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Issue: The Scum Also Rises: An Anthology of Comic Art #[nn]
Publication Date: November 1988
 
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Publisher: FlagFantagraphics
Indicia Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
On Sale Date: 1988
Volume:
Pages: 140
ISBN: 0930193679
UPC/EAN: 978093019367690000
Price: $19.50 CAD
$14.95 USD
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Content Items: 90 (74 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color Covers with mostly Black & White Interior
Dimensions: 11" x 8.5" (27.94 cm x 21.59 cm)
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Binding: Softcover
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Ronald Reagan; Richard Nixon; Pope John Paul II; Adolf Hitler; Fidel Castro; Elvis Presley; Yasser Arafat; Ayatollah Khomeini; Mickey Mouse; Vladimir Lenin
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[untitled]

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A small-size illustration.
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The Scum Also Rises: An Anthology of Comic Art

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
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3
Title and publisher page with a small illustration; Indicia, production and copyright credits page; table of contents page with a small illustration
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Foreword

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
Snappy Sammy Smoot
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1
From 1988. Includes a small illustration.
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Death and Taxes At the Pleasure of the Strange Bedfellows

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Ronnie [Ronald Reagan]; Mommie; Adolfo
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
3
Story created especially for this compilation.
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Snappy Sammy Smoot Visits the Intergalactic World Brain

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Snappy Sammy Smoot
Snappy Sammy Smoot; Filthy Freddie; God; Boss
Reprinting
FlagBijou Funnies #2 published January 1969
was Snappy Sammy Smoot Visits the Intergalactic World Brain [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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4
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Snappy Sammy Smoot On the Road

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Snappy Sammy Smoot
Snappy Sammy Smoot
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from ?
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2
First line of dialogue: "Gripped by wanderlust I seek the thrill of the open road!"
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Snappy Sammy Smoot Joins the Jesus Revolution

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Snappy Sammy Smoot
Snappy Sammy Smoot; Kup; Pat Boone; Ragtime Billy
Reprinting
FlagBijou Funnies #7 published January 1972
was Snappy Sammy Smoot Joins the Jesus Revolution [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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First line of dialogue: "Pardon me sir... but are you prepared to take our lord, Jesus Christ, as your personal savior?"
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Snappy Sammy's Handy Hints No. 1

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Snappy Sammy Smoot
Snappy Sammy Smoot
Reprinting
FlagBijou Funnies #1 published January 1968
 
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1
"Don't wee wee on yer tee vee set."
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Snappy Sammy Smoot Defends Modern Humanity

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Snappy Sammy Smoot
Snappy Sammy Smoot; Ragtime Billy
Reprinting
FlagPrime Cuts #2 published March 1987
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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First line of dialogue: "Smoot! All things considered, modern humanity doesn't amount to a fart in the wind!"
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Aw Heck!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Snappy Sammy Smoot
Snappy Sammy Smoot
Reprinting
FlagComix Book #2 published January 1975
was Aw Heck! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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2
Set to the lyrics of the titular John Prine song.
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Ol' Sam Has a Revelation

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Snappy Sammy Smoot
Snappy Sammy Smoot
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FlagComix Book #1 published October 1974
was Ol' Sam has a Revelation [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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2
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Snappy Sammy Smoot Delivers a Cake

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Snappy Sammy Smoot
Snappy Sammy Smoot; Tiajuana Jack
Reprinting
FlagBijou Funnies #5 [unnamed variant] published January 1970
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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First line of dialogue: "Why goodness me!... If it isn't Tiajuana Jack, my old friend!"
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Hef's Pad

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Joey Tissue
Mr. Natural; Hugh Hefner [Joey Tissue]; Nard; Pat; Snappy Sammy Smoot; Ragtime Billy; Peter Max
Reprinting
FlagBijou Funnies #6 published January 1971
was Hef's Pad [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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1
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Sex & Death

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Snappy Sammy Smoot
Snappy Sammy Smoot; Dorothy; Rita; Doris; Linda Lou
Reprinting
FlagSnappy Sammy Smoot #[nn] published January 1979
was Sex & Death [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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1
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Snappy Sammy Smoot's Revenge

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Snappy Sammy Smoot
Snappy Sammy Smoot; Cisco Smoot; Fido
Reprinting
from National Lampoon Magazine (1975)
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1
First line of dialogue: "Th' doorbell... Must be cousin Cisco... I've been expecting him..."
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Snappy Sammy Smoot Battles to the Death With the Irrational Shithead

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Snappy Sammy Smoot
Snappy Sammy Smoot; J. Edgar Harrihan; Irrational Shithead
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FlagComix Book #1 published October 1974
was Super Sammy Smoot Battles to the Death with the Irrational Shithead [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Snappy Sammy Smoot Visits His Alma Mater

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Snappy Sammy Smoot
Snappy Sammy Smoot; Officer; Homecoming Queen
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FlagBijou Funnies #1 published January 1968
 
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3
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Snappy Sammy Smoot & Pigfarmer McSwill

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Snappy Sammy Smoot
Snappy Sammy Smoot; Pigfarmer McSwill; Rover
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First line of dialogue: "Eek! I see by the morning mail that my country cousin, Pigfarmer McSwill is coming to visit!"
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Halsted Street
Snappy Sammy Smoot
I hope you're prepared for a wait, young man!
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from ?
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Halsted Street
Snappy Sammy Smoot; Gracious Lady; Baby Marmaduke
Ah! The thrills of public transit!
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Halsted Street
Snappy Sammy Smoot; Ragtime Billy
Snappy Sammy Smoot checks out the latest in prurient periodicals...
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from ?
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Snappy Sammy Smoot Meets a Fan

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Snappy Sammy Smoot
Snappy Sammy Smoot
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from ?
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1
First lines of dialogue: "Hey man! Don't I know you? Yeah! In th' comic books! Right?"
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The Voice of Doom

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Ragtime Billy
Ragtime Billy; Flibber McGee; Montezuma Charlie; Youthful Anarchist; Sexploitation Filmmaker; Grip
Reprinting
FlagBijou Funnies #5 [unnamed variant] published January 1970
was The Voice of Doom [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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8
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Skip Williamson's Psychedelic Comix
The End of the World Is At Hand
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FlagBijou Funnies #1 published January 1968
 
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1
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Flippy Skippy Presents the Thrilling Adventures of Bozo Rebebo

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Bozo Rebebo
Bozo Rebebo
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FlagApple Pie #1 published March 1975
was Flippy Skippy Presents the Thrilling Adventures of Bozo Rebebo [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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3
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Film Fun

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Reprinting
FlagBijou Funnies #7 published January 1972
was Film Fun [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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1
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Tru-Life Cartoons

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Vagabond; Pop
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FlagComix Book #2 published January 1975
was Tru-Life Cartoons [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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1
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On the Job: A New Dawn In the Jungle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
On the Job
Coswell; Reggie; Martha; Coswell's Child; Nadine
Reprinting
FlagComix Book #5 published July 1976
was A New Dawn in the Jungle [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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On the Job: True Stories of Workaday Drama

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
On the Job
J.B.; Jankowski; Sparky; Dwayne; Sybil; The Publisher
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FlagComix Book #3 published March 1975
was On the Job [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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4
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Elephant Doody

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
George; Lester; Sam; Rudy
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FlagBijou Funnies #3 published January 1969
was Elephant Doody [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Slice of Life Comics & Stories I

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Subject Matter
humorous
Slice of Life Comics & Stories
Imogene Bumstead; Ernesto; Ernestina; Junior
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First line of dialogue: "I've had it with you, Ernesto!"
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Those Loveable Weird-os

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Skip Williamson's Psychedelic Comix, Inc.
Sam; Larry; Ringo
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FlagBijou Funnies #2 published January 1969
was Those Loveable Weird-os [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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1
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Melvin Natural!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Melvin Natural; Funky Feet; Melvin's Dad
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FlagBijou Funnies #8 [unnamed variant] published January 1973
was Melvin Natural [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Thrilling Adventures of Bozo Rebebo - He's Nobody's Fool!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Bozo Rebebo
Famous Pigfarmer; Bozo Rebebo
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FlagBijou Funnies #6 published January 1971
was The Thrilling Adventures of Bozo Rebebo - He's Nobody's Fool! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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1
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Domestic Intrigue

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Fritz; Junior; Fritz's Wife
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FlagSnappy Sammy Smoot #[nn] published January 1979
was Domestic Intrigue [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Dick Disgusting's New-Wave Nature Notes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Dick Disgusting
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FlagSnarf #10 published February 1987
was Dick Disgusting's New-Wave Nature Notes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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In the Doghouse

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Ethel; Bowser; Boss; Hildegarde
Reprinting
 
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2
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Just Like a Man

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Reprinting
FlagSnappy Sammy Smoot #[nn] published January 1979
was Just Like a Man [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
 
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1
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Slice of Life II

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Cosmo; Estelle
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from ?
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1
Inked in rough unfinished sketch form. First line of dialogue: "Well... wadda ya think, Estelle?"
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Personal Turmoil

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Projunior
Projunior; Binky; Snappy Sammy Smoot
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FlagProJunior #1 published October 1971
 
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2
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The Whiz Kidz

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Tom; Estelle; Coach; Malvene
Reprinting
FlagBijou Funnies #7 published January 1972
was The Whiz Kidz [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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2
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Higher Education

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Elvin; Elmo; Dean; Professor
Reprinting
FlagComix Book #5 published July 1976
was Higher Education [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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1
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Bob Dylan

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
Bob Dylan
Reprinting
from Increscent (1966)
Miscellaneous
1
The caption included with it begins: "Right now I'd like to do an original composition which deals with the basic existentialistic thought and parallels...."
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The Thrilling Adventures of... Bozo Rebebo

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Bozo Rebebo
Bozo Rebebo; Bebo Rebono; Bohunk Redondo; Judge
Reprinting
FlagBijou Funnies #7 published January 1972
was The Thrilling Adventures of... Bozo Rebebo [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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1
First lines of dialogue: "Order in th' court! Order in th' court!!!"
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Mississippi PH-4789

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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from ?
Miscellaneous
1
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Class War Comix I

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Richard Nixon; Spiro Agnew; Martha; Amphetamine Arnie
Reprinting
FlagBijou Funnies #5 [unnamed variant] published January 1970
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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First line in the story: "Th' highest office in th' land ain't no picnic... even now th' incumbent's advisors are informing him of a new top priority crisis..."
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Chicago Seven Sketches

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Julius J. Hoffman; William Kunstler; Jerry Rubin; Bobby Seale; Tom Foran; Lee Weiner; Federal Marshall Preston; Tom Hayden; Abbie Hoffman; Leonard Weinglass
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"These drawings were executed in Judge Julius Hoffman's courtroom in 1969 during the conspiracy trial of the Chicago Seven."
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Yippie Night at Second City

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Originally a poster for a Second City fundraiser for the Chicago Eight (1969).
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Class War Comix II

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Julius Orangeblossum; Agent; Richard Nixon; Spiro Agnew; Herman; Mildred; Ferdinand
Reprinting
from We Are Everywhere (Jerry Rubin book)
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0.8
First line of the story: "Class War Comix: During the 1968 Autocratic Convention youths from all over the land collectively conspired to commit life and freedom..."
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Skip Williamson's Psychedelic Comix II

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Skip Williamson's Psychedelic Comix
Hippie
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from We Are Everywhere ?
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0.2
First line of dialogue: "Lordy! A hippie!"
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Class War Comix III

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
The Governor; Police Chief
Reprinting
FlagBijou Funnies #3 published January 1969
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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First line of dialogue: "Eat leaden death imperialistic reactionary business administration majors!!"
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Covers for Underground Press Publications During the Late '60s and Early '70s

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
Snappy Sammy Smoot
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Miscellaneous
1
Five small-size cover reprints of The Chicago Seed vol. 5 #7, vol 6 #11, vol. 6 #7 and Bijou Funnies #2 and #5
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A Series of Acrylic Paintings Executed Between 1976 & 1988

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
Hattie; Molly; Christie Hefner; Hugh Hefner; Slim Whitman
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from ?
Miscellaneous
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Twenty-three paintings. The titles are "Lost Angeles," "Hattie & Molly," "The Masses / Intellectuals," "The Udder Degenerates," "TV Dinner," "Cartune," "Cafe Society," "Ben Ochio," "Aliens Must Register," "Perquisites," "Mr. Ed," "The Skokie Swift," "Christie & Hugh Hefner," "Slim Whitman & His Fame," "All-American Hot Dog," "Not the Beatles," "Business Mouse," "The Rolling Stones Meet Heinrich Kley," "Meltdown," "Computer Camp," "Invest," "Mixed Metaphors" (a Gahan Wilson send-up) and "Nixon From Mars"
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Nu-Wave Romance With Nell 'n' Void
Nell; Void
Observe our modern condition, Nell!
Reprinting
FlagPlayboy v29 #5 published May 1982
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Nu-Wave Romance With Nell 'n' Void
Nell; Void
Tell me, Nell, how does your clinic differ from the normal medical establishment?
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Nu-Wave Romance With Nell 'n' Void
Nell; Void; Beta Max
Very nice of you to interrupt your video obsession in order to invite us to dinner, Beta Max.
Reprinting
 
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Nu-Wave Romance With Nell 'n' Void
Nell; Void
I hope you're proud of yourself, Void!
Reprinting
 
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Nu-Wave Romance With Nell 'n' Void
Nell; Void
That's some pair of hooters y'got there, lady!
Reprinting
 
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Nu-Wave Romance With Nell 'n' Void
Nell; Void
I'm glad I moved in with you, Nell.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Nu-Wave Romance With Nell 'n' Void
Nell; Void
Void! Just because you and I represent the paradigm of modern neurotic lifestyle...
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[untitled]

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Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Area Code 666
There's nothing more rousing than a parade!
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from ?
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
The Thrilling Adventures of Bozo Rebebo
Bozo Rebebo; Toots
Say, toots!... What's a snooty broad like yerself doin' in a comic strip like this?
Reprinting
from ?
Miscellaneous
1
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Tuna Fart Funnies

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Jeezuz
Reprinting
FlagBijou Funnies #2 published January 1969
was Tuna Fart Funnies [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
0.85
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Police State Antics

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.15
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Gag Cartoons

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Reprinting
from ?
Miscellaneous
3
Ten cartoons, two of them untitled. Some of these are likely from Williamson's sketchbooks, and some have possibly been published in magazines like Playboy.

The titles or first line of dialogue are: "Seven Mouths to Feed," "Blow it out your pooh-pooh hole," "Frankly, man, it sounds a little like you're trying too hard to reconcile yourself to the states values and the implicit contradictions...," "Smuggling arms into Cuba again, eh, Rodrigues?," "I'm telling you, Christopher, ze world is flat!!;" "I believe I ordered a highball...;" "Normally we vampires suck our victim's throat... however, ..."
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Hef's 119th Daydream

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Hugh Hefner
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
A preliminary unfinished inked strip.
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Gag Cartoons

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Rudy "Tab" Topp; Rudy's Mom; Snappy Sammy Smoot; Ragtime Billy; Mr. Feeny; Nurse Fleshbottom; Drugstore Romeo; Doc; Clairissa; Richard Nixon; Ronald Reagan; Ringo Starr; John Belushi; Martha; Cyril; Darling Baby Snookums
Reprinting
from ?
Miscellaneous
16
Eighteen gag cartoons and twenty illustrations. Like the sequence before last, many are likely from Williamson's sketchbooks, and at least some were likely published.

The titled ones are: "16 year old Rudy "Tab" Topp of Quincy, Illinois takes a firm grasp of his destiny and bravely confronts his parents;" "Thunderbolt, Lightning & Death Advertising Services, Inc.;" "It's been said that "men go to war because the women are watching!;" "Smoot! ... If there's anything I hate it's somethin' I don't like!!;" "I'd like to report an obscene house call!;" "Oh good afternoon, Mr. Feeny...;" "You realize, of course that this means interplanetary conflict.;" "Egg's McMuffin;" "Under the cover of darkness, the drugstore Romeo plies his trade...;" "Area Code 666 - Watch for Falling Angels;" "Need Help?;" "Clairissa, darling... the most marvelous opportunity... I've landed a job as a patronage clerk in the first ward aldermanic.;" "A Puerto Rican dressed as Oscar Wilde...;" "Eat your tater tots!;" "Richard Nixon" (as a zoo monkey); "Ronald Reagan;" "Ringo Star;" "John Belushi;" "Guard your nuts, Mr. & Mrs. America... as we nostalgically venture back to... 1968;" "Get Your Shit Together;" "Mommy has a Lou Reed lollipop for darling Baby Snookums..."
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Down on the Farm - Homespun Euphoria & Agricultural Hi-Jinx

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Pigfarmer McSwill; Ruby Sue; Elbert; Ham Hock
Reprinting
 
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1
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Skip Williamson's Tomorrow's Venery Today!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
A preliminary rough version of a story that appeared in Playboy Magazine (August 1981). The dialogue is the same, but the artwork is somewhat different from the finished version that saw print.
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
humorous
Neon Vincent's Massage Parlor
Neon Vincent; Toots; Gentleman of the Arts; Vaness "The Vice" Genteel
I've always wanted a job where I could work with my hands!
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from ?
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1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Neon Vincent's Massage Parlor
Neon Vincent; Melissa
Welcome to Neon Vincent's massage parlor!... ...Our lovelies are eager to satisfy!
Reprinting
 
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1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Neon Vincent's Massage Parlor
Neon Vincent
Thursday is Neon Vincent's birthday!
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
humorous
Neon Vincent's Massage Parlor
Neon Vincent; Monique Du L'Abattoir
Listen, Vinny. The wages of sin are not what they used to be!
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Neon Vincent's Massage Parlor
Neon Vincent; The Cyclopean Crippler; Spunky, the Boy Wonder
Why, it's the Cyclopean Crippler and Spunky, the Boy Wonder!
Reprinting
 
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1
A preliminary rough version. Previously unpublished?
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Neon Vincent's Massage Parlor
Neon Vincent; The Envoy of Evangelical Retribution; Bernice
Is this that iniquitous place where a man might imbibe the nectar of forbidden fruit?!
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Neon Vincent's Massage Parlor
Neon Vincent; Law Enforcement Officer
Y'know, Neon Vincent, it must be great to own your own business such as this place.
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Neon Vincent's Massage Parlor
Neon Vincent; Visitor from the Stars; Bernice
Take me to your kneader.
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Neon Vincent's Massage Parlor
Neon Vincent; Naomi Fleet
You folks cater to aqua enthusiasts?
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Neon Vincent's Massage Parlor
Neon Vincent; Necropolis Keester
Necropolis Keester, you scruffy old rake... how can we be of service today?!
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Neon Vincent's Massage Parlor
Neon Vincent
In the words of the philosopher, my dear... ..."a hard man is good to find!"
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Neon Vincent's Massage Parlor

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Neon Vincent's Massage Parlor
Neon Vincent
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A wordless story.
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Halsted Street
Larry the Lunchbox; "Junebug" Wyzinski
It is the last few seconds in the life of Larry the Lunchbox... years of abuse, of too much Prestone...
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FlagComix Book #1 published October 1974
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Halsted Street
Bosco Spoonbread
Sheila is out with the girls and teevee is a bore so Bosco Spoonbread seeks liquid solace at the Blue Moon Bar & Grill.
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Sidetracks was a short-lived "underground-style" insert included in the Chicago Daily News.
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Halsted Street
Bosco Spoonbread; Johnny Walker Red; Barkeep
His revolutionary vision dimmed by the bottle, Johnny Walker Red homes in on the liquid ambiance...
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Halsted Street
Bosco Spoonbread; Johnny Walker Red
Well... the crosstown is a reality... ...and even though the late major wields only celestial clout...
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Halsted Street
Bosco Spoonbread; Sheila
So! You think the media biz is just one three-hour lunch after another? Just one double Jack Daniels...
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Halsted Street
Wafting to the strains of Van Dyke and the Diesel Dogs, the paramours of Chicago punkdom...
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The Silent Majority

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Stanilaus; Boss
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FlagStoned-Out Funnies #1 published January 1972
 
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First line of dialogue: "Good grief, Stanislaus... it's the all-encompassing silent majority on our trail again!"
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Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Skip Williamson (photo)
Shortly after Harry S. Truman blasted us into the nuclear age my grandmother took to calling me "Skippy"...
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