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Issue: Acme Novelty Library #1
Publication Date: December 1995
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Issues: #1 of 15 Issues (19 Printings)
Title:
Is Variant Variant: 2nd Printing
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Publisher: FlagFantagraphics
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher: Fantagraphics Books, Incorporated
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 5
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $5.50 CAD
$3.95 USD
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Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
22 (18 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Printed at 242mm x 165mm (9.5" x 6.62") - slightly shorter than traditional American comic size, colour, saddle stitched. Most strips are modified from their original appearance in New City, a Chicago alternative paper.
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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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: autobiography, drama, humorous
Character(s): Jimmy Corrigan
First Line: An indefensible attempt to justify the despair of those who have never known real tragedy.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous, tragedy
Feature(s): Jimmy Corrigan
Character(s): Jimmy Corrigan; Mom; Stranger
First Line: Our story begins in a quiet house on the outskirts of town, where we find Jimmy awakening...
Synopsis: Jimmy rustles up a new dad
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous, tragedy
Feature(s): Jimmy Corrigan
Character(s): Jimmy Corrigan; God
First Line: Oh, no! I'm dead! I'm dead!! Look! The light! I'm going towards the light!
Synopsis: God berates Jimmy for his dull life
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Souvenir Book of Views

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous, tragedy
Feature(s): Jimmy Corrigan
Character(s): Jimmy Corrigan; Doc
Synopsis: Jimmy fantasises about a possible course for his life.
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Pages: 3
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous, tragedy
Feature(s): Jimmy Corrigan
Character(s): Jimmy Corrigan
First Line: So everything's all right?
Synopsis: It all becomes too much for Jimmy
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous, tragedy
Feature(s): Jimmy Corrigan
Character(s): Jimmy Corrigan; Mom
First Line: Mom come on the ambulance is gonna be here any minute
Synopsis: Jimmy's mother needs hospital treatment
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous, tragedy
Feature(s): Jimmy Corrigan
Character(s): Jimmy Corrigan
First Line: So you see, Jimmy... as the sun travels around the moon it casts a shadow on the Earth...
Synopsis: Jimmy sings
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous, tragedy
Feature(s): Jimmy Corrigan
Character(s): Jimmy Corrigan
First Line: I'm hungry. Ha ha maybe I'll cook something
Synopsis: Jimmy makes biscuits
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Pages: 0.6
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous, tragedy
Feature(s): Jimmy Corrigan
Character(s): Jimmy Corrigan; Friend; Grandpa
First Line: Jimmy! Jimmy! It's me!
Synopsis: The young Jimmy runs away from his Grandpa
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Pages: 0.4
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous, tragedy
Feature(s): Jimmy Corrigan
Character(s): Jimmy Corrigan
First Line: Oh, well... I guess she's not home... That's fine with me-- I'm sick of the old bitch...
Synopsis: Jimmy calls his mother
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous, tragedy
Feature(s): Jimmy Corrigan
Character(s): Jimmy Corrigan
First Line: See here this one's a real desirable piece.. rare to find it with the leather ears still intact...
Synopsis: Jimmy considers a date
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Pages: 1
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Jimmy Gets Out of the House

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous, tragedy
Feature(s): Jimmy Corrigan
Character(s): Jimmy Corrigan; Mom
Synopsis: Young Jimmy makes a rocketship and tries it out
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Reprint Notes: from Chicago Newcity (May 27, 1993) (half of pgs. five and six of this story)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Story is in duotone. Reformatted from its original appearance.
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[untitled]

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous, tragedy
Feature(s): Jimmy Corrigan
Character(s): Jimmy Corrigan; Mrs. Corrigan; Mrs. Smith; Susie Smith
First Line: "Oh, Jimmy," his mother said, "you're too old to be keeping bugs...and besides, I needed the jar...
Synopsis: Jimmy helps Mrs Smith in the garden
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous, tragedy
Feature(s): Big Tex
Character(s): Big Tex; Paw
First Line: I feel awful. I can't stop thinkin' about it. Ha ha you understand, don't you, lil' chicken?
Synopsis: Tex has woman trouble
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Story is coloured in black, white and blue
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous, tragedy
Feature(s): Jimmy Corrigan
Character(s): Jimmy Corrigan; Peggy
First Line: Ha ha ha. Peggy I've got a fun idea! Let me write a message on your back!
Synopsis: A married Jimmy.
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Pages: 0.75
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God God God

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous, tragedy
Feature(s): Jimmy Corrigan
Character(s): Jimmy Corrigan; God
Synopsis: Jimmy is not panning out
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Pages: 0.25
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Mistake no. 1632

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous, tragedy
Character(s): Robot Jimmy
Synopsis: Robot Jimmy reflects on his past
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Story is in blue, red & white.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous, tragedy
Feature(s): Jimmy Corrigan
Character(s): Jimmy Corrigan; Robot Jimmy; Mrs. Corrigan; Peggy; Jack; Harriet
First Line: Mr. Corrigan, this may come as a great surprise to you, but most normal poeple are put off
Synopsis: Jimmy loses out
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Synopsis: The same scene during each of the seasons.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Jimmy Corrigan; Mrs. Corrigan; Super-Man
First Line: Jimmy, I'm leaving now
Synopsis: Super-Man and Mrs. Corrigan hook up.
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Pages: 3
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Acme Novelty and Supply Company

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Jimmy Corrigan; Super-man
Synopsis: Ad parodies
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A takeoff on the old Johnson Smith comic book ads. Includes a Jimmy Corrigan mini-strip- "How to Make Yourself Feel Better."
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A Splendid Toy Model Given Free with This Volume

Activity  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Character(s): Robot Jimmy
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This is a cut out and construct model of the Jimmy robot. Placed on the back cover.

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