Stupid Comics #[nn] - First Appearance of Librarian, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Stupid Comics (Fantagraphics, 1991 series)
Issue: #[nn]
Publication date: November 1991
Key date: November 1991
Indicia publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Price: $10.95; 13.50 CAD
Pages: 100
Barcode: 978156097069951095
ISBN: 1560970693

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Charlie - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Stupid Comics	cover	1	pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; colors: Jamison Services; letters: Peter Bagge	Girly-Girl
2	Stupid Comics	credits, title page	2	pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge
3	Stupid Contents	table of contents	1	pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge
4	Sensitive Artist at Work	comic story	1	script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; letters: Peter Bagge	Girly-Girl
5	Uh-Oh, Here Comes... Girly-Girl! And She's Got Her Own Special Brand of Humor!	comic story	6	script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; letters: Peter Bagge	Girly-Girl, The Goon on the Moon
6	Wheeeeee! Whoaaa! Woops!!	illustration	4	script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; letters: Peter Bagge	Girly-Girl
7	Minimum Wage Love	comic story	4	script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; letters: Peter Bagge	Sherrill; Joel
8	Ugly is In!	comic story	1	script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; letters: Peter Bagge
9	Oh No He's Sick Again!	comic story	2	script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; letters: Peter Bagge	Chuckie-Boy, Girly-Girl
10	The Goon on the Moon Constructs a Friend	comic story	1	script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; letters: Peter Bagge	The Goon on the Moon
11	Film-Flam	comic story	3	script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; letters: Peter Bagge	Chuckie-Boy, Girly-Girl
12	Vomit-Glossary	comic story	1	script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; letters: Peter Bagge
13	Generic Comics	comic story	4	script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; letters: Peter Bagge	Ronald Reagan
14	Candid-Camera-Star-Search-Solid-Gold-This-Is-Your-Life-Lip-Sync-Contest-in-Reverse	comic story	6	script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; letters: Peter Bagge	Chuckie-Boy, Girly-Girl, The Goon on the Moon
15	Do You Know Where it's At?!?	comic story	7	script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; letters: Peter Bagge	Georgey Girl; Rambo; Bruce; The Mamas and the Papas; Mom's Mabley; Marcy
16	My Baby Said Yeah!	comic story	1	script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; letters: Peter Bagge
17	Little Miss Popularity	comic story	7	script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; letters: Peter Bagge	Chuckie-Boy, Girly-Girl, The Goon on the Moon, Wilbur First
18	-	comic story	1	script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; letters: Peter Bagge	Girly-Girl
19	Moon Monsters Meet Here Mondays or "What Goonie Did on His Lunar Vacation"	comic story	3	script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; letters: Peter Bagge	The Goon on the Moon
20	Fun With Girly-Girl	comic story	1	script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; letters: Peter Bagge	Girly-Girl
21	Cool! Hot! Boss!	comic story	1	script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; letters: Peter Bagge
22	Reader Participation Pages	activity	2	script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; letters: Peter Bagge	Chuckie-Boy, Girly-Girl
23	-	comic story	3	script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; letters: Peter Bagge
24	Follow the Leader	comic story	7	script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; letters: Peter Bagge	Chuckie-Boy, Girly-Girl
25	A Lad and His Fishtank	comic story	2	script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; letters: Peter Bagge	Chuckie-Boy
26	The Young and the Impressionable	comic story	1	script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; letters: Peter Bagge	Girly-Girl
27	Girly-Girl Funny Pages	comic story	4	script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; letters: Peter Bagge	Chuckie-Boy, Girly-Girl
28	-	comic story	1	script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; letters: Peter Bagge	The Goon on the Moon
29	-	comic story	1	script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; letters: Peter Bagge	The Goon on the Moon
30	-	comic story	1	script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; letters: Peter Bagge	Charlie First, The Goon on the Moon
31	-	comic story	1	script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; letters: Peter Bagge	The Goon on the Moon, Librarian First
32	-	comic story	1	script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; letters: Peter Bagge	The Goon on the Moon, Librarian First
33	-	comic story	1	script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; letters: Peter Bagge	The Goon on the Moon, Librarian First
34	-	comic story	1	script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; letters: Peter Bagge	The Goon on the Moon, Librarian First
35	-	comic story	1	script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; letters: Peter Bagge	The Goon on the Moon, Librarian First
36	-	comic story	1	script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; letters: Peter Bagge	The Goon on the Moon, Librarian First
37	-	comic story	1	script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; letters: Peter Bagge	The Goon on the Moon
38	Role Models	comic story	10	script: Peter Bagge; pencils: Peter Bagge; inks: Peter Bagge; letters: Peter Bagge	Chuckie-Boy, Girly-Girl, Leonard "Stinky" Brown, Wilbur First

Before you buy

Confirm the UPC box: a publisher mark instead of a barcode means direct edition, a barcode means newsstand.
Glossy covers of this era show edge chipping easily. Check black edges closely in the photos.
Check the staples and centerfold; heavily read anniversary and key issues loosen there first.

Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Wikidata, Q94553574 (Wilbur), first-appearance property (CC0)

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