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Middle Class Fantasies, Jerry Lane, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Middle Class Fantasies, Jerry Lane, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Underground Comix
2 numbers : black-and-white illustrations. Frequency: Irregular. Publication Dates: Began with no. 1 (1973); ceased with no. 2 (1976). Publisher: Industrial Realities, 1976. No. 1. 1st printing. Movie-themed underground comic produced by cartoonist Jerry Lane as part of his Masters thesis in art at California State University. A biography of Superman actor George Reeves; The Marx Brothers in A Night at Motel 6; Part 1 of The Frogman, and more. Mature readers. Black and white; 32 pages. Rita Hayworth cover illustration by Lane. Color cover illustrations, b&w interior. Library has No. 1 (1973). The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift …
El Perfecto Comics, Aline Kominsky (Editor), Various Artists, Special Collections, Fleet Library
El Perfecto Comics, Aline Kominsky (Editor), Various Artists, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Underground Comix
"An artists' benefit comic book for the Timothy Leary Defense Fund." The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Show + Tell Comic, Jsutin Green, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Show + Tell Comic, Jsutin Green, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Underground Comix
32 unnumbered pages : illustrations. Cover title. Color cover illustrations printed in orange and blue, inside cover in red-purple, b&w interior. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Zap Comix, No. 6, R. Crumb, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Zap Comix, No. 6, R. Crumb, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Underground Comix
Early issues were published by Apex Novelties and later reprinted by Last Gasp. Publisher became Print Mint with no. 3, Last Gasp with no. 10, and Fantagraphics with no. 16. No. 0 was drawn before issue no. 1 but published afterwards and numbered no. 0 to preserve the correct sequence. Zap Comics written and illustrated by Robert Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, Victor Moscoso, Rick Griffin, Gilbert Shelton, Spain Rodriguez, Robert Williams, Paul Mavrides. Zap Comix was an underground comix series which was originally part of the youth counterculture of the late 1960s. While a few small-circulation self-published satirical comic books …
Bijou Funnies, No. 2, Jay Lynch (Editor, Cartoonist), Special Collections, Fleet Library
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
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
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
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
O.K. Comics, No. 1, Bruce Walthers, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Underground Comix
The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Funny Aminals, R. Crumb (Editor), Special Collections, Fleet Library
Funny Aminals, R. Crumb (Editor), Special Collections, Fleet Library
Underground Comix
The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Subvert Comics, No. 2, Spain Rodriguez, Special Collections, Fleet Library
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 …
Dr. Atomic, No. 1, Larry S. Todd, Special Collections, Fleet Library
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. …
Mickey Rat, No. 1, Robert Armstrong, Special Collections, Fleet Library
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.
The People's Comics, R. Crumb, Special Collections, Fleet Library
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.
Feelgood Funnies (No. 1), Frank Stack, Special Collections, Fleet Library
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.
Mr. Natural, No. 2, R. Crumb, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Mr. Natural, No. 2, R. Crumb, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Underground Comix
3 numbers : black-and-white illustrations. Color cover illustrations, b&w interiors. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Big Ass Comics, No. 2, R. Crumb, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Big Ass Comics, No. 2, R. Crumb, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Underground Comix
2 numbers : black-and-white illustrations ; 26 cm Frequency: Irregular. Began with [no. 1] (June 1969); ceased with no. 2 (August 1971). "Adults only." Cover price differs with each printing. Color cover illustration, b&w interior. Issue 2 in poor condition. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Home Grown Funnies, R. Crumb, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Home Grown Funnies, R. Crumb, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Underground Comix
20 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations. Title from indicia. Published one-shot. "Second printing May, 1971" The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Mean Bitch Thrills, Spain Rodriguez, Algernon Backwash, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Mean Bitch Thrills, Spain Rodriguez, Algernon Backwash, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Underground Comix
1 number : black-and-white illustrations. Publication Dates: Began and ceased with ([1971]). Features full length story titled: Mutiny on stellar craft nimbus-3. Born Manual Rodriguez; known as Spain or Spain Rodriguez; pseudonym Algernon Backwash; born March 2, 1940; died November 28, 2012. Color cover illustrations, b&w interior. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Laugh In The Dark, No. 1, Rory Hayes, Kim Dietch, Justin Green, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Laugh In The Dark, No. 1, Rory Hayes, Kim Dietch, Justin Green, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Underground Comix
40 unnumbered pages : black-and-white illustrations. Began and ceased with no. 1 (1971). This underground was originally supposed to be Bogeyman #4, but Last Gasp or someone figured it would be better under a different title. A gruesome but often funny underground-style horror comic featuring Rory Hayes, Kim Deitch, Spain, Bill Griffith, S. Clay Wilson and Justin Green. One of Green's contributions is one of his best Binky Brown stories. The four-page "The Agony of Binky Brown" is like a condensed origin story for Green's signature character. It's a practical yet powerful tale, relating the odd influences of Binky's youth …
Tales Of Toad, No. 2, Bill Griffith, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Tales Of Toad, No. 2, Bill Griffith, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Underground Comix
2 numbers : black-and-white illustrations. Publication dates: Began with no. 1 (1970); ceased with no. 2 (1971). A comic book written and drawn by Bill Griffith. Some stories feature Zippy the Pinhead. Description based on: No. 2 (1971); title from indicia. Color cover illustrations, b&w interior. Library has no. 2 only. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Color, Victor Moscoso, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Color, Victor Moscoso, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Underground Comix
32 pages : color illustrations. Comic book issued in staple-bound, color-printed wrappers, with illustration across front and back wrappers, depicting humanoid robot with elongated, flexible limbs, with eyes atop feet and ray-gun for head, ascending a rainbow spiral with spheroid space station, large-finned space ship, and planet Saturn with rainbow-colored rings. "Adults Only" Born in Spain, Victor Moscoso was the first of the counterculture rock poster artists with formal academic training and experience. After studying art at Cooper Union in New York City and at Yale University, he moved to San Francisco in 1959. There, he attended the San Francisco …
Comix & Stories From The Balloon Vendor, Fred Schrier, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Comix & Stories From The Balloon Vendor, Fred Schrier, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Underground Comix
The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Greaser Comics, No. 1, Geroge Dicaprio, Richard Jaccoma, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Greaser Comics, No. 1, Geroge Dicaprio, Richard Jaccoma, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Underground Comix
N.Y.C. : Half-Ass Press, 1971. 2 numbers : black-and-white illustrations ; 24-26 cm Frequency: Irregular. Publication Dates: Began with number 1 (Sept. 1971); ceased with no. 2 (July 1972). "Adults only." Number one is by G. DiCaprio and R. Jaccoma. No. 2 is by G. DiCaprio and Jim Janes. Description based on: Number one (Sept. 1971); title from indicia. Color cover illustrations, b&w interior. Library has issue no. 1. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Hungry Chuck Biscuits Comics And Stories, No. 1, Daniel Clyne, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Hungry Chuck Biscuits Comics And Stories, No. 1, Daniel Clyne, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Underground Comix
1 number : black-and-white illustrations. Began and ceased with no. 1 (1971). Compilation comic, includes D. Clyne, Skip Williamson, Denis Kitchen and others. Color illustrations on cover. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Mr. Natural (No. 1), R. Crumb, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Mr. Natural (No. 1), R. Crumb, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Underground Comix
3 numbers : black-and-white illustrations. Color cover illustrations, b&w interiors. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Uneeda Comix, R. Crumb, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Uneeda Comix, R. Crumb, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Underground Comix
Color cover illustrations, b&w interior. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Zap Comix, No. 5, R. Crumb, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Zap Comix, No. 5, R. Crumb, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Underground Comix
Early issues were published by Apex Novelties and later reprinted by Last Gasp. Publisher became Print Mint with no. 3, Last Gasp with no. 10, and Fantagraphics with no. 16. No. 0 was drawn before issue no. 1 but published afterwards and numbered no. 0 to preserve the correct sequence. Zap Comics written and illustrated by Robert Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, Victor Moscoso, Rick Griffin, Gilbert Shelton, Spain Rodriguez, Robert Williams, Paul Mavrides. Zap Comix was an underground comix series which was originally part of the youth counterculture of the late 1960s. While a few small-circulation self-published satirical comic books …
Motor City Comics, No. 2, R. Crumb, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Motor City Comics, No. 2, R. Crumb, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Underground Comix
2 volumes : chiefly illustrations. Title from cover. By R. Crumb. Color illustrations on covers, b&w interiors. Library has two copies of #1 (one in poor condition) The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Deep 3d Comix, Don Glassford, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Deep 3d Comix, Don Glassford, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Underground Comix
32 unnumbered pages : illustrations + 3D viewer. Title from indicia. Three printings exist. The first printing cost "75 [cents]." The later two cost "$1.00." Artwork mainly by Don Glassford. Jay Lynch, Peter Poplaski, and Denis Kitchen also contributed. Publisher's advertisement at end of issue. "Genuine sinful materials for adults only"--Cover "Vol. 1, no. 1" Color cover illustrations. 3-D viewer inside issue. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.