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Issue: Rock Toons #[nn]
Publication Date: January 1986
 
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Publisher: FlagCrown Publishers
Brand: Harmony Books
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Volume: none
Pages: 108
ISBN: 0517563258
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Price: $7.95 USD
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Content Items: 21 (13 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Originally published in French as "Histoire du Rock" by Editions Francis Van de Velde, Paris.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: 8 1/4" x 11 1/4"
Paper Stock: stiff cover
Binding: squarebound; trade paperback
Publishing Format: one-shot
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A Cartoon History of the First 30 Years of Rock 'n' Roll

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Serge Dutfoy
Serge Dutfoy
Sophie Bernes
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, biography, informational
Cat
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Miscellaneous
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Inside front cover.
Rock Toons

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Credits
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Serge Dutfoy
Serge Dutfoy
Sophie Bernes
typeset
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Miscellaneous
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Credits page with illustration. Credit for "Rockology" (research?) to Domique Farran.
indicia

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Credits
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Copyright and printing information.
The Editorial Team of Cat Rock News

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Michael Sadler (English translation)
Serge Dutfoy
Serge Dutfoy
Sophie Bernes
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Cat; Cookie; Andre; Raymond; Mr. Bird
Introduction of members of Cat Rock News team.
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The Beginnings of Rock

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Michael Sadler (English translation)
Serge Dutfoy
Serge Dutfoy
Sophie Bernes
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, biography, informational
Cat; Cookie; Andre; Raymond; Mr. Bird; Bill Haley and the Comets; Fats Domino; Little Richard; Carl Perkins; Elvis Presley; Jerry Lee Lewis; Everly Brothers; Gene Vincent; Eddie Cochran; Buddy Holly; Chuck Berry; Bo Diddley; Sam Cooke; Ray Charles; Alan Freed
Rock and Roll in the 1950s.
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Also cameos by The Ink Spots; The Platters; The Coasters; The Drifters; Martha and the Vandellas; The Marvelettes; Phil Spector; Clark Kent; Doris Day; Frank Sinatra; Bing Crosby; Dean Martin.
Teen Idols

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Michael Sadler (English translation)
Serge Dutfoy
Serge Dutfoy
Sophie Bernes
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, biography, informational
Cat; Cookie; Andre; Raymond; Mr. Bird; Alan Freed; Dick Clark
Rise and fall of the manufactured teen idols and the payola scandal.
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Miscellaneous
4
Cameos by: Frankie Avalon; Bobby Vinton; Paul Anka; Pat Boone; Leslie Gore; Ricky Nelson; Brenda Lee; Fabian; Tommy Sands; Curtis Lee; Bobby Darrin; Fidel Castro;
The Rise and Fall of Elvis the King

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Michael Sadler (English translation)
Serge Dutfoy
Serge Dutfoy
Sophie Bernes
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, biography, informational
Cat; Cookie; Andre; Raymond; Mr. Bird; Elvis Presley; Colonel Parker; Sam Phillips; Richard Nixon (cameo); Frank Sinatra (cameo); Chubby Checker
An overview of the muscial career of Elvis Presley plus a look at the dance crazes of the early 1960s.
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Miscellaneous
8
Beatles & Cie

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Michael Sadler (English translation)
Serge Dutfoy
Serge Dutfoy
Sophie Bernes
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, biography, informational
Cat; Cookie; Andre; Raymond; Mr. Bird; John Lennon; Paul McCarthy; George Harrison; Ringo Starr;
Early English rock and the rise of the Beatles.
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Miscellaneous
8
Cameos by Lonnie Donegan; Tommy Steele; Terry Dene; Billy Fury; Marty Wilde; Laurie London; Adam Faith; Hank Marvin; Cliff Richard; Brian Epstein; George Martin; Maharisi Mahis Yogi; Yoko Ono; Linda McCarthy; Stan Laurel; Marlene Dietrich; Albert Einstein
Black Sound Part One

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Michael Sadler (English translation)
Serge Dutfoy
Serge Dutfoy
Sophie Bernes
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, biography, informational
Cat; Cookie; Andre; Raymond; Mr. Bird; Aretha Franklin; Wilson Pickett; Smokey Robinson; Otis Redding; James Brown
Early 1960s black singers.
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Miscellaneous
4
Cameos by Ray Charles; Sam Cooke; Maxine Brown; Solomon Burke; Percy Sledge; Booker T. Jones; Arthur Conley; Marvin Gaye; Joe Tex;
The Stones Generation

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Michael Sadler (English translation)
Serge Dutfoy
Serge Dutfoy
Sophie Bernes
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, biography, informational
Cat; Cookie; Andre; Raymond; Mr. Bird; Mick Jagger; Keith Richard; Brian Jones; Bill Wyman; Charlie Watts; Mick Taylor;
The early years of Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones and a quick look at the British Invasion of the mid-1960s.
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Miscellaneous
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Cameos by Alexis Korner; Jack Bruce; Robert Plant; Mary Quant; Andy Warhol; Johnny Rotten; Gerry and the Pacemakers; Herman's Hermits; Dave Clark Five; The Searchers; The Animals; Manfred Mann; The Moody Blues; Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas; Brian Poole and the Tremeloes; The Troggs; Petula Clark; Marianne Faithfull; Cilla Black; Lulu.
America is Beautiful

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Michael Sadler (English translation)
Serge Dutfoy
Serge Dutfoy
Sophie Bernes
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, biography, informational
Cat; Cookie; Andre; Raymond; Mr. Bird; Bob Dylan (Robert Zimmerman); Paul Simon; Art Garfunkel
American in the early 1960s. Surf and Folk music evolve into Folk Rock. A look at Bob Dyland and Simon and Garfunkel.
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Cameos by Nikita Kruschev; the Beach Boys; Pete Seeger; Tom Paxton; Leonard Cohen; Joan Baez; Judy Collins; Donovan; Peter, Paul, and Mary; Woody Guthrie; Mamas and Papas; The Byrds; Lovin' Spoonful; Sonny and Cher; The Monkees; The Turtles;
Black Sound Part Two

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Michael Sadler (English translation)
Serge Dutfoy
Serge Dutfoy
Sophie Bernes
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, biography, informational
Cat; Cookie; Andre; Raymond; Mr. Bird; Stevie Wonder; Ray Charles;
Black music in the mid-1960s to the 1970s.
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Miscellaneous
4
Cameos by The Supremes; Gladys Knight and Pips; Jackson Five; Isaac Hayes; Marvin Gaye; Curtis Mayfield; Ike Turner; Tina Turner;
Supergroups & Guitar Heroes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Michael Sadler (English translation)
Serge Dutfoy
Serge Dutfoy
Sophie Bernes
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, biography, informational
Cat; Cookie; Andre; Raymond; Mr. Bird; Jimi Hendrix
The evolution of the electric guitar.
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Miscellaneous
4
Cameos by John Mayall; Georgie Fame; Free; Stevie Winwood; Joe Cocker; The Who; The Kinks; Procol Harum; Charlie Christian; Leo Fender; Peter Green; Steve Marriott; Jimmy Page; Jeff Beck; Keith Richard; Pete Townsend; Alvin Lee; Eric Clapton; Jack Bruce; Ginger Baker;
Rock Trips

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Michael Sadler (English translation)
Serge Dutfoy
Serge Dutfoy
Sophie Bernes
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, biography, informational
Cat; Cookie; Andre; Raymond; Mr. Bird;
Quick overview of the 1960s American counter-culture, drawn in the style of Robert Crumb's underground comix.
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Cameos by Timothy Leary; Jefferson Airplane; Grateful Dead; Janis Joplin; Jim Morrison. Two of the three pages are black and white (except for one panel).
The Seventies - New Directions

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Michael Sadler (English translation)
Serge Dutfoy
Serge Dutfoy
Sophie Bernes
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, biography, informational
Cat; Cookie; Andre; Raymond; Mr. Bird; Elton John; David Bowie; John Lennon;
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Cameos by Miles Davis; Herbie Hancock; Carlos Santana; Chick Corea; Stanley Clarke; John McLauglin; Wayne Shorter; Frank Zappa; Lou Reed; New York Dolls; Ramones; Debbie Harry (Blondie); Talking Heads; Patti Smith; Peter Gabriel; Bryan Ferry; Brian Eno; Kraftwerk; Tangerine Dream; Klaus Schulze; James Taylor; Carly Simon; Randy Newman; Billy Joel; Marc Bolan; Rod Stewart; Fleetwood Mac; Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young; Hank Williams; Johnny Cash; Willie Nelson; Van Halen; Alice Cooper; Kiss; John Travolta; Abba; Bee Gees; Donna Summer; Peter Frampton; Johnny Rotten; Ian Drury; Joe Strummer; Nina Hagen; Paul Weller; Peter Tosh; Bob Marley; Elvis Costello; Joe Jackson; XTC; Human League; Yoko Ono; Paul McCarthy; George Harrison; Ringo Starr.
The Eighties - Trends and Bends

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Michael Sadler (English translation)
Serge Dutfoy
Serge Dutfoy
Sophie Bernes
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, biography, informational
Cat; Cookie; Andre; Raymond; Mr. Bird; Michael Jackson; Bruce Springsteen;
Rock in the 1980s and a fanciful look at the future.
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Cameos by Ronald Reagan; Lionel Ritchie; Grace Jones; Prince; Madonna; Adam and the Ants; Style Council; Heaven 17; Wham!; Sade; Duran Duran; Kid Creole and the Coconuts; Bronski Beat; Klaus Nomi; Mari Wilson; Frankie Goes to Hollywood; Stray Cats; Boy George; Eurythmics; ZZ Top; Sting; Jim Kerr; Mark Knopfler
index

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Michael Sadler (English translation)
Serge Dutfoy
Serge Dutfoy
Sophie Bernes
typeset
Subject Matter
Cat; Cookie; Andre; Raymond; Mr. Bird;
Index to individuals and musical groups in the book.
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Typeset index (white on black) with framing illustration.
wrap-up

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Michael Sadler (English translation)
Serge Dutfoy
Serge Dutfoy
Sophie Bernes
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Cat; Cookie; Andre; Raymond; Mr. Bird; Mr. Van Der Plook
Wrap-up of framing story.
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Last interior page and inside back cover.
Harmony Books Presents

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Serge Dutfoy
Serge Dutfoy
Sophie Bernes
?
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Back cover is continuation of front cover drawing with promo for book as wall poster.

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