Original Production Art for Mother’s Oats Comix #2, 1971
Dave Sheridan, American Comic Artist (1943 – 1982). Original Production Art for Mother’s Oats Comix #2. San Francisco: Rip Off Press, [No date, circa 1971].
Inscribed by Dave Sheridan to Ron Siegel along lower margin: “Ron, Here’s One For Muther! / XX Dave.”
Bifolium leaf measuring approx. 11.25 x 7.25 inches. Includes artwork by Sheridan, S. Lipney, Marks, and Dr. E. Ambro.
From The Ronald K. Siegel Collection of Books on Psychoactive Plants and Drugs.
Siegel was a psychopharmacologist and research professor with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at UCLA and dedicated work to Sheridan, specifically referencing him in relation to studies on drug culture and cases like "Dr. McDope".
Sheridan was one of the most prominent underground comics creators of the 1970s and early 1980s. He was the creator of Dealer McDope and collaborated with Gilbert Shelton and Paul Mavrides on The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers. “… Dr. McDope in Peru” appeared in The Best of High Times Comix, vol. 4 (1983). They were part of a creative circle that included artists like Robert Crumb.
Light creasing, toning, and wear; small pinhole at center of upper edge. Very good. Item #2951Price: $100.00