COMICS WITH
PROBLEMS issue #4
THE
STARTLING EXPLOITS OF
Capt Veedee-O and Ms. Wanda Lust in VD CLAPTRAP
(First Trip to Venus - "SHANKERS AWAY!!!")
16
pages plus cover, newsprint with spot color pink and orange
throughout.
PROBLEM(s)
DEALT WITH: Health risks of sexually-transmitted disease,
including risks to heart, body, brain and fertility. Specifically
covering Gonorreah and Syphilis -- also addresses myths, known
facts of the day, proper sexual procedure, etc.
NOTES:
Published October 1972 in conjunction with PBS Television's
special on Venereal Disease entitled V.D. Blues - comic
itself caused controversy when handed out to public school 8th
graders, prompting a vocal protest from angry parents in Ocean
City, New Jersey.
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This one rules!
-- Heather, Minneapolis MN
I'm on the first page and all I can say
is...
oh my god.
-- Ann, Washington DC
I think the back cover is lyrics to some Laurie Anderson song I saw performed live during a UNICEF telethon in the eighties.
-- Donald, Oakland CA
PAGE ELEVEN - HI HONEY I THINK I'M IN LOVE
-- Esther, Cheyenne WY
Oh my god
Are they actually recommending douching to help prevent gonorrhea?
-- Heather, Minneapolis MN
Nice doorbell placement
-- Paul, Sanfrancisco CA
I didn't realize that so many puns could be made at a VD's expense.
-- Ann, Washington DC
SHANKERS AWAY -- Joseph, Baton Rouge LA
Ooze There
-- Nathan, Denver CO
Groin Larceny
-- Mary Beth, Chicago IL
And the illustrations. They are fantastic.
-- Ann, Washington DC
November 2007 postscript: "Hey saw this self-produced magazine from 1976 and thought immediately of Capt VD and Wanda, attached"
Sent via Robert, Nevada, click for full scan
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