Prime Cuts 1986 #5 - reader copy - $5.00

Table of contents plus a quote from Boris Pasternak

Molly O'Dare, stranded on a South Pacific island, reminisces about her younger days.

Bio on Franquin. A small self-portrait of his is included.

Gaston repairs an outdoor clock.

Gaston feeds sardines to his housepets.

Gaston gets drunk doing research on the different kinds of drinks.

Gaston demonstrates his motorized umbrella invention.

Gaston barges into a TV studio.

Gaston's seat belt design malfunctions.

Gaston invents an electronic horoscope machine.

Distributor list, production and indicia credits. Subscription offer for Prime Cuts with the following issue's cover shown.

Dan wets people with a squirt flower after begging them for spare change.

Zachary publicly imposes a hunger strike on his cat in order to protest a nuclear power plant.

The trouble with going to the same place to eat every day.

A bio on Russ Johnson giving details on his life and explaining his significance in comics history.

Mr. Oswald decides if he should repossess a child's bicycle.

Mr. Oswald receives a veiled threat from a little girl's father.

Mr. Oswald deals with bickering employees.

Mr. Oswald calculates the amount of time Jonny wastes per year.

Adam objects to Steven's slovenly work habits.

Steve's wife completely misunderstands what Adam is talking about.

Mr. Putitoff talks about how he lost ownership of his store.

Gus talks about a huge order he has received.

During his presentation, Shorty notices a cute girl in the first row.

Sellem talks about how vacations were unheard of when he was younger.

Sellem Jr. takes Mrs. Black's comment too literally.

Sellem tells Mr. Smith that he has been misinformed about the price on a few rugs.

Jake gets a surprise when he brings over a rug from the warehouse.

NBM advertisement for "A Treasury of Victorian Murder"

A commentary on the treatment illegal Mexican immigrants receive.

The drawing shows would could happen if you fail to unplug a mixer and start licking the beaters.

Drawing of two men sitting across from each other. One has several empty speech balloons surrounding him.

Drawing of man on a diving board just above a gigantic mug of coffee

Drawing of a man with huge hands and feet with several vases on pedestals on either side of him.

Another set of anecdotes from customers.

A series of portrait drawings with a brief caption for each.

Promo for the "Hollywoodland" graphic novel.

Fred and Frank, on vacation, turn over their strip to "The Complainer Family."

Brief bios on the creators

Dick Pritkin takes over the farm while Wil takes on two robots using "Cow-Fu."

More selections from Flaubert's work, from "Early Rising" to "Fame." Includes a single drawing from Geary.

Promo for the first collected editions of "Heartbreak Soup" and Jaime Hernandez's "Love & Rockets" short stories.

Ad for Catalan Communications graphic novels.

• - Page numbered '660'
• - Page numbered '659'
• - Page numbered '658'
• - Page numbered '661'
• - Page numbered '663'
• - Page numbered '664'
• - Page numbered '666'
• American Portraits - This creator's first published work.