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Issue: Read Yourself Raw #[nn]
Publication Date: October 1987
 
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Publisher: FlagPantheon
Brand: PantheonView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Pantheon Books
On Sale Date: 1987
Volume: none
Pages: 120
ISBN: 0394755510
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Price: $14.95 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 45 (30 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Compiles only some of the contents from the first three issues of Raw magazine.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Black & White and some Color
Dimensions: 10.5" x 14" (26.67 cm x 35.56 cm)
Paper Stock:  
Binding: Softcover
Publishing Format: Collected Edition
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reprinted 39 times from Content Items in other Issues.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
First Line: Pages from the rare first three issues of the comics magazine...
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Jack Survives
Character(s): Jack
First Line: Insurance, Jack?
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From Content Item: FlagRaw #2 published January 1980
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Read Yourself Raw

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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[untitled]

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Table of contents, dedications, copyright and indicia info.
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Disclose Notes: The copyright section spells Eddy Vermeulen as 'Eddie.'
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Raw Nerves

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: This introduction discusses exactly how Raw came about. All eight covers of the magazine are shown.
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The Graphix Magazine of Postponed Suicides

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Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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From Content Item: FlagRaw #1 published January 1980
was The Graphix Magazine of Postponed Suicides [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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"At last! Huf! Hi Piker!" (Los Garriris)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): Fermin & Piker
Character(s): Fermin; Piker
Synopsis: Piker has trouble crossing the street.
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From Content Item: FlagRaw #1 published January 1980
was "At last! Huf! Hi Piker!" (Los Garriris) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Manhattan

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adult, drama
Synopsis: A hard boiled story told using first person point of view. The narrator is in New York, having fled Paris on impulse.
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From Content Item: FlagRaw #1 published January 1980
was Manhattan [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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(Drawn Over Two Weeks While on the Phone.)

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Subject Matter
Synopsis: A cerebral deconstruction of the comics page. A series of unconnected panels where the thought balloons have squares and triangles inside them rather than words.
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From Content Item: FlagRaw #1 published January 1980
was (Drawn Over Two Weeks While on the Phone.) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Hommages Posthumes

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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From Content Item: FlagRaw #1 published January 1980
was Alfred Jarry- Hommages Postumes [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1.5
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Corpus Delecti

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: A brief bio of Alfred Jarry
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From Content Item: FlagRaw #1 published January 1980
was Corpus Delecti [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 0.5
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Industry News and Review No. 6

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From Content Item: FlagRaw #1 published January 1980
was Industry News and Review No. 6 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Two Fisted Painters

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From Content Item: FlagRaw #1 published January 1980
was Two-Fisted Painters [Illustration on Dustjacket]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This and the story that follows are a 5.25" x 8" (13.33 cm x 20.32 cm) insert.
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The Matisse Falcon

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Two Fisted Painters
Character(s): August Dabbler; Suzette; Performance Artist; Alien
Synopsis: A send-up of superhero comics and the fine art world as well.
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From Content Item: FlagRaw #1 published January 1980
was The Matisse Falcon [Illustration on Dustjacket]
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Pages: 11
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Fifi Gaga Magazine
First Line: The Modern Age: People Like It
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From Content Item: FlagRaw #1 published January 1980
was The Modern Age: People Like It [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): Dream of the Rarebit Fiend
First Line: I might as well do it. I might as well hop off this old bridge and end
Synopsis: A man attempting suicide by jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge has trouble completing the task.
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From Content Item: FlagRaw #1 published January 1980
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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Dead Things

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Character(s): Jordan; Amy
Synopsis: Amy and Jordan are on the run after strange creatures turn up dead outside their home.
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From Content Item: FlagRaw #1 published January 1980
was Dead Things [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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The Andy Griffith Show

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Sheriff Taylor; Deputy Fife; Aunt Bea; Goober
Synopsis: Mayberry's townfolk don't take kindly to a black man visiting their town.
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From Content Item: FlagRaw #1 published January 1980
was The Andy Griffith Show [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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Canal Street

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A sendup of pulp detective stories involving a man eating in a diner.
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From Content Item: FlagRaw #1 published January 1980
was Canal Street [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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The Graphix Magazine for Damned Intellectuals

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
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From Content Item: FlagRaw #2 published January 1980
was The Graphix Magazine for Damned Intellectuals [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This illustration is titled "The Comix Factory"
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Jack Survives
First Line: Glad There's No Crime Here
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From Content Item: FlagRaw #1 published January 1980
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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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.
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From Content Item: FlagRaw #2 published January 1980
was The Clock Strikes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 3
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The Plot Thickens

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Charlie Bendix; Shirley; Lester; Aunt Norleen
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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From Content Item: FlagRaw #2 published January 1980
was The Plot Thickens [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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A Little White Lie

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Genres: anthropomorphic
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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From Content Item: FlagRaw #2 published January 1980
was A Little White Lie [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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What's Wrong With This Picture?

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A wordless page packed with illogical details.
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From Content Item: FlagRaw #2 published January 1980
was What's Wrong With This Picture? [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
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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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From Content Item: FlagRaw #2 published January 1980
was City of Terror [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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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  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Amy & Jordan
Character(s): Amy Tilsdale; Jordan Levine
Synopsis: A series of eight trading cards
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From Content Item: FlagRaw #2 published January 1980
was City of Terror trading cards [Illustration on Dustjacket]
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Pages: 16
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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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From Content Item: FlagRaw #2 published January 1980
was The Pep Boys [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pussyfooting

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adult, humorous
Synopsis: A wordless story in Kaz's unique style involving a thief, a stolen gift and a long chase scene.
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From Content Item: FlagRaw #2 published January 1980
was Pussyfooting [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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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.
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From Content Item: FlagRaw #2 published January 1980
was It's High Time for the Last Word in Fashion [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Graphix Magazine That Lost its Faith in Nihilism

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
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From Content Item: FlagRaw #3 published July 1981
was The Graphix Magazine That Lost its Faith in Nihilism [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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The Girl Can't Help It...

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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From Content Item: FlagRaw #3 published July 1981
was The Girl Can't Help It... [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Meulen signs the page both with his name and with his "Eddy Flippo" pseudonym.
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Jimbo is "Running Sore"

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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Jimbo
Character(s): Jimbo
Synopsis: Jimbo walks the desert by himself in this sendup of Native American wannabes.
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From Content Item: FlagRaw #3 published July 1981
was Jimbo is "Running Sore" [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5
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Reflection

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A man getting dressed finds his own reflection right behind him in this wordless story.
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From Content Item: FlagRaw #3 published July 1981
was Reflection [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Food for Thought

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Mouly critiques corporate and consumerist attitudes towards food. The article includes Art Young's "Capitalism" cartoon.
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From Content Item: FlagRaw #3 published July 1981
was Food for Thought [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
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I. A Bachelor's Friendship

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Genres: drama
Feature(s): Mister Wilcox, Mister Conrad
Character(s): Mr. Wilcox; Horace Conrad; Rita; Hilda
Synopsis: Mr. Wilcox and Mr. Conrad, two men in their fifties, meet up in a bar and discover they have some things in common. Unfortunately, Mr. Conrad doesn't realize that their meeting was no accident.
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From Content Item: FlagRaw #3 published July 1981
was I. A Bachelor's Friendship [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 10
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II. The Last Daiquiri

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: drama
Feature(s): Mister Wilcox, Mister Conrad
Character(s): Mr. Wilcox; Horace Conrad; Rita; Hilda
Synopsis: Mr. Conrad finds out what Mr. Wilcox is in New York for.
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From Content Item: FlagRaw #3 published July 1981
was II. The Last Daiquiri [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 10
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On the Adolescent's Solitary Pleasures

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): On the Adolescent's Solitary Pleasures
Synopsis: Excerpts from Vesco de Kereven's "On the Adolescent's Solitary Pleasures" are used to mock puritanical ideas on masturbation.
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From Content Item: FlagRaw #3 published July 1981
was On the Adolescent's Solitary Pleasures [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Ordinary Sentence

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Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: An experimental text with illustration about sentences that are stuck in the mind.
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From Content Item: FlagRaw #3 published July 1981
was Ordinary Sentence [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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Growing Pain

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: An experimental photomontage piece involving a baby's obsession with toy model cars.
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From Content Item: FlagRaw #3 published July 1981
was Growing Pain [Photo Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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Crash

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A worldless comic depiction of an urban automobile crash
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From Content Item: FlagRaw #3 published July 1981
was Crash [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Genres: horror
First Line: ...And I pressed my hand against his face, feeling his thick massive lips, and...
Synopsis: A wordless comic within a comic. A woman experiences a nightmare after reading a horror comic.
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From Content Item: FlagRaw #3 published July 1981
was ...And I Pressed My Hand Against His Face, Feeling His Thick Massive Lips, And... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Raw Data

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Brief bios on the creators with a small drawing from each.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Dog-Boy
Character(s): Dog-Boy
First Line: The sun is rising on center city as Dog-Boy starts his day with a cup of coffee
Synopsis: On how Dog-Boy came to be.
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From Content Item: FlagRaw #3 published July 1981
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Comics as a medium for self expression? Oh John, you're such a fool!
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Reprint Notes: from Print Magazine #v3#35 (May / June 1981) (front cover)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover promo and media quotes for the book accompanies an illustration.

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