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Rip Off Comix #17

Rip Off Press · Series began 1977 · December 1987

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Dates

Cover date: December 1987
Pages: 52

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

script: R. L. Crabb, Joshua Quagmire, Dan O'Neill, Frank Stack, The Pizz, Steve Lafler, Dennis Worden, Dori Seda, Don Simpson, Larry Marder, J. R. Williams, Krystine Kryttre, Larry Welz, Mary Fleenerpencils: R. L. Crabb, Joshua Quagmire, Dan O'Neill, Frank Stack, The Pizz, Steve Lafler, Dennis Worden, Dori Seda, Don Simpson, J. R. Williams, Krystine Kryttre, Larry Welz, Mary Fleener, Gilbert Shelton, Paul Mavridesinks: R. L. Crabb, Joshua Quagmire, Dan O'Neill, Frank Stack, The Pizz, Steve Lafler, Dennis Worden, Dori Seda, Don Simpson, J. R. Williams, Krystine Kryttre, Larry Welz, Mary Fleener, Gilbert Shelton, Paul Mavridescolors: Guy Colwellletters: R. L. Crabb, Joshua Quagmire, Dan O'Neill, Frank Stack, The Pizz, Steve Lafler, Dennis Worden, Dori Seda, Don Simpson, J. R. Williams, Krystine Kryttre, Larry Welz, Mary Fleener

Stories

Double Enmity · 3 pages
The artist relates a story about his great great granduncle around the start of the Civil War, who was almost lynched twice by the local militia in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Her Bloody Majesty's Pleasure · 3 pages
In Belfast, a woman requests a portrait from Dan for her friend's husband who is serving a life term in jail for killing two British soldiers.
Amazons Episode Four · 5 pages
Dorcas runs away to the Greek camp as a decoy, giving Achilles the opening to go toe-to-toe against Hippolyta.
Badass Bust Stories · 2 pages
The artist recounts a series of run-ins with the authorities, including speeding tickets, border stops, fights, court appearances and stints in jail.
The Long Arm of the Law! · 7 pages
How a struggling rock band got charged with armed robbery after they ditched a hitchhiker they had picked up in the middle of the night.
The Woods · 2 pages
What the woods meant to the artist when he was a kid.
F.T.W. · 4 pages
Stickboy looks for a new job after being fired, going through a series of demeaning positions.
How Cops "Pick Up" Girls · 3 pages
Dori briefly winds up in jail because the cops think her car is unregistered.
My Covenant with the Hawk! · 4 pages
Teenage Larry is caught stealing comics by a dime store clerk who calls himself The Hawk.
The Night J. R. Spent in Jail · 2 pages
The artist recounts what happened after he and his friends tried to steal some shades at the mall.
Mean Cuisine · 3 pages
An escaped prisoner turns into a weird monster from living in a swamp.
The Summer of '87 · 6 pages
The artist recounts what happened after a beautiful friend of his was brutally murdered.
Roust or You Play, You Pay · 2 pages
Mary and her boyfriend are out sailing with four of his co-workers. When they return they find themselves surrounded by the police.

Characters

Uncle SamRonald ReaganMary FleenerDori SedaStickboy

Reprinted in

The Best Comics of the Decade (1990), Amazons (1990), Death Warmed Over (1990), Slutburger Stories (1990), Slutburger (1991), Life of the Party: The Complete Autobiographical Collection (1996), Dori Stories (1999)