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Genres: humorous

First Line: In This Issue: Religion Crime Food Sex

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Pages: 1

How My Family Encouraged Me to Become an Artist!

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Genres: autobiography, biography

Character(s): Anton Seda; Mrs. Seda [Olga Seda]; Dori's brother

First Line: My dad was the first artist in the family.

Synopsis: Dori's shares her misgivings and trials as an artist.

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Pages: 2

Coping With the "I'm Not Good Enough" Syndrome

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Genres: humorous

First Line: This morning the first thing I did was look in the mirror...

Synopsis: Mary rags on her hand mirror.

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Pages: 1

Harvey Sez

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Feature(s): Harvey Sez

First Line: Philip Roth's books are considered mainstream novels

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Pages: 0.28

Notes: Harvey bemoans the lack of artistically ambitious comic books. Includes a Kominsky-Crumb spot illustration.

Weirdo number twenty

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Character(s): Aline Kominsky-Crumb

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Pages: 1.72

Notes: An editorial and spot illustration by Kominsky-Crumb. Also includes a small Sophie Crumb illustration. Includes blurbs for these zines: "Point Drawn" (B.N. Duncan); "Roadkill" (Ken Weiner); "Melody- The Comic Strip Autobiography of a Nude Dancer" (Sylvie Rancourt); "Bongo Dick" (Dennis Worden); "New Wavy Gravy" (Raymond Pettibon); "Dyspepsia"; "Twisted Image" (Ace Backwords); "Deadbeat;" "Tales of the Sinister Harvey;" "Comics in a Capsule" (Luna Ticks).

Letters from: Kevin Dixon; Edgar "Bolt" Upright; Lou Bear; Alfred Bergdoll; B.J.; Jean Francois Glarion (Puteaux, France); Kenny Be; Mark Zingarelli; B.N. Duncan

Moo Goo Gai Pan

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Genres: autobiography, biography, humorous

Character(s): Bernie; Wait Person; Lew; Cousin Irene; Grandma Fanny; Mrs. Schilowitz; Arnie Goldsmith; Blabette Goldsmith

First Line: Us Jews love Chinese food

Synopsis: Aline's family love to eat, but hate to cook.

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Pages: 4

Footsy

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Genres: autobiography, biography

Character(s): Jeanette Bates; The 'Teach'; Dolly Hensley; Wayne; Cebrick; Ginny Bates; Nancy Gorman; Ernie; Sally Burton; Terri; Mary; John; Terri's Friend

First Line: When I was thirteen I was in lust with certain girls...

Synopsis: How Crumb played footsie with girls in his class.

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Pages: 8

The "Cockeyed" Cook Story

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Genres: biography, crime

Character(s): William Edward Cook; Carl Mosser; Gas Station Attendant; Luckless Officer; Robert Dewey

First Line: William Edward Cook was born into poverty.

Synopsis: William Cook's life of crime.

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Pages: 7

The Young and the Frustrated

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Vera

First Line: In a way I looked forward to the dangerous trip.

Synopsis: Vera goes to score "Brain," to her the most illuminating psychedelic drug ever.

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Pages: 2

Un-covered Property: A Short Study in Family Dynamics

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Genres: autobiography, biography

Character(s): Mom; Dad [Mr. Tyler]; Ginia; Joe; Jimmy; Gu

First Line: I'm working with the men.

Synopsis: The pre-pubescent Carol doesn't understand why she can't go topless

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Pages: 6

The Captain Becomes Critic

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Character(s): The Captain

First Line: I'm sick of all these comic stories where "artists" agonize over what to draw.

Synopsis: The Captain rants about stories concerning artists searching for a muse

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Pages: 2

TV Evangelist

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Genres: biography, humorous

Feature(s): Tales from East Texas

Character(s): Brother Bob [Bob Beaudreaux]; Bob Newton; Frank Burch; Cathleen Dougan; Artie Bell

First Line: One Summer, when I was staying with my grandmother in Waco, Texas, she took me to see Bob Beaudreaux...

Synopsis: Dougan's grandmother is fleeced of her possessions by an unscrupulous preacher

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Pages: 13

I Had a Dream Last Nite

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Genres: biography, humorous

Character(s): Headmaster

First Line: What did it mean?

Synopsis: Aline relates an odd two-part dream involving among other things a private high school, a housewarming party and a car trip.

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Pages: 2

Angst and Deep Emotions and Last Gasp T-shirts

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Synopsis: Ad for a Last Gasp catalog.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inside back cover.

The Weirdo Difference!

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Most magazines are funded by corporate sponsors & have subscription programs.

Synopsis: A ten-panel strip touting the benefits of buying back issues of Weirdo.

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Pages: 1

Notes: back cover