Hup by Gary Panter (2 results)

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Limited Edition. Author-signed limited edition. This is copy 31 of 100. Booklet, measuring approximately 5.5" x 8.75", is staple bound in original illustrated stiff wrappers. This volume is like new, with very minor blemish in upper outside corner of rear cover. 32 unnumbered pages. This is a very rare self-published comic by the artist Gary Panter (b. 1950), one of the most important figures of the new-wave comics era of the 1970s. This 32 page comic (28 B&W pages plus COLOR Xerox cover) showcases the highly imaginative early work of the originator of "Jimbo" and the future city of "Dal-Tokyo". Number 31 of only 100 copies produced, it is signed and dated in pencil by the artist on pages 30 and 31 of the book. "I published a thing called Hup when I first got to LA, a self-published quick print comic about a Godzilla samurai guy on this big three-horn triceratops tractor"--Interview with Gary Panter, "United Mutations" website Panter won three Emmys for set design for the popular TV series "Pee-wee's Playhouse" and has shown work in TIME, Rolling Stone and countless other publications and is the subject of a 700 page monograph by PictureBox. Signed by Author(s).…

5.5 x 8.5" [32] pp. including color xerox covers pasted to inner pages. A b&w xerox printed mini comic. Rare. Saddle-stapled wraps. Light shelfwear. Very good.