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Issue: Prime Cuts #2
Publication Date: March 1987
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Issues: #2 of 10 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Mature Readers
Publisher: FlagFantagraphics
Brand: Fantagraphics BooksView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Fantagraphics Books Inc.
On Sale Date: 1987
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $5.25 CAD
$3.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: Mature Readers
Content Items: 23 (15 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: 1st printing: February 1987
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: black & white with colour covers
Dimensions: US magazine size - 10.75" x 8.25" (27.3 cm x 20.95 cm)
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
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R. Crumb Almanac no. 22 cover

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
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In Issue: FlagThe Complete Crumb Comics #1 [Fourth Printing] published March 2012
In Content Item: FlagThe Complete Crumb Comics #1 [First Printing] published October 1987
as R. Crumb Almanac no. 22 cover [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A never before published illustration Crumb made for one of his journals when he was seventeen. The date given is August 1, 1959
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Prime Cuts Words & Pictures

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Table of contents plus a quote from Sherwood Anderson
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Pages: 1
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The Sphinx Without a Secret

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Character(s): Lord Gerald Murchison; Madame de Rastail; Lady Alroy
Synopsis: Lord Murchison is taken with the mysterious Lady Alroy, but doesn't believe her when she denies hiding anything.
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Pages: 8
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Hell Fridge

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Billy; Janet; Father O'Shawnessy
Synopsis: A refrigerator that can bring death to any who dare open it.
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Pages: 2
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Retirement Village

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Character(s): Rose; Mr. Michaels
Synopsis: Two senior citizens have an intimate dinner.
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In Content Item: FlagDori Stories #[nn] published January 1999
as Retirement Village [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Production and indicia credits. Subscription offer for Prime Cuts with the following issue's cover shown.
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Pages: 1
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How I Almost Got Stomped to the "Still of the Night" by the "Five Satins"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: autobiography
Character(s): Adelbert; Crying Tommy Brown; Fletcher; "Fats" Domino (cameo); Chuck Berry (cameo); Shirley and Lee (cameo); Little Richard (cameo); The Five Satins (cameo)
Synopsis: Spain and friends sneak into a rhythm & blues show and try to get closer seats.
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In Content Item: FlagMy True Story #[nn] published August 1994
as How I Almost Got Stomped to the "Still of the Night" by the "Five Satins" [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Overheard at London's Snack Bars
Synopsis: Another set of amusing anecdotes from customers.
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Pages: 1
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Clouds

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: If clouds were like people....
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Pages: 5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Snappy Sammy Smoot
Character(s): Snappy Sammy Smoot; Ragtime Billy
First Line: Smoot! All things considered, modern humanity doesn't amount to a fart in the wind!
Synopsis: Sammy Smoot objects to Ragtime Billy's estimation of modern humanity.
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In Issue: FlagSmoot #1 published January 1995
In Content Item: FlagThe Scum Also Rises: An Anthology of Comic Art #[nn] published November 1988
as Snappy Sammy Smoot Defends Modern Humanity [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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UFO

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Alex Toth questions the wisdom of experts who dismiss what to him are the reality of UFO sightings.
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Pages: 3
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The Hidden Face

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Character(s): Gretma; The Proprietor
Synopsis: After a falling brick hits him in the face, the story's protagonist suffers a series of misfortunes.
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The Gallery - Seventh Promenade (Naples)

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Synopsis: One chapter from the novel about GIs in wartime Italy.
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Pages: 5
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The Best Work By the Best Cartoonists In The World...

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Ad touting Fantagraphics Books.
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Pages: 1
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I Won a Million!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Young Consumers
Synopsis: A brief story that satirizes consumer culture.
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Pages: 2
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Skiff

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Character(s): Skiff
Synopsis: The narrator talks about Skiff, a guest that was staying over in his family's house.
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Pages: 5
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Contributors

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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Brief blurbs on the creators
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Pages: 1
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Industrial Revolution

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Sacco informs the world that the Industrial Revolution did not take several decades to develop, but was a 'prank' developed over a single day.
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In Content Item: FlagNotes from a Defeatist #[nn] published January 2003
as Industrial Revolution [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Dated May 1984
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Treasure of the Lost Empire Chapter 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Rory Randall
Character(s): Will; Buddy Smudley; Rory Randall; Namron the Invincible; Dick Pritkin; Raldo; Frog [The Princess]; Cindy Lou
Synopsis: A stranger arrives at Rory Randall's place looking for work. Unfortunately, he may not be what he appears to be.
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Pages: 16
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[untitled]

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Flaubert's Dictionary of Received Ideas
First Line: Baccalaureate: Thunder against it.
Synopsis: More selections from Flaubert's work. Includes a single drawing from Geary.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: From "Baccalaureate" to "Colonies (Our)."
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Synopsis: A detailed illustration of Hell.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Ad for Lafler's "Dog Boy" series
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Pages: 1

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