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09:31 pm
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Running around in circles
A typically clever page from Art Spiegelman. He may be best remembered for the powerful allegory MAUS, but most of his work involves a playful use of comics as jigsaw puzzles. This is from ARCADE: THE COMICS REVUE# 2, Summer 1975.
Tags: creator: art spiegelman, publisher: undergrounds
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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?
Tags: creator: gilbert shelton, publisher: undergrounds
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02:10 am
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COMIX IN UNEXPECTED PLACES (GUM WRAPPERS)
Further entries in this series: "Comix In Unexpected Places™= "1970s Albums, Adult Magazines, Action Figure Packaging, Newspapers, Cereal Boxes, AND MORE !!!"
You'll be surprised !!
Tags: genre: promotional, publisher: undergrounds, title: bazooka joe
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11:27 pm
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"BILJO WHITE", GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN....
Tags: medium: fanart, publisher: undergrounds
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09:11 pm
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Party in the Underground Universe
You know, I was going to say the X-Men look weirder than these denizens of the underground, but on second thought, maybe not. This is the cover by Rand Holmes to the 1974 book A HISTORY OF UNDERGROUND COMICS by Mark James Estren. Let's see who's at the party.
Tags: nsfw: nudity, publisher: undergrounds
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05:45 pm
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Good grief, who rolled that thing?
Dude, learn to pace yourself. Anyway, this inspirational poster is from Jim Mitchell's 1971 underground SMILE
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08:14 pm
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BEEPO AND ROADKILL FOR DOPE WEEK
Just a sample from one of the few online comics that are not anti-drug. I wouldn't call Mr. Yungbluth an advocate exactly, but he's admitted to using pot himself and seems to be pro-choice when it comes to controlled substances.
Tags: publisher: undergrounds
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10:30 am
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Words to live by
A Zen moment which had been up at the old homestead but I think it merits being seen again. This is from 1972's FURTHER ADVENTURES OF THOSE FABULOUS FURRY FREAK BROTHERS by none other than Gilbert Shelton. This poster was available for a mere $2.25 and it graced many an apartment wall in the 1970s.Possibly this would make a good bumper sticker today. Rather than all those "I'd rather be fishing" or "A bad day's golf is better than a good day at work."
Tags: publisher: undergrounds
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