Meep Comix (4 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 52 pages. Illustrated. This issue is dominated by reprints of US underground comics. They include a great toon by Robert Crumb about Mr. Natural and his disciples, Gilbert Shelton's "Freak Brothers Go To College" from 1969, and part of Spain Rodriguez's "Trashman Meets the Fighting She Devils." An instalment of Ogoth and Ugly Boot ("Ogoth and the Sky Women") and a few pages of Edward Barker one-pagers. Edward Barker, Robert Crumb, Gilbert Shelton, Spain Rodriguez, S. Clay Wilson, Dave Shelton, Jay Lynch, Chris Rowley, Mick Farren, Chris Welch, Skip Williamson, Ralph Edney, P. Dufficcy. (SL#112).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 52 pages. Illustrated. Nasty Tales No 6 starts with Dave Sheridan's The Answer, One pager by Skip Williamson, Ogoth and the Sky Women, Robert Crumb's hillarious A Gurl, Arnie Icepick, Tom Veitch and Greg Irons' "The Legion of Charlies & Horrible Harvey's House. (SL#112).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 52 pages. Illustrated. Legion of Charlie's, Bobo Bolinski the barroom bum, Testicles the Tautologist, The Largactalite, Mr Natural and Flakey Foont, Shuman the human, Beasts, Ecological Paranoia, Nasty Mail and two pages of ads. Also mentions the bust & following obscenity charges that occurred in June, 1971 when police seized 275 copies of Nasty Tales issue No 1 from the editorial office. This issue is dominated by reprints of US underground comics. They include a great toon by Robert Crumb about Mr. Natural and his disciples, Gilbert Shelton's "Freak Brothers Go To College" from 1969, and part of Spain Rodriguez's "Trashman Meets the Fighting She Devils." An instalment of Ogoth and Ugly Boot ("Ogoth and the Sky Women") and a few pages of Edward Barker one-pagers. Edward Barker, Robert Crumb, Gilbert Shelton, Spain Rodriguez, S. Clay Wilson, Dave Shelton, Jay Lynch, Chris Rowley, Mick Farren, Chris Welch, Skip Williamson, Ralph Edney, P. Dufficcy. (SL#112).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 52 pages. Illustrated. The final issue of Nasty Tales leads off with Robert Crumb's visually stunning "Cubist Be Bop Comics" from 1972's XYZ Comics, which leads into the Greg Irons/Tom Veitch gore classic "Cleanup Crew" from Skull Comics #3 in '71. The graphic splendor of those two stories sharply contrasts with the next, Edward Barker's "Resus the Ruthless Rodent." Even for Barker, whose early style is relatively crude, the Resus story is a dashed-off, sketchy abortion that appears to be haphazardly lettered by a high-school sophomore on crystal meth. Where the fuck is the craftsmanship from the Brits? Alas, we'll have to wait for Bryan Talbot to arrive to find it. Fortunately, following soon after "Resus" is Fred Schrier's "The Time Machine" from The Balloon Vendor in 1971. In this mind-bending, 17-page cosmic adventure, oddball physicist Cecil Quill leads his companion Hodges into a metaphysical time warp, with all of Schrier's usual psychedelic trimmings and lush details. Speaking of Talbot, I wouldn't be surprised if "The Time Machine" was one of his key influences for the Chester Hackenbush adventures, though he has never acknowledged as much. The final issue of Nasty Tales ends the run of one of the most important publications in the history of British undergrounds, exposing Britains to some great American underground comics. Nasty Tales and the infamous obscenity trial associated with it paved the road for future undergrounds and inspired British cartoonists to cut loose, almost as much as their American counterparts. (SL#112).