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Illustration on Cover, Front

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Penciller(s): Michael Twohy (signed)

Inker(s): Michael Twohy (signed)

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

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Penciller(s): John Jonik (signed)

Inker(s): John Jonik (signed)

Letterer(s): typeset

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How to Buy a Book

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Penciller(s): John Jonik (signed)

Inker(s): John Jonik (signed)

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: People who have no idea how to buy a book are buying copies of 'How to Buy a Book.'

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Writer(s): Brian Savage

Penciller(s): Brian Savage

Inker(s): Brian Savage

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

First Line: For a brief moment I thought we were...

Synopsis: People enter a bookstore to get out of the rain.

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From May D. Farnsworth's 'Runaway' Series

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Writer(s): Roz Chast

Penciller(s): Roz Chast

Inker(s): Roz Chast

Letterer(s): Roz Chast

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: Three examples of 'Runaway' books with virtually identical plots about inanimate objects coming to life.

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Penciller(s): John Jonik

Inker(s): John Jonik

Letterer(s): John Jonik

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Roget's Book of Words That Mean...

Synopsis: Roget's Book of Words That Mean the Same Thing as Other Words or Almost the Same Thing.

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Fast Reads

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Penciller(s): Henry Martin

Inker(s): Henry Martin

Letterer(s): Henry Martin

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A vendor sells 'Fast Reads' from a roadside cart.

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Writer(s): Dean Victor

Penciller(s): Dean Victor

Inker(s): Dean Victor

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Well, it's good, but people just don't write books...

Synopsis: A publisher rejects a book because it has only one author.

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Writer(s): Eldon Dedini

Penciller(s): Eldon Dedini

Inker(s): Eldon Dedini

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

First Line: It's $37.50 until December 31.

Synopsis: A bookstore clerk explains how prices rise according to the hour of the day.

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Writer(s): Sidney Harris

Penciller(s): Sidney Harris

Inker(s): Sidney Harris

Letterer(s): Sidney Harris

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Desktop publishing: day one

Synopsis: A caveman innovates the idea of carving his book atop a desk.

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Writer(s): Bill Woodman

Penciller(s): Bill Woodman

Inker(s): Bill Woodman

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

First Line: Damn it! Wait your turn!

Synopsis: A man owns so many books he has to swat them away.

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Writer(s): Eldon Dedini

Penciller(s): Eldon Dedini

Inker(s): Eldon Dedini

Letterer(s): Eldon Dedini

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Sex and violence

Synopsis: The only genres in a bookstore are "sex," "violence," and "sex and violence."

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Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Edward Frascino

Penciller(s): Edward Frascino

Inker(s): Edward Frascino

Letterer(s): Edward Frascino

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Genres: humorous

First Line: I just love it when you quote Blake.

Synopsis: One tiger compliments another for quoting William Blake.

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Writer(s): David Sipress

Penciller(s): David Sipress

Inker(s): David Sipress

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

First Line: You don't know me but I'm writing your biography.

Synopsis: A man is surprised to learn a complete stranger is writing his biography.

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Word Processor

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Writer(s): Bill Plympton

Penciller(s): Bill Plympton

Inker(s): Bill Plympton

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Synopsis: Functions for writing various types of books are featured on a blender.

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Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Joseph Mirachi

Penciller(s): Joseph Mirachi

Inker(s): Joseph Mirachi

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

First Line: This is it, Myra.

Synopsis: A bearded, long-haired author decides he'll have to trim his hair before he can bring himself to write trash fiction.

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Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Sam Gross

Penciller(s): Sam Gross

Inker(s): Sam Gross

Letterer(s): Sam Gross

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Walk Dick Walk

Synopsis: A traffic sign prompts Dick by name to cross the street.

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Man Reading Hegel

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Writer(s): Boris Drucker

Penciller(s): Boris Drucker

Inker(s): Boris Drucker

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Synopsis: Tired of thinking about Hegel, a man opts for a beer.

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Trash sign

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Writer(s): Henry Martin

Penciller(s): Henry Martin

Inker(s): Henry Martin

Letterer(s): Henry Martin

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A trash sign points to disposal locations for burnable, biodegradable and literary items.

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Man Writing at a Bar

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Writer(s): Dick Oldden

Penciller(s): Dick Oldden

Inker(s): Dick Oldden

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: An author writing while drinking at a bar writes a story about an angel drinking.

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Alphabet

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Writer(s): Warren Miller

Penciller(s): Warren Miller

Inker(s): Warren Miller

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A classroom alphabet places quotes around 'N.'

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Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Bernard Schoenbaum

Penciller(s): Bernard Schoenbaum

Inker(s): Bernard Schoenbaum

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Sorry I'm late, just couldn't put your book down.

Synopsis: A guest is late to an author's party because he was reading the author's book.

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Writer(s): Catherine Siracusa

Penciller(s): Catherine Siracusa

Inker(s): Catherine Siracusa

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

First Line: We'd do him a big favor if we ate chapter four.

Synopsis: A pair of rats share their opinion of an author's manuscript.

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Second Novel

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Writer(s): Jack Ziegler

Penciller(s): Jack Ziegler

Inker(s): Jack Ziegler

Letterer(s): Jack Ziegler

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A man is surrounded by water as his typewriter floats nearby, but he can't think what to write.

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Cat-Free Bookstore

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Writer(s): Donald Reilly

Penciller(s): Donald Reilly

Inker(s): Donald Reilly

Letterer(s): Donald Reilly

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A bookstore boasts itself cat-free.

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I (Before 'E' Except After 'C')

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Writer(s): Arturo Pottier

Penciller(s): Arturo Pottier

Inker(s): Arturo Pottier

Letterer(s): Arturo Pottier

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A typewriter key reminds its user of the I before E rule.

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Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Edward Frascino

Penciller(s): Edward Frascino

Inker(s): Edward Frascino

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

First Line: I recited the Kama Sutra to lots of dames.

Synopsis: A man informs his wife he read the Kama Sutra to many women but she was the only one "who fell for it."

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Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Henry Martin

Penciller(s): Henry Martin

Inker(s): Henry Martin

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

First Line: A Mr. Squirrel Nutkin and a Mrs. Tiggywinkle...

Synopsis: A juvenile books librarian is told there are two children's book characters waiting to see her.

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Children's Library

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Writer(s): Peter Porges

Penciller(s): Peter Porges

Inker(s): Peter Porges

Letterer(s): Peter Porges

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A child chooses a book from the 'precocious' section of the children's library.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Jack Ziegler

Penciller(s): Jack Ziegler

Inker(s): Jack Ziegler

Letterer(s): Jack Ziegler

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Her grown brocaded, edged in purple...

Synopsis: An author stumbles over rhyming words in his poem.

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Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Warren Miller

Penciller(s): Warren Miller

Inker(s): Warren Miller

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

First Line: Holy cow! What kind of crazy people used to live here anyway?

Synopsis: Wealthy people are astonished to find a house with bookcases inside.

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Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Catharine O'Neill

Penciller(s): Catharine O'Neill

Inker(s): Catharine O'Neill

Letterer(s): Catharine O'Neill

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

First Line: No, dear, that's a book.

Synopsis: A librarian has to explain to a child how to use a book.

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Writer(s): Richard Orlin

Penciller(s): Richard Orlin

Inker(s): Richard Orlin

Letterer(s): Richard Orlin

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

First Line: Time 10:45

Synopsis: A clock determines the time of day, temperature and number of writers whose mothers want them to get a real job.

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Man Sawing Books

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Writer(s): Arnoldo Franchioni

Penciller(s): Arnoldo Franchioni

Inker(s): Arnoldo Franchioni

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A man saws books apart in a factory.

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Book Blowing Hair

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Writer(s): Larry Barth

Penciller(s): Larry Barth

Inker(s): Larry Barth

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A woman picks up a book and it blows her hair back.

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Writer(s): Charles Addams

Penciller(s): Charles Addams

Inker(s): Charles Addams

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Character(s): Robinson Crusoe

First Line: This had better be good, Robinson!

Synopsis: Having returned to civilization, Robinson Crusoe still lives as though he were on a deserted island.

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The Island of Lost Manuscripts

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Writer(s): Oliver Christianson

Penciller(s): Oliver Christianson

Inker(s): Oliver Christianson

Letterer(s): Oliver Christianson

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Synopsis: An entire body of land built from manuscripts.

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Writer(s): Thomas Cheney

Penciller(s): Thomas Cheney

Inker(s): Thomas Cheney

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

First Line: On April 12, 1986, Arland T. Deufresne...

Synopsis: An author accidentally deletes his entire novel from his computer.

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Writer(s): Charles Saxon

Penciller(s): Charles Saxon

Inker(s): Charles Saxon

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

First Line: The vermouth is over the refrigerator.

Synopsis: A wife has filled an entire kitchen cabinet with her manuscript pages.

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The Coming Boom

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Writer(s): Frank Moddell

Penciller(s): Frank Moddell

Inker(s): Frank Moddell

Letterer(s): Frank Moddell

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Synopsis: One man is reading 'the Coming Boom.' The person next to him is reading 'the Coming Collapse.'

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Writer(s): Lo Linkert

Penciller(s): Lo Linkert

Inker(s): Lo Linkert

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Sorry, but all our business success books...

Synopsis: Library books on business success have all been stolen.

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Coffee Table Book Club - This Month's Selections

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Writer(s): Roz Chast

Penciller(s): Roz Chast

Inker(s): Roz Chast

Letterer(s): Roz Chast

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Synopsis: Describes the books 'the Paper Clip,' 'Aluminum Siding,' and 'Meals 1985.'

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Writer(s): Brian Savage

Penciller(s): Brian Savage

Inker(s): Brian Savage

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

First Line: Your editor at Random House has been summarily fired...

Synopsis: An author learns his editor has been fired yet wants to keep working with him.

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Man Dreaming of Lamp

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Writer(s): P. C. Vey

Penciller(s): P. C. Vey

Inker(s): P. C. Vey

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A man reading a book in bed wishes he had a lamp.

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Influences

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Writer(s): Sidney Harris

Penciller(s): Sidney Harris

Inker(s): Sidney Harris

Letterer(s): Sidney Harris

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Synopsis: An author, mechanic and baseball player each discuss their influences. They all list Chekhov.

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Writer(s): Harley Schwadron

Penciller(s): Harley Schwadron

Inker(s): Harley Schwadron

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

First Line: They're going to have to take you back...

Synopsis: A professor undergoing surgery has his glossary removed instead of his appendix.

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Writer(s): Everett Opie

Penciller(s): Everett Opie

Inker(s): Everett Opie

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

First Line: No, I haven't read the New Testament...

Synopsis: A man living in Biblical times admits he hasn't read the New Testament but he liked the Old Testament.

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The Fine Line Between Fact and Fiction

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Writer(s): Richard Orlin

Penciller(s): Richard Orlin

Inker(s): Richard Orlin

Letterer(s): Richard Orlin

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: Visually displays the fine line between fact and fiction.

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Chair Made From Books

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Penciller(s): John Jonik

Inker(s): John Jonik

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A man reads a book while lying in a chair made of books.

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Why I Crossed the Road

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Writer(s): Don Dougherty

Penciller(s): Don Dougherty

Inker(s): Don Dougherty

Letterer(s): Don Dougherty

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A chicken holds a book signing for his story 'Why I Crossed the Road.'

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Writer(s): Michael Twohy

Penciller(s): Michael Twohy

Inker(s): Michael Twohy

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

First Line: Honey, it's way past your bedtime.

Synopsis: A father offers to read the Library of Congress description of a book to his daughter in lieu of a bedtime story.

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Writer(s): Joseph Harris

Penciller(s): Joseph Harris

Inker(s): Joseph Harris

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

First Line: Nothing thanks. I don't read books.

Synopsis: A man likes to be around books, but not read them.

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Writer(s): Brian Savage

Penciller(s): Brian Savage

Inker(s): Brian Savage

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

First Line: It took me three years to smuggle this out...

Synopsis: A Russian author smuggles his manuscript out of the USSR, only to have it rejected by every publisher.

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Writer(s): Boris Drucker

Penciller(s): Boris Drucker

Inker(s): Boris Drucker

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

First Line: I read the book. I liked it.

Synopsis: After seeing the film version of a book, a woman no longer likes the book.

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A Note on the Type

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Writer(s): Jack Ziegler

Penciller(s): Jack Ziegler

Inker(s): Jack Ziegler

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A note on book type abruptly turns into a personal message from the typist.

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Writer(s): Michael Twohy

Penciller(s): Michael Twohy

Inker(s): Michael Twohy

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

First Line: I think I'm finally coming out of my postmortem slump.

Synopsis: A man in Heaven finds he's finally able to resume writing.

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Writer with Lampshade

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Writer(s): Bill Woodman

Penciller(s): Bill Woodman

Inker(s): Bill Woodman

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Synopsis: Desperate for ideas, an author starts wearing his lamp's lampshade.

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Goldilocks on Lineup

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Writer(s): Charles Addams

Penciller(s): Charles Addams

Inker(s): Charles Addams

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Character(s): Goldilocks; the Three Bears

Synopsis: The Three Bears view four little girls at a police lineup, trying to identify Goldilocks.

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Writer(s): Artemis Cole

Penciller(s): Artemis Cole

Inker(s): Artemis Cole

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Mr. Fortner isn't in today...

Synopsis: An editor's secretary offers to reject a book on behalf of her absent boss.

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An Xmas Carol

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Writer(s): John Jonik

Penciller(s): John Jonik

Inker(s): John Jonik

Letterer(s): John Jonik

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A copy of 'A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens' is abbreviated into 'An Xmas Carol by Chuck Dickens.'

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Writer(s): Brian Savage

Penciller(s): Brian Savage

Inker(s): Brian Savage

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

First Line: Listen, a writer isn't always writing when he's writing.

Synopsis: A relaxing author informs his wife he's still working, even while on the hammock.

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Writer(s): Arnie Levin

Penciller(s): Arnie Levin

Inker(s): Arnie Levin

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Would you have that in hardcover?

Synopsis: A turtle wants to buy a book in hardcover.

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Writer(s): Michael Maslin

Penciller(s): Michael Maslin

Inker(s): Michael Maslin

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

First Line: We don't drink - we read.

Synopsis: Guests explain to their host they prefer books to drinks.

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Typewriter Thrown into Wishing Well

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Artemis Cole

Penciller(s): Artemis Cole

Inker(s): Artemis Cole

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: An author throws his typewriter into a Wishing Well and out comes a book.

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Writer(s): Oliver Christianson

Penciller(s): Oliver Christianson

Inker(s): Oliver Christianson

Letterer(s): Oliver Christianson

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Genres: humorous

First Line: I realize it's unusual for an agent...

Synopsis: A gorilla offers himself as a literary agent.

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Writer(s): Donald Reilly

Penciller(s): Donald Reilly

Inker(s): Donald Reilly

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

First Line: He says he'll definitely get back to you...

Synopsis: A literary agent receives a poetic message from one of his clients.

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Writer(s): Warren Miller

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Ichabod Crane

First Line: This man's name happens to be Ichabod Crane...

Synopsis: Ichabod Crane wants to sue Washington Irving.

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Erratum

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Writer(s): Sidney Harris

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A book's erratum explains an image of the Battle of Hastings accidentally replaced that of a cow.

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Writer(s): Mick Stevens

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Genres: humorous

First Line: At first, it seemed like a good idea...

Synopsis: Two authors who are living together both begin writing novels about one author driving another crazy.

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Author Seated Before Farmhouse

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Writer(s): Dick Oldden

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: An author sets himself before a farmhouse to serve as his model, as though he were a painter.

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Bars for Book People

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Writer(s): Henry Martin

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: Bars are divided between artists & writers, editors & publishers, printers & typesetters and subscribers & readers.

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Writer(s): Michael Twohy

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Inker(s): Michael Twohy

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

First Line: I checked out Gone With the Wind in large type.

Synopsis: A large-type copy of Gone With the Wind is almost as large as a human being.

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Bookstore with Hand Grips

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Writer(s): Peter Porges

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A bookstore has hand grips near the ceiling for people browsing the top shelves.

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Writer(s): Lee Lorenz

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Genres: humorous

First Line: A writer? Fantastic!

Synopsis: A man admires an author for having the time to write.

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Writer(s): Charles Saxon

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Inker(s): Charles Saxon

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Genres: humorous

First Line: I wonder if the 'Harvard Classics' are still up there.

Synopsis: A man checks his bookshelf to see if the Harvard Classics are still there.

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Author Imagines Writing Process

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Writer(s): Bernard Schoenbaum

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: An author imagines writing his book but doesn't like the results and trashes them; then he imagines starting over.

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Writer(s): Sam Gross

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Inker(s): Sam Gross

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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous

First Line: I'll take it. Charge it to Beatrix Potter's account.

Synopsis: A rabbit buys a suit and charges it to Beatrix Potter.

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Writer(s): Edward Frascino

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Genres: humorous

First Line: No, I've never read Remembrance of Things Past...

Synopsis: A man hasn't read 'Remembrance of Things Past,' but he owns the t-shirt.

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Gregor Samsa Awakes on Sunday Morning

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Writer(s): Stuart Leeds

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Inker(s): Stuart Leeds

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Gregor Samsa

Synopsis: Gregor Samsa awakens to find himself in a roach motel.

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Writer(s): John Jonik

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Genres: humorous

First Line: It was the best of times...

Synopsis: An author uses the familiar opening of 'A Tale of Two Cities' while surrounded by opulence.

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Writer(s): Donald Reilly

Penciller(s): Donald Reilly

Inker(s): Donald Reilly

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Well, I haven't actually read it...

Synopsis: A woman admits she hasn't read a book but she did listen to it on her walkman.

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Pandering to Intellectuals

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Writer(s): Jack Ziegler

Penciller(s): Jack Ziegler

Inker(s): Jack Ziegler

Letterer(s): Jack Ziegler

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A television advertisement caters to people's impulsive need for Friedrich Nietzsche.

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Writer(s): Edward Frascino

Penciller(s): Edward Frascino

Inker(s): Edward Frascino

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Genres: humorous

First Line: You've probably never heard of him.

Synopsis: Despite winning the Pulitzer Prize for poetry, an author remains unknown.

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The Frontiers of Credulity Book Club Selections

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Writer(s): Roz Chast

Penciller(s): Roz Chast

Inker(s): Roz Chast

Letterer(s): Roz Chast

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: Selections for the books 'Around the Bend,' 'Off of One's Rocker,' and 'Bats in My Belfry.'

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Writer(s): Catharine O'Neill

Penciller(s): Catharine O'Neill

Inker(s): Catharine O'Neill

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Genres: humorous

First Line: The latest work in James McMurphy's ouevre...

Synopsis: A book critic finds the inspiration he needs to write a savage criticism.

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Non-Books

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Writer(s): Sam Gross

Penciller(s): Sam Gross

Inker(s): Sam Gross

Letterer(s): Sam Gross

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A bookstore includes a section for 'non-books,' which are all gag items.

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Author Surrounded by Sea of Paper

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Writer(s): Bill Woodman

Penciller(s): Bill Woodman

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: An author spies a desert island in the middle of the sea of paper surrounding his office.

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Writer(s): Mort Gerberg

Penciller(s): Mort Gerberg

Inker(s): Mort Gerberg

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Have some consideration.

Synopsis: A critic asks a party host to keep his noise level down so he can write a book review.

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Writer(s): Michael Maslin

Penciller(s): Michael Maslin

Inker(s): Michael Maslin

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls...

Synopsis: A circus presents the literary lions.

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Lion Statue Reading

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Writer(s): Michael Twohy

Penciller(s): Michael Twohy

Inker(s): Michael Twohy

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A lion statue lies upside down to read a book.

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Writer(s): Oliver Christianson

Penciller(s): Oliver Christianson

Inker(s): Oliver Christianson

Letterer(s): Oliver Christianson

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Writer Bernard Ferguson...

Synopsis: An author fabricates a quilt from rejection letters.

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Caterpillar Becomes Butterfly

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Writer(s): Bill Woodman

Penciller(s): Bill Woodman

Inker(s): Bill Woodman

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: Over the seasons a caterpillar becomes a butterfly, but no one touches the books where it lives.

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Writer(s): Sam Gross

Penciller(s): Sam Gross

Inker(s): Sam Gross

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Genres: humorous

First Line: It's after Labor Day.

Synopsis: Following labor day, men come to collect summer reading books.

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Writer(s): Eugene Myers

Penciller(s): Eugene Myers

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Adverbs 25¢

Synopsis: A vending machines offers adverbs for 25 cents.

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Writer(s): Liza Donnelly

Penciller(s): Liza Donnelly

Inker(s): Liza Donnelly

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Genres: humorous

First Line: I love my novel, don't you?

Synopsis: An author expresses his love for his book.

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Writer(s): Catharine O'Neill

Penciller(s): Catharine O'Neill

Inker(s): Catharine O'Neill

Letterer(s): Catharine O'Neill

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Listen! Here's news!!

Synopsis: As a man is about to commit suicide, his radio informs him he could become an author.

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Writer(s): Leo Cullum

Penciller(s): Leo Cullum

Inker(s): Leo Cullum

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Sorry. I'm still under the influence...

Synopsis: A man starts a fight in a bar, but blames it on reading Ernest Hemingway.

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Book Flasher

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Writer(s): Felipe Galindo

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A flasher shows a woman the inside of a book.

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The Lineage of Novels

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Writer(s): Michael Crawford

Penciller(s): Michael Crawford

Inker(s): Michael Crawford

Letterer(s): Michael Crawford

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: Shows the lineage from novel to "noveleeny."

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Writer(s): Jack Ziegler

Penciller(s): Jack Ziegler

Inker(s): Jack Ziegler

Letterer(s): Jack Ziegler

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Someday I'm going to write a book about all this.

Synopsis: As a king honors one of his subjects, the king, his subject and the nearby guard each imagine they'll write a book about it one day.

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Writer(s): Peter Steiner

Penciller(s): Peter Steiner

Inker(s): Peter Steiner

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

First Line: How about 'this book is dedicated to my editor...

Synopsis: An editor suggests an author dedicate his novel to him.

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Writer(s): Eldon Dedini

Penciller(s): Eldon Dedini

Inker(s): Eldon Dedini

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Man who's made his pile...

Synopsis: A successful man writes a book on money-making so he can make money.

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A Most Extraordinary Class Reunion

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Writer(s): Brian Savage

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Dorian Gray

Synopsis: Dorian Gray attends his class reunion.

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Author and Publisher

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Writer(s): Peter Porges

Penciller(s): Peter Porges

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: An author and publisher shake hands, conjuring up the image of an angel shaking hands with a demon.

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Writer(s): Jack Ziegler

Penciller(s): Jack Ziegler

Inker(s): Jack Ziegler

Letterer(s): Jack Ziegler

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Uh oh. Look who's been remaindered now.

Synopsis: Remaindered books welcome the new arrival.

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Writer(s): George Booth

Penciller(s): George Booth

Inker(s): George Booth

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

First Line: This is the Main Street Bookshop.

Synopsis: A husband is unamused to learn his wife ordered a book on getting a face lift.

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Bookshop of Horror

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Writer(s): Roz Chast

Penciller(s): Roz Chast

Inker(s): Roz Chast

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A bookstore advertises terrifying books - all about medical problems.

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Writer(s): Al Ross

Penciller(s): Al Ross

Inker(s): Al Ross

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Genres: humorous

First Line: You know who's beginning to annoy me?

Synopsis: A man complains about reading Homer.

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Writer(s): Tim Haggerty

Penciller(s): Tim Haggerty

Inker(s): Tim Haggerty

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Genres: humorous

First Line: It's a short story about a woman...

Synopsis: A woman writes a short story about a woman who wants to write a novel but has no time for it.

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Man at Typewriter

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Writer(s): Bill Woodman

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A writer types so fast his typewriter keys become tangled up.

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Imps Attacking a Typewriter

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Writer(s): Eldon Dedini

Penciller(s): Eldon Dedini

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: Imps attack an author's typewriter.

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Writer(s): Everett Opie

Penciller(s): Everett Opie

Inker(s): Everett Opie

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Alice

First Line: No more for me, Joe.

Synopsis: A man drinking at a bar sees Alice step through the bar's mirror.

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Writer(s): Sam Gross

Penciller(s): Sam Gross

Inker(s): Sam Gross

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Add a little more scarlet.

Synopsis: Puritans criticize the amount of scarlet in an adulteress' letter 'A.'

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Subtext

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Writer(s): Peter Steiner

Penciller(s): Peter Steiner

Inker(s): Peter Steiner

Letterer(s): Peter Steiner

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A man sees a subway entrance marked "subtext."

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Writer(s): Warren Miller

Penciller(s): Warren Miller

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Truscott Farnsworth III and his brilliant...

Synopsis: An author brings his unfinished memoirs with him to a party.

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Writer(s): Alex Noel Watson

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Inker(s): Alex Noel Watson

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Genres: humorous

First Line: You'll like this one, sir...

Synopsis: A bookstore clerk recommends a book where the murderer is the story's detective.

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Period Magnified Five Hundred Times

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Writer(s): Bernard Schoenbaum

Penciller(s): Bernard Schoenbaum

Inker(s): Bernard Schoenbaum

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A giant black dot represents an enlarged period.

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Writer(s): Everett Opie

Penciller(s): Everett Opie

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Genres: humorous

First Line: We rather fancy this little novel of yours...

Synopsis: A publisher offers the unbelievable sum of 1.6 million dollars for a novel.

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Woman Inspired by Muse

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Writer(s): Mort Gerberg

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Inker(s): Mort Gerberg

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: An author is inspired by her male muse.

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Writer(s): Bill Woodman

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Inker(s): Bill Woodman

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

First Line: This ought to teach them a lesson.

Synopsis: Knights catapult books at an enemy fortress.

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Writer(s): Lee Lorenz

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Inker(s): Lee Lorenz

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Mr. Kellwood is looking for someone to assist him...

Synopsis: An author of journals about plywood wants a ghost writer to make his work "urbane, warm and scholarly."

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Writer(s): Edward Frascino

Penciller(s): Edward Frascino

Inker(s): Edward Frascino

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

First Line: The evening was delightful, Mona...

Synopsis: A party guest thanks his hosts because the party gave him an idea for the book he's writing.

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Writer's Block

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Writer(s): Sidney Harris

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Inker(s): Sidney Harris

Letterer(s): Sidney Harris

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: Depicts two types of writer's block: "temporary" (an author at home) and "permanent" (a would-be author running a fish store).

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Writer(s): Michael Maslin

Penciller(s): Michael Maslin

Inker(s): Michael Maslin

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

First Line: I'm sorry, but our only copy of...

Synopsis: A man wants to check out 'Yourself and Future Self' from a library, but his future self has already claimed it.

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Parents Reading Stories on Bunkbed

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Writer(s): Peter Porges

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: Parents use two sizes of stools in order to tell their children bedtime stories in their bunkbed.

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Writer(s): George Booth

Penciller(s): George Booth

Inker(s): George Booth

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

First Line: I've got an idea for a story...

Synopsis: An author's wife suggests her husband write a story about their life, suggesting that his continued failure will eventually drive her to become a "nympho-lesbo-killer-whore."

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Writer(s): Bernard Schoenbaum

Penciller(s): Bernard Schoenbaum

Inker(s): Bernard Schoenbaum

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Man discovers the very three books...

Synopsis: A shipwreck victim finds a desert island already populated with the three books he would most want to read on a desert island.

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Writer(s): Aaron Bacall

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Genres: humorous

First Line: I plagiarized it because...

Synopsis: An author justifies plagiarism because he thought the words were worth repeating.

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Typewriter with Message on Its Keys

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Writer(s): Nurit Karlin

Penciller(s): Nurit Karlin

Inker(s): Nurit Karlin

Letterer(s): Nurit Karlin

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A typewriter's keys spell out "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."

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Writer(s): Charles Saxon

Penciller(s): Charles Saxon

Inker(s): Charles Saxon

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Dear Aunt Frieda...

Synopsis: A boy writes a letter to his aunt thanking her for the large book she gave him.

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Writer(s): Ed Arno

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Inker(s): Ed Arno

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Genres: humorous

First Line: You call this the Great American Novel?

Synopsis: A publisher complains that an author's "Great American Novel" is written in Hungarian.

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James Joyce Plaque

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Writer(s): Sam Gross

Penciller(s): Sam Gross

Inker(s): Sam Gross

Letterer(s): Sam Gross

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A plaque on a house reads "James Joyce was Misunderstood Here."

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Writer(s): Phil Interlandi

Penciller(s): Phil Interlandi

Inker(s): Phil Interlandi

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Now aren't you glad I talked you...

Synopsis: An author sees his book selling for 29¢; fortunately, his wife convinced him to use a pseudonym.

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Writer(s): Don Oreher

Penciller(s): Don Oreher

Inker(s): Don Oreher

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

First Line: It's her last wish upon retiring...

Synopsis: A retiring librarian is finally allowed to make all the noise in the library that she wishes to.

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Writer(s): Liza Donnelly

Penciller(s): Liza Donnelly

Inker(s): Liza Donnelly

Letterer(s): Liza Donnelly

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Her heart pounded wildly...

Synopsis: An author uses his dog's behavior to help enhance his writing.

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Writer(s): P. C. Vey

Penciller(s): P. C. Vey

Inker(s): P. C. Vey

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Hey! This is the same book I read last vacation!

Synopsis: A man discovers he brought the same book on his vacation twice in a row.

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Writer(s): Bernard Schoenbaum

Penciller(s): Bernard Schoenbaum

Inker(s): Bernard Schoenbaum

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

First Line: And just what kind of jacket...

Synopsis: A book goes to a tailor to be fit for a jacket.

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Alan Paton Turns Pro

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Writer(s): Michael Crawford

Penciller(s): Michael Crawford

Inker(s): Michael Crawford

Letterer(s): Michael Crawford

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Synopsis: Alan Paton writes 'Cry, the Beloved Country Club.'

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Writer(s): Charles Saxon

Penciller(s): Charles Saxon

Inker(s): Charles Saxon

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

First Line: But I can't send it back to Bryn Mawr...

Synopsis: After keeping library book for 28 years, a woman balks at giving it back.

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Books on Conveyor Belt

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Writer(s): Jack Ziegler

Penciller(s): Jack Ziegler

Inker(s): Jack Ziegler

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Synopsis: An author writes a book on a conveyor belt, one page at a time.

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Writer(s): Michael Maslin

Penciller(s): Michael Maslin

Inker(s): Michael Maslin

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

First Line: You have to find the do-it-yourself books yourself.

Synopsis: A librarian refuses to help a man find do-it-yourself books.

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A Damn Good Writer

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Writer(s): Sam Gross

Penciller(s): Sam Gross

Inker(s): Sam Gross

Letterer(s): Sam Gross

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A statue is erected to 'A Damn Good Writer.'

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Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

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First Line: In Books, Books, Books, America's premiere...

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Notes: On back cover.