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Publishers / Fantagraphics / Life's a Bitch: The Complete Bitchy Bitch Stories (2005) / #1
1May 2005
$16.95

Life's a Bitch: The Complete Bitchy Bitch Stories #1

Fantagraphics · May 2005 · on sale June 29, 2005

First appearance: Hippie BitchFirst appearance: Bitsy Bitch
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Identification plate

Series
Life's a Bitch: The Complete Bitchy Bitch Stories (Fantagraphics, 2005 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
May 2005
Key date
May 2005
On-sale date
June 29, 2005
Indicia publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Price
$16.95
Pages
276
Barcode
978156097656151695
ISBN
156097656X

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Hippie Bitch - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Bitsy Bitch - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Life's a Bitch: The Complete Bitchy Bitch Storiescover1pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta GregoryBitchy Bitch
1-blank page(s)1
2Life's a Bitch: The Complete Bitchy Bitch Stories vol. 1credits, title page4pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta GregoryBitchy Bitch
3Reading Robertaforeword, introduction, preface, afterword2script: Trina Robbins; pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta GregoryBitchy Bitch
4Bitchy's Wild Vacationillustration1pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta GregoryBitchy Bitch
5-comic story1script: Roberta Gregory; pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta Gregory; letters: Roberta GregoryBitchy Bitch, Roberta Gregory
6Bitchy Takes a Trip!comic story16script: Roberta Gregory; pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta Gregory; letters: Roberta GregoryBitchy Bitch
7Bitchy Takes a Trip! Part 2comic story17script: Roberta Gregory; pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta Gregory; letters: Roberta GregoryBitchy Bitch
8-comic story1script: Roberta Gregory; pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta Gregory; letters: Roberta GregoryBitchy Bitch, Roberta Gregory
9Bitchy Takes a Trip! Part 3comic story16script: Roberta Gregory; pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta Gregory; letters: Roberta GregoryBitchy Bitch
10While Bitchy Was Gone...illustration1pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta GregoryBitchy Bitch
11-comic story1script: Roberta Gregory; pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta Gregory; letters: Roberta GregoryBitchy Bitch, Roberta Gregory
12Sylvia's Weekcomic story20script: Roberta Gregory; pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta Gregory; letters: Roberta GregorySylvia; Pam; Irv; Bob; Crystal; Marcie; Gwyneth
13Back to Work for Bitchy!illustration1pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta GregoryBitchy Bitch
14-comic story1script: Roberta Gregory; pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta Gregory; letters: Roberta GregoryBitchy Bitch, Roberta Gregory
15Bitchy Bitch Goes Back to Workcomic story19script: Roberta Gregory; pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta Gregory; letters: Roberta GregoryBitchy Bitch
16-comic story1script: Roberta Gregory; pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta Gregory; letters: Roberta GregoryBitchy Bitch, Roberta Gregory
17Bitchy Bitch Takes a Lesbian to Lunch!comic story17script: Roberta Gregory; pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta Gregory; letters: Roberta GregoryBitchy Bitch
18Bitchy's Boy Troubleillustration1pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta GregoryBitchy Bitch
19-comic story1script: Roberta Gregory; pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta Gregory; letters: Roberta GregoryBitchy Bitch, Roberta Gregory
20Bitchy's Boy Trouble Part Onecomic story17script: Roberta Gregory; pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta Gregory; letters: Roberta GregoryBitchy Bitch
21-comic story1script: Roberta Gregory; pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta Gregory; letters: Roberta GregoryBitchy Bitch, Roberta Gregory
22Bitchy's Boy Trouble Part Two...comic story17script: Roberta Gregory; pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta Gregory; letters: Roberta GregoryBitchy Bitch
23Childhood's a Bitchillustration1pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta GregoryBitchy Bitch
24-comic story1script: Roberta Gregory; pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta Gregory; letters: Roberta GregoryBitchy Bitch, Roberta Gregory
25Bitsy Bitch Goes to School and Then She Goes Home!comic story11script: Roberta Gregory; pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta Gregory; letters: Roberta GregoryBitchy Bitch
26-comic story1script: Roberta Gregory; pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta Gregory; letters: Roberta GregoryBitchy Bitch, Roberta Gregory
27Unhappy Holidays Part Onecomic story10script: Roberta Gregory; pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta Gregory; letters: Roberta GregoryBitsy Bitch First
28Unhappy Holidays Part Twocomic story9script: Roberta Gregory; pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta Gregory; letters: Roberta GregoryBitchy Bitch
29-comic story1script: Roberta Gregory; pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta Gregory; letters: Roberta GregoryBitchy Bitch, Roberta Gregory
30Falloutcomic story9script: Roberta Gregory; pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta Gregory; letters: Roberta GregoryBitchy Bitch, Bitsy Bitch First
31The Sixties Were a Bitch, Tooillustration1pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta GregoryBitchy Bitch
32-comic story1script: Roberta Gregory; pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta Gregory; letters: Roberta GregoryBitchy Bitch, Roberta Gregory
33Hippie Bitch Gets Laidcomic story16script: Roberta Gregory; pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta Gregory; letters: Roberta GregoryBitchy Bitch, Hippie Bitch First
34Hippie Bitch Got “Knocked Up”comic story16script: Roberta Gregory; pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta Gregory; letters: Roberta GregoryHippie Bitch First
35Hippie Bitch Gets an Abortioncomic story18script: Roberta Gregory; pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta Gregory; letters: Roberta GregoryBitchy Bitch, Hippie Bitch First, Roberta Gregory
36Daddy Deadestillustration1pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta GregoryBitchy Bitch
37-comic story1script: Roberta Gregory; pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta Gregory; letters: Roberta GregoryBitchy Bitch
38Daddy Deadestcomic story13script: Roberta Gregory; pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta Gregory; letters: Roberta GregoryBitchy Bitch
39-credits, title page1script: Roberta Gregory; pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta Gregory; letters: Roberta GregoryRoberta Gregory
40-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Roberta Gregory; inks: Roberta GregoryBitchy Bitch

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