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Issue: Arcade the Comics Revue #1
Publication Date: January 1975
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Issues: #1 of 7 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagThe Print Mint Inc
Brand: Print MintView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: The Print Mint Inc.
On Sale Date: 1975
Volume: 1
Pages: 44
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.25 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 28 (20 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color covers; black and white interiors
Dimensions: Magazine size (8.12" x 10.5" (20.62 cm x 26.67 cm))
Paper Stock:  
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: adult, anthropomorphic, humorous
First Line: Action packed!
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In Issue: FlagCrumb Comics #4 published ?
In Content Item: FlagThe Complete Crumb Comics #10 [unnamed variant] published March 1994
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Caterina Sforza

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: biography
Feature(s): They Shall Not Be Forgotten
Character(s): Caterina Sforza
Synopsis: Biographical details of the life of Caterina Sforza.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Number one in a series.
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Arcade The Comics Revue

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): (various)
Inker(s): (various)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Bob Rita; Don Shenker; Art Spiegelman; Bill Griffith; A. Bobbo; H. Cady; Robert Crumb; Kim Deitch; W. Fowler; Justin Green; Jay Kinney; Aline Kominsky; Paul Krassner; George Kuchar; Jay Lynch; C. McDowell; Mike McMillan; Victor Moscoso; W. Murphy; Diane Noomin; James Osborne; Gilbert Shelton; Span Rodriguez; Checkered Demon (as S. C. Wilson)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Table of Contents, list of staff and writers and artists, each with a "self-portrait," and the indicia. Robert Crumb's self-portrait from the contents page was reprinted in "The Complete Crumb" Volume 10.
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Behind the Scenes

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Outline
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Introduction and comments on stories in the issue.
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Editorial: An Introduction

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Griffy [Bill Griffith]; Art Spiegelman
Synopsis: A statement of intent.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: A comic strip editorial.
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Cracking Jokes: A Brief Inquiry Into Various Aspects of Humor

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Jack-In-the-Box; Man; Psychiatrist/Shrink; Court Jester
Synopsis: An investigation of humour.
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In Issue: FlagBreakdowns: From Maus to Now: An Anthology of Strips #[nn] published December 1977
In Content Item: FlagBreakdowns Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@?*! #[nn] published October 2008
as Cracking Jokes [Story on Interior Page(s)]with 1 page added
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Character(s): Fido the Pup
First Line: Ladies and Gentlemen! A big round of your most cordial applause for Fido the Pup!
Synopsis: The contrast of bad times and easily available entertainment.
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Pages: 3
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Detective Zippy, Plainclothes Pinhead

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Fred Schnutzig; Pixie; Ace Hole (cameo); Baron Wurlitzer
Synopsis: Zippy runs a detective agency and locates a diamond-encrusted g-string in typically discursive manner.
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In Content Item: FlagBill Griffith: Lost and Found - Comics 1969-2003 #[nn] published December 2011
as Detective Zippy Plainclothes Pinhead [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 3
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Once More, With Or Without Feeling

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Arnold Peck the Human Wreck
Character(s): Arnold Peck; David Dimpleton; Bruce McQueen; Nelson; Teapot; Emily
Synopsis: Arnold encounters gay society.
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Pages: 2
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The Love Song of Timothy Leary

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Timothy Leary; Charles Manson; Allen Ginsberg
Synopsis: Paul Krassner's thoughts on post-Vietnam American society.
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Accompanied by eleven illustrations.
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Mishkin's Folly

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Nate Mishkin
Character(s): Nate Mishkin; Dr. Chambers; Waldo
Synopsis: Proclaimed dry, Mishkin is released back into society for a weekend furlough from Berndale Acres Sanitarium.
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In Issue: FlagBeyond the Pale! Krazed Komics and Stories #[nn] published October 1989
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Credited to 'Fowlton Means'. Alternatively titled 'Or, A Moon, A Fool And A Furlough!'.
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Big Ass Topics

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adult
Synopsis: R. Crumb's obsession with big asses.
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In Issue: FlagL'Écho des savanes #32 published July 1977
In Content Item: FlagThe Complete Crumb Comics #10 [unnamed variant] published March 1994
as Big Ass Topics [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Centrespread
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Art School

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Griffith Observatory
Character(s): Bill Griffith; Louie; Mr. Wooster; Professor; Model
Synopsis: A look at life-drawing at an art school.
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In Content Item: FlagGriffith Observatory #[nn] published March 1993
as Art School [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBill Griffith: Lost and Found - Comics 1969-2003 #[nn] published December 2011
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Midnight

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: A possible future
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Pantomime story, wordless except for a single panel that includes a newspaper.
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Number 836

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): A. J. Foyt, Jr.
Synopsis: Motoring oddities.
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In Content Item: FlagU-Comix #5 published January 1981
as Nummer 836 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Wm. Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Classics Crucified
Character(s): Leontes; Hermione; Mamillius; Camillo; Antigonus; Paulina; Polixenes; Florizel; Perdita
Synopsis: A Winter's Tale cast with caricatures.
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In Content Item: FlagKnockabout Comics #13 published January 1987
as Wm. Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Caricatures include Carl Anderson's Henry; Karl Malden; and Justin Green.
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A Hand Job

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Real Dream
Character(s): Art Spiegelman
Synopsis: Dream recollection.
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In Issue: FlagBreakdowns: From Maus to Now: An Anthology of Strips #[nn] published December 1977
In Content Item: FlagBreakdowns Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@?*! #[nn] published October 2008
as A Hand Job [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Harrison Cady

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Arcade Archives
Synopsis: Glimpse at the work of cartoonist Harrison Cady.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Seven Harrison Cady cartoons from 1907-1912. Full pages are: A Spring Evening at the Beetleburg Amusement Park; The Summer School Opens in Beetleburg; and The Road to Hell (1910).
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Sounds of the Carnival

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Tony L'Amigo; Faye
Synopsis: A dysfunctional carnival relationship.
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Text story with three illustrations.
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The Yma Sumac Story

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Yma Sumac
Synopsis: Fantasy about Yma Sumac.
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Pages: 0.5
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Kelvin the Human Fly

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Kelvin the Human Fly
Synopsis: Kelvin has a personality crisis.
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In Content Item: FlagArt in Time: Unknown Comic Book Adventures, 1940-1980 #[nn] published May 2010
as Kelvin the Human Fly [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 0.5
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A Little Girl with a Grudge

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: autobiography, biography
Feature(s): The Bunch
Character(s): The Bunch; Mom; Dad
Synopsis: How children absorb behaviour.
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Pages: 0.5
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Letter for Olga

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Olga; Rueben Ness
Synopsis: Olga attends an art show.
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Pages: 0.5
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Bingo Bondage

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Gloria; Madame Ramona
Synopsis: DiDi goes to the bingo.
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In Issue: FlagGlitz-2-Go #[nn] published January 2012
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Pages: 0.5
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Looking At the World Thru Rose Colored Glasses

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Bum; injured man
Synopsis: The search for identity.
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Print Mint proudly announces...
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Promo for catalogue of Print Mint items.
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Arcade Plugs

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): (various)
Penciller(s): (various)
Inker(s): (various)
Letterer(s): (various)
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Ten small ads for "Whole Grains"; Cartoonists Co-Op Press; Nostalgia Press; "The Young Lust Reader"; Zippy and Toad t-shirts; "Nard 'n" Pat"; R. Crumb and his Cheap Suit Serenaders record; "The Realist"; "Freak Brothers"; and "The Apex Treasury of Underground Comics". Available from the publishers and other sources.
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Mystic Comics Part 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Synopsis: A fantasy.
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In Content Item: FlagSex, Rock & Optical Illusions #[nn] published January 2006
as Mystic Comics part 1 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A three-panel sequence on the back cover.

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