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Issue: Raw #2
Publication Date: January 1980
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Issues: #2 of 8 Issues
Title: none
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagRaw Books
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Raw Books
On Sale Date: 12/20/1980
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN:
Price: $4.00 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 23 (14 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing.

According to an article in page 17 of Comics Journal #64, 7200 copies were printed.

"Editorial Associate: Rick Gallagher; Staff: Kevin Hein and Mark Newgarden; Raw vol. 1 no. 2 is published between two and four times a year by Raw Books, 27 Greene Street, New York, NY 10013. Copyright © 1980 by Raw Books unless otherwise noted."

"Subscriptions are not available, but our next issue, or additional supplies of our current issue, or RAW 1 (limited supply) may be ordered from the publisher for $4.00 each plus $1.00 postage and handling. "

"RAW is interested in receiving text/art submissions. They must be accompanied by a stamped self-addressed envelope. Payment in contributor's copies. Original art and copyright, of course, remain the contributor's property."

"Special tips-of-the-hat to: Marshall Arisman, Gary Hallgren, Jim Holberman, Ben Katchor, Laurence Mouly, Bruno Schmidt, Daniel Shapiro, Johannes Van Dam."

"A number of RAW's contributors and staff members are students, faculty or alumni of the School of Visual Arts in NYC. We gratefully thank the school for partially subsidizing this issue and for their support in general."
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color covers; black and white interiors with some color
Dimensions: 10.5" x 14.12" (26.67 cm x 35.86 cm)
Paper Stock:  
Binding: saddle-stitched (#1-7); squarebound (#8)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Title Page
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The Graphix Magazine for Damned Intellectuals

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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In Issue: FlagIs That All There Is? #[nn] [unnamed variant] published February 2012
In Content Item: FlagRead Yourself Raw #[nn] published October 1987
as The Graphix Magazine for Damned Intellectuals [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This cover illustration is titled "The Comix Factory"
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Jack Survives
Character(s): Jack [John W. Jack]
First Line: Insurance, Jack?
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In Content Item: FlagRaw One-Shot #3 published January 1984
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagRead Yourself Raw #[nn] published October 1987
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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RAW number two

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: table of contents; production credits; indicia; brief artist blurbs; Half-page illustration by the listed artist
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Baby Picture

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A somewhat altered baby photo accompanied by a checkered border margin pattern.
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The Clock Strikes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Anton Makasarr
Character(s): Anton Makasarr; Mr. Van Genderen; The Sexton
Synopsis: Anton Makasarr has promised his wife to come back home no later than 11 p.m.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagRead Yourself Raw #[nn] published October 1987
as The Clock Strikes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes: from Tante Leny Presenteert (Evert Geradts, 1970 series) #? (1975)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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The Plot Thickens

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Character(s): Charlie Bendix; Shirley Lamont; Lester; Shirley's Father [Mr. Lamont]; Aunt Norleen; Lester's Daughter
Synopsis: The story of Charlie Bendix, who gained a fortune only to lose it all and in the end found peace of mind.
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In Issue: FlagAn Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons and True Stories #2 published October 2008
In Content Item: FlagRead Yourself Raw #[nn] published October 1987
as The Plot Thickens [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBill Griffith: Lost and Found - Comics 1969-2003 #[nn] published December 2011
as The Plot Thickens [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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A Little White Lie

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Character(s): Hunter; Hound
Synopsis: A nearly wordless story of a hunter who instructs his hound to go into a rabbit burrow.
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In Content Item: FlagRead Yourself Raw #[nn] published October 1987
as A Little White Lie [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: In this story from August 1896, there is one speech balloon, predating by two months The Yellow Kid and His New Phonograph.
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Night Beat

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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In Issue: FlagAt Home With Rick Geary: Collected Stories 1977-85 #[nn] published December 1985
In Content Item: FlagHousebound With Rick Geary #[nn] published September 1991
as Night Beat [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Honk! Honk! It's the Bonk! History as Soap Opera; The News as Entertainment

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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What's Wrong With This Picture?

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A wordless page packed with illogical details.
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In Content Item: FlagRead Yourself Raw #[nn] published October 1987
as What's Wrong With This Picture? [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes: from ? (1978)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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City of Terror

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Amy & Jordan
Character(s): Amy Tilsdale; Jordan Levine
Synopsis: Amy and Jordan bring in a stray dog they found. The dog eats some of Jordan's bubblegum cards and leaves. The duo go out and try to track him down.
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In Content Item: FlagRead Yourself Raw #[nn] published October 1987
as City of Terror [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: A series of "City of Terror" trading cards are included right between these pages.
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City of Terror trading cards

Illustration  on  Dustjacket
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Amy & Jordan
Character(s): Amy Tilsdale; Jordan Levine
Synopsis: A series of eight trading cards sealed in a bag with a stick of bubble gum
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In Content Item: FlagRead Yourself Raw #[nn] published October 1987
as City of Terror trading cards [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Disclose Notes: These inserts are baseball card size- approximately 4" x 3" (10.16 cm x 7.62 cm)
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Journal

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Reprint Notes: from Show (Le Dernier Terrain Vague, 1980 series) #[nn]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Pussyfooting

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Synopsis: A wordless story in Kaz's unique style involving a thief, a stolen gift and a long chase scene.
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In Content Item: FlagRead Yourself Raw #[nn] published October 1987
as Pussyfooting [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Comic Strip

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Lou; Emily; Jim; Popeye; Norman; Drew Friedman; Art Spiegelman; Angelfood McSpade (single panel); Françoise Mouly
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Fishing With the Moon

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Character(s): Fermin; Piker
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Golden Calf

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset; ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A large illustration accompanied by a text piece.
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The Atlantic Ocean Laundry

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Pep Boys

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Manny; Moe; Jack
Synopsis: Manny Pep, the last of the Pep Boys, looks back on his life.
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In Content Item: FlagRead Yourself Raw #[nn] published October 1987
as The Pep Boys [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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It's High Time for the Last Word in Fashion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Anton Makasarr
Character(s): Anton Makasarr
Synopsis: Anton Makasarr talks about the virtues of trash.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagEscape #3 published January 1983
as The Last Word in Fashion [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagRead Yourself Raw #[nn] published October 1987
as It's High Time for the Last Word in Fashion [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes: from Tante Leny Presenteert (Evert Geradts, 1970 series) #? (1975)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Maus: A Survivor's Tale (Chapter One)

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A brief intro to the series.
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Maus, Chapter One: The Sheik

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Maus, A Survivor's Tale
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMaus: A Survivor's Tale #1 published August 1986
as Chapter One: The Sheik [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 20
Disclose Notes: Small-size booklet attached to the page listed just above in the upper right corner. Page count quoted from 100 Greatest Comic Books (Western, 2004 series) [nn].
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School of Visual Arts

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (painting)
Inker(s): ? (painting)
Colorist(s): ? (painting)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: back cover

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