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Issue Details

Issue #20
Published March-April 1976
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 36
Editing Joe Orlando; Paul Levitz (assistant)

Cover Details - "The Magazine of Absolute Rot!"

Synopsis Four gags involving torture in a dungeon.
Genre Humor
Pencils Robert Johnson
Inks Robert Johnson
Notes Job numbers: ZA-403; ZA-401; ZA-412; Z-337.

1 page Daisy B.B Guns advertisement "If Your First Daisy Seems Smaller Now, Come Size Up A New One"

Synopsis Ad for guns from Daisy division of Victor Comptometer Corporation.
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)
Letters typeset
Notes inside front cover

3 page Plop! foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Hi There, Readers!"

Characters Cain; Abel; Eve; miners
Synopsis The hosts help out with a mine cave-in so they can tell stories to the trapped miners. When the miners are finally out, they bury our hosts to keep them from telling any more stories.
Genre Humor
Pencils Sergio Aragones
Inks Sergio Aragones
Notes Framing sequence with 2 pages at front of issue and 1 at back.

7 page story "Meat His Maker"

Characters Mr. Simpson; Harry Noxin; Jerry; Eve
Synopsis Mr. Noxin is making meatless hamburgers, but Simpson warns him the factory needs meat...and it gets it.
Genre Horror; Humor
Script Maxine Fabe
Pencils David Manak (signed)
Inks David Manak (signed)

Half page Slim Jim advertisement "What To Sink Your Teeth Into When You're Hungry And You're Not A Werewolf"

Synopsis Ad for meat snacks.
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Letters typeset
Notes between pages 2-3 of "Meat" story

Half page Powerex advertisement "Now You Can Use Isokinetics"

Synopsis Ad for body building equipment.
Letters typeset
Notes between pages 2-3 of "Meat" story

1 page Universal Bodybuilding advertisement "Impossible?"

Characters Brian Eastman
Synopsis Ad for body building system.
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Letters typeset
Notes between pages 2-3 of "Meat" story

1 page Plop Drop letters page "Plop Drop"

Synopsis Letters from: Napoleon XIV, Marc Rosner, Ytxke, and Freddy Thompson, with resonses.
Pencils Sergio Aragones
Inks Sergio Aragones
Letters typeset
Notes between pages 5-6 of "Meat" story

1 page Hostess Twinkies; Captain Marvel advertisement "The Cup Cake Caper"

Characters Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Max; Max's boss
Synopsis Max's boss and his crew steal all the Hostess Cup Cakes, but Captain Marvel finds him and has the snacks returned.
Genre superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Vince Colletta
Letters Ben Oda
Notes between pages 5-6 of "Meat" story

1 page advertisement "Write Right Now!"

Synopsis Classified ads for various products including body building, novelties, comic books, coins, karate, and a Star Trek computer game.
Letters typeset
Notes between pages 5-6 of "Meat" story

Half page Customizing Center advertisement "Make Money Customizing"

Synopsis Ad for instruction book for customizing vehicles.
Letters typeset

Half page Family Bazaar advertisement "Super-Hero Stick-Ons!"

Characters Hawkman; Green Lantern; Superman; Flash; Batman; Robin; Green Arrow; Aquaman; Supergirl
Synopsis Ad for wall-size stickers of DC superheroes.
Pencils various
Inks various
Letters typeset
Notes Art is excerpts from various DC comics; the Green Lantern figure appears to be by Gil Kane.

1 page DC Comics promo (ad from the publisher) "[Famous 1st Editions]"

Synopsis Ad for Famous 1st Edition and other large format comics, noting an imminent price increase.
Letters typeset

1 page Superman Vs Spider-Man promo (ad from the publisher) "This...Says It All!!"

Characters Superman; Spider-Man
Synopsis Ad for comic book.
Letters typeset

1 page Superman public service announcement "Justice For All Includes Children!"

Characters Superman
Synopsis Exhorting children to know and obey the law.
Pencils Neal Adams
Inks Neal Adams
Letters John Workman
Notes In cooperation with the National Center For Juvenile Justice, and the Research Division of the National Council of Juvenile Court Judges.

1 page Plop! filler "Plopular Poetry"

Characters Glotz; Hippocritter; Iggy
Synopsis Short poems for the letters G, H, and I.
Genre Humor
Script Wally Wood
Pencils Wally Wood
Inks Wally Wood
Letters typeset

1 page Super Plops filler "The Burglar"

Synopsis A vampire scares a burglar who thinks it's Batman.
Genre Humor; Superhero
Script Don Edwing
Pencils David Manak
Inks David Manak

1 page LaSalle Extension University advertisement "Have You Seen This Coupon Before?"

Synopsis Ad for training school.
Letters typeset

1 page NCG Merchandise advertisement "Have A Super Year!"

Synopsis Ad for toys and a 1976 calendar featuring DC Comics characters.

4 page story "The Gentle Way"

Characters Cain; Sammy Smedling; Mr. Smedling; Mrs. Smedling; Ted Mackay; US Army
Synopsis Sammy is a failure at every sport until he learns martial arts...and becomes a menace.
Genre Humor
Script Steve Skeates
Pencils Sergio Aragones
Inks Sergio Aragones

Half page North American School of Motorcycle Repair advertisement "Fast Track To A Cool Job!"

Synopsis Ad for training school.
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Letters typeset

Half page Family Bazaar advertisement "Big-As-Life Hang-Ups!"

Characters Superman; Batman
Synopsis Ad for poseable wall hangings
Letters typeset

1 page Abracadabra Magic Shop advertisement "Fool All your Friends With These Mystifying Magic Tricks"

Synopsis Ad for magic tricks and supplies.
Letters typeset

1 page Plop! filler "Monster Plops"

Characters Abel
Synopsis Two cartoons with an introduction.
Genre Humor
Pencils Sergio Aragones; John Larter; Ted Robins
Inks Sergio Aragones; John Larter; Ted Robins

1 page Plop! filler "Prison Plops"

Synopsis Three gags involving torture in dungeons.
Genre Humor
Pencils Robert Johnson [as Slim] (signed)
Inks Robert Johnson [as Slim] (signed)

1 page Revolutionary War Soldiers advertisement "204 PC. Revolutionary War Soldiers Set"

Synopsis Ad for toy soldiers.
Letters typeset

1 page Muscle Fighter IV advertisement "Rush This Coupon Now!"

Characters Robert Nailon
Synopsis Ad for new muscle building program.
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Letters typeset
Notes inside back cover

1 page Monogram Models advertisement "They're Van-Tastic!"

Synopsis Ad for Monogram's SnapTite model kits, from Mattel.
Letters typeset
Notes back cover