Barefootz Comix Book Stories #1 ~ March 1986
7.5 VF- ~ Underground
Howard Cruse's Barefootz, The Comix Book Stories, #1, March 1986, Renegade Press ~ 7.5 VF-. My grading is very conservative and most sellers would grade this higher. Bright colors; binding good; b&w interior very slightly yellowed around page edges; wrinkles and creases mostly at top edge; stress at binding edge; otherwise a NM copy. Issue in 2-mil archival poly bag with stiffener. Image shows the actual comic you will get (it is NOT a stock photo).

Issue highlights: Reprint of Howard Cruse's stories that first appeared in 1974-75 in Marvel Comics' venture into the undergrounds with "Comix Book." Story, art and cover by Howard Cruse. A collection of Barefootz, the first character from renowned underground cartoonist and Stuck Rubber Baby author Howard Cruse. Barefootz cartoony supporting cast includes cockroaches, his girlfriend, a hippie artist and a weird beast who lives under his bed. This reprints the previously uncollected Barefootz strips from Marvel's short-lived Comix Book anthology. The Boss Bug; Mamasoyboy Vumulukrishkrosh and a Pox on Your Panty Hose; Waters in His Quarters; Dolly Gets a Faith Lift; Glory Frogs Again. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.70.

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