July 1969 - December 1969

Yellow Dog #13/14.

Published in July 1969. The issue features contributions by Peter Almasy, Gorden Briggs, Richard Carse, R. (Robert) Crumb, Greg Irons, Ronald Lipking, Jay Lynch, Andy Martin, Jim Osborne, Kay Rudin, Dennis “Stooned” Smitherman, Gill Smitherman, Hak Vogrin, Larry Welz, and S. Clay Wilson. Cover illustration by R. Crumb. Saddle-stitched pamphlet format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. San Francisco: Print Mint. Cover price: 50¢.

Mad’s Don Martin Cooks Up More Tales.

Published on July 8, 1969. The book features new material by cartoonist Don Martin. Certain strips were done in collaboration with scriptwriter Dick DeBartolo. Cover illustration by Don Martin. Mass-market paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 196 pages. New York: Signet (New American Library). Cover price: 60¢.

Fantastic Four #91.

The estimated newsstand availability date is July 15, 1969. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “The Thing—Enslaved!,” by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, with Joe Sinnott. Cover illustration by Jack Kirby, with Joe Sinnott. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Magazine Management (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: October 1969. Cover price: 15¢.

Note

The copyright date is June 17, 1969.

Vampirella #1.

Published on July 15, 1969. Edited by Bill Parente. Cover illustration by Frank Frazetta. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 68 pages. New York: Warren. Cover/indicia date: September 1969. Cover price: 50¢.

Note

This issue is the first appearance of Vampirella. The character was designed by Forrest J. Ackerman & Trina Robbins.

Sugar and Spike #85.

Published on July 22, 1969. Edited by Murray Boltinoff. Cover illustration by Sheldon Mayer. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 68 pages. New York: National (DC). Cover/indicia date: September-October 1969. Cover price: 25¢.

Note

Apart from the cover illustration, the issue features no new Sugar and Spike material. The interior stories were all previously published.

Big Ass Comics.

Published on July 28, 1969. The book features new material by cartoonist R. (Robert) Crumb. Cover illustration by R. Crumb. Standard-format comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 28 pages. San Francisco: Rip Off. Cover/indicia date: June 1969. Cover price: 50¢.

Zap Comix #4 .

Published on August 1, 1969. The book features new material by cartoonists R. (Robert) Crumb, Victor Moscoso, Spain Rodriguez, Gilbert Shelton, Robert Williams, and S. Clay Wilson. Cover illustration by Victor Moscoso. Standard-format comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. Berkeley, CA: Print Mint. Cover/indicia date: 1969. Cover price: 50¢.

Note

This comic was successfully prosecuted for obscenity in the case of the People of New York v. Kirkpatrick. The focus of the prosecution was the R. Crumb story "Joe Blow," which depicted, with hardcore-pornographic visuals, family incest. The ruling was issued on October 28, 1970. It was upheld on appeal. The determination of obscenity was effectively vacated in 1973 with the U. S. Supreme Court ruling in Miller v. California, which established new legal guidelines for communities.

You’ve Had It, Charlie Brown, Charles M. Schulz.

Published on August 11, 1969. The book features select material first published between 1968 and 1968 in Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts daily newspaper strip. Cover illustration by Charles Schulz. Trade-paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 132 pages. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Cover price: $1.00.

Fantastic Four #92.

The estimated newsstand availability date is August 12, 1969. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “Ben Grimm, Killer,” by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, with Joe Sinnott. Cover illustration by Jack Kirby, with Joe Sinnott. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Magazine Management (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: November 1969. Cover price: 15¢.

Note

The copyright date is July 15, 1969.

Mad #130.

Published on August 12, 1969. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The contributors include Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jr., Jack Davis, Dick DeBartolo, Mort Drucker, Stan Hart, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Jack Kent, Tom Koch, Don Martin, Antonio Prohias, Sy Reit, Jack Rickard, Larry Siegel, Lou Silverstone, Angelo Torres, and George Woodbridge. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. New York: E. C. Cover/indicia date: October 1969. Cover price: 35¢.

Sugar and Spike #86.

Published on August 12, 1969. Edited by Murray Boltinoff. The comic features the story “Tale That Can Never Be Told!,” by Sheldon Mayer. Cover illustration by Sheldon Mayer. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: National (DC). Cover/indicia date: October-November 1969. Cover price: 15¢.

B. C. Is Alive and Well!, Johnny Hart.

Published on August 28, 1969. The book features select material originally published in Johnny Hart's B. C. daily newspaper strip. Cover illustration by Johnny Hart. Mass-market paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 132 pages. Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Gold Medal. Cover/indicia date: 1969. Cover price: 50¢.

Fantastic Four #93.

The estimated newsstand availability date is September 16, 1969. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “At the Mercy of Torgo!,” by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, with Frank Giacoia. Cover illustration by Jack Kirby, with Frank Giacoia. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Magazine Management (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: December 1969. Cover price: 15¢.

Note

The copyright date is August 19, 1969.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories #350.

Published on September 25, 1969. Edited by Chase Craig. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Poughkeepsie, NY: Gold Key. Cover/indicia date: November 1969. Cover price: 15¢.

Hopping Mad.

The book features select material that first appeared in Mad #86-88. The contributors include Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Mort Drucker, Stan Hart, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Tom Koch, Don Martin, Norman Mingo, Antonio Prohias, Don Reilly, Jack Rickard, Jim Rutherford, Darlene Rutherford, Larry Siegel, and George Woodbridge. Cover illustration by Norman Mingo. Mass-market paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 196 page. New York: Signet (New American Library). Cover/indicia date: October 1969. Cover price: 60¢.

Note

The exact publication date is unknown. No copyright registration appears to have been filed.

Mad #131.

Published on October 7, 1969. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The contributors include Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Max Brandel, Paul Coker, Jr., Jack Davis, Dick DeBartolo, Earle Doud, Mort Drucker, Al Jaffee, Tom Koch, Don Martin, Norman Mingo, Dean Norman, Antonio Prohias, Jack Rickard, Irving Schild, Larry Siegel, and Angelo Torres. Cover illustration by Norman Mingo. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. New York: E. C. Cover/indicia date: December 1969. Cover price: 35¢.

Sugar and Spike #87.

Published on October 9, 1969. Edited by Murray Boltinoff. The comic features the story “A Tale of Two Sugars!,” by Sheldon Mayer. Cover illustration by Sheldon Mayer. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: National (DC). Cover/indicia date: December 1969-January 1970. Cover price: 15¢.

Pogo: Prisoner of Love, Walt Kelly.

Published on October 13, 1969. The book features material first published in 1968 and 1969 in Walt Kelly’s Pogo daily newspaper strip. Cover illustration by Walt Kelly. Trade-paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 132 pages. New York: Simon & Schuster. Cover price: $1.95.

Fantastic Four #94.

The estimated newsstand availability date is October 14, 1969. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “The Return of the Frightful Four!,” by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, with Joe Sinnott. Cover illustration by Jack Kirby, with John Verpoorten. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Magazine Management (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: January 1970. Cover price: 15¢.

Note

The copyright date is September 16, 1969.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories #351.

Published on October 23, 1969. Edited by Chase Craig. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Poughkeepsie, NY: Gold Key. Cover/indicia date: December 1969. Cover price: 15¢.

R. Crumb’s Fritz the Cat.

Published on October 27, 1969. The book includes both new and previously published Fritz the Cat stories by cartoonist R. (Robert) Crumb. Cover illustration by R. Crumb. Trade-paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 68 pages. New York: Ballantine. Cover price: $2.95.

Mad’s Dave Berg Looks at Modern Thinking.

Published on November 4, 1969. The book features new material by cartoonist Dave Berg. Cover illustration by Dave Berg. Mass-market paperback book. Black-and-white material. 196 pages. New York: Signet (New American Library). Cover price: 60¢.

Fantastic Four #95.

The estimated newsstand availability date is November 18, 1969. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “Tomorrow—World War Three!,” by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, with Joe Sinnott. Cover illustration by Jack Kirby, with Joe Sinnott. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Magazine Management (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: February 1970. Cover price: 15¢.

Note

The copyright date is October 21, 1969.

Mad #132.

Published on November 18, 1969. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The contributors include Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Max Brandel, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jr., Dick DeBartolo, Earle Doud, Mort Drucker, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Jack Kent, Arnie Kogen, Lester Krauss, Don Martin, Ronnie Nathan, Antonio Prohias, Jack Rickard, May Sakami, Irving Schild, Larry Siegel, Lou Silverstone, Angelo Torres, and George Woodbridge. Cover illustration by Lester Krauss. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. New York: E. C. Cover/indicia date: January 1970. Cover price: 35¢.

Sugar and Spike #88.

Published on December 8, 1969. Edited by Murray Boltinoff. The comic features the stories “Little Arthur Strikes Again!,” “Eggs, Sunny-Side Down!,” and “Why Babies Do What They Do! (An Inside Story!),” all by Sheldon Mayer. Cover illustration by Sheldon Mayer. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: National (DC). Cover/indicia date: February-March 1970. Cover price: 15¢.

Fantastic Four #96.

The estimated newsstand availability date is December 16, 1969. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “The Mad Thinker and His Androids of Death!,” by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, with Frank Giacoia. Cover illustration by Jack Kirby, with Marie Severin and Joe Sinnott. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Magazine Management (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: March 1970. Cover price: 15¢.

Note

The copyright date is November 18, 1969.

Mad #133.

Published on December 30, 1969. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The contributors include Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Max Brandel, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jr., Jack Davis, Earle Doud, Mort Drucker, William Garvin, Stan Hart, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, John Johns, Arnie Kogen, Don Martin, Norman Mingo, Ronnie Nathan, Antonio Prohias, Sy Reit, Jack Rickard, Irving Schild, Larry Siegel, Lou Silverstone, Angelo Torres, and George Woodbridge. Cover illustration by Norman Mingo. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. New York: E. C. Cover/indicia date: March 1970. Cover price: 35¢.

Dennis the Menace: Perpetual Motion.

Published on December 31, 1969. The book features material first published in Hank Ketcham's Dennis the Menace daily newspaper strip. Cover illustration by Hank Ketcham. Mass-market paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 116 pages. Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Crest. Cover/indicia date: 1969. Cover price: 50¢.

Despair.

The comic features new material by cartoonist R. (Robert) Crumb. Cover illustration by R. Crumb. Standard-format comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 28 pages. Berkeley, CA: Print Mint. Cover/indicia date: 1969. Cover price: 50¢.

Note

The exact publication date is unknown. No copyright registration appears to have been filed.

Jiz Comics.

The comic features new material by cartoonists R. (Robert) Crumb, Rick Griffin, Rory Hayes, Jay Lynch, Victor Moscoso, Jim Osborne, Spain Rodriguez, and S. Clay Wilson. Cover illustration by R. Crumb. Standard-format comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 36 pages. San Francisco: Apex Novelties. Cover/indicia date: 1969. Cover price: 50¢.

Note

The exact publication date is unknown. No copyright registration appears to have been filed.

George Herriman’s Krazy Kat.

The book collects select material from George Herriman’s Krazy Kat daily newspaper strip. Introduction by e. e. cummings. Cover illustration by George Herriman. Trade-paperback book. Black-and-white interiors with some color. 172 pages. New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Cover price: $5.95.

Note

The exact publication date is unknown. No copyright registration appears to have been filed.

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