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Issue: Life of the Party: The Complete Autobiographical Collection #[nn]
Publication Date: December 1996
 
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Publisher: FlagFantagraphics
Brand: Fantagraphics BooksView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Fantagraphics Books Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 164
ISBN: 1560972610
UPC/EAN: 978156097261751495
Price: $20.95 CAD
$14.95 USD
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Content Items: 33 (26 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: Color Covers, Black and White Interior
Dimensions: 8.5 in. x 11 in. (21.59 cm x 27.94 cm)
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Binding: Softcover
Publishing Format: One-Shot
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[untitled]

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Synopsis: Title and publisher page, indicia and publishing credits, table of contents page
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Introduction

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Turn Off That Jungle Music!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: autobiography, humorous
Character(s): Mary Fleener; Mary's Mother; Mary's Grandmother; Mary's Father
Synopsis: Mary relates how she discovered the blues and what her family's reaction was when she played it for them.
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From Content Item: FlagWeirdo #28 published January 1993
was Turn Off That Jungle Music! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Rock Bottom, part 1

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Genres: adult, autobiography, humorous
Character(s): Mary Fleener; Mary's Friend; Guitar Shop Clerk; Jane; Mary; Face
Synopsis: Mary gets a paying bass playing gig after putting out an ad. While learning songs for the gig, her ex-boyfriend pays a visit.
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From Content Item: FlagSlutburger #4 published January 1993
was Rock Bottom, part 1 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Rock Bottom, part 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: adult, autobiography, humorous
Character(s): Mary Fleener; Jane; Sterling; Sky; Face; Roxanne; Charlie
Synopsis: The bar gig goes smoothly until a fight breaks out in the audience. Mary gets away. When she arrives at her house she finds her ex-boyfriend has set up a surprise party for her.
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From Content Item: FlagSlutburger #5 published July 1995
was Rock Bottom, part 2 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 24
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Just Another Gig

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Genres: adult, autobiography, humorous
Character(s): Mary Fleener; Woman Who Harasses Mary; The Owner; Candy; Jane
Synopsis: A woman pulls a knife on Mary as she's getting ready for a gig.
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From Content Item: FlagRip Off Comix #19 published January 1988
was Just Another Gig [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Long Way Home

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Genres: autobiography, humorous
Character(s): Mary Fleener; Mary's Ex-Boyfriend; Hitchhiker; Guy #1; Guy #2
Synopsis: Mary's ex-boyfriend gives a ride to three people he doesn't even know.
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From Content Item: FlagRip Off Comix #22 published January 1989
was The Long Way Home [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Jelly

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Genres: adult, autobiography, humorous
Character(s): Mary Fleener; Mary's Roommate [The Jelly]; Dad; Mom
Synopsis: Mary talks about a troubled large-bosomed friend who couldn't get attention from the guys she was interested in.
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From Content Item: FlagSlutburger Stories #1 published January 1991
was The Jelly [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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As American as Mom, Apple Pie and Martinis

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Genres: autobiography, humorous
Character(s): Mary Fleener; Gran'pa; Grandmother; Father
Synopsis: Mary talks about the alcoholism that runs in her family.
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From Content Item: FlagBlab! #6 published January 1991
was As American as Mom, Apple Pie and Martinis [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Soap Flakes

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Genres: autobiography, humorous
Character(s): Mary Fleener; Drug Pusher Friend #1; Drug Pusher Friend #2
Synopsis: Mary talks about how she got addicted to soap operas.
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Skulls n' Stiffs

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Genres: autobiography, humorous
Character(s): Mary Fleener; Mary's Friend; Dad
Synopsis: Mary talks about the time her friend's dad, a mortician, took them to his mortuary to make a plaster cast of a corpse's head.
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From Content Item: FlagHeck!: Comic Art of the Late 1980's #[nn] published January 1989
was Skulls n' Stiffs [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Do I Look Like I Work Here?

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Genres: autobiography, humorous
Character(s): Mary Fleener; The Boss
Synopsis: Mary talks about how often she gets mistaken for a clerk when in a store.
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From Content Item: FlagDrawn & Quarterly #4 published March 1991
was Do I Look Like I Work Here? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Used!

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Genres: adult, autobiography, humorous
Character(s): Mary Fleener; Mary's Male Friend; Mom
Synopsis: A longtime friend blatantly propositions Mary out of the blue.
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From Content Item: FlagReal Girl #1 published October 1990
was Used! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Kitty Stew

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Genres: autobiography, humorous
Character(s): Mary Fleener; Veterinarian
Synopsis: Mary decides to make her own cat food after she gets fed up with high pet food prices.
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From Content Item: FlagSlutburger Stories #1 published January 1991
was Kitty Stew [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Slug Fest

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Genres: autobiography, humorous
Character(s): Mary Fleener; Gran'pa; Grandmother; Father
Synopsis: Mary installs a bird feeder and bath in her backyard. But instead of more birds, she gets more of everything else.
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From Content Item: FlagRip Off Comix #24 published January 1989
was Slug Fest [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Mass Denial!!

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Genres: autobiography, humorous
Character(s): Mary Fleener; 7th Grade Kid; Teacher; High School Cheerleader; Homeless Man; Cop
Synopsis: Mary explains how sometimes people do weird things that everyone else ignores.
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From Content Item: FlagDrawn & Quarterly #3 published January 1991
was Mass Denial [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Career Opportunity

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Genres: autobiography, humorous
Character(s): Mary Fleener; Sandy; Vito; Crystal
Synopsis: Mary's friend offers her a job as a “cocktail waitress.” Little does she know what exactly the job entails.
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From Content Item: FlagSlutburger Stories #1 published January 1991
was Career Opportunity [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Ashes of Passion

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Genres: autobiography, humorous
Character(s): Mary Fleener; Paul; Bill; Celia
Synopsis: Mary becomes the acquaintance of Bill and Celia, a couple who are more than a little dysfunctional.
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From Content Item: FlagBlab! #7 published January 1992
was Ashes of Passion [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Roust or You Play, You Pay

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Genres: autobiography, humorous
Character(s): John; Mary Fleener; Mary's Boyfriend; Cop #1; Cop #2; Neighboring Boat Owner
Synopsis: Mary and her boyfriend are out sailing with some of his co-workers. When they reach dock, they find themselves surrounded by the police.
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From Content Item: FlagRip Off Comix #17 published December 1987
was Roust or You Play, You Pay [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Hush Yuppies

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Genres: autobiography, humorous
Character(s): Linda; Mary Fleener; Jack; Paul
Synopsis: Linda's husband has turned violent against her.
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From Content Item: FlagSlutburger #3 published April 1992
was Hush Yuppies [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Skin Art!

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Genres: autobiography
Character(s): Luke Miller; Mary Fleener
Synopsis: Mary meets Luke Miller, who has one of her paintings tattooed on his back.
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From Content Item: FlagSlutburger #4 published January 1993
was Skin Art! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Yin Yang Man

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Genres: autobiography, humorous
Character(s): Mary's Friend; Mary Fleener; Joel
Synopsis: Mary tells a story about Joel, a friend of hers who takes his interest in Eastern philosophies to extremes.
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From Content Item: FlagDrawn & Quarterly #7 published March 1992
was The Yin Yang Man [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Boogie Chillun!

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Genres: autobiography, humorous
Character(s): Mary Fleener; Mary's Brother; Mary's Mom; Hippie; Good Natured Slob; Behavioral Fanatic; The Big Kahuna; Paul; Pretty Girl
Synopsis: Mary details how she got into surfing.
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From Content Item: FlagTwisted Sisters #1 published April 1994
was Boogie Chillun! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Trauma Mama!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: autobiography, humorous
Character(s): Mary Fleener; Patty
Synopsis: Mary details her relationship with her drug dealing addict friend Patty.
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From Content Item: FlagWimmen's Comix #14 published January 1989
was Trauma Mama! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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A Mother and Daughter Chat

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Genres: autobiography, humorous
Character(s): Mary Fleener
Synopsis: Mary gets into a conversation with her mother about the proper way to pronounce 'clitoris.'
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From Content Item: FlagWeirdo #26 [1st printing] published January 1989
was A Mother and Daughter Chat [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Disclose Notes: Subtitled “or: Discussing the Small Elongated Organ of the Female Pudendum"
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John Says Goodbye

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Genres: autobiography, humorous
Character(s): John; Chris; Mary Fleener; Mary's Friend
Synopsis: Mary talks about an eerie dream she had about a college friend whom she hadn't seen for weeks.
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From Content Item: FlagRip Off Comix #28 published January 1990
was John Says Goodbye [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Tales from the Pink Coffin!

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Genres: autobiography
Character(s): Mary Fleener; Paul; Peggy; Harold; Brent Scrivner
Synopsis: Mary's friend Harold dies in a car crash. Some years later, she suspects his ghost is moving objects in her house.
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From Content Item: FlagSlutburger Stories #2 published January 1991
was Tales From The Pink Coffin! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 20
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My Favorite Dream of 1991

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Genres: autobiography, humorous
Character(s): Mary Fleener; Mr. Natural (cameo); Checkered Demon (cameo); Nancy (cameo); Buddy (cameo); Stickboy (cameo); Carol Tyler; Joe Sacco (cameo); Chester Brown (cameo); Didi Glitz (cameo)
Synopsis: Mary had a dream where she and several cartoon characters were the faces for vegetables in a garden.
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From Content Item: FlagSlutburger #4 published January 1993
was My Favorite Dream of 1991 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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