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Issue: Best Buy Comics #[nn]
Publication Date: February 1979
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Issues: #[nn] of 1 Issue (2 Printings)
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Publisher: FlagApex Novelties
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Indicia Publisher: Apex Novelties
On Sale Date: 07/07/1979
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Pages: 36
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Price: $1.25 USD
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Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
20 (19 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
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Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing. The filing notes the February 1979 indicia date.

1st printing has a $1.00 cover price. 2nd printing has a $1.25 cover price.

Consists primarily of material originally published in CoEvolution Quarterly, with the exception of "Aline and Bob Go To The Whole Earth Jam" which was rejected by that publication and appeared here for the first time.

This collection was reprinted with a new cover in Best Buy Comics (Last Gasp, 1988 series) #[nn]
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color cover; Black and White interior
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: collected edition
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front from base issue
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Pages: 1
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Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Don't touch that dial, friend, because we've got a big treat comin' up right here so don't go 'way!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover with indicia information at bottom of page. Inspired by the Jerry Mander story of the same name. Does not include the title page drawn by Crumb in CoEvolution Quarterly.
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R. Crumb's Modern Dance Workshop

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: adult
Feature(s): Robert Crumb
Character(s): Robert Crumb; Shoshana
Synopsis: Crumb tries to direct a female modern dance troupe.
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Pages: 4
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Space Day Symposium

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Robert Crumb
Character(s): Robert Crumb; Governor of California; Big Wheel from NASA; Prominent Space Scientist; Rusty
Synopsis: Crumb goes to the Space Day Symposium in Los Angeles and comes away less than impressed.
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Pages: 4
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The Goose and the Gander Were Talking One Night

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Feature(s): The Goose and the Gander
Character(s): The Goose; The Gander
Synopsis: The Goose can't shake the feeling that humanity is doomed.
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Pages: 4
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The Nerds

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: adult
Feature(s): The Nerds
Character(s): The Nerds
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Pages: 5
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Pass the Jug

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Kansas City Frank Melrose
Character(s): Kansas City Frank Melrose; Georgie
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Pages: 4
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And Hey, How About These Kids Today

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: teen
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Pages: 0.5
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Searching for the Ultimate Shopping Mall

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Patricia Pig
Character(s): Patricia Pig
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Morbid Preoccupations

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Little Joe
Character(s): Little Joe; The Grim Reaper
Synopsis: Little Joe tries to talk the Grim Reaper into letting him go.
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A Purely Aesthetic Exersize (R. Crumb's Modern Dance Workshop)

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Robert Crumb
Character(s): Wendy; Bob [Robert Crumb]
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Pages: 0.75
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Those Little Bears We Love So Much

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: adult, anthropomorphic
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Pages: 0.25
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The Final Solution

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): The President of the United States of America
Synopsis: The President of the U.S.A. feels overwhelmed to the point of being at the end of his rope. In order to save face, he decides to employ a drastic solution.
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R. Crumb's Mr. Nostalgia

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mr. Nostalgia
Character(s): Mr. Nostalgia; Zidem
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It's a Hup Ho World

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Genres: humorous
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Pages: 0.5
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Professor Wanowsky on Welfare (Bob's Plain-Talk Funnies)

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Professor Wanowsky
Synopsis: A professor who reserves his disdain for liberals and the bourgeoisie.
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Kiwi

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Happy Hour Comics

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Tony; Henry
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Maybe We'll End Like This...

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Synopsis: Aliens decide what to do with that last few humans remaining from a contaminated Planet Earth.
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Aline 'n' Bob Go to The Whole Earth Jamboree

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Colorist(s): ? (back cover)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Robert Crumb; Aline Kominsky
Character(s): Robert Crumb; Aline Kominsky; Young Giant-Girl; Wavy Gravy (cameo); J. Baldwin (cameo); Punchie
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Last page of story is on back cover of issue.

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