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Issue: The National Lampoon Encyclopedia of Humor #[nn]
Publication Date: January 1973
 
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Publisher: Flag21st Century / Heavy Metal / National Lampoon
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Indicia Publisher: National Lampoon Magazine
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Pages: 156
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Price: $2.50 USD
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Content Items: 76 (20 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Michael O'Donoghue
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Publication Type: Comic Book
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Dimensions: 8.25" x 10.875"
Paper Stock: heavy cover stock; various interior paper stock
Binding: perfect bound
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Fate

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Penciller(s): Berni Wrightson [as Wrightson 73] (signed)
Inker(s): Berni Wrightson [as Wrightson 73] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Fate
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A was an author who went for a walk

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Writer(s): Edward Gorey
Penciller(s): Edward Gorey
Inker(s): Edward Gorey
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Chinese Obelisk Alphabet
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[untitled]

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Writer(s): M. K. Brown (signed)
Penciller(s): M. K. Brown (signed)
Inker(s): M. K. Brown (signed)
Letterer(s): M. K. Brown (signed)
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First Line: And remember, if anyone asks say you are an acorn
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All-Consuming Passion

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Writer(s): B. Kliban (signed)
Penciller(s): B. Kliban (signed)
Inker(s): B. Kliban (signed)
Letterer(s): B. Kliban (signed)
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B was a bore who engaged him in talk

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Writer(s): Edward Gorey
Penciller(s): Edward Gorey
Inker(s): Edward Gorey
Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Chinese Obelisk Alphabet
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Gondolier: Butte, Montana

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Writer(s): B. Kliban (signed)
Penciller(s): B. Kliban (signed)
Inker(s): B. Kliban (signed)
Letterer(s): B. Kliban (signed)
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Plate 1: Birds of Israel

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Writer(s): Rick Meyerowitz
Penciller(s): Rick Meyerowitz
Inker(s): Rick Meyerowitz
Colorist(s): Rick Meyerowitz
Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Eight birds with enormous beaks as parodies of various Jewish stereotypes.
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C was a Canvass encrusted with dirt

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Writer(s): Edward Gorey
Penciller(s): Edward Gorey
Inker(s): Edward Gorey
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Chinese Obelisk Alphabet
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Computer-Printout Comics

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Writer(s): Ed Subitzky [as E. Subitzky] (signed)
Penciller(s): Ed Subitzky [as E. Subitzky] (signed)
Inker(s): Ed Subitzky [as E. Subitzky] (signed)
Letterer(s): Ed Subitzky [as E. Subitzky] (signed)
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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A five-panel strip, with the dialogue supposedly supplied by a computer typed printout.
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Contents

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D was a Dog who appeared to be hurt

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Writer(s): Edward Gorey
Penciller(s): Edward Gorey
Inker(s): Edward Gorey
Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Chinese Obelisk Alphabet
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Other Properties of Women

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Writer(s): B. Kliban (signed)
Penciller(s): B. Kliban (signed)
Inker(s): B. Kliban (signed)
Letterer(s): B. Kliban (signed)
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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Four cartoons with nude women displaying loyalty, simplicity, agility, and playfulness in absurd fashion.
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Passport to Deprivation

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Writer(s): John Glashan
Penciller(s): John Glashan
Inker(s): John Glashan
Colorist(s): John Glashan
Letterer(s): John Glashan
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Synopsis: A man looking for a place to sleep is given an address by a seaman.
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Swamp Sluts

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Writer(s): Brian McConnachie
Penciller(s): Russ Heath
Inker(s): Russ Heath
Colorist(s): ?
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Droll Comics
Synopsis: Strange happenings inside a house are obscured by a number of outside objects, like trucks, owls, snow, etc.
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Deco Desperados

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Writer(s): P. J. O'Rourke
Penciller(s): Alan Kupperburg; Alan Rose; Randy Burman
Inker(s): Alan Kupperburg; Alan Rose; Randy Burman
Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: crime, humorous
Synopsis: A crime story told in Art-Deco style.
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E an Egyptian with things from a tomb

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Writer(s): Edward Gorey
Penciller(s): Edward Gorey
Inker(s): Edward Gorey
Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Chinese Obelisk Alphabet
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The Enclopedia Salesman

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Writer(s): Randall Enos [as Enos] (signed)
Penciller(s): Randall Enos [as Enos] (signed)
Inker(s): Randall Enos [as Enos] (signed)
Letterer(s): Randall Enos [as Enos] (signed)
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Synopsis: An encyclopedia salesman tries to make a sale to an ignorant housewife.
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F was a Fire in a top story room

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Writer(s): Edward Gorey
Penciller(s): Edward Gorey
Inker(s): Edward Gorey
Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Chinese Obelisk Alphabet
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Foldout Comics

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Penciller(s): Ed Subitzky [as E. Subitzky] (signed)
Inker(s): Ed Subitzky [as E. Subitzky] (signed)
Letterer(s): Ed Subitzky [as E. Subitzky] (signed)
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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A two-dimensional look at a comic with folded panels.
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[untitled]

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Penciller(s): M. K. Brown (signed)
Inker(s): M. K. Brown (signed)
Letterer(s): M. K. Brown (signed)
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First Line: I say, would you mind passing the ssss..
Synopsis: A man with a severe stammer can't say "salt."
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Mercury Messenger of God

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Writer(s): M. K. Brown [as Mary Kay Brown]
Penciller(s): M. K. Brown [as Mary Kay Brown]
Inker(s): M. K. Brown [as Mary Kay Brown]
Letterer(s): M. K. Brown [as Mary Kay Brown]
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Genres: humorous, religious
Character(s): Mercury; Ramona (dog); God
Synopsis: Mercury gets a summons to see God, who has assumed the form of a giant princess phone.
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G was the Glove that he dropped without thinking

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Writer(s): Edward Gorey
Penciller(s): Edward Gorey
Inker(s): Edward Gorey
Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Chinese Obelisk Alphabet
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I was talking to the duck!!!

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Writer(s): John Caldwell [as Caldwell] (signed)
Penciller(s): John Caldwell [as Caldwell] (signed)
Inker(s): John Caldwell [as Caldwell] (signed)
Letterer(s): John Caldwell [as Caldwell] (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, religious
Character(s): God; Moses
Synopsis: God jokes with Moses after giving him the Ten Commandments.
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God

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Writer(s): B. Kliban (signed)
Penciller(s): B. Kliban (signed)
Inker(s): B. Kliban (signed)
Letterer(s): B. Kliban (signed)
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Genres: humorous, religious
Character(s): God
Synopsis: God depicted as a housewife creating life from a bottle.
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Glacial Calamity

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Writer(s): Ed Bluestone
Penciller(s): M. K. Brown
Inker(s): M. K. Brown
Letterer(s): M. K. Brown
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Genres: fantasy
Synopsis: A polar bear swims from the South Pole to the North Pole and causes all the polar bears to become magnetized.
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H was a House whose foundations were sinking

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Writer(s): Edward Gorey
Penciller(s): Edward Gorey
Inker(s): Edward Gorey
Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Chinese Obelisk Alphabet
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[untitled]

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Writer(s): Brian McConnachie (signed)
Penciller(s): Brian McConnachie (signed)
Inker(s): Brian McConnachie (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Ok, Schafer, get up here and tell the class what's wrong?
Synopsis: Three men are hanged improperly and a student has to say what's wrong.
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Honk! Honk! Why it's "Wobbles," the Goose!

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Writer(s): B. Kliban (signed)
Penciller(s): B. Kliban (signed)
Inker(s): B. Kliban (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Synopsis: A tiny man dressed as a goose looks up a girl's skirt as she is feeding the other geese.
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I was an Infant that clung to his sleeve

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Writer(s): Edward Gorey
Penciller(s): Edward Gorey
Inker(s): Edward Gorey
Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Chinese Obelisk Alphabet
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Italian, Fluent

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Writer(s): B. Kliban
Penciller(s): B. Kliban
Inker(s): B. Kliban
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Synopsis: A beggar sings in Italian while playing an acordian, while a giant cat peers around the corner.
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J was the Jam he gave it to leave

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Writer(s): Edward Gorey
Penciller(s): Edward Gorey
Inker(s): Edward Gorey
Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Chinese Obelisk Alphabet
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Etiquotte #29 - Addressing a Lady

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Writer(s): B. Kliban
Penciller(s): B. Kliban
Inker(s): B. Kliban
Letterer(s): B. Kliban
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Synopsis: A man writes a mailing address on the stomach of a nude woman.
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K was a Keepsake picked up from the gutter

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Writer(s): Edward Gorey
Penciller(s): Edward Gorey
Inker(s): Edward Gorey
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Chinese Obelisk Alphabet
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[untitled]

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Writer(s): Trina Robbins [as Trina] (signed)
Penciller(s): Trina Robbins [as Trina] (signed)
Inker(s): Trina Robbins [as Trina] (signed)
Letterer(s): Trina Robbins [as Trina] (signed)
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Rosie the Riveter
First Line: They called me Kissless Katy until...
Synopsis: A woman war worker gets a boost when Rosie gives her a pick-me-up--cocaine.
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L was a Lady who peered through a shutter

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Writer(s): Edward Gorey
Penciller(s): Edward Gorey
Inker(s): Edward Gorey
Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Chinese Obelisk Alphabet
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Rodriguez Takes a Look at the Circus

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Writer(s): Charles Rodriguez [as Rodriguez]
Penciller(s): Charles Rodriguez [as Rodriguez]
Inker(s): Charles Rodriguez [as Rodriguez]
Letterer(s): Charles Rodriguez [as Rodriguez]
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Seven strange cartoons about the circus.
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The Lost Lions

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Writer(s): Edward Gorey
Penciller(s): Edward Gorey
Inker(s): Edward Gorey
Letterer(s): typeset
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Character(s): Hamish
Synopsis: A man goes on to an eventful life after he opens the wrong envelope.
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[untitled]

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Writer(s): B. Kliban
Penciller(s): B. Kliban
Inker(s): B. Kliban
Letterer(s): B. Kliban
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First Line: And now here's the news from Radio Free Poland...
Synopsis: A man reading clay tablets and talking into a tin can-telephone.
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M was a Muffin he bought from a tray

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Writer(s): Edward Gorey
Penciller(s): Edward Gorey
Inker(s): Edward Gorey
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Chinese Obelisk Alphabet
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Möbius Strip Comics

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Writer(s): Ed Subitzky [as E. Subitzky] (signed)
Penciller(s): Ed Subitzky [as E. Subitzky] (signed)
Inker(s): Ed Subitzky [as E. Subitzky] (signed)
Letterer(s): Ed Subitzky [as E. Subitzky] (signed)
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Synopsis: A two-dimensional drawing of what a Möbieus Strip with comics would look like.
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Cowgirls at War

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Writer(s): Michael O'Donoghue
Penciller(s): Russ Heath
Inker(s): Russ Heath
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adult, humorous, war
Synopsis: Cowgirls besieged by Nazis engage in bondage during the lulls in the action.
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In Issue: FlagMétal Hurlant #57 bis published January 1980
In Content Item: FlagMétal Hurlant #5 published January 1976
as Cowgirls at War [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Life Cycle of the Hot Dog

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Writer(s): B. Kliban
Penciller(s): B. Kliban
Inker(s): B. Kliban
Letterer(s): B. Kliban
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Hot dogs treated as though they had a life-cycle like salmon.
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Endings

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Writer(s): Stan Mack
Penciller(s): Stan Mack
Inker(s): Stan Mack
Colorist(s): Stan Mack
Letterer(s): Stan Mack
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mule's Diner
Character(s): Sven Smokehouse; Ewart Smokehouse; Ebert Smokehouse
Synopsis: Three generations of the fathers in a family, with the third becoming horribly afraid of breaking wind.
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N was a Notice that caused him dismay

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Writer(s): Edward Gorey
Penciller(s): Edward Gorey
Inker(s): Edward Gorey
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Chinese Obelisk Alphabet
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Nose Porn

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Writer(s): B. Kliban (signed)
Penciller(s): B. Kliban (signed)
Inker(s): B. Kliban (signed)
Letterer(s): B. Kliban (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: adult, humorous
Synopsis: Pornography focusing on noses.
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O was an Opening left in a wall

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Writer(s): Edward Gorey
Penciller(s): Edward Gorey
Inker(s): Edward Gorey
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Chinese Obelisk Alphabet
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The Old Switcheroo

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Synopsis: A drawing that can be viewed right-side up or upside down, each with a non-sequitur word balloon.
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Origami Comics

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Writer(s): Ed Subitzky [as E. Subitzky]
Penciller(s): Ed Subitzky [as E. Subitzky]
Inker(s): Ed Subitzky [as E. Subitzky]
Letterer(s): Ed Subitzky [as E. Subitzky]
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Synopsis: Three panels. In the last the first panel is folded into the shape of a paper airplane.
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P was a Place he did not know at all

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Writer(s): Edward Gorey
Penciller(s): Edward Gorey
Inker(s): Edward Gorey
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Chinese Obelisk Alphabet
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Practical Joke

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Writer(s): John Caldwell [as Caldwell] (signed)
Penciller(s): John Caldwell [as Caldwell] (signed)
Inker(s): John Caldwell [as Caldwell] (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Synopsis: A ribald variation on the "water squirting from a flower" gag.
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Printer's Strike Comics

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Writer(s): Ed Subitzky [as E. Subitzky]
Penciller(s): Ed Subitzky [as E. Subitzky]
Inker(s): Ed Subitzky [as E. Subitzky]
Letterer(s): Ed Subitzky [as E. Subitzky]
Subject Matter
Synopsis: An "farmer's daughter" story that is left unfinished by a printer's (typesetter's) strike.
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Heading for Trouble

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Writer(s): Brian McConnachie
Penciller(s): Francis Hollidge
Inker(s): Francis Hollidge
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Speedy Alka-Seltzer (costume); Poppin' Fresh (costume); Mr. Peanut (costume)
Synopsis: Three men do a variety of unsafe acts while driving.
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Q was the Question he asked of a stranger

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Writer(s): Edward Gorey
Penciller(s): Edward Gorey
Inker(s): Edward Gorey
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Chinese Obelisk Alphabet
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Queer Kliban Cartoons So Listed as to Pad Out the Letter Q

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Writer(s): B. Kliban
Penciller(s): B. Kliban
Inker(s): B. Kliban
Letterer(s): B. Kliban
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Synopsis: Three cartoons: Grandmother eating porcupines; Clare's harness; and heads in the garden.
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R the Reply his life was in danger

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Writer(s): Edward Gorey
Penciller(s): Edward Gorey
Inker(s): Edward Gorey
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Chinese Obelisk Alphabet
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Roo, The Old Switcher-

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Synopsis: A figure that can be viewed right-side up or upside-down, with a circular word balloon containing a non-sequitur sentence.
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Porcupine Joke

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Credits
Writer(s): B. Kliban
Penciller(s): B. Kliban
Inker(s): B. Kliban
Letterer(s): B. Kliban
Subject Matter
Synopsis: A porcupine tells the old "I just flew in from the coast" joke.
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The Adventures of Timmy Taylor in Titland!

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Writer(s): Ed Subitzky [as E. Subitzky]
Penciller(s): Ed Subitzky [as E. Subitzky]
Inker(s): Ed Subitzky [as E. Subitzky]
Letterer(s): Ed Subitzky [as E. Subitzky]
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Timmy dreams he wakes up in a world where all the objects have breasts.
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[untitled]

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Writer(s): Sam Gross [as S. Gross] (signed)
Penciller(s): Sam Gross [as S. Gross] (signed)
Inker(s): Sam Gross [as S. Gross] (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Sure he may be a flasher, but he's also a national hero
Synopsis: A ribald variation on the "Dutch boy and the dike" gag.
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S was the Sun which went under a cloud

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Credits
Writer(s): Edward Gorey
Penciller(s): Edward Gorey
Inker(s): Edward Gorey
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Chinese Obelisk Alphabet
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"Oh, oh! At it again..."

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Writer(s): Rick Meyerwitz (signed)
Penciller(s): Rick Meyerwitz (signed)
Inker(s): Rick Meyerwitz (signed)
Colorist(s): Rick Meyerwitz (signed)
Letterer(s): Rick Meyerwitz (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, political
Character(s): Martha Mitchell; John Mitchell
Synopsis: A parody of Attorney General John Mitchell's wife's late-night phone calls to reporters.
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The Sad Pony

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Writer(s): M. K. Brown (signed)
Penciller(s): M. K. Brown (signed)
Inker(s): M. K. Brown (signed)
Letterer(s): M. K. Brown (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Synopsis: A sad pony overeats until he meets a little boy.
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T was a Thunderclap horribly loud

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Credits
Writer(s): Edward Gorey
Penciller(s): Edward Gorey
Inker(s): Edward Gorey
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Chinese Obelisk Alphabet
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U was the Urn dislodged from the sky

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Credits
Writer(s): Edward Gorey
Penciller(s): Edward Gorey
Inker(s): Edward Gorey
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Chinese Obelisk Alphabet
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Unwholesome Cartoon

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Writer(s): Larry Schoellkopf (signed)
Penciller(s): Larry Schoellkopf (signed)
Inker(s): Larry Schoellkopf (signed)
Subject Matter
Synopsis: A small boy is tied to the stump of a man's leg in place of a peg.
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V was its Victim who cried out "But why?"

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Credits
Writer(s): Edward Gorey
Penciller(s): Edward Gorey
Inker(s): Edward Gorey
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Chinese Obelisk Alphabet
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Midget Vampire, Alton, Illinois

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Writer(s): B. Kliban
Penciller(s): B. Kliban
Inker(s): B. Kliban
Letterer(s): B. Kliban
Subject Matter
Synopsis: A midget vampire bites his victims on the knees.
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W was the Wagon in which his life ended

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Writer(s): Edward Gorey
Penciller(s): Edward Gorey
Inker(s): Edward Gorey
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Chinese Obelisk Alphabet
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Wolves

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Writer(s): B. Kliban (signed)
Penciller(s): B. Kliban (signed)
Inker(s): B. Kliban (signed)
Letterer(s): B. Kliban (signed)
Subject Matter
Synopsis: A shepherd yells "Wolf! Wolf!" even though the wolves are clearly disinterested in his flock.
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Wooden Legs

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Writer(s): John Caldwell [as Caldwell] (signed)
Penciller(s): John Caldwell [as Caldwell] (signed)
Inker(s): John Caldwell [as Caldwell] (signed)
Letterer(s): John Caldwell [as Caldwell] (signed)
Subject Matter
Synopsis: A pirate has four wooden legs, like a table.
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X was the Exequies sparsely attended

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Credits
Writer(s): Edward Gorey
Penciller(s): Edward Gorey
Inker(s): Edward Gorey
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Chinese Obelisk Alphabet
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Y was the Yew beneath which he was laid

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Writer(s): Edward Gorey
Penciller(s): Edward Gorey
Inker(s): Edward Gorey
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Chinese Obelisk Alphabet
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Yet Another Old Switcheroo

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Writer(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?
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Synopsis: A drawing that can be viewed right-side up or upside down, each with a non-sequitur word balloon.
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Z was the Zither he left to the maid

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Writer(s): Edward Gorey
Penciller(s): Edward Gorey
Inker(s): Edward Gorey
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Chinese Obelisk Alphabet
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Lizard Zen

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Writer(s): Vaughn Bodé [as Bodé] (signed)
Penciller(s): Vaughn Bodé [as Bodé] (signed)
Inker(s): Vaughn Bodé [as Bodé] (signed)
Letterer(s): Vaughn Bodé [as Bodé] (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Synopsis: Twenty-six cartoons of lizards doing various things.
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Sexy Drawings

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Frank Frazetta [as Frazetta] (signed)
Inker(s): Frank Frazetta [as Frazetta] (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: A scantily-clad woman uses a knife to fight off a primitive man.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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