| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Bill Griffith, Richard Sala, Dave Sim, Robert Armstrong, Daniel Clowes, Spain Rodriguez; inks: Bill Griffith, Richard Sala, Dave Sim, Robert Armstrong, Daniel Clowes, Spain Rodriguez; colors: Roberta Gregory; letters: Gil Jordan | Zippy the Pinhead; Mickey Rat; Cerebus; Lloyd Llewellyn |
| 1 | - | blank page(s) | 1 | | |
| 2 | - | credits, title page | 3 | pencils: Gary Panter, Drew Friedman, Kaz; inks: Gary Panter, Drew Friedman, Kaz; letters: Gil Jordan | |
| 3 | Introduction | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 2 | script: Gary Groth, Kim Thompson; pencils: Chester Brown, Mark Marek, Jack Jackson; inks: Chester Brown, Mark Marek, Jack Jackson; letters: Gil Jordan | |
| 4 | - | blank page(s) | 1 | | |
| 5 | Life's a Bitch and Then You Die! | comic story | 9 | script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; letters: Peter Bagge | Husband; Wife; Darleen; Alfonse; Manager |
| 6 | The Saga of Frank Sinatra Jr. | comic story | 2 | script: Josh Alan Friedman; pencils: Drew Friedman; inks: Drew Friedman; letters: Drew Friedman | Frank Sinatra Jr.; Frank Sinatra; Mike Douglas; Rex Reed |
| 7 | Daily Strip | comic story | 8 | script: Bill Griffith; pencils: Bill Griffith; inks: Bill Griffith; letters: Bill Griffith | Bill Griffith; Lady; Zippy the Pinhead; Toll Booth Operator |
| 8 | How Can I Write a Story About Fashion- Now That My Toy Boy is Gone? | comic story | 3 | script: Melinda Gebbie; pencils: Melinda Gebbie; inks: Melinda Gebbie; letters: Melinda Gebbie | |
| 9 | Cynicism- A Series of Cartoons on a Philosophical Theme | comic story | 4 | script: Paul Ollswang; pencils: Paul Ollswang; inks: Paul Ollswang; letters: Paul Ollswang | Antisthenes; Diogenes; Alexander the Great; Plato; Speusippos; Aristotle |
| 10 | The Sequel | comic story | 1 | script: Mark Marek; pencils: Mark Marek; inks: Mark Marek; letters: Mark Marek | Hercules |
| 11 | Rude Interlude | comic story | 1 | script: Robert Armstrong; pencils: Robert Armstrong; inks: Robert Armstrong; letters: Robert Armstrong | Mickey Rat |
| 12 | In Pictopia | comic story | 13 | script: Alan Moore; pencils: Pete Poplaski, Mike Kazaleh, Donald Simpson; inks: Pete Poplaski, Mike Kazaleh, Donald Simpson; colors: Eric Vincent; letters: Donald Simpson | Sammy Sleephead; Nocturno the Necromancer; Red Dimstead; South Sea Sullivan; Flexible Flynn; Old Dog Man; Kadhafy; Cactus Face |
| 13 | Dead Dick | comic story | 1 | script: Art Spiegelman; pencils: Art Spiegelman; inks: Art Spiegelman; letters: Art Spiegelman | |
| 14 | Rapture | comic story | 5 | script: Peter Kuper; pencils: Peter Kuper; inks: Peter Kuper; letters: Peter Kuper | Jerry Falwell |
| 15 | Pud + Spud | comic story | 2 | script: Mark Newgarden; pencils: Mark Newgarden; inks: Mark Newgarden; letters: Mark Newgarden | Pud; Spud |
| 16 | Of What Use is a Bunch? | comic story | 3 | script: Aline Kominsky-Crumb; pencils: Aline Kominsky-Crumb; inks: Aline Kominsky-Crumb; letters: Aline Kominsky-Crumb | The Bunch [Aline Kominsky-Crumb]; Mother; Nanny |
| 17 | Raging Skinboy | comic story | 4 | script: J. R. Williams; pencils: J. R. Williams; inks: J. R. Williams; letters: J. R. Williams | Skinboy |
| 18 | Chicago '68 part I | comic story | 5 | script: Spain; pencils: Spain; inks: Spain; letters: Spain | Spain Rodriguez; Allen Ginsburg; Mayor [Richard J. Daley]; Jean Genet; Ed Sanders |
| 19 | Chicago '68 part II | comic story | 4 | script: Spain; pencils: Spain; inks: Spain; letters: Spain | Spain Rodriguez; Jerry Rubin; Red Cross Girl |
| 20 | The Gourmets from Planet X | comic story | 2 | script: Chester Brown; pencils: Chester Brown; inks: Chester Brown; letters: Chester Brown | Mama; Father; Daughter |
| 21 | The Treacherous Tot | comic story | 1 | script: Kaz; pencils: Kaz; inks: Kaz; letters: Kaz | Shakey Sheke; Crazy Lady; Treacherous Tot |
| 22 | A Night on the Town | comic story | 7 | script: Dave Sim; pencils: Dave Sim, Gerhard; inks: Dave Sim, Gerhard | Cerebus |
| 23 | Th' Consumption Came to Mill's End Village | comic story | 2 | script: William Messner-Loebs; pencils: William Messner-Loebs; inks: William Messner-Loebs; letters: William Messner-Loebs | Mayor |
| 24 | O Canada Our Home and Native Land | comic story | 3 | script: Carel Moiseiwitsch; pencils: Carel Moiseiwitsch; inks: Carel Moiseiwitsch; letters: Carel Moiseiwitsch | Masumi Mitsui; Evacuation Officer |
| 25 | Jerry Mack | comic story | 5 | script: Howard Cruse; pencils: Howard Cruse; inks: Howard Cruse; letters: Howard Cruse | Jerry Mack Wyatt; Evan Bond; Ollie Bond; Brother Riley; Shirley; Tom |
| 26 | - | comic story | 0.5 | script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Jules Feiffer; inks: Jules Feiffer; letters: Jules Feiffer | |
| 27 | - | comic story | 0.5 | script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Jules Feiffer; inks: Jules Feiffer; letters: Jules Feiffer | |
| 28 | - | comic story | 0.5 | script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Jules Feiffer; inks: Jules Feiffer; letters: Jules Feiffer | Jules Feiffer |
| 29 | - | comic story | 0.5 | script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Jules Feiffer; inks: Jules Feiffer; letters: Jules Feiffer | |
| 30 | Dinosaurs at the Bar | comic story | 1 | script: Ty Templeton; pencils: Ty Templeton; inks: Ty Templeton; letters: Ty Templeton | |
| 31 | A Family Heirloom | comic story | 4 | script: Michael Dougan; pencils: Michael Dougan; inks: Michael Dougan; letters: Michael Dougan | Michael Dougan; Barber; Emily Dugan |
| 32 | I Think I Was an Alcoholic Waiting to Happen | comic story | 4 | script: John Callahan; pencils: John Callahan; inks: John Callahan; letters: John Callahan | John Callahan; Jay |
| 33 | God's Bosom | comic story | 11 | script: Jaxon; pencils: Jaxon; inks: Jaxon; letters: Graham Ward | Fray Marcos de Mena; Captain General; Ramon; Negress; Juana |
| 34 | Parental Brain Twisters | comic story | 1 | script: Matt Groening; pencils: Matt Groening; inks: Matt Groening; letters: Matt Groening | |
| 35 | - | comic story | 1 | script: Matt Groening; pencils: Matt Groening; inks: Matt Groening; letters: Matt Groening | Bongo |
| 36 | What Not to Say During Moments of Intimacy | comic story | 1 | script: Matt Groening; pencils: Matt Groening; inks: Matt Groening; letters: Matt Groening | Binky |
| 37 | C.I.A. Also Linked to a Comic Book | comic story | 1 | script: Matt Groening; pencils: Matt Groening; inks: Matt Groening; letters: Matt Groening | |
| 38 | Jimbo Erectus | comic story | 3 | script: Gary Panter; pencils: Gary Panter; inks: Gary Panter; letters: Gary Panter | Jimbo |
| 39 | American Splendor Assaults the Media | comic story | 4 | script: Harvey Pekar; pencils: R. Crumb; inks: R. Crumb; letters: R. Crumb | Harvey Pekar |
| 40 | Biographical Notes | credits, title page | 3 | script: R. Fiore, Robert Boyd, Kim Thompson; pencils: Jules Feiffer, Paul Ollswang, Peter Bagge, Carel Moiseiwitsch; inks: Jules Feiffer, Paul Ollswang, Peter Bagge, Carel Moiseiwitsch; letters: Gil Jordan | |
| 41 | Acknowledgements | credits, title page | 1 | pencils: Dave Sim, Robert Armstrong; inks: Dave Sim, Robert Armstrong; letters: Gil Jordan | Mickey Rat |
| 42 | - | blank page(s) | 1 | | |
| 43 | - | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Matt Groening, Howard Cruse, Gary Panter, David Boswell, Charles Burns, Jaime Hernandez; inks: Matt Groening, Howard Cruse, Gary Panter, David Boswell, Charles Burns, Jaime Hernandez; colors: Roberta Gregory; letters: Gil Jordan | Fat Freddy's Cat; Reid Fleming; John Callahan; Wonder Wart-Hog; Jerry Mack |