| Issue | #3 |
| Published | May 1987 |
| Frequency | bi-monthly |
| Cover Price | 3.50 USD; 5.25 CAD |
| Pages | 68 |
| Editing | Gary Groth; Kim Thompson (Consulting Editor); R. Fiore (Contributing Editor); Kim Fryer (Contributing Editor) |
| Pencils | Rick Geary |
| Inks | Rick Geary |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Synopsis | Table of contents plus a quote from Natalia Ginzberg |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Characters | Mrs. Mary Eleanor Pearcey; Frank Hogg; Phoebe Hogg; Clara Hogg |
| Synopsis | The story details the 1890 Hampstead murder of a housewife and her baby. |
| Genre | Crime |
| Script | Rick Geary |
| Pencils | Rick Geary |
| Inks | Rick Geary |
| Letters | Rick Geary |
| Reprinted | in Treasury of Victorian Murder, A (NBM, 1987 series) #[nn] |
| Synopsis | Distributor list, production and indicia credits. Subscription offer for Prime Cuts with the following issue's cover shown. |
| Pencils | José Antonio Muñoz |
| Inks | José Antonio Muñoz |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Characters | Maxine Morgan; Phil Morgan |
| Synopsis | The story of a deceased spirit that takes revenge on a philandering husband. |
| Genre | Occult |
| Script | Kim Deitch |
| Pencils | Kim Deitch |
| Inks | Kim Deitch |
| Letters | Kim Deitch |
| Synopsis | Frontispiece to the following six pages. Announcement of the 1987 Jim series from Fantagraphics. The illustration shows a bald man with large eyebrows. |
| Script | Jim Woodring |
| Pencils | Jim Woodring |
| Inks | Jim Woodring |
| Letters | Jim Woodring |
| Synopsis | Four text pieces and two small illustrations are on these pages. The title of the pieces are "Glorious Lineage Continues," "Alien Life Found in Chinese Gruel," "A Public Service Announcement," and "Major Disappointment." |
| Genre | Humor; Satire |
| Script | Jim Woodring |
| Pencils | Jim Woodring |
| Inks | Jim Woodring |
| Letters | Jim Woodring |
| Reprinted | in Jim (Fantagraphics, 1987 Series) #? |
| Synopsis | Illustration of a farm strewn with debris. A grinning goat and a standing cow wearing overalls are in the foreground. |
| Pencils | Jim Woodring |
| Inks | Jim Woodring |
| Reprinted | in Jim (Fantagraphics, 1987 Series) #? |
| Characters | Susan; Mother; Grandmother; Grandpa |
| Synopsis | Story is about a girl who is driven to a farm to visit her grandparents. Five small illustrations included. |
| Script | Jim Woodring |
| Pencils | Jim Woodring |
| Inks | Jim Woodring |
| Letters | Jim Woodring |
| Reprinted | in Jim (Fantagraphics, 1987 Series) #? |
| Synopsis | The first chapter revealing the findings of a theory called "Mysteries of the Flesh" by the narrator. |
| Script | Charles Burns |
| Pencils | Charles Burns |
| Inks | Charles Burns |
| Letters | Charles Burns |
| Characters | Trenchard; Jennie; Pontz |
| Synopsis | The American writer's story about a married couple who after thirty years of marriage are sent to jail. |
| Script | Djuna Barnes |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Synopsis | Subscription promo for Centrifugal Bumble-Puppy. |
| Script | Joe Sacco |
| Pencils | Joe Sacco |
| Inks | Joe Sacco |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Synopsis | The story satirizes the very high cost of living in big cities. |
| Genre | Humor; Satire |
| Script | William Clark |
| Pencils | William Clark |
| Inks | William Clark |
| Letters | William Clark |
| Synopsis | The drawing is of a fox in suit and tie sitting next to a tree named "Madison Ave." The fox is sitting with an open book. |
| Pencils | Robert Crumb |
| Letters | Robert Crumb |
| Notes | This is the front cover to one of Crumb's self-published fanzines from the early sixties. Not to be confused with the Seventies anthology series. It was reprinted in The Complete Crumb Comics vol. 1 |
| Reprinted | from Arcade (Robert Crumb, Charles Crumb, 1960 series) #6 (July 1960) |
| Synopsis | The image shows a shirtless fat man sitting on several sacks of money, surrounded by several dozen men brandishing swords. It is titled "The American Revolution of 1960" |
| Pencils | Robert Crumb |
| Letters | Robert Crumb |
| Notes | This was reprinted in The Complete Crumb Comics vol. 1 |
| Reprinted | from Arcade (Robert Crumb, Charles Crumb, 1960 series) #4 (May 1960) |
| Synopsis | The image is of an almost completely sunken ship with several people on the topmost point. The ship's name is "Bigotry and Racial Prejudice." |
| Pencils | Robert Crumb |
| Letters | Robert Crumb |
| Notes | This was reprinted in The Complete Crumb Comics vol. 1 |
| Reprinted | from Arcade (Robert Crumb, Charles Crumb, 1960 series) #5 (June 1960) |
| Characters | Fritz the Cat; Sniff the Panda; Mr. Denny; Flossy the Panda; Mae |
| Synopsis | Fritz and his married friends were planning to have a picnic. Unfortunately, the couple's arguing puts a damper on it. Later on, Fritz gets into some trouble when he grabs a bunch of helium balloons. |
| Genre | Humor; Satire; Funny Animals |
| Script | Robert Crumb |
| Pencils | Robert Crumb |
| Letters | Robert Crumb |
| Notes | The story is dated May 4, 1961. This was reprinted in The Complete Crumb Comics vol. 1 |
| Reprinted | from ? |
| Synopsis | Social commentary on consumerism. |
| Genre | Satire |
| Pencils | Michael Dougan |
| Inks | Michael Dougan |
| Letters | Michael Dougan |
| Synopsis | Brief blurbs on the creators |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Characters | Jesus; Joseph; Mary |
| Synopsis | An enigmatic tale taken from the Gnostic manuscript "Pistis Sophia." A child looking just like Jesus arrives at Joseph and Mary's house. Jesus, who has been working nearby, states that he's been waiting for him. |
| Genre | Religious |
| Script | Chester Brown |
| Pencils | Chester Brown |
| Inks | Chester Brown |
| Letters | Chester Brown |
| Characters | Wil; Buddy Smudley; Rory Randall; Dick Pritkin; Cindy Lou |
| Synopsis | While Rory takes a swig of the poisoned drink, Buddy may have had a change of heart. But his doubts may have come too late. |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | Mitch Manzer |
| Pencils | Mitch Manzer |
| Inks | Mitch Manzer |
| Letters | Mitch Manzer |
| Synopsis | More selections from Flaubert's work. Includes a single drawing from Geary. Covers from "Comb" to "Defeat" |
| Genre | Satire; Humor |
| Script | Gustave Flaubert |
| Pencils | Rick Geary |
| Inks | Rick Geary |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Synopsis | Promo for Fantagraphic's Sinner magazine. |
| Pencils | José Antonio Muñoz [as José Muñoz] |
| Inks | José Antonio Muñoz [as José Muñoz] |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Synopsis | Promo for Love & Rockets #21 and #22. |
| Pencils | Jaime Hernandez; Gilbert Hernandez |
| Inks | Jaime Hernandez; Gilbert Hernandez |
| Letters | Typeset |