(June 1990)

Fantagraphics, 1990 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
3.95 USD; 4.75 CAD
Pages
44
On-sale Date
1990
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Brand
Fantagraphics Books [serif, double border]
Editing
?
Color
color cover; black, white & red interior
Dimensions
magazine size
Binding
saddle-stitched

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Peter Kuper (credited as Kuper)
Inks
Peter Kuper (credited as Kuper)
Colors
Peter Kuper (credited as Kuper)

It's Only a Matter of Life and Death (Table of Contents: 1)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Peter Kuper
Inks
Peter Kuper
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Accompanied by publication info at bottom

One Dollar (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Peter Kuper (credited as Kuper)
Pencils
Peter Kuper (credited as Kuper)
Inks
Peter Kuper (credited as Kuper)

Characters
A dollar bill.
Synopsis
The life of a dollar bill from printing press to the bank to destruction in the city streets.
Reprints
Keywords
Social Commentary

Indexer Notes

This is a wordless strip.

Death Dance (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Peter Kuper
Pencils
Peter Kuper
Inks
Peter Kuper
Letters
Peter Kuper

Genre
humor
Characters
Death
Synopsis
Death dances.

Red Tape (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Peter Kuper (signed)
Pencils
Peter Kuper (signed)
Inks
Peter Kuper (signed)
Colors
Peter Kuper (signed) (spot red)
Letters
Peter Kuper (signed)

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
A man
Synopsis
A man has a glimpse into the banking system.
Reprints
Keywords
Social Commentary

Indexer Notes

This is a mostly wordless strip with red as a spot colour.

Franz Kafka's A Fratricide (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Franz Kafka (credited); Peter Kuper (credited as Kuper)
Pencils
Peter Kuper (credited as Kuper)
Inks
Peter Kuper (credited as Kuper)
Letters
Peter Kuper (credited as Kuper) (typeset)

Genre
drama
Characters
Schmar; Pallas; Mrs. Wese; Wese
Synopsis
How a murder occurred.
Reprints
Keywords
Morality tale

Train to Berlin (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Peter Kuper (credited)
Pencils
Peter Kuper (credited)
Inks
Peter Kuper (credited)
Letters
Peter Kuper (credited)

Genre
non-fiction; biography
Characters
Peter Kuper; Younger Guard; Rudy; Older Guard; Border guards
Synopsis
Over-zealous border officials on a train.
Reprints
Keywords
autobiography

Just When You Seen You've Thought It All (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Free Press (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Charles Santino (credited)
Pencils
Peter Kuper (credited)
Inks
Peter Kuper (credited)
Letters
Peter Kuper (credited)

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
An artist; Ronald Reagan
Synopsis
Pontification about control of the press.
Reprints

The Big Sleep (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Peter Kuper (signed)
Pencils
Peter Kuper (signed)
Inks
Peter Kuper (signed)
Letters
Peter Kuper (signed)

Characters
Death; Humphrey Bogart (single-panel); Ingrid Bergman (single-panel); Ronald Reagan (single-panel); Ginger Rogers (single-panel); Fred Astaire (single-panel)
Synopsis
Musings on the inevitability of death.
Reprints
Keywords
Social Commentary

So Where's the Life? (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. It's Only a Matter of Life and Death
  3. 2. One Dollar
  4. 3. Death Dance
  5. 4. Red Tape
  6. 5. Franz Kafka's A Fratricide
  7. 6. Train to Berlin
  8. 7. Just When You Seen You've Thought It All
  9. 8. Free Press
  10. 9. The Big Sleep
  11. 10. So Where's the Life?
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Steven Samuels
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore