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Issue Details

Issue #4
Published March 1991
Cover Price 3.75 USD; 4.25 CAD
Pages 44

Cover Details - "Featuring Joe Matt!"

Characters Joe Matt
Genre Biography
Pencils Chester Brown [as CWB]
Inks Chester Brown [as CWB]
Colors Chester Brown ?
Letters Chester Brown [as CWB]

2 page story "This Is My Home [This Is My House]"

Synopsis A man describes the house he died in.
Script Luc Giard (signed)
Pencils Luc Giard (signed)
Inks Luc Giard (signed)
Colors Luc Giard (signed)
Letters Luc Giard (signed)
Notes Title is "Home" on the story but "House" in the table of contents. Story is on inside front and inside back covers.

Half page credits "Contents"

Synopsis Indicia and table of contents.
Letters Typeset

Half page illustration "Joe Matt"

Characters Joe Matt
Synopsis Picture of Joe Matt reading a book and sweating.
Genre Biography
Pencils Chester Brown (credited)
Inks Chester Brown (credited)
Colors Chester Brown ?

2 page story "Homoman"

Characters Homoman
Synopsis Parody of Superman's origin as if Superman was gay.
Genre Satire; Superhero
Script Maurice Vellekoop (signed)
Pencils Maurice Vellekoop (signed)
Inks Maurice Vellekoop (signed)
Letters Maurice Vellekoop (signed)
Reprinted in Best of Drawn & Quarterly, The (Drawn & Quarterly, 1993 series) #[nn]

2 page story "Why?"

Characters Seth; Gary Evans
Synopsis Seth recounts a childhood story where he was cruel to a mentally ill neighbour.
Genre Biography
Script Seth (signed)
Pencils Seth (signed)
Inks Seth (signed)
Colors Seth (signed)
Letters Seth (signed)
Reprinted in Best of Drawn & Quarterly, The (Drawn & Quarterly, 1993 series) #[nn]

1 page story "Fly in Your Eye!"

Synopsis A fly bothers a man in a hat.
Genre Humor
Script Patrick Jenkins (signed)
Pencils Patrick Jenkins (signed)
Inks Patrick Jenkins (signed)
Letters Patrick Jenkins (signed)

1 page story "How to Avoid the Creepy Guy Syndrome"

Synopsis A woman relates things that men say that really bug her.
Genre Satire
Script Michael Dougan (signed)
Pencils Michael Dougan (signed)
Inks Michael Dougan (signed)
Letters Michael Dougan (signed)
Reprinted in Best of Drawn & Quarterly, The (Drawn & Quarterly, 1993 series) #[nn]

1 page story "A Newlywed's Heartache"

Synopsis A woman learns that her husband paints people's pictures before he kills them.
Genre Drama
Script Richard Sala [as R. Sala]
Pencils Richard Sala [as R. Sala]
Inks Richard Sala [as R. Sala]
Colors Richard Sala [as R. Sala]
Letters Richard Sala [as R. Sala]

7 page story "'B' Movie"

Synopsis A young man and a young woman explore the trailer park where they both live.
Genre Drama
Script Carol Swain [as C. Swain]
Pencils Carol Swain [as C. Swain]
Inks Carol Swain [as C. Swain]
Letters Carol Swain [as C. Swain]
Reprinted in Way Out Strips (Tragedy Strikes Press, 1992 series) #1

1 page story "From the Wires of the Associated Press ... To the Pages of Your Local Newspaper"

Synopsis Recap of a news story where someone saying "there's a bum in the bathroom" was mis-heard as "there's a bomb in the bathroom".
Genre Fact
Script Clara Bayliss-Collier (credited)
Pencils David Collier (credited)
Inks David Collier (credited)
Letters David Collier (credited)

3 page story "Black Cherry"

Characters Michael Dougan; Black Cherry Man
Synopsis Michael works in an ice-cream parlor where every day a man comes in and orders black cherry ice cream.
Genre Biography
Script Michael Dougan (signed)
Pencils Michael Dougan (signed)
Inks Michael Dougan (signed)
Letters Michael Dougan (signed)
Reprinted in Best of Drawn & Quarterly, The (Drawn & Quarterly, 1993 series) #[nn]

1 page story "Whatever You Do... Don't Talk To Strangers"

Synopsis A young boy ignores everyone who talks to him, which turns out for the best.
Genre Humor
Script R. W. Rowland (signed)
Pencils R. W. Rowland (signed)
Inks R. W. Rowland (signed)
Letters R. W. Rowland (signed)

3 page story "At Night, Coming Home...."

Characters Julie Doucet; Charlie (her cat)
Synopsis Julie comes home to find her apartment booby-trapped with guillotines.
Genre Biography
Script Julie Doucet (signed)
Pencils Julie Doucet (signed)
Inks Julie Doucet (signed)
Letters Julie Doucet (signed)
Reprinted in Best of Drawn & Quarterly, The (Drawn & Quarterly, 1993 series) #[nn]; in My Most Secret Desire (Drawn & Quarterly, 2006 series) #[nn]

1 page story "We Hold These Truths to be Self Evident"

Synopsis The text of the Declaration of Independance set to pictures of homelessness and pollution.
Genre Fact; Satire
Script Thomas Jefferson (credited)
Pencils Carel Moiseiwitsch (credited)
Inks Carel Moiseiwitsch (credited)
Letters Carel Moiseiwitsch (credited)

3 page Paddy Booshwah story "Undercover Executive"

Characters George Bush [as Paddy Booshwah]
Synopsis A brief (fake) history of George Bush.
Genre Satire
Script Frank Stack [as Foolbert Sturgeon]
Pencils Frank Stack [as Foolbert Sturgeon]
Inks Frank Stack [as Foolbert Sturgeon]
Letters Frank Stack [as Foolbert Sturgeon]
Notes Continued from issue #3.

1 page Automatt; Peepshow story "Alicia" Feb. 15th, 1990

Characters Joe Matt; Alicia
Synopsis Joe falls in love with Alicia and then finds out she prefers girls.
Genre Biography
Script Joe Matt (credited)
Pencils Joe Matt (credited)
Inks Joe Matt (credited)
Letters Joe Matt (credited)
Reprinted in Peepshow (Kitchen Sink Press, 1992 series) #[nn]; in Peepshow (Drawn & Quarterly, 1999 series) #[nn]

1 page Automatt; Peepshow story "High School Daze Mar. 24th, 1990"

Characters Joe Matt
Synopsis Joe recounts sort-of becoming one of the popular kids in high school by drawing.
Genre Biography
Script Joe Matt (credited)
Pencils Joe Matt (credited)
Inks Joe Matt (credited)
Letters Joe Matt (credited)
Reprinted in Peepshow (Kitchen Sink Press, 1992 series) #[nn]; in Peepshow (Drawn & Quarterly, 1999 series) #[nn]

1 page Automatt; Peepshow story "Sept. 14, 1989 Hell to Pay"

Characters Joe Matt; Trish
Synopsis Joe and Trish split up over Joe's porn habit.
Genre Biography
Script Joe Matt (credited)
Pencils Joe Matt (credited)
Inks Joe Matt (credited)
Letters Joe Matt (credited)
Reprinted in Peepshow (Kitchen Sink Press, 1992 series) #[nn]; in Peepshow (Drawn & Quarterly, 1999 series) #[nn]

1 page Automatt; Peepshow story "My Darkest Secret"

Characters Joe Matt
Synopsis Joe goes to New York City and has an encounter with a prostitute in a porn theatre.
Genre Biography
Script Joe Matt (credited)
Pencils Joe Matt (credited)
Inks Joe Matt (credited)
Letters Joe Matt (credited)
Notes Reprint in Best of Drawn & Quarterly has a colouring credit, but this printing is in black and white.
Reprinted in Peepshow (Kitchen Sink Press, 1992 series) #[nn]; in Best of Drawn & Quarterly, The (Drawn & Quarterly, 1993 series) #[nn]; in Peepshow (Drawn & Quarterly, 1999 series) #[nn]

1 page Automatt; Peepshow story "Oct. 25th, 1989"

Characters Joe Matt; Trish
Synopsis Joe thinks about his life with Trish and they decide to move in together.
Genre Biography
Script Joe Matt (credited)
Pencils Joe Matt (credited)
Inks Joe Matt (credited)
Letters Joe Matt (credited)
Reprinted in Peepshow (Kitchen Sink Press, 1992 series) #[nn]; in Peepshow (Drawn & Quarterly, 1999 series) #[nn]

1 page story "Mutual Admiration Society Episode One"

Synopsis A cartoonist's friends bug him to draw them into his strip.
Genre Humor
Script Sebastian Hassinger (signed)
Pencils Sebastian Hassinger (signed)
Inks Bernie Mireault [as BEM]
Colors Bernie Mireault [as BEM]
Letters Sebastian Hassinger (signed); Bernie Mireault [as BEM]
Notes Biography page notes that this is the first strip that Sebastian Hassinger drew. Lettering appears to be pencilled by Sebastian Hassinger and inked by BEM.

2 page Crazey Ole' Hound story "'Ring'"

Characters Crazey Ole' Hound
Synopsis A dog waits for a phone to ring.
Genre Humor
Script James Sturm (signed)
Pencils James Sturm (signed)
Inks James Sturm (signed)
Letters James Sturm (signed)

2 page story "Do I Look Like I Work Her?"

Characters Mary Fleener
Synopsis Mary gets bugged everywhere she goes by people who thinks she works in the shops.
Genre Biography
Script Mary Fleener (signed)
Pencils Mary Fleener (signed)
Inks Mary Fleener (signed)
Colors Mary Fleener (signed)
Letters Mary Fleener (signed)

1 page credits "Back Issues"

Synopsis Short biographies of all the contributors, with an ad for the back issues and small illustrations by Luc Giard along the side.
Pencils Luc Giard (credited)
Inks Luc Giard (credited)
Letters Typeset

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Dirty Plotte"

Synopsis Ad for Dirty Plotte #2, with a full cover reproduction.
Pencils Julie Doucet (signed)
Inks Julie Doucet (signed)
Letters Julie Doucet (signed); Typeset

1 page story "Color My Day"

Characters Carol Tyler
Synopsis Carol goes through a day and notices colours.
Genre Biography
Script Carol Tyler (signed)
Pencils Carol Tyler (signed)
Inks Carol Tyler (signed)
Colors Carol Tyler (signed)
Letters Carol Tyler (signed)

1 page Automatt; Peepshow story "The Boob May 27th, 1989"

Characters Joe Matt; The Boob (cat); Maldwyn; Bernie Mireault
Synopsis Joe talks about Bernie's friend Maldwyn's cat, named The Boob.
Genre Biography
Script Joe Matt (credited)
Pencils Joe Matt (credited)
Inks Joe Matt (credited)
Colors Joe Matt (credited)
Letters Joe Matt (credited)
Notes On the back cover of the magazine.
Reprinted in Peepshow (Kitchen Sink Press, 1992 series) #[nn]; in Peepshow (Drawn & Quarterly, 1999 series) #[nn]