CATALOG RECORD

Weirdo #5

Last Gasp · Series began 1981 · Spring 1982

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Dates

Cover date: Spring 1982
On sale: May 1982
Pages: 44

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Robert Crumb, Drew Friedman, William Steig, Harry Robins, Terry Boyce, Tom -n- Craig, Cliff Neal, Carol Engberg, M. Jan Garrison, Macedonio Garcia, Aline Kominsky-Crumbinks: Robert Crumb, Drew Friedman, William Steig, Harry Robins, Terry Boyce, Tom -n- Craig, Cliff Neal, M. Jan Garrison, Carol Engberg, Macedonio Garcia, Aline Kominsky-Crumbcolors: Robert Crumbletters: Robert Crumb, Drew Friedman, Harry Robins, Terry Boyce, Tom -n- Craig, Cliff Neal, Macedonio Garcia, Aline Kominsky-Crumbscript: Josh Friedman, Drew Friedman, Terry Zwigoff, Robert Crumb, Harry Robins, Terry Boyce, Tom -n- Craig, Cliff Neal, Macedonio Garcia, Aline Kominsky-Crumb

Stories

Laugh Makers · 1 pages
False biographical oddities about comedians in their advanced old age.
Unsung Heroes in the History of Humour · 4 pages
Professor Brainard Admonishes His Nephew Maynard · 2 pages
Rhyme about the perils of youth
The Space Case · 1 pages
Cautionary rhyme about spreading our bad habits elsewhere.
Professor Brainard Encounters Lemurman · 1 pages
The Professor meets Lemurman.
The Hucksters · 1 pages
The Professor rails against greed.
A Dissertation On Creation · 1 pages
A rhyming rant against creationists.
Peter Makes the Scene · 2 pages
Peter is introduced to other women.
Ricky Dickner's Manic Activity Book · 4 pages
The fate of wildman Ricky Dickner.
The Pen Is · 2 pages
The Old Songs are the Best Songs · 8 pages
Humourous adaptations of old song lyrics. The songs adapted are: On the Street Where You Live, My Guy, Purple Haze and When You Go a Courtin'.
Macedonio #268314 · 5 pages
Life in a Texas prison

Characters

Professor BrainardPeter the PenisEtoain Shrdlu

Reprinted in

Any Similarity to Persons Living or Dead Is Purely Coincidental (1985), Any Similarity to Persons Living or Dead Is Purely Coincidental (1986), The Complete Crumb Comics (1987), The New Comics Anthology (1991), R. Crumb Draws the Blues (1992), R. Crumb Draws the Blues (1993), Any Similarity to Persons Living or Dead Is Purely Coincidental: An Anthology of Comic Art 1979-1985 (2012), R. Crumb The Weirdo Years: 1981-'93 (2013)