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Fever Dreams

Richard Corben, Jan Strnad, Special Collections, and Fleet Library

"The cover story, "To Meet the Faces You Meet," has been adapted as the movie MEAD, premiering in summer 2022. Written by frequent Corben collaborator Jan Strnad this is one of the pair's true classics. … This early underground comix science fiction cross-over was very popular, going through several printings. The other portion of the comic is "The Unicorn Quest," also written by Strnad but drawn by John Adkins Richardson. Fabulous front cover by Corben (later printings are generally not as vivid as this initial printing)." – from Steve Krupp's Curio Shoppe a division of www.deniskitchen.com. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Funny Aminals

R. Crumb (editor), Special Collections, and Fleet Library

The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
The People's Comics

R. Crumb, Special Collections, and Fleet Library

24 unnumbered pages : illustrations. Cover title. "First printing of this edition, April 1976." Library has Fourth Kitchen Sink printing, October, 1986. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Bijou Funnies, No. 2

Jay Lynch (editor, cartoonist); Special Collections; and Fleet Library

8 no. : chiefly illustrations. Frequency: Irregular. Vol. 1, no. 1-v. 1, no. 8. Bijou Funnies was an American underground comix magazine which published eight issues between 1968 and 1973. Edited by Chicago-based cartoonist Jay Lynch, Bijou Funnies featured work by the core group of Lynch, Skip Williamson, Robert Crumb, and Jay Kinney, as well as Art Spiegelman, Gilbert Shelton, Justin Green, and Kim Deitch. Bijou Funnies was heavily influenced by Mad magazine, and, along with Zap Comix, is considered one of the titles to launch the underground comix movement.--Wikipedia. Color cover illustrations, b&w interiors. Library has vol. 1, nos. 2, 4, 6. Nos. 4 & 6 in poor condition. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Skull, No. 5

Spain Rodriguez, Special Collections, and Fleet Library

"Underground Cartoon Workers", "Adults Only". 36 pages, chiefly illustrations. Began with #1, ceased with #6. "This is another H.P. Lovecraft issue, though Spain Rodriguez does a story of his own instead of one of Lovecraft's. Richard Corben illustrates the first story, Lovecraft's "The Rats in the Walls," which is about a man who returns to his ancestral home only to be driven mad by his family's curse. Charles Dallas illustrates a waking nightmare in Lovecraft's poem, "To a Dreamer," while Larry Todd takes on Lovecraft's "The Shadow from the Abyss," in which a man's mind is transposed with another mind from an ancient, mythical race, which slowly leads to a horrific discovery."--ComixJoint. Library has no. 5 (1972). Color cover illustration by Spain. Contributors: Spain Rodreiguez, Jack "Jaxon" Jackson, Richard Corben, Charles Dallas, Larry S. Todd, and Dave Sheridan. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Subvert Comics, No. 2

Spain Rodriguez, Special Collections, and Fleet Library

3 volumes : chiefly illustrations. Frequency: Irregular. Publication Dates: No. 1, 1970, Ceased with: No. 3, copyright 1976. Cf. The official underground and newave comix price guide / by Jay Kennedy. Title from cover. "For adult intellectuals only." By Spain Rodriguez. Cf. The official underground and newave comix price guide / by Jay Kennedy. Imprint varies: 1971-1972, San Francisco, Calif., Rip Off Press--1976, San Francisco, Calif., Keith Green Industrial Reality. Cf. The official underground and newave comix price guide / by Jay Kennedy. Color cover illustrations, b&w interior. Loibrary has no.'s 1-3. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Feelgood Funnies (No. 1)

Frank Stack, Special Collections, and Fleet Library

volumes : illustrations. By Foolbert Sturgeon [i.e. Frank Stack]. First issue published without numbering. Library has nos. 1-2 (1972, 1984). The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Dr. Atomic, No. 1

Larry S. Todd, Special Collections, and Fleet Library

volumes : illustrations. No. 1- ceased with no. 6, published in 1981. Title from cover. "Adults only". "Unlike the purely anti-drug comic book undergrounds from the 1970s (e.g., Dope Comix), Larry Todd's Dr. Atomic celebrates the joys and adventures associated with the magical herb of marijuana. Along the way, we are challenged to comprehend the myriad scientific inventions and concepts offered by Dr. Atomic throughout this series. Everything is presented with a wry sense of humor with splashes of slapstick comedy and inventive sight gags."--Comixjoint.com Color cover illustrations, b&w interiors. Library has nos. 1-3, 5-6 (two copies of #6); Nos. 1 & 2 are inscribed on the cover: To Bill Adler, from Larry S Todd & Dr. Atomic. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
O.K. Comics, No. 1

Bruce Walthers, Special Collections, and Fleet Library

The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Hungry Chuck Biscuits Comics and Stories, No. 1

Daniel Clyne, Special Collections, and Fleet Library

1 number : black-and-white illustrations. Began and ceased with no. 1 (1971). Compilation comic, includes D. Clyne, Skip Williamson, Denis Kitchen and others. Color illustrations on cover. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Big Ass comics, No. 2

R. Crumb, Special Collections, and Fleet Library

2 numbers : black-and-white illustrations ; 26 cm Frequency: Irregular. Began with [no. 1] (June 1969); ceased with no. 2 (August 1971). "Adults only." Cover price differs with each printing. Color cover illustration, b&w interior. Issue 2 in poor condition. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Home Grown Funnies

R. Crumb, Special Collections, and Fleet Library

20 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations. Title from indicia. Published one-shot. "Second printing May, 1971" The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Mr. Natural, No. 2

R. Crumb, Special Collections, and Fleet Library

3 numbers : black-and-white illustrations. Color cover illustrations, b&w interiors. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Greaser Comics, No. 1

Geroge Dicaprio, Richard Jaccoma, Special Collections, and Fleet Library

N.Y.C. : Half-Ass Press, 1971. 2 numbers : black-and-white illustrations ; 24-26 cm Frequency: Irregular. Publication Dates: Began with number 1 (Sept. 1971); ceased with no. 2 (July 1972). "Adults only." Number one is by G. DiCaprio and R. Jaccoma. No. 2 is by G. DiCaprio and Jim Janes. Description based on: Number one (Sept. 1971); title from indicia. Color cover illustrations, b&w interior. Library has issue no. 1. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Tales of Toad, No. 2

Bill Griffith, Special Collections, and Fleet Library

2 numbers : black-and-white illustrations. Publication dates: Began with no. 1 (1970); ceased with no. 2 (1971). A comic book written and drawn by Bill Griffith. Some stories feature Zippy the Pinhead. Description based on: No. 2 (1971); title from indicia. Color cover illustrations, b&w interior. Library has no. 2 only. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Laugh in the Dark, No. 1

Rory Hayes, Kim Dietch, Justin Green, Special Collections, and Fleet Library

40 unnumbered pages : black-and-white illustrations. Began and ceased with no. 1 (1971). This underground was originally supposed to be Bogeyman #4, but Last Gasp or someone figured it would be better under a different title. A gruesome but often funny underground-style horror comic featuring Rory Hayes, Kim Deitch, Spain, Bill Griffith, S. Clay Wilson and Justin Green. One of Green's contributions is one of his best Binky Brown stories. The four-page "The Agony of Binky Brown" is like a condensed origin story for Green's signature character. It's a practical yet powerful tale, relating the odd influences of Binky's youth and his inability to rationalize them out of his fervent (and clinically neurotic) mind. Color front cover illustration by Kim Deitch. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Color

Victor Moscoso, Special Collections, and Fleet Library

32 pages : color illustrations. Comic book issued in staple-bound, color-printed wrappers, with illustration across front and back wrappers, depicting humanoid robot with elongated, flexible limbs, with eyes atop feet and ray-gun for head, ascending a rainbow spiral with spheroid space station, large-finned space ship, and planet Saturn with rainbow-colored rings. "Adults Only" Born in Spain, Victor Moscoso was the first of the counterculture rock poster artists with formal academic training and experience. After studying art at Cooper Union in New York City and at Yale University, he moved to San Francisco in 1959. There, he attended the San Francisco Art Institute, where he eventually became an instructor. His posters for San Francisco's Family Dog dance-concerts at the Avalon Ballroom and his Neon Rose posters for the Matrix were to bring his work international attention in the Height-Ashbery "Summer of Love," in 1967. He became one of the featured artists of the San Francisco-based Underground Comix. Originally drawn as a storyboard for an animation that was not produced. SUMMARY: Human and humanoid characters engaged in science-fiction violence and sex. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Mean Bitch Thrills

Spain Rodriguez, Algernon Backwash, Special Collections, and Fleet Library

1 number : black-and-white illustrations. Publication Dates: Began and ceased with ([1971]). Features full length story titled: Mutiny on stellar craft nimbus-3. Born Manual Rodriguez; known as Spain or Spain Rodriguez; pseudonym Algernon Backwash; born March 2, 1940; died November 28, 2012. Color cover illustrations, b&w interior. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Comix & Stories From The Balloon Vendor

Fred Schrier, Special Collections, and Fleet Library

The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
San Francisco Comic Book, No. 2

Gary Arlington (managing editor), Special Collections, and Fleet Library

The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Motor City Comics, No. 2

R. Crumb, Special Collections, and Fleet Library

2 volumes : chiefly illustrations. Title from cover. By R. Crumb. Color illustrations on covers, b&w interiors. Library has two copies of #1 (one in poor condition) The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Mr. Natural (No. 1)

R. Crumb, Special Collections, and Fleet Library

3 numbers : black-and-white illustrations. Color cover illustrations, b&w interiors. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Plunge into the Depths of Despair

R. Crumb, Special Collections, and Fleet Library

24 unnumbered pages : illustrations. Cover title. Statement of responsibility from The official underground and newave comix price guide, by Jay Kennedy. Comic book one-shot. Color cover illustration, b&w interior.The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Uneeda Comix

R. Crumb, Special Collections, and Fleet Library

Color cover illustrations, b&w interior. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.