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Bijou Funnies, No. 2, Jay Lynch (Editor, Cartoonist), Special Collections, Fleet Library Nov 1972

Bijou Funnies, No. 2, Jay Lynch (Editor, Cartoonist), Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

8 no. : chiefly illustrations. Frequency: Irregular. Vol. 1, no. 1-v. 1, no. 8. Bijou Funnies was an American underground comix magazine which published eight issues between 1968 and 1973. Edited by Chicago-based cartoonist Jay Lynch, Bijou Funnies featured work by the core group of Lynch, Skip Williamson, Robert Crumb, and Jay Kinney, as well as Art Spiegelman, Gilbert Shelton, Justin Green, and Kim Deitch. Bijou Funnies was heavily influenced by Mad magazine, and, along with Zap Comix, is considered one of the titles to launch the underground comix movement.--Wikipedia. Color cover illustrations, b&w interiors. Library has vol. 1, nos. …


Mickey Rat, No. 2, Robert E. Armstrong, Special Collections, Fleet Library Oct 1972

Mickey Rat, No. 2, Robert E. Armstrong, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

volumes : illustrations. Title from indicia. Library has nos. 1-4 (1972-1982) The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.


Skull, No. 5, Spain Rodriguez, Special Collections, Fleet Library Aug 1972

Skull, No. 5, Spain Rodriguez, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

"Underground Cartoon Workers", "Adults Only". 36 pages, chiefly illustrations. Began with #1, ceased with #6. "This is another H.P. Lovecraft issue, though Spain Rodriguez does a story of his own instead of one of Lovecraft's. Richard Corben illustrates the first story, Lovecraft's "The Rats in the Walls," which is about a man who returns to his ancestral home only to be driven mad by his family's curse. Charles Dallas illustrates a waking nightmare in Lovecraft's poem, "To a Dreamer," while Larry Todd takes on Lovecraft's "The Shadow from the Abyss," in which a man's mind is transposed with another mind …


Fever Dreams, Richard Corben, Jan Strnad, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jul 1972

Fever Dreams, Richard Corben, Jan Strnad, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

"The cover story, "To Meet the Faces You Meet," has been adapted as the movie MEAD, premiering in summer 2022. Written by frequent Corben collaborator Jan Strnad this is one of the pair's true classics. … This early underground comix science fiction cross-over was very popular, going through several printings. The other portion of the comic is "The Unicorn Quest," also written by Strnad but drawn by John Adkins Richardson. Fabulous front cover by Corben (later printings are generally not as vivid as this initial printing)." – from Steve Krupp's Curio Shoppe a division of www.deniskitchen.com. The Adler Archive …


O.K. Comics, No. 1, Bruce Walthers, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jun 1972

O.K. Comics, No. 1, Bruce Walthers, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.


Feelgood Funnies (No. 1), Frank Stack, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1972

Feelgood Funnies (No. 1), Frank Stack, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

volumes : illustrations. By Foolbert Sturgeon [i.e. Frank Stack]. First issue published without numbering. Library has nos. 1-2 (1972, 1984). The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.


Subvert Comics, No. 2, Spain Rodriguez, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1972

Subvert Comics, No. 2, Spain Rodriguez, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

3 volumes : chiefly illustrations. Frequency: Irregular. Publication Dates: No. 1, 1970, Ceased with: No. 3, copyright 1976. Cf. The official underground and newave comix price guide / by Jay Kennedy. Title from cover. "For adult intellectuals only." By Spain Rodriguez. Cf. The official underground and newave comix price guide / by Jay Kennedy. Imprint varies: 1971-1972, San Francisco, Calif., Rip Off Press--1976, San Francisco, Calif., Keith Green Industrial Reality. Cf. The official underground and newave comix price guide / by Jay Kennedy. Color cover illustrations, b&w interior. Loibrary has no.'s 1-3. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of …


Mickey Rat, No. 1, Robert Armstrong, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1972

Mickey Rat, No. 1, Robert Armstrong, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

volumes : illustrations. Title from indicia. Library has nos. 1-4 (1972-1982) The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.


Funny Aminals, R. Crumb (Editor), Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1972

Funny Aminals, R. Crumb (Editor), Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.


The People's Comics, R. Crumb, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1972

The People's Comics, R. Crumb, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

24 unnumbered pages : illustrations. Cover title. "First printing of this edition, April 1976." Library has Fourth Kitchen Sink printing, October, 1986. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.


Dr. Atomic, No. 1, Larry S. Todd, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1972

Dr. Atomic, No. 1, Larry S. Todd, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

volumes : illustrations. No. 1- ceased with no. 6, published in 1981. Title from cover. "Adults only". "Unlike the purely anti-drug comic book undergrounds from the 1970s (e.g., Dope Comix), Larry Todd's Dr. Atomic celebrates the joys and adventures associated with the magical herb of marijuana. Along the way, we are challenged to comprehend the myriad scientific inventions and concepts offered by Dr. Atomic throughout this series. Everything is presented with a wry sense of humor with splashes of slapstick comedy and inventive sight gags."--Comixjoint.com Color cover illustrations, b&w interiors. Library has nos. 1-3, 5-6 (two copies of #6); Nos. …