The International Comix Conspiracy (Rip Off Press Catalogue)
Dave Sheridan, American artist (1943 – 1982). The International Comix Conspiracy (Rip Off Press Catalogue). San Francisco: The Rip Off Press, 1971. First edition.
Oblong octavo. [24]pp. Fully illustrated catalogue featuring a clever television channel-switching theme. With interior artwork by various Rip Off Press artists and cover art by Dave Sheridan. Publisher’s illustrated paper wraps, staple bound.
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.
Minor rubbing and soiling. Very good. Item #3188Price: $250.00