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Issue Details

Issue	#5
Published	May 1977
Cover Price	0.75 USD
Pages	52
Editing	?
Notes	Indicia title for this issue is The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers in "Grass Roots" (Freak Brothers No. 5). Price variants include: .75; 1.00; 1.25; 1.50; 2.00; 2.50; 2.95; 3.25; and 3.95.

Cover Details - "Grass Roots"

Characters	Freak Brothers; Fat Freddy's Cat; Nerds
Genre	adult
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Inks	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan

1 page story "World Records in Dope Smuggling"

Genre	adult
Script	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Inks	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Letters	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Notes	Sequence on inside of front cover with indicia information at bottom of page.

7 page Fat Freddy's Cat story "Animal Camp"

Characters	Fat Freddy's Cat
Genre	funny animals
Script	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Inks	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Letters	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Reprinted	in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3; in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3 [Revised]; in Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat, The (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #[nn]

Half page Freak Brothers story "Fat Freddy Goes Back to Grade School"

Characters	Freak Brothers
Genre	adult
Script	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Inks	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Letters	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan

Half page Fat Freddy's Cat story "Is there no respect for tradition any more?"

Characters	Fat Freddy's Cat
Genre	funny animals
Script	Gilbert Shelton
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Gilbert Shelton
Reprinted	in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3; in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3 [Revised]; in Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat, The (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #[nn]

Half page Freak Brothers story "The Mellow Cab Man"

Characters	Freak Brothers
Genre	adult
Script	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Inks	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Letters	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Reprinted	in Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers in Grass Roots, The (Rip Off Press, 1984 series) #[nn]

Half page Fat Freddy's Cat story "Whoopee cushion!"

Characters	Fat Freddy's Cat
Genre	funny animals
Script	Gilbert Shelton
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Gilbert Shelton
Reprinted	in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3; in Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat, The (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #[nn]

Half page Freak Brothers story "Violence on the bus!!?"

Characters	Freak Brothers
Genre	adult
Script	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Inks	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Letters	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Reprinted	in Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers in Grass Roots, The (Rip Off Press, 1984 series) #[nn]

Half page Fat Freddy's Cat story "The people who live in my house built a special little door..."

Characters	Fat Freddy's Cat
Genre	funny animals
Script	Gilbert Shelton
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Gilbert Shelton
Reprinted	in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3; in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3 [Revised]; in Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat, The (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #[nn]

Half page Freak Brothers story "The Story of Phineas and the Organic Mechanic"

Characters	Freak Brothers
Genre	adult
Script	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Inks	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Letters	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Reprinted	in Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers in Grass Roots, The (Rip Off Press, 1984 series) #[nn]

Half page Fat Freddy's Cat story "Out you go!!"

Characters	Fat Freddy's Cat
Genre	funny animals
Script	Gilbert Shelton
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Gilbert Shelton
Reprinted	in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3; in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3 [Revised]; in Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat, The (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #[nn]

Half page Nerds story "Flash! San Francisco has just been hit by a devastating earthquake!"

Characters	Nerds
Genre	humor
Script	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Inks	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Letters	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan

Half page Freak Brothers activity "Do-It-Yourself Home Projects and Helpful Hints from the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers"

Characters	Freak Brothers
Genre	adult
Script	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Inks	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Letters	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan

32 page Freak Brothers story "Grass Roots"

Characters	Freak Brothers
Genre	adult
Script	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Inks	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Letters	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Notes	Title of story on page 6 of sequence. Most pages of sequence have Fat Freddy's Cat strip on bottom 1/8 of page.
Reprinted	in Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers in Grass Roots, The (Rip Off Press, 1984 series) #[nn]

Half page Fat Freddy's Cat story "When you move your cat into a new house..."

Characters	Fat Freddy's Cat
Genre	funny animals
Script	Gilbert Shelton
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Gilbert Shelton
Reprinted	in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3; in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3 [Revised]; in Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat, The (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #[nn]

Half page Fat Freddy's Cat story "Well, here I am, locked in a strange kitchen!"

Characters	Fat Freddy's Cat
Genre	funny animals
Script	Gilbert Shelton
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Gilbert Shelton
Reprinted	in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3; in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3 [Revised]; in Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat, The (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #[nn]

Half page Fat Freddy's Cat story "How am I going to get home?"

Characters	Fat Freddy's Cat
Genre	funny animals
Script	Gilbert Shelton
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Gilbert Shelton
Reprinted	in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3; in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3 [Revised]; in Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat, The (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #[nn]

Half page Fat Freddy's Cat story "Aha, there's my house!"

Characters	Fat Freddy's Cat
Genre	funny animals
Script	Gilbert Shelton
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Gilbert Shelton
Reprinted	in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3; in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3 [Revised]; in Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat, The (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #[nn]

Half page Fat Freddy's Cat story "Since you last saw me..."

Characters	Fat Freddy's Cat; Dennis the Menace
Genre	funny animals
Script	Gilbert Shelton
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Gilbert Shelton
Reprinted	in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3; in Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat, The (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #[nn]

Half page Fat Freddy's Cat story "Whenever the hairy ones take me traveling..."

Characters	Fat Freddy's Cat
Genre	funny animals
Script	Gilbert Shelton
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Gilbert Shelton
Editing	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Reprinted	in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3; in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3 [Revised]; in Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat, The (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #[nn]

Half page Fat Freddy's Cat story "Our new home!"

Characters	Fat Freddy's Cat
Genre	funny animals
Script	Gilbert Shelton
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Gilbert Shelton
Reprinted	in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3; in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3 [Revised]; in Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat, The (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #[nn]

Half page Fat Freddy's Cat story "Amazing! The garbage hasn't been carried away..."

Characters	Fat Freddy's Cat
Genre	funny animals
Script	Gilbert Shelton
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Gilbert Shelton
Reprinted	in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3; in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3 [Revised]; in Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat, The (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #[nn]

Half page Fat Freddy's Cat story "What's this I rolled over on?"

Characters	Fat Freddy's Cat
Genre	funny animals
Script	Gilbert Shelton
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Gilbert Shelton
Reprinted	in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3; in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3 [Revised]; in Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat, The (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #[nn]

Half page Fat Freddy's Cat story "Oh boy! Fish heads!"

Characters	Fat Freddy's Cat
Genre	funny animals
Script	Gilbert Shelton
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Gilbert Shelton
Reprinted	in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3; in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3 [Revised]; in Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat, The (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #[nn]

Half page Fat Freddy's Cat story "You people are hungry, you say?"

Characters	Fat Freddy's Cat
Genre	funny animals
Script	Gilbert Shelton
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Gilbert Shelton
Reprinted	in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3; in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3 [Revised]; in Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat, The (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #[nn]

Half page Fat Freddy's Cat story "I can't believe it!"

Characters	Fat Freddy's Cat
Genre	funny animals
Script	Gilbert Shelton
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Gilbert Shelton
Reprinted	in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3; in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3 [Revised]; in Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat, The (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #[nn]

Half page Fat Freddy's Cat story "So it's a commune now, huh?"

Characters	Fat Freddy's Cat
Genre	funny animals
Script	Gilbert Shelton
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Gilbert Shelton
Reprinted	in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3; in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3 [Revised]; in Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat, The (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #[nn]

1 page Nerds story "Shmoos we ain't!"

Characters	Nerds
Genre	humor
Script	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Inks	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Letters	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan

Half page Fat Freddy's Cat story "Er, uh... what kind of animal are you?"

Characters	Fat Freddy's Cat
Genre	funny animals
Script	Gilbert Shelton
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Gilbert Shelton
Reprinted	in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3; in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3 [Revised]; in Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat, The (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #[nn]

Half page Fat Freddy's Cat story "Mommy, can I go play with the rat kids outside?"

Characters	Fat Freddy's Cat
Genre	funny animals
Script	Gilbert Shelton
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Gilbert Shelton
Reprinted	in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3; in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3 [Revised]

Half page Fat Freddy's Cat story "Fat Freddy!! Someone crapped in the kitchen sink again!"

Characters	Fat Freddy's Cat
Genre	funny animals
Script	Gilbert Shelton
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Gilbert Shelton
Reprinted	in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3; in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3 [Revised]; in Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat, The (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #[nn]

Half page Fat Freddy's Cat story "How do you like our new home, kitty?"

Characters	Fat Freddy's Cat
Genre	funny animals
Script	Gilbert Shelton
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Gilbert Shelton
Reprinted	in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3; in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3 [Revised]; in Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat, The (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #[nn]

Half page Fat Freddy's Cat story "Did you know that wildcats can interbreed with domestic cats?"

Characters	Fat Freddy's Cat
Genre	funny animals
Script	Gilbert Shelton
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Gilbert Shelton
Reprinted	in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3; in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3 [Revised]; in Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat, The (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #[nn]

Half page Fat Freddy's Cat story "Hello there, young chicken!"

Characters	Fat Freddy's Cat
Genre	funny animals
Script	Gilbert Shelton
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Gilbert Shelton
Reprinted	in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3; in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3 [Revised]; in Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat, The (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #[nn]

Half page Fat Freddy's Cat story "What's that noise??"

Characters	Fat Freddy's Cat
Genre	funny animals
Script	Gilbert Shelton
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Gilbert Shelton
Reprinted	in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3; in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3 [Revised]; in Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat, The (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #[nn]

Half page Fat Freddy's Cat story "Eeyow! Packs of dogs are running loose everywhere!"

Characters	Fat Freddy's Cat
Genre	funny animals
Script	Gilbert Shelton
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Gilbert Shelton
Reprinted	in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3; in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3 [Revised]; in Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat, The (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #[nn]

Half page Fat Freddy's Cat story "You know, they used to sell a dog collar that would..."

Characters	Fat Freddy's Cat
Genre	funny animals
Script	Gilbert Shelton
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Gilbert Shelton
Reprinted	in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3; in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3 [Revised]; in Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat, The (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #[nn]

Half page Fat Freddy's Cat story "Myow!" "I bet you're hungry, aren't you?"

Characters	Fat Freddy's Cat
Genre	funny animals
Script	Gilbert Shelton
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Gilbert Shelton
Reprinted	in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3; in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3 [Revised]; in Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat, The (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #[nn]

Half page Fat Freddy's Cat story "Look! The cat has caught a little snake!"

Characters	Fat Freddy's Cat
Genre	funny animals
Script	Gilbert Shelton
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Gilbert Shelton
Reprinted	in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3; in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3 [Revised]; in Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat, The (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #[nn]

Half page Fat Freddy's Cat story "The river has slowed to a mere trickle!"

Characters	Fat Freddy's Cat
Genre	funny animals
Script	Gilbert Shelton
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Gilbert Shelton
Reprinted	in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3; in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3 [Revised]; in Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat, The (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #[nn]

Half page Fat Freddy's Cat story "How calm and peaceful it is floating down the river in a bucket!"

Characters	Fat Freddy's Cat
Genre	funny animals
Script	Gilbert Shelton
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Gilbert Shelton
Reprinted	in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3; in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3 [Revised]; in Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat, The (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #[nn]

Half page Fat Freddy's Cat story "Flash flood a-comin'!"

Characters	Fat Freddy's Cat
Genre	funny animals
Script	Gilbert Shelton
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Gilbert Shelton
Reprinted	in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3; in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3 [Revised]; in Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat, The (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #[nn]

Half page Fat Freddy's Cat story "This is th' life!"

Characters	Fat Freddy's Cat
Genre	funny animals
Script	Gilbert Shelton
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Gilbert Shelton
Reprinted	in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3; in Fat Freddy's Cat (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #3 [Revised]; in Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat, The (Rip Off Press, 1977 series) #[nn]

1 page Freak Brothers advertisement "Let's all get drunk and go naked..."

Characters	Freak Brothers
Genre	adult
Script	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Inks	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Letters	Gilbert Shelton; Dave Sheridan
Notes	Advertisement for poster of a page from the Grass Roots sequence duplicated on the back cover of the issue.