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Bijou Funnies #6
1st Printing / September, 1971 / 36 Pages / Kitchen Sink
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AVERAGE SCORE 9 |
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Bijou Funnies #6 earns a Top
Twenty Underground Cover award with this Robert Crumb gem. The lettering and background on the cover reminds me a bit of his artwork for "Ultra Super Modernistic Comics" from Head Comix. Inside,
Crumb contributes a terrific ProJunior story, Jay Lynch delivers two
Nard n' Pat tales and Snappy Sammy Smoot becomes a serial killer. Another
highlight is "Hef's Pad", where Crumb, Lynch and Williamson describe their
visit to the Playboy mansion, which is based on a true story. The Bijou series steps it up another notch as Lynch (the editor) relies on four of the smartest guys in the underground for the content of this issue.
HISTORICAL FOOTNOTES:
There are four printings of this comic book, all by Kitchen Sink and all with 50-cent cover prices. It is believed that approximately 10,000 copies were produced for each printing, but Kennedy's Price Guide only confirms that for the latter three printings, not the first. The 1st printing does not indicate which printing it is, but the 2nd, 3rd and 4th indicate their printing order on the inside front cover.
It is very difficult to differentiate between the printings without access to the print indicia on the inside front cover. However, the trim and color saturation on the front cover of the 4th printing does seem consistently distinct from the other three. There is more artwork visible on the top and right edges of the front cover compared to the other three, and the inks appear to be printed especially heavy.
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COMIC CREATORS:
Jay Lynch - (editor) 2, 10-15, 22, 23, 24 (collaboration), 35 (ad)
Robert Crumb - 1, 3-8, 24 (collaboration)
Justin Green - 9, 25-34
Skip Williamson - 16-21, 24 (collaboration), 36
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