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2March 1987
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Prime Cuts #2

Fantagraphics · March 1987 · on sale January 30, 1987

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Identification plate

Series
Prime Cuts (Fantagraphics, 1986 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
March 1987
Key date
March 1987
On-sale date
January 30, 1987
Indicia publisher
Fantagraphics Books Inc.
Price
$3.50; 5.25 CAD
Pages
68
Rating
Mature Readers

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez
1R. Crumb Almanac no. 22 coverillustration1pencils: R. Crumb; inks: R. Crumb; colors: R. Crumb; letters: R. Crumb
2Prime Cuts Words & Picturescredits, title page1letters: typeset
3The Sphinx Without a Secretcomic story8script: Oscar Wilde; pencils: Alec Stevens; inks: Alec Stevens; letters: Alec StevensLord Gerald Murchison; Madame de Rastail; Lady Alroy
4Hell Fridgecomic story2script: Mark Marek; pencils: Mark Marek; inks: Mark Marek; letters: Mark MarekBilly; Janet; Father O'Shawnessy
5Retirement Villagecomic story1script: Dori Seda; pencils: Dori Seda; inks: Dori Seda; letters: Dori SedaRose; Mr. Michaels
6-credits, title page1pencils: Rick Geary; inks: Rick Geary
7How I Almost Got Stomped to the "Still of the Night" by the "Five Satins"comic story5script: Spain; pencils: Spain; inks: Spain; letters: SpainAdelbert; Crying Tommy Brown; Fletcher; "Fats" Domino (cameo); Chuck Berry (cameo); Shirley and Lee (cameo); Little Richard (cameo); The Five Satins (cameo)
8Overheard at London's Snack Barscomic story1script: Susan Catherine; pencils: Susan Catherine; inks: Susan Catherine; letters: Susan Catherine
9Cloudscomic story5script: Mark Martin; pencils: Mark Martin; inks: Mark Martin; letters: Mark Martin
10-comic story1script: Skip Williamson; pencils: Skip Williamson; inks: Skip Williamson; letters: Skip WilliamsonSnappy Sammy Smoot; Ragtime Billy
11UFOcomic story3script: Alex Toth; pencils: Alex Toth; inks: Alex Toth; letters: Alex Toth
12The Hidden Facecomic story3script: Richard Sala; pencils: Richard Sala; inks: Richard Sala; letters: Richard SalaGretma; The Proprietor
13The Gallery - Seventh Promenade (Naples)comic story5script: John Horne Burns
14The Best Work By the Best Cartoonists In The World...promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez, Rick Geary, Stan Sakai, E. C. Segar, Peter Bagge; inks: Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez, Rick Geary, Stan Sakai, E. C. Segar, Peter Bagge
15I Won a Million!comic story2script: Norman Dog; pencils: Norman Dog; inks: Norman Dog; letters: Norman DogThe Young Consumers
16Skiffcomic story5script: Glenn Dakin; pencils: Phil Elliott; inks: Phil Elliott; letters: Phil ElliottSkiff
17Contributorscredits, title page1letters: typeset
18Industrial Revolutioncomic story2script: J. Sacco; pencils: J. Sacco; inks: J. Sacco; letters: J. Sacco
19Treasure of the Lost Empire Chapter 2comic story16script: Mitch Manzer; pencils: Mitch Manzer; inks: Mitch Manzer; letters: Mitch ManzerWill; Buddy Smudley; Rory Randall; Namron the Invincible; Dick Pritkin; Raldo; Frog [The Princess]; Cindy Lou
20Flaubert's Dictionary of Received Ideastext story1script: Gustave Flaubert; pencils: Rick Geary; inks: Rick Geary
21-illustration1pencils: Kim Deitch; inks: Kim Deitch; colors: Kim Deitch
22-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Steve Lafler; inks: Steve Lafler

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