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Rip Off Comix #22

Rip Off Press · Series began 1977 · Spring 1989

Dates

Cover date
Spring 1989
Pages
52

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Gilbert Shelton, Mary Fleener, Chris Harmon, Frank Stack, Douglas Michael, Pierre Ouin, Paul Ollswang, Bruce Bolinger, Charles Kaufman, Wayne Honath, Scott Nickel, Tony Bell, Hunt Emerson, Guy Colwellinks: Gilbert Shelton, Mary Fleener, Chris Harmon, Frank Stack, Douglas Michael, Pierre Ouin, Paul Ollswang, Bruce Bolinger, Charles Kaufman, Wayne Honath, Scott Nickel, Tony Bell, Hunt Emerson, Guy Colwellcolors: Guy Colwellletters: Gilbert Shelton, Mary Fleener, Bruce Bolinger, Paul Ollswang, Charles Kaufman, Pierre Ouin, Wayne Honath, Douglas Michael, Scott Nickel, Frank Stack, Chris Harmon, Hunt Emerson, Guy Colwellscript: Kathe Todd, Mary Fleener, Bruce Bolinger, Paul Ollswang, Charles Kaufman, Pierre Ouin, Wayne Honath, Douglas Michael, Scott Nickel, Frank Stack, Chris Harmon, Louis Jordan, Bubsy Meyers, Gilbert Shelton, Tym Manley

Stories

  • The Long Way Home: A True Story · 4 pages

    Mary is left stranded at midnight by her friend after attending a sleazy rock club. Her ex-boyfriend gives her ride and on the way picks up three people he doesn't even know.

  • Untitled · 6 pages

    Gracie recounts her latest dream, involving travelling through Europe in an all-dog opera house.

  • Fred & Frank are on Vacation · 1 pages

    Fred goes looking for some postcards in a country where he doesn't speak the language.

  • Warm in Winter · 6 pages

    In freezing Winter Paris, Bloodi breaks into a pharmacy and steals some drugs only to wind up in jail.

  • Hats Across America · 1 pages

    Howie is getting ready to send supermarket coupons to starving kids in Ethiopia.

  • My Life in Art · 8 pages

    Dale is an artist who paints bricks and can't get recognition for his work.

  • Elvis is Alive! · 1 pages

    The whereabouts of some supposedly dead celebrity musicians.

  • The Casebook of Doctor Feelgood · 4 pages

    Dorman once again complains of his dog Ping when paying a visit to Dr. Feelgood.

  • The Penance · 1 pages

    Dorman, as always annoyed by his dog Ping, drops some of his clothes on top of him.

  • Heavy Stuff · 1 pages

    Ping, thinking his master is challenging him with a profound philosophical question,, describes to himself what his function in life is.

  • The Baby Godzilla Story · 1 pages

    Baby Godzilla narrates his life story starting from his screen debut to his life after his movie career was over.

  • Danger Vacation · 5 pages

    A dangerous trip down the legendary River of Blood to find the long-lost City of Gnor-Loc.

  • What's the Use of Gettin' Sober? · 2 pages

    Old Sam's pop tries to get him to stop drinking in this sequence that adapts most of the lyrics to Jordan's version of the 1942 novelty song "What's the Use of Getting Sober (When You Gonna Get Drunk Again)."

  • Wonder Wart-Hog and the Merciless, Menacing, Masked Meanie! · 4 pages

    The resurrected Masked Meanie challenges Wonder Wart-Hog to a drag race.

  • The Firkin Version · 1 pages

    Firkin shows the human weirdness he sees when just going about his regular business.

Characters

GodzillaFat Freddy FreekowtskiFreewheelin' Franklin FreekPhineas T. PhreakMary FleenerWonder Wart-hogPhilbert DesanexDorman GrammitPingDoctor Feelgood

Reprinted in

Beer Nutz (1991), Slutburger Stories (1990), Slutburger (1991), Life of the Party: The Complete Autobiographical Collection (1996)

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