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Issue: The Big Book of Weirdos #[nn]
Publication Date: April 1995
 
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Suggested for Mature Readers
Publisher: FlagDC
Indicia Publisher: Paradox Press
On Sale Date: 03/02/1995
Volume: none
Pages: 228
ISBN: 1563891808
UPC/EAN: 76194120398000111
Price: $17.95 CAD
$12.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: Suggested for Mature Readers
Content Items: 81 (64 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Bronwyn Carlton Taggart; Jim Higgins (assistant)
Disclose Notes: Letterer for interior sequences is listed on page below indicia: Rod Ollerenshaw.

One of the seventeen Paradox Press series of Big Books:
1994 - The Big Book of Urban Legends
1995 - The Big Book of Death; The Big Book of Weirdos; The Big Book of Conspiracies;
1996 - The Big Book of Freaks; The Big Book of Little Criminals; The Big Book of Hoaxes; The Big Book of Thugs
1997 - The Big Book of Losers; The Big Book of The Unexplained; The Big Book of Martyrs; The Big Book of Scandal
1998 - The Big Book of Bad; The Big Book of the Weird Wild West
1999 - The Big Book of Vice; The Big Book of Grimm
2000 - The Big Book of the '70s
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color Covers; Black and White Interior
Dimensions: 8 1/2 inches by 10 7/8 inches
Paper Stock: Cardstock cover; Matte interior
Binding: Squarebound
Publishing Format: One-Shot
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The Big Book of Weirdos

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Table of Contents

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Introduction

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Gahan Wilson
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Unruly Rulers: Autocrats and Dictators

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Carl Posey
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Introduction to Chapter One: Unruly Rulers: Autocrats and Dictators.
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Elagabalus

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Carl Posey
Randy DuBurke
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Gaius Caesar-Caligula

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Carl Posey
Richard Piers Rayner
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Ivan the Terrible

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Carl Posey
Ed Hillyer
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King Ludwig II of Bavaria

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Carl Posey
Simon Fraser
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Adolf Hitler

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Carl Posey
James Romberger
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King Farouk

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Carl Posey
Mark Badger
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Onward, Crackpot Soldiers: Military Men

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Carl Posey
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Introduction to Chapter Two: Onward, Crackpot Soldiers: Military Men.
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Lt. Hiroo Onoda

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Carl Posey
Colin MacNeil
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T. E. Lawrence (of Arabia)

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Carl Posey
Greg Ruth
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The Great Impostor

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Carl Posey
Chris McLoughlin
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Idi Amin

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Carl Posey
Mike Zeck
Mike Zeck
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FlagAgent X9 #1/2011 published January 2011
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Oddly Godly: Evangelists and Philosophers

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Carl Posey
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Introduction to Chapter Three: Oddly Godly: Evangelists and Philosophers.
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Rasputin

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Carl Posey
Tony Harris
Tony Harris
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Cyrus R. Teed

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Carl Posey
Rick Geary
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Aimee Semple McPherson

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Carl Posey
Rebecca Guay
Rebecca Guay
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Georges Ivanovich Gurdjieff

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Carl Posey
Joe Staton
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Aleister Crowley

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Carl Posey
Robin Smith
Robin Smith
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Marcello Creti

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Carl Posey
Steve Leialoha
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Wilhelm Reich

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Carl Posey
Graham Higgins
Graham Higgins
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The Written Weird: Novelists and Poets

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Carl Posey
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Introduction to Chapter Four: The Written Weird: Novelists and Poets.
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Edgar Allan Poe

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Carl Posey
Roger Langridge
Roger Langridge
Rod Ollerenshaw
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FlagAgent X9 #5/2012 published April 2012
as Edgar Allan Poe [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Guy De Maupassant

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Will Simpson
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Franz Kafka

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Carl Posey
Donald David
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William S. Burroughs

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Carl Posey
Dave DeVries
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Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce

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Carl Posey
Leo Duranona
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Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoyevsky

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Carl Posey
Jeff Parker
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Curtain-Call Crackpots: Performers and Playwrights

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Carl Posey
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Introduction to Chapter Five: Curtain-Call Crackpots: Performers and Playwrights.
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Sarah Bernhardt

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Carl Posey
Al Davison
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Edward Askew Sothern

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Carl Posey
Steven Leiber
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FlagAgent X9 #8/2012 published July 2012
as Edward Askew Sothern [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Chung Ling Soo

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Carl Posey
Gary Amaro
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FlagAgent X9 #10/2012 published September 2012
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Harry Houdini

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Carl Posey
Jim Fern
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Alfred Henri Jarry

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Woodrow Phoenix
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Isadora Duncan

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Craig Hamilton
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Vaslav Nijinsky

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Arts and Daft: Entertainers and Artists

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Carl Posey
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Introduction to Chapter Six: Arts and Daft: Entertainers and Artists.
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Shipwreck Kelly

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Carl Posey
Greg Theakston
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FlagAgent X9 #12/2012 published November 2012
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Moondog

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Robert McCallum
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Erich Von Stroheim

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Carl Posey
Hunt Emerson
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Clara Bow

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Carl Posey
Art Wetherell
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FlagWeird #3 published January 1998
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FlagAgent X9 #13/2011 published December 2011
as Clara Bow [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Ed Wood Jr.

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Carl Posey
Mitch O'Connell
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Vincent Van Gogh

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Carl Posey
Russell Braun
Russell Braun
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Andy Warhol

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Carl Posey
Zina Saunders
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Salvador Dali

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Carl Posey
Frank Quitely
Frank Quitely
Rod Olerenshaw
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FlagAgent X9 #2/2012 published February 2012
as Salvador Dali [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Technically Bent: Inventors and Scientists

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Carl Posey
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Introduction to Chapter Seven: Technically Bent: Inventors and Scientists.
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Thomas Edison

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Carl Posey
Richard Case
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Nikola Tesla

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Carl Posey
Tayyar Ozkan
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FlagAgent X9 #1/2012 published January 2012
as Geniet Nikola Tesla! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Henry Ford

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Carl Posey
Peter Gross
Peter Gross
Rod Ollerenshaw
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FlagWeird #2 published January 1998
as Henry Ford [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Edward Leedskalnin

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Carl Posey
Feliks Dobrin
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Rod Ollerenshaw
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Flag100% True? #2 published January 1997
as Edward Leedskalnin [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Walter Freeman

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Carl Posey
Rick Parker
Rick Parker
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as Walter Freeman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagAgent X9 #13/2011 published December 2011
as Walter Freeman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Franz Anton Mesmer

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Carl Posey
Joe Phillips
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Lord Monboddo

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Grey Owl

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Dough-Nuts: Tycoons and Millionaires

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Introduction to Chapter Eight: Dough-Nuts: Tycoons and Millionaires.
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Mad Jack Mytton

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Carl Posey
David Hine
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FlagWeird #2 published January 1998
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Stephen Tennant

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Carl Posey
Nghia Lam
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FlagWeird #2 published January 1998
as Stephen Tennant [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Witch of Wall Street

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Carl Posey
Alec Stevens
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FlagWeird #2 published January 1998
as The Witch of Wall Street [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Bernarr MacFadden

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Carl Posey
D'Israeli D'Emon Draughtsman
D'Israeli D'Emon Draghtsman
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FlagWeird #2 published January 1998
as Bernarr MacFadden [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Sarah Winchester

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Batton Lash
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William Randolph Hearst

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Carl Posey
Jamie Tolagson
Jamie Tolagson
Rod Ollerenshaw
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FlagWeird #2 published January 1998
as William Randolph Hearst [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Collyer Brothers

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Carl Posey
Graham Manley
Graham Manley
Rod Ollerenshaw
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FlagAgent X9 #13/2011 published December 2011
as The Collyer Brothers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Howard Hughes

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Carl Posey
Danny Hellman
Danny Hellman
Rod Ollerenshaw
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FlagWeird #2 published January 1998
as Howard Hughes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Mixed Nuts: Miscellaneous Weirdos

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Carl Posey
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Introduction to Chapter Nine: Mixed Nuts: Miscellaneous Weirdos.
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Marquis De Sade

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Carl Posey
Tom Sutton
Tom Sutton
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Dr. James Barry

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Carl Posey
Mark Wheatley
Mark Wheatley
Rod Ollerenshaw
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FlagAgent X9 #6/2011 published May 2011
as Dr. James Barry [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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June and Jennifer Gibbons

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Carl Posey
Linda Medley
Linda Medley
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Stewart and Cyril Marcus

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Teddy Kristiansen
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William James Sidis

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Carl Posey
Floyd Hughes
Floyd Hughes
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Jeremy Bentham

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Carl Posey
Mitch Waxman
Mitch Waxman
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Norton I, Emperor of the United States

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Carl Posey
Kieron Dwyer
Kieron Dwyer
Rod Ollerenshaw
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Joshua Abraham Norton
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FlagAgent X9 #5/2011 published May 2011
as Norton I, Emperor of the United States [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Lord Sutch

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Carl Posey
Robin Smith
Robin Smith
Rod Ollerenshaw
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FlagAgent X9 #12/2011 published November 2011
as Lord Sutch [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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William Lyon MacKenzie King

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Michael Jantze
Michael Jantze
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J. Edgar Hoover

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Carl Posey
Peter Kuper
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FlagWeird #1 published January 1997
as J. Edgar Hoover [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagAgent X9 #11/2011 published October 2011
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Biographies

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Bibliography

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Copyright Information

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Index

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Alphabetical listing of creators with page number they are on.

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