Bijou Funnies #7 - First Appearance of Rowdy Noody, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Bijou Funnies (Kitchen Sink Press, 1972 series)
Issue: #7
Publication date: 1972
Key date: 1972
Indicia publisher: Krupp Comic Works
Price: $0.50
Pages: 36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Bozo Rebebo - 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	-	cover	1	script: Skip Williamson, Art Spiegelman, Jay Lynch; pencils: Skip Williamson, Art Spiegelman, Jay Lynch; inks: Skip Williamson, Art Spiegelman, Jay Lynch; letters: Skip Williamson, Art Spiegelman, Jay Lynch	Nard, Pat, Snappy Sammy Smoot
1	-	illustration	1	script: R. Crumb; pencils: R. Crumb; inks: R. Crumb; letters: R. Crumb
2	Snappy Sammy Smoot Joins the Jesus Revolution	comic story	4	script: Skip Williamson; pencils: Skip Williamson; inks: Skip Williamson; letters: Skip Williamson	Ragtime Billy First, Snappy Sammy Smoot
3	Villie Vetback Visits the City	comic story	5	script: Art Spiegelman; pencils: Art Spiegelman; inks: Art Spiegelman; letters: Art Spiegelman	The Viper; Willie Wetback; Esmeralda Levy
4	Film Fun	comic story	1	script: Skip Williamson; pencils: Skip Williamson; inks: Skip Williamson; letters: Skip Williamson
5	-	comic story	5	script: Jayzey Lynch; pencils: Jayzey Lynch; inks: Jayzey Lynch; letters: Jayzey Lynch	Nard, Pat
6	The Whiz Kidz	comic story	2	script: Skip Williamson; pencils: Skip Williamson; inks: Skip Williamson; letters: Skip Williamson	Tom; Estelle; Coach; Malvene
7	Child Martyr	comic story	3	script: Jayzey Lynch; pencils: Jayzey Lynch; inks: Jayzey Lynch; letters: Jayzey Lynch	Jay Lynch [as Jayzey Lynch]; Peter; Sister
8	The Squinks	comic story	1	script: Art Spiegelman; pencils: Art Spiegelman; inks: Art Spiegelman; letters: Art Spiegelman	The Squinks [Bert; Henry]
9	The Wine is Bitter The Cheese is Stale	comic story	1	script: Jayzey Lynch; pencils: Jayzey Lynch; inks: Jayzey Lynch; letters: Jayzey Lynch	Nard, Pat
10	The Thrilling Adventures of... Bozo Rebebo	comic story	1	script: Skip Williamson; pencils: Skip Williamson; inks: Skip Williamson; letters: Skip Williamson	Bozo Rebebo First
11	She's Always Seeing Things	comic story	2	script: Evert Geradts; pencils: Evert Geradts; inks: Evert Geradts; letters: Evert Geradts	Ma Cow; Electricity Ed
13	Gorilla Grafeety	comic story	1	script: Justin Green; pencils: Justin Green; inks: Justin Green; letters: Justin Green	Rowdy Noody First
14	Hungry Chuck Biscuits	comic story	2	script: Daniel Clyne; pencils: Daniel Clyne; inks: Daniel Clyne; letters: Daniel Clyne	Edmund Biscuits; Maude Biscuits; Hungry Chuck Biscuits
15	Life Above the O'Geeks	comic story	3	script: Justin Green; pencils: Justin Green; inks: Justin Green; letters: Justin Green	Alvin O'Geek; Battle-Axe Wife [Mrs. O'Geek]; Tippy
17	I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now	comic story	1	script: Jayzey Lynch; pencils: Jayzey Lynch; inks: Jayzey Lynch; letters: Jayzey Lynch	Nard, Pat

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
The Apex Treasury of Underground Comics / The Best of Bijou Funnies #[nn] ISBN 0-8256-3228-5	1981	On eBay ›
R. Crumb Versus the Sisterhood	1992	On eBay ›
Nard n' Pat #2	1981	On eBay ›
The Scum Also Rises: An Anthology of Comic Art #[nn] ISBN 0930193679	1988	On eBay ›
The Best of Bijou Funnies #[nn] ISBN 0-8256-3054-1	1975	On eBay ›
Snappy Sammy Smoot #[nn]	1979	On eBay ›
Stranger Than... Fiction Comics #1	2013	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Canadian and Whitman editions exist for many bronze books; match the barcode area to the plate.
Look for Mark Jewelers inserts and date stamps - they affect collector preference, not authenticity.

Series context

‹ #64 of 7#3 [3rd printing] ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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