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Issue: Acme Novelty Library #2
Publication Date: January 1994
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Issues: #2 of 15 Issues (19 Printings)
Title:
Variant: 1st Printing
Rating:
Publisher: FlagFantagraphics
Brand:
Indicia Publisher:
On Sale Date: 1994
Volume:
Pages: 28
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $5.50 CAD
$3.95 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 28 (23 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Letters page has comments from David Collier. Most strips were originally published in University of Texas newspaper, the Daily Texan.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Black and White and Color
Dimensions: Various As Described
Paper Stock:  
Binding: Saddle-Stitched (#1-12; 15); Perfect Bound (#13-14)
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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Absolutely Free from Any Cant, Hypocrisy, Falsehood, Compromise, or Any Attempt to Conciliate the Stupid or the Ignorant

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cover is typographical.
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He Was a Pale, Effete Shred of a Man --- With Nothing to Recommend Him

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Betty; Mr. Wm. Van Melling; Mr. Wm. Costa; N. R.; Mrs. J. Smith
Synopsis: Pastiche of Charles Atlas ad from "The Acme Institute of Personal Interest"
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Printed in blue and white. Comic story accompanied by text and photos.
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Quimby the Mouse
Character(s): Quimby the Mouse; Superman
Synopsis: Quimby is burgled by Superman and winds up hospitalised.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Quimbies the Mouse
Character(s): Quimby
Synopsis: Siamese Quimby.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Quimbies the Mouse
Character(s): Quimby
Synopsis: Quimby and his siamese twin consider past misfortunes.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Quimbies the Mouse
Character(s): Quimby
Synopsis: With his Siamese twin dying, the other Quimby remembers the past.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Quimbies the Mouse
Character(s): Quimby
Synopsis: Quimby considers how to adjust to life alone.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Quimby the Mouse
Character(s): Quimby the Mouse
First Line: Score one for the big guy! Yes, he's in! Well, ha ha, two "rights" don't make a wrong, right?
Synopsis: A surreal conversation
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Reprint Notes: from The Daily Texan (August 9, 1990)
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Quimby the Mouse
Character(s): Quimby the Mouse
First Line: I just can't sleep in this hotel bed. Maybe I'll take a walk to the old house
Synopsis: Quimby revisits his past by taking a walk to see his old house.
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Pages: 1
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Traveling Blues- Part Four

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Quimby the Mouse
Character(s): Quimby the Mouse
Synopsis: Quimby crashes the car
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Strip produced as if old style animated film frames- "Acme Kine-comics Cut-Out Movies"
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
First Line: Put it out where the customers can see it
Synopsis: The life of household objects
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): Quimby the Mouse
Character(s): Quimby the Mouse
First Line: Oh, boy! What a swell day! I wonder what I should do today
Synopsis: Quimby decides to go swimming
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Disclose Notes: Strip is presented landscape
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Quimby the Mouse
Character(s): Quimby
Synopsis: Machinery gone wild.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Quimby the Mouse
Character(s): Quimby
Synopsis: Quimby finds a cape.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): Quimby the Mouse
Character(s): Quimby; Superhero mouse
Synopsis: Quimby knocks on a door but no one answers. A leaf falls nears him, he kicks it and then chases it. His hat then flies off his head and winds up on a weather vane. He climbs up to get it but it then flies off. Annoyed, he removes his own head and tosses it to the ground. A superhero mouse helps him down to the ground.
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Reprint Notes: from The Daily Texan (September 22, 1990)
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Quimby the Mouse
Character(s): Quimby; Superhero mouse
Synopsis: Baby Quimby turns up.
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Open House

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): Quimby the Mouse
Character(s): Quimby; Superhero Mouse
Synopsis: Quimby rents a hotel room after being unable to open the door to a house. Later on he goes back to the house and finds the lights on and all the doors and windows open.
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Reprint Notes: from The Daily Texan (October 25, 1990)
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): Quimbies the Mouse
Character(s): Quimby; Superhero Mouse
Synopsis: Quimby pulls his hat and tie out. He has difficult tying the tie. After several attempts he takes it off and kicks it. It winds up on a tree. A superhero mouse flies down to give it to him.
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Reprint Notes: from The Daily Texan (October 18, 1990)
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): Quimby the Mouse
Character(s): Quimby the Mouse
First Line: What a pile of vomit! That car sucks. I hate everything!
Synopsis: Life gets to Quimby
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Pages: 1
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Lunch Special

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): Quimbies the Mouse
Character(s): Quimby the Mouse
Synopsis: There's a long wait for lunch- Quimby puts out a "Lunch Special" sign but no one shows up.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Quimby the Mouse
Character(s): Quimby
Synopsis: Quimby returns to his death bed.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
First Line: ...so she gave me one. And on the card she wrote 'from Larry'. Larry was her cat. I guess she thought Larry wanted...
Synopsis: The loser on the bus
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Acme Presents Larry the Cat Starring in a Brand New Adventure! And Introducing 'Quimby the Mouse'

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): Larry the Cat
Character(s): Larry the Cat; Quimby the Mouse
Synopsis: Larry has a bad dream.
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Reprint Notes: from The Daily Texan (November 29, 1990)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Jimmy Corrigan
Character(s): Jimmy Corrigan
First Line: =Sigh= Here I am again~ a sad lonely soul. Just waiting for something poignant and meaningful to happen
Synopsis: Pastiche of Ware's Corrigan strips
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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Fake ads
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A Jolly Furniture Outfit for Our Little Soldier

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: A cut out and construct room setting for the Robot toy presented in similar fashion in 1.
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Pages: 1
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Empty Existence

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Quimby the Mouse
Character(s): Quimby
Synopsis: Quimby avoids dodgeball.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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