Real Stuff

    (Fantagraphics, 1991-1994)
©1991 Dennis P. Eichhorn and the stories’ respective artists.
Adult; B&W

A critically acclaimed alternative comic, Real Stuff is the brainchild of writer Dennis P. Eichhorn. Eichhorn uses it as a forum to relate episodes from his own life (or perhaps an interesting fictional alternative to his real life). Penciling duties are handled by a number of well-regarded artists ranging from Jaime Hernandez (Love and Rockets) to Pat Moriarity (Big Mouth).

Judging from the stories in Real Life, Eichhorn has often taken the road less traveled. “Death of a Junkie” talks about meeting an old friend at the Seattle Space Needle, following him home to his apartment, and discovering a junkie in the back room, dead from an overdose. “Our Thing” follows his misadventures as a high school student in Idaho, where he and a friend copped booze by following cars from the state-run liquor stores. It’s hard to tell if these stories are fiction, elaborations, or the “real stuff.” Either way, they’re darned interesting.
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#1

December, 1990
Cover Price: $2.00
1 copy available for $35.00 		Dennis EichhornJim Woodring, Peter Bagge, H.K. Tuttle, Michael Dougan, Carel Moisewitsch, Mary fleener, Mark A. Zingarelli
#2

March, 1991
Cover Price: $2.00
3 copies available from $25.00 		Dennis EichhornJ.R. Williams, Michael Dougan, Stan Shaw, Roberta Gregory
#3

May, 1991
Cover Price: $2.25
2 copies available from $17.00 		Dennis EichhornJim Woodring, Peter Bagge, Michael Dougan, Carel Moisewitsch, Lynda Barry, J.R. Williams, H.K. Tuttle
#4

November, 1991
Cover Price: $2.25
2 copies available from $5.00 		Dennis EichhornPat Moriarity, J.R. Williams, Sean Hurley, Holly Tuttle, Mark A. Zingarelli, Jim Blanchard, Rantz Hoseley
#5

February, 1992
Cover Price: $2.25
2 copies available from $14.99 		Dennis EichhornMary Fleener, Jason Long, Mark A. Zingarelli, Pat Moriarity, J.R. Williams
#6

April, 1992
Cover Price: $2.25
3 copies available from $25.00 		Dennis EichhornJulie Doucet, Gregory “Seth” Gallant, Chez, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, James Pyman, Holly Tuttle, J.R. Williams
#7

June, 1992
Cover Price: $2.25
3 copies available from $19.95 		Dennis EichhornH.K. Tuttle, Donna Barr, Stan Shaw, Tony Fitzgerald, Colin Upton, J.R. Williams
#8

August, 1992
Cover Price: $2.25
2 copies available from $19.99 		Dennis EichhornBrian Sendelbach, Joe Zabel, Noel Tuazon, J.R. Williams
#9

October, 1992
Cover Price: $2.25
1 copy available for $21.00 		Dennis EichhornPete Friedrich, Shary Flenniken, Ed Brubaker, Ted Jouflas, John Connell, J.R. Williams, Lloyd Dangle
#10

December, 1992
Cover Price: $2.95
2 copies available from $13.00 		Dennis EichhornGerald Jablonski, Michael Dougan, Renée French, Peter Bagge, Patrick Finney, J.R. Williams, Gene Fama, Sue Nock, Stan Shaw
#11

February, 1993
Cover Price: $2.50
3 copies available from $10.00 		Dennis EichhornWard Sutton, Jason Lutes, Garry Marshall, Gene Fama, Eric Theriault, J.R. Williams
#12

April, 1993
Cover Price: $2.50
3 copies available from $2.50 		Dennis EichhornHoward Chackowicz, Pat Moriarity, J.R. Williams, Jason Lutes, Howie Rigberg, Pete Friedrich
#14

August, 1993
Cover Price: $2.50
5 copies available from $5.50 		Dennis EichhornSteve Hess, Joe Sacco, David Chelsea, J.R. Williams, Patrick Finney, Justin Hampton
#15

October, 1993
Cover Price: $2.50
2 copies available from $10.00 		Dennis EichhornColin Upton, Rupert Bottenberg, J.R. Williams, Noel Tuazon, David Abu Bacha, Julian Lawrence, S. Haze, Lester, Chris Oliveros, Bernie Mireault
#16

December, 1993
Cover Price: $2.50
2 copies available from $8.00 		Dennis EichhornJ.R. Williams, Wayno, Howard Chackowicz, Colin Upton, Eric Theriault, Sook-Yin Lee, Chester Brown
#17

March, 1994
Cover Price: $2.50
3 copies available from $8.00 		Dennis EichhornGerald Jablonski, Terry LaBan, Ariel Bordeaux, George Parsons, Terry Moore, J.R. Williams, Paul Bryan, Gene Fama, Renée French
#18

May, 1994
Cover Price: $2.50
4 copies available from $10.00 		Dennis EichhornLeslie Sternbergh, J.R. Williams, Steve Lafler, Ariel Bordeaux, Cat Kenney, Seth Tobocman
#19

July, 1994
Cover Price: $2.50
3 copies available from $8.00 		Dennis EichhornGerald Jablonski, Justin Hampton, Ariel Bordeaux, J.R. Williams, Scott Cunningham, Holly Tuttle, Fiona Smyth, Stan Shaw, Jim Siergey, R.L. Crabb
#20

October, 1994
Cover Price: $2.95
3 copies available from $4.50 		Dennis EichhornMack White, Michael Cougan, Pat Moriarity, Peter Bagge, J.R. Williams, Gene Fama, Carol Swain