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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 …

Ivy Leaves, 1971-1972, Ivy Leaves Editorial Staff

Ivy Leaves

The 1972 edition of the Anderson College journal of art and literature, Ivy Leaves.

The names of the known editors for this issue of Ivy Leaves were Nancy Vandiver, Linda Buchmiller, Doug Davidson, Walter Durst, Phil Franks, Hallie Hemmingway, Jimmy King, Susan Perry, Tony Stubblefield, Robert Tomlinson, Ann Welborn, Faye Cowan, Dennis James, Everett Wilkie, Margaret Wooten, Sarah Greer, Marietta McCown, Pat Mulligan, W.F. West, Jr., and Shirley Hamby. Cover art by Judson Sanders.

Notpoems, Adele Aldridge, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

[45] pages. "Second edition, first printing. The first edition of NOTPOEMS was limited to 150 signed and numbered copies. This edition contains 14 new poems." Gift of Richard Liebler.

Betty Wiseman's Scrapbook, 8, 1972-1973, Betty Wiseman

Scrapbooks

Betty Wiseman graduated from Belmont College and began teaching health and physical education in 1966. She was the founder and coach of the Belmont women’s basketball team, the Rebelettes (now Bruins), in 1968. At the time, it was one of the first women’s collegiate teams in the southeast. She was inducted into the Belmont Athletics Hall of Fame in 1981. She was also inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. Wiseman coached the women’s team for 16 years (1968-1984) before moving into athletic administration at Belmont. She served as Assistant Athletics Director until her retirement in 2013. …

Betty Wiseman's Scrapbook, 7, 1972-1973, Betty Wiseman

Scrapbooks

Betty Wiseman graduated from Belmont College and began teaching health and physical education in 1966. She was the founder and coach of the Belmont women’s basketball team, the Rebelettes (now Bruins), in 1968. At the time, it was one of the first women’s collegiate teams in the southeast. She was inducted into the Belmont Athletics Hall of Fame in 1981. She was also inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. Wiseman coached the women’s team for 16 years (1968-1984) before moving into athletic administration at Belmont. She served as Assistant Athletics Director until her retirement in 2013. …

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

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

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

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

Underground Comix

3 numbers : black-and-white illustrations. Color cover illustrations, b&w interiors. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.

El Adobe De Capistrano, Dinner Dance Honoring The White House Staff Of President & Mrs. Richard Nixon, August 31, 1971, El Adobe De Capistrano

The Raymond Earl Oetgen Menu Collection

No abstract provided.

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

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.

Ivy Leaves 15, Ivy Leaves Editorial Staff

Ivy Leaves

The Spring 1971 edition of the Anderson College journal of art and literature, Ivy Leaves.

The names of the known editors for this issue of Ivy Leaves were Gary Arflin, Denise Dias, Wayne Ford, Nancy Vandiver, Phil Owens, Roger Sanford, Elaine Compton, Faye Cowan, Dennis James, Marietta McCown, Robert S. Moore, W.F. West, Margaret Wooten.

Willy, Helen H. King, Carole Byard, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Illustration

47 pages : color illustrations; 21 x 27 cm. 1st edition. "Library edition" Dust jacket with color illustration. Catching the troublesome rat besieging the kitchen challenges a ghetto youth's cleverness and establishes him as the family protector. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections exhibition By Hand: Women & Books Exhibit fall, 2021.

Aloneness, Gwendolyn Brooks, Leroy Foster, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Illustration

16 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. Cover printed in blue and black and with illustration. Photo portrait of the author on back cover. Photograph by Howard Simmons. Stapled binding. Library has second printing January 1983. Inscribed to Martha Drake and signed by the author.

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

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

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

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

Underground Comix

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

Betty Wiseman's Scrapbook, 4, 1971-1972, Betty Wiseman

Scrapbooks

Betty Wiseman graduated from Belmont College and began teaching health and physical education in 1966. She was the founder and coach of the Belmont women’s basketball team, the Rebelettes (now Bruins), in 1968. At the time, it was one of the first women’s collegiate teams in the southeast. She was inducted into the Belmont Athletics Hall of Fame in 1981. She was also inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. Wiseman coached the women’s team for 16 years (1968-1984) before moving into athletic administration at Belmont. She served as Assistant Athletics Director until her retirement in 2013. …

The Art Institute Of Boston Course Catalog (1971-1972), The Art Institute Of Boston

Art Institute of Boston (AIB) Course Catalogs

The Art Institute of Boston maintains, and always has maintained throughout the course of its long history, that the artist holds a unique position of responsibility in his society. Because the weight of his contribution is so widely felt in this age of the expanded media, the artist is expected to be not only innovator, but also arbitrator. The decisions which affect his life and his work influence a wide body of people who look to him for illumination.

Art cannot be taught as a development of certain visual talents separate from a larger awareness of life. The Art Institute …

Betty Wiseman's Scrapbook, 5, 1971-1972, Betty Wiseman

Scrapbooks

Betty Wiseman graduated from Belmont College and began teaching health and physical education in 1966. She was the founder and coach of the Belmont women’s basketball team, the Rebelettes (now Bruins), in 1968. At the time, it was one of the first women’s collegiate teams in the southeast. She was inducted into the Belmont Athletics Hall of Fame in 1981. She was also inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. Wiseman coached the women’s team for 16 years (1968-1984) before moving into athletic administration at Belmont. She served as Assistant Athletics Director until her retirement in 2013. …

Betty Wiseman's Scrapbook, 6, 1971-1972, Betty Wiseman

Scrapbooks

Betty Wiseman graduated from Belmont College and began teaching health and physical education in 1966. She was the founder and coach of the Belmont women’s basketball team, the Rebelettes (now Bruins), in 1968. At the time, it was one of the first women’s collegiate teams in the southeast. She was inducted into the Belmont Athletics Hall of Fame in 1981. She was also inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. Wiseman coached the women’s team for 16 years (1968-1984) before moving into athletic administration at Belmont. She served as Assistant Athletics Director until her retirement in 2013. …

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.

Attica Book, Black Emergency Cultural Coalition And Artists And Writers Protest Against The War In Vietnam, Benny Andrews, Rudolf Baranik, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

47 pages : chiefly illustrations. Gift of Dr. Patrice Marandel.

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.

Ivy Leaves 14, Ivy Leaves Editorial Staff

Ivy Leaves

The Fall 1970 edition of the Anderson College journal of art and literature, Ivy Leaves.

The names of the known editors for this issue of Ivy Leaves were Gary Arflin, Denise Dias, Wayne Ford, Hallie Hemingway, Nancy Vandiver, Phil Owens, Roger Sanford, Dickie Stewart, Elaine Compton, Dennis James, Amanda Mabry, Marietta McCown, R.S. Moore, W.F. West, Jr., and Margaret Wooten. Cover art by Phil Owens, Roger Sanford, and Dickie Stewart.

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.