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Issue: The Little Man: Short Strips 1980 - 1995 #[nn]
Publication Date: June 2006
 
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Publisher: FlagDrawn & Quarterly
Brand: D & Q
Indicia Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 196
ISBN: 1896597130
UPC/EAN: 9781896597133
Price: $19.95 CAD
$14.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 31 (28 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Chris Oliveros (publisher); Chester Brown
Disclose Notes: Reprint of 1998 edition, with new cover and some new material.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color cover; Black and White interior
Dimensions: 6" x 9"
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Binding: Perfect Bound
Publishing Format: Collected edition
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
?
Chester Brown
Subject Matter
autobiography
Chester Brown
It was early 1980...
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Comic strip cover about the creation of "The Toilet Paper Revolt".
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Preface

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Reprinting
FlagThe Little Man: Short Strips 1980 - 1995 #[nn] published October 1998
 
Miscellaneous
1
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The Toilet Paper Revolt

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Subject Matter
humorous
Toilet paper comes to life and takes over earth.
Reprinting
FlagYummy Fur #1 published July 1983
was The Toilet Paper Revolt [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4
Originally planned as the start of a much longer graphic novel or series.
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City Swine

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Subject Matter
humorous
Uncle Adolf explains that pigs used to live in the city.
Reprinting
FlagYummy Fur #3 published August 1983
was City Swine [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
2
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Walrus Blubber Sandwitch

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Subject Matter
humorous
Aliens kidnap a walrus and drop it into a restaurant.
Reprinting
FlagYummy Fur #1 published July 1983
was Walrus Blubber Sandwitch [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
3
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Mars

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Subject Matter
humorous
Mars defeats the earthmen and a guy and a girl try to find sea serpents.
Reprinting
FlagYummy Fur #2 published July 1983
was Mars [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Small part of last panel appears to have been blown up and used as cover for Yummy Fur (Chester Brown, 1983 series) #3 and Yummy Fur (Vortex, 1986 series) #1.
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Bob Crosby and his Electric T.V.

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Subject Matter
humorous
Bob Crosby's TV tells him to do things.
Reprinting
FlagYummy Fur #3 published August 1983
was Bob Crosby and his Electric T.V. [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5
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Dirk The Gerbil

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Subject Matter
Dirk; Angel; God
The death of Dirk.
Reprinting
FlagEscape #7 published January 1985
was Dirk The Gerbil [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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About Brad's Enlightenment

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Reprinting
FlagCasual Casual Comics #10 published ?
 
Miscellaneous
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Garbage Day

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Subject Matter
humorous
A woman takes out the garbage and it runs away.
Reprinting
FlagYummy Fur #7 published September 1985
was Garbage Day [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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My Old Neighborhood

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Subject Matter
humorous
A naked alien gets shot in a suburban neighborhood.
Reprinting
FlagYummy Fur #7 published September 1985
was My Old Neighborhood [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
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An Authentic Inuit Folk Song

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Subject Matter
humorous
A boy at school makes up an "authentic" Inuit folk song.
Reprinting
FlagYummy Fur #7 published September 1985
was An Authentic Innuit Folk Song [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Inuit is misspelled as "Innuit" in the title in the original printing. Spelling of title is corrected in Little Man reprint (2006 version, possibly in 1998 version).
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I Live In The Bottomless Pit

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Subject Matter
humorous
A man falls into a pit and meets the anti-Christ.
Reprinting
FlagYummy Fur #7 published September 1985
was I Live in the Bottomless Pit [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
2
In the comments section of Little Man (2006 edition), Chester Brown mentions that the seventh issue of Yummy Fur may not be the first appearance of this strip. It was originally drawn for another zine but he doesn't remember the zine's name, the guy who published the zine or whether or not it ever appeared.
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Things to Avoid Stepping On

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Reprinting
FlagDada Gumbo #7 published ?
 
Miscellaneous
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Help Me Dear

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Reprinting
FlagDada Gumbo #8 published ?
 
Miscellaneous
1
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The Gourmets From Planet X

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Subject Matter
humorous
Mama; Father; Daughter; Alien #1; Alien #2
An alien invasion where the aliens are looking for snot.
Reprinting
FlagHonk! #1 published November 1986
was The Gourmets from Planet X [Story on Interior Page(s)]originally 2 pages, reprint is re-layed out to be 4 pages
 
Miscellaneous
4
When reprinted in Best Comics of the Decade, the reason this was chosen was because Fantagraphics already had the film for it and Chester Brown was too lazy to send them anything else (as per Chester Brown in the notes for The Little Man).
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A Late Night Snack

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Subject Matter
Gerbil; Bunny
Reprinting
FlagTaboo #1 published January 1988
was A Late Night Snack [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5
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An American Story

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Subject Matter
humorous
Americans and their guns
Reprinting
FlagEscape #9 published January 1986
was An American Story [Story on Interior Page(s)]originally 1 page, panels rearranged to make 3 pages
 
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The Twin

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Subject Matter
religious
Jesus; Joseph; Mary
An enigmatic tale taken from the Gnostic manuscript "Pistis Sophia." A child looking just like Jesus arrives at Joseph and Mary's house. Jesus, who has been working nearby, states that he's been waiting for him.
Reprinting
FlagPrime Cuts #3 published May 1987
was Call of the Spirit [Story on Interior Page(s)]Original title: Call of the Spirit, Reprint title: The Twin. Panels rearranged to make 4 pages
 
Miscellaneous
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Back to Obedience School

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Subject Matter
humorous
Gerbil; Bunny
Gerbil takes his giant dog for a walk and runs into Bunny.
Reprinting
FlagSnarf #10 published February 1987
was Back to Obedience School [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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Anti-Censorship Propaganda

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Reprinting
FlagThe True North #[nn] published January 1988
was Anti-Censorship Propaganda [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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The Afternoon of March the 3rd 1988

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Reprinting
from The Puma Blues (?, ? series) #20
Miscellaneous
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Helder

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Subject Matter
autobiography
Autobiography of Chester Brown
Chester Brown; Helder; Donna
Chester moves into an apartment building, meets Helder and regrets not helping a fellow resident, Donna
Reprinting
FlagYummy Fur #19 published January 1990
was Helder [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Chester Brown's first autobiographical story in Yummy Fur. Issue 20's story "Showing Helder" is about how this story was drawn and edited.
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Showing Helder

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Subject Matter
autobiography
Autobiography of Chester Brown
Chester Brown; Kris; Seth; Mark Askwith
Chester Brown writes and draws the previous issue of Yummy Fur and debates with his friends and fellow artists on whether he should speak directly to the audience or not.
Reprinting
FlagYummy Fur #20 published April 1990
was Showing Helder [Story on Interior Page(s)]reprint has panels re-layed out to cover more pages
 
Miscellaneous
34
No panel borders, just white backgrounds. Also shows how Chester Brown works, individual panels stuck onto boards. Mark Askwith is only mentioned by first name, but at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2009, in on a panel with Scott McCloud, he mentioned being in this comic.
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The Little Man: A True Story

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Subject Matter
biography, fantasy
The Autobiography of Chester Brown
Chester Brown; Russell
Chester re-tells a story that he made up as a child about his penis being very long and being chased around by the RCMP for having it hanging out.
Reprinting
FlagYummy Fur #24 published April 1991
was The Little Man: A True Story [Story on Interior Page(s)]panels are rearranged in reprint to cover more pages
 
Miscellaneous
19
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The Weird Canadian Artist

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Reprinting
FlagThe True North II #[nn] published January 1991
was The Weird Canadian Artist [Story on Interior Page(s)]panels reorganized into 7 pages in reprint
 
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Part One Circa 1973; Part Two Circa 2050.
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Danny's Story

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Subject Matter
autobiography
Chester Brown Autobiography
Chester Brown; Danny
Chester Brown is trapped in his room by Danny, his housemate.
Reprinting
FlagYummy Fur #25 published July 1991
was Danny's Story [Story on Interior Page(s)]panels re-layed out to cover more pages in reprint
 
Miscellaneous
14
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Subject Matter
biography, fantasy
Chester Brown; Sook-Yin
Knock, Knock
Dream-like story where Sook-Yin (Chester Brown's girlfriend) wanders an empty city and then finds him.
Reprinting
FlagYummy Fur #31 published September 1993
was No title given [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
10
Last panel states "Drawn for Sook-Yin with love. Jan. 23-25, 93 -- Chester". Story title from table of contents.
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My Mom Was a Schizophrenic

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Subject Matter
autobiography
Chester Brown
Reprinting
FlagUnderwater #4 published September 1995
was My Mom Was a Schizophrenic [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
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Notes

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
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FlagThe Little Man: Short Strips 1980 - 1995 #[nn] published October 1998
FlagUnderwater #4 published September 1995
was Notes for "My Mom Was a Schizophrenic" [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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Notes for "My Mom Was a Schizophrenic" from Yummy Fur, some of the rest of the notes from the first printing of The Little Man and some notes are new for this edition. Also includes a strip Brown did when he was 12 and a copy of the strip from the front cover without the title over top of it.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester Brown
?
Chester Brown
Subject Matter
humorous
Chester Brown
Earthling, we are searching for your planet's greatest cartoonist.
Chester Brown is approached by aliens who like short comic strips.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
On back cover. New to this edition.

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