Weirdo #20 [2.95 print- 3.95 USD]

Last Gasp, 1981 Series

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Pages: 52
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Editing: Aline Kominsky-Crumb

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #20.

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comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Dori Seda
Pencils: Dori Seda
Inks: Dori Seda
Letters: Dori Seda

Genre

biography

Characters

Dori Seda; Anton Seda; Mrs. Seda [Olga Seda]

Synopsis

Dori's trials as an artist

Reprints

in The Best Comics of the Decade (Fantagraphics, 1990 series) #2 (July 1990)
in The New Comics Anthology (Macmillan Publishing, 1991 series) (1991)
in Dori Stories (Last Gasp, 1999 series) (1999)

Keywords

autobiography

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Mary Fleener
Pencils: Mary Fleener
Inks: Mary Fleener
Letters: Mary Fleener

Genre: humor
Synopsis: Mary rags on her mirror

Harvey Sez / text article / 0.28 page (report information)

Script: Harvey Pekar
Letters: Robert Crumb

Indexer Notes

Harvey bemoans the lack of artistically ambitious comic books. Includes a Kominsky-Crumb spot illustration.

letters page / 1.72 pages (report information)

Script: Aline Kominsky-Crumb
Pencils: Aline Kominsky-Crumb
Inks: Aline Kominsky-Crumb
Letters: Aline Kominsky-Crumb ?

Characters: Aline Kominsky-Crumb

Indexer Notes

An editorial and spot illustration by Kominsky-Crumb. Also includes a small Sophie Crumb illustration. Includes blurbs for these zines: "Point Drawn" (B.N. Duncan); "Roadkill" (Ken Weiner); "Melody- The Comic Strip Autobiography of a Nude Dancer" (Sylvie Rancourt); "Bongo Dick" (Dennis Worden); "New Wavy Gravy" (Raymond Pettibon); "Dyspepsia"; "Twisted Image" (Ace Backwords); "Deadbeat;" "Tales of the Sinister Harvey;" "Comics in a Capsule" (Luna Ticks).

Letters from: Kevin Dixon; Edgar "Bolt" Upright; Lou Bear; Alfred Bergdoll; B.J.; Jean Francois Glarion (Puteaux, France); Kenny Be; Mark Zingarelli; B.N. Duncan

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script: Aline Kominsky-Crumb
Pencils: Aline Kominsky-Crumb
Inks: Aline Kominsky-Crumb
Letters: Aline Kominsky-Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Bunch

Genre

biography

Characters

The Bunch [Aline Kominsky-Crumb]; Bernie; Wait Person; Lew; Irene; Grandma Fanny; Mrs. Schilowitz; Arnie Goldsmith; Blabette Goldsmith

Synopsis

Aline's family love to eat, but hate to cook.

Reprints

in Love That Bunch (Fantagraphics, 1990 series) (July 1990)
in Twisted Sisters: A Collection of Bad Girl Art (Penguin, 1991 series) #[nn] (1991)
in Need More Love A Graphic Memoir (MQ Publications, 2007 series) (2007) [first three pgs. only]
in Love That Bunch (Drawn & Quarterly, 2018 series) (May 2018)

Keywords

autobiography

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script: Robert Crumb
Pencils: Robert Crumb
Inks: Robert Crumb
Letters: Robert Crumb

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biography

Characters

Robert Crumb; Jeanette Bates; The 'Teach'; Dolly Hensley; Wayne; Cebrick; Ginny Bates; Nancy Gorman; Ernie; Sally Burton; Terri; Mary; John; Terri's Friend

Synopsis

How Crumb played footsie with girls in his class.

Reprints

in My Troubles with Women (Last Gasp, 1992 series) (1992)
in Crumb (Oog & Blik, 1992 series) (april 1992)
in Crumb Family Comics (Last Gasp, 1998 series) (1998)
in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #16 - The Mid-1980s: More Years of Valiant Struggle (July 2002)
in Klassiker der Comic-Literatur (Frankfurter Allgemeine, 2005 series) #19 - Fritz the Cat (2006)
in Mes Problèmes avec les femmes (Cornélius, 2007 series) (août 2007)
in R. Crumb The Weirdo Years: 1981-'93 (Last Gasp, 2013 series) (2013)

Keywords

autobiography

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script: Mark Zingarelli
Pencils: Mark Zingarelli
Inks: Mark Zingarelli
Letters: Mark Zingarelli

Genre

biography

Characters

William Edward Cook; Carl Mosser; Gas Station Attendant; Luckless Officer; Robert Dewey

Synopsis

William Cook's life of crime.

Reprints

in Real Life (Fantagraphics, 1990 series) #1 (March 1990)
in The New Comics Anthology (Macmillan Publishing, 1991 series) (1991)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Luna Ticks
Pencils: Luna Ticks
Inks: Luna Ticks
Letters: Luna Ticks

Genre: humor
Characters: Vera
Synopsis: Vera goes to score

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script: Carol Tyler
Pencils: Carol Tyler
Inks: Carol Tyler
Letters: Carol Tyler

Genre

biography

Characters

Carol Tyler; Mom; Dad [Mr. Tyler]; Ginia; Joe; Jimmy; Gu

Synopsis

The pre-pubescent Carol doesn't understand why she can't go topless

Reprints

in Twisted Sisters: A Collection of Bad Girl Art (Penguin, 1991 series) #[nn] (1991)
in Late Bloomer (Fantagraphics, 2005 series) (August 2005)

Keywords

autobiography

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Lindsay Arnold
Pencils: Lindsay Arnold
Inks: Lindsay Arnold
Letters: Lindsay Arnold

Characters: The Captain
Synopsis: The Captain rants about stories concerning artists searching for a muse

Tales from East Texas / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script: Michael Dougan (signed)
Pencils: Michael Dougan (signed)
Inks: Michael Dougan (signed)
Letters: Michael Dougan (signed)

Genre: biography
Characters: Michael Dougan; Brother Bob [Bob Beaudreaux]; Bob Newton; Frank Burch; Cathleen Dougan; Artie Bell
Synopsis: Dougan's grandmother is fleeced of her possessions by an unscrupulous preacher
Keywords: autobiography

The Bunch / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Aline Kominsky-Crumb
Pencils: Aline Kominsky-Crumb
Inks: Aline Kominsky-Crumb
Letters: Aline Kominsky-Crumb

Characters

The Bunch [Aline Kominsky-Crumb]; Headmaster

Synopsis

Aline relates an odd dream

Reprints

in Love That Bunch (Fantagraphics, 1990 series) (July 1990)
in Love That Bunch (Drawn & Quarterly, 2018 series) (May 2018)

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Script: Justin Green
Pencils: Justin Green
Inks: Justin Green
Colors: Justin Green
Letters: Justin Green

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A strip to sell back issues of Weirdo

Reprints

in Justin Green's Binky Brown Sampler (Last Gasp, 1995 series) (1995)

Indexer Notes

back cover

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Series Information

Table of Contents

1. How My Family Encouraged Me to Become an Artist!
2. Coping With the "I'm Not Good Enough" Syndrome
3. Harvey Sez
Harvey Sez
4. Weirdo number twenty
5. Moo Goo Gai Pan
6. Footsy
7. The "Cockeyed" Cook Story
8. The Young and the Frustrated
9. Un-covered Property: A Short Study in Family Dynamics
10. The Captain Becomes Critic
11. TV Evangelist
Tales from East Texas
12. I Had a Dream Last Nite
The Bunch
13. Angst and Deep Emotions and Last Gasp T-shirts
14. The Weirdo Difference!

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Weirdo #20 [2.95 print- 3.95 USD]

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How My Family Encouraged Me to Become an Artist! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Coping With the "I'm Not Good Enough" Syndrome (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Harvey Sez (Table of Contents: 3)

Harvey Sez / text article / 0.28 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Weirdo number twenty (Table of Contents: 4)

letters page / 1.72 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Moo Goo Gai Pan (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Footsy (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

The "Cockeyed" Cook Story (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

The Young and the Frustrated (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Un-covered Property: A Short Study in Family Dynamics (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

The Captain Becomes Critic (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

TV Evangelist (Table of Contents: 11)

Tales from East Texas / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

I Had a Dream Last Nite (Table of Contents: 12)

The Bunch / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Angst and Deep Emotions and Last Gasp T-shirts (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

The Weirdo Difference! (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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