(1989)

Rip Off Press, 1989 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
7.95 USD; 11.50 CAD
Pages
100
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Rip Off Press Inc.
Brand
?
ISBN
0-89620-112-0 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9780896201125 50795
Editing
Bruce Hilvitz; Lloyd Dangle
Color
Color Covers, Black & White Interiors
Dimensions
10.81" x 8.31" (27.45 cm x 21.10 cm)
Binding
Softcover

Issue Notes

According to Don Donahue in the introduction, this is the first ever collection of all-new underground material in book form.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Richard Sala
Inks
Richard Sala
Colors
?

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

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
S. Clay Wilson; Mark Beyer; Mark Marek; Carol Lay; Carol Tyler; Krystine Kryttre; Michael Dougan; Hunt Emerson; Julie Doucet; Paul Mavrides; Lee Binswanger; William Neff; Robert Kopecky; Kaz Prapuolenis; John Howard
Inks
S. Clay Wilson; Mark Beyer; Mark Marek; Carol Lay; Carol Tyler; Krystine Kryttre; Michael Dougan; Hunt Emerson; Julie Doucet; Paul Mavrides; Lee Binswanger; William Neff; Robert Kopecky; Kaz Prapuolenis; John Howard

Indexer Notes

endpage filled with small negative-image illustrations taken from the story contents

Heck!: Comic Art of the Late 1980s (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 3 pages (report information)

Pencils
Mary Fleener; Julie Doucet; Carel Moiseiwitsch; Carol Lay; Mark Beyer; Paul Mavrides; Hunt Emerson; John Howard
Inks
Mary Fleener; Julie Doucet; Carel Moiseiwitsch; Carol Lay; Mark Beyer; Paul Mavrides; Hunt Emerson; John Howard
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

title and publisher page; copyright and dedications page; table of contents page with eight small illustrations taken from the story contents

Introduction (Table of Contents: 3)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1.75 pages (report information)

Script
Don Donahue
Letters
typeset

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

comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Magnifique

Indexer Notes

A four-panel vertical strip

In Heck (Table of Contents: 5)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

brief blurbs on all the artists

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

Characters
Jim; Jean; Jean; Johnny; Vera; Charlie; Chuck; Hannah
Reprints

Acid Rain Chronicles (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Carel Moiseiwitsch
Pencils
Carel Moiseiwitsch
Inks
Carel Moiseiwitsch
Letters
Carel Moiseiwitsch

Reprints

Bootin' Toons (Table of Contents: 8)

Dog Boy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Lafler
Pencils
Steve Lafler
Inks
Steve Lafler
Letters
Steve Lafler

Characters
Dog Boy; George Herbert Walker Bush
Synopsis
Dog Boy makes a plan to bite the President where he least expects it.

Life and Times of Thomas House (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Beyer
Pencils
Mark Beyer
Inks
Mark Beyer
Letters
Mark Beyer

Characters
Thomas House; Grandmother

The Other Day (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Krystine Kryttre
Pencils
Krystine Kryttre
Inks
Krystine Kryttre
Letters
Krystine Kryttre

Dirty Father Harry, Private Celibate Dick: “Idle Hands, Idle Glands” (Table of Contents: 11)

Dirty Father Harry / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Marek
Pencils
Mark Marek
Inks
Mark Marek
Letters
Mark Marek; typeset

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Dirty Father Harry
Synopsis
A tough-talking pastor who uses extreme methods to punish sins.

One Day At the Bank (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Michael Dougan
Pencils
Michael Dougan
Inks
Michael Dougan
Letters
Michael Dougan

Characters
Leah Louise; Ashley

Behind the 8-Ball (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Carol Lay
Pencils
Carol Lay
Inks
Carol Lay
Letters
Carol Lay

Characters
Doctor; 8-Ball; Planarian Fmu

Dave the Death Chef (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Bruce Hilvitz
Pencils
Bruce Hilvitz
Inks
Bruce Hilvitz
Letters
Bruce Hilvitz

Characters
Dave; Jake
Synopsis
The secret ingredient for Dave's famous chili.

Shithead & Winky: “What's Wrong With the Youth?” (Table of Contents: 15)

Shithead & Winky / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kopecky
Pencils
Robert Kopecky
Inks
Robert Kopecky
Letters
Robert Kopecky

Characters
Shithead; Winky

Fine Art My Ass! (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Krystine Kryttre; Dan O'Neill
Pencils
Krystine Kryttre; Dan O'Neill
Inks
Krystine Kryttre; Dan O'Neill
Letters
Krystine Kryttre; Dan O'Neill

Characters
Artist; Model

Indexer Notes

In this jam strip Dan drew the artist and Krystine drew the model.

Mike (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Erol Otus
Pencils
Erol Otus
Inks
Erol Otus
Letters
Erol Otus

Characters
Mike
Synopsis
Mike can't stand the swimming pool's cold water.

Skulls n' Stiffs (Table of Contents: 18)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; biography
Characters
Mary Fleener; Mary's Friend; Dad
Synopsis
Mary talks about the time her friend's dad, a mortician, took them to his mortuary to make a plaster cast of a corpse's head.
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

Cool Jerk (Table of Contents: 19)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Kaz Prapuolenis
Pencils
Kaz Prapuolenis
Inks
Kaz Prapuolenis
Letters
Kaz Prapuolenis

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kaz Prapuolenis
Inks
Kaz Prapuolenis
Letters
Kaz Prapuolenis

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A Painful Five Pig Blat

Barb'ra-Ann (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Hunt Emerson
Pencils
Hunt Emerson
Inks
Hunt Emerson
Letters
Hunt Emerson

Genre
biography
Characters
John Tulip; Steve Ross; Norm Emerson; Hunt Emerson; Pete Reynolds
Synopsis
The artist talks about one particular performance of his mid-sixties covers band.
Keywords
autobiography

Hello? (Table of Contents: 22)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
John Howard
Pencils
John Howard
Inks
John Howard
Letters
John Howard

A Night (Table of Contents: 23)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Julie Doucet
Pencils
Julie Doucet
Inks
Julie Doucet
Letters
Julie Doucet

Characters
Julie
Reprints

Family Party (Table of Contents: 24)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Julie Doucet
Pencils
Julie Doucet
Inks
Julie Doucet
Letters
Julie Doucet

Reprints

In the Fridge (Table of Contents: 25)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Lloyd Dangle
Pencils
Lloyd Dangle
Inks
Lloyd Dangle
Letters
Lloyd Dangle

Characters
Kirk; Ed; Chuck; Ranger; Stan
Synopsis
A night with the fridge man at the convenience store.

Shades (Table of Contents: 26)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Pete Friedrich
Pencils
Pete Friedrich
Inks
Pete Friedrich
Letters
Pete Friedrich

Characters
Pete
Synopsis
Pete's worldview changes after he gets a new pair of shades.

Anatomy Class or "The Cutting Edge" (Table of Contents: 27)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Lee Binswanger
Pencils
Lee Binswanger
Inks
Lee Binswanger
Letters
Lee Binswanger

Synopsis
A nude model slowly loses his limbs.
Reprints

Ultra Science! (Table of Contents: 28)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Harry Robins
Pencils
Harry Robins
Inks
Harry Robins
Letters
Harry Robins

The Party Girls Cook Up a Warm Welcome At... (Table of Contents: 29)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Appleton
Pencils
Tom Appleton
Inks
Tom Appleton
Letters
Tom Appleton

Characters
Miss Judd; Mr. Furgeson; Miss Beasly

The Chalk Artist (Table of Contents: 30)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Mario Hernandez
Pencils
Mario Hernandez
Inks
Mario Hernandez
Letters
Mario Hernandez

Characters
Greg; Girl
Reprints

Honeymoon (Table of Contents: 31)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Characters
Brenda; Otto; Mother; Neville
Reprints

Va-Va-Voom! (Table of Contents: 32)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Mavrides
Pencils
Paul Mavrides
Inks
Paul Mavrides
Letters
typeset

Post War Jerks (Table of Contents: 33)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

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

Reprints

The Comic Book Adventures of Captain Krygo! America's Real Action Hero! (Table of Contents: 34)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
William Neff
Pencils
William Neff
Inks
William Neff
Letters
William Neff

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Captain Krygo; Corporal Walensky; Private Goylem; Juan; Fatima; Stevens; Jimmy

Zoot Suit (Table of Contents: 35)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dave Cherry
Pencils
Dave Cherry
Inks
Dave Cherry
Letters
Dave Cherry

Genre
humor
Characters
Henry

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36)

The Checkered Demon / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
S. Clay Wilson
Inks
S. Clay Wilson
Letters
S. Clay Wilson

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Last Call! or: The Checkered Demon and his toadies thump the bartender...
Characters
Checkered Demon
Reprints

BZZT! (Table of Contents: 37)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Seabury
Inks
John Seabury

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 38) (Expand) /

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

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. Heck!: Comic Art of the Late 1980s
  4. 3. Introduction
  5. 4. ["Magnifique"]
  6. 5. In Heck
  7. 6. Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
  8. 7. Acid Rain Chronicles
  9. 8. Bootin' Toons
    Dog Boy
  10. 9. Life and Times of Thomas House
  11. 10. The Other Day
  12. 11. Dirty Father Harry, Private Celibate Dick: “Idle Hands, Idle Glands”
    Dirty Father Harry
  13. 12. One Day At the Bank
  14. 13. Behind the 8-Ball
  15. 14. Dave the Death Chef
  16. 15. Shithead & Winky: “What's Wrong With the Youth?”
    Shithead & Winky
  17. 16. Fine Art My Ass!
  18. 17. Mike
  19. 18. Skulls n' Stiffs
  20. 19. Cool Jerk
  21. 20. ["A Painful Five Pig Blat"]
  22. 21. Barb'ra-Ann
  23. 22. Hello?
  24. 23. A Night
  25. 24. Family Party
  26. 25. In the Fridge
  27. 26. Shades
  28. 27. Anatomy Class or "The Cutting Edge"
  29. 28. Ultra Science!
  30. 29. The Party Girls Cook Up a Warm Welcome At...
  31. 30. The Chalk Artist
  32. 31. Honeymoon
  33. 32. Va-Va-Voom!
  34. 33. Post War Jerks
  35. 34. The Comic Book Adventures of Captain Krygo! America's Real Action Hero!
  36. 35. Zoot Suit
  37. 36. ["Last Call! or: The Checkered Demon and his toadies thump the bartender..."]
    The Checkered Demon
  38. 37. BZZT!
  39. 38. ["A helluva cross-section of the new generation of commix-scrawlers."]
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