Vagabond Comics & Books

WEIRDO #9



42 pages. Saddlestitched. Black and white illustrations throughout. 8.3 x 10.6″ x 0.1″. First Printing. Last Gasp, 1983.



Cover by Robert Crumb. "Elf Squelch," script by Jane King and J.D. King, art by J.D. King; a parody of ElfQuest. "Arline 'n' Bob and That Thing In the Bedroom," script and art by Robert Crumb and Aline Kominsky-Crumb; The trials of having an infant child. "Mission Nites," script and art by Spain Rodriguez; Big B*tch is on Trashman's trail. "Cockroach Crisis," script and art by B.N. Duncan; Hannah ponders the sanctity of life. Six illustrations by Max Crumb. "I Married A Jerk," script and art by Peter Bagge; The faults of a geek husband. "The Artist Meets a Swinger or... Crabs Eating Raoul," script and art by Dori Seda; Dori's experience with swingers. "Cave Nudes," script and art by John Kricfalusi (as Billy Bunting); Flintstones parody. "Modern Boy," script and art by Dave Geary; The modern boy rails against society. 44 pgs., B&W. 8" x 11" $2.50. Cover price


"Picking up where Zap left off, Weirdo defined a new aesthetic for the '80s, opening the way towards a new wave of comics literacy for a generation of outcasts, oddballs and revolutionaries. Weirdo #9, helmed by Robert Crumb, features comics from Crumb, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Terry Boyce, Bruce Duncan, Dori Seda, Peter Bagge, Tom Bertino, Jane and J.D. King, Dave Geary, Spain Rodriguez, Drew Friedman and more! From Last Gasp.