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Issue: Acme Novelty Library #3
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Publisher: FlagFantagraphics
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Volume: 1
Pages: 44
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26 (21 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
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Disclose Notes: Format is 201mm x 153mm (8" x 6"), black and white with four colour covers, saddle stitched. Most strips are modified from their original publication in the University of Texas newspaper, The Daily Texan.

1st printing: ?; 2nd printing: ?; Third printing: ?; Fourth printing: Spring 1998
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Black and White and Color
Dimensions: Various As Described
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Binding: Saddle-Stitched (#1-12; 15); Perfect Bound (#13-14)
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Prizes • Games • Puzzles • Magic

Illustration  on  Cover, Front from base issue
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
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Miscellaneous
1
Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
Architectural design
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Miscellaneous
1
A mock editorial from "The Acme Novelty Library magazine" announcing plans for "The Acme Tower." Accompanied by a single illustration and a mock table of contents. Real indicia and production credits at bottom.
A Tour of Our Facilities

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
The Acme Novelty Library
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Miscellaneous
1.7
A tour and description of the library accompanied by three small illustrations. Continued on page twenty-two.
Letters

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
typeset
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Miscellaneous
2.3
Letters from James Kochalka, Mary Burt, Brian Swords, David Peattie, Philip Knoll and Geody Boetel. Accompanied at the very end by a small article entitled "Words of Warning."
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous
Potato Guy
Woman; Man; Potato Guy
I only saw my father once; I think I was four years old...
A woman's childhood meeting with her father.
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Miscellaneous
1
Mexican Reminiscences

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous
Potato Guy
Potato Guy; Dog
Potato Guy dances
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Miscellaneous
1
The Title is the only lettered item
Carolina Shout

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous
Potato Guy
Potato Guy; Dog
Potato Guy's dog needs fed
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Miscellaneous
1
The Title is the only lettered item
Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous
Potato Guy
Potato Guy; Dog
Potato Guy plays the guitar
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Miscellaneous
2
The title is the only lettered item
Chattanooga Choo-Choo

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous
Potato Guy
Potato Guy; Dog
The dog leaves
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Miscellaneous
1
Later. And.

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous
Potato Guy
Potato Guy
Potato Guy is lonely
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Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous
Potato Guy
Potato Guy; Nancy; Batman
Gosh, I hope I win a toy
Potato Guy is sucked down the bath plug hole
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Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous
Potato Guy
Potato Guy
And
24 hours in the life of 'Potato Guy'
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Miscellaneous
2
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous
Potato Guy
Potato Guy
Potato Guy attacks a snowman.
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Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous
Potato Guy
Potato Guy
No mail today.
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Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous
Potato Guy
Potato Guy
Potato Guy tries hanging a picture.
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Miscellaneous
1
Funny Picture Stories

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous
Potato Guy
Potato Guy
Potato Guy slips on a roller skate
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Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous
Potato Guy
Potato Guy; Sluggo; Nancy
I'm going to go make paper houses
Sluggo is hurt
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Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous
Potato Guy
Potato Guy
Potato Guy has trouble with his eyes.
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Miscellaneous
2
Printed horizontally.
A Tour of Our Facilities, Continued

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
The Acme Novelty Library
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Miscellaneous
0.25
Article continued from page two and continues on page thirty-seven. Accompanied by the story just below.
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous
Potato Guy
Potato Guy
Potato Guy grows some offspring.
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Miscellaneous
0.75
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous
Potato Guy
Potato Guy
Potato Guy suffers a series of nightmare experiences in this wordless story.
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Miscellaneous
14.25
A Tour of Our Facilities Continued

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
typeset
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Miscellaneous
0.92
Continued from page twenty-two. Includes a single small illustration titled "Our Great Book Trimming Machine."
Upstairs Neighbor

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous
Quimby the Mouse
Quimby; Potato Guy
Quimby composes a lonely hearts ad
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Miscellaneous
0.32
Eleven Mock Advertisements

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
typeset
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Miscellaneous
1.51
Eleven mock-advertisements in the old-school magazine back-pages style. One of them is actually a real Fantagraphics ad. Accompanied by one small illustration. Also includes a small blurb at the end announcing the contents of upcoming issues.
A Miniature Moving Picture Machine

Activity  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
A cut out and construct miniature projector
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Miscellaneous
2
Make Mistakes, Get Children and Forever Alter the Flavor of Your Life

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Pastiche of the old seed selling ads that once appeared on the back of comics
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Miscellaneous
1
Back cover

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