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Issue: Drawn & Quarterly #4
Publication Date: March 1991
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Issues: #4 of 10 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDrawn & Quarterly
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Indicia Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly Publications
On Sale Date: 1991
Volume: 1
Pages: 44
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: 06282570905604
Price: $4.25 CAD
$3.75 USD
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Content Items: 28 (23 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: colour cover; mostly black and white interior
Dimensions: 8.25" x 10.75" (21 cm x 27.3 cm)
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Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Featuring Joe Matt!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: biography
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Pages: 1
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This Is My Home [This Is My House]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Synopsis: A man describes the house he died in.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Title is "Home" on the story but "House" in the table of contents. Story is on inside front and inside back covers.
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Contents

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Indicia and table of contents.
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Pages: 0.5
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Joe Matt

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: biography
Synopsis: Picture of Joe Matt reading a book and sweating.
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Pages: 0.5
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Homoman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Character(s): Homoman; Miasma; Ed
Synopsis: Parody of Superman's origin as if Superman was gay.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Best of Drawn & Quarterly #[nn] published December 1993
as Homoman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagVellevision #[nn] published December 1997
as Homoman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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Why?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: biography
Character(s): Seth; Gary Evans
Synopsis: Seth recounts a childhood story where he was cruel to a mentally ill neighbour.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Best of Drawn & Quarterly #[nn] published December 1993
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Pages: 2
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Fly in Your Eye!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A fly bothers a man in a hat.
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Pages: 1
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How to Avoid the Creepy Guy Syndrome

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A woman relates things that men say that really bug her.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Best of Drawn & Quarterly #[nn] published December 1993
as How To Avoid The Creepy Guy Syndrome [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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A Newlywed's Heartache

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Character(s): Bill; Woman
Synopsis: A woman learns that her husband paints people's pictures before he kills them.
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In Content Item: FlagBlack Cat Crossing #[nn] published October 1993
as A Newlywed's Heartache [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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'B' Movie

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Character(s): Anne; Young Man; Young Man's Parents
Synopsis: A young man and a young woman explore the trailer park where they both live.
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In Content Item: FlagWay Out Strips #1 published May 1992
as 'B' Movie [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7
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From the Wires of the Associated Press ... To the Pages of Your Local Newspaper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Character(s): Charles Boyer; Gregory Taylor
Synopsis: Recap of a news story where someone saying "there's a bum in the bathroom" was mis-heard as "there's a bomb in the bathroom".
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Black Cherry

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: biography
Character(s): Rachel; Black Cherry Man; Barbara; Unsuspecting Customer; Susan; Jack Stingman
Synopsis: Michael works in an ice-cream parlor where every day a man comes in and orders black cherry ice cream.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Best of Drawn & Quarterly #[nn] published December 1993
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Whatever You Do... Don't Talk To Strangers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Unnamed Young Boy
Synopsis: A young boy ignores everyone who talks to him, which turns out for the best.
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At Night, Coming Home....

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: biography
Character(s): Charlie (her cat)
Synopsis: Julie comes home to find her apartment booby-trapped with guillotines.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Best of Drawn & Quarterly #[nn] published December 1993
as At Night, Coming Home... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMy Most Secret Desire #[nn] published April 2006
as At Night, Coming Home... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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We Hold These Truths to be Self Evident

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Thomas Jefferson (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, informational, non-fiction
Synopsis: The text of the Declaration of Independence set to pictures of homelessness and pollution.
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Pages: 1
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Undercover Executive

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Paddy Booshwah
Character(s): George Bush [as Paddy Booshwah]
Synopsis: A brief (fake) history of George Bush.
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In Issue: FlagFoolbert Funnies: Histories and Other Fictions #[nn] published January 2015
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Continued from issue #3.
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"Alicia" Feb. 15th, 1990

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: biography
Character(s): Alicia; Sean; Laura #2
Synopsis: Joe falls in love with Alicia and then finds out she prefers girls.
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In Issue: FlagPeepshow: The Cartoon Diary of Joe Matt #[nn] [unnamed variant] published ?
In Issue: FlagPeepshow: The Cartoon Diary of Joe Matt #[nn] published ?
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Pages: 1
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High School Daze Mar. 24th, 1990

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: biography
Character(s): Horny Toad; Father; The Popular Crowd; The Geeks; The Hoodlums
Synopsis: Joe recounts sort-of becoming one of the popular kids in high school by drawing.
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In Issue: FlagPeepshow: The Cartoon Diary of Joe Matt #[nn] [unnamed variant] published ?
In Issue: FlagPeepshow: The Cartoon Diary of Joe Matt #[nn] published ?
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Pages: 1
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Sept. 14, 1989 Hell to Pay

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: biography
Character(s): Kev/Kevin
Synopsis: Joe and Trish split up over Joe's porn habit.
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In Issue: FlagPeepshow: The Cartoon Diary of Joe Matt #[nn] published ?
In Issue: FlagPeepshow: The Cartoon Diary of Joe Matt #[nn] [unnamed variant] published ?
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Pages: 1
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My Darkest Secret

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: biography
Character(s): Joe's Mom; Joe's 8-Year-Old Brother; Prostitute
Synopsis: Joe goes to New York City and has an encounter with a prostitute in a porn theatre.
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In Issue: FlagPeepshow: The Cartoon Diary of Joe Matt #[nn] published ?
In Issue: FlagPeepshow: The Cartoon Diary of Joe Matt #[nn] [unnamed variant] published ?
In Content Item: FlagThe Best of Drawn & Quarterly #[nn] published December 1993
as My Darkest Secret [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Reprint in Best of Drawn & Quarterly has a colouring credit, but this printing is in black and white.
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Oct. 25th, 1989

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: biography
Synopsis: Joe thinks about his life with Trish and they decide to move in together.
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In Issue: FlagPeepshow: The Cartoon Diary of Joe Matt #[nn] [unnamed variant] published ?
In Issue: FlagPeepshow: The Cartoon Diary of Joe Matt #[nn] published ?
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Pages: 1
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Mutual Admiration Society Episode One

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A cartoonist's friends bug him to draw them into his strip.
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Disclose Notes: Biography page notes that this is the first strip that Sebastian Hassinger drew. Lettering appears to be pencilled by Sebastian Hassinger and inked by BEM.
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'Ring'

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): Crazey Ole' Hound
Character(s): Crazey Ole' Hound
Synopsis: A dog waits for a phone to ring.
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Pages: 2
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Do I Look Like I Work Here?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: autobiography, biography, humorous
Character(s): The Boss
Synopsis: Mary gets bugged everywhere she goes by people who thinks she works in the shops.
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In Content Item: FlagLife of the Party: The Complete Autobiographical Collection #[nn] published December 1996
as Do I Look Like I Work Here? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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Back Issues

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Short biographies of all the contributors, with an ad for the back issues and small illustrations by Luc Giard along the side.
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Pages: 1
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Dirty Plotte

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Ad for Dirty Plotte #2, with a full cover reproduction.
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Pages: 1
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Color My Day

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: biography
Character(s): Carol Tyler
Synopsis: Carol goes through a day and notices colours.
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In Issue: FlagLate Bloomer #[nn] published August 2005
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Pages: 1
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The Boob May 27th, 1989

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: biography
Character(s): The Boob (cat); Maldwyn
Synopsis: Joe talks about Bernie's friend Maldwyn's cat, named The Boob.
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In Issue: FlagPeepshow: The Cartoon Diary of Joe Matt #[nn] [unnamed variant] published ?
In Issue: FlagPeepshow: The Cartoon Diary of Joe Matt #[nn] published ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the back cover of the magazine.

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