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Publishers / Kitchen Sink Press / Blab! (1988) / #3
3September 1988
$7.95; 10.95 CAD

Blab! #3

Kitchen Sink Press · September 1988 · on sale 1988

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Series
Blab! (Kitchen Sink Press, 1988 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
September 1988
Key date
September 1988
On-sale date
1988
Indicia publisher
Kitchen Sink Press Inc.
Price
$7.95; 10.95 CAD
Pages
132
ISBN
0878160450

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0It's Wild! It's Weird! It's...cover1pencils: Charles Burns; inks: Charles Burns; colors: Charles Burns
1Ooga Booga Wooga!illustration1pencils: Drew Friedman; inks: Drew Friedman
2Blab #3table of contents1letters: typeset
3Seduction of the Innocentcomic story6script: Daniel Clowes, Fredric Wertham; pencils: Daniel Clowes; inks: Daniel ClowesSix-Year-Old Boy; Boy of Seven; Eight Year Old Boy; Eight Year Old's Mother; Ten-Year-Old Son
4Tex's Bad Dream or The Egg Lady's Revengecomic story8script: Spain Rodriguez; pencils: Spain Rodriguez; inks: Spain Rodriguez; letters: Spain RodriguezFred Toote'; Tex [George]; Spain Rodriguez; Louie; Egg Lady
5What the Censor Sawcomic story4script: Richard Sala; pencils: Richard Sala; inks: Richard Sala; letters: Richard SalaThe Censor; Censor's Grandmother
6Bubbling Overtext article16script: Bhob Stewart; pencils: Howard Cruse, Wesley Morse, Mark Newgarden; inks: Howard Cruse, Wesley Morse, Mark NewgardenBazooka Joe; Shades; Mr. Martin; Robin; Mort; The Coach; Mr. Brown; Bazooka Joe's Mom; Hungry Herman; Pesty; Commissioner; Jane; Patsy; Val
7The Final Days of Paul John Knowlescomic story21script: Joe Coleman; pencils: Joe Coleman; inks: Joe ColemanPaul John Knowles; Sandy Fauwkes; Reporter Friend
8Scenes from Wagandi Island (An Excerpt from a Work in Progress)illustration9pencils: Kim Deitch; inks: Kim DeitchMolly O'Dare
9A Date with the Devilcomic story4script: Richard Sala; pencils: Richard Sala; inks: Richard Sala; letters: Richard SalaSatan
10Back by popular demand! The often imitated but never duplicatedillustration4pencils: Xno; inks: XnoDonna Matrix; Sir Render; Dellvis Messley; Muhammad Maria; Sammy Sleaze; N. Drogynous; Harry Jawson; Mojo Howard; Needlin' Natasha; Backwards Barbie; Seeka Seaman; Acne Arnie; Joyce Genius; Dazzling Dorwana; Dick / Rick Duplex
11Comments on Crumbtext article55script: Monte Beauchamp, Jaxon, Kim Deitch, Foolbert Sturgeon, Joel Beck, Trina Robbins; pencils: Robert Crumb, Jaxon, Kim Deitch, Foolbert Sturgeon, Joel Beck, Trina Robbins; inks: Robert Crumb, Jaxon, Kim Deitch, Foolbert Sturgeon, Joel Beck, Trina RobbinsArchie Andrews, Betty Boop, Flaming Carrot, Fritz the Cat, Alec Holland, Luba, Mr. Natural, Nard, Harvey Pekar, Snoid, Swamp Thing, Waldo the Cat
12Comic Shop Clerks of Americaillustration1script: Drew Friedman; pencils: Drew Friedman; inks: Drew FriedmanBenny; Mordecai; Steve; Russ; Dogderbek; Chappy
13In This Crazy Issue:promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

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