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CATALOG RECORD

Rip Off Comix #21

Rip Off Press · Series began 1977 · Winter 1988

Dates

Cover date
Winter 1988
Pages
60

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Gilbert Shelton, Jack Jackson, Joshua Quagmire, Harry Driggs, Kathe Todd, Guy Colwell, Ronn Foss, Trina Robbins, Frank Stack, Jim Siergey, Spain Rodriguez, Paul Mavrides, Bill Griffith, Ace Backwords, Larry Welz, Mark Bodé, R. L. Crabb, Ted Richardsinks: Gilbert Shelton, Jack Jackson, Joshua Quagmire, Dick Glass, Harry Driggs, Kathe Todd, Guy Colwell, Ronn Foss, Trina Robbins, Frank Stack, Jim Siergey, Spain Rodriguez, Paul Mavrides, Bill Griffith, Ace Backwords, Larry Welz, Mark Bodé, R. L. Crabb, Ted Richardscolors: Guy Colwellletters: Gilbert Shelton, Jack Jackson, Joshua Quagmire, Kathe Todd, Guy Colwell, Ronn Foss, Trina Robbins, Frank Stack, Jim Siergey, Spain Rodriguez, Paul Mavrides, Bill Griffith, Ace Backwords, Larry Welz, Mark Bodé, R. L. Crabbscript: Kathe Todd, Jack Jackson, Fred Todd, Joshua Quagmire, Gilbert Shelton, Guy Colwell, Ronn Foss, Trina Robbins, Frank Stack, Jim Siergey, Spain Rodriguez, Paul Mavrides, Bill Griffith, Harry Robins, Ace Backwords, Larry Welz, Mark Bodé, R. L. Crabb

Stories

  • Rip Off Press The Golden Era · 8 pages

    Jaxon relates a history of Rip Off Press and the various locations the company was situated in.

  • The Real Story According to Fred Todd · 4 pages

    History of Rip Off Press up through 1987 with black and white photos.

  • Hey Kidskis, What Time Is It..?? · Uncle Joe · 3 pages

    Howdy Ivan salutes the 20th anniversary of Rip Off Press but Uncle Joe might have something to say about that.

  • Rip Off Land - Rip Off Press Looks at Itself · 1 pages

    Introductory text for the following series of Rip Off Comix back cover reprints.

  • Night Shift! · 1 pages

    What's going on in the lower levels of the Starship Enterprise.

  • Rip Off Comix Syndicate News - March 1975 · 1 pages

    Five hand-lettered articles: "Rip-Off Press Gets a Door Job," "Rip Off Carries Art to L. A.," "Rip Off Press Infiltrating Nation's Weekly Newspapers," "Fabulous Freaks Become Multilingual," "Rip Off Initiates Revolutionary Strip." Accompanied by small-size reproductions of the previous six weeks' worth of Rip Off Press newspaper strips.

  • Rip Off Comix Syndicate News- September 1976 · 1 pages

    Six hand-lettered articles- "Rip Off Syndicate to Have Huge Increase in Number of Comic Strips," "Freak Brothers Sign Big Movie Contract," "New Books from R. O. P.," "U. G. Cartoon Scholarship Awarded," "Rip Off Syndicate Hires New Hit Man," "Rip Off Purchases Luxurious Yacht Just for Fun of It."

  • Another Typical Day at the Rip Off Press · 0.5 pages

    Snively's boss chastises him for being straight on the job.

  • 1969 · 4 pages

    A woman takes a psychedelic pill causing her to hallucinate having a trip with Wonder Wart-Hog.

  • Magazines Called Rip Off- A Pictorial History · 2 pages
  • Comics Before 1969 · 1 pages

    The artist details what it was like trying to get his satirical cartoons published before 1969 and the founding of Rip Off Press.

  • The Watermelon Baby Acid Trip · 1 pages

    What happened after a group of friend got into an acid trip.

  • The Conclusive Argument · 3 pages

    Spain accompanies Dave as he drops off Gilbert at the airport.

  • Paul Mavrides - Fabulous Furry Collaborator · 1 pages
  • The Final Futile Freak Brothers · 1 pages
  • Untitled · 1 pages

    Siskull and Eggbert review two hits of acid they dropped three hours earlier.

  • Y'say It's Yer Birthday! 'Smy Birthday Tooo, Yeah! or "Where I Was" · 4 pages

    Welz reveals where he was in the Winter of 1968 and how he got into the comic book industry.

  • Reality for Da' Mice · 1 pages

    The mice meet Fred Todd at Rip Off Press headquarters.

  • My Cosmic Connection with Rip Off Press · 1 pages

    Crabb spells out his "cosmic connection" with Rip Off Press.

  • Further Adventures · 1 pages

    The latest on all of Foolbert's comic book characters.

  • A Message from President George · 2 pages

    Reagan congratulates Rip Off Press on their 20th anniversary and introduces George Bush as his successor.

  • Where to Buy 'Em · 1 pages

Characters

Dick TracyCherry PopstarFat Freddy FreekowtskiFat Freddy's CatFreewheelin' Franklin FreekRobert CrumbRonald ReaganRichard NixonNancyZippy the PinheadLittle Orphan AnnieWonder Wart-hogGeorge H. W. BushPhilbert DesanexSpain RodriguezJesus ChristDorman GrammitPingDoctor FeelgoodDan Quayle

Reprinted in

The Comics Journal (1977), My True Story (1994), God's Bosom and Other Stories: The Historical Strips of Jack Jackson (1995), Foolbert Funnies: Histories and Other Fictions (2015), The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers Follies (2022)

Run and key data from the Grand Comics Database (comics.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Identifiers and aliases from Wikidata (CC0).

Summaries from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); each links to its article.