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Issue: Raw #1
Publication Date: July 1989
 
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Title: Open Wounds from the Cutting Edge of Commix
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagPenguin
Indicia Publisher:
On Sale Date: 07/01/1989
Volume: 2
Pages: 204
ISBN: 0140122656
UPC/EAN: 978014012265790000
Price: $19.95 CAD
£7.99 GBP
$7.99 USD
$14.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 33 (25 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Art Spiegelman; Francoise Mouly
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: color cover; mostly black and white interiors
Dimensions: 5.5" x 8" (13.9 cm x 20.32 cm)
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Binding: softcover
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Open Wounds from the Cutting Edge of Commix

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Gary Panter (painting) (credited); Art Spiegelman (inset)
Gary Panter (painting) (credited); Art Spiegelman (inset)
Gary Panter (painting) (credited)
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Putting The Litter Back Into Literature

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Eddy Vermeulen [as Ever Meulen] (credited)
Eddy Vermeulen [as Ever Meulen] (credited)
Eddy Vermeulen [as Ever Meulen] (credited)
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Contents

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Art Spiegelman ?
Typeset
Subject Matter
Indicia, table of contents and very short bios of each of the contributors.
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Teen Plague

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Charles Burns (signed) [as C. Burns]
Charles Burns (signed) [as C. Burns]
Charles Burns (signed) [as C. Burns]
Charles Burns (signed) [as C. Burns]
Subject Matter
horror
Big Baby
Big Baby
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FlagBig Baby #[nn] published January 2003
as La Peste Jeune [Story on Interior Page(s)]
from ? (1988)
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This was originally serialized in a number of alt weekly newspapers. Later on it was reprinted as "Big Baby" by Fantagraphics 1999 and by Cornélius in 2003.
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Dead Dick

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Art Spiegelman (credited)
Art Spiegelman (credited)
Art Spiegelman (credited)
Art Spiegelman (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Existential parody of Dick Tracy.
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FlagThe Best Comics of the Decade #1 published June 1990
as Dead Dick [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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A Shaggy Ant Story

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Justin Green (signed)
Justin Green (signed)
Justin Green (signed)
Justin Green (signed)
Subject Matter
biography
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Reds

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mark Newgarden (credited)
Drew Friedman (credited)
Drew Friedman (credited)
Drew Friedman (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
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2
Title appears as a neon sign in the first panel.
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The Gurley Family

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joost Swarte (signed)
Joost Swarte (signed)
Joost Swarte (signed)
Joost Swarte (signed)
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Poop Deck Mysto Cinema

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Kazimieras G. Prapuolenis [as Kaz] (signed)
Kazimieras G. Prapuolenis [as Kaz] (painting) (signed)
Kazimieras G. Prapuolenis [as Kaz] (painting) (signed)
Kazimieras G. Prapuolenis [as Kaz] (painting) (signed)
Kazimieras G. Prapuolenis [as Kaz] (signed)
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The Glass Thief

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mark Beyer (credited)
Mark Beyer (credited)
Mark Beyer (credited)
Mark Beyer (credited)
Mark Beyer (credited)
Subject Matter
Amy and Jordan
Amy; Jordan
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Kamagurka (credited)
Herr Seele (signed)
Herr Seele (signed)
R. Sikoryak (credited)
Herr Seele ?
Subject Matter
humorous
Cowboy Henk
Cowboy Henk
Quick... Not a moment to lose!!!
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With Margaret Neely as Peg

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Tom De Haven (credited)
Francoise Mouly (design)
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10
Various anti-communist images are used for illustration, none credited.
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Wild Heart

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
David N. Holzman (credited)
David N. Holzman (credited) (woodcuts)
David N. Holzman (credited) (woodcuts)
David N. Holzman (credited) (woodcuts)
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7
Wordless comic done in woodcuts.
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Inferno Joe

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
R. Sikoryak (credited)
R. Sikoryak (credited)
R. Sikoryak (credited)
R. Sikoryak (credited)
R. Sikoryak (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Parody of Dante's Inferno and Bazooka Joe comics.
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FlagMasterpiece Comics #[nn] published August 2009
as Inferno Joe and His Guide [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagMasterpiece Comics #[nn] published August 2009
as Inferno Joe and The Heathens [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagMasterpiece Comics #[nn] published August 2009
as Inferno Joe and The Lustful [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagMasterpiece Comics #[nn] published August 2009
as Inferno Joe and the Gluttons [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagMasterpiece Comics #[nn] published August 2009
as Inferno Joe and the Misers & Squanderers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagMasterpiece Comics #[nn] published August 2009
as Inferno Joe and the Wrathful [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagMasterpiece Comics #[nn] published August 2009
as Inferno Joe and The Heretics [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagMasterpiece Comics #[nn] published August 2009
as Inferno Joe and the Violent [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagMasterpiece Comics #[nn] published August 2009
as Inferno Joe and the Deceivers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagMasterpiece Comics #[nn] published August 2009
as Inferno Joe and the Traitors [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Karla In Kommieland

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Kim Deitch (signed)
Kim Deitch (signed)
Kim Deitch (signed)
Kim Deitch (signed)
Subject Matter
biography, humorous
Karla; Karla's Mother; John; Senator Joseph McCarthy; Kim Deitch; Gene Deitch
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FlagThe New Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Stories: From Crumb to Clowes #[nn] published January 2004
as Karla in Kommieland [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Includes one page strip "Little Kimbo in Pinkoland"
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Here

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Richard McGuire (credited)
Richard McGuire (credited)
Richard McGuire (credited)
Richard McGuire (credited)
Subject Matter
The story of a place over time (from 500,957,406,073 BC to 2033 AD) told in overlapping panels.
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FlagAn Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons and True Stories #[1] published October 2006
FlagStrapazin #59 published June 2000
as Here [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Originally set to be published in Bad News #3. Inspired partly by an Art Spiegelman lecture and an experimental comics class at the School of Visual Arts. Inspiration also came from McGuire's first encounter with a Windows computer and from his own family.

An alternate version with different artwork (and in color) was published in Strapazin #59 (2000).

An updated book length version of this story was published in 2014 (Pantheon).
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Bulimic

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Villard (credited); Kim Thompson (translation)
Jacques Loustal (credited)
Jacques Loustal (credited)
Jacques Loustal ?
Tomas Bunk (credited)
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from ? (copyright Editions Albin Michel S. A.)
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Social Butterfly

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Krystine Kryttre (signed)
Krystine Kryttre (signed)
Krystine Kryttre (signed)
Krystine Kryttre (signed)
Subject Matter
adult, humorous
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FlagDeath Warmed Over #[nn] published September 1990
as Social Butterfly [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Dated 1988.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Kamagurka (credited)
Herr Seele (credited)
Herr Seele (credited)
Herr Seele ?
Subject Matter
humorous
Cowboy Henk
Congratulations Madame It's a son!!!
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Paul

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Pascal Doury (credited)
Pascal Doury (credited)
Pascal Doury (credited)
Typeset
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Scratchboard drawings, one per page.
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Zephyr

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Kramsky (credited); Kim Thompson (credited) (translation); Lilia Amrosi (credited) (translation); Francoise Mouly [as F. M.] (credited) (translation); Art Spiegelman [as a. S.] (credited) (translation)
Lorenzo Mattotti (credited)
Lorenzo Mattotti (credited)
Lorenzo Mattotti (credited)
Susan Moore (credited)
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from ? (copyright Editions Albin Michel S. A.)
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8
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Mauschwitz (Time Flies) : Chapter Eight

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Art Spiegelman
Art Spiegelman
Art Spiegelman
Art Spiegelman
Subject Matter
biography, war
Maus
Title page for Maus story in this issue.
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FlagMaus: A Survivor's Tale #2 published November 1991
as Chapter Two: Auschwitz (Time Flies) [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]as title page, modified to exclude top logo
 
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Synopsis Chapter Seven

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Art Spiegelman (credited)
Art Spiegelman (credited)
Art Spiegelman (credited)
Art Spiegelman (credited)
Subject Matter
biography, war
Maus
Reprinting
FlagRaw #8 published September 1986
was Maus, A Survivor's Tale (Chapter Seven): Mauschwitz [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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26 pages of Chapter Seven reprinted at 9 original pages per reprinted page.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Maus
An epic story told in tiny pictures...
Ad for Maus Volume 1, including photo of cover.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Art Spiegelman (credited)
Art Spiegelman (credited)
Art Spiegelman (credited)
Art Spiegelman (credited)
Subject Matter
biography, war
Maus
Time flies...
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FlagMaus - Vertelling van een overlevende #[1] published January 1987
FlagMaus I & II Historia til ein overlevande #[nn] published January 1993
FlagMaus, vertelling van een overlevende #1 published January 1994
FlagMaus #[nn] published January 1996
FlagThe Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale #[nn] published January 1997
FlagMaus: Relato de un superviviente #[nn] published November 2001
FlagMaus - De volledige editie #[nn] published January 2004
FlagMaus #[nn] published November 2009
FlagDie vollständige Maus #[nn] published January 2010
FlagThe Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale [25th Anniversary Edition] #[nn] published October 2011
FlagMaus #II published ?
FlagMaus: A Survivor's Tale #2 published November 1991
as Maus II Chapter Two: Auschwitz (Time Flies) [Story on Interior Page(s)]as chapter 2
 
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Rough Sea

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Javier Mariscal [as Mariscal] (signed); Deborah Bonner (translation) (credited)
Javier Mariscal [as Mariscal] (signed)
Javier Mariscal [as Mariscal] (signed)
Javier Mariscal [as Mariscal] (signed); R. Sikoryak (credited)
Javier Mariscal [as Mariscal] (signed); R. Sikoryak (credited)
Subject Matter
The Garriris
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8
Includes multiple strips, possibly reprinted from various locations.
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Public Baths

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Baru (credited); Francoise Mouley (translation) (credited); Art Spiegelman (translation) (credited)
Baru (credited)
Baru (credited)
R. Sikoryak (credited)
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from ? [European]
Miscellaneous
4
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A Nightmare Scare

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Basil Wolverton (signed) [as Basil Freakbeak Wolverton]
Basil Wolverton (signed) [as Basil Freakbeak Wolverton]
Basil Wolverton (signed) [as Basil Freakbeak Wolverton]
Basil Wolverton (signed) [as Basil Freakbeak Wolverton]
Subject Matter
humorous
Powerhouse Pepper
Powerhouse Pepper
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FlagBasil Wolverton's Powerhouse Pepper #[nn] published August 1994
as A Nightmare Scare [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Smell on Exterior Street

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ben Katchor (credited)
Ben Katchor (credited)
Ben Katchor (credited)
Ben Katchor (credited)
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Few Are Chosen

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Edward Sorel (signed)
Edward Sorel (signed)
Edward Sorel (signed)
Edward Sorel (signed)
Subject Matter
humorous
John Barrymore; Gary Cooper; John Updike
How some famous people failed at being cartoonists.
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Miscellaneous
1
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Putting the Litter Back into Literature

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Ad for various other Raw books.
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The Single-Minded Pursuit of More

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Georganne Deen (credited)
Georganne Deen (credited) (painting)
Georganne Deen (credited) (painting)
Georganne Deen (credited) (painting)
Typeset
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Miscellaneous
1
Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Charles Burns (credited)
Charles Burns (credited)
Charles Burns ?
Typeset
Subject Matter
Raw will rearrange your head.
Illustration by Charles Burns of various things coming out of a man's head while he sleeps. Also promotional writing about the book.
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Miscellaneous
1
On back cover.

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