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Issue: Griffith Observatory #[nn]
Publication Date: March 1993
 
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Publisher: FlagFantagraphics
Indicia Publisher: Fantagraphics Books Inc.
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Pages: 52
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Price: $5.95 CAD
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Content Items: 47 (45 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Comic reprints the 1979 Rip-Off Press publication of the same title, adding 16 previously uncollected strips. Strips originally created for weekly undeground newspapers
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color cover; Black and White interior
Dimensions: Magazine size
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Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: One-Shot
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[untitled]

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Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
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Zippy the Pinhead; Bill Griffith
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[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
typeset
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Griffith Observatory
No, I didn't live in Los Angeles during the late seventies, working behind the souvenir counter at the real Griffith Observatory...
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Includes a background illustration and the standard "Griffith Observatory" logo. Indicia at bottom.
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Religious Nuts

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Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
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humorous
Griffith Observatory
A glance at new religions fashionable in the 1970s
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FlagRip Off Comix #2 [unnamed variant] published July 1977
was Religious Nuts [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Street Crazies

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Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
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humorous
Griffith Observatory
Urban lunatics
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FlagRip Off Comix #1 [unnamed variant] published April 1977
was Street Crazies [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Anal Retentives

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Credits
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Subject Matter
humorous
Griffith Observatory
Assorted hoarders
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FlagRip Off Comix #1 [unnamed variant] published April 1977
was The Anal Retentives [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Doomsters

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Credits
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
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humorous
Griffith Observatory
Pessimists
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FlagRip Off Comix #2 [unnamed variant] published July 1977
was The Doomsters [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Kids of Today

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Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
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humorous
Griffith Observatory
The older generation bemoans the young
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FlagRip Off Comix #2 [unnamed variant] published July 1977
was Kids of Today [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Art Critics

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Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
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humorous
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We're all art critics
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FlagRip Off Comix #1 [unnamed variant] published April 1977
was The Art Critics [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Normals

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Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
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humorous
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The progress of hippies
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FlagRip Off Comix #3 [1st Printing] published March 1978
was The Normals [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Clothes That Wear People

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Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
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humorous
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1970s fashions
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Objective Study

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Subject Matter
humorous
Griffith Observatory
Classic design versus modern design
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FlagRip Off Comix #3 [1st Printing] published March 1978
was Objective Study [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Ostentatious Humility

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Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
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humorous
Griffith Observatory
The reaction to consumption
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FlagRip Off Comix #3 [1st Printing] published March 1978
was Ostentatious Humility [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Credit given to Justin Green
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The 'Zine Scene

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Subject Matter
humorous
Griffith Observatory
Behinds the scenes at magazines
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FlagRip Off Comix #3 [1st Printing] published March 1978
was The 'Zine Scene [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Worriers

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Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
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humorous
Griffith Observatory
Worriers and their concerns
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FlagRip Off Comix #3 [1st Printing] published March 1978
was The Worriers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Cuteness Syndrome

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Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
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humorous
Griffith Observatory
The cute object and its inspiration
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Punk Rock

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Credits
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
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humorous
Griffith Observatory
The appeal and concerns of punks
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Cat Tales

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Subject Matter
humorous
Griffith Observatory
The downside of cats
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Memory Lane

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Subject Matter
humorous
Griffith Observatory
Reminiscenes of 1950s TV shows
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The Parental Units

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
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humorous
Griffith Observatory
Awkward parents
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The Laundromat

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Subject Matter
humorous
Griffith Observatory
Laundromats as social microcosm
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Working Stiffs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Subject Matter
humorous
Griffith Observatory
The regularly waged
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Media Addicts

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Credits
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Subject Matter
humorous
Griffith Observatory
Living vicariously
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FlagRip Off Comix #3 [1st Printing] published March 1978
was Media Addicts [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Nostalgiamania

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Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
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humorous
Griffith Observatory
The stylising of the past
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The Enemy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
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humorous
Griffith Observatory
Corporations and their aims
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The Rednecks

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Credits
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Subject Matter
humorous
Griffith Observatory
Life in Rural USA
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FlagRip Off Comix #4 [unnamed variant] published November 1978
was The Rednecks [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Noo Yawkahs

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Credits
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Subject Matter
humorous
Griffith Observatory
The obsessions and fears of New Yorkers
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FlagRip Off Comix #4 [unnamed variant] published November 1978
was Noo Yawkahs [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Oddballs

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Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
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humorous
Griffith Observatory
Assorted eccentrics
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The Keane Kontroversy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
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humorous
Griffith Observatory
Who Painted Walter Keane's big eye pictures?
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Million Dollar Ideas

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Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
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humorous
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Wretched concepts that could make a fortune
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Time-Warped

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Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
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humorous
Griffith Observatory
The static wardrobe
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FlagRip Off Comix #7 published January 1980
was Time-Warped [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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People Watching

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Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Subject Matter
humorous
Griffith Observatory
Bill Griffith; Mr The Toad
The arbitrary association of personality, traits and obsessions to a face
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FlagRip Off Comix #7 published January 1980
was People-Watching [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Useless Objects

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Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
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humorous
Griffith Observatory
Useless objects
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FlagRip Off Comix #7 published January 1980
was Useless Objects [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Are You A Boozhie?

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Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Subject Matter
humorous
Griffith Observatory
The test of being bourgeois
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FlagRip Off Comix #7 published January 1980
was Are You a Boozhie? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Five Philosophers

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Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
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humorous
Griffith Observatory
Assorted unrecognised philosophers
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Welcome to the House of Snap Judgements

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Credits
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Subject Matter
humorous
Griffith Observatory
Bill Griffith
Instant impressions
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FlagRip Off Comix #7 published January 1980
was Welcome to the House of Snap Judgements [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Think Eighties

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Credits
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Subject Matter
humorous
Griffith Observatory
Predictions about the 1980s
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FlagRip Off Comix #5 [unnamed variant] published September 1979
was Think Eighties [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Apartment Living

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Credits
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Subject Matter
humorous
Griffith Observatory
The curses of apartments
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New York Again

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Credits
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Subject Matter
humorous
Griffith Observatory
More about New York and its inhabitants
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FlagRip Off Comix #7 published January 1980
was New York Again [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Where's the Party?

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Credits
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
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humorous
Griffith Observatory
Assorted parties
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FlagRip Off Comix #7 published January 1980
was Where's the Party? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Mansard-roof Syndrome

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Credits
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
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humorous
Griffith Observatory
The spread of the Mansard roof
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FlagRip Off Comix #7 published January 1980
was The Mansard-roof Syndrome [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Stupidity Patrol

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Credits
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Subject Matter
humorous
Griffith Observatory
The critics at large
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FlagRip Off Comix #7 published January 1980
was Stupidity Patrol [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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5 Great Moments in the Life of Jimmy Durante

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Subject Matter
humorous
Griffith Observatory
Jimmy Durante
Five great moments in the life of Jimmy Durante
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FlagRip Off Comix #7 published January 1980
was 5 Great Moments in the Life of Jimmy Durante [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Art School

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Credits
Bill Griffith (signed)
Bill Griffith (signed)
Bill Griffith (signed)
Bill Griffith (signed)
Subject Matter
humorous
Griffith Observatory
Bill Griffith; Louie; Mr. Wooster; Professor; Model
Observations of an art school
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FlagArcade the Comics Revue #1 published January 1975
was Art School [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Untitled- the first line of dialogue is "Heh, heh ...sniff... .. People are a wonder to behold, Louie!!"
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On The Street

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Subject Matter
humorous
Griffith Observatory
Bill Griffith; Louie
Life
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FlagArcade the Comics Revue #3 published January 1975
was On the Street With... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Griffith (signed)
Bill Griffith (signed)
Bill Griffith (signed)
Bill Griffith (signed)
Subject Matter
humorous
Griffith Observatory
Bill Griffith; Louie; Mr. Toad
Well, Louie, we've had quite a full viewing schedule today... we saw many interesting things...
Bedroom snooping
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from ? (1975)
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Under Observation

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Subject Matter
humorous
Bill Griffith; Louie
The origin of the observatory and how it became an obsession.
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Main Street

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Credits
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith
Subject Matter
humorous, opinion
Griffith Observatory
Assorted Main Streets
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