Edited and published here in Pittsburgh by John Kelly – who also wrote most of the text and conducted the interviews – this first issue of Dummy is entirely devoted to the art – and artists – of Pee-Wee's Playhouse, the one-of-a-kind late-1980s Saturday morning children's televsion program – that was also (according to Nielsen) enjoyed by several million adults, and that had started out years earlier as a stage production that led to an HBO special and then a movie (Pee-Wee's Big Adventure).
This issue runs 40 pages in full color on magazine-size, glossy paper with a heavy-duty cardstock cover. It is PACKED with all sorts of Pee-Wee's Playhouse-related art, from production sketches to comicstrips to all sorts of finished art for the wild and wacky Fun Paks and various promotional items.
Learn more and scope out some preview pages HERE.
PLEASE NOTE: Limited quantity; ONE per customer.
Finally. We have at last – quite belatedly – got out hands on copies of the long-awaited second issue of John Kelly's Dummy zine, edited and published right here in Pittsburgh, PA. Our apologies to those Copacetic customers who were waiting. Your patience will be rewarded, as this issue is unquestionably even better than the first!
Here's the official Dummy hype-up:
The second issue of dummy looks at several notable examples of unauthorized (and inspired by) Mickey Mouse comics. It includes a deep dive into the notorious Air Pirates, with commentary by Dan O'Neil, Bobby London, Gary Hallgren, Ted Richards, Shary Flenniken and others, as well as rarely seen Air Pirates art and memorabilia. It also has an interviews with Robert Armstrong and his beloved Mickey Rat and Kaz about Creep Rat, and a look at the Mickey Tijuana Bible dirty comics, Wally Wood's X-Rated Disneyland Memorial Orgy poster and even an interview with the legendary artist Stanley Mouse by the great Edwin "Savage Pencil" Pouncey!
This is a thing of beauty and is 92 pages long and filled with RARE art and production materials. Printed on high quality paper with all new writing by notable comics scholars and aficionados.
