(September 1978)

Kitchen Sink Press, 1978 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
2.00 USD
Pages
36
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Kitchen Sink Enterprises
Brand
Kitchen Sink Enterprises
Editing
?
Color
Color Covers, Black & White Interiors
Dimensions
7.12" x 10" (18.08 cm x 25.4 cm)
Binding
Saddle-Stitched
Publishing Format
One-Shot

Issue Notes

1st printing: September 1978 (2.00 USD; limited numbered edition 500 copies ?); 2nd printing: September 1978 (1.00 USD; 9500 copies)

The first edition's cover has a heavier paper stock than the follow-up edition. It also has a space reserved in the inside front cover for artist autographs.
This issue has variants:

Surrealistic Comix (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Denis Kitchen (signed as DK)
Inks
Denis Kitchen (signed as DK)
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Peter Pontiac (signed)
Pencils
Peter Pontiac (signed)
Inks
Peter Pontiac (signed)
Letters
Peter Pontiac (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Don't be so down - come on - I'll do anything you want - baby?

Mondo Snarfo (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 0.25 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Indicia and copyright credits

Situation Comedy (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Griffith
Pencils
Bill Griffith
Inks
Bill Griffith
Letters
Bill Griffith

Characters
Mother; Bobby; Pop [Harry]; Jane
Reprints

Life's Improper Number (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Steve Stiles
Pencils
Steve Stiles
Inks
Steve Stiles ?
Letters
Steve Stiles

Characters
Madge Baxter; Agent X-51

Koyp! For Heavy Intellectual Enjoyment! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Steve Stiles
Pencils
Steve Stiles
Inks
? [as The Shogun]
Letters
Steve Stiles

Lil' Waymuth At the Fair (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Armstrong (credited as Bob Armstrong)
Pencils
Robert Armstrong (credited as Bob Armstrong)
Inks
Robert Armstrong (credited as Bob Armstrong)
Letters
Robert Armstrong (credited as Bob Armstrong)

Characters
Lil' Waymuth; Pa; Mister; Miss Lily Lou Langendorf

Henry Foulbite - His Lucky Day! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Art Spiegelman (signed as A. Spiegelman)
Pencils
Art Spiegelman (signed as A. Spiegelman)
Inks
Art Spiegelman (signed as A. Spiegelman)
Letters
Art Spiegelman (signed as A. Spiegelman)

Characters
Henry Foulbite
Reprints

Major Arcana (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Denis Kitchen (signed)
Pencils
Denis Kitchen (signed)
Inks
Denis Kitchen (signed)
Letters
Denis Kitchen (signed)

Reprints

Indexer Notes

Originally drawn for an album cover for the band Major Arcana.

Mr. Halloween (Table of Contents: 9)

Tony Target / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Beyer (signed)
Pencils
Mark Beyer (signed)
Inks
Mark Beyer (signed)
Letters
Mark Beyer (signed)

Characters
Tony Target; Tony's History Teacher; Tony's Music Teacher; Tony's French Teacher; Tony's English Teacher; Tony's Math Teacher

More Iron the Psycho-Civilized World! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Stiles (signed)
Pencils
Steve Stiles (signed)
Inks
Steve Stiles (signed)
Letters
Steve Stiles (signed)

Characters
Buzz the Electric Ferret; Citizen; Billy; Chief

The Ratprince Versus the Magic Messiah (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Peter Pontiac (signed)
Pencils
Peter Pontiac (signed)
Inks
Peter Pontiac (signed)
Letters
Peter Pontiac (signed)

Indexer Notes

Centerspread

Przetlety Ptak! (Table of Contents: 12)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Tom Budzinski
Inks
Tom Budzinski
Letters
Tom Budzinski

Grim Grids (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb (signed as R. "Ol' Grumpy Gramps" Crumb)
Pencils
Robert Crumb (signed as R. "Ol' Grumpy Gramps" Crumb)
Inks
Robert Crumb (signed as R. "Ol' Grumpy Gramps" Crumb)
Letters
Robert Crumb (signed as R. "Ol' Grumpy Gramps" Crumb)

Reprints

zz!z! (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Kim Deitch (signed)
Pencils
Kim Deitch (signed)
Inks
Kim Deitch (signed)
Letters
Kim Deitch (signed)

Characters
Betty; Herb
Reprints

Dual Duel (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Larry Rippee
Pencils
Larry Rippee (signed as Rippee)
Inks
Larry Rippee (signed as Rippee)
Letters
Larry Rippee (signed as Rippee)

Indexer Notes

A wordless story

[Untitled Fantasy Drawing] (Table of Contents: 16)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joel Beck (signed)
Inks
Joel Beck (signed)
Letters
Joel Beck (signed)

Chicken Fat (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Pete Poplaski
Pencils
Pete Poplaski
Inks
Pete Poplaski
Letters
Pete Poplaski

Genre
satire-parody; superhero
Characters
Chicken Fat

[Untitled Flying Whale Story] (Table of Contents: 18)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Newhall (signed as M. Newhall)
Pencils
Mike Newhall (signed as M. Newhall)
Inks
Mike Newhall (signed as M. Newhall)
Letters
Mike Newhall (signed as M. Newhall)

Indexer Notes

First lines of dialogue: "This is just an obituary, nothing left. Nothing left to do."

Are You a Sad Smoker? (Table of Contents: 19)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Peter Pontiac (signed)
Pencils
Peter Pontiac (signed)
Inks
Peter Pontiac (signed)
Letters
Peter Pontiac (signed)

Characters
The Alright Angel

Working in Geektown (Table of Contents: 20)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Denis Kitchen (signed as Kitchen)
Pencils
Denis Kitchen (signed as Kitchen)
Inks
Denis Kitchen (signed as Kitchen)
Colors
?
Letters
Denis Kitchen (signed as Kitchen)

Indexer Notes

Back cover. A wordless story.

Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Surrealistic Comix
  2. 1. ["Don't be so down - come on - I'll do anything you want - baby?"]
  3. 2. Mondo Snarfo
  4. 3. Situation Comedy
  5. 4. Life's Improper Number
  6. 5. Koyp! For Heavy Intellectual Enjoyment!
  7. 6. Lil' Waymuth At the Fair
  8. 7. Henry Foulbite - His Lucky Day!
  9. 8. Major Arcana
  10. 9. Mr. Halloween
    Tony Target
  11. 10. More Iron the Psycho-Civilized World!
  12. 11. The Ratprince Versus the Magic Messiah
  13. 12. Przetlety Ptak!
  14. 13. Grim Grids
  15. 14. zz!z!
  16. 15. Dual Duel
  17. 16. [Untitled Fantasy Drawing]
  18. 17. Chicken Fat
  19. 18. [Untitled Flying Whale Story]
  20. 19. Are You a Sad Smoker?
  21. 20. Working in Geektown
This issue was modified by
  • Steven Samuels
  • Jim Van Dore