Doug Skinner: An Archive on Your Gizmo

Doug Skinner header image 1

Bibliography

November 4th, 2013 · 3 Comments

For anyone who’s interested, here’s a bibliography.

PERIODICALS

“Art For Art’s Sake” (continuing comic strip). The East Bay Review (Oakland, Ca.), 1977-1978.

“Keyboard Komix” and “Suite for Chamber Orchestra.” Ear, July-August, 1978.

Found texts and cartoons of imaginary musical instruments. Ear, September-October, 1978.

“Man in a Bear Costume” (cartoons) and “Advertising Allais” (translations). So & So, Fall, 1978.

Untitled rubber stamp piece, as “Red Telephone.” File #7: Stampart, Winter, 1979.

Untitled rubber stamp piece, as “Red Telephone.” Stamp-Art #1, 1980.

“Red Telephone” (comic strip). Another Room #9, 1980.

“Red Telephone” (comic strip). Ear, March-April 1980.

“Not Funny” (comic strip). Weirdo #13, 1985.

“It’s Fortean” (continuing comic strip). Zuzu, 1992-1995.

“How Unusual: Something in the Rain” (comic strip). Nickelodeon #3, Holiday 1993.

Book Review: Mathematical Cranks, by Dudley Underwood; “It’s Fortean” (comic strip). INFO Journal, Autumn 1994.

“What I Can Tell You About Poor Old Jessup.” Crimewave U.S.A. #4, 1995.

Book review: Kooks, by Donna Kossy; “Looking for Lake Monsters” and “It’s Fortean” (comic strips). INFO Journal, Summer 1995.

Cover illustration, “Looking for Lake Monsters,” “Lest We Forget,” “It’s Fortean” (comic strips). INFO Journal, Winter 1995.

“Visions of a Subterranean Wonderworld: The Lost Art of Richard S. Shaver.” The Anomalist #3, Winter 1995-96.

“Let’s Ask Skinner” (continuing column). Crimewave USA, 1996-2007.

“The Peculiar Bookshelf,” L.C.D. #19 (magazine for radio station WFMU). Fall 1996.

“I Made Mortimer Snerd’s Mouth Move” and “Skinner Rises to the Challenge.” Crimewave USA #7, 1997.

“The Count of Saint-Germain.” Fate, March 1997.

“Jack Perkins, Naked as a Jaybird” (comic strip). Crimewave USA #12, 1999.

“Mayor Maynard” (comic strip) and “Alumni News.” Crimewave USA #13, 2001.

“The Count of Saint-Germain.” Fortean Times, May 2001.

“Classic Bookshelf: The New American Credo, by George Jean Nathan.” Fortean Times, June 2001.

“The Mothman Prophecies”: a special issue of Fortean Times; I contributed a biography and bibliography of John Keel, and an interview. Also “Happy Nudists from Outer Space,” a short article on Woodrow Derenberger. Fortean Times, April 2002.

“A Glimpse Into the Life of a Fortean Lecturer.” Crimewave USA #14, 2003.

“The Book of Fortunatus.” Strange Attractor Journal #1, 2004.

“Red Telephone” and “Walter and Danny” (comic strips). Carousel Comics and Stories, 2004.

“Boris Vian for Anglophones.” Strange Attractor Journal #2, 2005.

“What’s This?  A Shaver Revival?” Fate, June 2005.

“The Giants’ Highway.” Fate, October 2005.

“Doubting Tiffany.” Fortean Times #200 (special issue), 2005.

“The Dark Man’s Dreams.” Strange Attractor Journal #3, 2006.

“A Fortean Album from the Papers of Theodore Dreiser.” Fortean Times, March 2006.

“The Blood Still Boils.” Fate, July 2006.

“Fort and Those Damned Books of His.” Fate, June 2008.

“John Keel: The Last Years.” Fortean Times, September 2009.

“The Smallest Magazine in the World.” Haldeman-Julius Collectors’ Club Big Blue Newsletter #13, Summer 2010.

“The Man in the Iron Mask” (by Pierre-Henri Cami, in my translation). Black Scat Review #1, 2012.

“Shorten the Classics: Moby Dick” (comic strip). Black Scat Review #2, 2013.

“Absinthes” (by Alphonse Allais, in my translation), “Absinthes” (by François Caradec, in my translation), “Alphonse Allais Gives a Talk” (by Jules Renard, in my translation). Black Scat Review #3, 2013.

“Captain Cap Plays a Trick” (by Alphonse Allais, in my translation). Black Scat Review #5, 2013.

“The Unicolorist” (by Jules Moy, in my translation, with an introduction). Black Scat Review #6, 2014.

“Hardwood Mulch” (short story). Black Scat Review #8, 2014.

“The Calf” (by Alphonse Allais, in my translation), “???” (comic strip). Black Scat Review #9/10, 2014.

“When Looking for Love” (postcard with an excerpt from Horoscrapes). Cabinet #55, 2015.

“Like the Others” (by Alphonse Allais, in my translation), drawing of Allais. Black Scat Review #11, 2015.

“Find a Penny” (short story). Black Scat Review #13, 2015.

“Pan and Kettle” (verse), “The Man With His Feet Turned Around” and “The Man Who Made a Discovery” (Charles Cros, in my translation). Black Scat Review #15, 2016.

“Musical Instruments” (cartoons). Le Scat Noir #215, 2016.

“A Philosopher” (by Alphonse Allais, in my translation), “A Letter to Conrad Satie” (by Erik Satie, in my translation), “Musical Instruments” (cartoons). Le Scat Noir #216, 2016.

“The Presidents’ Tragedy” (play), “Musical Instruments” (cartoons). Le Scat Noir #217.

“Little Pigs” (by Alphonse Allais, in my translation). Black Scat Review #16, 2016.

“Christmas Story” (by Alphonse Allais, in my translation). “Musical Instruments” (cartoons), Le Scat Noir #218, 2016.

“Comfort” (by Alphonse Allais, in my translation). “Musical Instruments” (cartoons). Le Scat Noir #219, 2017.

“Ten Anagrams” (by Tristan Tzara, my selection and introduction). Black Scat Review #17, 2017.

“Selby Yarrow’s Private Diary” (short story), “Musical Instruments” (cartoons). Le Scat Noir #220, 2017.

“Musical Instruments” (cartoons). Le Scat Noir #221, 2017.

“Brown-Séquard and Sarcey” (by Alphonse Allais, in my translation), “Musical Instruments” (cartoons). Le Scat Noir #222, 2017.

“Musical Instruments” (cartoons). Le Scat Noir #223, 2017.

“Musical Instruments” (cartoons), “The Circumspect Criminal” (by Alphonse Allais, in my translation), “My Pal Satan” (excerpt of song). Le Scat Noir #224, 2017.

“Musical Instruments” (cartoons), “Mobilization of Tourists”  and “Hanging” (by Alfred Jarry, in my translation). Le Scat Noir #225, 2017.

“Musical Instruments” (cartoons), “The Enchanted Forest” (by Alphonse Allais, in my translation). Le Scat Noir #226, 2017.

“Musical Instruments” (cartoons), “The Cinematographer and the Megachiropteran” (short story), “Lipogram” (free translation of a lipogram by Raymond Queneau), “Little Illustrated Alphabet” (adaptation of alphabets by Georges Perec and Italo Calvino). Le Scat Noir #227, 2017.

“Cupid” and “How Pleasant to Know Mr. Skinner” (cartoons). Dagger #1, 2017.

“Musical Instruments” (cartoons), “Buenas Noches, Little Roaches” (song), “Shocking” (by Alphonse Allais, translated by Doug Skinner). Le Scat Noir #228, 2017.

“Musical Instruments” (cartoons), “Hiawatha and the Carcass” (a parody of Longfellow and Baudelaire). Le Scat Noir #229, 2017.

“Musical Instruments” (cartoons). Le Scat Noir #231, 2018.

“Musical Instruments” (cartoons), “The Snowman Three Doors Down” (short story). Le Scat Noir #232, 2018.

“Shorten the Classics” (four pages of comics); translations of “Song of the Sculptors” (Charles Cros), “The Functionaries” (Jules Jouy), and “Hydrotherapy” (Laurent Tailhade); excerpt from my translation of The Pope’s Mustard-Maker (Alfred Jarry). Black Scat Review #18, 2019.

“Two and One,” “Up to the Summit,” “C11H15NO2” (stories). Black Scat Review #19, 2020.

“The Fisherman’s Wish” (story), “We Are Not a Pretty People” (song), “The Rajah Is Bored” (story by Alphonse Allais, in my translation). Black Scat Review #20, 2020.

“The Morning Walk” (story), “Misunderstanding” and “A Nasty Joke” (stories by Alphonse Allais, in my translation). Black Scat Review #21, 2021.

“Shakespeare Misspelled” and “Typos on Title Pages.” Black Scat Review #22, 2021.

“The Statue People on the Lawn” and “Place de la Bastille” (poems by Raymond Queneau, in my translation), four pages of “Shorten the Classics” (cartoons). Black Scat Review #23, 2021.

“The Potato Farm” (story). Black Scat Review #24, 2022.

“King Merrimack” (story), “The Noble Apothecary” (story by Jean Donneau de Visé, in my translation), “English Etiquette” (brief excerpt from Casanova’s Histoire de ma vie, in my translation). Black Scat Review #25, 2022.

“Partners in Crime” (alphabet), “Upside-Down Stories: Mineral Waters” (story by Charles Cros and Émile Goudeau, in my translation). Black Scat Review #26, 2022.

“Epitomes,” “Masonic ‘Aids to Memory’,” “Forty-Five First Letters,” “Mnemonic Alphabets,” “Stereoscopic Word Ladder.” Also translations of “Squared Ciphers,” by Giambattista Palatino, and “French Graffiti” photographed by Corinne Taunay. TYPO #1, 2022.

“The Principles of Double Talk,” “Alien Alphabets,” “Lorem Ipsum Dolor” (piano piece). Also translations of “Victory” (Guillaume Apollinaire), “Adventures in Typography” (Gaston de Pawlowski), and “Four Poems” (Pierre Albert-Birot). TYPO #2, 2023.

“Bosie’s Translation” (short story), “Single-Serve Salt Packets” (article), “The Hawaiian Spirit Board” (cartoon), “Instructions to the Typesetter” (translation of letter by Aloysius Bertrand). Also translations of Roussel quotes for Derek Pell’s “Travels with Raymond” and a selection of antique calling cards from my collection. TYPO #3, 2023.

“Typo’s Typos” and “Cubist Tale” (translation of story by Gabriel de Lautrec). TYPO #4, 2024.

“Typoglyphics” (essay), “The Butler Bullion” (short story), “Bilingual Acrostic Rebus” (rebus), “The Louis XIII Jokeshop” (translation of recipes by Tabarin), “The Women of Rome” (translation of an excerpt from Théophile Gautier’s Lettre à la Présidente). TYPO #5, 2024.

BOOKS

The Flying Saucer Subculture. By John Keel. Cover illustration by Doug Skinner. New York Fortean Society, 1994.

Absolute Fiddlesticks. Compilation of comics from Zuzu, edited by Beck Underwood. Includes 9 pages of “It’s Fortean.” Zuzu, 1994.

Three Dreams: On the Transmutation of Metals. By Giovanni Battista Nazari, translated by Doug Skinner. Magnum Opus Hermetic Sourceworks, 2002.

Legal Action Comics #2, 2003. An anthology of comics edited by Danny Hellman. I contributed “Walter and Benny Strike a Deal.” 2003.

The Best of John Keel, Volume 1. By John Keel. Introduction by Doug Skinner. Galde Press, 2006.

Typhon, Volume One. An anthology of comics edited by Danny Hellman. I contributed “Walter and Benny Hunt the Elusive Batworm.” 2008.

Considerations on the Death and Burial of Tristan Tzara. By Isidore Isou, translated and annotated by Doug Skinner. Black Scat Books, 2012.

Captain Cap 1: Captain Cap Before the Electorate. By Alphonse Allais, translated, annotated and illustrated by Doug Skinner. Black Scat Books, 2013.

Captain Cap 2: The Apparent Symbiosis Between the Boa and Giraffe. By Alphonse Allais, translated, annotated and illustrated by Doug Skinner. Black Scat Books, 2013.

Captain Cap 3: The Anti-Filter and Other Inventions. By Alphonse Allais, translated, annotated and illustrated by Doug Skinner. Black Scat Books, 2013.

Captain Cap 4: The Sanatorium of the Future. By Alphonse Allais, translated, annotated and illustrated by Doug Skinner. Black Scat Books, 2013.

How I Became an Idiot. By “Francisque Sarcey” (Alphonse Allais), translated, introduced, and annotated by Doug Skinner. Black Scat Books, 2013.

The Outer Limits of the Twilight Zone. By John Keel, edited by Andrew Colvin. Introduction by Doug Skinner. Metadisc Books, 2013.

Captain Cap: His Adventures, His Ideas, His Drinks. By Alphonse Allais, translated, annotated, introduced, and illustrated by Doug Skinner. Black Scat Books, 2013.

Oulipo Pornobongo 2. An anthology edited by Norman Conquest: my contributions were “Arturo and Rosa,” “Peepee Caca Fucky-Fuck,” “Shorten the Classics: Story of O” (a comic strip with text by Derek Pell), and a translation of Alphonse Allais’s story “The Good Boyfriend.” Black Scat Books, 2013.

Merde à la Belle Époque. An anthology of French scatological texts, selected, translated and annotated by Doug Skinner. Black Scat Books, 2014.

The Unknown Adjective, and Other Stories. A collection of comics and picture stories. Black Scat Books, 2014.

Oulipo Pornobongo 3. An anthology edited by Norman Conquest: my contributions were “Hybrids,” “A Homophonous Restoration of the ‘King James’ Text of Psalm 23,” and “Gus Fucks Lulu.” Black Scat Books, 2014.

Selected Plays of Alphonse Allais. By Alphonse Allais, selected, translated, introduced, and annotated by Doug Skinner. Black Scat Books, 2014.

Rokfogo: The Mysterious Pre-Deluge Art of Richard S. Shaver (Volume 2). By Richard Toronto. Introduction by Doug Skinner. Shavertron Press, 2014.

Horoscrapes. 366 modified horoscopes. Black Scat Books, 2014.

The Squadron’s Umbrella. By Alphonse Allais, translated, annotated, introduced, and illustrated by Doug Skinner. Black Scat Books, 2015.

The Zombie of Great Peru, or the Countess of Cocagne. By Pierre-Corneille Blessebois, translated and introduced by Doug Skinner. Black Scat Books, 2015.

Masks. By Alphonse Allais, adapted and translated by Norman Conquest. Introduction and notes by Doug Skinner. Black Scat Books, 2015.

Naked Lunch at Tiffany’s, by Derek Pell. Includes “Shorten the Classics: Story of O,” text by Derek Pell, artwork by Doug Skinner. JEF Books, 2015.

The Doug Skinner Dossier. Black Scat Books, 2015.

The Blaireau Affair. By Alphonse Allais, translated, annotated, and introduced by Doug Skinner. Black Scat Books, 2015.

Sleepytime Cemetery. 40 short stories. Black Scat Books, 2016.

Oulipo Pornobongo: Anthology of Erotic Wordplay. A compilation of the three chapbooks. Black Scat Books, 2016.

Double Over: Blackscattish Stories. By Alphonse Allais, translated, annotated, introduced, and illustrated by Doug Skinner. Black Scat Books, 2016.

I Am Sarcey. By Alphonse Allais, compiled, translated, annotated, and introduced by Doug Skinner. Black Scat Books, 2017.

L’Heure du Cocktail/The Cocktail Hour. By Marcel Requien and Lucien Farnoux-Reynaud. Biligual edition, with English translation by Doug Skinner and Gaylor Olivier, and illustrations by Tony Brook. Corps Reviver, 2017.

The Doug Skinner Songbook. 46 songs. Black Scat Books, 2017.

Long Live Life! By Alphonse Allais, translated, annotated, introduced, and illustrated by Doug Skinner. Black Scat Books, 2017.

Le Scat Noir Encyclopaedia. Edited by Norman Conquest; I was one of many contributors. Black Scat Books, 2017.

The Snowman Three Doors Down. 24 short stories. Black Scat Books, 2018.

No Bile! By Alphonse Allais, translated, annotated, introduced, and illustrated by Doug Skinner. Black Scat Books, 2018.

Collected Monologues. By Charles Cros, translated, annotated, and introduced by Doug Skinner. Black Scat Books, 2018.

101 Cartoons from Le Chat Noir: Early Comics from Bohemian Paris. Selected, translated, introduced, and annotated by Doug Skinner. Black Scat Books, 2018.

The Alphonse Allais Reader. A compilation drawn from the eight books of Allais that I’ve translated. Black Scat Books, 2018.

The Best of Le Scat Noir. Edited by Norman Conquest; I was one of many contributors. Black Scat Books, 2019.

Upside-Down Stories. By Charles Cros and Émile Goudeau, translated, annotated, and introduced by Doug Skinner. Black Scat Books, 2019.

The Book of Weirdo. By Jon B. Cooke. A history of R. Crumb’s magazine Weirdo. Like the other contributors, I’m represented with a cartoon, photo, and short memoir. Last Gasp, 2019.

Instrumentarium. 180 drawings of imaginary musical instruments. Black Scat Books, 2019.

The Pope’s Mustard-Maker. By Alfred Jarry, translated, annotated, and introduced by Doug Skinner. Black Scat Books, 2019.

John A. Keel: The Man, The Myth, and The Ongoing Mysteries. By Brent Raynes. I’m interviewed, and quoted throughout. Published by Brent Raynes, 2019.

Pink and Apple-Green. By Alphonse Allais, translated, annotated, and introduced by Doug Skinner. Black Scat Books, 2020.

Bedside Nonsense. An anthology edited by Norman Conquest: my contributions were “Amerigo and Isabella” and “Deucalion’s Ark.” Black Scat Books, 2020.

Le Scat Noir Encyclopédie, Volume Deux. An anthology edited by Norman Conquest; I contributed several short articles, as did 38 other contributors. Black Scat Books, 2020.

Patents Pending. A collection of imaginary inventions, written with Derek Pell. Black Scat Books, 2021.

2 + 2 = 5. By Alphonse Allais. Translated, annotated, and introduced by Doug Skinner. With two extra stories by Allais, and two by Octave Mirbeau. Black Scat Books, 2021.

Alphonse Allais’s Masks: Deluxe Special Edition. Allais’ story “Un drame bien parisien,” adapted and illustrated by Norman Conquest, with an introduction and notes by Doug Skinner. Revised, expanded, hardcover edition. Black Scat Books, 2021.

Le Chat Noir Exposed. By Caroline Crépiat. Translated by Doug Skinner. Black Scat Books, 2021.

Principles of Cerebral Mechanics. By Charles Cros. Translated and introduced by Doug Skinner. Wakefield Press, 2021.

Shorten the Classics. 52 great books reduced to four cartoon panels apiece. Black Scat Books, 2021.

Loves, Delights, and Organs. By Alphonse Allais. Translated, annotated, and introduced by Doug Skinner. With six extra stories. Black Scat Books, 2022.

The Art of Noises. By Luigi Russolo. Translated, annotated, and introduced by Doug Skinner. Black Scat Books, 2022.

Nominata. A novel. Black Scat Books, 2022.

Merde à la Belle Époque: Expanded Edition. French scatological texts from 1871 to 1907, translated, annotated, and introduced by Doug Skinner. Black Scat Books, 2022.

Marcel Duchamp: Paris Air in New York. By Corinne Taunay. Translated by Doug Skinner. Black Scat Books, 2022.

Let’s Not Hit Each Other. By Alphonse Allais. Translated, annotated, and introduced by Doug Skinner; frontispiece by Corinne Taunay. Black Scat Books, 2023.

The Man Who Ate His House, and Other Artificial Flavors. Written by artificial intelligence (ChatGPT) on plots supplied by Doug Skinner and Derek Pell. Black Scat Books, 2023.

Animal, Vegetable, Mineral: Light verse about life and other heavy things. Anthology edited by Rhys Hughes. I contributed seven verse fables. Gibbon Moon Books, 2023.

A Concise Encyclopedia of Human Sexuality. Edited by Norman Conquest. I was one of 24 contributors. Black Scat Books, 2023.

The Potato Farm. 30 stories. Black Scat Books, 2023.

Bed Bug: A Magazine of the Arts. I was one of 24 contributors. My entries are “Lord Bedbug” (poem), “BEDBAG” (piano piece), and a translation of Alphonse Allais’s story “An Excellent Trick.” Black Scat Books, 2023.

We are Not Sheep. By Alphonse Allais. Translated, annotated, and introduced by Doug Skinner; frontispiece by Corinne Taunay. Black Scat Books, 2023.

The Rat Wins! By Lucien Descaves, illustrated by Lucien Laforge. Translated by Doug Skinner. Black Scat Books, 2024.

The Science of Love. By Charles Cros. Translated and introduced by Doug Skinner. Wakefield Press, 2024.

A Filthy Letter: Letter to La Présidente. By Théophile Gautier. Translated, annotated, and introduced by Doug Skinner. Black Scat Books, 2024.

OTHER

Doug and Mike’s Adult Entertainment. With Michael Smith. VHS, Electronic Arts Intermix, 1994.

Crackpots and Visionaries Trading Cards, Volume Two. Issued by radio station WFMU as a members’ premium. I did a card about John Ballou Newbrough. 1994.

Zapp Magazine #2. Includes excerpts from Doug and Mike’s Adult Entertainment. With Michael Smith. VHS, July 1994.

Missing Persons Deck. Deck of cards issued by radio station WFMU as a members’ premium. I contributed designs for clubs, 2-10. WFMU, 1996.

White Knuckle Sandwich. CD of songs with Jennifer Duffy and Anne Shapiro. 1999.

Radio Radio. CD curated by Mel Brimfield. Includes “The Doug and Mike Show,” with Michael Smith. 2004.

Doug and Mike’s Adult Entertainment. With Michael Smith. DVD, 2nd Cannons Publications, 2008.

A Curious Physiological Industry. By Alphonse Allais, translated by Doug Skinner. Broadside, designed by Norman Conquest, Black Scat Books, 2015.

Limerickshaw: Haiku for the John. Broadside, designed by Norman Conquest, Black Scat Books, 2015.

That Regrettable Weekend. An album of songs (and one instrumental). Posted on Bandcamp, 2017.

It All Went Pfft. An album of songs (and one instrumental). Posted on Bandcamp, 2022.

An Afternoon in the Arboretum. An album of keyboard music. Posted on Bandcamp, 2023.

Tags: *Bibliography

3 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Derek Pell // Nov 4, 2013 at 9:07 pm

    A formidable bibliography!

  • 2 Doug // Nov 4, 2013 at 9:17 pm

    Scribble, scribble, scribble.

  • 3 Mamie // Nov 17, 2013 at 11:35 am

    Yow! That’s a lot of work!