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Funny Aminals

#1

1972 · 0.50 USD · 36 pages

On sale 1972-07-15


Synopsis

editor Terry Zwigoff transforms into a funny animal and introduces the book

Notes

The on-sale date is the publication date given in the U. S. Copyright Office filing.

This underground comic was an anti-animal-vivisection benefit book. It is most noteworthy for Art Spiegelman's three-page precursor story to his graphic novel Maus: A Survivor's Tale.

Semi-glossy color cover, with newsprint guts.

Published in San Francisco, California. The print run is not indicated in the book. According to Jay Kennedy's The Official Underground and Newage Price-Guide (1982), the print run was in the 20,000-30,000.

Editor Terry Zwigoff later became known as a filmmaker. His films include Crumb (1994), Ghost World (2001), and Art School Confidential (2006), which are based on comics or are otherwise comics-related.

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Credits

Script
Robert Crumb, Justin Green, Art Spiegelman, Shary Flenniken, Jay Lynch, Michael McMillan, Bill Griffith
Pencils
Robert Crumb, Justin Green, Art Spiegelman, Shary Flenniken, Jay Lynch, Michael McMillan, Bill Griffith
Inks
Robert Crumb, Justin Green, Art Spiegelman, Shary Flenniken, Jay Lynch, Michael McMillan, Bill Griffith
Colours
Jay Lynch
Letters
Robert Crumb, Justin Green, Art Spiegelman, Shary Flenniken, Jay Lynch, Michael McMillan, Bill Griffith
Editing
Terry Zwigoff

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