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Genres: humorous

First Line: How about a little black and white chaser before we retire?

Synopsis: After a long evening watching their color television, a couple has a short interlude watching the black and white TV in their bedroom.

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Notes: Page 8.

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Vince Rockefeller, and the answer is no.

Synopsis: One wino introduces himself to another wino and anticipates the question of whether he is related to the wealthy Rockefeller family.

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Notes: Page 10. Cartoon is signed but signature is not legible.

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Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ? [as T. Haggerty] (signed)

Penciller(s): ? [as T. Haggerty] (signed)

Inker(s): ? [as T. Haggerty] (signed)

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Rick was sort of nice. He cared a lot about my poems and not so much about me.

Synopsis: A woman recites a list of her old boyfriends and their faults, while her current boyfriend does some reading.

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Notes: Page 12.

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Have a nice day.

Synopsis: A check-out clerk in a grocery stores cheerily wishes her customer a good day. The customer responds with a cheery insult.

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Notes: Page 16.

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Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ? [as Landig ?] (signed)

Penciller(s): ? [as Landig ?] (signed)

Inker(s): ? [as Landig ?] (signed)

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Old white broad--could be your mama--to see you, sir.

Synopsis: A wealthy man's black butler announces the arrival of a guest, in a patronizing way.

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Notes: Page 18. Cartoon is signed, but may be "Landig" or "Land G."

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Foto Funnies

First Line: Stella--my sister--There has been some progress since then!

Synopsis: A woman does a semi-nude audition for a Tennessee Williams' play.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Page 30.

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Genres: humorous, science and technology

First Line: Which do you prefer--sharing a room with a person who's slightly out of his mind from heavy medication, or a room with a person who's throwing up all the time.

Synopsis: The admitting nurse at a hospital gives an incoming patient two options for a roommate. Neither is very appealing.

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Notes: Page 34.

The Schnabel Phenomenon

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A painter splatters paint on a canvas, under the gaze of a TV camera and a dozen reporters.

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Notes: Page 36. Pantomime cartoon.

X-Rated Heidi

Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A shepherd looks at a movie poster of "Heidi" with the posteriors of the sheep censored by black bars.

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Notes: Page 42. Pantomime cartoon.

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Al's a nice guy and everything, but never bone his wife, molest his children, and burn down his house all in the same day.

Synopsis: Two men are at a bar, while in the background a man is savagely beating another man.

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Notes: Page 46.

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Sorry, but when it comes to politics, I'm a complete idiot.

Synopsis: A man making small talk at a party admits to knowing nothing about politics.

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Notes: Page 50.

Your Messages Are Being Played Back for the Amusement of Others

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A group of people are listening to messages left on a telephone answering-machine.

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Notes: Page 57.

The Go-Go's: America's #1 All-Girl Group! "Motel Madness"

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Writer(s): Joseph Levi-Paulin (credited)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Character(s): Go-Go's [Jane; Belinda; Gina; Kathy; Charlotte]; Carlos the Jackal; Cruel Nazi; He Who Wears the Bird Mask

First Line: The Go-Go's are in their underwear at their agent's office.

Synopsis: The air-headed Go-Go's go on vacation where they get involved with a Nazi linen maid, terrorist Carlos the Jackal, and a man in a bird mask.

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Pages: 5

Notes: Pages 65-69. The Go-Go's were a popular singing group in the 1980s.

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Badges!?!? We don't need no stinking badges!!!

Synopsis: Two Mexican bandits try to crash a convention.

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Notes: Page 70. The gag is based on lines from the 1948 film "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre."

Amateurs

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: Four average persons are labeled as amateurs: singer, golfer, gourmet cook, and baseball player.

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Notes: Page 76.

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Genres: humorous

First Line: I have come to you, O Mighty Ocean, for help in regard to certain investment opportunities.

Synopsis: A goes to the beach to get financial advice from the ocean.

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Notes: Page 84.

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Photo Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Foto Funnies

First Line: Dear Nat Lamp editors: I sometimes read your rag.

Synopsis: A nude woman writes a letter to the National Lampoon complaining that they never show any male nudity.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Page 86.

Zippy's Idea of How the Mind of Ronald Reagan Works

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Zippy

Character(s): Zippy; Ronald Reagan; Barbara Stanwyck

First Line: ...Must be by remote control..

Synopsis: Zippy tries to figure out how President Ronald Reagan's mind works.

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Notes: Page 97.

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Genres: childrens, humorous

Feature(s): Trots and Bonnie

Character(s): Trots (dog); Bonnie; Bonnie's mother; Bonnie's father; Kathy (Bonnie's sister)

First Line: I'm scared. I had a bad dream.

Synopsis: Bonnie wakes up after having a bad dream, but gets no sympathy from the other members of her family.

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Notes: Page 98.

The Alert System

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Mimi Pond's Famous Waitress School

First Line: Alertness is a priority in waitressing.

Synopsis: How to be alert to the needs of your customers.

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Notes: Page 99.

Slumber Party

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Excursions

First Line: Haven't been to one of these in years.

Synopsis: A look at a tween girls' slumber party (where no one sleeps).

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Notes: Page 99.

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Ray and Joe: The Story of a Man and His Dead Friend

Character(s): Ray; Joe

First Line: The story: Ray is out with his dead friend, Joe, who wears roller skates to facilitate moving around.

Synopsis: Joe is hit by a car. Ray has trouble with a policeman and a medic who won't believe Joe was already dead.

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Notes: Page 100. Part of a continued story.

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Genres: espionage, humorous

Feature(s): Xico "X" Agente Superior

Character(s): Xico "X"; Mr. Subterraneo

First Line: Mr. Subterraneo, appearing at last, has put a bullet into the cellmate who helped Xico "X" escape from the Soviet Russian prison..

Synopsis: Mr. Subterreaneo has the "merchandise" (film) that Xico "X" needs, but Xico "X" is broke and Mr. Subtereaneo won't accept a deal on credit.

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Notes: Page 101. Part of a continued story. This is presented as a translated foreign strip, with Tod Carroll listed as translator and all the text done in a typewriter monospace font.

Strange Encounter

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Aunt Mary's Kitchen

Character(s): Dr. Tanenbaum; nurses

First Line: Dr. Tanenbaum, I want to know why you gave Danielle that key!

Synopsis: Dr. Tanenbaum is arguing over the phone, but the patient in Bed 204 is hallucinating and causing a disruption.

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Notes: Page 101. Though not specified, this is part of a television soap opera that Aunt Mary is watching. Aunt Mary does not appear. Title is from the previous episode's "Next Month" blurb.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): B. K. Taylor (signed)

Penciller(s): B. K. Taylor (signed)

Inker(s): B. K. Taylor (signed)

Letterer(s): B. K. Taylor (signed)

Subject Matter

Genres: drama, humorous

Feature(s): The Appletons

Character(s): Norm Appleton; Helen Appleton; Bobby Appleton; Kathy Appleton; Norm's parents

First Line: Our senior citizens often face loneliness and boredom in their golden years.

Synopsis: The Appletons visit Norm's parents, who are very active and slightly deranged.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Page 102.