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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)

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Don't take it so hard, Billy. I'm sure even professional ball players sometimes shit their pants when they're sliding into second.

Synopsis: A mother consoles her son after an embarrassing incident while playing baseball.

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Pages: 0.33

Notes: Page 8.

Donaldson's Brake Shop

Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: An auto brake shop shows the effects of being hit by cars with no brakes.

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Notes: Page 14. Pantomime cartoon.

No Networking in Subway

Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A subway car has a sign on the wall listing acts that are forbidden, like smoking or littering. At the bottom it says "No Networking".

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Notes: Page 16. Pantomime cartoon. Cartoon is signed, but signature is not legible.

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Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous, science and technology

First Line: But if you do have asbestosis, you'll be glad to know that your lungs can never catch on fire.

Synopsis: A doctor gives a patient the good side of a probable diagnosis of asbestosis.

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Notes: Page 20. Asbestosis is a lung disease caused by inhalation of asbestos fibers.

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Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

First Line: You're warm now, Alec--very, very warm.

Synopsis: A boy at a blackboard is trying to add 2 + 2. He is getting encouragement from his teacher as he writes 3.9999...

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Notes: Page 24.

Harry Lippercut defense

Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Phil Schwartz (signed)

Penciller(s): Phil Schwartz (signed)

Inker(s): Phil Schwartz (signed)

Letterer(s): Phil Schwartz (signed)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A man's thoughts break small talk at a party into moves like a chess game.

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Notes: Page 26.

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Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ? [as O'Neill] (signed)

Penciller(s): ? [as O'Neill] (signed)

Inker(s): ? [as O'Neill] (signed)

Letterer(s): ? [as O'Neill] (signed)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

First Line: What do they want from me?

Synopsis: A woman sits in an overstuffed chair reading the newspaper, while her dog, cat, caged bird, and goldfish all stare at her.

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Notes: Page 28.

It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Asking Me for Subway Fare

Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Kevin Curran ?; Fred Graver ?

Letterer(s): ?; typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Character(s): George Wallace; Jerry Lee Lewis

First Line: The Sixties offered the Antihero.

Synopsis: Parody comics covers done in the style of 1960s comics. "Civil Rights Activist" in the Gil Kane style of DC's The Atom; "Sugar Cubey" in the generic late Dell style; "The Adventures of Jerry Lee Lewis" in the same style as DC's "The Adventures of Jerry Lewis," and "The Amazing Hippie Man" in the style of Marvel's "Amazing Spider-Man."

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Notes: Page 44. Part of larger article parodying events and fads of the 1960s written by Kevin Curran and Fred Graver. The top and bottom of the parody covers section has DC's "Go-Go Checks" pattern.

Oy Vey!

Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

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Pages: 4

Notes: Pages 46-49. Eleven cartoons on various subjects by P. C. Vey.

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Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: humorous

First Line: This guy walks like he's got a load in his pants.

Synopsis: A low class family makes fun of the contestants on the TV program "Family Feud."

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Notes: Page 54.

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Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Granberry, you're about to suffer a near-death experience.

Synopsis: A boss is very upset with his employee.

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Notes: Page 66.

Pranking the Grim Reaper

Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Grim Reaper

Synopsis: An old man in bed has rigged a bucket of water to fall when the Grim Reaper comes for him.

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Notes: Page 70. Pantomime cartoon.

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Photo Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ? (photographs)

Inker(s): ? (photographs)

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Foto Funnies

First Line: I smuggled in everything you need to break out of this prison.

Synopsis: A prisoner's girlfriend brings an assortment of tool to aid his escape, including the traditional cake with a file in it.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Page 71.

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Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

First Line: I hope you've been keeping your eye on the red king, Brotsky. Pick it and that raise is yours; fail and you're out on your ear.

Synopsis: A sadistic boss uses a game of three-card monte to determine the fate of his employee.

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Notes: Page 72.

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Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

First Line: I'm sorry, madam. Those dolls are out of stock again. May I make a suggestion? Why don't you go home and fuck a cabbage and try to make one of your own?

Synopsis: A harried department store manager has a crude suggestion for a woman wanting a Cabbage Patch doll.

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Notes: Page 78. Cabbage Patch Kids dolls were a hot item in the early 1980s.

Zippy and the Stupidity Patrol

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Zippy

Character(s): Zippy; Shelf-Life; Vizeen Nurney; Ann Jillian (cameo)

First Line: One day, Shelf-Life & his sister, Vizeen Nurney, visited Zippy in his hotel room.

Synopsis: Zippy, Shelf-Life, and Vizeen tour America and Europe, making fun of various fads and people.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Page 79.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: childrens

Feature(s): Trots and Bonnie

Character(s): Trots (dog); Bonnie; Bonnie's mother; Bonnie's father; Janet Gannett

First Line: Where do you think you're going, young lady?

Synopsis: Bonnie's mother criticizes Bonnie's clothes and choice of movie and friends and eventually sends her to her room. Bonnie sneaks out and potentially ends up at something much worse than her original choices.

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Notes: Page 80.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Politenessman

Character(s): Politenessman

First Line: Politenessman has been living on the island of Lawna-Mowa teaching the natives courtesy.

Synopsis: A group of natives are fleeing a volcano when they come to a narrow bridge over a crocodile-infest river. Politenessman's rigid etiquette orders end up with the whole tribe consumed by the crocodiles.

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Notes: Page 81.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Popular Problems

Character(s): William F. Buckley

First Line: I think Mr. Buckley has raised some important question here.

Synopsis: During William F. Buckley's television show, he raises a question, but nobody has been paying attention and no one can remember what he was talking about (including him.)

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Notes: Page 81. Strip is not signed, but is the same artist as previous issues.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

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

Character(s): Ray

First Line: It's me, Joe. I brought home a mushroom pizza for our--I mean my supper...

Synopsis: Joe has been kidnapped and the culprits want $5,000 to give the body back to Joe. They start sending it back in little pieces.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Page 82. To be continued.

Say What?

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

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

First Line: In the restaurant business, you're called upon to be more than a simple servant.

Synopsis: How a waitress must be a good listener.

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Notes: Page 83.

Mysteries of the Universe

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Excursions

First Line: I say there is more to this old universe than meets the eye.

Synopsis: The oddities of the world.

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Notes: Page 83.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): New Wave Comics

First Line: High up in the snowy Himalayas, in an ancient zen monastery...

Synopsis: A zen master uses a computer to find the answer to his students' question.

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Notes: Page 84.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Aunt Mary's Kitchen

Character(s): Aunt Mary

First Line: High Noon at the Koffee Klatch--

Synopsis: Right after Aunt Mary orders lunch at the Koffee Klatch, a flying saucer appears and there is a strong vibration.

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Notes: Page 84. Part of a continued story.

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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; Bobby Appleton; Tony

First Line: It's party time in the backyard of the Appletons' home.

Synopsis: Mr. Appleton plays a clown for Bobby's birthday party and, as usual, ruins the party with his antics.

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Notes: Page 85.

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Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

First Line: Miss Munn, I won't be taking any more calls today. I threw my phone out the window.

Synopsis: An irate business man throws his telephone through his office window.

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Notes: Page 87. Artist signature is not legible.

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Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

First Line: It all happened so fast....I burst into my apartment, waved a gun in my face, and demanded money....There was a struggle...I fled....i really didn't get a good look at myself.

Synopsis: An apparently confused man describes a home invasion to the police.

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Notes: Page 88.