WEIRDO #24
44 pages. Saddlestitched. Black and white illustrations throughout. 8.25″ x 10.85″ x 0.1″. Last Gasp, 1988.
Cover by Robert Crumb. Harvey Sez column; Harvey Pekar advises aspiring writers and illustrators on how to get published and questions the competence of editors and publishers. "Daily Strip," script and art by Bill Griffith; Ahead on his syndicated strip, Bill Griffith takes a vacation. "Gary's Birthday Present," script and art by Dori Seda and Don Donahue; Dori and Don clean Gary's house. "The Adventures of 'Wichita' the Rat Dancer," script and art by Robert Crumb; Soap opera with (mature) content. "40," script and art by Aline Kominsky-Crumb; Aline turns 40 and remembers a visit to a weight-reducing camp during childhood. "Mrs. Holla and the Magic Ring!", script and art by Kim Deitch; Buster has an alcoholic hallucination.
"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 #24 features work from Kominsky-Crumb, Robert Crumb, Phoebe Gloeckner, Bill Griffith, Dori Seda, Kim Deitch, Justin Green, Harvey Pekar, Cathy Millet and more! Includes R. Crumb's "Omaha the Cat Dancer" parody."