Tales of the Beanworld (1985) comic books
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Issue #1
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Cover art by Larry Marder. The Legend of Pop! Pop! Pop!, script and art by Larry Marder; The Mirthful Mossy Mammoth and his clone son attack the Hoi Polloi, source of the Beans sustenance. 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #2
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Cover art by Larry Marder. Too Much Chow!, script and art by Larry Marder; Der Stinkle invades Beanworld and lays its eggs. 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #4
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Cover art by Larry Marder. Beanish Breaks Out!, script and art by Larry Marder; Beanish breaks out, creates the Look-See Show, and discovers the Float Factor. 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #5
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Cover art by Larry Marder. The Float Factor, script and art by Larry Marder; Beanish meets Dreamishness. Proffy, the Snoopy Anthropologist - Part 2, script and art by Larry Marder; Professor Garbanzo continues to observe the Hoi Polloi. 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #6
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Cover art by Larry Marder. Yeah, Yeah! The Clang Twang! Yeah, Yeah! The Clang Twang!, script and art by Larry Marder; The Boom'r Band creates a new and dangerous dance using the mystery pods. 36 pgs. $2.00. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #7
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Cover art by Larry Marder. New & Improved Gunk'l'dunk!, script and art by Larry Marder; Professor Garbanzo and Boom'r work together to improve gunk'l'dunk. 36 pgs. $2.00. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #8
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Cover art by Larry Marder. Deep Down; Down Deep!, script and art by Larry Marder; The Goofy Service Jerks visit Beanworld and Gran'Ma'Pa promises a gift. 36 pgs. $2.00. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #10
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Cover art by Larry Marder. Pod'L'Pool Past. Pod'L'Pool Present, script and art by Larry Marder; Flashback to Mr. Spook's childhood; Mr. Teach'm appears. 36 pgs. $2.00. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #11
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Cover art by Larry Marder. Notworm Madness!, script and art by Larry Marder; Goofy Jerks split Mr. Spook's fork. 36 pgs. $2.00. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #12
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Cover art by Larry Marder. "Something Growing. Something Slowing.," script and art by Larry Marder; Mr. Spook is distraught over the destruction of his Fork in the previous issue; While he and the Chow Sol'jer Army is off on a Chow Raid, the Boom'r Band, Professor Garbanzo and Beanish admire the Pod'l'pool Cuties; While waiting in line, Proffy ponders the events leading up to the destruction of Mr. Spook's Fork; The Boom'r Band noticed that the Sprout-Butt was boom'n a few sour notes while on its way to the Hoi-Polloi; During Beanish's midday meeting with Dreamishness, she encourages him to think about what he learned on his big adventure. Contest 3Do-it-yourself Beanworld Winners, art by Larry Marder. Contest 4 Do-it-yourself Beanworld activity, art by Larry Marder. 36 pgs., B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #13
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Cover art by Larry Marder. "Cutie Cutie Boom Boom!", script and art by Larry Marder; Professor Garbanzo discovers that the Pod'l'pool Cuties have changed again!; They've sprouted something overnight; Mr. Spook's too busy to go see; he's trying to please an irritated Sprout-Butt that's unhappy with the replacement Fork; While the Chow Sol'jer Army is away, the remaining Beans discover that the cuties want to be held, and are speaking ("Hoo moo!"); The Boom'r Band comes up with a new boom just for the occasion; Beanish visits his secret friend. His power and skill are improving. Contest 4 Do-it-yourself Beanworld Winners, art by Larry Marder. Contest 5 Do-it-yourself activity, art by Larry Marder. 36 pgs., B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #14
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Cover art by Larry Marder. "Uh-oh!", script and art by Larry Marder; While the Beans dance the Cutie Cutie Boom Boom, Mr. Teach'm fills Mr. Spook in on some of his duties as a hero; The baby beans need to be taught. To recover the Elusive Notworm, Mr. Spook will have to do it himself; While Mr. Spook takes the cuties on a tour of the Beanworld's landmarks, Professor Garbanzo goes back to her Float Factor research; When Mr. Spook approaches the Fix-It Shop and Proffy's Float Factor experiments, he refuses to let the cuties near; He and Proffy argue, with Mr. Spook claiming that the Float Factor is "unwholesome" and "unsuitable for youngsters"; Proffy gets so angry she takes a walk to calm down. Contest 5 Do-it-yourself Beanworld Winners, art by Larry Marder. Contest 6 Do-it-yourself activity, art by Larry Marder. 36 pgs., B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #15
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Cover art by Larry Marder. "Jump'n Beanish," script and art by Larry Marder; While Beanish spends the morning making another Look·See·Show, Professor Garbanzo is doing research; She's unsuccessfully trying to duplicate Beanish's disappearance from his Secret Sketch; Beanish suggests that Proffy make a sketch of her own; Beanish is wondering about something himself: how are his visits with his Dreamishness tied up with hearts; The day's Chow Raid isn't going well; All the Hoi-Polloi rings are too big for the Chow Sol'jer Army; Mr. Spook has a good idea: he makes the day's Sprout-Butt unhappy and then leads his troops down into Der Stinkle; The unhappy Sprout-Butt annoys the Hoi-Polloi, and they forget that the Beans are nearby; The Beans reappear suddenly and successfully attack. "Tales of the Goofy Jerks," script and art by Larry Marder; The Goofy Sermon Jerk can't sleep; He's haunted by memories of Mr. Spook and the Beanworld; In flashback, we see the Goofy Surgical Jerks making a diagnosis of an ailing Gran'Ma'Pa; It's produced an unusual Pod'l'pool and can only speak through its offspring, a Sprout-Butt. Contest 6 Do-it-yourself Winners, art by Larry Marder. Contest 7 Do-it-yourself activity, art by Larry Marder. 36 pgs., B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #16
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Cover art by Larry Marder. "Love & Sprout-Butts," script and art by Larry Marder; Beanish gets into trouble while observing the Hoi-Polloi and is saved by Mr. Spook; Beanish doesn't reveal that he was investigating the Hoi-Polloi's ring power; The next day, while most beans run a relay race with the cuties, Beanish completes his Hoi-Polloi Ring Look·See·Show and then visits Dreamishness. "Goofy Jerk Dragnet," script and art by Larry Marder; The Goofy Surveillance Jerks go looking for the criminals who tried to steal Mr. Spook's Fork; After running across someone named Limelight in the Jungle of Sleeping Sporeheads, they track the offenders down to the Pod'l'pool service station; They arrest all the Goofy Service Jerks who work in that station. Contest 7 Do-it-yourself Winners, art by Larry Marder. Contest 8 Do-it-yourself activity, art by Larry Marder. 36 pgs., B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #17
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Cover art by Larry Marder. "The Mystery Pods Must Go!", script and art by Larry Marder; Mr. Spook has had it with the Mystery Pods!; He grabs a handful and tosses them off The Legendary Edge; Beanish notices that Mr. Spook looks very busy; When Mr. Spook tells him what he's doing, Beanish calls on Professor Garbanzo to help; Professor Garbanzo reminds Mr. Spook of what happens when Mystery Pods come near Twinks; Mr. Spook sheepishly admits that he already tossed some over the Legendary Edge; All the Beans go to see what's happened. "The Goofy Sermon!", script and art by Larry Marder; The Goofy Sermon Jerk is angry!; He's summoned all the suspect Goofy Service Jerks; With some Goofy Surveillance Jerks watching, he recounts the details of the crime; The criminals start looking very nervous and crooked; Their anxiety gives them away. Contest 8 Do-it-yourself Winners, art by Larry Marder. Contest 9 Do-it-yourself Beanworld activity, art by Larry Marder. 36 pgs., B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #18
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Cover art by Larry Marder. "Boom the Poing Poing!", script and art by Larry Marder; A Goof-Off day begins with a visit of the Pod'l'pool Cuties to Professor Garbanzo's Fix-It Shop; Something's a little peculiar this morning, though; One of the beans is standing on her head and falling asleep while everyone else is waking up; Proffy teaches the baby beans about the Four Realities; They learn quickly; The Boom'r Band is at a loss; Nobody's bouncin' to their Good Morning Boom; They split up and go on a search for inspiration for a new boom. "No Goofy Excuses!", script and art by Larry Marder; After the criminal Goofy Service Jerks have been identified, the Goofy Sermon Jerk pronounces judgement. Contest 9 Do-it-yourself Beanworld Winners, art by Larry Marder. Contest 10 Do-it-yourself activity, art by Larry Marder. 36 pgs., B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #19
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Cover art by Larry Marder. "Upsidedown & Backwards," script and art by Larry Marder; A Bean's been acting very strangely!; She's sleeping upside down in the day, refusing food, and not going on chow raids; Some of the Beans wonder if she's going to break out; That night she petitions Gran'Ma'Pa for help and guidance; The next morning, something strange comes from Gran'Ma'Pa and transforms the backward Bean into something new. "The Hatbox," script and art by Larry Marder; The Goofy Surveillance Jerks trek to the Hatbox and drop the criminals into it; There they reside in the darkness, reliving their crimes. The Goofy Surveillance Jerks are glad to leave. "Tales of Heyoka," script and art by Larry Marder; Still falling upward, Heyoka passes through the Inspiration Constellation; Before she leaves, she is given a question and answer. "Mr. Teach'm's Influence and World Tour," script and art by Larry Marder; Mr. Teach'm is giving an Influence and World Tour; They enter a Service Station, where Mr. Teach'm explains how influences, Reproductive Propellant, and the Goofy Jerk delivery service work. Contest 10Do-it-yourself Beanworld Winners, art by Larry Marder. 36 pgs., B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #20
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Cover art by Larry Marder. "Beanworld Zero," script and art by Larry Marder; The unusual Pod'l'pool is brought before the Goofy Sermon Jerk; Mr. Teach'm volunteers to take over its care; It hatches a single being, the young Mr. Spook, who Mr. Teach'm trains to be a hero; After Gran'Ma'Pa has healed, it requests a very large load of reproductive propellant and produces four Pod'l'pools containing a total of twenty baby beans; Without anyone around to teach them, they grow in silence, soaking up chow; Eventually the Pod'l'pools sag and burst, letting the baby beans become mobile; One curious bean wanders into the Fix-It Shop; There it sees a strange hat-like object that has images of a slat, hoop, twink, and chip. 36 pgs., B&W. Cover price $2.00.
