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Issue: The New Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Stories: From Crumb to Clowes #[nn]
Publication Date: January 2004
 
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Pages: 416
ISBN: 1588341836
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Price: $39.95 USD
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Content Items: 62 (44 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: Black & white and color
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Paper Stock: Glossy
Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket
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Mal Rosen; Frank; Vladek
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This definitive anthology celebrates the artistry and insight of comic-book art...
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The New Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Stories: From Crumb to Clowes

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Bruce Wayne; Harvey Pekar; Mr. Boats; Betty Brant; Pipo; Sharon Carter
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title and publisher pages; indicia and production credits; dedication page; table of contents. Includes five small drawings by the listed artists.
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Acknowledgments

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No More Yielding but a Dream

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Vladek; Art Spiegelman
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Includes one small drawing by the listed artist
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Part One: The Undergrounds

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Robert Crumb
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I Remember the Sixties

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Subject Matter
autobiography
Robert Crumb; Mom; Dad; Gingerbread Princess; Jesus Freak; Hare Krishna
Crumb looks back on his experiences living in the Sixties.
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FlagWeirdo #4 published February 1982
was I Remember the Sixties [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Death of Fat Freddy

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humorous
Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers
Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers [Freewheelin' Franklin Freek; Phineas T. Phreak; Fat Freddy Freekowtski]; Fat Freddy's Cat; John the Blabtist; Fat Richie
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FlagRip Off Comix #6 published March 1980
was The Death of Fat Freddy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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In the volume used to index this, the first page is printed twice and the final page is missing.
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Karla in Kommieland

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autobiography, humorous
Karla; Karla's Mother; John; Senator Joseph McCarthy; Kim Deitch; Gene Deitch
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FlagRaw #1 published July 1989
was Karla In Kommieland [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Down at the Kitty Kat

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
autobiography
Fred Toote'
Spain Rodriguez; The Vibra Harps [Donald Duck; Timmy Charles; Hargroves; Lester Phipps]
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FlagBlab! #6 published January 1991
was Down at the Kitty Kat [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Sweet Void of Youth

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Binky Brown
Mrs. Gaspar; Mr. Cash [Vern Cash]; Binky Brown; Munzo; Pam; Tony
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FlagSacred and Profane #[nn] published January 1976
was Sweet Void of Youth [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Labor

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Mama; Teresa; Jamie Lea; Mr. Toga; Miss Tyler
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FlagStreet Music #6 published August 1990
was Labor [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Jack the Bellboy and Mr. Boats

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autobiography
American Splendor
Jack; Mr. Boats; Man with Headphones
Mr. Boats tells Jack that people should escape their families and that people don't care about good music.
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FlagAmerican Splendor #3 published January 1978
was Jack the Bellboy and Mr. Boats [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Part Two: Silver Age of Superheroes

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The Strange Death of Captain America

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superhero
Madame Hydra; HYDRA; Bucky [Rick Jones]; Avengers [Vision; Black Panther [T'Challa]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Thor [Dr. Don Blake]]; Nick Fury; Sharon Carter; Jasper Sitwell (cameo); Dum Dum Dugan (cameo); Gabe Jones (cameo); Captain America [Steve Rogers]
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FlagCaptain America #113 published May 1969
was The Strange Death of Captain America [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The final page of the story is printed twice. It is used as a blurry filler page between pgs. 15-16.
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The Hate-Monger!

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Subject Matter
superhero
Fantastic Four
The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Colonel Nick Fury (first post-war appearance, without his trademark eye-patch); The Hate Monger (introduction, death)
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FlagFantastic Four #21 [U.S. Cover Price] published December 1963
was The Hate-Monger! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Enemy Ace

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war
Enemy Ace [Hans von Hammer]
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FlagOur Army at War #151 published February 1965
was Enemy Ace [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Final Chapter!

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superhero
Spider-Man; GUESTS: Aunt May; Curt Connors; Frederick Foswell; J. Jonah Jameson; Betty Brant; VILLAINS: Dr. Octopus' Henchmen; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Uncle Ben; CAMEO: Kraven (Last panel teaser)
Trapped under a pile of rubble in an underwater base that is filling with water, Spidey has to use all of his strength and determination to break himself free as Aunt May's life hangs in the balance. Spidey escapes and takes down Doc Ock's goons so he can deliver a serum that will remove the radiation from his Aunt's system.
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FlagThe Amazing Spider-Man #33 [U.S. Cover Price] published February 1966
was The Final Chapter! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Part Three: A Raw Generation

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Mitzi
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Izzy the Cockroach and the Meaning of Life

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drama
A Life Force
Jacob Shtarkah; Rifka Shtarkah; Izzy the Cockroach
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FlagWill Eisner's Quarterly #1 published January 1983
was Izzy the Cockroach and the Meaning of Life [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Farewell to Charlie Chaplin

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humorous
Svod; Wife; Neighbor
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My Three Swans

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Trixie; Mitzi; Phoebe; Mother [Mrs. Turvy]; Harvey
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FlagYoung Lust #6 published December 1980
was My Three Swans [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Malpractice Suite

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Nervous Rex
Another cerebral deconstruction of the comics page. This time out Spiegelman uses some panels from the Rex Morgan, M.D. Strip.
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FlagArcade the Comics Revue #6 published January 1976
was Nervous Rex, the Malpractice Suite [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Dream of the Pork Rinds Fiend

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Woman; Doc; Nurse; Mr. Patoon
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FlagBuzzbomb #[nn] published December 1987
 
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Robot Love

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science fiction
El Borbah
El Borbah; Mrs. Dimbeau; Mr. Dimbeau; Timmy; Robot Guidance Counselor
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FlagHeavy Metal Magazine v6 #10 published January 1983
was Robot Love [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Jimbo
Jimbo; Smoggo
How can it be taking the ambulances so long to get here!!??
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FlagRaw #6 published May 1984
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Chapter Two: The Honeymoon

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autobiography, biography
Maus, A Survivor's Tale
Art Spiegelman; Vladek; Anja; Miss Stefanska; Father-in-Law; Janina
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FlagMaus: A Survivor's Tale #1 published August 1986
was Chapter Two: The Honeymoon [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Originally serialized in Raw in at least a somewhat different form. This is the final version as published in Maus vol. 1.
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Part Four: Dark Fiction and Deep Fantasy

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Born Again

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superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Bill; Lola; Dave; James Gordon; Joker; Dr. Herbert Willing; Dr. Bartholomew Wolper; Harvey Dent; The Joker; Thomas Wayne; Martha Wayne; Joe Chill; Alfred Pennyworth; Joannie; Silk; Taxi Driver; Michelle; Carrie
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FlagBatman: The Dark Knight #1 published June 1986
was The Dark Knight Returns [Story on Interior Page(s)]25 page excerpt
 
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Watchmaker

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superhero
Dr. Manhattan [Jon Osterman]; Father; Professor Glass; Wally Weaver; Janey Slater; Captain Metropolis; The Silk Spectre [Sally Jupiter]; The Comedian [Edward Blake]; Ozymandias [Adrian Veidt]; John F. Kennedy; Hollis Mason; Laurie; Richard Nixon; Night Owl [Dreiberg]
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FlagWatchmen #4 published December 1986
was Watchmaker [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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A Midsummer Night's Dream [Dream Country Part 3]

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fantasy
Sandman
Morpheus; Richard Burbage; William Shakespeare; Hamnet Shakespeare; Auberon; Lady Titania; Robin Goodfellow
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FlagSandman #19 published September 1990
was [Dream Country, Part 3] A Midsummer Night's Dream [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Part Five: The Contemporary Edge

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Hebron

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Subject Matter
autobiography
Joe Sacco; Tour Guide
Sacco visits the Cave of Machpelah, accompanied by a Palestinian tour guide. The guide is taunted by a small group of settlers.
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FlagPalestine #2 published May 1993
was Hebron [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Locos

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
romantic
Locas
Carlos; Speedy Ortiz; Izzy [Isabel Ortiz Ruebens]; Maggie [Margarita Luisa Chascarrillo]; Hopey [Esperanza Leticia Glass]; Jack Ruebens; Izzy's Mom [Juana Ortiz]; Izzy's Dad
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FlagLove and Rockets #7 [unnamed variant] published July 1984
was Locos [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Pipo

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romantic
Palomar
Pipo
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FlagLove and Rockets #43 published December 1993
was Pipo [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Do-Nothing Decade

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Subject Matter
autobiography
Dori Seda; Lolly; Don; Ted; Dahlia
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FlagRip Off Comix #14 published January 1987
was The Do-Nothing Decade [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Caricature

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
drama
Mal Rosen; Theda; Duke; Jimmy; Nella
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FlagEightball #15 published April 1995
was Caricature [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Near Miss

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Ma; Steven; Ma'am
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FlagRubber Blanket #1 published January 1991
was Near Miss [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Nobody Left at the Café Guerbois

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FlagAfter the Snooter #[nn] published June 2002
was Nobody Left at the Café Guerbois [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Bard Must Die!

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William Shakespeare; Robert Dudley, Lord General Earl of Leicester; Amy; Beth; Mary; Philip Sidney; Henry Herbert; The Chamberlain; King James; Michael; Ben
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FlagBlab! #7 published January 1992
was The Bard Must Die! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Part Six: A Contemporary Feast

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[untitled]

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Jimmy Corrigan
Jimmy Corrigan; Peggy; Jack; Superman
*Eautiful forecast for the Chi-town area with unseasonably warm temperatures
Jimmy Corrigan wakes up, eats breakfast, buys an answering machine, goes to work and eats his lunch. A co-worker asks him for some change. When back at his cubicle, he sees Superman waving at him from the top of a building across the street.
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Jimmy Corrigan
Jimmy Corrigan
A complex two-page diagram that covers Jimmy Corrigan's family tree, his nineteenth century ancestors, his comic book collection, the layout of his house, the history of Chicago as well as the Earth and its relation to the Sun and other planets.
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[untitled]

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Jimmy Corrigan
James Corrigan
If you try to tell people about it today they'll think you're making it up.
An excerpt from a story featuring Jimmy Corrigan's grandfather. James Corrigan and his father are at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. While on top of the largest building in the world his father abandons him.
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Rusty Brown Souvenir Pull-Out Calendar

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Rusty Brown
Rusty Brown; Chalky White
Twelve vignettes from Rusty's life both as a youngster and as a middle-aged loner. The strip is printed sideways.
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I Hate You and I'm Sure of it This Time. Really. I Just Decided. I Thought You'd Like to Know.

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Quimby the Mouse
Quimby the Mouse
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FlagAcme Novelty Library #4 published January 1994
was I Hate You and I'm Sure of It This Time. Really. I Just Decided. I Thought You'd Like to Know. [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

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Building Stories
Every day when I get home from work, or shopping, or anywhere I'm so exhausted
A female amputee lies on her couch after getting back from work. She thinks about her level of fitness, her state of mind and recalls the only lover she ever had.
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from Nest Magazine (?, 1997 series) (? 2003)
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San Francisco

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Lynda Barry; Gladys; Bus Driver; Mom
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Peeker

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Frank
Frank
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FlagJim #5 published May 1995
was Peeker [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Spontaneous Construction

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Earl Ilium; Raphael Foiling; Juliana
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from Metropolis Magazine (Bellerophon Publications, Inc., 1981 series) (October 1998)
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In Praise of the Taxpayer

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from Metropolis Magazine (Bellerophon Publications, Inc., 1981 series) (October 1998)
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2nd Thought Mail

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from Metropolis Magazine (Bellerophon Publications, Inc., 1981 series) (July 1999)
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On the Human Lap

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from Metropolis Magazine (Bellerophon Publications, Inc., 1981 series) (? 1999)
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The Faulty Switch

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from Metropolis Magazine (Bellerophon Publications, Inc., 1981 series) (? 1998)
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A Check-Room Romance

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Marcus Yule; Architect; Wife; Daughter
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from Metropolis Magazine (Bellerophon Publications, Inc., 1981 series) (? 1998)
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For Further Reading

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Notes on The New Smithsonian Books of Comic-Book Artists

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Back dust jacket flap.
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Jimmy Corrigan
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Back of the dust jacket with a promo quote from Will Eisner.

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