User:Mikeross22/Sandbox/Underground comix timeline

This is a timeline of the major events related to the history of American underground comix.

= General overview timeline =

1962

 * Gilbert Shelton & Tony Bell’s Wonder Wart-Hog in Bachannal
 * Foolbert Sturgeon (Frank Stack)’s The Adventures of Jesus in The Austin Iconoclastic, The Charlatan, and The Texas Ranger

1963

 * Vaughn Bodé’s Das Kampf self-published

1964
Spring
 * Foolbert Sturgeon’s The Adventures of Jesus published by Gilbert Shelton

Fall
 * Jaxon’s God Nose self-published

1965

 * Joel Beck’s Lenny of Laredo self-published (and also in the Berkeley Barb)

January
 * R. Crumb’s Fritz the Cat debuts in Help!

October
 * The East Village Other begins publishing, featuring some comix

1966
April
 * Print Mint begins publishing comix

Summer
 * Witzend #1 (Wallace Wood)

1967

 * Vaughn Bodé’s Cheech Wizard debuts in college newspapers around Syracuse University
 * Gilbert Shelton & Tony Bell’s Wonder Wart-Hog #1 (Millar Publishing Company)

Early
 * Geoff Evans' Amazing Dope Tales published by Greg Shaw

May
 * R. Crumb’s Mr. Natural debuts in Yarrowstalks #1

Summer
 * Harry Driggs' The Life and Loves of Cleopatra self-published (as Communications Company)

1968

 * Spain Rodriguez’s Zodiac Mindwarp debuts

February
 * R. Crumb’s Zap Comix #1 (Apex Novelties)
 * Don Donahue founds Apex Novelties

May Spring
 * Gilbert Shelton’s The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers debuts in the underground newspaper The Rag
 * Yellow Dog #1 (Print Mint)
 * Gilbert Shelton’s Feds 'N' Heads self-published

Summer
 * Bijou Funnies #1 (Bijou Publishing Empire)
 * Skip Williamson’s Snappy Sammy Smoot debuts in Bijou Funnies #1 (Bijou Publishing Empire)

July
 * Spain Rodriguez’s Trashman debuts in The East Village Other

August
 * S. Clay Wilson’s The Checkered Demon debuts in Zap Comix #2 (Apex Novelties)

Fall
 * Gary Arlington's San Francisco Comic Book Company debuts as a retailer and a publisher
 * Rory Hayes' Bogeyman Comics #1 (San Francisco Comic Book Company)
 * Snatch Comix #1 (Apex Novelties)

1969

 * Cunt Comics #1 (Apex Novelties)
 * Jiz Comics #1 (Apex Novelties)

January
 * Rip Off Press founded

February
 * Gothic Blimp Works #1

September'
 * Jay Lynch’s Nard n' Pat debuts in Bijou Funnies #2 (Bijou Publishing Empire)

1970
January
 * San Francisco Comic Book #1 (San Francisco Comic Book Company)

April
 * Ron Turner founds Last Gasp
 * Slow Death Funnies #1 (Last Gasp)

Summer
 * Company & Sons founded

July
 * It Ain’t Me Babe published (Last Gasp)

September
 * Denis Kitchen founds Kitchen Sink Press

October
 * Young Lust #1 (Company & Sons)

1971
February
 * Gilbert Shelton’s The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers #1 (Rip Off Press)

Early
 * Air Pirates collective formed

March
 * Bill Griffith’s Zippy the Pinhead debuts in Real Pulp Comix #1 (Print Mint)

December
 * Los Angeles Comic Book Company founded
 * Robert Armstrong’s Mickey Rat debuts in L.A. Comics #1

1972
February
 * Snarf #1 (Kitchen Sink Press)
 * John Bryan's The Sunday Paper #1

March
 * Justin Green’s Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary published (Last Gasp)
 * Inner City Romance #1 (Last Gasp)

May
 * Bizarre Sex #1 (Last Gasp)

June
 * Death Rattle #1 (Kitchen Sink Press)
 * The Rip Off Review of Western Culture #1 (Rip Off Press)

July
 * Tits & Clits Comix #1 (Nanny Goat Productions)
 * "Maus" debuts in Funny Aminals #1 (Apex Novelties)

November
 * Wimmen's Comix #1 (Last Gasp)

1973

 * U.S. Supreme Court ruling on obscenity signals the end of the underground comix Golden Age
 * Cartoonists Co-Op Press founded

1974
October
 * Comix Book #1 published by Marvel Comics

1975
Spring
 * Bill Griffith & Art Spiegelman’s Arcade #1 (Print Mint)

September
 * Big Apple Comix #1 (Flo Steinberg)

Late
 * George DiCaprio's Cocaine Comix #1 (Last Gasp) — dated Feb. 1976

1976
Spring
 * Larry Fuller’s Gay Heart Throbs #1 (Ful-Horne Productions)

May
 * Harvey Pekar’s American Splendor #1

June
 * Aline Kominsky & Diane Noomin’s Twisted Sisters #1 (Last Gasp)

1977

 * Matt Groening’s Life in Hell debuts

April
 * Rip Off Comix #1 (Rip Off Press)

1978

 * Anarchy Comics #1 (Last Gasp)
 * Reed Waller & Kate Worley’s Omaha the Cat Dancer debuts in Vootie

1980
September
 * Bob Ross’s Gay Comix #1 (Kitchen Sink)

1981
March
 * Weirdo #1 (Last Gasp)

= Publishers timeline = A timeline of publishers of underground comix. Some of these companies (such as the Print Mint, Rip Off Press, and Last Gasp) continued on as distributors and/or publishers of other products after they stopped publishing comix. Note: San Francisco Comic Book Company published comics through c. 1972 and published mini-comics through c. 1980.