Issue Details

Issue	#2
Published	October 1990
Cover Price	2.95 USD; 3.50 CAD
Pages	36
Editing	Chris Oliveros (credited)
Notes	Both cover and indicia state "Drawn & Quarterly".

Cover Details - "Abstract people"

Pencils	J. D. King (signed)
Inks	J. D. King (signed)
Colors	J. D. King (signed)
Letters	J. D. King (signed)

1 page illustration "Yelling dragon head"

Pencils	Luc Giard (credited) (painting/print)
Inks	Luc Giard (credited) (painting/print)
Colors	Luc Giard (credited) (painting/print)
Notes	Inside front cover.

1 page credits "Contents"

Synopsis	Table of contents, indicia and short biographies of each contributor.
Script	Chris Oliveros ?
Letters	Typeset

2 page story "Foolbert Sturgeon's Cartoon Club"

Characters	Richard Nixon; Ronald Reagan; George Bush; Frank Stack [as Foolbert Sturgeon]
Synopsis	Foolbert Sturgeon explains how to do political cartoons in the 70's, 80's and 90's.
Genre	Humor; Satire
Script	Frank Stack [as Foolbert Sturgeon]
Pencils	Frank Stack [as Foolbert Sturgeon]
Inks	Frank Stack [as Foolbert Sturgeon]
Letters	Frank Stack [as Foolbert Sturgeon]

1 page story "E." Emcees Squares

Characters	Albert Einstein
Synopsis	Albert Einstein explains comic book interaction between panels.
Genre	Humor
Script	Robert Leighton (signed)
Pencils	Robert Leighton (signed)
Inks	Robert Leighton (signed)
Letters	Robert Leighton (signed)

1 page story End Eviction Fears] ["Free! your very own home-from-home"

Synopsis	How to use a shopping cart to carry all your worldly possessions.
Genre	Satire
Script	Carel Moiseiwitsch [as Moiseiwitsch]
Pencils	Carel Moiseiwitsch [as Moiseiwitsch]
Inks	Carel Moiseiwitsch [as Moiseiwitsch]
Letters	Carel Moiseiwitsch [as Moiseiwitsch]

1 page story "Mean Woman Blues"

Script	Carel Moiseiwitsch (credited)
Pencils	Carel Moiseiwitsch (credited)
Inks	Carel Moiseiwitsch (credited)
Letters	Carel Moiseiwitsch (credited)

2 page story "The Strange Case of Ross Brown"

Characters	Dennis Worden; Ross Brown; Ross Brown's Father [Popeye]
Synopsis	Dennis recounts a friend of his who got too involved in the drug culture.
Genre	Biography
Script	Dennis Worden [as D. Worden]
Pencils	Dennis Worden [as D. Worden]; Ross Brown (credited)
Inks	Dennis Worden [as D. Worden]
Letters	Dennis Worden [as D. Worden]
Notes	Last panel has a drawing that Dennis says is by Ross Brown. Ross Brown's father is drawn as Popeye.
Reprinted	in Best of Drawn & Quarterly, The (Drawn & Quarterly, 1993 series) #[nn]

1 page story "Tis the Grimaces"

Synopsis	Two stone gargoyles have a child who is a beautiful angel carving.
Script	Anne D. Bernstein (credited); Debbie Desideri (credited)
Pencils	Anne D. Bernstein (credited)
Inks	Anne D. Bernstein (credited)
Colors	Anne D. Bernstein (credited)
Letters	Anne D. Bernstein (credited)

1 page True Life Stories story "Annoying Art Director Anecdote #1"

Characters	Ida Marx; Ed Wilt
Synopsis	Ida gets an appointment to see Ed Wilt, a famous art director.
Genre	Biography
Script	Ida Marx (signed)
Pencils	Ida Marx (signed)
Inks	Ida Marx (signed)
Letters	Ida Marx (signed)

5 page story "My Conscience is Bugging Me"

Characters	Julie Doucet
Synopsis	Julie and her conscience walk around town and get in a fight with each other.
Genre	Biography
Script	Julie Doucet (signed)
Pencils	Julie Doucet (signed)
Inks	Julie Doucet (signed)
Letters	Julie Doucet (signed)
Reprinted	in Leve Ta Jambe Mon Poisson Est Mort! [Lift Your Leg My Fish is Dead!] (Drawn & Quarterly, 1993 series) #[nn]

1 page story "Credo"

Synopsis	A man is obsessed with television.
Script	Richard Sala [as R. Sala]
Pencils	Richard Sala [as R. Sala]
Inks	Richard Sala [as R. Sala]
Colors	Richard Sala [as R. Sala]
Letters	Richard Sala [as R. Sala]
Reprinted	in Best of Drawn & Quarterly, The (Drawn & Quarterly, 1993 series) #[nn]

1 page story "Gloom"

Synopsis	A man remembers his favourite song, which goes "gloomy love, hopeless love..."
Script	Richard Sala [as R. Sala]
Pencils	Richard Sala [as R. Sala]
Inks	Richard Sala [as R. Sala]
Colors	Richard Sala [as R. Sala]
Letters	Richard Sala [as R. Sala]
Reprinted	in New Comics Anthology, The (Macmillan Publishing, 1991 Series) #[nn]

Half page The Beastniks story "They live life in the slowest lane..."

Characters	The Beastniks
Synopsis	An introduction to a bunch of Beats called The Beastniks.
Genre	Satire
Script	J. D. King (signed)
Pencils	J. D. King (signed)
Inks	J. D. King (signed)
Letters	J. D. King (signed)
Reprinted	in Best of Drawn & Quarterly, The (Drawn & Quarterly, 1993 series) #[nn]

Half page The Beastniks story "I really value my leisure time!"

Characters	Angel; Norman
Synopsis	Norman, Angel's square cousin, explains leisure time and Angel realizes all his life is leisure time.
Genre	Satire
Script	J. D. King (signed)
Pencils	J. D. King (signed)
Inks	J. D. King (signed)
Letters	J. D. King (signed)
Reprinted	in Best of Drawn & Quarterly, The (Drawn & Quarterly, 1993 series) #[nn]

1 page The Beastniks story "The Beastniks Speak Out!"

Characters	The Beastniks
Synopsis	The Beastniks explain their philosophy.
Genre	Satire
Script	J. D. King (signed)
Pencils	J. D. King (signed)
Inks	J. D. King (signed)
Letters	J. D. King (signed)
Reprinted	in Best of Drawn & Quarterly, The (Drawn & Quarterly, 1993 series) #[nn]

1 page story "The Luckville Nearly New Shop"

Synopsis	The history of a kitchenette set that once belonged to a child star named Dotty King.
Script	Anne D. Bernstein (signed)
Pencils	Anne D. Bernstein (signed)
Inks	Anne D. Bernstein (signed)
Colors	Anne D. Bernstein (signed)
Letters	Anne D. Bernstein (signed)

1 page AutoMatt; Peepshow story "May 17th, 1989"

Characters	Joe Matt; Diana Schultz
Synopsis	Joe housesits for Diana Schultz.
Genre	Biography
Script	Joe Matt (credited)
Pencils	Joe Matt (credited)
Inks	Joe Matt (credited)
Letters	Joe Matt (credited)
Reprinted	in Peepshow (Kitchen Sink Press, 1992 series) #[nn]; in Peepshow (Drawn & Quarterly, 1999 series) #[nn]

1 page AutoMatt; Peepshow story "Aug. 16th, 1989"

Characters	Joe Matt; Jesus Christ; John Lennon
Synopsis	Joe Matt has a dream about meeting Jesus and Lennon and how he believed in each at different times.
Genre	Biography
Script	Joe Matt (credited)
Pencils	Joe Matt (credited)
Inks	Joe Matt (credited)
Letters	Joe Matt (credited)
Reprinted	in Peepshow (Kitchen Sink Press, 1992 series) #[nn]; in Best of Drawn & Quarterly, The (Drawn & Quarterly, 1993 series) #[nn]; in Peepshow (Drawn & Quarterly, 1999 series) #[nn]

1 page AutoMatt; Peepshow story "Quackin' With Kevin Nov. 5, 1989"

Characters	Joe Matt; Kevin
Synopsis	Transcript of a tape of Joe and Kevin talking like Donald Duck.
Genre	Biography
Script	Joe Matt (credited)
Pencils	Joe Matt (credited)
Inks	Joe Matt (credited)
Letters	Joe Matt (credited)
Reprinted	in Peepshow (Kitchen Sink Press, 1992 series) #[nn]; in Peepshow (Drawn & Quarterly, 1999 series) #[nn]

1 page AutoMatt; Peepshow story "Nov. 25th, 1989"

Characters	Joe Matt; Bernie Mireault; Trish
Synopsis	Joe visits Bernie and they go out to the comic shop.
Genre	Biography
Script	Joe Matt (credited)
Pencils	Joe Matt (credited)
Inks	Joe Matt (credited)
Letters	Joe Matt (credited)
Reprinted	in Peepshow (Kitchen Sink Press, 1992 series) #[nn]; in Peepshow (Drawn & Quarterly, 1999 series) #[nn]

1 page story Still Hard Up On His Luck ["He woke up early..."]

Synopsis	One page illustration of a man waiting for his day to begin.
Script	Mailly (signed)
Pencils	Mailly (signed)
Inks	Mailly (signed)
Letters	Mailly (signed)
Notes	Title from Contents page.

1 page illustration "Doody-Doll"

Characters	Howdy Doody
Synopsis	Fake movie poster for 50's sexploitation movie starring Howdy Doody.
Genre	Satire
Script	Drew Friedman [as D. F.]
Pencils	Drew Friedman [as D. F.]
Inks	Drew Friedman [as D. F.]
Letters	Drew Friedman [as D. F.]

1 page story "Fake Ads"

Synopsis	Twelve fake ads similar to the ones you would see in a 1960's or 1970's comic.
Genre	Satire
Script	Anthony Mostrom [as A. Mostrom]
Pencils	Anthony Mostrom [as A. Mostrom]
Inks	Anthony Mostrom [as A. Mostrom]
Letters	Anthony Mostrom [as A. Mostrom]

1 page advertisement "One Decade... Two Volumes..."

Synopsis

Ad for The Best Comics of the Decade Volumes 1 and 2 from Fantagraphics. Includes cover reproductions of both issues.

1 page story "Friday Night"

Characters	James Sturm; Bill
Synopsis	James and Bill drop acid and spend a night out.
Genre	Biography
Script	James Sturm (signed)
Pencils	James Sturm (signed)
Inks	James Sturm (signed)
Letters	James Sturm (signed)

2 page story "Vol Robbery"

Characters	Julie Doucet
Synopsis	Julie sees an old lady drop her purse, so she flys down to grab it and take off with it.
Genre	Fantasy
Script	Julie Doucet (signed)
Pencils	Julie Doucet (signed)
Inks	Julie Doucet (signed)
Letters	Julie Doucet (signed)

1 page text story "Tuesday; 3:00 - 3:00: Angst"

Synopsis	Anxiety over planning a schedule.
Script	Philip Fine (credited)
Pencils	John Oliveros (credited)
Inks	John Oliveros (credited)
Letters	Typeset

1 page illustration "Man with pointy nose and big teeth"

Script	Luc Giard (credited)
Pencils	Luc Giard (credited)
Inks	Luc Giard (credited)
Colors	Luc Giard (credited)
Notes	Inside back cover.

1 page AutoMatt; Peepshow story "Playtime"

Characters	Joe Matt
Synopsis	Joe goes through a maze that covers the comic book page.
Genre	Biography
Script	Joe Matt (credited)
Pencils	Joe Matt (credited)
Inks	Joe Matt (credited)
Colors	Joe Matt (credited)
Letters	Joe Matt (credited)
Notes	On back cover of magazine.