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A guide to the items and collections in Special Collections

ABOUT THE COLLECTION

The Adler Archive of Underground Comix is a collection of underground comix, books, and archival newspaper and magazine clippings on cartoonists and ephemera. The underground comix portion of the collection includes approximately 250 items published between the 1960s and 2000s by artists such as Robert Crumb, Justin Green, Bill Griffith, Aline Kominsky Crumb, Harvey Pekar, Dori Seda, Art Speigelman and many others, as well as anthology titles such as Arcade Comics Revue, RAW, Weirdo, Young Lust and Zap. The rare books in the Adler Archive are located in special collections and include examples of early to mid twentieth century cartoonists such as Charles Addams, Helen Hokinson, and Myron Waldman, and the majority of the ~280 books are located in the Fleet Library’s main collection. 

The clipping files include comic strips, interviews, news stories, feature stories, advertisements, press releases, book reviews, movie reviews, tv reviews, parodies, cover illustrations, promotional postcards, catalogs, photographs, and obituaries.  The range of publications spans national titles, local press, and underground newspapers, specialty publications devoted to comics such as The Comics Journal, Juxtapoz, etc., the National Lampoon, Playboy, and some foreign language publications. These items were mostly published between the late Sixties and the present day.

Browse the digitized portion of the collection on Digital Commons.  

The Adler Archive of Underground Comix

LIST OF UNDERGROUND COMIX 

Below is the list of Underground Comix located in The Adler Archive of Underground Comix. The list is divided into three parts: Individual Authors, Anthologies / Various Artists, and Underground Comix in the Library Catalog. The comix that have been cataloged have a URL link to their library catalog record. You can browse the digitized underground comix on Digital Commons here.

INDIVIDUAL AUTHORS

Umar Bin Hassan, “Up South in Akron, Ohio Summer 1959,” Arkives Ltd., 2023.
Vaughn Bodé, “The Man,” Print Mint, 1972.
Vaughn Bodé, “Cheech Wizard: Schizophrenia,” Last Gasp Eco Funnies, 1973.
Vaughn Bodé and Berni Wrightson, "The Collected Purple Pictography," Eros Comix, October 1991.
Charles Burns, “Hard Boiled Defective Stories,” 1983.
Rick Chidlaw & George DiCaprio, “Cocaine Comix #1,” Last Gasp Publishers, 1975.
Dan Clyne, “Hungry Chuck Biscuits Comics and Stories, No. 1,” 1971
Dave Collier, “Humphry Osmond, Psychedelic Pioneer,” first printing, 1998.
Guy Colwell, “The Inner City Romance Comic: Choices, No. 1,” Last Gasp Eco-Funnies, 1972.
Richard Corben, John Richardson, Jan Strand, “Fever Dreams,“ 1972
R. L. Crabb, “The Natural Inquirer, No. 1,” 1989
R. Crumb, “Motor City Comics,” April 1969
R. Crumb, “Home Grown Funnies,” May 1971
R. Crumb, “Your Hytone Comix,” 1971
R. Crumb, “The People’s Comics,” 1972
R. Crumb, “XYZ Comics, “ June 1972
R. Crumb, “Artistic Comics,“ March 1973
R. Crumb, “Black and White Comics” June 1973
R. Crumb, “Best Buy Comics” February 1979
R. Crumb, “Snoid Comics,“ 12/79
R. Crumb, “ID, No. 2,” 1990
R. Crumb, “How to Have Fun with a Strong Girl,” 2005
R. Crumb, “Big Ass Comics” June 1969
R. Crumb, “Big Ass Comics, No. 2,” August 1971
R. Crumb, “Mr. Natural,” August 1970
R. Crumb, “Mr. Natural, No. 2,” 1971.
R. Crumb, "R. Crumb's Carload O'Comics," 1976.
R. Crumb, “Mr. Natural, No. 3,” fifth printing, March 1980
R. Crumb, “Hup, No. 1,” 1987
R. Crumb, “Hup, No. 2,” 1987
R. Crumb, “Hup, No. 3,” 1989
R. Crumb, “Hup, No. 4,” 1992
R. Crumb,  “Art & Beauty Magazine, No. 1,“ 1996
R. Crumb,  “Art & Beauty Magazine, No. 2,” 2003
R. Crumb, “Mystic Funnies, No. 1,” 1997
R. Crumb, “Mystic Funnies, No. 2,” April 1999
R. Crumb, “Mystic Funnies, No. 3,” March 2002
R. Crumb and Aline Kominsky, “ Aline and Bob’s Dirty Laundry Comics,” December 1977
R. Crumb and Aline Kominsky-Crumb, “Self-Loathing Comics, No. 1,” 1995
R. Crumb and Aline Kominsky-Crumb, “Self-Loathing Comics, No. 2,” 1997
Kim Deitch, “Corn Fed,” 1972.
Kim Deitch, “Eating Raoul,” Mercury Film Dist., Inc., 1982.
Kim and Simon Deitch, “Waldo World, No. 2,“ March 1994
Kim and Simon Deitch, “Waldo World, No. 3,“ April 1994
Kim Deitch, “The Stuff of Dreams,” May 2002
Kim Deitch, “The Stuff of Dreams, No. 2,” May 2004
G. DiCaprio and R. Jaccoma, “Greaser Comics, No. 1,” September 1971.
George DiCaprio and Jim Janes, “Greaser Comics, No. 2,” Rip Off Press, July 1972.
Julie Doucet, “Dirty Plotte #4,” Drawn & Quarterly, September 1991.
Julie Doucet, “Dirty Plotte #2,” Drawn & Quarterly, second printing, July 1992.
Julie Doucet, “Dirty Plotte #3,” Drawn & Quarterly, second printing, December 1992.
Julie Doucet, “Dirty Plotte #5,” Drawn & Quarterly, May 1992.
Julie Doucet, “Dirty Plotte #6” Drawn & Quarterly, January 1993.
Vittorio Giardino, “Little Ego,” 1989
Vittorio Giardino, “ A Jew in Communist Prague, Volume 1,” 1994
Vittorio Giardino,  “A Jew in Communist Prague, Volume 2,” 1997
Vittorio Giardino,  “A Jew in Communist Prague, Volume 3,” 1998
Don Glassford, “Deep 3D Comix,” 1970
Grass Green, “Horny Comics and Stories, No. 4, “ 1992
Justin Green, “Show + Tell Comics,” 1973
Justin Green, “Sacred and Profane,” 1976
Roberta Gregory, “Naughty Bits, No. 26,” June 1998
Roberta Gregory, “Naughty Bits, No. 27,” October 1998
Bill Griffith, “Tales of Toad, No. 2,” 1971
Bill Griffith, “Zippy Stories,” 1977
Bill Griffith, “Yow, No. 2,” 1980
Bill Griffith, “Zippy 3,” 1980
Bill Griffith, “Zippy:  Special 2-in-1 Issue,” 1982
Rand Holmes, “The Collected Adventures of Harold Hedd, No. 1,” 1973
Rand Holmes, “Harold Hedd, No. 2,” 1973
Rand Holmes, “Harold Hedd:  Hitler’s Cocaine, No. 1, “ 1984
Rand Holmes, “Harold Hedd:  Hitler’s Cocaine, No. 2, “ 1984
Greg Irons, “Slow Death, No. 10,” 1979
Greg Irons and Tom Veitch, “Deviant Slice,“ 1972
Greg Irons and Tom Veitch, “Deviant Slice, No. 2,“ 1973
Greg Irons, Tom Veitch, “The Legion of Charlies,” 1971.
Mike Judge, “Beavis and Butt-Head, #2,” MTV and Marvel Comics, April 1994.
Aline Kominsky & Diane Noomin, "Twisted Sisters Comics," Last Gasp, 1976.
Aline Kominsky-Crumb, “The Bunch’s Power Pak Comics,“ 1979
Aline Kominsky-Crumb, “The Bunch’s Power Pak Comics,“ 1981
Jerry Lane, “Middle Class Fantasies,” 1973
Bobby London, “Merton of the Movement, No. 1,” 1971.
Tim Lowe and Arnold Willis, “Lost Cause Comix #1,” 1976.
Jay Lynch, “Nard N’ Pat, No. 1,” 1974.
Jay (Jayzey) Lynch, “Nard’n’Pat, Number Two,” Kitchen Sink Comix, first printing June 1981.
Noah Lyon, “Fuck You Dude,” 2024.
Nate McDonough,"Grixly #51," 2021.
Nate McDonough, "Grixly #52," 2021.
Nate McDonough, “The Amazing Spider-Man: At Last the Return of Venom,” Grixly Comics/Grixly Entertainment Group, 2023.
Nate McDonough, "Grixly #60," 2023.
Nate McDonough, "Grixly #63," Fall/Winter 2023.
Nate McDonough, "Grixly #64," Fall/Winter 2023.
Nate McDonough, "Grixly #65," Winter 2023/2024.
Nate McDonough, "Grixly #66," Winter 2023/2024.
Rachel Merrill, “Izzy N Jean,” 2022.
Jerry Moriarty, “Jack Survives,” 1984
Victor Moscoso, “Color,” 1971
Victor Moscoso, “Moscoso Comix, No. 1,” 1989.
Olive Nicole, “Nightmare City!” 2022.
Olive Nicole, “Ki Ni Shinaide,” 2023.
Gary Panter, “Jimbo, No.2,” Zongo Comics, 1995.
Gary Panter, “Jimbo, No.3,” Zongo Comics, 1995.
Gary Panter, “Jimbo, No.4,” Zongo Comics, 1996.
Harvey Pekar, “ American Splendor, No. 1,” 1976
Harvey Pekar, “ American Splendor, No. 2,” 1977
Harvey Pekar, “ American Splendor, No. 3,” 1978
Harvey Pekar, “ American Splendor, No. 4,” 1979
Harvey Pekar, “ American Splendor, No. 5,” 1980
Harvey Pekar, “ American Splendor, No. 6,” 1981
Harvey Pekar, “ American Splendor, No. 7,” 1982
Harvey Pekar, “ American Splendor, No. 8,” 1983
Harvey Pekar, “ American Splendor, No. 9,” 1984
Harvey Pekar, “ American Splendor, No. 10,” 1985
Harvey Pekar, “ American Splendor, No. 11,” 1986
Harvey Pekar, “ American Splendor, No. 12,” 1987
Harvey Pekar, “ American Splendor, No. 13,” 1988
Harvey Pekar, “ American Splendor, No. 14,” 1989
Harvey Pekar, “ American Splendor, No. 15,” 1990
Harvey Pekar, “ American Splendor, No. 16,” 1991
Harvey Pekar, “ American Splendor Special:  A Step Out of the Nest, No. 1,” August 1994
Harvey Pekar, “ American Splendor Windfall, No. 1,” March 1995
Harvey Pekar, “ American Splendor Windfall, No. 2,” October 1995.
Harvey Pekar, "American Splendor: Odds & Ends," Dark Horse Comics, December 1997.
Harvey Pekar, “ American Splendor Music Comics,” 1997
Harvey Pekar, “ American Splendor Terminal,” 1999
Harvey Pekar, “ American Splendor:  Portrait of the Author in His Declining Years, “ 2001
Harvey Pekar, “ American Splendor:  Unsung Hero, No. 1,” 2002
Harvey Pekar, “ American Splendor:  Unsung Hero, No. 3,” 2002
Harvey Pekar, “ American Splendor,” 2006
Ted Richards, “Dopin’ Dan, No. 3,” October 1973
Ted Richards, “Dopin’ Dan, No. 2,” October 1973.
Ted Richards, “E.Z. Wolf’s Astral Outhouse,” Last Gasp Eco-Funnies, 1977.
Ted Richards, “Dopin’ Dan, No. 1, revised edition,” 1979
Spain Rodriguez, “Subvert Comics, No. 1,” 1970
Spain Rodriguez, “Subvert Comics, No. 2,” 1972
Spain Rodriguez, “Subvert Comics, No. 3,” 1976
Spain Rodriguez, “Mean Bitch Thrills,“ 1971
Spain Rodriguez, “Trashman Lives!” 1989
Spain Rodriguez, “My True Story,” 1994
Spain Rodriguez, “Nightmare Alley,” 2003
Spain Rodriguez and S. Clay Wilson, “Spain’s Zodiac Mindwarp, No. 1, “ 2002
F. Schrier and D. Sheridan, “Meef Comix,” 1972
F. Schrier, “Meef Comix, No. 2,” May 1973
F. Schrier, “Comix & Stories From The Balloon Vendor,“ 1971
Dori Seda, “Lonely Night Comics,” 1986.
Gilbert Shelton, “Feds ‘n’ Heads Comics,” Print Mint, 1968.
Gilbert Shelton and Dave Sheridan, “Brother, Can You Spare 75 Cents for the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers?” (“Freak Bros. #4”), Rip Off Press, November 1975.
Gilbert Shelton, "Rip Off Comix #1," Rip Off Press, May 1977.
Gilbert Shelton and Dave Sheridan, “The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers in ‘Grass Roots,’” (“Freak Bros. #5”), Rip Off Press, 1977.
Gilbert Shelton and Tony Bell, “Underground Classics, No. 5:  ‘Wonder Wart-Hog, Vol. 1,’“ 1987
Gilbert Shelton, “The Fabulous Freak Brothers, No. 6,“ 1980
Gilbert Shelton, "The Adventures of Oat Willie, Vol. 1, No. 1," Austintatious Comics, 1987.
Gilbert Shelton and Paul Mavrides, “The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, No. 8: ‘The Idiots Abroad, Part 1,’“ 1996
Dave Sheridan, “Underground Classics, No. 3:  ‘Dealer McDope, No. 2,’” 1985
Dave Sheridan and Fred Schrier, “Mother’s Oats Comix No.2,” Rip Off Press, 1970
Aline Sophie & R. Crumb, "Sauve-Qui-Peut Comics and Drawings," 2022
Foolbert Sturgeon (Frank Stack), “Feelgood Funnies,” 1972
Foolbert Sturgeon (Frank Stack), “Feelgood Funnies, No. 2,” 1984
Foolbert Sturgeon (Frank Stack), “Underground Classics:  ‘Jesus, Vol. 2,’” 1990
Seth Tobochman, “Killer Kop Komix #1,” Shadow Press, 1999
Bruce Walthers, “O.K. Comics, No. 1,” first printing June 1972
Bruce Walthers, “O.K. Comics, No. 2,” first printing 1972
Robert Williams, “Coochy Cooty Men’s Comics, No. 1,“ 1970
Robert Williams, “Coochy Cooty Men’s Comics, No. 1,“ 1992 reprint
Skip Williamson, “Snappy Sammy Smoot,“ first printing, January 1979
Skip Williamson, “Skip Williamson’s Naked Hostility, No. 1,“ 1992
S. Clay Wilson, “Pork,” 1974
S. Clay Wilson, “The Checkered Demon,” 1977
S. Clay Wilson, “The Checkered Demon II,” 1978
S. Clay Wilson, “The Checkered Demon III,” 1979
 

ANTHOLOGIES / VARIOUS ARTISTS

"Anarchy Comics, No. 1" (various artists), 1978 (second edition, 1980)
"Anarchy Comics, No. 2" (various artists), 1979
"Anarchy Comics, No. 3" (various artists), 1981
"Anarchy Comics, No. 4” (various artists), 1987
"Arcade Comics Revue, No. 1", by various artists(including Art Spiegelman, Jay Lynch, Bill Griffith, Willy Murphy, Spain Rodriguez, Gilbert Shelton, Kim Deitch, R. Crumb, Justin Green), Spring 1975
"Arcade Comics Revue, No. 2,” by various artists including Art Spiegelman, Jay Lynch, Bill Griffith, Willy Murphy, Spain Rodriguez, Gilbert Shelton, Kim Deitch, R. Crumb, Diane Noomin, Justin Green), Summer 1975
"Arcade Comics Revue, No. 3,” by various artists including Art Spiegelman, Bill Griffith, Willy Murphy, Spain Rodriguez, Gilbert Shelton, Robert Armstrong, S. Clay Wilson, Robert Williams, George Kuchar, Aline Kominsky, R. Crumb, Justin Green), Fall 1975
“Arcade Comics Revue, No. 4,” by various artists including R. Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, Art Spiegelman, Bill Griffith, Willy Murphy, Robert Williams, Spain Rodriguez, Kim Deitch), Winter 1975
“Arcade Comics Revue, No. 5,” by various artists including R. Crumb, Bill Griffith, Kim Deitch, S. Clay Wilson, Diane Noomin, Justin Green, Rory Hayes, Willy Murphy, Art Spiegelman, Mary K. Brown, Justin Green, Spain Rodriguez, Aline Kominsky), Spring 1976
“Arcade Comics Revue,” No. 6,” by various artists including R. Crumb, Art Spiegelman, Bill Griffith, S. Clay Wilson, Diane Noomin, Willy Murphy, Kim Deitch, Justin Green, Aline Kominsky, Rory Hayes, Spain Rodriguez, Mary K. Brown), Summer 1976
“Arcade Comics Revue, No. 7,“ by various artists including Kim Deitch, R. Crumb, Aline Kominsky, Justin Green, Robert Williams, Robert Armstrong, Bill Griffith, Michele Brand, Diane Noomin, Spain Rodriguez, S. Clay Wilson, M.K Brown), Fall 1976
“Big Apple Comix,” (various artists), 1975
“Comic Book Confidential” (various artists), 1989
“Dope Comix, No. 1” (various artists), 1978
“Dope Comix, No. 2” (various artists), 1978
“Dope Comix, No. 3” (various artists), 1979
“Dope Comix, No. 4” (various artists), 1981
“El Perfecto Comics,” (various artists including R. Crumb, Bill Griffith, Diane Noomin, Victor Moscoso, Bobby London, Robert Armstrong, Justin Green), 1973.
“Felch Cumix,” Keith Green, Contributions from Robert Williams, S. Clay Wilson, R. Crumb, Spain Rodriguez, Jay Lynch and others, 1975
“50’s Funnies, No. 1” (various artists), 1980
“Fog City Comics, No. 1,” (Rand Holmes and half-a-dozen other Vancouver-based artists), September 1977
“Fog City Comics, No. 3,” (Rand Holmes and half-a-dozen other Vancouver-based artists), June 1979
“Funny Aminals,” (various artists including R. Crumb, Art Spiegelman, Shary Flenniken, Jay Lynch, Bill Griffith), 1972
“Jiz Comics” (various artists including R. Crumb and S. Clay Wilson), 1969
“The Human Drama” (various artists including Spain Rodriguez), 1978
“Laugh in the Dark, No. 1” (various artists), circa 1970
“Lemme Outa Here!” (various artists), 1978
“Pothole No. 2,” Edited by Mikael Choukroun. Independently-published. With contributions from Nazir Hedgepeth, Ashton Carless, Charlotte Pelissier, and James Tonra. 2024.
“Raw, No. 1” (edited and published by Françoise Mouly and Art Spiegelman), Fall 1980
“Raw, No. 2” (edited and published by Françoise Mouly and Art Spiegelman), 1980
“Raw, No. 3” (edited and published by Françoise Mouly and Art Spiegelman), 1981
“Raw, No. 4” (edited and published by Françoise Mouly and Art Spiegelman, 1982
“Raw, No. 5” (edited and published by Françoise Mouly and Art Spiegelman. 1983
“Raw, No. 6” (edited and published by Françoise Mouly and Art Spiegelman, 1984
“Raw, No. 7” (edited and published by Françoise Mouly and Art Spiegelman, 1985
“Raw, No. 8” (edited and published by Françoise Mouly and Art Spiegelman, 1986
Raw, Vol. 2, No, 1” (edited and published by Françoise Mouly and Art Spiegelman, 1989
“Rip Off Comix, No. 7” (various artists), 1980.
“San Francisco Comic Book #5,” The Print Mint/Last Gasp, Cover illustration by Willy Murphy. Contributions from Kim Deitch, Bill Griffith, Jay Lynch, Trina Robbins, Robert Williams, and others, 1979
“Short Order, No. 2,” (various artists), 1974
“Skull, No. 5” (various artists including Spain Rodriguez), 1972.
“Slow Death #6,” Last Gasp, 1974.
“Smoke Signal #4a,” Desert Island, 2024
“Snarf, No. 10” (various artists), first printing February 1987
“Snatch Comics, No. 3,” (various artists including R. Crumb and S. Clay Wilson), August 1969
“The Snatch Sampler,” (various artists including R. Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, and Robert Williams), 1977.
“Thrilling Murder Comics #1,” San Francisco Comic Book Company, 1971.
“Tits & Clits Comix #4,” Nanny Goat Productions, first edition, Edited by Lyn Chevli & Joyce Farmer. Cover by Joyce Farmer. Contributions from Dot Bucher, Lyn Chevli, Cory, Joyce Farmer, Paula Gray, Roberta Gregory, Michelle Jurris, Ruth Lynn, Jennifer Malik, Lee Marrs, Chris Powers, 1977
“Turned On Cuties” (various artists), 1972
“Weird Smut Comics, No. 3” (various artists including Spain Rodriguez), 1989
“Weirdo, No. 1” (R. Crumb, editor), 1981
“Weirdo, No. 2” (R. Crumb, editor), June 1981
“Weirdo, No. 3” (R. Crumb, editor), Fall 1981
“Weirdo, No. 4” (R. Crumb, editor), Winter 1981-82
“Weirdo, No. 5” (R. Crumb, editor), Spring 1982
“Weirdo, No. 6” (R. Crumb, editor), Summer 1982
“Weirdo, No. 7,” (R. Crumb, editor), Winter 1983
“Weirdo, No. 8” (R. Crumb, editor), Summer 1983
“Weirdo, No. 9” (R. Crumb, editor), Winter 1983-84
“Weirdo, No. 10” (R. Crumb, editor), Summer 1984
“Weirdo, No. 11” (R. Crumb, editor), Fall 1984
“Weirdo, No. 12” (R. Crumb, editor), Winter 1985
“Weirdo, No. 13” (R. Crumb, editor), Summer 1985
“Weirdo, No. 14” (R. Crumb, editor), Fall 1985
“Weirdo, No. 15” (R. Crumb, editor), Winter 1985-86
“Weirdo, No. 16” (R. Crumb, editor), Spring 1986
“Weirdo, No. 17” (R. Crumb, editor), Summer 1986
“Weirdo, No. 18” (R. Crumb, editor), Fall 1986
“Weirdo, No. 19” (R. Crumb, editor), Winter 1986-87
“Weirdo, No. 20” (R. Crumb, editor), Spring 1987
“Weirdo, No. 21” (R. Crumb, editor), Fall 1987
“Weirdo, No. 22” (R. Crumb, editor), Spring 1988
“Weirdo, No. 23” (R. Crumb, editor), Summer 1988
“Weirdo, No. 24” (R. Crumb, editor), Winter 1988-89
“Weirdo, No. 25” (R. Crumb, editor), Summer 1989
“Weirdo, No. 26” (R. Crumb, editor), Fall 1989
“Weirdo, No. 27” (R. Crumb, editor), Spring 1990
“Weirdo, No. 28” (R. Crumb, editor), Summer 1993
“Wimmen’s Comix: Women at Work All-Star Issue,” Last Gasp, first edition, contributions by Lynda Barry, M.K. Brown, Joyce Farmer, Melinda Gebbie, Aline Kominsky, Diane Noomin, Sharon Rudahl, Trina, Mary Wilshire, May 1984.
“Wimmen’s Comix #3,” Last Gasp Eco-Funnies, Edited by Sharon Rudahl. Cover by Lee Marrs. Contributions from Dot Bucher, Trina Robbins, Shelby Sampson, Melinda Wentzell, Diane Noomin, Barbara “Willy” Mendes, Margery Peters as Petchesky, Melinda Gebbie as Clothilde, 1973
“Young Lust, No. 1” (Bill Griffith and Jay Kinney), 1982 reprint of 1971 original
“Young Lust, No. 3” (various artists), 1972
“Young Lust, No. 5” (various artists), 1977
“Young Lust, No. 6” (various artists), 1980
“Young Lust, No. 7” (various artists), 1990
“Young Lust, No. 8” (various artists), 1993
 “Zap Comix, No. 0,” October 1967, by R. Crumb  (signed to Bill Adler by R. Crumb, 1985)
 “Zap Comix, No. 1,” by R. Crumb, November 1967
“Zap Comix, No. 2,” by various artists (including R. Crumb, Victor Moscoso, S. Clay Wilson, Rick Griffin), 1968
“Zap Comix, No. 3,” by various artists (including S. Clay Wilson, R. Crumb, Victor Moscoso, Gilbert Shelton), 1969
“Zap Comix, No. 4,” by various artists (including Robert Williams, Victor Moscoso, R. Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, Gilbert Shelton)
“Zap Comix, No. 5,” by various artists (including Robert Williams, Victor Moscoso, R. Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, Gilbert Shelton) 
“Zap Comix, No. 6,” by various artists (including Robert Williams, Rick Griffin, Spain Rodriguez, Victor Moscoso, R. Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, Gilbert Shelton), circa 1973
“Zap Comix, No. 7,” by various artists (including Robert Williams, Victor Moscoso, R. Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, Gilbert Shelton, Spain Rodriguez, Rick Griffin), 1974
“Zap Comix, No. 8,” by various artists (including Robert Williams, Victor Moscoso, R. Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, Gilbert Shelton, Spain Rodriguez), 1975
“Zap Comix, No. 9,” by various artists (including Robert Williams, Victor Moscoso, R. Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, Gilbert Shelton, Spain Rodriguez, Rick Griffin), 1978
“Zap Comix, No. 10,” by various artists (including Robert Williams, Victor Moscoso, R. Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, Gilbert Shelton, Spain Rodriguez), 1982
“Zap Comix, No. 11,” by various artists (including Robert Williams, R. Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, Victor Moscoso, Spain Rodriguez), 1985
“Zap Comix, No. 12,” by various artists (including Robert Williams, Victor Moscoso, R. Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, Spain Rodriguez, Rick Griffin), 1989
“Zap Comix, No. 13,” by various artists (including Robert Williams, Victor Moscoso, R. Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, Gilbert Shelton, Spain Rodriguez), 1994
“Zap Comix, No. 14,” by various artists (including Robert Williams, Victor Moscoso, R. Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, Spain Rodriguez), 1998
“Zap Comix, No. 15,” by various artists (including Victor Moscoso, R. Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, Gilbert Shelton, Paul Mavrides, Spain Rodriguez), 2004

UNDERGROUND COMIX IN THE LIBRARY CATALOG

BOOKS

Below is the list of Books in The Adler Archive of Underground Comix. The list is divided into two parts: Cataloged Books and Uncataloged Books. Library catalog links have been added to items that have been cataloged in the first part. Under the second part, is a list of books in this collection that have not yet been catalogued. This list will be updated as items are added to the Fleet Library's catalog.

CATALOGED BOOKS

UNCATALOGED BOOKS

Trevor Adams, “Unpunctual Submission of Thee Imperial Egg,” 2024
Charles (Chas) Addams, "Favorite Haunts," (hardcover), Simon and Schuster, 1976
François-Marie Banier, “On N'est Jamais Tranquile,” Steidl (hardcover, first edition), 2010
Lynda Barry, "The Good Times Are Killing Me," Real Comet Press, 1988
Lynda Barry, "The Good Times Are Killing Me," Sasquatch Books, 1998
Monte Beauchamp (editor), “The Life and Times of R. Crumb:  Comments From Contemporaries,” First Kitchen Sink Press edition: October 1998
Mel Blanc and Philip Bashe, “That’s Not All Folks” (hardcover), First printing: August 1988
Barry Blitt, "Blitt," Riverhead Books, (hardcover), 2017
Claire Bretécher, “Les Frustrés 2,” edited by the author, 1976
Claire Bretécher, “Les Frustrés 3,” edited by the author, 1978
Claire Bretécher, “National Lampoon Presents Claire Bretecher,” National Lampoon Magazine, 1978
Claire Bretécher, “Still More Frustration,” Methuen, 1986
Claire Bretécher, “Frustration,” first Evergreen Edition/Grove Press, 1988
Noah Callahan-Bever (author), Gabriel Alvarez (author), Chris Robinson (Editor), Felix Ruiz (Illustrator), Jefte Palo (Illustrator), Juan Gedeon (Illustrator), Damion Scott (Illustrator), Angel Hernandez (Illustrator), Paris Alleyne (Illustrator), "Cypress Hill: Tres Equis," Z2 Comics. Hardcover, first printing, August 2021
Jay Cantor, "Krazy Kat," Collier Books, Macmillan Publishing, New York, 1987
Guy Colwell, “Inner City Romance,” Fantagraphics Books, (first edition), March 2015
R. Crumb, “R. Crumb draws the Blues,” Knockabout Comics (England), 1992
Jean de Brunhoff, "Babar and Father Christmas," Random House (hardcover), 1940
Jean DeBrunhoff, “Babar the King,” Random House, 1986
Paul Di Filippo, “Cosmocopia,” Payseur & Schmidt, first edition, October 2008
Bud Fisher, “The Mutt and Jeff Cartoons,” The Ball Publishing Company, Boston, 1910
Matt Groening, “Making Faces with the Simpsons: A Book of Masks,” HarperPerennial/HarperCollins Publishers, first edition, 1992.
Tom Hachtman, "Gertrude's Follies: An Irreverent Look at the Life and Times of Gertrude Stein and her faithful companion, Alice B. Toklas," St. Martin's Press, New York, 1980
Tom Hachtman, "Fun City: Gertrude's Follies Comes to Town," Arbor House, New York, 1985
George Herriman, “Krazy Kat,” Henry Holt and Company, hardcover, 1946
George Herriman, “George Herriman’s ‘Krazy Kat’,” with an introduction by e.e. cummings, Madison Square Press/Grosset & Dunlap, hardcover, 1977
Allen Ginsberg and Eric Drooker, “Illuminated Poems,” Four Walls Eight Windows, hardcover, first printing, April 1996
John Held Jr., "The Works of John Held Jr.," Ives Washburn, NY, 1931
John Held Jr., "The Works of John Held Jr.," 2016. Prepared by Jane Peppler
Peter Hochstein, Sandy Hoffman (illustrator), “Up From Seltzer: A Handy Guide to 4 Jewish Generations,” Workman Publishing, March 1981
R.G. Holt, “Little ‘Dirty’ Comics,” Socio Library, March 1976
Will Livingston, “Live From the Cell Block: Will Livingston and His Silk Screen Machine,” Brick of Gold/Justice Arts Coalition/City Winery, first printing, 2021
Stan Mack, “The Story of the Jews:  A 4000-Year Adventure” (paperback), 1998
Bunny Matthews, "F'Sure! Actual Dialogue Heard on the Streets of New Orleans," The Neetof Press, 2021
Jeanne Martinet, “Truer Than True Romance: Classic Love Comics Retold!” Watson-Guptill Publications, soft cover, first printing 2001
Darryl "DMC" McDaniels with Shawnee and Johnny Warfield and Adam Padilla, illustrated by Tristan Tait, "Darryl's Dream," Random House (hardcover), 2022
Aaron McGruder, “A Right to be Hostile: The BOONDOCKS Treasury,” first edition, Three Rivers Press, 2003
Erich Origen & Gan Golan, “Goodnight Bush” (hardcover), Little, Brown and Company, first edition, May 2008
Erich Origen & Gan Golan, “Goodnight Trump” (hardcover), Little, Brown and Company, first edition, November 2018
Harvey Pekar & Paul Buhle, "Yiddishkeit: Jewish Vernacular & The New Land," Abrams ComicArt (hardcover), 2011
Jack Perkins, "Henny Penny," McLoughlin Bros. (hardcover), 1928
Daniel K. Raeburn, "The Imp, No.1: The Fallen World of Daniel Clowes." Self-published, 1997
Shea Serrano and Bun B, "Bun B's Rap Coloring and Activity Book," Abrams Image, 2013
Gilbert Shelton and Paul Mavrides, "The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers in ‘Chaoten Auf Achse,’” Rotbuch Verlag Berlin, 1987
Edward Sorel, "Superpen: The Cartoons and Caricatures of Edward Sorel," Random House (hardcover, first edition), 1978
Ward Sutton, "Sutton Impact: The Political Cartoons of Ward Sutton," Seven Stories Press, 2005
James Thurber, “Fables for Our Times and Famous Poems Illustrated,” Blue Ribbon Books, Garden City, New York, hardcover 1943
James Thurber, “The Beast in Me…and Other Animals” (paperback), Avon Books, 1948
Tom Tomorrow, "The World of Tomorrow" (foreword by Eddie Vedder), TopatoCo Books, first edition, September 2012
Alberto Vargas, “Vargas 20s-50s,” Benedikt Taschen (softcover), 1993
David Wallis (editor), “Killed Cartoons: Casualties from the War on Free Expression,” W.W. Norton & Co., 2007
Denys Wortman, “Denys Wortman’s New York: Portrait of the City in the 1930s and 1940s,” Drawn & Quarterly, 2010
Chic Young, “Blondie’s Cook Book,” hardcover, Bell Publishing Company, second printing, 1947
Various Artists. "RAW Commix: Required Reading for the Post-Literate," Vol. 2, No.1, Penguin Books, 1990 (re-print). Contributions from: Lynda Barry, Sue Coe, Henry Darger, Jacques Tardi, Boody Rogers, Art Spiegelman.
Various Artists, “Zap: Masters of Psychedelic Art, 1965-74,” presented at the Andrew Edlin Gallery from May 12 to June 25, 2011. Featuring art by Robert Crumb, Rick Griffin, Victor Moscoso, Spain Rodriguez, Gilbert Shelton, Robert Williams, and S. Clay Wilson. Curated by Gary Panter and Chris Byrne.

ARTIST PRESS FILES 

Below is the list of Artist Files from The Adler Archive of Underground Comix. The Artist Files have served as Adler's archive of research for writing and collecting. Items include: newspaper clippings, published features and articles, ephemera, etc. They are organized into two categories: Comics & Animation - Artist & Subject Files and Subject Files on Comics and Cartoons. The Artist Files tiles are organized by artist name or popular comic book / animated / cartoon character. 

COMICS & ANIMATION - ARTIST & SUBJECT FILES

Charles Addams

“Archie”

Gary Arlington

Robert Armstrong

Ralph Bakshi

Carl Barks

Lynda Barry

“Batman”/“Joker”

“Beavis and Butthead”

Pedro Bell

Mark Beyer

“Black Pulp!”

Mel Blanc

Vaughan Bodé

“Betty Boop”

Ken Brown

“Bugs Bunny”

Charles Burns

Charlie Hebdo, oversized

Catalogs

Jack T. Chick

Charlie Hebdo

Roz Chast

Roz Chast, oversized

Daniel Clowes

Ron Cobb

Sue Coe

Coop (Chris Cooper)

John Crawford

R. Crumb – 1969-1999

R. Crumb – 2000-2009

R. Crumb – 2010-2019

R. Crumb – 2020-

R. Crumb/Aline Kominsky Crumb, oversized

Howard Cruse

“Daria”

Andre Leroy Davis (a/k/a A.L. Dre)

Kim Deitch

“Donald Duck”

Will Eisner

“Deputy Dawg”

Will Elder

Lee Falk

Jules Feiffer

Jules Feiffer, oversized

Fantagraphics Publishing

Al Feldstein

Max Fleischer Studio

Shary Flenniken

June Foray

Drew Friedman

Drew Friedman, oversized

William Gaines

Terry Gilliam

Rube Goldberg

Burt Goldblatt

Justin Green

Bill Griffith

Rick Griffin

Gary Grimshaw

Red Grooms

Hatch Show Prints

Chris Hayward

George Herriman

Al Hirschfeld

Nicole Hollander

Rand Holmes

Anthony Horton

Rudolph C. Ising

Al Jaffee

Chuck Jones

Ben Katchor

Martin Kellerman

“King of the Hill”

Kitchen Sink Press

Edward Koren

George Kuchar

Tuli Kupferberg

Harvey Kurtzman

Gary Larson

Last Gasp Publishing

Wilfred Limonious

“Little Annie Fanny”

“Little Orphan Annie”

George Lois

Bobby London

Jay Lynch

Stan Mack

“Mr. Magoo”

David Stone Martin

Don Martin

Bunny Matthews

Aaron McGruder

Victor Moscoso

Willy Murphy

National Lampoon’s “Foto Funnies”

Opal Louis Nations

The New Yorker

Gary Panter

Maxfield Parrish

Guy Peellaert

Harvey Pekar

Harvey Pekar, oversized

Bill Plympton

Poetry Comics

“Popeye”

George Price

Antonio Prohias

Mae Questel

“Ren and Stimpy”

Rip Off Press

Trina Robbins

“Rocky and Bullwinkle”

Rob Rogers

Spain Rodriguez

Ed “Big Daddy” Roth

Charles Schulz

Dr. Seuss

Gilbert Shelton

Joseph Shuster

Jerry Siegel

Joanne Siegel

Shel Silverstein

“The Simpsons”

“The Simpsons,” oversized

Reg Smythe

Edward Sorel

Edward Sorel, oversized

“South Park”

“South Park,” oversized

“Space Ghost”

Art Spiegelman

Art Spiegelman, oversized

Mark Alan Stamaty

Mark Alan Stamaty, oversized

Ralph Steadman

Frank Tashlin

Paul Terry

Michael “Freestylee” Thompson

Tom of Finland

Tom Tomorrow

Tom Tomorrow, oversized

Garry Trudeau

Jean Vander Pyl

Rick Veitch

Myron Waldman

Bill Ward

Robert Williams

Skip Williamson

Gahan Wilson

S. Clay Wilson

Zap Comics

 

SUBJECT FILES ON COMICS AND CARTOONS

Charles Addams

Gary Arlington

Robert Armstrong

“Baboon Dooley”/John Crawford

Ralph Bakshi

Carl Barks

Lynda Barry

“Beavis and Butthead”

Pedro Bell

Mark Beyer

“Black Pulp!”

Mel Blanc

Vaughan Bodé

“Betty Boop”

“Bugs Bunny”

Charles Burns

Comics catalogs (assorted)

Jack Chick

“Charlie Hebdo”

Roz Chast

Daniel Clowes

Ron Cobb

Sue Coe

Coop

R. Crumb through 1999

R. Crumb, 2000- 2009

R. Crumb, 2010-2019

Howard Cruse

“Daria”

Kim Deitch

“Donald Duck”

Will Eisner

Will Elder

Jules Feiffer

Fantagraphics Books

Al Feldstein

Max Fleischer Studio

Shary Flenniken

Drew Friedman

Bill Gaines

Terry Gilliam

Rube Goldberg

Justin Green

Rick Griffin

Bill Griffith

Gary Grimshaw

Red Grooms

Hatch Show Prints

George Herriman

Al Hirschfeld

Nicole Hollander

Rand Holmes

Rudolph C. Ising

Al Jaffee

Chuck Jones

Ben Katchor

Martin Kellerman

“King of the Hill”

Kitchen Sink Press

Edward Koren

George Kuchar

Tuli Kupferberg

Harvey Kurtzman

Last Gasp Publishers

Wilfred Limonious

“Little Annie Fanny”

Bobby London

Jay Lynch

Stan Mack

“Mr. Magoo”

David Stone Martin

Don Martin

Bunny Matthews

Aaron McGruder/”Boondocks”

Victor Moscoso

Willy Murphy

National Lampoon’s Foto Funnies

Opal Louis Nations

Gary Panter

Maxfield Parrish

Guy Peellaert

Harvey Pekar

Bill Plympton

“Popeye”

Antonio Prohias/“Spy Vs Spy”

George Price

Mae Questel

“Ren and Stimpy”

Rip Off Press

Trina Robbins

“Rocky and Bullwinkle”

Spain Rodriguez

Ed “Big Daddy” Roth

Charles Schulz

Dr. Seuss

Gilbert Shelton

Shel Silverstein

“The Simpsons”

Edward Sorel

“South Park”

“Space Ghost”

Art Spiegelman

Mark Alan Stamaty

Ralph Steadman

Frank Tashlin

Paul Terry

Larry Todd

Tom of Finland

Tom Tomorrow

Garry Trudeau

Jean Vander Pyl

Rick Veitch

Bill Ward

Skip Williamson

Gahan Wilson

S. Clay Wilson

Basil Wolverton

Zap Comics

 

 

EPHEMERA

POSTERS

“Louie Bluie,” poster for a film by Terry Zwigoff, illustrated by R. Crumb, 1985, 18X25 inches

Laurent De Brunhoff, “Babar au Chapeau,” Editions du Desastre, 1991, 24X36 inches

Matt Groening, poster for “The Simpsons Movie,” 2007, 13.5X20 inches

Matt Groening, group portrait of hundreds of Simpson characters, Scorpio Posters, 2000, 20X15 inches

Red Grooms, “Fats Domino,” colored offset poster on woven paper, 28X40-inches, 1984.  Mint.

Mike Judge, “King of the Hill” poster, produced by Fox TV, circa 1998, 12X36 inches.  Mint.

Mike Judge, “King of the Hill” poster (“Have a bagel with Hank!”), produced by Fox TV, circa 1998, 48X36 inches.  Mint.

Overton Loyd, “Sir Nose D’Voidoffunk,” published by Casablanca Records and Filmworks, 1977, 33X22 inches

Bunny Matthews, “12 Months New Orleans Can’t Live Without:  1982.”  In-store poster for a calendar, with black & white illustration, 11X17 inches

Opal Louis Nations, “The Nations of Rock & Roll,” poster for a book published by Gegenschein, 1981, 11X17 inches

Spain Rodriguez, “April 12, 1954 Buffalo N.Y.:  The Gunners meet the Fillmore Gang outside Decco 20…or The origins of the Beat Generation,” 1972, published by Honeywell & Todd, 29X19 inches 

Mark Alan Stamaty, "A Glimpse of the Village," 1977. B&W Lithograph. 30x18." Village Voice. 

Mark Alan Stamaty, "Times Square," 1978. B&W Lithograph. 30x18." Village Voice. 

“Breakfast with Art Spiegelman,” High School of Art & Design, NYC, April 6, 2014, 19X13 inches

“Macdowell Medal Day 2018, Honoring Art Spiegelman Comic Artist” at the MacDowell Colony, August 12, 2018, Illustrated by Spiegelman, 11X17 inches

CALENDARS

“100 Years of American Comics, 1997 calendar, International Museum of Cartoon Art, 12X12 inches

Classic Blues Artwork from the 1920s, 2004 calendar, Blues Images, 12X12 inches

Classic Blues Artwork from the 1920s, 2011 calendar, Vol. 8, Blues Images, 12X12 inches

Classic Blues Artwork from the 1920s, 2012 calendar, Vol. 9, Blues Images, 12X12 inches

Classic Blues Artwork from the 1920s, 2017 calendar, Vol. 14, Blues Images, 12X12 inches

R. Crumb Calendar 1998, The Ink Group, 12X12 inches

R. Crumb Calendar 1999, The Ink Group, 12X12 inches

R. Crumb Millennium Calendar 2000, Universe Publishing, 12X12 inches

Classic Crumb, 2007 Calendar, Pomegranate,12X13 inches

Classic Crumb, 2008 Calendar, Pomegranate,12X13 inches

R. Crumb Calendar 2020, Flame Tree Publishing (London), 12X12 inches

R. Crumb’s Heroes of Blues, Jazz & Country, 2010 Calendar, Harry N. Abrams Publishers, 10.5X13 inches

Mark Dancey, Motorbooty 2000 Calendar, 8.5X11 inches

Felix The Cat, 2019 calendar, Universe Publishing, 12X12 inches

Bunny Matthews, “A New Orleans Calendar,” 1982, Joly Printing, 8.5X11 inches

Bunny Matthews, “VIC and NAT’LY’s 1984 calendar,” Moran Colorgraphic Incorporated, 8.5X11 inches (two copies)

Bunny Matthews, “VIC and NAT’LY’s 1985 calendar,” Vic’s Distributing Co., 8.5X11 inches (two copies)

Popeye 1994 Calendar, King Features Syndicate, 12X12 inches

"The Reggae Illustrators:  Michael "Freestylee" Thompson," 2017 calendar, VIP Records, 12X9.5 inches

ILLUSTRATIONS

John “Derf” Backderf, 5X7-inch one-panel pen-and-ink comic celebrating Independent Bookstore Day, 2014.  Editioned:  number 3 of 100.  Signed by the artist.

Ariel Bordeaux, 8X10-inch pen-and-ink drawing of Salt’n’Pepa, created for New York Press newspaper circa 1999 and initialed by the artist.

Reggie Byers, 7X12-inch pen and ink drawing of Doctor Dre from “Yo!  MTV Raps,” 1989. 

Andre Leroy Davis, "Bringing the [Run-DMC] Logo to Life," archival print of mixed-media piece – pen, ink, and paint -- on hand-made acid-free photo rag.  Original illustration made in 1986.  Archival print made in 2003. 

Chiesel John, “Only One," mixed media collage in tribute to Jam Master Jay, 2003.

Douglas Miles, four brown-and-white 4X6-inch lithographs on 11X17-inch paper:  “Hector,” “Apache Ramos,” “Apache Kid,” “Rita.”  2007.

Dr. Revolt:  "Super Run-DMC," mixed media piece, 11X14 inches, 2003.  Signed by the artist.

Larry Todd, 6X8-inch pen-and-ink illustration of Dr. Atomic admiring the marijuana plant he’s grown on the moon.  It is dated 1974 and signed to B.A.

DVDs

* "Popeye The Sailor, 1933-1938" (4 discs), Warner Bros., 2007.

* "Somewhere in Dreamland -- Max Fleischer's Color Classics" (2 discs), VCI Entertainment, 2002

POSTCARDS

“American Splendor.” Home Box Office Video/GoCARD Postcard Advertising, 2004 

“Comic Strip Classics.” 20 Postcards. King Features Syndicate, 1995. Featuring full-color images from comic strips, such as “Dick Tracy,” “Little Nemo in Slumberland,” “Brenda Starr – Reporter,” “Blondie,” and “Popeye.” 

Robert Williams, promotional postcard for “Best Intentions,” a show of  Williams’ paintings at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery, December 13, 2000  – January 27, 2001.

NOVELTY ITEMS

"Cincinnati Musical Legends," Shake It Records, Trading Cards, 2019. Illustrations by Justin Green.

“R. Crumb’s Devil Girl Choco-Bar,” Kitchen Sink Press, 1994. 

"R. Crumb’s “Devil Girl Hot Kisses,” Cheesy Products, 2004. 

Lisa Simpson, Pez Dispenser, 2000.

"Marge Simpson," Tic Tac mints, 2018.

“The Simpsons,” headphones in a zippered and illustrated case, made by Origaudio, 2013/2014.

“The Simpsons,” Lard Lad Donuts Collectible Art Vinyl Action Figure, made by Kidrobot, 2010. 

"The Simpsons Ultimate Trivia Game," 2000.

"South Park," Collector's Pack Wind Ups, Comedy Central, 1998. 

"Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too," Lobby Card. Walt Disney 1974. Carol Channing, Eddie Bracken, David Wayne, Joe Darion, George Kleinsinger, E. B. White, Don Marquis. "archy and mehitabel: a back-alley opera." Columbia Records, OL 4963, 1955. 

"Cincinnati Musical Legends," Shake It Records, 2019. Illustrations by Justin Green. Trading Cards. 

LPs

Carol Channing, Eddie Bracken, David Wayne, Joe Darion, George Kleinsinger, E. B. White, Don Marquis. "archy and mehitabel: a back-alley opera." Columbia Records, OL 4963, 1955. 

Popeye, “Skin Diver/Fleas a Crowd,” 45rpm record. King Features Syndicate Inc, 1964. 

R. Crumb and His Keep-on-Truckin' Orchestra, "River Blues” / "Wisconsin  Wiggles," 78rpm record. Krupp Comic Works, 1972.

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