Issue Details

Issue	#7
Published	September-October 1974
Frequency	bi-monthly
Cover Price	0.20 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Joe Orlando; Paul Levitz (assistant)

Cover Details - "The New Magazine of Weird Humor!"

Characters	Byron Bigbrain III
Genre	Humor
Pencils	Basil Wolverton (signed)
Inks	Basil Wolverton (signed)
Notes	Cover image is smaller version of back cover image.

1 page Plop! credits "Table of Plop-tents"

Genre	Humor
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Titles to sequences with short descriptions.

2 page story "Plop Meets Superman"

Characters	Cain; Abel; Eve; Superman
Synopsis	The greatest (?) comedians on Earth versus the greatest superhero on Earth in a test of endurance -- which one can endure the other longer!
Genre	Humor
Script	Sergio Aragones (plot); Steve Skeates (dialogue)
Pencils	Sergio Aragones; Kurt Schaffenberger (Superman images)
Inks	Sergio Aragones; Kurt Schaffenberger (Superman images)
Notes	Framing sequence.

7 page story "The Lawn That Devoured Cleveland"

Characters	Abel
Synopsis	You've heard of the Swamp Thing? Well, now meet -- Lawn Thing.
Genre	Humor
Script	David Michelinie
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones
Notes	Story introduced by Abel.
Reprinted	in Best of DC, The (DC, 1979 series) #60

2 page filler "Monster Plops"

Synopsis	The most horrifying creatures ever to exist ouside our office.
Genre	Humor
Notes	Multiple one-panel gags. Multiple job numbers.

1 page filler "Gourmet Plops"

Synopsis	A taste-treat for the discerning Polp-purchaser.
Genre	Humor
Notes	Multiple one-panel gags. Multiple job numbers.

1 page Plop! story "Plop Meets Superman [2]"

Characters	Cain; Abel; Superman
Genre	Humor
Script	Sergio Aragones (plot); Steve Skeates (dialogue)
Pencils	Sergio Aragones; Kurt Schaffenberger (Superman images)
Inks	Sergio Aragones; Kurt Schaffenberger (Superman images)
Notes	Framing sequence.

3 page filler "Prison Plops"

Synopsis	Hail, Hail, the gang's all here!
Genre	Humor
Notes	Multiple one-panel gags. Multiple job numbers.

6 page story "It Came From Beneath The Sink!!"

Synopsis	And not even liquid drain cleaner could destroy it.
Genre	Humor
Script	Lee Marrs (plot); Steve Skeates (dialogue)
Pencils	Lee Marrs
Inks	Lee Marrs

1 page filler "People Plops"

Synopsis	After all the monster stories and gags in this issue, we thought you'd like to look at some ordinary folks, just like you or me.
Genre	Humor
Notes	Multiple one-panel gags. Multiple job numbers.

1 page story "Readers' Plops"

Characters	Little Miss Muffett; Batman
Synopsis	It's your turn to go PLOP, gang, as we present YOUR gags.
Genre	Humor
Script	Rob Zamsky; Marty Granius
Pencils	David Manak
Inks	David Manak
Notes	Gags from readers, redrawn by David Manak. Job numbers ZA-358 and ZA-359.

1 page story "Plop Meets Superman [3]"

Characters	Cain; Abel; Eve; Superman
Genre	Humor
Script	Sergio Aragones (plot); Steve Skeates (dialogue)
Pencils	Sergio Aragones; Kurt Schaffenberger (Superman images)
Inks	Sergio Aragones; Kurt Schaffenberger (Superman images)
Notes	Framing sequence.

2 page filler "Historical Plops"

Synopsis	Time and time again we war our cartooists not to do these, but they never listen -- so YOU read 'em -- because we refuse to.
Genre	Humor
Script	Ted Robins; David Manak
Pencils	Ted Robins; David Manak
Inks	Ted Robins; David Manak
Notes	2 Ted Robins gags (jobs ZA-350 and ZA-349). 1 David Manak gag (job number ZA-318).

3 page story "Switch Ending"

Characters	Eve
Synopsis	Before we bury this clunker, let's hear about the most successful undertaker in the business.
Genre	Humor
Script	Jack Oleck
Pencils	David Manak
Inks	David Manak
Notes	Story introduced by Eve.
Reprinted	in Best of DC, The (DC, 1979 series) #60

1 page story "Plop Meets Superman [4]"

Characters	Cain; Abel; Eve; Superman
Genre	Humor
Script	Sergio Aragones (plot); Steve Skeates (dialogue)
Pencils	Sergio Aragones; Kurt Schaffenberger (Superman images)
Inks	Sergio Aragones; Kurt Schaffenberger (Superman images)
Notes	Framing sequence. This sequence is inside back cover in black and white.

1 page illustration "Pinup"

Characters	Byron Bigbrain III.
Genre	Humor
Pencils	Basil Wolverton (signed)
Inks	Basil Wolverton (signed)