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Print Mint Jan 1966

Lenny of Laredo #1

Lenny of Laredo #1
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The second comic published in the independent 'underground' genre
16-page parody of comedian Lenny Bruce and the 1964 Berkley Free Speech Movement
According to Joel Beck, the creator of the publication, the first print run was 500 copies
First printing measures 8.5 in. x 11 in.
The second printing has an orange cover and measures 6.5 in. x 8.5 in.
The third printing is white, measures 7 in. x 10 in. and was printed by Print Mint
Rip Off Press Jan 1964

God Nose

God Nose
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Considered the first comic to be printed in the underground comix, independent genre
Collection of comic strips that were published in Charlatan, a college fanzine
Print run: 1,000
Last Gasp Jan 1981

Weirdo #1

Weirdo #1
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Magazine-sized anthology of underground comics from independent creators that served as a crass counterpoint to publications such as Raw and MAD
First printing ($2.25): 10,000 copies
Last Gasp Apr 1970

Slow Death #1

Slow Death #1
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First comic book published by Last Gasp
Created with the intention to donate the proceeds to an ecology center and published on Earth Day but was rejected by the monetary recipient
Collection of humorous, mature-themed stories criticizing enemies of the environment
First printing: 20,000 copies with red border on cover
Later printings have a white border on the cover
Last Gasp Mar 1972

Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary #1

Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary #1
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44-page one-shot considered to be the first autobiographical comic wherein the creator utilizes the medium to confess deeply personal traumas resulting from a Catholic upbringing clashing against a post-publication diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder
Inspired creators including Art Spiegelman, Robert Crumb and Jim Woodring
First printing approximate copies: 55,000
Subsequent printings can be identified from the first by the absence of an illustration of the virgin Mary in the background behind a full text panel on page 23 (tap cover and swipe for clarification)
Print Mint Jun 1971

Light Comitragies #1

Light Comitragies #1
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One-shot by Greg Irons, an artist who gained fame for his tattoo work, album art and as an animator on the Beatles film 'Yellow Submarine'
28-page illustrated narrative that witnesses the Biblical apocalypse through a psychedelic lens
Minimal prose by Tom Veitch from the novel 'The Luis Armed Story'
Unknown Jan 1974

Real World Comix #1

Real World Comix #1
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Anthology of stories by Errol McCarthy, the artist most famous for the artwork on the back of 1980s He-Man action figure packaging
Head Press Jan 1973

Short Order Comix #1

Short Order Comix #1
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Anthology of stories including 'Prisoner on the Hell Planet' by Art Spiegelman, an autobiographical story from the creator of Maus
The story is about Spiegelman’s time spent in a state hospital after suffering from a depressive episode and is reprinted/integrated in Maus Vol. I
Apex Jul 1972

Funny Aminals #1

Funny Aminals #1
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Debut of Maus, a three-page black and white story
Art Spiegelman expanded on this concept with a seven-chapter, serialized story published in Raw Magazine between 1980 - 1986
The framework of this story was inspired by interviews with Spiegelman's father, a Polish Jew and Holocaust survivor
Gilbert Shelton Feb 1968

Feds N Heads

Feds N Heads
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1st appearance of the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers in comic books
First printing has a yellow road and white buildings in the background
Adapted into an animated TV series, voiced by Pete Davidson, John Goodman and Woody Harrelson
Kitchen Sink Press Aug 1981

Bizarre Sex #9

Bizarre Sex #9
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1st appearance of Omaha the Cat Dancer in a standard comic book
Omaha previously appeared in Vootie, a fanzine of comic book strips
Omaha the Cat Dancer is a sexually explicit yarn featuring an anthropomorphic feline stripper
First printing has a $1.50 cover price, dated August 1981 and has the number 54321 on the interior cover
Last Gasp Jul 1970

It Ain't Me Babe #1

It Ain't Me Babe #1
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First comic book produced entirely by women
36-page one-shot by various female cartoonists who were frustrated by the misogyny that was a cornerstone of the adult-themed underground comics
Prolific and enduring publisher, Last Gasp purchased the rights to the issue for $1,000
20,000 copies of the first print run were sold and an additional 20,000 split between the second and third printings
The title, 'It Ain't Me Babe' is a snub to the Bob Dylan song of the same name due to its anti-female lyrical content
The success of this issue led to a follow-up, all-female liberation project called Wimmen's Comix Collective
Editor, writer and cover artist Trina Robbins died of a stroke on April 10, 2024 at the age of 85
Print Mint Jan 1969

Tales From the Ozone #1

Tales From the Ozone #1
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First underground comic published in Detroit
The term "Underground" refers to self-published comics in the late 60s/early 70s that disregarded the Comics Code with adult-oriented stories
Back cover advertisement of music acts performing at the Grande Ballroom: Jethro Tull, Chuck Berry, The Who
Stories by Robert Crumb and other notable names of the sub-genre
Illustrations by famed concert poster artists Carl Lundgren and Gary Grimshaw
Print Mint Jul 1968

Zap Comix #2

Zap Comix #2
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Written and illustrated by Robert Crumb and other artists
There is a version of the first printing that has miscut pages of the interior 'Head First' strip
San Francisco Comic Book Company Aug 1970

Mr. Natural #1

Mr. Natural #1
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Two-issue solo title series
Mr. Natural first appeared in standard comic books in Zap Comix #1 (1967)
Mr. Natural was introduced in the independent newspaper Yarrowstalks #1 (1967)
Print Mint Nov 1967

Zap Comix #1

Zap Comix #1
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1st appearance of Mr. Natural
First printing states "printed by Charles Plymell" on back cover
Credited for birthing the adult-themed, independently published comic genre
Last Gasp Sep 1972

Dr. Atomic #1

Dr. Atomic #1
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1st appearance of Dr. Atomic in a standard U.S. comic book, previously introduced in Sunday Paper, a San Francisco-based publication that specialized in underground comix strips
First issue reprints strips from Sunday Paper
First and second printings indistinguishable from one another, third printing has a $0.75 cover price

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