Issue Details

Issue	#21
Published	Winter 1988
Frequency	four times annually
Cover Price	3.50 USD; 4.50 CAD
Pages	60
Editing	Kathe Todd

Cover Details - "20th Anniv. Special"

Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Colors	Guy Colwell
Notes	The words "Rip Off" in title also have small images of characters in/on the letters.

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Introduction"

Script	Kathe Todd
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Introductory text with a listing of the contents of the issue.

1 page illustration "Rip Off Press 20 Years"

Pencils	? (title logo)
Inks	? (title logo)
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Title logo with indicia information at bottom of page.

8 page story "Rip Off Press The Golden Era"

Script	Jack Jackson [as Jaxon]
Pencils	Jack Jackson [as Jaxon]
Inks	Jack Jackson [as Jaxon]
Letters	Jack Jackson [as Jaxon]

4 page text article "The Real Story According to Fred Todd"

Synopsis	History of Rip Off Press up through 1987 with black and white photoes.
Script	Fred Todd
Pencils	? (photographs)
Inks	? (photographs)
Letters	Typeset

3 page Uncle Joe story "Hey Kidskis, What Time Is It..??"

Characters	Uncle Joe
Script	Joshua Quagmire
Pencils	Joshua Quagmire
Inks	Joshua Quagmire
Letters	Joshua Quagmire

7 page text article "Rip Off Land - Rip Off Press Looks at Itself"

Letters	Typeset
Notes	Text with images of art used in Rip Off Press publications over the years.

1 page story "Night Shift!"

Script	Gilbert Shelton
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Gilbert Shelton

2 page text article "Rip Off Comix Syndicate News"

Letters	Typeset
Notes	Two example pages of "Rip Off Comix Syndicate News."

Half page illustration "The Rip Off Press Private Bus"

Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Illustration with descriptive text underneath.

Half page story "Another Typical Day at the Rip Off Press"

Script	Kathe Todd
Pencils	Kathe Todd
Inks	Kathe Todd
Letters	Kathe Todd

1 page Freak Brothers illustration "Urban Paradise"

Characters	Freak Brothers
Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Gilbert Shelton

1 page story "Rip Off Press in the Age of Movie Money"

Script	Guy Colwell
Pencils	Guy Colwell
Inks	Guy Colwell
Letters	Guy Colwell

1 page biography (nonfictional) "It Was Twenty Years Ago Today"

Characters	Janis Joplin; Jimi Hendrix
Script	Ronn Foss
Pencils	Ronn Foss
Inks	Ronn Foss
Letters	Ronn Foss

4 page story "1969"

Characters	Wonder Wart-hog
Script	Trina Robbins
Pencils	Trina Robbins
Inks	Trina Robbins
Letters	Trina Robbins

2 page text article "Magazines Called Rip Off"

Letters	Typeset
Notes	Text article with cover reproductions of "The Rip Off Review of Western Culture", "Rip Off Comix" #1-10, "Rip Off" #11-13 (though #13 was never published) and "The New Rip Off Comix" #14-20.

1 page story "Comics Before 1969"

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 "The Watermelon Baby Acid Trip"

Script	Jim Siergey
Pencils	Jim Siergey
Inks	Jim Siergey
Letters	Jim Siergey

3 page story "The Conclusive Argument"

Script	Manuel Rodriguez [as Spain]
Pencils	Manuel Rodriguez [as Spain]
Inks	Manuel Rodriguez [as Spain]
Letters	Manuel Rodriguez [as Spain]

3 page text article "Paul Mavrides - Fabulous Furry Collaborator"

Characters	Fat Freddy's Cat; Freak Brothers; Zippy the Pinhead
Script	Paul Mavrides
Pencils	Paul Mavrides
Inks	Paul Mavrides
Letters	Typeset; Paul Mavrides
Notes	Text article interview from Knockabout Comic, London, England and "two jam strips done by Paul and whichever other zany cartoonist happened to be around at the time."

1 page story "Twisted Image"

Script	Ace Backwords
Pencils	Ace Backwords
Inks	Ace Backwords
Letters	Ace Backwords

4 page story "Y'say It's Yer Birthday! 'Smy Birthday Tooo, Yeah!"

Characters	Cherry Poptart
Script	Larry Welz
Pencils	Larry Welz
Inks	Larry Welz
Letters	Larry Welz
Notes	Cherry Poptart appears, un-named, in first panel only.

1 page Zippy the Pinhead illustration "Zippy Congratulates Rip-Off Press"

Characters	Zippy the Pinhead
Script	Bill Griffith
Pencils	Bill Griffith
Inks	Bill Griffith
Letters	Bill Griffith

1 page Miami Mice story "Reality for Da' Mice"

Characters	Miami Mice
Script	Mark Bode
Pencils	Mark Bode
Inks	Mark Bode
Letters	Mark Bode

1 page story "My Cosmic Connection with Rip Off Press"

Script	R. L. Crabb
Pencils	R. L. Crabb
Inks	R. L. Crabb
Letters	R. L. Crabb

1 page advertisement

Notes

Advertisements used in Rip Off Press publications.

1 page story "Further Adventures"

Characters	Jesus; Dr. Feelgood; Dorman's Doggie
Script	Frank Stack [as Foolbert Sturgeon]
Pencils	Frank Stack [as Foolbert Sturgeon]
Inks	Frank Stack [as Foolbert Sturgeon]
Letters	Frank Stack [as Foolbert Sturgeon]

2 page story "A Message from President George"

Script	Joshua Quagmire
Pencils	Joshua Quagmire
Inks	Joshua Quagmire
Letters	Joshua Quagmire

1 page text article "Where to Buy 'Em"

Letters	Typeset
Notes	List of stores that sell Rip Off Press publications.

1 page illustration "Northern California's Answer to Disneyland"

Pencils	Gilbert Shelton
Inks	Gilbert Shelton
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Image one back cover of issue.