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Issue: Weirdo #26
Publication Date: January 1989
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Issues: #26 of 28 Issues (47 Printings)
Title:
Variant: 1st printing
Rating: Adults Only
Publisher: FlagLast Gasp
Brand: Last Gasp Eco-Funnies
Indicia Publisher: Last Gasp Eco Funnies
On Sale Date: 1989
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: 0867192178
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $2.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 18 (13 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: 1st printing: ? (2.95 USD); 2nd printing: ? (3.95 USD cover price)
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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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Disclose Reprinted In26
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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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Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: It's a dirty job but somebody has to draw it...
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe R. Crumb Handbook #[nn] published January 2005
In Issue: FlagR. Crumb The Weirdo Years: 1981-'93 #[nn] published January 2013
In Content Item: FlagThe Complete Crumb Comics #17 [unnamed variant] published July 2005
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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A Mother and Daughter Chat

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Mary Fleener; Mary's Mother
Synopsis: Mrs. Fleener doesn't understand what a clitoris is
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSlutburger Stories #1 published January 1991
as A Mother and Daughter Chat [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSlutburger #1 [2nd printing] published October 1992
as A Mother and Daughter Chat [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLife of the Party: The Complete Autobiographical Collection #[nn] published December 1996
as A Mother and Daughter Chat [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Alternatively titled 'Discussing the Small Elongated Organ of the Female Pudendum'
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Dinner at Ben's

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: autobiography, biography
Character(s): Leslie Sternbergh; Street Nuisance
Synopsis: Leslie is hit on.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagTwisted Sisters: A Collection of Bad Girl Art #[nn] published January 1991
as Dinner at Ben's [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Signed "June 26 '84"
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Harvey Sez

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Harvey Sez
Character(s): Harvey Pekar
Synopsis: Harvey praises the new comics journalism, including the likes of Joe Sacco, Bill Tulp and Tom Keough.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.51
Disclose Notes: Includes a small masthead illustration. Continued in the page that follows.
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Weirdo no. 26

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Character(s): Aline Kominsky-Crumb (photo)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.4
Disclose Notes: Aline's editorial and masthead design is accompanied by letters from: Terry Boyce; Brodie Woodworth (Falls Church, VA); R. Heale (Framington, NY); Nubile Young Mail Heterosexuals Club (Pailville, OH); Twixt Walker (Ring O'Hell, Alaska).

In her letter Boyce details her conversion to Christianity and renounces all her previous artwork. She also states that she burned all her artwork made from 1980-88. Included on the page are a small-size panel from Weirdo and a Christian-themed illustration of hers that quotes "Romans 6:23."
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You May Tie Your Shoestrings in the Morning, but the Undertaker May Untie Them Before Night.

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.09
Disclose Notes: A small ad for back issues of Weirdo.
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How I Got Published In a Big Glossy Magazine

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Lloyd Dangle; Art Director; Greg Cheese
Synopsis: An extreme method of ensuring publication in a major magazine
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagDangle #1 published ?
In Content Item: FlagDangle #1 published January 1993
as How I Got Published In A Big Glossy Magazine [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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People... Ya Gotta Love 'Em!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Robert Crumb; Aline Kominsky-Crumb (cameo); Sophie Crumb (cameo); Jeff; Wendy
Synopsis: The struggle through the great mass of humanity.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagCrumb #[nn] published April 1992
as Mensen... je moet er van houden! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Complete Crumb Comics #17 [unnamed variant] published July 2005
as People... Ya Gotta Love 'Em! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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A Bird in the Beard

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Waitress Friend [Barb]; Disc Jockey [Don]; Drunk Buddy
Synopsis: DJ Don has a crush on Barb.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagTwisted Sisters: A Collection of Bad Girl Art #[nn] published January 1991
as A Bird in the Beard [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagRecipe for Disaster and Other Stories #[nn] published October 1998
as A Bird in the Beard (A True Story) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Quaker School Q-Ties in Plan Against The Boys

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alice
Synopsis: A group of schoolgirls discover one of their number has reached puberty.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagA Child's Life and Other Stories #[nn] published January 1998
In Issue: FlagA Child's Life and Other Stories [Revised Edition] #[nn] published January 2000
In Content Item: FlagTwisted Sisters: A Collection of Bad Girl Art #[nn] published January 1991
as Plan Against the Boys (A Philadelphia Story) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, humorous, science fiction
Feature(s): Big Bitch
Character(s): Big Bitch; The Nubbin; Ernestine; Asquith; The Fat One
First Line: Red - green - blue - orange that's all the bright I go. Time is a fool with a banjo!
Synopsis: Big Bitch acquires a formula enabling the total recall of dreams.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShe Comics: An Anthology of Big Bitch #[nn] published August 1993
as Head [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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A Scam a Day: Growing Up as Arnie's Girl

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: autobiography, biography
Feature(s): The Bunch
Character(s): Aline Kominsky-Crumb; Arnie Goldsmith; Aline's Mother [Blabette Goldsmith]; Akkie; Punchie; Leonard
Synopsis: Arnie's brutal parenting.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagTwisted Sisters: A Collection of Bad Girl Art #[nn] published January 1991
as Growing Up as Arnie's Girl (A Scam a Day) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe New Comics Anthology #[nn] published January 1991
as Growing Up as Arnie's Girl [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagNeed More Love A Graphic Memoir #[nn] published January 2007
as Growing Up as Arnie's Girl (A Scam a Day) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Where Am I?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Laura; Marla; Mr. Pound; Goon Boyfriend
Synopsis: A man plagued by a violent hallucination
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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The Gal for Stan

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Stan Goldstein
Synopsis: Stan sets his heights high when detailing a prospective girlfriend.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Momster

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Evie Topper; Omar; Monique; Edward
Synopsis: A family beset by monsters
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Title corrected by Jon B. Cooke via the GCD Error Tracker.
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Heavy Flow

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Julie Doucet
Synopsis: Out of tampons, Julie goes on the rampage.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagTwisted Sisters: A Collection of Bad Girl Art #[nn] published January 1991
as Heavy Flow [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLeve Ta Jambe Mon Poisson Est Mort! [Lift Your Leg My Fish Is Dead!] #[nn] published October 1993
as Heavy Flow [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Dolores Park

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adult, humorous
Synopsis: A pigeon with a surprise.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDeath Warmed Over #[nn] published September 1990
as Dolores Park [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagTwisted Sisters: A Collection of Bad Girl Art #[nn] published January 1991
as Dolores Park [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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DiDi's Depression Chamber

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): DiDi Glitz
Character(s): DiDi Glitz
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagGlitz-2-Go #[nn] published January 2012
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: back cover

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