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Issue: Comix Book #5
Publication Date: July 1976
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Issues: #5 of 2 Issues (3 Printings)
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagKitchen Sink Press
Brand: Kitchen Sink EnterprisesView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Krupp Comic Works
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 26 (21 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Black & White
Dimensions: Magazine Size
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Saddle-Stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
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Farewell Issue

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Blind Girl; Neurosis; Neurosis's Brother
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Editorial Aside

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Editorial about creative rights.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Contents

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Contents page with a black and white reproduction of what appears to be an alternative cover.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Letters

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): various
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Readers letters on previous issues.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Tom Comes Out

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Tom Terkey
Character(s): Tom Terkey; Hooker; Pimp; Svenny Smogasbord
Synopsis: Tom sounds off about gays.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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The Corpse Gobblin' Ogre of Columbine Mountain

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Hunch-Backed Ogre; Fisk; Simpson; Checkered Demon
Synopsis: The Ogre sends out for the wrong corpse.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagArcade the Comics Revue #5 published January 1976
was The Corpse Gobblin' Ogre of Columbite Mountain [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: As noted in the editorial page, this was originally slated to premiere in Comix Book. After Marvel axed the series, Wilson took the story to Arcade where it first appeared.
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Fools Gold

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Two Fools
Synopsis: The two fools are mining and strike it lucky.
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In Content Item: FlagTwo Fools #[nn] published January 1976
as Fools Gold [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: There are no distinct credits, but elsewhere Richards describes the working method for these strips as a jam.
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Glory Frogs Again

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Barefootz; Headrack; Glory
Synopsis: Headrack is feeling guilty.
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In Content Item: FlagHoward Cruse's Barefootz The Comix Book Stories #1 published March 1986
as Glory Frogs Again [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Luke

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Accompanied by three illustrations.
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Die Bubbeh – The Grandmother

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: biography
Character(s): Eva; Eva's Father; Mokroe Rabbi; Alexey; Rueben Aschkenasi; Hermann
Synopsis: Eva's experiences in the Russian pogrom of 1887.
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From Content Item: FlagWimmen's Comix #5 published June 1975
was Die Bubbeh – The Grandmother [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Buddy Baker, Crooner for Hire, part two

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Feature(s): Buddy Baker, Crooner For Hire
Character(s): Buddy Baker; Mr. Sumbitsch; Eddie; Samuel E. Fishant; Monroe Croongoon; Hedda Hopper
Synopsis: Buddy gets his break after all.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Continued from the previous issue. The final third page is a recipe for Buddy's Bisquit Tortoni.
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A New Dawn in the Jungle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): On The Job
Character(s): Reggie; Coswell; Martha; Nadine
Synopsis: The heat and turmoil of the advertising industry.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSnappy Sammy Smoot #[nn] published January 1979
as A New Dawn in the Jungle [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Scum Also Rises: An Anthology of Comic Art #[nn] published November 1988
as On the Job: A New Dawn In the Jungle [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Panthea part 5

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Feature(s): Panthea
Character(s): Panthea; Mother Night; Mann Unkind; Mongo
Synopsis: Mann Unkind gets what's coming to him.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe Best of Comix Book: When Marvel Went Underground #[nn] published January 2013
In Content Item: FlagTrina's Women #[nn] published January 1976
as Panthea [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: The first line of dialogue- "Your room... bet you could use some sleep!"
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Memoirs from the White Middle Class Kid

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Synopsis: The legacy of the white middle class kid's upbringing.
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In Issue: FlagThe Best of Comix Book: When Marvel Went Underground #[nn] published January 2013
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Synopsis: Just what's in that can of beans?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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A Day in the Life

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A man and his dog.
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Macho Motors

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Flip The Bird
Character(s): Flip The Bird; Drag Queen; Drug Dealer
Synopsis: Flip's car sales methods aren't quite working.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagGround Pound! Comix #[nn] published January 1987
as Macho Motors [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Trina

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Ward
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Profile
Synopsis: Profile of and interview with Trina Robbins.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Those Low-Down Crash Pad Blues

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Synopsis: The problems of being a squatter.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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King of the Road

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Henry Henpeck
Character(s): Henry Henpeck; Henry's Wife
Synopsis: Henry's wife has a dream...
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagArcade the Comics Revue #6 published January 1976
was King of the Road [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: This story was also originally slated to first appear in Comix Book.
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Scooped

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous
Character(s): Fowlton Means; Bimstein; Fontaine Peugeot III; R. Bascombe Forbes; Eddie Fong
Synopsis: A cub reporter stumbles across a wanted banker and his stash.
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Pages: 4
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Lefty Doomsday Babysits Little Snooks

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Lefty Doomsday; Harriet; Little Snooks' Father; Little Snooks
Synopsis: After shooting up, Lefty gives Little Snooks a history lesson.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe Best of Comix Book: When Marvel Went Underground #[nn] published January 2013
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Take the A Train

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: autobiography, biography
Character(s): Leslie Cabarga
Synopsis: Leslie gets off the train in Harlem.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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We Fellow Traveleers Part 5

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Character(s): Rector; Blind Girl; Neurosis; Neurosis's Brother
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe Best of Comix Book: When Marvel Went Underground #[nn] published January 2013
In Content Item: FlagSacred and Profane #[nn] published January 1976
as We Fellow Traveleers – The Conclusion ~ 5 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Continued from the previous issue.
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Higher Education

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Elvin; Elmo; College Dean; Pastor; Professor
Synopsis: How to leave college.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSnappy Sammy Smoot #[nn] published January 1979
as Higher Education [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Scum Also Rises: An Anthology of Comic Art #[nn] published November 1988
as Higher Education [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Barefootz; Ants
First Line: There must be some mistake, Barefootz!
Synopsis: Barefootz contemplates nature.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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