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Issue: Weirdo #28
Publication Date: January 1993
 
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Rating: Adults Only
Publisher: FlagLast Gasp
Indicia Publisher: Last Gasp Eco-Funnies
On Sale Date: 1993
Volume:
Pages: 68
ISBN: 0867192194
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Price: $4.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 39 (34 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: This issue is titled Verre D'Eau to reflect the high percentage of European contributions and the way French people were pronouncing the magazine's name. Literally translated it means glass of water, as illustrated on the cover.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color covers; black and white interiors
Dimensions: 8.25 in. x 10.75 in. (20.9 cm x 27.3 cm)
Paper Stock: glossy cover
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
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One-Time-Only Special International Issue of Weirdo - Absolutely the Last Issue Ever!

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FlagR. Crumb The Weirdo Years: 1981-'93 #[nn] published January 2013
 
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Saša Rakezić; Robert Crumb
I had a bizzare dream in which I was transposed into the persona of Robert Crumb.
A dream in which Rakezic has a conversation with Crumb
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Strip is uncredited, but Rakezic is mentioned in the indicia and the style matches his work as Aleksandar Zograf. The word "bizarre" is mispelled by the artist.
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Verre d'eau no. 28

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Credits
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Subject Matter
Aline Kominsky-Crumb (photo)
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A Kominsky-Crumb editorial is accompanied by letters from Saša Rakezić and Michael Hashim (NYC).
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All-American Shopper

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Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Roy Tompkins; Wayne; The Bat Lady [Wayne's Mother]
Wayne's mother is an inveterate hoarder
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Ad Biz

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archibald Van Snob; Florence
A constantly modified ad assigment
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The Neuralgia of Nostalgia

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Subject Matter
horror
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The Snowman Comes in from the Cold

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Autobiography
Bill Griffith
Musings on the contradictions of America.
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FlagBill Griffith: Lost and Found - Comics 1969-2003 #[nn] published December 2011
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Helping the Poor

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Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Debbie; Pearl; Mr. Drechsler; Mrs. Drechsler; Roy; Kay
A Christmas visit to help the needy
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FlagDaddy's Girl #[nn] published February 1996
FlagDaddy's Girl #[nn] published April 2008
 
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USA 87

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Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Jean-Christoph Menu; Valerie; Sweeper; Director of the French Department
Reflections on a trip to the USA to rekindle a relationship
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When the Niggers Take Over America!

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Subject Matter
humorous
The President of the United States of America; The First Lady; Strongman; Slavemaster
An extremely politically incorrect tale where black people use force of arms to take over the country and turn white people into slaves. It's satire, right, Mr. Crumb?
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FlagR. Crumb's America #[nn] published October 1995
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in Race & Reality (Neo-Nazi magazine)
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When the Goddamn Jews Take Over America!

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Subject Matter
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Morry; Mr. Bloatstein; Lenny; Doctor Weaselberg; Ellen; Mr. Big Shot Senator; Paulie
Another satirical piece, this time delving into who the "real rulers" are.
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FlagR. Crumb's America #[nn] published October 1995
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in Race & Reality (Neo-Nazi magazine)
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One Nation Under God

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Subject Matter
opinion, philosophical
The downside of free market economics
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Subject Matter
humorous
We must go and live in the United States of America.
Misconceptions about the freedoms of America.
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humorous
Mee-Maw; Big Girl Now; Little Girl Now
I shall French kiss your children if you give me half a chance!
Martini's final journey into catholicism
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FlagMartini Baton! #[nn] published May 1994
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Muscular Teen-Aged Dog; Teenaged Rooster; Priest
...It's been three years since my last confession - since then my penis has gotten huge...
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FlagMartini Baton! #[nn] published May 1994
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Subject Matter
adult, humorous
Martini Baton; Snoopy Sha-Ba-Ta; The Pope
Who wants to kiss my uh, nuts?!
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FlagMartini Baton! #[nn] published May 1994
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humorous
We are the brainiest critters! God loves us best!
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humorous
Hysterical Guard; The Pope; T.V. Repairman; Mother
If at first you don't succeed - kill your mother!
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FlagMartini Baton! #[nn] published May 1994
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Subject Matter
humorous
Catholic Critter Child; Bad Devil Doll
A conversation between a Catholic critter child and a bad devil doll!
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FlagMartini Baton! #[nn] published May 1994
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humorous
Martini Baton; The Pope; Mee-Maw; Mother
I don't believe in shit!
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FlagMartini Baton! #[nn] published May 1994
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humorous
Jean
Hi! My name is Jean! I go church under water!
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FlagMartini Baton! #[nn] published May 1994
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humorous
Bergan Mooly; The Pope
I'm great! And everyone else is a big-time loser!
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FlagMartini Baton! #[nn] published May 1994
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humorous
Critters come from many lands to find freedom and prosperity:
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humorous
Mee-Maw; Big-Girl-Now; Little-Girl-Now
...Oh come let us adore me - that's right, I said me!
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FlagMartini Baton! #[nn] published May 1994
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Subject Matter
humorous
I don't need God - I have a career!
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FlagMartini Baton! #[nn] published May 1994
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humorous
Francois; Suzanna; Anna
Goodby Anna! I'll take a little bit of you, a little bit of Paris to the U.S.
A meeting between a Frenchman and an American woman.
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Back to the Bagel Belt With DiDi Glitz

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humorous
Diane Noomin; Rhonda; Eli; Rita; Jerry; Jessica
Didi learns the truth about a friend's marriage.
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FlagGlitz-2-Go #[nn] published January 2012
 
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Radio Mysteries

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
The insidious recurrence of fragments of old songs.
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Of What Use is a Bunch? Part II: The Never Ending Story!

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Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
The Bunch
The Bunch [Aline Kominsky-Crumb]; Mother; Nanny; Robert Crumb; Sophie Crumb; Gail; Suzie; Bill Clinton; Al Gore
Contrasts between French and American culture.
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FlagNeed More Love A Graphic Memoir #[nn] published January 2007
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Part I to this story was published in "The Bunch's Power Pak Comics" #2.
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From the Sketchbooks of Robert Armstrong

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Approximately four dozen small illustrations.
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The Fabulous Story of Bill Bood

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Subject Matter
humorous
Bill Bood; Deranged Cowboy; Doc Duke
Bill is wounded by a gunman
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Guns the American Way

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
The downside of universal gun ownership.
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FlagLate Bloomer #[nn] published August 2005
 
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L'Amerique et Moi

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Musing about America from a French perspective.
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Fun Things to Do With Little Girls

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Phoebe Gloeckner; Phoebe's Sister; Stepfather; Mother's Boyfriend; Momma
Brutality during childhood.
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FlagA Child's Life and Other Stories #[nn] published January 1998
FlagA Child's Life and Other Stories [Revised Edition] #[nn] published January 2000
FlagAn Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons and True Stories #[1] published October 2006
 
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Turn Off That Jungle Music!

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autobiography, biography, humorous
Mary Fleener; Mary's Mother; Mary's Grandmother; Mary's Father
Mary discovers the blues.
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FlagLife of the Party: The Complete Autobiographical Collection #[nn] published December 1996
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The story is subtitled "or: Fear of a Black Ten Inch!!"
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Not in Provence
Aline Kominsky-Crumb; Sophie Crumb
I knew I wanted to leave suburban California when my 9 yr. old daughter started saying duh!
How Aline and Sophie adapt to France.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
autobiography, biography
Not in Provence
Aline Kominsky-Crumb
You might think a small village in the south of France would be a quiet place!
The sounds of a village.
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Don't Go Aline!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Bob Kathman; Bob's Wife
A plea to continue Weirdo.
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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