“The Giraffe” by Gotlib, FR, 1971 (?)


The Giraffe by Gotlib (FR), originally published in: Pilote magazine, France (year ?). Re-published in Rubrique-à-Brac Vol.2, Dargaud, France, 1971. English translation by Kim Thompson for Honk! #4, Fantagraphics Books, USA, 1986.

©1971 Dargaud/Marcel Gotlib

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“Screw Style” by Yoshiharu Tsuge, JP, 1968


Screw Style (ねじ式, “Neji-shiki”) by Yoshiharu Tsuge (JP), originally published in: Garo magazine #47, Japan, June 1968. Scans from The Comics Journal #250 (February 2003). Translation by Bill Randall. Via SAP Comics. With some original artwork (below).

Contains scenes of a sexual nature. Viewer discretion advised.
Copyright ©1968 Yoshiharu Tsuge
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“The Exemplary Life of Jijé” by Yves Chaland, FR, 1981


The Exemplary Life of Jijé (“La Vie Exemplaire de Jijé“) by Yves Chaland (FR) with inks by Serge Clerc & Denis Sire in: Métal Hurlant #64, Les Humanoïdes Associés, France, June 1981. Scanlation by Spirou Reporter.

Copyright ©1980 Les Humanoïdes Associés

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“SOUND EFFECTS!” by Harvey Kurtzman & Wally Wood, USA, 1955


SOUND EFFECTS! by Harvey Kurtzman (script) and Wally Wood (art) in: MAD magazine #20, EC Comics, USA, February 1955.

Dear students, MAD’s ‘Original Idiots’ : Wally Wood: the Complete Collection of His Work in MAD Comics #1-23 is available @ Kinokuniya bookstores.

Copyright ©2012 William M. Gaines Agent, Inc.

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“3-DIMENSIONS!” by Harvey Kurtzman & Wally Wood, USA, 1954


3-DIMENSIONS! by Harvey Kurtzman (script) and Wally Wood (art) in: MAD magazine #12, EC Comics, USA, June 1954.

Dear students, MAD’s ‘Original Idiots’ : Wally Wood: the Complete Collection of His Work in MAD Comics #1-23 is available @ Kinokuniya bookstores.

Copyright ©2012 William M. Gaines Agent, Inc.

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“MY WORLD…” by Wally Wood, USA, 1953


MY WORLD… by Wally Wood (script by Al Feldstein) in: Weird Science #22, EC Comics, USA, November/December 1953. With complete original art (below).

Copyright ©2012 William M. Gaines Agent, Inc.

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“Buddha” (sequence) by Osamu Tezuka, JP, 1972


Buddha: Vol.1 Kapilavatsu  (ブッダ, part 1, chapter 1 , silent sequence) by Osamu Tezuka (JP) in: Kibōnotomo magazine, Japan, September 1972. Published in English by Vertical Inc., USA, 2006.

Dear students, Buddha Vol. 1 : Kapilavastu is available @ Kinokuniya bookstores.

Copyright ©2006 Tezuka Productions – Translation Copyright ©2006 Vertical, Inc.

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“Sin City: Silent Night” by Frank Miller, USA, 1995


Sin City: Silent Night by Frank Miller (USA) in: Sin City: Silent Night, Dark Horse, November 1995. This short story is dedicated by Frank Miller to Italian cartoonist Hugo Pratt. Re-published in Booze, Broads, & Bullets, Dark Horse.

Dear students, Sin City: Booze, Babes, and Bullets is available @ Kinokuniya bookstores.

Copyright ©1995 Frank Miller/Dark Horse

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“Sin City: The Customer Is Always Right” by Frank Miller, USA, 1994


Sin City: The Customer Is Always Right by Frank Miller (USA) in: Sin City: The Babe Wore Red and Other Stories, Dark Horse, USA, November 1994. Re-published in the collection Booze, Babes, and Bullets, Dark Horse.

Dear students, Sin City: Booze, Babes, and Bullets is available @ Kinokuniya bookstores.

became the opening scene of  starring

The short story “served as the opening sequence for the movie adaptation SIN CITY (directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller in 2005), which featured Josh Hartnett and Marley Shelton. The sequence served as the original proof of concept footage that director Robert Rodriguez filmed to convince Frank Miller to allow him to adapt Sin City to the silver screen (source)” Watch the film sequence HERE.

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Copyright ©1994 Frank Miller/Dark Horse

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“The Tell-Tale Heart” by Alberto Breccia, AR/IT, 1975


The Tell-Tale Heart (“El corazón delator”) by Alberto Breccia (Argentina), based on the famous Gothic short story The Tell-Tale Heart (1843) by Edgar Allan Poe, in: Il Mago, Italy, 1975. With original art (page 1) below.

Copyright ©1975 Alberto Breccia Estate

(English scanlation & lettering by Vampire State Building)

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