The prolific Brad Foster, easily one of the major figures in the Newave movement, honored Morty Comix by publishing this collection in Oct., 1984. Like many other of his Jabberwocky Graphix publications, the printing quality and paper stock was a cut above what we photocopy groundlings were used to.
Personally I think was Brad must've been a bit nuts to collect, compile and edit this thing. But I believe we broadly cover this topic in a Foster/Willis jam I'll post in the future called One Normal Guy Talking With a Nut.
This comic had a white cover and guts, with a spine measuring 28 cm. Brad published a special 1 copy edition with blue guts, and this is the one I've scanned. Catch his handwritten inscription after the introduction. You'll probably have to click on the image and enlarge it a couple times to read anything.
Trivia: Ronson Rabbit on page 8 was a character in comic books I drew in my childhood. The woman at the bottom of page 14 really existed. She died earlier this year. Page 16: Fred with the worms was also a real person. I can't recall where and why he used this line, but it was apparently a pretty funny backstory. The song on page 22 anticipates another future Foster/Willis jam, Amused to No End.
Several of Morty the Dog's relatives are presented here: Aunt Trixie, Uncle Barko, Uncle Fido, cousins Col. Canine, Mildeworth, Otto, Bosworth, and 2nd cousin Roger. Also seen are historical figures: Emperor Julian and Gerald Ford.
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