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August 8th, 2009
09:43 pm
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The secret origin of snakes
My favorite creator from the Golden Age of Undergrounds, Gilbert Shelton (here aided and abetted by Tony Bell), with Wonder Wart-Hog back in the age of dinosaurs. Not only do we see a Tyrannosaur whose teeth have been knocked out by a fighting-mad super-powered humanoid wart-hog (and how often does THAT happen), not only do we learn how snakes actually lost their legs (it was not millions of years of evolution, as we have been led to believe)... but we see the ancestor of a famous Muppet and the first recorded instance of a famous sound effect. How much history can one page hold?

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July 22nd, 2009
10:04 pm
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Never try to hypnotize your cat
An interlude with those enemies of all that is decent and pure, Gilbert Shelton's Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers! (And Fat Freddy's Cat, of course.



As a child, I thought cats were wise and deep with the mysteries of the ages brooding behind their lambent eyes. Until I noticed my cat looked up at me from licking herself and had forgotten her tongue was still sticking out....

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April 16th, 2009
09:34 pm
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"So you're a Mescalero, right? Sounds a bit like mescaline, heh heh."


This is from 1968's FEDS 'N' HEADS COMICS, by Gilbert Shelton. It featured some stand alone strips, and appearances by Wonder Wart-Hog and the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers; the Hog of Steel was fading out as Shelton's attention shifted to the Freaks. "The Indian That Came To Dinner" is a cute little two-pager where a slightly decadent-looking suburban couple go along with "National Bring-an-Indian-Home-to-Dinner Week." There's a gag about the taciturn Indian cooking the Chow dog (this MUST have been old even back then). Then we get to the second page.

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