Devo In Print

The Beginning Was The End

This book by Oscar Kiss Maerth has the exact same cover as Now It Can Be Told, right down to the phrase "How Man Came Into Being Through Cannibalism - Intelligence Can Be Eaten." It's basically scientifically-justified racism, according to those who've read it. The Library Of Congress data looks like this:

(First entry)
Maerth, Oscar Kiss, 1914-
The beginning was the end; translated from the German by Judith Hayward.
London, Joseph, 1973. 236, [16] p. illus. 23 cm.
LC CALL NUMBER: GN281.4 .M313 1973
SUBJECTS:
Human Evolution.
Brain.
Cannibalism.
DEWEY DEC: 573.2/01
NOTES:
Translation of Der Anfang war das Ende.
ISBN: 0716111036
LCCN: 73-169648

(Second entry)
Maerth, Oscar Kiss, 1914-
[Anfang war das Ende. English]
The beginning was the end. Translated from the German by Judith Hayward.
New York, Praeger [1974, c1973] 236 p. 21 cm.
LC CALL NUMBER: GN281.4 .M313 1974
SUBJECTS:
Human evolution.
Brain.
Cannibalism.
DEWEY DEC: 573.2
NOTES:
Translation of Der Anfang war das Ende.
LCCN: 73-19834 r83

Sheet Music

Hal Leonard released sheet music for Freedom of Choice and New Traditionalists. Unfortunately, the books are long out of print.

The Hollow Men

T.S. Eliot's poem was probably the inspiration behind "The Shadow" off Total Devo.This was the poem that Marlon Brando recited near the end of "Apocalypse Now".

Grooks 1

Peit Hein's "Grooks 1" book of short poems and drawings may have inspired the happy/sad face on Total Devo. Or maybe it was in reference to the famous symbol for Theater: the Comedy and Tragedy masks.

What I Know

Mark's "autobiography" is a collection of selections from his 3000+ item "Secret Diary." This diary seems to consist mostly of the backs of Japanese postcards that Mark has drawn and/or painted on. The pieces from his gallery shows (where I got the book) are also drawn from the Secret Diary. Each drawing is accompanied by a couple-paragraph story or description of the scene. The drawings are often disturbing/twisted/sexual, and often extremely funny, especially after repeated readings. There are several Devo references. The drawings are mostly from 1986-1987.

Fox Trot

There's a "Devo Reference" in the cartoon book "Fox Trot", page 137.

Ninja High School

The comic book "Ninja High School" contains Devo references when Steve Ross writes it. Look for "NHS Yearbook 1991".

Watchmen

The DC comic "Watchmen" had an issue in 1986 that dedicated a whole page to discussing how, when Nite Owl wears goggles, he looks Devo.

Pirate Corp$ / Hectic Planet

The letters column for the comic "Pirate Corp$" (now called "Hectic Planet") was called "Mr. B's Ballroom".

Zot!

The comic "Zot!" contains two alternate universes, where evil monkeys called the Devos are men in one world and monkeys in the other. They yell "DEVOLVE!" and Cool Stuff happens.

Howard the Duck

When Bill Mantlo took over the "Howard The Duck" comic, in the black-and- white issue #4, the Playduck issue, 3 Spuds appear as apparitions (along with KISS and a Beatle or two) and one says "We are not men. We are Devo."

Some of these and many more await you in the Devo Print Archive.