Issue Details

Issue	#4
Published	Winter 1975
Cover Price	1.25 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Bill Griffith; Art Spiegelman

Cover Details - "Here's One for th' Baby Jeeziz!"

Characters	Frosty The Snowman
Genre	Humor
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

6 page Frosty The Snowman and His Friends story "Frosty The Snowman and His Friends"

Characters	Frosty The Snowman; Stoop; Tuffy
Genre	Humour; Satire
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)
Notes	These are 12 two tier gag strips
Reprinted	in Complete Crumb Comics, The (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #10

3 page story "Fun City In Ba'Dan"

Characters	Narrator; Audrey; Pu
Script	William Burroughs
Pencils	S. Clay Wilson
Inks	S. Clay Wilson
Notes	Illustrated story

1 page story "Heidi' Story"

Characters	Heidi
Synopsis	Heidi the dog is left alone in the house.
Genre	Humour
Script	Robert Armstrong [as Aldo & Bobbo]
Pencils	Robert Armstrong [as Aldo & Bobbo]
Inks	Robert Armstrong [as Aldo & Bobbo]
Letters	Robert Armstrong [as Aldo & Bobbo]
Notes	Aldo & Bobbo is Robert Armstrong

4 page story "As The Mind Reels"

Characters	Chuck; Barbie; Doctor Legman; Martha
Synopsis	A surreal soap opera.
Genre	Humour
Script	Art Spiegelman
Pencils	Art Spiegelman
Inks	Art Spiegelman
Letters	Art Spiegelman

5 page story "Dollboy"

Characters	Dr Morton; Jocko
Synopsis	A ventriloquist's dummy is kidnapped.
Genre	Humour
Script	Bill Griffith
Pencils	Bill Griffith
Inks	Bill Griffith
Letters	Bill Griffith
Reprinted	in New Comics Anthology, The (Macmillan Publishing, 1991 Series) #[nn]

2 page Arnold Peck story "A Uniquely Complete Experience"

Characters	Arnold Peck; Packy
Synopsis	The President passes by the café where Arnold is sitting.
Genre	Humour
Script	Willy Murphy
Pencils	Willy Murphy
Inks	Willy Murphy
Letters	Willy Murphy

2 page illustration "An Ugly Incident"

Script	Robert Williams
Pencils	Robert Williams
Inks	Robert Williams
Letters	Robert Williams
Notes	Centrespread

1 page text article "Space Age Confidential"

Synopsis	The ubiquity of Coca-Cola
Script	Jim Hoberman
Pencils	Michael McMillan
Inks	Michael McMillan
Notes	Illustrated article

5 page story "Stalin"

Characters	Stalin
Synopsis	Biography of Stalin
Genre	Biography
Script	Spain Rodriguez
Pencils	Spain Rodriguez
Inks	Spain Rodriguez
Letters	Spain Rodriguez

2 page story "Cat And Pup Come To Town"

Characters	Cat; Pup
Synopsis	Cat and Pup wreak havoc.
Genre	Humour
Script	Michael McMillan
Pencils	Michael McMillan
Inks	Michael McMillan
Letters	Michael McMillan
Notes	Strip has a satirical Plastic Man cameo.

1 page story "Chapel For Glueheads"

Characters	Mr More; Darlene; Mary Jo; Onan; Tamarra; Shela
Synopsis	Modern re-telling of a biblical story.
Genre	Humour
Script	Joe Schenckman
Pencils	Joe Schenkman
Inks	Joe Schenkman
Letters	Joe Schenckman

4 page Famous Frauds story "The Adventures of Don Carlos Balmori"

Characters	Carlos Gonzales; Don Carlos Balmori
Synopsis	The story of a Mexican hoaxer.
Genre	Biography
Script	Kim Deitch
Pencils	Kim Deitch
Inks	Kim Deitch
Letters	Kim Deitch

3 page Nibsy The Newsboy story "Nibsy The Newsboy In Funny Fairyland"

Characters	Nibsy; The King;
Synopsis	The King needs a heir.
Genre	Humour
Script	George McManus
Pencils	George McManus
Inks	George McManus
Letters	George McManus
Notes	A parody of Winsor McKay's Little Nemo from 1905. Colour strips reprinted in black and white.

1 page story "Toadette Parnoia"

Synopsis	The secret life of toads
Genre	Humour
Script	Bill Griffith
Pencils	Bill Griffith
Inks	Bill Griffith
Letters	Bill Griffith

Half page Rowdy Noody story "The $62.14 Misunderstanding"

Characters	Rowdy Noody
Synopsis	Rowdy is paid money to jump naked in the lake
Genre	Humour
Script	Justin Green
Pencils	Justin Green
Inks	Justin Green
Letters	Justin Green

Half page Gilbert Shelton's Advanced Motoring Tips story "No 886 The French Push"

Synopsis	About the Citroen 2CV
Genre	Humour
Script	Gilbert Shelton
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Gilbert Shelton

Half page story "Blabette Yakowitz Takes A Vacation"

Genre	Humour
Script	Aline Kominsky
Pencils	Aline Kominksy
Inks	Aline Kominsky
Letters	Aline Kominsky
Notes	Strip credited to Snarlene Kominsky

Half page story "Household Appliances"

Synopsis	Household appliances as people
Genre	Humour
Script	Bill Lynch
Pencils	Bill Lynch
Inks	Bill Lynch
Letters	Bill Lynch

Half page story "Mommy's Song"

Synopsis	An inappropriate song for a child
Genre	Humour
Script	Curt McDowell
Pencils	Curt McDowell
Inks	Curt McDowell
Letters	Curt McDowell

Half page story "Freak Circus"

Synopsis	Who can say?
Genre	Humour
Script	Rory Hayes
Pencils	Rory Hayes
Inks	Rory Hayes
Letters	Rory Hayes

Half page story "Brillo'n'Burma"

Characters	Brillo; Burma; Bekins
Synopsis	The life of a bear family.
Genre	Humour
Script	Diane Noomin
Pencils	Diane Noomin
Inks	Diane Noomin
Letters	Diane Noomin

Half page story "Looking At The World Thru Rose Colored Glasses"

Synopsis	The First sip
Genre	Humour
Script	Robert Armstrong
Pencils	Robert Armstrong
Inks	Robert Armstrong
Letters	Robert Armstrong

1 page story "Uncle Sol's Creative Arts Seminars"

Characters	Uncle Sol
Synopsis	The abrasive Uncle Sol offers advice
Genre	Humour
Script	Justin Green
Pencils	Justin Green
Inks	Justin Green
Colors	Justin Green
Letters	Justin Green
Notes	Back cover, one tier humour strips