Prime Cuts

    (Fantagraphics, 1987-1988, 1998)
™ and © 1987 Fantagraphics Books, Inc.

In 1987, Fantagraphics Books began publishing Prime Cuts under the direction of Gary Groth, editor of The Comics Journal. This black and white, magazine-format anthology presents work by some of the finest comic talent including R. Crumb, Eddie Campbell, Peter Kuper, Alex Toth, Joe Sacco, William Messner-Loeb, and an astounding list of others. This eclectic series features everything from comics to newspaper strip reprints to prose fiction. Such creators as Jack Cole and Russ Johnson appear alongside prose by Herman Hesse and spectacular comic adaptations of H.P. Lovecraft and Franz Kafka. Prime Cuts provides a terrific overview of some of the greatest accomplishments in comics outside the mainstream.
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  • 1
    #1
    Nov 1987
    Cover: $3.50
    W: Alec Stevens  ·  A: Alec Stevens
    Adult
    1 copy for $7.50
  • 2
    #2
    Mar 1987
    Cover: $3.50
    W: Alec Stevens, Mark Marek, Dori Seda, Spain Rodriguez, Susan Catherine, Mark Martin, Skip Williamson, Alex Toth, Richard Sala, John Horns Burne, Norman Dog, Glenn Dakin, Mitch Manzer, Gustave Flaubert  ·  A: Alec Stevens, Mark Marek, Dori Seda, Spain Rodriguez, Susan Catherine, Mark Martin, Skip Williamson, Alex Toth, Richard Sala, Norman Dog, Phil Elliott, Joe Sacco, Mitch Manzer, Rick Geary, Robert Crumb, Kim Deitch
    8 1/2”x 11”; Adult; B&W
    2 copies from $17.95
  • 3
    #3
    May 1987
    Cover: $3.50
    Adult
    1 copy for $19.99
  • 7
    #7
    Mar 1988
    Cover: $3.95
    W: L.J. Kopf, Gabriel Solano Lopez, Francisco Solano Lopez, Joost Swarte, Paul Ollswang, Franquin, Al Simmons, Craig Maynard, Richard Sala, Dan Clowes, Mitch Manzer, Gustave Flaubert  ·  A: L.J. Kopf, Gabriel Solano Lopez, Francisco Solano Lopez, Joost Swarte, Paul Ollswang, Franquin, Al Simmons, Craig Maynard, Richard Sala, Dan Clowes, Mitch Manzer, Rick Geary
    Adult; Adult, B&W
    1 copy for $17.95
  • 8
    #8
    Apr 1988
    Cover: $3.95
    Adult
    1 copy for $144.99
  • 9
    #9
    Cover: $3.95
    Adult
    1 copy for $34.99
  • 10
    #10
    Dec 1998
    Cover: $3.95
    W: Carel Moisewitsch, Linzee Arnold, Wayne Honath, Mark Lewis, Michael T. Gilbert, Jack Cole, George Cruickshank, K.L. Bakker, Al Simmons, Herman Hesse, Franquin, Craig Maynard, James Carpenter, L.J. Kopf, Douglas Michael, Gustave Flaubert  ·  A: Carel Moisewitsch, Linzee Arnold, Wayne Honath, Mark Lewis, Michael T. Gilbert, Jack Cole, George Cruickshank, K.L. Bakker, Al Simmons, Herman Hesse, Franquin, Craig Maynard, Paul Ollswang, L.J. Kopf, Douglas Michael
    Adult; B&W
    1 copy for $34.95