Underground Comix

 
Gilbert Shelton, Shelton, Gilbert, Near Fine (mild shelfwear and rubbing to the edges of the covers, binding and interior Very Fine), Palma, Casal Solleric, 2008, 1st, 9788489034549, 11.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 252 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Softcover, French wraps

The impressive catalogue for the artist's comprehensive museum exhibition in Palma, Spain in 2008. All the text is in English, Spanish, and Catalan....

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Gilbert Shelton, Paul Mavrides, Shelton, Paul Mavrides, Gilbert, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Fantagraphics, Seattle, 2022, 9781683965107, 10.6 inches, 8.3 inches, 146 pages, color and black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers are the most iconic and enduring underground comix characters ever created, having sold over 45 million comics in 16...

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R. Sikoryak, Sikoryak, R., Limited to 200 copies, Blue ink smudge to front cover otherwise Very Fine, Rotland Press, Detroit, 2014, 1st, 8 inches, 5 inches, 16 pages, black & white, Softcover, wraps, English

Limited to only 200 copies, out of print, and quite hard to find. From the publisher: A bulletin of the cheap & sensational! The ROTLAND...

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R. Sikoryak, Sikoryak, R., Limited to 200 copies, Very Fine, Rotland Press, Detroit, 2014, 1st, 8 inches, 5 inches, 16 pages, black & white, Softcover, wraps, English

Limited to only 200 copies, out of print, and quite hard to find. From the publisher: A bulletin of the cheap & sensational! The ROTLAND...

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Art Spiegelman, Spiegelman, Art, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (very light shelfwear), Raw, New York, 1999, 2nd, 13.2 inches, 9.5 inches, 103 pages, color and black & white, softcover, wraps

An elaborate and comprehensive 1999 retrospective of Spiegelman's work. All text in both English and German.

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Very Good without dust jacket as issued (4 nicks to spine, corners slightly bumped, top-edge spotted, interior Fine), Art Spiegelman, Spiegelman, Art, Belier Press, 1977, 1st, 10 inches, 14 inches, 44 pages, color and black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards

The very scarce first edition of this oversize hardcover collection. "From Maus to Now. An anthology of strips by Art Spiegelman." Avante Garde co-mix...

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Art Spiegelman, Spiegelman, Art, Near Fine (light rubbing, moderate edge wear), Belier Press, New York, 1977, 1st, 10 inches, 14 inches, 44 pages, color and black & white, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

A nice first printing of the original 1977 oversize hardcover collection published by Belier Press. "Breakdowns: From Maus to Now. An anthology of strips by...

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Art Spiegelman, Spiegelman, Art, Very Fine without dust jacket, as issued, Pantheon, New York, 2008, 1st, 14.5 inches, 10.5 inches, 72 pages, color and black & white, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

The creator of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus explores the comics form...and how it formed him! This book opens with Portrait of the Artist as a Young...

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Art Spiegelman, Spiegelman, Art, Boldly signed by the artist, Mild bump to the lower front corner otherwise Very Fine without dust jacket, as issued, Pantheon, New York, 2008, 1st, 14.5 inches, 10.5 inches, 72 pages, color and black & white, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Boldly signed by the artist--with a zing!--opposite the title page. Laid in is a printed note from the Harvard Book Store: "Hello and thanks for being part...

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Harvey Pekar, Joyce Brabner, Frank Stack, Pekar, Joyce Brabner, Harvey, Stack, Frank, Inscribed by Joyce Brabner on the title pag, Very light dent along the top edge of the cover, otherwise Very Fine, Philadelphia, PA, Four Walls Eight Windows, 1994, 1st, 9781568580111, 10 inches, 8 inches, 252 pages, black & white, Softcover, color wraps, English

Inscribed by Harvey Pekar and his wife. Inscribed by Joyce Brabner on the title page: "Joyce Brabner / Hello Joe!" Inscribed by Harvey Pekar on the first...

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The Mourning Star Vol. 1
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Kazimir Strzepek, Strzepek, Kazimir, Near Fine (light shelf wear), Jersey City, NJ, Bodega Distribution, 2006, 1st, 9780977767915, 5.5 inches, 5.5 inches, 220 pages, black & white, Softcover, color wraps, English

This Eisner Award-nominated graphic novel follows the exploits of the survivors of a cosmic cataclysm on an alien world. Seattle-based independent artist...

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The Mourning Star Vol. 2
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Kazimir Strzepek, Strzepek, Kazimir, Fine, Jersey City, NJ, Bodega Distribution, 2006, 1st, 9780977767977, 5.5 inches, 5.5 inches, 256 pages, black & white, Softcover, color wraps, English

The second volume of the Eisner Award-nominated graphic novel following the exploits of the survivors of a cosmic cataclysm on an alien world. Seattle-based...

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Foolbert Sturgeon (Frank Stack), Sturgeon (Frank Stack), Foolbert, Very Good+ (mild rubbing to edges and spine, mild crease to front cover, very tight and flat), San Francisco, Rip Off Press, 1979, 1st, 0896200809, 10 inches, 7 inches, 96 pages, black & white, Softcover, color wraps, English

Working under the pseudonym Foolbert Sturgeon, cartoonist Frank Stack published what many consider the first underground comic, The Adventures of Jesus...

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All Crime Comics #2
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Bruce Timm, et al, Timm, Bruce, Very Fine, Burbank, Art of Fiction, 2013, 1st, 9781937048112, 10 inches, 6.5 inches, 36 pages, color, Softcover, wraps, English

A great Bruce Timm cover graces this tale of skyjacking, armed robbery, murder and revenge. Interior Art by Steve Gordon (Chapters 1 & 3) and Vince...

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Pete and Miriam - First Printing
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Rich Tommaso, Tommaso, Rich, Near Fine (light wear to bottom of spine), Los Angeles, Boom!, 2012, 1st, 9781608860999, 6.25 inches, 9.5 inches, 120 pages, black & white, Softcover, color wraps, English

From the publisher: War, Polanski, Mischief Night, and schoolyard fights. From the mundane to the unpredictable, the complicated relationship of Pete and...

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Acme Novelty Library #18
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Chris Ware, Ware, Chris, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Montreal, Drawn and Quarterly, 2007, 1st, 978-1897299173, 11 inches, 8 inches, 56 pages, color, Hardcover, cloth spine, decorative boards, English

From the publisher: In keeping with his athletic goal of issuing a volume of his occasionally lauded ACME series once every new autumn, volume 18 finds...

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Cornflakes!
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Very Fine, Stan Wenches, Wenches, Stan, Mad Terrorist Press, 2004, 1st, 8.5 inches, 5.5 inches, 24 pages, black & white, Softcover, wraps

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Robert Williams, Williams, Robert, Near Fine (light wear to the corners, light shelfwear, very flat, tight, clean), Seattle, Fantagraphics, 2002, 1st, 9781560975212, 12 inches, 9.25 inches, 288 pages, black & white with 32 pages in color, Softcover, color wraps, English

Out of print. The ultimate collection of Robert Williams's underground comix and drawings. Included in this deluxe collection are all of Williams'...

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Robert Williams, Williams, Robert, One of 1000 numbered hardcover copies signed by the artist, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Seattle, Fantagraphics, 2002, 1st, 9781560975212, 12.25 inches, 9.5 inches, 288 pages, black & white with 32 pages in color, Hardcover, cloth, English

This limited hardcover run is signed & numbered on a sewn-in vellum page featuring an exclusive illustration from Robert Williams printed above the...

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Robert Williams, Williams, Robert, One of 1000 numbered hardcover copies signed by the artist, The tip of two pages have been clipped to separate them otherwise Very Fine in Near Fine dustjacket, Seattle, Fantagraphics, 2002, 1st, 9781560975212, 12.25 inches, 9.5 inches, 288 pages, black & white with 32 pages in color, Hardcover, cloth, English

This limited hardcover run is signed & numbered on a sewn-in vellum page featuring an exclusive illustration from Robert Williams printed above the...

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S. Clay Wilson, Wilson, S. Clay, Very Fine, San Francisco, Last Gasp, 1998, 1st, 0867193840, 10.5 inches, 7.75 inches, 245 pages, black & white throughout with sections in color, softcover, color wraps

A pristine copy of this out of print collection. Laid in is a Hi De Ho store flyer for a signing for S. Clay Wilson. From the publisher: The last of...

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S. Clay Wilson, Wilson, S. Clay, Inscribed by the artist with a drawing, Very Good+, issued without dustjacket (stains to the page edges, corners sharp, binding and interior sound), San Francisco, Last Gasp, 1998, 1st, 0867193840, 10.75 inches, 8 inches, 245 pages, black & white with 7 pages in color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the library of Nelson Lyon (1939-2012), writer-director of the 1972 sex comedy "The Telephone Book," and a staff writer on "Saturday Night Live."...

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S. Clay Wilson, NF (slight shelf wear otherwise flat, clean, tight), Wilson, S. Clay, Last Gasp, 1998, 1st, 867193840, color wraps, English

The last of the Zap artists to be anthologized, S. Clay Wilson has always been the most extreme. His wild stories of pirates, bikers, and deviants,...

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S. Clay Wilson, Signed and dated 1998 by the artist, NF (slight shelf wear otherwise flat, clean, tight), Wilson, S. Clay, Last Gasp, 1998, 1st, 867193840, color wraps, English

Signed and dated 1998 by the artist.  Out of print. The last of the Zap artists to be anthologized, S. Clay Wilson has always been the most extreme....

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Basil Wolverton, Limited to 1200 copies, VG+ (mild corner wear & cover rubbing, generally flat and clean), Wolverton, Basil, Glenn Bray, 1975, 1st, color wraps

A collection of Wolverton comics and art: Bingbang Buster, Dan Dumm, Hap Yaptrap, the daily strip Supersonic Sammy, scenes from the end of the world, a...

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Gjdrkzlxcbwq Comics
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Basil Wolverton, Wolverton, Basil, Fine, Glenn Bray & Basil Wolverton, Sylmar, 1973, 1st, 7.5 inches, 5 inches, 36 pages, black & white, Softcover, color wraps, English

The first and only printing of this digest-sized "underground" comic. "A Gallery of Gooney Gags" by Basil Wolverton. 36 pages, no ads. The first book ever...

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Dick Voll, Basil Wolverton, Voll, Dick, Wolverton, Basil, Near Fine (mild cover wear, interior very flat, bright, clean), Seattle, WA, Fantagraphics, 1989, 1st, 9781560970224, 12 inches, 9 inches, 136 pages, 20 color and over 300 black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

A Basil Wolverton retrospective focusing on his trademark grotesques for humor comics, magazines, bubble gum cards, etc. with a 12-page interview with...

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Bhob Stewart, Wallace Wood, Stewart, Bhob, Wood, Wallace, Hardcover edition limited to 1000 copies, Very Fine in Very Good+ dustjacket (mild rubbing and 1/16-inch nick to edge of dustjacket), Raleigh, NC, TwoMorrows, 2003, 1st, 9781893905283, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, x, 328+16 in color pages, color and black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

Out of print in all editions. Limited to 1000 copies, this hardcover includes 16 full-color pages not found in the softcover edition. Edited by Bhob...

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Wallace Wood, Wood, Wallace, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Fantagraphics, Seattle, 2019, 2nd, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 200 pages, color and black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Filthy, Naughty Wood! This is an archival collection of smut! Wood's work for the underground press and men's magazines: Dude, Gent, Cavalcade, Screw, Gang...

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The Wallace Wood Checklist
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Bhob Stewart, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr., Wallace Wood, Stewart, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr., Bhob, Wood, Wallace, Very Fine, TwoMorrows Publishing, Raleigh, NC, 2003, 1st, 10 inches, 6.75 inches, 64 pages, Over 75 black & white illustrations, Softcover, color wraps, English

From the publisher: The most thorough listing of Wood's work ever published, taking more than 20 Wood experts over two decades to compile! Lists in...

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Woodwork #1
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Wallace Wood, Wood, Wallace, Upper corner lightly bent otherwise Fine, Bill Pearson, Bridgeport, 1980, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 52 pages, black & white, softcover, color wraps, English

A collection of Wally Wood material from Witzend magazine, plus "The Witzend Story." Includes the entire stories of The Pipsqueak Papers, The Rejects, and...

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Wallace Wood, Wood, Wallace, Very Fine, Casal Solleric/Fundacio Palma Espai d'Art, Palma, 2010, 1st, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 352 pages, over 1200 color and black & white illustrations, Softcover, French wraps

The scarce original edition of this impressive catalogue for the artist's comprehensive museum exhibition in Palma, Spain in 2010. Woodwork is a celebration...

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7 Tiny Books - Signed & Numbered
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Jim Woodring, Woodring, Jim, #95 of 100 numbered copies signed by the artist, Fine in Very Good+ slipcase (cardstock slipcase slightly crushed), Jim Woodring, Seattle, 1991, 1st thus, 4 inches, 2.75 inches, 112 pages, black & white illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

A boxed set of mini-comics, by comics master Jim Woodring, each printed on a different color of paper. The seven 16-page mini-comics are: Big Red's...

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Jim Woodring, Woodring, Jim, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Seattle, Fantagraphics Books, 2010, 1st, 978-1-60699-340-8, 9.75 inches, 7.25 inches, 104 pages, black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

This is a pristine first printing of the original edition. The book was re-issued in 2016. From the publisher: Weathercraft is acclaimed cartoonist...

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American Comics: A History
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Jeremy Dauber, Dauber, Jeremy, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, New York, W. W. Norton & Company, 2021, 1st, 9780393635607, 9.6 inches, 6.5 inches, 592 pages, Hardcover, boards, English

From the publisher: The sweeping story of cartoons, comic strips, and graphic novels and their hold on the American imagination. Comics have conquered...

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Harvey Pekar, Pekar, Harvey, Inscribed by the artis, Very Fine, New York, Ballantine Books, 2003, 1st, 9780345468307, 10.75 inches, 8.25 inches, 320 pages, black & white, Softcover, color wraps, English

Inscribed by Harvey Pekar on the title page: "To Joe, Harvey Pekar" Two classic comic anthologies in one volume. Out of print in all versions....

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Bogus Dead
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Jerome Gaynor (ed.), Gaynor (ed.), Jerome, Very Fine, St. Louis, Jerome Gaynor, 2003, 1st, 9781891867194, 9 inches, 7.5 inches, 144 pages, black & white, Softcover, wraps, English

The Living Dead, (aka "Zombies") have begun to rise from the dead and violently and indiscriminately attack and eat the living. Within weeks, society has...

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Gary Sassaman, Jackie Estrada, Sassaman, Jackie Estrada, Gary, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 2009, 1st, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 208 pages, over 650 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the dustjacket: Since 1970, when a group of comic book lovers organized the first show, Comic-Con International has been the place for insiders to...

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Les Daniels, Daniels, Les, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (topedge slightly spotted, slight toning, otherwise very sharp), New York, Bonanza, 1971, 11.2 inches, 8.75 inches, x, 198 pages, black & white illustrations throughout with 16 pages in color, hardcover, boards, English

This 1971 history of comics, written by Les Daniels with graphics and graphic design by The Mad Peck, wore its counterculture sensibilities on its sleeve....

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Andrea Juno, Juno, Andrea, Fine, New York, Juno Books, 1997, 1st, 978-0965104289, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 224 pages, black & white illustrations, Softcover, color wraps, English

Interviews with 14 artists -- including Art Spiegelman, Dan Clowes, Julie Doucet, Chris Ware, Diane Noomin, Chester Brown, Ted Rall, and Phoebe Gloeckner....

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Dutch Treat
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Fine, Kitchen Sink, Princeton, WI, 1977, 1st, 9.75 inches, 6.75 inches, 44 pages, black & white, Softcover, color wraps, English

Comix by Joost Swarte, Evert Geradts, Peter Pontiac, Bill Bodewes, Harry Buckinx, and Aart Clerkx. A terrific collection of stories from the first &...

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Harvey Kurtzman, Kurtzman, Harvey, Very Good+ (mild cover wear, one bent corner, spine tight and unbroken, interior sound), Prentice Hall, New York, 1991, 1st, 15 inches, 11 inches, 96 pages, about 400 illustrations, most in color, softcover, wraps, English

Harvey Kurtzman's very personal history of American comic books culled from his experiences and memories. The oversize glossy color format allows for...


Masters of American Comics
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John Carlin, Paul Karasik, Brian Walker, Carlin, Paul Karasik, Brian Walker, John, Fine, issued without dustjacket, New Haven, CT, Yale University Press, 2005, 1st, 9780300113174, 12.5 inches, 9 inches, 328 pages, 283 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

This book is out of print and includes high resolution photographs of the artwork from the MOCA exhibition! In-depth analysis of fifteen artists--Winsor...

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Read Yourself Raw
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Art Spiegelman, Francoise Mouly, Spiegelman, Francoise Mouly, Art, Near Fine (mild wear/rubbing to the open corners, no thumbdents, flat, tight, clean), New York, Pantheon Books, 1987, 1st, 0140122656, 14 inches, 10.5 inches, 92 pages, color and black & white comix, softcover, wraps, English

"Pages from the Rare First 3 Issues of the Comics Magazine for Damned Intellectuals!" Comix by an international roster of writers/artists: Gary Panter,...

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Amy Nyberg, Nyberg, Amy, Fine, Jackson, MS, University Press of Mississippi, 1998, 1st, 978-0-87805-975-1, 9 inches, 6 inches, 256 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, Softcover, color wraps, English

From the publisher: For the past forty years the content of comic books has been governed by an industry self-regulatory code adopted by publishers in...

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Alan Hewetson, Hewetson, Alan, Fine, Manchester, Headpress/Critical Vision, 2004, 1st, 9781900486378, 10.75 inches, 8.25 inches, 256 pages, black & white illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

The Complete Illustrated History of the Skywald Horror-Mood. From the publisher: Out of New York City in the early '70s emerged a series of black and...

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Snatch Sampler
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VF, Keith Green, 1977, 1st, wraps

R. Crumb, Robert Williams, S. Clay Wilson, Spain, Jay Lynch and James Osborne. The artists all used pseudonyms (R. Crust, Crank Collingwood, Rawbut Weeyums,...

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Spumco Comic Book #1
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Near Fine (multiple dents and dings to the covers, light wear, flat, tight, clean), Dark Horse, Milwaukie, OR, 1996, 1st, 12 inches, 9 inches, 64 pages, color, softcover, wraps, English

Comic stories featuring Jimmy the Idiot Boy and George Liquor from the Spumco crew including John Kricfalusi, Shane Glines, Mike Fontanelli, and Jim Smith.

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