8-K

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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): DECEMBER 18, 1998

                           CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS, INC.
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

         TEXAS                         0-24068               76-0190827
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION   (COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)   (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
      OF INCORPORATION)                                   IDENTIFICATION NO.)

                           5858 WESTHEIMER, SUITE 200
                              HOUSTON, TEXAS 77057
              (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES AND ZIP CODE)
       REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (713) 787-0977
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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS     

     On December 18, 1998, Consolidated Graphics, Inc. (the "Company") announced
the completion of the acquisition of Mount Vernon Printing Company of Landover,
Maryland. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.

     The attached press release may contain forward-looking information. Readers
are cautioned that such information involves risks and uncertainties, including
the possibility that events may occur which preclude completion of pending or
future acquisitions by the Company.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

     (A)  EXHIBIT

     The following exhibit is filed herewith:


     99     Press release of Consolidated Graphics, Inc. dated
            December 18, 1998, related to the completion of the
            acquisition of Mount Vernon Printing Company of Landover
            Maryland.



                                    SIGNATURE

     PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, THE
REGISTRANT HAS DULY CAUSED THIS REPORT TO BE SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE
UNDERSIGNED HEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED.


                                          CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS, INC.
                                                 (Registrant)

                                          By: /s/ G. Christopher Colville
                                                  G. Christopher Colville 
                                                  Executive Vice President-
                                                  Mergers & Acquisitions,
                                          Chief Financial and Accounting Officer

Date:  December 21, 1998

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EX-99

                                                                      EXHIBIT 99

                                         FOR:   Consolidated Graphics, Inc.

                                 APPROVED BY:   Ronald E. Hale, Jr.
                                                Vice President & Treasurer
                                                (713) 787-0977

                                     CONTACT:   Betsy Brod/Jonathan Schaffer
                                                Media:  Eileen King
                                                Morgen-Walke Associates, Inc.
                                                (212) 850-5600

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                 CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF
                          MOUNT VERNON PRINTING COMPANY

     HOUSTON, TEXAS - December 18, 1998 -- Consolidated Graphics, Inc.
(NYSE:CGX) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Mount Vernon
Printing Company of Landover, Maryland. Mount Vernon is a high-quality,
full-service commercial printing company that has served the Washington D.C.
area for over 80 years. John Carty will remain with the company as President.
Other terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

     Joe R. Davis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Consolidated
Graphics, commented, "A key part of Consolidated Graphics' success has been our
strategy of attracting leading companies in both new and existing markets. With
Mount Vernon, we continue that stategy in the important Washington
D.C./Baltimore print market. Mount Vernon has an established reputation as a
market leader and, under the solid management of John Carty and his team, has
consistently provided high-quality products and superior customer service. We
are pleased to have a company of this caliber join our organization."

     Consolidated Graphics, Inc. is the fastest growing printing company in the
United States. A consolidator in a highly fragmented industry, the Company 



adds value to its acquisitions through managerial and operational expertise,
financial strength and economies of scale. Upon completion of pending
acquisitions, Consolidated Graphics will have 50 companies with annualized
revenues in excess of $580 million.

     This press release contains forward-looking statements which involve known
and unknown risks, uncertainties or other factors that could cause actual
results to materially differ from the results, performance or other expectations
implied by these forward-looking statements. Consolidated Graphics' expectations
regarding run-rate revenues assume, among other things, completion of pending
acquisitions, general economic conditions, continued demand for its product, the
availability of raw materials, retention of its key management and operating
personnel, as well as other factors detailed in Consolidated Graphics' filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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