Doofus (comics)
{{Short description|Comic book character}}
{{Infobox comics character
| character_name = Doofus
| image = DoofusOmnibus.jpg
| caption = The cover of The Doofus Omnibus (Fantagraphics, Oct. 2002). Art by Rick Altergott.
| publisher = Fantagraphics
| debut = Eightball #8 (Fantagraphics, May 1992)
| creators = Rick Altergott
| species = Human
| homeworld = Flowertown, U.S.A.
| partners = Henry Hotchkiss
Stink Hair Stu
| module = {{infobox comic book title | subbox = yes | italic title = no
| title = Doofus
| schedule = Irregular
| format = Ongoing series
| issues = 2
| main_char_team = Doofus
| ongoing = y
| genre = alternative/underground
| startyr = 1994
| endyr = 1997
| startmo = December
| endmo = Spring
| writers = Rick Altergott
| artists = Rick Altergott
| TPB = The Doofus Omnibus
| ISBN = 1-56097-494-X
}}
}}
Doofus is an American alternative comic book character created by Rick Altergott. In the low-brow, scatological strip, Doofus and his sidekick/pal Henry Hotchkiss are two foolish creeps who have adventures in the fictional Flowertown, USA. Fantagraphics Books published two issues of the series from 1994 to 1997.[https://www.lambiek.net/artists/a/altergott_rick.htm Rick Altergott profile], Lambiek Comiclopedia. Accessed Sept. 25, 2018.
Characterization
Doofus is a short, obese grown man with facial stubble and a pageboy haircut, topped by a straw boater. He is a known liar and obnoxious human being, with an affinity for sniffing women's underwear.Olsen, Ray. "The Doofus Omnibus," Booklist (December 1, 2002), p. 640.
Publication history
Doofus strips first appeared in the alternative weekly The Stranger.{{cn|date=October 2018}} Doofus
In 2014, Altergott produced a weekly Doofus-related comic for Vice titled Flowertown USA.[https://www.vice.com/read/flowertown-usa-episode-1 Flowertown, USA (episode 1).] Accessed May 20, 2014.
List of appearances
- Eightball #8 (Fantagraphics Books, May 1992)
- Heavy Metal vol. 17, #4 (Metal Mammoth Inc., September 1993)
- Doofus #1 (Fantagraphics, December 1994)
- Hate #21 (Fantagraphics, December 1995)
- Hate #22 (Fantagraphics, March 1996)
- Hate #23 (Fantagraphics, June 1996)
- Hate #24 (Fantagraphics, August 1996) — featuring Stink Hair Stu
- Hate #25 (Fantagraphics, December 1996)
- Hate #26 (Fantagraphics, March 1997)
- Doofus #2 (Fantagraphics, Spring 1997)
- Hate #29 (Fantagraphics, January 1998)
- Hate #30 (Fantagraphics, May 1998)
- Doofus Omnibus (Fantagraphics, October 2002)
- Raisin Pie #1 (Fantagraphics, October 2002)
- Legal Action Comics #2 (Dirty Danny Legal Defense Fund, 2003)
- Kramers Ergot #7 (Buenaventura Press, 2008) — featuring Stink Hair Stu
- Raisin Pie #2 (Fantagraphics, July 2003)
- Raisin Pie #3 (Fantagraphics, Spring 2004)
- Raisin Pie #4 (Fantagraphics, September 2005)
- Raisin Pie #5 (Fantagraphics, July 2007)
- Vice (2014) — weekly series
- Blessed Be: A Flowertown, U.S.A. Adventure (Fantagraphics Books, April 2024)
References
= Notes =
{{Reflist}}
= Sources consulted =
- Altergott, Rick. Doofus Omnibus. Fantagraphics, Seattle, Wash.. 2002
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20041019144319/http://www.rickaltergott.com/pages/comics.html Doofus comic strips] on creator Altergott's website
- {{gcdb series|id= 44829 |title=Doofus}}
- {{comicbookdb|type=title|id= 18372 |title=Doofus}}
{{Fantagraphics comics}}
Category:American comics characters
Category:American comic strips
Category:Comics characters introduced in 1992
Category:Male characters in comics
Category:Comics set in the United States
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