Issue Details

Issue	#3
Published	1986
Cover Price	3.50 USD
Pages	48
Editing	Paul Karasik; Mark Newgarden (associate)
Notes	Numbering continued from a self-published title.

Cover Details

Pencils	Mark Beyer
Inks	Mark Beyer
Colors	Mark Beyer

1 page illustration "Mr. Hidious"

Pencils	Kazimieras G. Prapuolenis [as Kaz]
Inks	Kazimieras G. Prapuolenis [as Kaz]
Letters	Kazimieras G. Prapuolenis [as Kaz]

1 page Jack Survives story "I'll go to the park."

Characters	Jack
Synopsis	Jack at the park.
Genre	Drama
Script	Jerry Moriarty
Pencils	Jerry Moriarty
Inks	Jerry Moriarty
Letters	Jerry Moriarty

4 page story "Italian Ices!"

Synopsis	Snippets about Ciro ice creams.
Script	Ben Katchor
Pencils	Ben Katchor
Inks	Ben Katchor
Letters	Ben Katchor

Half page Indeterminacy story "Believe It Or Else!"

Characters	John Cage
Genre	Humour
Script	Robert Sikoryak
Pencils	Robert Sikoryak
Inks	Robert Sikoryak
Letters	Robert Sikoryak
Notes	All the Sikoryak strips in this section are presented as if ripped from a newspaper syndicated cartoon section. They're all pastiches of familiar cartoons, drawn in the same style, but with deliberately obscure jokes or dialogue. This mimics Ripley's Believe It Or Not.

Half page Indeterminacy story "Quick Concerto"

Characters	J. C.; Mr. Richard
Synopsis	The naive J. C. tries to persuade a concert pianist to give a private recital.
Genre	Humour
Script	Robert Sikoryak
Pencils	Robert Sikoryak
Inks	Robert Sikoryak
Letters	Robert Sikoryak
Notes	All the Sikoryak strips in this section are presented as if ripped from a newspaper syndicated cartoon section. They're all pastiches of familiar cartoons, drawn in the same style, but with deliberately obscure jokes or dialogue.

Half page Indeterminacy story "John And Henry"

Characters	John; Henry
Synopsis	A substitute teacher in the oriental music class.
Genre	Humour
Script	Robert Sikoryak
Pencils	Robert Sikoryak
Inks	Robert Sikoryak
Letters	Robert Sikoryak
Notes	All the Sikoryak strips in this section are presented as if ripped from a newspaper syndicated cartoon section. They're all pastiches of familiar cartoons, drawn in the same style, but with deliberately obscure jokes or dialogue.

Half page Indeterminacy story "No Frills"

Characters	Woman shopper; John
Genre	Humor
Script	Robert Sikoryak
Pencils	Robert Sikoryak
Inks	Robert Sikoryak
Letters	Robert Sikoryak
Notes	All the Sikoryak strips in this section are presented as if ripped from a newspaper syndicated cartoon section. They're all pastiches of familiar cartoons, drawn in the same style, but with deliberately obscure jokes or dialogue. This mimics Ripley's Believe It Or Not.

Half page Indeterminacy story "Jojo"

Characters	Jojo
Synopsis	Jojo is not willing to commit
Genre	Humor
Script	Robert Sikoryak
Pencils	Robert Sikoryak
Inks	Robert Sikoryak
Letters	Robert Sikoryak
Notes	All the Sikoryak strips in this section are presented as if ripped from a newspaper syndicated cartoon section. They're all pastiches of familiar cartoons, drawn in the same style, but with deliberately obscure jokes or dialogue. This mimics Pogo.

Half page Indeterminacy story "Father Paul"

Characters	Father Paul; Priest
Synopsis	Should religion be prioritised over parents?
Genre	Humor
Script	Robert Sikoryak
Pencils	Robert Sikoryak
Inks	Robert Sikoryak
Letters	Robert Sikoryak
Notes	All the Sikoryak strips in this section are presented as if ripped from a newspaper syndicated cartoon section. They're all pastiches of familiar cartoons, drawn in the same style, but with deliberately obscure jokes or dialogue.

Half page Indeterminacy story "Kitty Kook"

Characters	Kitty Kook; Mouse
Synopsis	Kitty is practicing drawing with his left hand in case his right is injured.
Genre	Humor
Script	Robert Sikoryak
Pencils	Robert Sikoryak
Inks	Robert Sikoryak
Letters	Robert Sikoryak
Notes	All the Sikoryak strips in this section are presented as if ripped from a newspaper syndicated cartoon section. They're all pastiches of familiar cartoons, drawn in the same style, but with deliberately obscure jokes or dialogue. This mimics Krazy Kat.

Half page Indeterminacy story "Brownie"

Characters	Brownie; Fellow Student
Synopsis	Brownie's good at taking notes.
Genre	Humor
Script	Robert Sikoryak
Pencils	Robert Sikoryak
Inks	Robert Sikoryak
Letters	Robert Sikoryak
Notes	All the Sikoryak strips in this section are presented as if ripped from a newspaper syndicated cartoon section. They're all pastiches of familiar cartoons, drawn in the same style, but with deliberately obscure jokes or dialogue. This mimics Blondie.

Half page Indeterminacy story "Suzuki, Zen Master"

Characters	Master Suzuki; Jon
Synopsis	Mastr Suzuki travels from the Orient to spread wisdom.
Genre	Humor
Script	Robert Sikoryak
Pencils	Robert Sikoryak
Inks	Robert Sikoryak
Letters	Robert Sikoryak
Notes	All the Sikoryak strips in this section are presented as if ripped from a newspaper syndicated cartoon section. They're all pastiches of familiar cartoons, drawn in the same style, but with deliberately obscure jokes or dialogue. This mimics Prince Valiant.

Half page Indeterminacy story "They'll Do Windows"

Characters	Aunt Marge; Nephew
Genre	Gag
Script	Robert Sikoryak
Pencils	Robert Sikoryak
Inks	Robert Sikoryak
Letters	Robert Sikoryak
Notes	All the Sikoryak strips in this section are presented as if ripped from a newspaper syndicated cartoon section. They're all pastiches of familiar cartoons, drawn in the same style, but with deliberately obscure jokes or dialogue.

Half page Indeterminacy story "The Mad Ad Man"

Characters	John Cage; Ad Men
Synopsis	The ad men listen to John Cage's silent work.
Genre	Humor
Script	Robert Sikoryak
Pencils	Robert Sikoryak
Inks	Robert Sikoryak
Letters	Robert Sikoryak
Notes	All the Sikoryak strips in this section are presented as if ripped from a newspaper syndicated cartoon section. They're all pastiches of familiar cartoons, drawn in the same style, but with deliberately obscure jokes or dialogue.

Half page Indeterminacy story "Little Guys"

Synopsis	Is there really too much pain in the world?
Genre	Humor
Script	Robert Sikoryak
Pencils	Robert Sikoryak
Inks	Robert Sikoryak
Letters	Robert Sikoryak
Notes	All the Sikoryak strips in this section are presented as if ripped from a newspaper syndicated cartoon section. They're all pastiches of familiar cartoons, drawn in the same style, but with deliberately obscure jokes or dialogue. This mimics Peanuts.

4 page story "It's Very Hard To Find Her At Night"

Characters	Pedro; Gabriella; Aunt Rosa
Script	J. Pulga
Pencils	J. Pulga
Inks	J. Pulga
Letters	J. Pulga

1 page story "Monday Morning"

Characters	Nancy
Synopsis	Should one laugh at a funeral?
Script	Ida Marx
Pencils	Ida Marx
Inks	Ida Marx
Letters	Ida Marx
Notes	This borrows Ernie Bushmiller's Nancy.

4 page story "Sitting Bull's Last Stand"

Characters	Sitting Bull; Buffalo Bill
Synopsis	When Sitting Bull's former circus horse hears gunshots it starts tricks.
Genre	Bio
Script	Paul Karasik (photo collage and manipulation)
Pencils	Paul Karasik (photo collage and manipulation)
Inks	Paul Karasik (photo collage and manipulation)
Letters	Paul Karasik

3 page story "Just What Does It Mean Anyway?"

Synopsis	A guy over-analyses his relationship.
Script	Thomas B.Dutcher
Pencils	Thomas B.Dutcher
Inks	Thomas B.Dutcher
Letters	Thomas B.Dutcher

1 page illustration "Ooh, Jesus"

Characters	Jesus; Joe E. Ross
Synopsis	A fake film poster
Genre	Humor
Script	Drew Friedman
Pencils	Drew Friedman
Inks	Drew Friedman
Letters	Drew Friedman
Reprinted	In Warts And All (Penguin Books, 1990 series) #[nn] (1990)

2 page story "What We Like"

Synopsis	Assorted things we like.
Script	Mark Newgarden
Pencils	Mark Newgarden
Inks	Mark Newgarden
Letters	Typeset
Notes	The story is drawn as a series of symbols with text.

1 page story "We Like Cheese"

Synopsis	The perils of changing the family diet.
Genre	Humor
Script	Joe Shea
Pencils	Joe Shea
Inks	Joe Shea
Letters	Joe Shea

5 page story "Eli Whitney"

Characters	Eli Whitney; Paul Karasik
Synopsis	A straight biography followed by the creator considering some less savoury aspects of Whtiney's life and how history could have been so different.
Genre	Bio
Script	Paul Karasik
Pencils	Paul Karasik
Inks	Paul Karasik
Letters	Paul Karasik
Notes	This is produced as if two different strips about Whitney with differing art styles. The first page is a faux conclusion.

1 page story "William & Percy"

Characters	William; Gary
Genre	Gag
Script	Gary Panter
Pencils	Gary Panter
Inks	Gary Panter
Letters	Gary Panter

3 page story "Wanna Hear A Joke?"

Synopsis	A fond recollection of a Grandfather
Genre	bio
Script	Richard McGuire
Pencils	Richard McGuire
Inks	Richard McGuire
Letters	Richard McGuire

1 page illustration

Synopsis	Sketchbook page.
Script	Art Spiegelman
Pencils	Art Spiegelman
Inks	Art Spiegelman
Letters	Art Spiegelman

2 page story "The Can You Melt The Ice Game"

Characters	Roland; Sally
Synopsis	Will Roland and Sally find any compatible aspect in the other?
Genre	Humor
Script	Kathryn Hyatt
Pencils	Kathryn Hyatt
Inks	Kathryn Hyatt
Letters	Kathryn Hyatt

9 page story "Belinda's Topless Go-Go Lounge"

Characters	Chester; Bob; Mary-Anne; Mikey
Genre	Humor
Script	Glenn Head
Pencils	Glenn Head
Inks	Glenn Head
Letters	Glenn Head
Reprinted	In Avenue D (Fantagraphics, 1991 series) #1 (1991)

1 page story "The Dot Man"

Characters	The Dot Man
Synopsis	The Dot Man has a dot obsession.
Genre	Humor
Script	Richard McGuire
Pencils	Richard McGuire
Inks	Richard McGuire
Letters	Richard McGuire

1 page illustration "Wistful And Blue"

Synopsis	A fairground scene.
Pencils	Kim Deitch
Inks	Kim Deitch

1 page story "Draw Your Favorite!"

Genre	Gag
Script	Mark Newgarden
Pencils	Mark Newgarden
Inks	Mark Newgarden
Colors	Mark Newgarden
Letters	Mark Newgarden