Boo Hoo
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Joe Sacco; Gerry; Matt; Robert; Gene; Swiss Groupie
- Synopsis
- Joe meets a Swiss groupie, but his flirtations don't get very far.
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #2 (October 1989)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Indexer Notes
Dated December 1988-January 1989
[no title indexed]
Untold Fables... / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Let's go now on an empty stomach, while we're mean.
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Gerry; Matt; Robert; Gene; Tony
- Synopsis
- The band confronts their manager when their concert requirements aren't met.
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #2 (October 1989)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Indexer Notes
Dated January 1989
Magic Slide
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Joe Sacco; Gerry; Hutch; Matt; Robert; Lurch; Gene
- Synopsis
- The band deals with tour routine and the logistical problems in playing a show while still being able to get enough rest before the next one.
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #2 (October 1989)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Indexer Notes
Dated January 1989
You've Got Your Head on Backwards
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Joe Sacco; Gerry; Hutch; Matt; Robert; Lurch; Gene; Italian Fan
- Synopsis
- Joe and Gene try to stay polite with an Italian fan they don't feel like hanging around with.
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #2 (October 1989)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Indexer Notes
Dated January 1989
[”Robert, your bass playing was Einstein...”]
Untold Fables / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Gerry; Hutch; Matt; Robert; Gene
- Synopsis
- A few brief depictions of band disagreements.
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #2 (October 1989)
-
Indexer Notes
Dated January 1989
No Fun to Hang Around
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Joe Sacco; Gerry; Matt; Robert; Gene
- Synopsis
- Matt angers most of the other band members when he takes the touring van for a band errand without telling anyone.
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #2 (October 1989)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Indexer Notes
Dated January 1989
Nothing More to Say
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Matt; Robert; Gene
- Synopsis
- The guys muse about their current broke state of affairs.
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #2 (October 1989)
-
Indexer Notes
Dated January 1989
Slow Death
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Joe Sacco; Gerry; Hutch; Matt; Robert; Gene
- Synopsis
- The band confronts Joe about his inability to score
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #2 (October 1989)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Indexer Notes
Dated February 1989
A Disgusting Experience
comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Joe Sacco; Dad; Mum; Maryanne
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #3 (April 1990)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Indexer Notes
Dated October-December 1989
Voyage to the End of the Library
comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Joe Sacco; Purchasing Committee Member; Commodore Dewey Decimal
- Synopsis
- Sacco gives his observations on the hazards of working for a public library.
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #3 (April 1990)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Indexer Notes
Dated August-September 1989
Introduction
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Sacco lays out the purpose for the following two stories, which is how conventional airpower affects civilians.
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #4 (January 1991)
-
Indexer Notes
Dated September 1990
When Good Bombs Happen to Bad People
comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- war
- Synopsis
- An account of the British bombing of Germany from 1940-45 and the U.S. bombing of Japan and Libya from 1944-45 and 1986. Illustrations accompanied by quotes from politicians, military officials and the media are used.
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #4 (January 1991)
-
Indexer Notes
The final page is a list of bibliographical sources. Dated September 1990
More Women, More Children, More Quickly
comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Joe Sacco; Carmen M. Sacco
- Pencils
- Joe Sacco (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Sacco (signed)
- Letters
- Joe Sacco (signed)
- Genre
- biography; war
- Characters
- Carmen M. Sacco; Mr. Sacco; Guza Sacco; Egizza Vidal; Uncle Censu; Mrs. Sacco; Gianna; Kuncett; Dun Guzepp; Karmni; Evelyn; Man on the road
- Synopsis
- Joe Sacco's grandmother recalls her life in Malta as it was attacked by Italian forces during World War II.
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #4 (January 1991)
-
Indexer Notes
Dated February-August 1990
Wait!
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Joe Sacco
- Synopsis
- Sacco compares the anxiety of the Gulf War media buildup to being stuck in an L.A. traffic jam.
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #5 (December 1991)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Indexer Notes
Dated May 1991
The Human Spirit (Berlin '90)
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Olga; Olga's Groupie; Joe Sacco; P; B; M
- Synopsis
- An anxious Sacco drinks heavily in a bar that he went to with his friends.
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #5 (December 1991)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Indexer Notes
Dated March-April 1991
Desert Sheep #1
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Joe Sacco; Walt
- Synopsis
- Joe talks to Walt about creating a T-shirt that satirizes the Gulf War.
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #5 (December 1991)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Indexer Notes
Dated April 1991
Palestinians and Other Problems
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Joe Sacco; German Teacher; Ali; Mahmoud
- Synopsis
- Sacco chips his tooth when a case full of empty bottles falls on his head. He goes on to briefly touch on the Palestinian situation and a humorous incident that occurred in a class he was taking.
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #5 (December 1991)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Indexer Notes
Dated May-June 1991
Notes from a Defeatist
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Joe Sacco
- Synopsis
- Sacco gives his feelings on the rationales given by officials in the run-up to the Gulf War.
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #5 (December 1991)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Indexer Notes
Dated August 1991
Save Us
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Joe Sacco
- Synopsis
- Joe's "open" long distance relationship makes him feel neurotic, while at the same time making his girlfriend feel "empowered."
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #5 (December 1991)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Indexer Notes
Dated July 1991
Desert Sheep #2
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Joe Sacco
- Synopsis
- Joe has doubts about the Gulf War inspired T-Shirt he's designing.
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #5 (December 1991)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Indexer Notes
Dated July 1991
Next Tuesday After Midnight
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Fulvio the Italian; Joe Sacco
- Synopsis
- Sacco plays poker the night before the Gulf War deadline as people's anxieties reach a fever pitch.
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #5 (December 1991)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Indexer Notes
Dated July-August 1991
War Junkie!
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Joe Sacco
- Synopsis
- Sacco is glued to the Gulf War TV coverage, torn between self-righteousness and remembering the true meaning of the footage being broadcast.
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #5 (December 1991)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Indexer Notes
Dated August 1991
Much Better, Thank You!
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Joe Sacco
- Synopsis
- Sacco's long distance relationship collapses.
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #5 (December 1991)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Indexer Notes
Dated August 1991
Think Zinc
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Joe Sacco
- Synopsis
- Sacco is ebullient grooving to T. Rex's "Think Zinc," while his friends are subdued. Later on, they go to a club.
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #5 (December 1991)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Indexer Notes
Dated August 1991
Hate is Love
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Joe Sacco; Ali
- Synopsis
- Sacco ponders the hatefulness of the Palestinians who were cheering the Iraqi scuds that were landing in Israel, and why that hatred exists.
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #5 (December 1991)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Was I Right?
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Joe Sacco
- Synopsis
- With the war over, Sacco gives his feelings on the human cost of it.
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #5 (December 1991)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Indexer Notes
Dated August-September 1991
Goodbye to All That
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Joe Sacco; Ali
- Synopsis
- Sacco contrasts his personal feelings with that of his friend Ali, whose personal tragedies include his family having to flee Palestine in 1948.
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #5 (December 1991)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Indexer Notes
Dated September 1991
Desert Sheep #3
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Joe Sacco; Walt
- Synopsis
- Sacco's Gulf War T-Shirts have sold out.
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #5 (December 1991)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Indexer Notes
Dated September 1991
On My Day Off
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Joe Sacco; Rudi
- Synopsis
- After spending his whole summer working on Yahoo #5, Sacco is determined to enjoy his free time.
- Reprints
-
from Drawn & Quarterly (Drawn & Quarterly, 1990 series) #8 (April 1992)
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Indexer Notes
Dated September-November 1991
Apocrypha: Introduction
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Dated November 2002
Industrial Revolution
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Joe Sacco informs the world that the Industrial Revolution did not take several decades to develop, but was a 'prank' developed over a single day.
- Reprints
- from Prime Cuts (Fantagraphics, 1986 series) #2 (March 1987)
-
Indexer Notes
Dated May 1984
The Empire and the Exploits of Col. Singo-Jingo, M.C., V.C., B.C.
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Col. Singo-Jingo; Colonel Bruce Fitzwillynilly; Lt. Dandyo
- Synopsis
- A send-up of the colonial mindset, as a British colonel leads an expedition to put down a "Pathan" rebellion.
- Reprints
- from Spotlight on the Genius That Is Joe Sacco (Fantagraphics, 1994 series) (February 1994)
-
Indexer Notes
Dated August 1986
The Buffoon's Tale
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- John; Gwin; Friar; Cooper's Daughter; The Cooper; Bishop; Young Tot
- Synopsis
- A Brueghel-inspired tale about a Cooper's daughter who avoids being burned at the stake when people in the village start defecating riches instead of stool.
- Reprints
- from Yahoo (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) #1 (October 1988)
-
Indexer Notes
Dated late 1986-November 1987
Editing
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Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
[no title indexed]
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2.
[no title indexed]
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3.
Notes from a Defeatist: Introduction
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4.
Part One: Cartoon Genius
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5.
Cartoon Genius
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6.
Part Two: Eight Characters
-
7.
The Arnold Homecastle Story
-
8.
Oliver Limpdingle's Search for Love
-
9.
The Man Who Wanted to Change the World
Zachary Mindbiscuit -
10.
A Successful First Day on the Job
Johnny Sentence -
11.
Edwin Smallcabbage's White Collar Incursion
-
12.
Portrait of an Artist as a Young Alessio Easelsmear
-
13.
Stanton K. Pragmatron - Part of a New Breed
-
14.
Mr. Nit – A Very Rich Person
-
15.
["Long after Time magazine had declared socialism dead"]
Mark Victorystooge -
16.
Smash the Bourgeoisie!
Mark Victorystooge -
17.
["Our story thus far: has M. V. found the sickle of his dreams?"]
Mark Victorystooge -
18.
["Our story thus far: M. V. is about to make his splash on stage!"]
Mark Victorystooge -
19.
["Our story thus far: too complicated to explain!"]
Mark Victorystooge -
20.
["Our story thus far: just this side of brilliant!"]
Mark Victorystooge! -
21.
["Our story thus far: it wasn't Amway!"]
Mark Victorystooge -
22.
["Our story thus far: M. V. has learned the awful truth!"]
Mark Victorystooge -
23.
["Our story thus far: Cynthia is gone for good."]
Mark Victorystooge -
24.
Part Three: Social Studies
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25.
Meat
-
26.
Edward L. Warren
-
27.
The Truth Hurtz- The Mid-70s
-
28.
Part Four: In the Company of Long Hair
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29.
I Gotta Right
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30.
I Called the Doctor
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31.
Looking at You
-
32.
["Come on. Let's just get to the club. There'll be food backstage."]
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Oh My and Boo Hoo
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["Let's go now on an empty stomach, while we're mean."]
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Magic Slide
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You've Got Your Head on Backwards
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[”Robert, your bass playing was Einstein...”]
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No Fun to Hang Around
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Nothing More to Say
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Slow Death
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Part Five: A Disgusting Experience
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A Disgusting Experience
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Part Six: Voyage to the End of the Library
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Voyage to the End of the Library
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Part Seven: When Good Bombs Happen to Bad People
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Introduction
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When Good Bombs Happen to Bad People
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Part Eight: More Women, More Children, More Quickly
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More Women, More Children, More Quickly
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Part Nine: How I Loved the War
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Wait!
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The Human Spirit (Berlin '90)
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Desert Sheep #1
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Palestinians and Other Problems
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Notes from a Defeatist
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Save Us
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Desert Sheep #2
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Next Tuesday After Midnight
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War Junkie!
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Much Better, Thank You!
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Think Zinc
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Hate is Love
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Was I Right?
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Goodbye to All That
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Desert Sheep #3
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Part Ten: Epilogue: On My Day Off
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On My Day Off
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Notes from a Defeatist: Apocrypha
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Apocrypha: Introduction
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Industrial Revolution
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The Empire and the Exploits of Col. Singo-Jingo, M.C., V.C., B.C.
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The Buffoon's Tale
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["Part documentary travelogue, part satirical autobiography, part satire pure and simple..."]
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