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Issue: Twentieth Century Eightball #[nn]
Publication Date: January 2002
 
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagFantagraphics
Indicia Publisher: Fantagraphics Books Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 104
ISBN: 15609743629781560974369
UPC/EAN: 978156097436951900
Price: $29.95 CAD
$19.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 47 (46 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: 2nd printing: ?; 3rd printing: August 2011

Awards
2003 - Harvey Award - Special Award for Excellence in Production - Nominated
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Black & White & Color
Dimensions: 10.25" x 6.25" (26 cm x 15.87 cm)
Paper Stock:  
Binding: Softcover
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Format Notes:  
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reprinted 35 times from Content Items in other Issues.
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Krazy Komics

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
?
Subject Matter
Gregg; Pogeybait; Sensual Santa; Ectomorph; Feldman; Squirrel Girl; Peace Bear
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Little Enid

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
Little Enid
Little Enid [Enid Coleslaw]; Hal Hoffenkamp; Bill; Mom; Chad Chumley; Spokesman; Mrs. Ogelsby
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2
Previously unpublished. Starts on inside front cover.
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Twentieth Century Eightball (continued from back cover)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
Twentieth Century Eightball
Mr. Clowes; Phillips; Reynolds; Erika
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3
Previously unpublished. The story incorporates the copyright notice, title info, publisher info and table of contents for the book.
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Art School Confidential

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
Clowes discusses the con of art schools.
Reprinting
FlagEightball #7 [unnamed variant] published November 1991
was Art School Confidential [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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4
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Cool Your Jets

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
Stew and Lew
Stew; Lew
Lew wonders why he's never met his true love.
Reprinting
FlagEightball #13 published April 1994
was Cool Your Jets [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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4
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Ectomorph

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
Ectomorph; Miss; Bill
The pain of being thin.
Reprinting
FlagEightball #11 published June 1993
was Ectomorph [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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2
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The Truth

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (Duotone)
Subject Matter
Artist
Commentary on the art world.
Reprinting
FlagEightball #2 [1st Printing] published February 1990
was The Truth [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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1
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Ink Studs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
Why aren't artists figures of adoration?
Reprinting
FlagEightball #9 published September 1992
was Ink Studs [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Stroll

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Toupee Guy; Lisa
A person walks home and relfects on the people and incidents they observe.
Reprinting
FlagEightball #3 [1st Printing] published June 1990
was The Stroll [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Devil Doll?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Pat; Pat's Father; Margaret (Pat's Mother); Dad; Ms. Nimrod; The Ram; Bad Bill; Ms. Chill; Dr. Nimrod; Greg; Satan; Moloch
Reprinting
FlagEightball #1 [unnamed variant] published August 1989
was Devil Doll? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Needledick the Bug-Fucker

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
Needledick the Bug-Fucker
Needle-Dick; Slugger
Needledick is unfulfilled.
Reprinting
FlagEightball #7 [unnamed variant] published November 1991
was Needledick The Bug-Fucker [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Feldman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
Feldman
Feldman
Feldman blags a free coffee after getting the answer for a trivia question.
Reprinting
FlagEightball #15 published April 1995
was Feldman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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1
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I Hate You Deeply

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Lloyd Llewellyn
Lloyd Llewellyn; Clowes; Felix
Reprinting
FlagEightball #2 [1st Printing] published February 1990
was I Hate You Deeply [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Zubrick and Pogeybait
Zubrick; Pogeybait
Psst! Hey buddy! I need to talk to you!
Zubrick's bad day.
Reprinting
FlagEightball #9 published September 1992
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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2
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Frankie and Johnnie

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Frankie; Johnnie; Bartender; Alice Bly; Sergeant
An adaptation of the bawdy folksong using lyrics from the public domain book "Immortalia."
Reprinting
FlagYoung Lust #7 published January 1990
was Frankie and Johnnie [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Marooned on a Desert Island with the People on the Subway…

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Clowes muses about being marooned with the people on his subway car.
Reprinting
FlagEightball #6 [unnamed variant] published June 1991
was Marooned on a Desert Island With the People on the Subway... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Question Authority

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
Hippy Pants and Peace Bear
Hippypants; Peace Bear; Whiskey John; Frog
Hippypants and Peace Bear are out of touch with the times.
Reprinting
FlagEightball #12 published November 1993
was Question Authority [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Just Another Day…

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Daniel G. Clowes
Daniel G. Clowes; Steve
Clowes directs his cast.
Reprinting
FlagEightball #5 [unnamed variant] published February 1991
was Just Another Day... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Zubrick
Zubrick; Pogeybait
Zubrick! Oh Zoo-brick! I'm home! Guess what?
Pogeybait comes back from school in his underwear and Zubrick is depressed.
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from ?
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Chicago

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
Daniel Clowes; Jim Belushi; Bruce Willis
Clowes extols the virtues of his new home town.
Reprinting
FlagEightball #7 [unnamed variant] published November 1991
was Chicago [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Why I Hate Christians

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Daniel Clowes
Daniel Clowes; The Devil's Advocate; Grandmother; Mom; Girlfriend; Lonely Woman
Why Dan hates Christians.
Reprinting
FlagEightball #11 published June 1993
was Why I Hate Christians [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Zubrick's Pal, Pogeybait
Zubrick; Pogeybait; Cherry
What are you getting all dressed up for, Pogeybait?
Pogeybait's big date.
Reprinting
FlagEightball #10 published February 1993
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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1
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On Sports

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Coach Patlak; Football Widow; Clouse; Dave Wickersham; Ted Williams
How all sports equates to sexual frustration.
Reprinting
FlagEightball #14 published November 1994
was On Sports [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Sexual Frustration

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Reprinting
FlagEightball #4 [unnamed variant] published October 1990
was Sexual Frustration [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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1
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The Operator

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Freddy Brown the Squirt
Freddy Brown; Sandy; Joan
Freddy has a new babysitter.
Reprinting
FlagTwist #3 published October 1988
was The Operator [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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2
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A Message to the People of the Future

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
Daniel Clowes
Reprinting
FlagEightball #10 published February 1993
was A Message to the People of the Future [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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3
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The Happy Fisherman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
The Happy Fisherman
The Happy Fisherman; Worm; Smitty the Dowser; Furburger; Comb-Boiler
The Fisherman has trouble getting to the water.
Reprinting
FlagEightball #11 published June 1993
was The Happy Fisherman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Give it Up!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
What's the point of it all?
Reprinting
FlagEightball #8 [1st Printing] published May 1992
was Give It Up! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Grist for the Mill

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (Duotone)
Subject Matter
Daniel Clowes; Bill
The desperate hunt for material.
Reprinting
FlagEightball #8 [1st Printing] published May 1992
was Grist for the Mill [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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2
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Ugly Girls

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Charlie
Reprinting
FlagEightball #8 [1st Printing] published May 1992
was Ugly Girls [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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3
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Curtain of Sanity

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Garbage-Throwing Misanthrope; The "Mom-Hater"
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1
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Playful Obsession

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Willie Willions; Insignificant Shrimp
Willie Willions; Insignificant Shrimp; Gregg; Little Octagon; Obesity Hopkins; Sweet Sal; Pothead
Reprinting
FlagEightball #5 [unnamed variant] published February 1991
was Playful Obsession [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Squirrel Girl and Candy-Pants
Squirrel Girl; Candy-Pants; The Filthy Chicken; Feldman
Take advantage of our two-for-one deal, ladies!
Squirrel Girl and Candy-Pants can't get a free coffee.
Reprinting
FlagEightball #16 published November 1995
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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2
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Paranoid

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
God; God's Friend; Perry Gnoid
Reprinting
FlagEightball #5 [unnamed variant] published February 1991
was Paranoid [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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1
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I Love You Tenderly

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Lloyd Llewellyn
Lloyd Llewellyn; Wallflower-Type; Honest-to-God Eccentric; Mason Reese; Fat Slob Dork; Ben; Jerry
Starts as a list of favourite people, then descends into another rant against people.
Reprinting
FlagEightball #4 [unnamed variant] published October 1990
was I Love You Tenderly [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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4
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The Party

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
Daniel Clowes
Dan goes to a party to meet some people, but they're not there.
Reprinting
FlagEightball #11 published June 1993
was The Party [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Sensual Santa

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
The Sensual Santa
The Sensual Santa
The Sensual Santa goes about his business.
Reprinting
FlagEightball #14 published November 1994
was The Sensual Santa [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
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My Suicide…

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Reprinting
FlagEightball #8 [1st Printing] published May 1992
was My Suicide... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
3
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Eightball

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
Sir God Eightball [Daniel Clowes]; Dan Pussey; Gregg; Lloyd Llewellyn
Dan Clowes visits his characters.
Reprinting
FlagEightball #9 published September 1992
was Eightball [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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2
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Man-Child

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Man-Child
Reprinting
FlagThe Daniel Clowes Reader: A Critical Edition of Ghost World and Other Stories, with Essays, Interviews, and Annotations #[nn] published July 2013
 
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0.25
Previously unpublished.
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Wallace Wood

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Wallace Wood
Reprinting
FlagThe Daniel Clowes Reader: A Critical Edition of Ghost World and Other Stories, with Essays, Interviews, and Annotations #[nn] published July 2013
 
Miscellaneous
0.25
Previously unpublished.
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Tits

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Mom; Tits; Dad; Otto
Reprinting
 
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0.25
Previously unpublished.
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Tom Pudd

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Tom Pudd
Reprinting
FlagThe Daniel Clowes Reader: A Critical Edition of Ghost World and Other Stories, with Essays, Interviews, and Annotations #[nn] published July 2013
 
Miscellaneous
0.25
Previously unpublished.
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Grip Glutz and Shamrock Squid

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Grip Glutz and Shamrock Squid
Grip Glutz; Shamrock Squid
Grip and Shamrock discuss old times.
Reprinting
FlagEightball #10 published February 1993
was Grip Glutz and Shamrock Squid [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
0.5
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You

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Reprinting
FlagThe Daniel Clowes Reader: A Critical Edition of Ghost World and Other Stories, with Essays, Interviews, and Annotations #[nn] published July 2013
 
Miscellaneous
0.25
Previously unpublished.
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About the Author

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Rummy
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.25
Previously unpublished.
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20th Century Eightball

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (Duotone)
Subject Matter
Twentieth Century Eightball
Mr. Clowes; Chief
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Previously unpublished. The UPC code is incorporated into this back cover story. Continued on pg. two.

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