Reading Room GIVE ME LIBERTY! A REVISED HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Part 2

On Tuesday, We Introduced You to...

...this fascinating underground comix by Gilbert (Fabulous Furry Freak Bros) Shelton, Ted (Air Pirates) Richards, Gary Hallgren, and Willy Murphy!

Let's continue with their...unique...look at Paul Revere and others...

As you can see, these guys took the approach in Rip-Off Press' Give Me Liberty! A Revised History of the American Revolution (1976) that the American Revolution was a truly-messy business!

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Wednesday Worlds of Wonder THE ODYSSEY "Conclusion"

We Have Already Seen...

...trying to return to Ithica after a long conflict with Troy, Odysseus and his crew faced numerous dangers and terrors, overcoming them one-by-one for two long decades, but losing fellow travelers at each stage until only Odysseus himself reaches the shores of his homeland...

Based on the classic story by Homer, this adaptation, scripted by Bill Mantlo and penciled/inked by Jess Jodloman appeared in Marvel Classic Comics #18 (1977).

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Homer's The Odyssey

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Reading Room GIVE ME LIBERTY! A REVISED HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Part 1

It's fascinating to see how 1970s "counter-culture" responded to the Bicentennial a half-century ago!

Gilbert (Wonder Warthog) Shelton and Ted (Air Pirates) Richards actually did an entire one-shot comic on the subject!

To Be Continued...Thursday!

As you can see, Shelton, Richards, Gary Hallgren, and Willy Murphy took the approach in Rip-Off Press' Give Me Liberty! A Revised History of the American Revolution (1976) that the American Revolution was a truly-messy business!

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Give Me Liberty! A Revised History of the American Revolution

TPB with the complete 1976 comix, plus additional features about the mood of the era!

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Monday Mecha Madness UNKNOWN WORLDS OF SCIENCE FICTION "War Toy"

It's the July 4th Week of the 250th Anniversary of the Founding of America!

Art by Mike Kaluta

So let's tell a tale of military AI!

Written by Tony Isabella, penciled by George Perez, and inked by Rico Rival, this tale of a sympathetic, benevolent, yet deadly robot from Marvel's anthology b/w magazine Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction #2 (1975) was the only time a story that wasn't an adaptation of a classic sci-fi prose story was featured on the cover of the magazine!
Speaking of the cover, you'll note the published version (as compared to the original by Mike Kaluta seen above) had two planets added to it at editor Roy Thomas' request...even though the action takes place on Earth!

Trivia: When "War Toy" was reprinted in another Marvel anthology b/w magazine Marvel Preview #20 (1980)...

...artist Howard Chaykin included the character in a new cover painting which featured his character Dominick Fortune along with the retro-style spaceship from the EC tribute story "Good Lord!"

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BiCentennial GrossOuts & Army of Principles!

A Half-Century Ago, During the Bicentennial, This Fascinating Cover Lurked on Magazine Racks...

Art by William Stout

...in "Head Shops", used bookstores, and porn stores (because there were few actual comic book stores at the time) where "underground comix" like this could be purchased!

Art by William Stout

Sadly, though, none of the never-reprinted tories involved the American Revolution, so we're not going to present them now...but they will appear in the future.
In the meantime, enjoy the cool art from the cover and intro page!

We will be presnting chapters of this, far more "family friendly" comic from (believe it or not) Kitchen Sink Press which could be considered an "edu-comic" on Tuesday and Thursday this week!