Issue Details

Issue	#3
Published	Fall 1975
Cover Price	1.25 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Bill Griffith; Art Spiegelman

Cover Details

Characters	Zippy the Pinhead
Script	Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed); Bill Griffith
Pencils	Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed); Bill Griffith
Inks	Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed); Bill Griffith
Letters	Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed); Bill Griffith
Notes	Cover also includes Bill Griffith portrait of Zippy The Pinhead
Reprinted	in Complete Crumb Comics, The (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #10

5 page story "That's Life"

Characters	Tommy Grady; Esther Grady; Willie; Red; Ed; Frank; Robert Crumb; Gary Seiden
Synopsis	The recording career of Tommy Grady and the search for old blues recordings
Genre	Biography
Script	Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Pencils	Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks	Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters	Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Reprinted	in Complete Crumb Comics, The (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #10; in R. Crumb draws the Blues (Knockabout, 1992 Series) #[nn]

1 page story Spiegelman Moves To N.Y. "Feels Depressed".

Characters	Art Spiegelman
Synopsis	Spiegelman's early experiences in New York
Genre	Autobiography
Script	Art Spiegelman
Pencils	Art Spiegelman
Inks	Art Spiegelman
Letters	Art Spiegelman

3 page story "Xanadu"

Synopsis	Adaptation of verses from Coleridge's poem
Script	Samuel Coleridge
Pencils	Spain Rodriguez
Inks	Spain Rodriguez
Letters	Spain Rodriguez

2 page Mickey Rat story

Characters	Mickey Rat
Synopsis	Experiments are carried out on Mickey
Genre	Humour
Script	Robert Armstrong
Pencils	Robert Armstrong
Inks	Robert Armstrong
Letters	Robert Armstrong

10 page Zippy The Pinhead story "A Fool's Paradise Revisited"

Characters	Zippy The Pinhead
Synopsis	Zippy invades a tourist attraction
Genre	Humour
Script	Bill Griffith
Pencils	Bill Griffith
Inks	Bill Griffith
Letters	Bill Griffith

2 page story "Deranged Doctors"

Synopsis	Mad doctors
Genre	Humour
Script	S. Clay Wilson
Pencils	S. Clay Wilson
Inks	S. Clay Wilson
Letters	S. Clay Wilson
Notes	Centrespread

1 page Little Dainty Dimples story "A Sacred Visitation"

Characters	Little Dainty Dimples; Hillbilly
Synopsis	Dainty sees a talking headless chicken.
Genre	Humour
Script	Robert Williams
Pencils	Robert Williams
Inks	Robert Williams
Letters	Robert Williams

3 page story "Bop Bop Against That Curtain"

Synopsis	Teenage reminiscences
Genre	Fiction
Script	Charles Bukowski
Pencils	Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks	Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters	Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Notes	Illustrated story
Reprinted	in Complete Crumb Comics, The (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #10 [Robert Crumb illustrations only. The Bukowski text is not included.]

2 page Arnold Peck story "A Flaw In The Ointment"

Characters	Arnold Peck
Synopsis	Arnold attends a gallery opening
Genre	Humour
Script	Willy Murphy
Pencils	Willy Murphy
Inks	Willy Murphy
Letters	Willy Murphy

3 page story "H.P. Lovecraft"

Characters	H.P. Lovecraft
Synopsis	Biography of H.P. Lovecraft
Genre	Biography
Script	George Kuchar
Pencils	George Kuchar
Inks	George Kuchar
Letters	George Kuchar

1 page They Shall Not Be Forgotten biography (nonfictional) "Peter Kurten"

Characters	Peter Kurten
Synopsis	Biographical details
Genre	Biography
Script	Jim Osborne
Pencils	Jim Osborne
Inks	Jim Osborne
Letters	Jim Osborne

2 page story "Bunch Plays With Herself"

Characters	The Bunch
Synopsis	A bodily exploration
Genre	Humour
Script	Aline Kominsky
Pencils	Aline Kominksy
Inks	Aline Kominsky
Letters	Aline Kominsky

3 page story "Count Screwloose Of Toulouse"

Characters	Count Screwloose
Synopsis	The Count escapes from the asylum
Genre	Humour
Script	Milt Gross
Pencils	Milt Gross
Inks	Milt Gross
Letters	Milt Gross
Notes	Archive strips from 1929

3 page Classics Crucified story "Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime & Punishment"

Synopsis	Compressed version of novel
Genre	Humour
Script	Justin Green
Pencils	Justin Green
Inks	Justin Green
Letters	Justin Green

Half page Griffith Observatory story "On The Street With..."

Characters	Bill Griffith
Synopsis	The Search for the perfect image
Genre	Political
Script	Bill Griffith
Pencils	Bill Griffith
Inks	Bill Griffith
Letters	Bill Griffith
Notes	Social Commentary
Reprinted	in Griffith Observatory (Fantagraphics, 1993 series) #1

Half page story "Stranded In Geek Town"

Synopsis	A mugging
Genre	Humor
Script	Denis Kitchen
Pencils	Denis Kitchen
Inks	Denis Kitchen

Half page story "Jungle Jive"

Synopsis	Southern pimps
Genre	Humor
Script	Joe Schenckman
Pencils	Joe Schenkman
Inks	Joe Schenkman
Letters	Joe Schenckman

Half page story "Magic Clams"

Synopsis	Magic clams come to life
Genre	Humor
Script	Sally Cruikshank
Pencils	Sally Cruikshank
Inks	Sally Cruikshank
Letters	Sally Cruikshank

Half page story "Frozen Creeps In Space"

Synopsis	Tourists in space
Genre	Humor
Script	Diane Noomin
Pencils	Diane Noomin
Inks	Diane Noomin
Letters	Diane Noomin

Half page story "Typhoon Ted"

Characters	Typhoon Ted
Synopsis	Ted has a cosmic experience
Genre	Humor
Script	Michael McMillan
Pencils	Michael McMillan
Inks	Michael McMillan
Letters	Michael McMillan

1 page Gilbert Shelton's Advanced Motoring Tips story "Number 309"

Synopsis	A motoring tip
Genre	Humor
Script	Gilbert Shelton
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Colors	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Gilbert Shelton
Notes	On back cover of comic.