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Issue: Arcade the Comics Revue #5
Publication Date: January 1976
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Issues: #5 of 7 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagThe Print Mint Inc
Brand: Print MintView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: The Print Mint Inc.
On Sale Date: 1976
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.50 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 30 (19 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color covers; black and white interiors
Dimensions: Magazine size (8.12" x 10.5" (20.62 cm x 26.67 cm))
Paper Stock:  
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Soon a cleansing!
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Pages: 1
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Welcome to the Weird World of The Monster Times

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Monster Times
Character(s): Mr. Spock; Capt. Kirk
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Ad for "The Monster Times" magazine, Spock and Kirk photo posters, and "Inside Comics" magazine.
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Arcade The Comics Revue

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Art Spiegelman; Bill Griffith; Willy Murphy; Diane Noomin; Spain Rodriguez; Robert Armstrong; Michele Brand; M. K. Brown; Dirk Burhans; Robert Crumb; Kim Deitch; George CiCaprio; Justin Green; Bill Griffith; Rory Hayes; Jim Hoberman; Aline Kominksy-Crumb; Curt McDowell; Michael McMillan; Robert Williams; S. Clay Wilson
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Table of Contents, list of staff and writers and artists, each with a "self-portrait," and the indicia.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Outline
First Line: Arcade Marks One Year of Fine Service..
Synopsis: The stress of publishing
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Illustrated editorial
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Letters
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Letters from D. D. Drakely; Ralph Ginzburg; Bruce Sweeney; Erwin Bergdoll; Steve Fisk; Ann De Geer; Steve Anker; and Richard Levine.

Accompanied by a small Crumb subscription ad for the magazine.
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Crybaby's Blues

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Crybaby Beanhead
Character(s): Crybaby Beanhead; Tireless Sex Brat; Cozmic Clown; Great Black Goddess
Synopsis: The harshness of life
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In Issue: FlagL'Écho des savanes #29 published March 1977
In Content Item: FlagThe Complete Crumb Comics #11 [unnamed variant] published September 1995
as Crybaby's Blues [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe R. Crumb Coffee Table Art Book #[nn] published January 1997
as Crybaby's Blues [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Comedia Dell' Zippy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Zani; Mr. Toad (as Amphibio); Bilko; Henshaw; Rocco; Paparelli; Isabella; Claudio; Griffiani; Bishop; Prince
Synopsis: In Northern Italy in the 16th Century, clowns put on a show, which is broken up by militant priests.
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In Content Item: FlagBill Griffith: Lost and Found - Comics 1969-2003 #[nn] published December 2011
as Commedia dell' Zippy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Griffith's usual cast of characters playing historical roles.
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The Great Ajeeb, Chess Playing Automaton

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, non-fiction
Character(s): Harry Nelson Pillsbury; The Attendant; Sam Gonotsky; Jesse B. Hanson; Bobby Fischer
Synopsis: The history of a fake chess-playing machine.
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In Issue: FlagBeyond the Pale! Krazed Komics and Stories #[nn] published October 1989
In Content Item: FlagKnockabout Comics #10 published January 1985
as The Great Ajeeb, Chess Playing Automaton [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: No. 2 in a series.
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The Corpse Gobblin' Ogre of Columbite Mountain

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Hunchback Ogre; Fisk; Simpson
Synopsis: The Ogre hasn't eaten a good corpse in a while.
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In Issue: FlagThe Best of Comix Book: When Marvel Went Underground #[nn] published January 2013
In Issue: FlagThe Mythology of S. Clay Wilson #1 published June 2014
In Content Item: FlagComix Book #5 published July 1976
as The Corpse Gobblin' Ogre of Columbine Mountain [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Collected Checkered Demon #1 published January 1998
as The Corpse Gobblin Ogre of Columbite Mountain [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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DiDi Glitz & the 3 Bears

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Character(s): Brillo; Burma; Bekins
Synopsis: DiDi enters the bear's unlocked residence and promptly thinks of all the decorations she could add to it.
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In Issue: FlagGlitz-2-Go #[nn] published January 2012
In Content Item: FlagThe Best of Wimmen's Comix #[nn] published January 1979
as Didi Glitz & the 3 Bears [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Parody of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears."
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Anthony and the Temptations

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: fiction
Character(s): St Anthony; Fontaine
Synopsis: St Anthony moves to the big city.
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Excerpted from an unfinished novel. George DiCaprio is the father of actor Leonard DiCaprio. Text with seven illustrations.
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Luminescent Progeny

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Centerspread. Title from Table of Contents.
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Terror from the Grave

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Pooh Rass; Linda
Synopsis: Pooh murders Linda for her inheritance.
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In Content Item: FlagThe New Comics Anthology #[nn] published January 1991
as Terror from the Grave [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWhere Demented Wented: The Art and Comics of Rory Hayes #[nn] published January 2008
as Terror from the Grave [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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A Modern Mystery

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Character(s): Commissioner; Farmers; Clowns; Ronald McDonald; Arnold's Kids
Synopsis: Arnold is superhero Wreckman in his dreams.
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In Content Item: FlagFlamed-out Funnies #2 published November 1976
as A Modern Mystery [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Some Boxes for the Salvation Army

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Shrink; Shorty
Synopsis: Scattershot panels
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In Content Item: FlagBreakdowns Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@?*! #[nn] published October 2008
as Some Boxes for the Salvation Army [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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The Calvin Coolidge Story

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: biography
Feature(s): Space Age Confidential
Character(s): Calvin Coolidge
Synopsis: Snapshots from Coolidge's life.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Five short text articles with seven illustrations.
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Self-Portrait

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Diego; Groucho Marx (single-panel cameo); Manny; Lamont
Synopsis: A woman's improbable biography.
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Pages: 2
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Zen Time

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A zen fable pastiche
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From Issue: FlagApple Pie #2 published May 1975
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Götterdämmerung

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, war
Character(s): Colonel General Gotthard Heinrici; Rudolph Reschke; Adolf Hitler; Colonel Hanselman; Bormann; Josef Stalin; General Zhukov; General Koniev; Eva Braun; Captain Sergei Golbov
Synopsis: The last days of Nazi rule in Berlin.
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In Content Item: FlagMy True Story #[nn] published August 1994
as Götterdämmerung [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Mondo Condo

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: autobiography, biography, humorous
Character(s): Great Grandfather; Bunch's Great Grandmother; Bunch's Grandmother; Joe [Bunch's Grandfather]; Bunch's Parents
Synopsis: Aline Kominsky's family
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In Content Item: FlagLove That Bunch #[nn] published July 1990
as Mondo Condo [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Bughouse Fables (Arcade Archives)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Reprint Notes: from Bughouse Fables daily (King Features Syndicate) 1921.03.12; 1921.03.19; 1921.02.04; 1921.03.03; 1921.03.10; 1921.01.21; 1921.03.17; 1921.01.19; 1921.02.11.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Nine one-panel cartoon gags.
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Looking at the World Thru Rose Colored Glasses

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: The drunk meets the Swedes
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Pages: 0.5
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Trexler the Trilobite

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Trexler the Trilobite
Synopsis: A trilobite lands in the street
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: A parody of Winsor McCay's Little Nemo In Slumberland
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A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Michele Brand [Michele Robinson]; Salesman; Smiling Salesgirl
Synopsis: Dream recollection.
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Pages: 0.5
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Highlights in the Life of Kathi Smith

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Kathleen J. Smith; Doctor; Kathleen's Mom; Katleen's Sisters
Synopsis: The eccentric Kathi Smith
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Subtitled 'A True Story'
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Bode's Cartoon Concert

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Cheech Wizard
Synopsis: Cheech's sales pitch for his new collection.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad in comic form with new material promoting the "Collected Adventures of Cheech Wizard" and "Deadbone."
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The Marijuana Grower's Guide

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Ad for "The Marijuana Grower's Guide" for $4.00 from AND/OR, San Francisco, CA 94199.
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It's a Turn-On!!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kozmic Electric Yo-Yo
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Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Ad for a yo-yo which lights up when it's spun. $2.50 from Kozmic Electric Yo-Yo, Philadelphia, PA 19123.
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The Adventures of Sweet Gwendoline

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Bélier Press
Character(s): Sweet Gwendoline
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Ad for "The Adventures of Sweet Gwendoline" for $13.50 from Bélier Press, New York, NY 10028. Cover is depicted.
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Deceasedland

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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In Content Item: FlagHysteria in Remission: The Comix & Drawings of Robt. Williams #[nn] published September 2002
as Deceasedland [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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