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Motor City Comics No.2 - TRUE 1st Printing - 50¢ - 1970 - Robert Crumb - Rip Off Press - Verified Straight Logo
For sale is a verified TRUE FIRST PRINTING of Motor City Comics No.2, February 1970, 50¢ cover price, from Rip Off Press.
This is R. Crumb's second Detroit book and one of the most iconic underground covers ever - the hippie pad police raid with guns drawn, "Love" and peace sign on the door, featuring Lenore Goldberg and her Girl Commandos inset.
Why This Is A TRUE 1st - Verified Per GCD:
• 50¢ cover price - 1st through 4th prints are ALL 50¢, so price alone doesn't prove it • Rip Off Press logo in top left has STRAIGHT wording (does NOT curve) - 1st print identifier per Grand Comics Database - 2nd print has logo blacked out with sticker, 3rd print has curved wording, 4th has matte finish • Glossy cover (not matte 4th print) • Published February 1970, 28 pages
Content: Bo Bo Bolinski, Shuman the Human, Jimmy The Jeep, The Simp and the Gimp, and the main feature Lenore Goldberg and her Girl Commandos - 15 pages - all by Robert Crumb signed as "The Old Left-Hander" and "R. The Choir Boy Crumb."
Back Cover: Classic full-page anti-TV rant - "Don't you think it's time to Stop Watching T.V.? TV makes people SICK!! TV ENSLAVES you..." - pure counter-culture.
Condition:
From photos - Very Good to Fine, nice and clean. Bright yellow header, sharp red title, no tape, no writing, no stamps. Light edge wear top left, back cover has light handling wear bottom edge. Interior looks clean and supple. See high-res photos - you get exactly what is pictured. Bagged and boarded.
Book Details:
Publisher: Rip Off Press, San Francisco
Year: 1970 (Feb 1970 on sale date)
Cover/Interior: Robert Crumb
Price: 50¢ original
Pages: 28
Genre: Underground Comix / Adult / Satire
Ships in a rigid comic mailer with tracking. Smoke-free collection.
Mature content - 18+ only. Viewer Discretion Advised.
