Plop! #1 with cover art by Basil Wolverton.

Plop! - "The New Magazine of Weird Humor!" was a comic book published by DC Comics in the mid 1970s. It falls into the horror / humor anthology genre. There were 24 issues in all and the series ran from Sep/Oct 1973 to Nov/Dec 1976. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Horror fiction is, broadly, fiction in any medium intended to scare, unsettle, or horrify the reader. ... Look up Humour in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... An anthology, literally a garland or collection of flowers, is a collection of literary works, originally of poems. ... Look up genre in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Issues were hosted by three ghoulish characters with biblical names: Cain, Abel, and Eve. An issue would typically contain a story told by each of the characters, each bidding to outdo the others in fiendishness. Cain and Abel are a pair of fictional characters who appear in DC Comics. ... This is a list of characters appearing in The Sandman comic book, published by DC Comics Vertigo imprint. ...

An illustrative tale involved a gourmet diner whose love for frogs' legs leads to a predictable amphibian revenge: he is left without lower limbs and is doomed to negotiate the world on a trolley.

Basil Wolverton and Wallace Wood provided distinctive covers for the first 19 issues, each depicting a freakish character of some kind. Sergio Aragones, perhaps better known for his work in Mad Magazine, drew many of the more cartoonish tales and most of the surrounding banter between the three hosts. Mad #11 (May 1954). ... Wallace Wally Wood (June 17, 1927–November 2, 1981), best known for his work in EC Comics and Mad magazine, was an imaginative and prolific writer-illustrator. ... Sergio Aragonés (born 1937) is a cartoonist and writer. ... Harvey Kurtzmans cover for the first issue of the comic book Mad Mad is an American humor magazine founded by publisher William Gaines and editor Harvey Kurtzman in 1952. ...

The series received a number of awards including the Shazam Award for Best Humor Story in 1973 for "The Gourmet" in issue #1, and another nomination for the same award for "The Escape" in the same issue. Steve Skeates also won the Shazam Award for Best Writer (Humor Division) in 1973 for his work on the series. The Shazam Awards or Academey of Comic Book Arts Awards was given between 1970 and 1975. ... Steve Skeates is a writer who has worked in the comics industry. ... The Shazam Awards or Academey of Comic Book Arts Awards was given between 1970 and 1975. ...

External links

• Cosmic Comix, a commercial site with some background on the comic