Bob Vojtko Zinography

Vojtkomics

The list of cartoonist Bob Vojtko's published works continues to grow and is updated regularly. Please send corrections, additions, and comments to Midnight Fiction.

Stay Tooned #5 (Feb. 2010, John Read) Includes a gag cartoon written by Don Hagist and drawn by Bob on page 64.

Newave! The Underground Comix of the 1980s (Jan. 2010, Fantagraphics Books) Nearly 900-page collection, edited by Michael Dowers, featuring the work of 74 newave cartoonists. Bob's pages include a photo, interview, Everyman Studios Mini Comix #2, and Babyfat #2.

2010 Sports Illustrated For the Record Calendar
(Dec. 2009, Dateworks) Daily calendar with cartoons, trivia, strange but true facts on sports.

2010 Sports Illustrated Golf Calendar
(Dec. 2009, Dateworks) Daily calendar with cartoons, quips, and quotes about golf.

2010 Midnight Fiction Desk Calendar (Dec. 2009) November 2010 cartoon.

Stay Tooned #4 (Sept. 2009, John Read) Includes 2 gag cartoons written by Don Hagist and drawn by Bob on page 61.

Head of the Class, The Collected Kappan Cartoons for Educators (Sept. 2009, Solution Tree Press) 170 page collection of cartoons by George Abbott, Charles Almon, Aaron Bacall, Edouard Blais, Art Bouthiller, Martin J. Bucella, Ford Button, Martha Campbell, Dave Carpenter, Frank Cotham, James Estes, Randy Glasbergen, Patrick Hardin, Jonny Hawkins, Nick Hobart, Norman Jung, Kyle Kaser, Scott Arthur Masear, Stephanie Piro, Robert Schochet, H.L. Schwadron, Al Sens, John R. Shanks, Mike Shapiro, Mike Twohy, Bob Vojtko, and Alejandro Yegros.

2010 Cat Cartoon-A-Day Calendar
(June 2009, Book Creation) Edited by S. Gross. Cartoons by Bob, Bill Woodman, George Booth, Sidney Vey, Jack Ziegler, George Jartos, Donna Barstow, John Caldwell, Peter Porges, PC Vey, Charles Rodrigues, David Sipress, Kim Warp, Gahan Wilson, and more. Barnes & Noble exclusive.

Penstuff (May 2009, Cartoonists NW) Cartoon with Speedy Zawistowski

Laughing with Lutherans edited by Julie Sevig (Dec. 2008) Includes cartoons by Bob.

Cat Page-A-Day Calendar for 2009
(Dec. 2008, Workman) Includes 2 cartoons by Bob.

2009 Sports Illustrated Golf Calendar
(Dec. 2008, Dateworks) 39 cartoons by Bob Vojtko, plus a collection of quips and quotes about golf.

Time Warp Comix #7 (Dec. 2008, Weird Muse Productions) 8 page mini with Bob, Tom Brinkmann, Bruce Chrislip, and Dan W. Taylor.

Saturday Evening Post (Nov/Dec 2008) Cartoon.

Reader's Digest (Oct. 2008) Cartoon on page 139.

Nickelodeon Magazine (Aug. 2008, Viacom) Gag cartoon.

Saturday Evening Post (July/Aug 2008) Cartoon.

Woman's World (June 2 & 9; 2008) Cartoon.

Chicken Soup for the Soul - A Tribute to Moms (Mar. 2008, HCI) Full page cartoon on page 144.

Harvard Business Review (Mar. 2008) Cartoon.

Classroom Management (Revised Mar. 2008, Phi Delta Kappa Intl.)
6 cartoons and a biography in the back of the book.

Bug Infested Comics #5 (Feb. 2008, Midnight Fiction) Full color, 8 page mini with Bob and R. Krauss.

Best of Nickelodeon Magazine (Feb. 2008, Viacom) Page 10, Gag Snag cartoon.

Time Warp Comix #5 (Jan. 2008, Weird Muse Productions) 8 page mini with Bob, Jim Siergey, David Miller, George Erling, Andy Nukes, and Dan W. Taylor (cover).

Woman's World (Dec. 11, 2007) Cartoon.

Suzy (Nov. 2007, Ramble House) Paperback book with the complete collection of Suzy comic strips by Richard O'Brien and Bob Vojtko. (Sample strips!)

Woman's World (Oct. 9, 16, & 23; Nov. 20, 2007) Cartoon.

2008 Midnight Fiction Desk Calendar (Sept. 2007) November 2008 cartoon. Contributor's list.

Time Warp Comix #4 (June 2007, Weird Muse Productions) 8 page mini with Dan W. Taylor (cover), Jim Siergey, Bob Vojtko (1 page), D. Miller, R. Krauss, and Bill Shut (back cover).

Woman's World (June 25, 2007) Cartoon.

Nickelodeon Magazine (June/July 2007, page 42) Cartoon.

Time Warp Comix #1
(May 2007, Weird Muse Productions) 8 page mini with Dan W. Taylor (cover), Jim Valentino, Bob Vojtko (2-page "Just a Couple of Geezers), and Michael Roden (back cover).

Saturday Evening Post (Mar/Apr 2007) Cartoon.

Not Elvis #4 (Jan. 2004, Stray Kat Studios)
8 page mini with Goerge Erling (cover), Jim Siergey, Hilary Barta, Bob Vojtko, and J. Ryan (back cover).

In Stitches: 112 Cartoons About Doctors and Healthcare (Oct. 2003, Trafford Publishing) Paperback anthology edited by Simon Hally.

Cartoonist Profiles #136 (Dec. 2002)
" The Continuing Saga of a Working Class Cartoonist" by Bob Vojtko, a 4-page article with a photo and cartoons.

The Door Magazine #182
(Jul/Aug. 2002) 2 cartoons.

How to be a Successful Cartoonist by Randy Glasbergen (1996, North Light Books) 122-page hardcover book with 1 cartoon by Bob and a short biography on page 17.

Babyfat #64 (1989, Comix World) With Bob (cover), Brad Foster, and Clay Geerdes.

Oh, Comics! #1 (1988) With Bob, Teri S. Wood, Bruce Chrislip, Bob Corby, etc.

Bug Infested Comics #4 (1987, Jim Ryan) 8 page mini with Bob and Jim Ryan.

Bug-Eyed #1 (1987, One Man Studio) 8.5" x 11" with Bob, RK Sloane (cover), Michael Dowers, Mike Cody, Brad Foster, Steve Willis, Par Holman, David Miller, Allen Freeman, Tim Corrigan, Daryl and Joe Hutchinson, and a back cover by Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, Jeff Gaither, and Michael Roden.

Bird Comics #6 (1987, Ozone Press) 40 pages with Bob, Allen Freeman (cover), Parsonavich, Edward Bolman, D. Tosh, Bill Fitts, Tom Stazer, Bill Shut/Jamie Alder, WC Pope, and others.

Heir of the Dog (1987, Ozone Press) 52 pages with Bob, Steve Willis, Jeff Gaither, Walter Rodgers, Andy Nukes AKA Meher Dada, D. Tosh, Matt Feazell, Jim Ryan, Brad Foster, Edward Bolman, Dale Luciano, W.C. Pope, Allen Freeman, Mike Hill, Jim Thompson, Hal Hargit, and Matt Borders.

Spotlight On...#2 (1987, AB Rose, UK) 4" x 5.75" 16 pages of Vojtkomics.

Punk Out (1986, Comix Wave) 8 pages with Bob, John Howard (covers), Garry Hardman, and Mike Morris.

Babyfat #55 (Feb. 1986, Comix World) 2 pages by Bob.

Giant-Size Mini Comics #1-4 (1986-1987, Eclipse Comics)

Bird Comics #3 (1986, Ozone) With Bob, Steve Willis, Joe Hutchinson, Brad W. Foster, W.C. Pope, Gary Fields, Chris Ecker/Mike Gustovich, Edd Vick, Peter M. Drizhal, and Matt Borders. Cover by Steve Willis.

APC Tales #14 (1986, APC Publications) With Bob, Edward Bolman, and Brad Foster.

Drug-Crazed Parents (1986, Comix World) 8 pages with Bob, Jim Siergey, D. Tosh, David Miller & Clay Geerdes (cover), and Par Holman.

Weird Wabbits #1 (1986, Comix World) 8 pages with Bob, Jeff Gaither (cover), Garry Hardman, Par Holman, Michael Dowers, Dave Miller, and Clay Geerdes.

Brain Shake (1986, Jeff Gaither's Dark Horse Comix) 32 page digest with Bob, Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, Jeff Gaither, Mike Roden, Steve Willis, Bob "X", Bill Fitts, David Miller, Brad Foster, Hilary Barta, Robert Pasternak, Daryl Hutchinson, Willie Peppers, Waler Rogers, Clay Geedes, Bill Shut, Steve Tussey, David Puckett, Brad Parnell, Tim DeGroot, Sean Cliver, David Butterfield, Allen Freeman, and Kevin Coller.

All-Phabet Funnies #3 (1986, One Man Studio) Final issue of a three-part series in which each contributor illustrated a letter from the alphabet (letters M-Z ). 16-page mini with Bob, Edward Bolman, Steve Willis, Rodney Schroeter, Meher Dada (Andy Nukes), Jeff Gaither, Walter Rodgers, Max Haynes, Margot, David Steinlicht, John Dooley, Michael Dowers, Paul Curtis, Sol, and Steve Tussey (cover).

Low Budget Funnies #8 (Sept. 1985, Vojtkomics) 4 page mini of comix about Bob's imagined Lousy Funeral. Copies printed on purple and on white paper.

Babyfat #52 (1985, Comix World) 8 pages with Bob (cover & Seth O. Scope back cover), Mike Stengl, John Dooley, JP Morgan, and Jim Siergey.

Babyfat #51 (1985, Comix World) 8 pages with Bob, Hilary Barta, Clay Geerdes, Mike Stengl, John Dooley, and JE.

Babyfat #50 (1985, Comix World) 8 pages with Bob, Valentino (cover), John Howard, Brad W. Foster, Par Holman, Clay Geerdes, and Garry Hardman.

Babyfat #49 (1985, Comix World) 8 pages with Bob (Seth O. Scope), Brad W. Foster, D. Miller, Clay Geerdes, and Clark Dissmeyer.

Babyfat #47 (1985, Comix World) 8 pages with Bob, Will Meugniot, David Miller, Par Holman, Garry Hardman, and Roldo.

Sweet Cheeks #9 (1985, Comix World) 8 pages with Bob, Larry Todd, Cliff Neal, Jim Jones, Willie Peppers and Jeff Gaither (cover), and Clay Geerdes. Adults only.

Low Budget Funnies #7 (July 1985, Vojtkomics) 4 page mini with Stinkman.

Low Budget Funnies #6 (May 1985, Vojtkomics) 4 page mini.

Mowreen (March 1985, Vojtkomics) 8 page mini.

Bug Infested Comics #3 (Jan. 1985, Jabberwocky Graphix) 4 pages by Bob.

Bagpacker Blues (1984, Comix World) 8 page mini with 3 pages by Bob and 4 pages by John Howard. Cover is a jam by both cartoonists.

Weird Ads (1984, Comix World) 8 pages with Bob (cover), Par Holman, Garry Hardman, Jim Thompson, Clay Geerdes, and John Howard.

John Darling by Tom Batiuk (1979-1991) Bob was an assistant on the John Darling comic strip sometime during it's run.

Sweet Cheeks #4 (1983, Comix World) 8 pages with Bob, Kevin Eastmen (cover), David Miller, Jim Thompson, Clark Dissmeyer, Par Holman, Dan W. Taylor, and Clint Taurus. Adults only.

Little Book of Big Tits #6 (May 1983, Comix World) 3 pages by Bob. Adults only.

Sleazy Horror #5 (1983, Comix World) 8 page mini with Bob, J.R. Williams, David Miller, Brad W. Foster, John Howard, and Ray Waters.

Sweet Cheeks #3 (March 1983, Comix World) 8 pages with Bob, Kevin Eastman (cover), Jim Siergey, Jim Thompson, Dave Miller, Par Holman, Clark Dissmeyer, and Dan W. Taylor. Adults only.

Hostiler Humor (1982, Comix World) 8 pages with Bob, Jim Siergey (cover), Ray Waters, John Howard, and 3 pages by Kevin Eastman. Adults only.

Punkomix #2 (1982, Comix World) 8 pages with Bob, Steve Fiorilla (cover?), Jim Siergey, John Howard, Brad W. Foster, and Clay Geerdes.

Hardboiled Animal Comics #1 (Summer 1982, Brouhaha Studios) With Bob, Jim Marsh, Tim Fuller, George Erling, Mark Armstrong, Tom Patrick, Charles Wagner, Rich Bruning, Rudi Franke, Goerge Kochell, and John Leasure.

Fandom Calendar (1981, Ward Batty) With Rich Howell, Timothy Fuller, Tom Fisher, Gary Kwapski, Rich Brunning, Alan Hanley, Hanther, Willie Blyberg, Dennis Fujitake, and Bob.

Comix World #175 (July 1, 1981) Logo on side 2 by Bob.

Babyfat #27 (1981, Comix World) 8 pages with Bob, Dan W. Taylor (cover), John Howard, Dave Patterson, Ed Devore, Garry Hardman, and Jack D. Zastre. Adults only.

The Collectors Guide to Newave Comix #1 (1981, Comix World) 1 page by Bob. Contributors

Weird Rip-offs #1 (1981, Comix World) 8 pages with Bob, Gary Whitney, George Erling, Brad Foster, Larry Rippee, Clay Geerdes, and Clay Fourrier. Adults only.

BFD Funnies (1981, Comix World) 8 pages with Bob (cover), Alex Tamsula, Par Holman, Garry Hardman, Mike Turville, Ed Devore, Clay Geerdes, and Dan W. Taylor. Adults only.

Times R Tuff #1 (Fall 1980, Vojtkomics) 5.5" x 8.5" 16 pages. Bob contributed the cover, a Cartoonitorial, a 4-page Unemployed Floyd comix, and two pages of ads for other Vojtkomics. The ads also offer a few copies of:
  • Bob's first small press magazine called
    Oompa #4, that he launched during
    high school in 1972.
  • A Pick-N-Pay coloring book featuring
     Bob's cartoons.
  • A new magazine for and about the
     world of collecting miniatures -
     Miniature Messenger.
  • A Pick-N-Pay baseball T-shirt featuring
     Bob's design.
Other contributors include Gary Whitney, Tim Fuller, Valentino, and Brad W. Foster.

Art 2000 (Sept. 1980, Everyman Studios) 20 pages with Bob (1 page), Jay Lynch, Artie Romero, Gary Whitney, Dan O'Neill, Don Ivan Punchatz, Frank Springer, Darrel Anderson, Alex Toth, Vince Colletta, Dick Giordano, Bill Draut, and Gil Kane.

Babyfat #13 (July 1980, Comix World) 8 pages with Bob (cover), Charles Schneider, Pete Silvia, Dan W. Taylor, Walt Rogers, Clay Geerdes, and Jane A. Oliver. Adults only.

Bug Infested Comics #2 (June 1980, Comix World) 8 pages of comics by Bob.

Cold Turkey (June 1980, Comix World) 8 pages with Bob, Brad Caslor, David Miller, Par Holman, and Tom Brinkmann.

Cascade Comix Monthly #20 (April 1980, Everyman) 5 cartoon illustrations.

Cascade Comix Monthly #18 (Feb. 1980, Everyman) 1 cartoon illustration.

Eccentrics (1980, Jabberwocky Graphix) 2-page Last Laff comix. Contents

Fried Brains #3 (1980, Comix World) 8 pages with Bob (cover), Jack D. Zastre, Roldo, Pete Silvia, Terry Kaegin, Walter Rogers, Cly Geerdes, and Mike Prince.

Fever Pitch #4 (1980, Jabberwocky Graphix) 2 pages by Bob.

Cerberus Magazine #2 (1979, Eric Vincent) 2 pages by Bob.

Funny Paper #2 (1979, R.Krauss) 1-page Sgt. A-Wall comix. Contents

Fried Brains #2 (Sept. 1979, Comix World) 8 pages with Bob, Douglas Bryson, Bill Shut, Clay Geerdes, and Walter Rogers.

Fever Pitch #2 (Sept. 1979, Jabberwocky Graphix) 2 page Porno Frog comix by Bob.

Comix World #128 (Aug. 20, 1979) Logo by Bob.

Cascade Comix Monthly #16 (June 1979, Everyman) Color cover and 2 cartoon illustrations.

Babyfat #4 (May 1979, Comix World) 8 pages with Bob
(1 page), Richard "Grass" Green, Brad Foster, George Erling (cover), Jonas Weiland, and Clay Geerdes.

Cascade Comix Monthly #14 (April 1979, Everyman) 4 cartoon illustrations.

Cascade Comix Monthly #13 (March 1979, Everyman) 1 cartoon illustration.

Cascade Comix Monthly #11-12 (Feb. 1979, Everyman) 4 cartoon illustrations and an advertisement for Vojtkomics.Everyman Studios also published a 20-issue series of mini comix. Some were collections of several cartoonists, each contributing a piece on a common theme and others were 8-page solo efforts.

Bob did all 8 pages for Everyman Comics Mini-Series #2 - Bug Infested Comics. Published in Jan. 1979, it featured Smashed Fly, Murray Garbage Worms Inc., Bumbaly Bees, Wonton Japanese Beetle, and an Epilog with Bob himself.

The front and back covers of Everyman Comics were printed in color.

Comix World #111 (Jan. 1, 1979) Logo by Bob.

The New Funny Book #3 (1978, Larry Fuller Presents) 60 pages with Bob, Manuel Auad (Editor), Nestor Redondo, Duane Bibby, R. Davies, Raye Horne, Reggie Macabasco, Yves Regis Francois, Ian Arkin, Ray Garst, and Dennis Plumb.

Not Elvis #2 (Year?, Stray Kat Studio) 8 pages with Bob, George Erling, Hilary Barta, and Bruce Chrislip.

Weird Waitress Fantasies #1 (1978, Comix World) 1 page by Bob.

Worlds of the Imagination #6 (1978, Dave Coleman) 1 page by Bob.
Worlds of the Imagination #5 Fishtales comic strip by Bob.
Worlds of the Imagination #4 (photocopied issue) Fishtales comic strip and a spot illustration by Bob.

Cascade Comix Monthly #9-10 (Dec. 1978, Everyman) 2-page The Pickle Relish Story.

Babyfat #2 (Nov. 1978, Comix World) 8 page mini with Bob (2 pages), Clay Geerdes, George Erling, Gary Whitney, and Brad W. Foster.

Instant Comix & Drawings #4 (Nov. 1978, Stray Kat Studio) 1 page by Bob.

Babyfat #1 (1978, Comix World) 8 page mini with Bob (back cover, shown at left), Fred Hembeck, Scott Shaw, Gary Whitney, Brad Foster, and Clay Geedes (cover). Adults only.

Cascade Comix Monthly #7
(Sept. 1978, Everyman) 1 cartoon illustration.

Cascade Comix Monthly #6
(Aug. 1978, Everyman) 2 cartoon illustrations.

Low Budget Funnies Featurette #1 (Aug. 1978, Vojtkomics) 8 pages with Coupons.

Cascade Comix Monthly #5
(July 1978, Everyman) 3 cartoon illustrations and Vojtko's Verdict 1-page comix in color.

Low Budget Funnies #5 (June 1978, Vojtkomics) 40 pages with Fishtales, Rocket Roach, Sgt. A-Wall, Low Budget Laffs, Porno Frog, Frita Spitz, and Chile an' Beans.

Cascade Comix Monthly #4 (June 1978, Everyman) 4 cartoon illustrations.

Cascade Comix Monthly #3 (May 1978, Everyman) 3 cartoon illustrations.

Low Budget Funnies #4 (May 1978, Vojtkomics) 8 pages with Sgt. A-Wall, Frita Spitz, Fishtales, and Rocket Roach.

Low Budget Funnies #3 (March 1978, Vojtkomics) 8 pages with Frita Spitz, Rocket Roach, Sgt. A-Wall, Fishtales, and Sue Vojtko's Report.

Low Budget Funnies #2 (Jan. 1978, Vojtkomics) Issues #2-5 and Featurette are 7" x 4.25". 8 pages with Rocket Roach, Sgt. A-Wall, and Fishtales. There was also a folded 8.5" x 11" "We Visited Bob Vojtko" poster tucked inside the issue.

Instant Comix & Drawings #3 (Oct. 1977, Stray Kat Studio) 1-page Tombstone comix.

Low Budget Funnies #1 (Oct. 1977, Vojtkomics) 5.5" x 8.5" 4 pages. Comix include a strip about the mini itself (cover), Rocket Roach, Frita Spitz, Ratblood, Breaking In article by Sue Vojtko, and a Fishtales comic strip.

Instant Comix & Drawings #2 (Sept. 1977, Stray Kat Studio) 1-page Instant Irma comix.

Scrabbis Treno (May 1977, Everyman) tabloid comic with a half-page comic by Bob, John Adams, Darrel Anderson, O. Berry, Marivish Bindu, George Erling, Al Greenier, Kirk Kennedy, Harvey Kurtzman, J. Michael Leonard, Dan O'Neil, John Peterson, Larry Rippee, Artie (Ed) Romero, Jim Siergey, Dave Taylor, and Larry Todd.

Yikes #3 (April 1977, Stray Kat Studio) 1-page Rocket Roach and a half-page Earth is Flat comix.

The New Funny Book #2 (March 1977, Larry Fuller Presents) With Bob (6 pages), Alex Nino (cover), Ken Macklin, Danny Bulanadi, Dan O'Neill, James Davis, Gary Figari, Edna Jundis, Raggie Macabasco, and Dennis Plumb.

Fishtales for Supper #2 (1976, Vojtkomics) 7" x 4.25" 8 pages, saddle-stitched.

Playstocker #3 (1976, Vojtkomics) 7" x 4.25" 4 pages.

Playstocker #1, 2, 4 (Vojtkomics)

Beastiality #1 (Sept. 1976, Apandamandis Productions) 4 pages by Bob.

Yikes #2 (May 1976, Stray Kat Studio) 1 cartoon illustration.

Self Promotional Funnies (April 1976, Vojtkomics) 4 pages.

Fishtales was born in a weekly vacation paper published only during the Summer months. It ran each Summer from 1972 thru 1974. The following year it was picked up by another Lorain, Ohio weekly. The Vojtkomics minis published the best strips from the series.

Fishtales for Supper #1 (April 1976, Vojtkomics) 13.5" x 4.25" 8 pages. Printed on one side of each page and stapled on the left-hand side.

Comic Buyer's Guide #125 (April 9, 1976, DynaGraphics) Cover.

Comic Conventions #1 (April/May 1976, Vojtkomics) 16 pages.

Comic Conventions #0 (March 1976, Vojtkomics) 8 pages.

Aardvark #2 (April 1974, BV Comix Workshop) 8 pages.

Aardvark #1 (March 1974, BV Comix Workshop) 8 pages.

RV Cheapies #1 (1972, Self-published) 4 pages, mimeographed.

A Fun Day at Pick-n-Pay (1970, Cook United) 16 page coloring book by Bob.

Corrections
Please send corrections, additions, and comments to Midnight Fiction.

Many thanks to Dan W. Taylor (Weird Muse Productions), Rick Bradford (Poopsheet Shop), Benny Junker (Umptyscratch Comics), and Bob Vojtko for their updates to this page.

MF.com is proud to feature a great sampler of Suzy comic strips by Richard O'Brien and Bob Vojtko.
Suzy on MF.com
Suzy paperback

A Few Character Sketches

Coupons was a
1-panel gag cartoon that was syndicated in 1976 by Anderson Features and later by Bob himself. It ran in a weekly Indianapolis and Port Clinton, Ohio paper.

Frita Spitz has been a baby sitter, innocent bystander, self-proclaimer beauty queen, garbage woman, and a strong candidate for plastic surgery. Unfortunately, she's failed at everything she's tried.

Prono Frog loves Playboy
Magazine for the articles, just like the rest of us.

 
Rocket Roach and his sidekick Radar is the ongoing saga of two roaches traveling through outer space in a hollowed out dog bone in search of a new planet.

Beans of Chile an' Beans. A couple of private spy mice are hot on the trail of a stolen cheese necklace in Low Budget Funnies #5.