Publishers / Fantagraphics / Prime Cuts (1986) / #3
3May 1987
$3.50; 5.25 CAD

Prime Cuts #3

Fantagraphics · May 1987 · on sale 1987

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Identification plate

Series
Prime Cuts (Fantagraphics, 1986 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
May 1987
Key date
May 1987
On-sale date
1987
Indicia publisher
Fantagraphics Books Inc.
Price
$3.50; 5.25 CAD
Pages
68
Rating
Mature Readers

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Victorian Murderscover1pencils: Rick Geary; inks: Rick Geary
1Prime Cuts Words & Picturescredits, title page1letters: typeset
2The Abominable Mrs. Pearceycomic story10script: Rick Geary; pencils: Rick Geary; inks: Rick Geary; letters: Rick GearyMrs. Mary Eleanor Pearcey; Frank Hogg; Phoebe Hogg; Clara Hogg
3-credits, title page1pencils: José Antonio Muñoz; inks: José Antonio Muñoz
4The Final Curtaincomic story5script: Kim Deitch; pencils: Kim Deitch; inks: Kim Deitch; letters: Kim DeitchMaxine Morgan; Phil Morgan; Chorus Girl
5-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Jim Woodring; pencils: Jim Woodring; inks: Jim Woodring; letters: Jim Woodring
6Jim Todaytext story2script: Jim Woodring; pencils: Jim Woodring; inks: Jim Woodring; letters: Jim Woodring
7Jimillustration1pencils: Jim Woodring; inks: Jim Woodring
8Jimtext story3script: Jim Woodring; pencils: Jim Woodring; inks: Jim Woodring; letters: Jim WoodringSusan; Mother; Grandmother; Grandpa
9Mysteries of the Fleshcomic story1script: Charles Burns; pencils: Charles Burns; inks: Charles Burns; letters: Charles Burns
10A Night in the Woodstext story3script: Djuna BarnesTrenchard; Jennie; Pontz
11Would You Like to Have Sex With This Magazine?promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Joe Sacco; pencils: Joe Sacco; inks: Joe Sacco
12Room of One's Owncomic story1script: William Clark; pencils: William Clark; inks: William Clark; letters: William Clark
13Arcade #6cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
14Arcade #4cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
15Arcade #5cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
16R. Crumb's Animal Town Comicscomic story12script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert CrumbFritz the Cat; Sniff the Panda; Mr. Denny; Flossy the Panda; Mae
17Consumer Decisions: A Lifetime Commitmentcomic story1script: Michael Dougan; pencils: Michael Dougan; inks: Michael Dougan; letters: Michael Dougan
18Contributorscredits, title page1letters: typeset
19Call of the Spiritcomic story2script: Chester Brown; pencils: Chester Brown; inks: Chester Brown; letters: Chester BrownJesus; Joseph; Mary
20Treasure of the Lost Empire Chapter 3comic story15script: Mitch Manzer; pencils: Mitch Manzer; inks: Mitch Manzer; letters: Mitch ManzerWill; Buddy Smudley; Rory Randall; Dick Pritkin; Cindy Lou
21Flaubert's Dictionary of Received Ideastext story1script: Gustave Flaubert; pencils: Rick Geary; inks: Rick Geary
22-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: José Muñoz; inks: José Muñoz
23-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jaime Hernandez, Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez, Gilbert Hernandez

Where to read it

CollectionYear
A Treasury of Victorian Murder #[nn]
ISBN 0-918348-41-2
1987On eBay ›
The Best Comics of the Decade #2
ISBN 0560970374; 9780560970371
1990On eBay ›
The Early Years of Bitter Struggle
ISBN 0-930193-42-3
1987On eBay ›
The Early Years of Bitter Struggle [Expanded]
ISBN 9781606995587
2012On eBay ›
Jim #[nn]
ISBN 9781606997529
2014On eBay ›
Rick Geary's Book of Murder #[nn]2012On eBay ›
A Treasury of Victorian Murder Compendium #1
ISBN 978-1-56163-704-1
2012On eBay ›

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