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Issue: Graphic Story Monthly #2
Publication Date: February 1990
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Issues: #2 of 7 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Recommended for Mature Readers
Publisher: FlagFantagraphics
Brand: Fantagraphics BooksView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Fantagraphics Books Inc.
On Sale Date: 1990
Volume:
Pages: 52
ISBN:
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Price: $3.50 CAD
$2.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: Recommended for Mature Readers
Content Items: 19 (11 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: 1st printing: January 1990
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; black & white interior
Dimensions: 10.75" x 8.25" (27.3 cm x 20.95 cm)
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Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Character(s): Rube [Reuben “Beans” Bupkes]
First Line: Heh heh heh
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Disclose Notes: an ad for the Fantagraphics “World War 3 Illustrated” anthology
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Graphic Story Monthly Number 2 February 1990

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
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Disclose Notes: includes nine small illustrations taken from the story contents
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Memories of Doofer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Feature(s): Tales of McEarth
Character(s): Uncle Obie Jacoby; Ooblianda; Rufus Doofer; Lucy Doofer; Ed; Bozo; Del; Herr K.; Nicole Muskmelon; Jimmy Muskmelon; Vern Clydesdale; Rube [Reuben “Beans” Bupkes]; Mr. Slocni; Jimmy; Natter-Bird #1; Natter Bird #2; Mr. Knowzit; Dog Bardo; Rabnor; Paul Ollswang; Taft Chatham; Jim Carpenter
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Pages: 14
Disclose Notes: One strand in the story involves an "information revolution" that had reached its peak in 1997. "Earth had become one great interconnected mind." An ad jingle called "google-oh" invented by a teen whiz-kid stripped words of all their meaning, causing anyone who listened to it to be held in its thrall. "Survivors remembered the time before as little more than a vivid dream. Things were never the same again....."
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TV Saturdays

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Character(s): Orson Welles (cameo); Klaatu (cameo); Gort (cameo); Tor Johnson (cameo)
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Come quick! Your self-generating headlamps are beginning to self-generate!
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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A trio of costumed trick-or-treaters are given assorted spare parts as a treat
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Hazards of the Road...

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Genres: humorous
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In the Days Before Trailers They Had Tent Camping...

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Great Moments in Automobile History
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Asinine Album or Summer Touring With Me and Bill -

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Genres: humorous
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Genres: humorous
First Line: They Warned Us About a Fork in the Road!
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Axe of the Apostles

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Genres: humorous
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Mary Worthless

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Mary Worthless; Simon; Jenny; Ken Kendall
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Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: A series of thirty-four four-panel strips in this sharp send-up of the Mary Worth series
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Mr. Groff
First Line: Huh...? Oh-! Finally! Mr. Groff's phone is ringin'!
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Graphic Story Quarterly

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Disclose Notes: A list of several worthwhile comics or comics-related publications
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What Has Gone Before

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Genres: drama
Character(s): Floromond Faroux; Nestor Burma; Inspector Fabre; Covet; Dolores; Belita Morales; Abel Benoit [Albert Lenantais]
First Line: The cop-driver found himself a seat at the bar – no doubt to keep an eye out for
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From Content Item: FlagNestor Burma #1 [unnamed variant] published January 1982
was Brouillard au pont de Tolbiac [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 11
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Genres: humorous
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: From “Macadam” to “Mob.” Includes an illustration for “Mandolin.”
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[untitled]

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Disclose Notes: Ads for “Graphic Story Monthly” and “Blab!"

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