R.I.P. SNORTIN' COCAINE COMIX #1 THIRD PRINT VERY FINE+ NICE COPY BUY TODAY

Description: Cocaine Comix #1, R.I.P. Snortin' 1975, Third (3rd) Printing, George Dicaprio, William Stout, Last Gasp Eco-Funnies, Underground Comic - RARE1st printing. Written by George Dicaprio (Father of Leonardo DiCaprio) and Brent Boates. Art by Rich Childlaw and Brent Boates. Cover by William Stout. Humorous stories focusing on drug culture of the 1970's. 36 pages, B&W. NOTE: 3rd Printings have a $1.50 cover price. chips.Comic Spine is well attached is good shape tight and flat. Corners are not as sharp "like new" but considering the comic is 50 years old it seems to be in very fine condition. Color is still crisp on Cover with no rips no writing in the comic. No soiling except maybe one minor blemish where price sticker once was. Pages are tanned to cream but not brittle. (see photos or ask for more for details before purchase)Any comic book titled "Cocaine Comix" has got to be snow-white pure decadence, right? Well, Cocaine Comix #1 does indeed gives us some funny stories about cocaine, but it doesn't provide a blanket endorsement of a drug-crazed lifestyle. HISTORICAL FOOTNOTES: There are three printings (10,000 copies each) of this comic book, all published by Last Gasp. COMIC CREATORS: William Stout – 1, Rich Chidlaw - 2, 3-21 (art), 22-31, 35, 36, George DiCaprio - 3-21 (script), Brent Boates - 32-34, Cocaine Comix #1Underground comics have a long and interesting history of both social critique and outright social mockery. They vary from highly political and satirical to simply absurd and intentionally obscene. One such comic that falls somewhere into the divide of those two extremes is Cocaine Comix, originally published in 1975 by Last Gasp Eco-Funnies Inc. out of Berkeley, California. Cocaine Comix #1 is broken into three stories covering the adventures of the main character Wildroot through his experiences in the unsavory scene of 1970’s Hollywood. Through all of the stories, the main focus is on Wildroot’s pension for, and pursuit of, cocaine.The four main artists that contributed to the production of Cocaine Comix #1, Rich Chidlaw, George Dicaprio, William Stout and Brent Boates, all continued on to have art and comic-based careers. Both Chidlaw and Boates boast long Hollywood careers producing story boards and movie posters. Chidlaw has produced story boards for television shows such as Duck Tales and Winnie the Pooh. He also continues to produce underground comics. Boates has produced movie posters for major motion pictures including Men in Black. The A-Team. William Stout and George Dicaprio have continued careers in the underground comics community. Dicaprio, who is also the father of actor Leonardo Dicaprio, is an underground comics producer and distributor in the Los Angeles area. Stout worked with Harvey Kurtzman to create the Playboy series “Little Annie Fanny” and continues to produce artwork for comics and movies.Again, look at pics provided. We discounted the comic viewing other competitor prices. Please note we can discount shipping on multiple items and will refund anything above cost.

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