- Late January 2006 -

NEW COMICS

NEW! 1973 Roe V Wade Decision Comic Books

This last week of January marks the 33rd anniversary of the Supreme Court's Jan 22 1973 decision legalizing safe abortions. (Thank you.) Recognizing that, here are two comics from that year - each produced as a response right after the decision occurred. First, from the always entertaining Right To Life Organization, we have what seems to be the first pamphlet they ever produced, 1973's "WHO KILLED JUNIOR?" where we learn doctors were dousing women with salt to melt fetuses and were also jabbing and swinging steak knives in there to chop up babies. Huh. - and from the Head Shop, Hippy, Feminist Side, we have the Left's excellent and calming "ABORTION EVE", also from 1973, where we learn people were happily getting lots of abortions and just liked to talk and talk and talk about it. Both have great back covers, one celebrating Mad Magazine, the other evoking Hitler. I'm not sure which comic wins the argument, but it's a lot of fun to pair them up and read as a set. Quite a tense debate, still, certainly ... Here they are both:

read 1973 "WHO KILLED JUNIOR?"
warning - ugly images


read 1973 "ABORTION EVE" comic
warning - verbose conversation

---- Thanks and Best - Ethan. ----

NEW! The 1956 International Bilingual Dr Martin Luther King Jr Comic Book Message

Excuse the lengthy title choice (and description) for this new feature, but we've always believed that when you go verbose, it's best to go all out --and the title above is exactly what describes our newest comic book posting.

Most sane thinkers consider MLK to be an important and historic larger-than-life icon, but how did that happen? Especially given the marginalized press coverage of blacks in the 50s, how was his message galvanized among southern minorities and then spread as a single statement beyond the black community -- and how was it focused so specifically to such seemingly ignorable or boring local incidents as one black woman's refusal to give up a bus seat and a following small-town bus boycott, as well as the concept of Passive Resistance? Without any need for hyperbole, this comic book is one of the reasons. Produced by the Fellowship of the Reconciliation and sent very surreptitiously throughout the South (it was dangerous for many to own a copy), then translated, re-drawn, and distributed once again throughout the entire SOUTHERN CONTINENT through Mexico, into Central and then South America, this comic tells the story that established the myth of Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks at the time that it mattered, mere months after news events occurred. Intended for adults, but shown in comic book format for the largest possible distribution and audience and instruction.



It was also produced as a comic because more adult seeming publications and newspapers were often destroyed by white businessmen and other violent types bent on continuing segregation's grip on the South. But that does not mean people found distributing copies of this comic were not given their fair share of beatings and harassment, nor does it mean thousands of copies were not often destroyed. Why? This comic is and was dangerously honest. Featuring the Klan (lynching, bombs, burning crosses), Jim Crow laws, and the entire concept of Nonviolent Protest. This pamphlet offered advice and instructions on how to use passive resistance and massive non-violent resistance against segregation, just as these ideas were fresh --and it also established a clear connection of MLK to Gandhi, a public connection that continues on to today.

A copy of this comic is held in the Smithsonian and many Civil Rights leaders recognize this as one of the most important AND PERSUASIVE items of the 50s in establishing or explaining their cause to the world, as well as giving many black youths the courage and direction to hold their own political protests. Many notable sit-ins and demonstrations link to this comic book getting into the right hands - and it did get around, literally devoured by black college students at the time. We're DELIGHTED to offer you not just the American version of this comic but also the SPANISH edition, of which maybe two or three copies are known to exist. After extensive effort and search, we were able to find a copy in Uruguay. Not joking. Completely redrawn and translated, click back and forth to compare art, some of the differences between the two are great.

from the Spanish edition

Here they are, both versions, together for the first time, online or in any format that I know of, either in a printed book or in an online or physical exhibit - click to read

Ever wonder how much influence and power a small press or self-produced item can have? This is one of the best examples you'll ever see.

And, ha, naturally,
Happy Martin Luther King Day Jan 16 - Ethan.

- December 2005 -

NEW COMICS - YOUR HOLIDAY GIFT

1968-1974 Alcoholics Anonymous Comic Strips

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- November 2005-

NEW COMICS

NEW! GRENADA: RESCUED FROM RAPE AND SLAVERY - 1984 CIA COMIC BOOK

It's November and that means it's Election Season here in the US. What better way to celebrate the occasion than with an actual comic book produced and written by the CIA. How about a comic that was air-dropped during a US Invasion? "GRENADA" is just that thing. And we promise you it's the number one Real Deal. Acquired through amicable agreement with an actual recipient of the comic and former citizen of the island. This comic pulls no punches. Just look at the picture above of islanders getting their heads banged in by murderers designed to resemble Cubans. And that's just the front cover. Rape, Murder, Lies, Beatings. All tied up in a beautifully dishonest Pro-Reagan Anti-Castro message. George Bush Sr even takes time out his busy post-hurricane Humanitarian schedule to make an appearance. This comic was never meant to be read by anyone in the United States, or anyone outside the Carribean for that matter. Here it is for you, Click to read.

note: English is the national language of Grenada. The island is a former British colony.

-Also-


NEW! 1947 JOHNNY SURGE Comic Book

Here's a wonderfully wayward comic I doubt you've seen or heard about. We'll all be drinking plenty of milk over the next few months and "The Story of Johnny Surge" tells the story of Johnny, a teat-clip that gave comfort to the udders of countless cows. Just look at how delighted and giddy those girls up there are, "No crawling" indeed. Absolutely nothing unintentionally sexual or perverted here at all. Click to read.

Upcoming Holiday updates: November 21 - THE RECOVERY OF CHARLIE PICKLE issue one now available - click here December 15 - A Surprise Holiday Gift from us to you. ???. Yes, Stay tuned. now available - click here

Thanks and Happy Holidays - Ethan