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Issue: Weirdo #19
Publication Date: January 1986
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Issues: #19 of 28 Issues (47 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Retailers: sell to adults only.
Publisher: FlagLast Gasp
Brand: Last Gasp Eco-Funnies
Indicia Publisher: Last Gasp
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: 0867191759
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $2.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 17 (12 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color covers; black and white interiors
Dimensions: 8.25 in. x 10.75 in. (20.9 cm x 27.3 cm)
Paper Stock: glossy cover
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Original Artwork
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Cover, Front
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: I thought I told you to wait in the car!
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagR. Crumb The Weirdo Years: 1981-'93 #[nn] published January 2013
In Content Item: FlagThe Complete Crumb Comics #16 published July 2002
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Sufferin' Bastard

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Woe is me.
Synopsis: The unlucky life of a Hawaiiain cocktail punch cup.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagJunior #2 published July 2000
as That Sufferin' Bastard [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Getting Into "Weirdo" by Indulging the Self-Centered Psyche of.... Aline Kominsky-Crumb!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Who is this Aline Kominsky-Crumb?
Synopsis: How to have a strip printed in Weirdo.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Harvey Sez

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Harvey Sez
Character(s): Harvey Pekar
First Line: The underground comic book movement of the mid-1960s to mid-1970s produced a number of praiseworthy artists...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.28
Disclose Notes: In this debut column Harvey praises the work of Frank Stack. Accompanied by a small masthead illustration.
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Weirdo number 19

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Character(s): Aline Kominsky-Crumb
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.44
Disclose Notes: A Kominsky-Crumb editorial and small self-portrait accompanied by letters from B.N. Duncan, William Reeves (Lawndale, CA); Michael Snider (Los Angeles); Lance Hack (San Francisco); Buster Calhoun the Living Cartoon (Mike Parlette); Ace Backwords; Edgar "Bolt" Upright (Chapel Hill, NC).
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Invest Now in the Future!!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.28
Disclose Notes: Ad for back issues of Weirdo accompanied by an offer for Sophie Crumb original art (for her college fund).
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Thinking About the Lone Ranger

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, humorous
Character(s): Frank Stack; The Lone Ranger; Silver; Tonto
First Line: Hello comic book fans!
Synopsis: Musings on the Lone Ranger's possible fallibility.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagFoolbert Funnies: Histories and Other Fictions #[nn] published January 2015
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Ten Dollars for Two Minutes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: autobiography, biography
Character(s): Penny Moran Van Horn; The Landlord; Landlord's wife/Mrs. X
First Line: Hey- ya wanna "play for pay?"
Synopsis: A seedy landlord comes a cropper
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagTwisted Sisters: A Collection of Bad Girl Art #[nn] published January 1991
as Ten Dollars for Two Minutes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagRecipe for Disaster and Other Stories #[nn] published October 1998
as Ten Dollars for Two Minutes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Mother Hulda

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, humorous
Character(s): Widow; Pretty Daughter; Ugly Daughter; Mother Hulda
First Line: A "fairy tale" collected by the Brothers Grimm:
Synopsis: A young girl receives her just reward and so does her stepsister.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagEl Víbora #98 published ?
In Content Item: FlagThe Complete Crumb Comics #16 published July 2002
as Mother Hulda [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: This is an adaptation of a Brothers Grimm story.
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Squirmin' Sherman: Tryin' So Hard to be an '80s Guy...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Sherman
First Line: Yes!
Synopsis: A rundown of the quintessential consumerist 1980s guy.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Talker

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Mark Zingarelli; Elmore; Manny; Big Redhead/Thug; Irma
First Line: A miserable morning of fruitless portfolio presentations drove me into the refuge of my favorite eatery...
Synopsis: The thug in the restaurant is unnerved by the man who talks to himself.
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Pages: 5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: erotica, humorous
Feature(s): Captain Pissgums
Character(s): Captain Pissgums; Meadows; Francis
First Line: In the distant past.. far away at sea, we find Captain Pissgums wakin' up one morning with a tart and a hangover.
Synopsis: Captain Pissgums need his hangover cure.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Dennis the Sullen Menace

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: autobiography, biography
Character(s): Cellmate; Murderer from Pocatello; Kermit; The Guard; Dickie; Fred
Synopsis: Dennis recalls his time in Idaho State Penitentiary.
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In Content Item: FlagReal Stuff #1 published December 1990
as Dennis the Sullen Menace [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe New Comics Anthology #[nn] published January 1991
as Dennis the Sullen Menace [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Young Ledicker

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Al Ledicker; Kewpie; Doc Ledicker; Mayor Crafton; Bobby Morton; Mimi Valdez; Mimi's lawyer
First Line: In a space station thirty thousand miles from earth....
Synopsis: Kewpie views an incident from Al's youth.
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In Issue: FlagShadowland #[nn] published September 2006
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: This ties in to a vast continuity of carnival stories created by Deitch
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The Tunnel of Love

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Arthur Driscoll; Emily Schwartz
First Line: One passed the heavy minutes in a polite pit of impatient anticipation...
Synopsis: A brief encounter on a subway train.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Complete Crumb Comics #16 published July 2002
as Illustrations from The Tunnel Of Love [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]illustrations only
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Accompanied by three illustrations.
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Sex Crazed Housewife

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: autobiography, biography
Character(s): Dorothy; Mr. Johnson; Pet Store Owner; Antonio; Young Cartoonist; French Friend; Leann; Keith
First Line: Is this the last blossoming?
Synopsis: Aline experiences an increase in erotic mental imagery.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagLove That Bunch #[nn] published July 1990
as Sex Crazed Housewife - Is This the Last Blossoming? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Doc Ledicker's Last Picture Show! Read All About it on the Inside!

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Character(s): Doc Ledicker; Prostitute/Local Tart; Mimi Valdez
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover

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