1970-2011 ABC
ALL MY DEAD CHILDREN
Stop! #8, c. 1984
w & a: John Holmstrom
Stop! was a free black and white newsprint, and later slick magazine from a bunch of New York cartoonists, some of whom were part of the original wave of punk and later went on to publications such as Weirdo and High Times. Unlike other parodies of daytime soaps that made fun of the genre in general, this seemed to be mock specific actors and plotlines. Most of the contributors to Stop made cameo appearances, and are credited at the end, though I didn't tag everyone.
The show took place in Pine Valley, PA. Since many episodes only aired once, I've tried my best to get information on them, including what was given to me by humor magazine fan Chris Ekman.
Characters here are Palmer Cortlandt (James Mitchell) and his attorney Steve Jacobi (Dack Rambo). Palmer's daughter is Nina Cortlandt (Taylor Miller). She was married to Dr. Cliff Warner (Peter Bergman) who left him for Devon McFadden (Tricia Pursley)
The man in the bottom middle panel is drawn by J. D. King.
Some of the art on this page is by King, Drew Friedman, Peter Bagge, and Ken Weiner.
The EPT commercial was drawn by Ken Weiner.
Barf #3, September 1990
w: Todd Loren
a: Dave Garcia
Concentrates on the marriage of Adam Chandler (David Canary) to Erica Kane and how everybody's been on the show so long they're old.
The bit with Donna and the doll was another real storyline. After her baby was killed in a house fire, she had a psychotic break and refused to believe it was dead.
ReplyDeleteDorothy Lyman (who played Opal Gardner) did quit the show, though maybe not in the huffy way portrayed here. She had become a regular on Mama's Family, and did both shows for a while until the AMC producers demanded that she choose one or the other.
One very minor correction: I think 'Mrs. Colbycheese' isn't Liza Colby, but her mother Marion (Jennifer Bassey), who Tad Martin also had a fling with. But looking up old soap opera plots has made my head spin, so I could easily be wrong.