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Issue Details

Issue #12
Published 1983
Cover Price 2.95 USD
Pages 64
Editing Gilbert Shelton
Notes Indicia title is Rip Off No. 12, The International Journal of Humor and Comic Strip Art.

Cover Details

Characters Freak Brothers
Pencils Gilbert Shelton; Paul Mavrides
Inks Gilbert Shelton; Paul Mavrides
Colors Gilbert Shelton; Paul Mavrides; Guy Colwell

1 page Fat Freddy's Cat story "The Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat"

Characters Fat Freddy's Cat; Fat Freddy
Genre Funny Animals
Script Gilbert Shelton
Pencils Gilbert Shelton
Inks Gilbert Shelton
Letters Gilbert Shelton

Half page illustration "Reinstitution of the 'Loose Eye' Law or Caught Lookin'"

Pencils Robert Williams (painted)
Inks Robert Williams (painted)
Colors Robert Williams (painted)

Half page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Contents"

Letters Typeset
Notes Contents page with indicia information.

2 page text article "The Rip Off Revue"

Letters Typeset
Notes Text article with illustrations in black & white and color.

2 page text article "Real Robots Don't Blow Smoke Rings"

Script Don Baumgart
Pencils ? (photographs)
Inks ? (photographs)
Letters Typeset
Notes Text article with photographs.

1 page text article "Censored!"

Script Sally Harms
Pencils Hal Robins
Inks Hal Robins
Letters Typeset
Notes Text article with illustration.

Half page story "The Press Under Pressure"

Script Bernard Willem Holtrop [as Willem]
Pencils Bernard Willem Holtrop [as Willem]
Inks Bernard Willem Holtrop [as Willem]
Letters Bernard Willem Holtrop [as Willem]

Half page text article "Graffiti, The Last Bastion of Freedom"

Script ? [as Frappington Wildebeest VII]
Pencils Don Baumgart (photographs)
Inks Don Baumgart (photographs)
Letters Typeset

Half page letters page "Letters to the Editor"

Letters Typeset
Notes Letters page with illustrated title header.

Half page story "Pope Funnies"

Script Filipandre
Pencils Filipandre
Inks Filipandre
Letters Filipadre

1 page Martinez the Fascist story "Ghosts of the Past"

Script Joaquim Aubert [as Kim]
Pencils Joaquim Aubert [as Kim]
Inks Joaquim Aubert [as Kim]
Letters Joaquim Aubert [as Kim]

1 page story "Tamponn Destartinn"

Script Charlie Schlingo
Pencils Charlie Schlingo
Inks Charlie Schlingo
Letters Charlie Schlingo

1 page Dorman's Doggie story "Why does he do that?"

Characters Dorman's Doggie
Genre Funny Animals
Script Frank Stack
Pencils Frank Stack
Inks Frank Stack
Letters Frank Stack

11 page Wonder Wart-hog story "Battle of the Titans Chapter V: Conclusion"

Characters Wonder Wart-hog
Genre Science Fiction
Script Gilbert Shelton; Tony Bell; Joe Brown
Pencils Gilbert Shelton; Tony Bell; Joe Brown
Inks Gilbert Shelton; Tony Bell; Joe Brown

1 page story "They're All Scum"

Script Jean-Marc Reiser
Pencils Jean-Marc Reiser
Inks Jean-Marc Reiser
Letters Jean-Marc Reiser

2 page Dinoboy story "City of Robots"

Characters Dinoboy
Genre Science Fiction
Script Paul Mavrides
Pencils Paul Mavrides
Inks Paul Mavrides
Letters Hal Robins

11 page Freak Brothers story "The Idiots Abroad Part 2"

Characters Freak Brothers
Genre Adult
Script Gilbert Shelton; Paul Mavrides
Pencils Gilbert Shelton; Paul Mavrides
Inks Gilbert Shelton; Paul Mavrides
Colors Paul Mavrides; Guy Colwell

4 page Coochy Cooty story "A Pissant's Chance"

Characters Coochy Cooty
Genre Adult
Script Robert Williams
Pencils Robert Williams
Inks Robert Williams
Letters Robert Williams

5 page story "The Taxi Driver"

Genre Adult
Script Marti Riera
Pencils Marti Riera
Inks Marti Riera
Letters Marti Riera

Half page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Danish Comics"

Script Rune Kidde
Letters Typeset

Half page story "Traditional"

Script Storm Petersen; Rune Kidde (translation)
Pencils Storm Petersen
Inks Storm Petersen

Half page story "Kalle Klodrik"

Script Freddy Milton
Pencils Freddy Milton
Inks Freddy Milton
Letters Freddy Milton

Half page story "Folksong"

Script Claus Deleuran
Pencils Claus Deleuran
Inks Claus Deleuran
Letters Claus Deleuran

1 page story "Take Off That Record!"

Script Poul Moeller; Rune Kidde (translation)
Pencils Ole Pihl
Inks Ole Pihl
Letters Hal Robins

2 page story "Hans Und Gretchen in der Voods"

Genre Adult
Script Peter Kielland-Brandt
Pencils Peter Kielland-Brandt
Inks Peter Kielland-Brandt
Letters Peter Kielland-Brandt

1 page story "Virtuous Love"

Genre Adult
Script Mardon Smet; Rune Kidde (translation)
Pencils Mardon Smet
Inks Mardon Smet
Letters Hal Robins

1 page story "Copenhagen"

Genre Adult
Script Henning Kure; Rune Kidde (translation)
Pencils Henning Kure
Inks Henning Kure
Letters Hal Robins

1 page story "Sunday Coffee"

Script Sussi Bech; Rune Kidde (translation)
Pencils Sussi Bech
Inks Sussi Bech
Letters Hal Robins

Half page story "Back to Nature"

Script Joergen Nielsen; Rune Kidde (translation)
Pencils Joergen Nielsen
Inks Joergen Nielsen
Letters Hal Robins

2 page story "In Some Countries"

Script Rune Kidde; Gilbert Shelton
Pencils Rune Kidde; Gilbert Shelton
Inks Rune Kidde; Gilbert Shelton
Letters Rune Kidde

Half page story "A Mistake"

Script Claus Deleuran; Rune Kidde (translation)
Pencils Claus Deleuran
Inks Claus Deleuran
Letters Hal Robins

Half page story "Food Chain Reaction"

Script Claus Deleuran; Rune Kidde (translation)
Pencils Claus Deleuran
Inks Claus Deleuran
Letters Hal Robins

1 page Wonder Wart-hog illustration "Battle of the Titans"

Characters Wonder Wart-hog
Genre Science Fiction
Pencils Tony Bell
Inks Tony Bell
Colors Tony Bell