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List of Illustrations ILLUSTRATIONS Figure 1. R. Crumb. Back cover, Zap #0 (October 1967). Rpt. in The Complete Crumb 4.102. Figure 2. R. Crumb. “All Meat Comics”. (Big Ass #1, June 1969). Rpt. in The Complete Crumb 6.29. Figure 3. R. Crumb. “Head Comix”. (Yarrowstalks #2, Summer 1967), Rpt. in The Complete Crumb 4.60. Figure 4. R. Crumb. “You’re Gonna Get There Anyway". (EVO, December 1-16 1967). Rpt. in The Complete Crumb 5.2. Figure 5. R. Crumb. “Cat Life” (September 1959 – February 1960), Rpt. in The Complete Crumb 1.47; “Robin Hood” (March 1960), in The Complete Crumb 1.66. Figure 6. Carl Barks, “Uncle Scrooge in Land Beneath the Ground”, (Uncle Scrooge 13, March 1956), Rpt. in Carl Barks’ Greatest Duck Tales Stories Volume 1. N. pag. Figure 7. R. Crumb. Hytone Comix (back cover) (1971), Rpt. in The Complete Crumb 7.69. Figure 8. R. Crumb. “Advertisement for “Weirdo” magazine” (High Times #94, June 1983), Rpt. in The Complete Crumb 14.52. Figure 9. R. Crumb. “Schuman the Human’s Night of Terror” (Motor City #2, February 1970); “Whiteman” (Zap #1, November 1967); “Mr. Natural in Death Valley” (Zap #0, October 1967); “Old Pooperoo” (June 1967). All in The Complete Crumb 4.105; 6.144; 4.88; 4.31. Figure 10a-b. R. Crumb Fritz the No-Good (Cavalier, Sept-Oct 1968), Rpt. in The Complete Crumb 5.45-6. Figure 11. Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor Smith, “Red Nails”. Rpt The Tower of the Elephant and other stories (The Chronicles of Conan Vol. 1) (2003). 104. Figure 12. Dave Sim. Front cover, Cerebus #3 (April 1978). Figure13a-o. Dave Sim, Guys (Cerebus Book 11) (1997) 54-68. Figure 14. Lynda Barry, “Breaking Up: Your Guide to Painful Separation” (1981), Rpt. in Big Ideas (1983) 69. Figure 15. Lynda Barry, “Girls and Boys” (1980), Rpt. in Girls and Boys, 46. Figure 16. Lynda Barry, “How Things Turn Out” (1986). Rpt. in The Fun House, N. pag. 6 Figure 17. Lynda Barry, “Perfect” (1990). Rpt. in My Perfect Life, 24-5. Figure 18. Lynda Barry, The Freddie Stories (1999) 79. Figure 19. Lynda Barry, One Hundred Demons (2002) 62. Figure 20. Lynda Barry, One Hundred Demons (2002) 168. Figure 21. Lynda Barry, “Branded” (1986). Rpt. in The Fun House, N. pag. Figure 22. Lynda Barry, “You Are Leaving” (1991). Rpt. in It’s So Magic , 106-7. Figure 23. Julie Doucet, Dirty Plotte #7 (1993), back cover. Figure 24. Julie Doucet, My Most Secret Desire (1995), back cover. Figure 25. Julie Doucet, “Heavy Flow”. rpt. in Leve Ta Jambe Mon Poisson Est Mort! (1993). N. pag. Figure 26. Julie Doucet, Dirty Plotte vs. Super Clean Plotte (1991). Rpt. in Leve Ta Jambe Mon Poisson Est Mort! N. pag. Figure 27a-c. Julie Doucet, My Conscience is Bugging Me. (1989). Rpt. in Leve Ta Jambe Mon Poisson Est Mort! N. pag. Figure 28. Julie Doucet, Dirty Plotte #4. (Sept 1991). N. pag. Figure 29. Julie Doucet, Long Time Relationship (2001). N. pag. Figure 30. Julie Doucet, Long Time Relationship (2001). N. pag. Figure 31. Julie Doucet, Elle Humour (2006). N. pag. Figure 32a-c. Julie Doucet, The First Time (June 1993). Rpt. in My New York Diary. N. pag. Figure 33. Julie Doucet, 365 Days (2007). 26/01/03. Figure 34. Julie Doucet, My Most Secret Desire (1995). N. pag. Figure 35. Julie Doucet, The Madame Paul Affair (2000). Episode 20. Figure 36. Stephen Bissette and John Totleben (artists), Alan Moore (writer). Swamp Thing (1984) Rpt. in Swamp Thing: The Saga of the Swamp Thing (1987) Figure 37. Eddie Campbell (artist), Alan Moore (writer). From Hell (1999). Ch. 4, 24. Figure 38. Eddie Campbell (artist), Alan Moore (writer). From Hell (1999). Ch. 4, 27. 7 Figure 39. Eddie Campbell (artist), Alan Moore (writer). The Birth Caul (1999). N. pag. Figure 40. Eddie Campbell (artist), Alan Moore (writer). The Birth Caul (1999). N. pag. Figure 41. Melinda Gebbie (artist), Alan Moore (writer). Lost Girls: Book 1 (2006). Ch. 9, 7. Figure 42. Melinda Gebbie (artist), Alan Moore (writer). Lost Girls: Book 1 (2006). Ch. 3, 8. Figure 43. Dave McKean (artist), Neil Gaiman (writer). Violent Cases (1987). N. pag. Figure 44. Dave McKean (artist), Neil Gaiman (writer). Violent Cases (1987). N. pag. Figure 45a-c. Dave McKean (artist), Neil Gaiman (writer). Mr Punch (1994). N. pag. Figure 46. Dave McKean (artist), Neil Gaiman (writer). Mr Punch (1994). N. pag. Figure 47. Dave McKean (artist), Neil Gaiman (writer). Signal to Noise (1992). N. pag. Figure 48. Chris Ware, “Quimbies the Mouse”. Rpt. in Quimby the Mouse (2003). 10. Figure 49a-d. Chris Ware, Jimmy Corrigan, The Smartest Kid on Earth (2000). N. pag. Figure 50. Chris Ware, Jimmy Corrigan, The Smartest Kid on Earth (2000). N. pag. Figure 51. Chris Ware, Jimmy Corrigan, The Smartest Kid on Earth (2000). N. pag. Figure 52. Chris Ware, “Rusty Brown”, in Acme Novelty Library: Our Annual Report to Shareholders and Rainy Day Saturday Afternoon Fun Book (2005). 95. Figure 53. Chris Ware, Jimmy Corrigan, The Smartest Kid on Earth (2000) (Paperback edition, 2001. Back cover. Figure 54. Chris Ware, “Tales of Tomorrow”, in Acme Novelty Library: Our Annual Report to Shareholders and Rainy Day Saturday Afternoon Fun Book (2005). 94. 8.
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