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Air Pirates Funnies (1971) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4535528019

Controversial parody discontinued due to Disney lawsuit. The Air Pirates were a group of cartoonists who created two issues of an underground comic called Air Pirates Funnies in 1971, leading to a famous lawsuit by The Walt Disney Company. Founded by Dan O'Neill, the group also included Shary Flenniken, Bobby London, Gary Hallgren, and Ted Richards. The collective shared a common interest in the styles of past masters of the comic strip: Flenniken emulated George McManus's Bringing Up Father in her Trots and Bonnie comics, London's strip Dirty Duck paid homage to the styles of E.C. Segar's Thimble Theater and George Herriman's Krazy Kat, and Richards' Dopin' Dan was similar to Mort Walker's Beetle Bailey. The original Air Pirates were a gang of Mickey Mouse antagonists of the 1930s; O'Neill regarded Mickey Mouse as a symbol of conformist hypocrisy in American culture, and therefore a ripe target for satire. The first issue of Air Pirates Funnies was dated July 1971, and the second issue dated August. Both were published under the Hell Comics imprint, and were distributed through Ron Turner's Last Gasp publishing company. The lead stories in both issues, created by O'Neill and Hallgren, focused on Walt Disney characters, most notably from Floyd Gottfredson's Mickey Mouse newspaper strip, with the Disney characters engaging in adult behaviors such as sex and drug consumption. O'Neill insisted it would dilute the parody to change the names of the characters, so his adventurous mouse character was called "Mickey" Cover price $0.50.

Cherry Poptart (1982 Last Gasp/Kitchen Sink) #13, 1st Printing FN 6.0

1st Printing. 1992. ($2.95 cover price) Larry Welz cover, story, and art. Issue #13 devoted to horror parodies. 7" x 10", b&w, 44 pages. Adults Only. Cover price $2.95.

Cherry Poptart (1982 Last Gasp/Kitchen Sink) #14, 1st Printing VF 8.0

1st Printing. 1993. 1st issue published by Kitchen Sink. 10th Anniversary Issue. Origin of Cherry. Front and back cover art by Larry Welz. Larry Welz, Larry Todd, Reed Waller, Chuck Austen, Dan Fogel, Sharon Welz, and Mike Johnson stories and art. Parodies of Bill & Ted and Terminator. 6 3/4" x 10 1/4", b&w, 44 pages. Adults Only. Cover price $2.95.

Cherry Poptart (1982 Last Gasp/Kitchen Sink) #16, 1st Printing FN/VF 7.0

1st Printing. 1994. Larry Welz cover. Larry Welz, Larry Todd, and Kate Worley stories and art. 6 3/4" x 10 1/4", b&w, 36 pages. Adults Only. Cover price $2.95.

Cherry Poptart (1982 Last Gasp/Kitchen Sink) #18, 1st Printing VF- 7.5

1st Printing. 1995. Larry Welz cover. Larry Welz and Mark Bode stories and art. 6 3/4" x 10 1/4", b&w, 36 pages. Adults Only. Cover price $2.95.

Cherry Poptart (1982 Last Gasp/Kitchen Sink) 24FRISON.A CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Frison Variant Cover A. Includes COA.

Label #4616882025

Happy Comics Exclusive Variant Cover by Jenny Frison - Limited to 500 copies. Story and Art by Larry Welz. Cherry #24 is bigger, longer, and harder than ever. It's a 48 page monster that has the next two chapters of the exciting ongoing epic. This issue also features All New Cherry Pin Ups by, Scott Diggs Underwood (Ed Edd n' Eddy, The Addams Family), Joe Pekar (Grimm Fairy Tales), Tuco El Buitre (Mademoiselle De Sade), Robert Ullman (Atom Bomb Bikini), Chance Wolf (Spawn, The Pitt), PHILO (Tales of Shaundra), Aaron Bordner (Alice Sinn, Monster High School) & Steven S. Crompton (Demi The Demoness). With Guest Strips by MastaJWood (Marvel, Dynamite), Shlepzig (Red, File 2231), & Gary Yap (Simpsons, King of the Hill).

Cherry Poptart (1982 Last Gasp/Kitchen Sink) 24HUGHES.C CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Hughes Variant Cover C. Includes COA.

Label #4691748005

Happy Comics Exclusive "Purple" Subscription Edition Variant Cover by Adam Hughes - limited to 500 copies. Originally sold with a Certificate of Authenticity. Story and Art by Larry Welz. Cherry #24 is bigger, longer, and harder than ever. It's a 48 page monster that has the next two chapters of the exciting ongoing epic. This issue also features All New Cherry Pin Ups by, Scott Diggs Underwood (Ed Edd n' Eddy, The Addams Family), Joe Pekar (Grimm Fairy Tales), Tuco El Buitre (Mademoiselle De Sade), Robert Ullman (Atom Bomb Bikini), Chance Wolf (Spawn, The Pitt), PHILO (Tales of Shaundra), Aaron Bordner (Alice Sinn, Monster High School) & Steven S. Crompton (Demi The Demoness). With Guest Strips by MastaJWood (Marvel, Dynamite), Shlepzig (Red, File 2231), & Gary Yap (Simpsons, King of the Hill).

Cherry Poptart (1982 Last Gasp/Kitchen Sink) 24HUGHES.C CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Hughes Variant Cover C. Includes COA.

Label #4691748006

Happy Comics Exclusive "Purple" Subscription Edition Variant Cover by Adam Hughes - limited to 500 copies. Originally sold with a Certificate of Authenticity. Story and Art by Larry Welz. Cherry #24 is bigger, longer, and harder than ever. It's a 48 page monster that has the next two chapters of the exciting ongoing epic. This issue also features All New Cherry Pin Ups by, Scott Diggs Underwood (Ed Edd n' Eddy, The Addams Family), Joe Pekar (Grimm Fairy Tales), Tuco El Buitre (Mademoiselle De Sade), Robert Ullman (Atom Bomb Bikini), Chance Wolf (Spawn, The Pitt), PHILO (Tales of Shaundra), Aaron Bordner (Alice Sinn, Monster High School) & Steven S. Crompton (Demi The Demoness). With Guest Strips by MastaJWood (Marvel, Dynamite), Shlepzig (Red, File 2231), & Gary Yap (Simpsons, King of the Hill).

Cherry Poptart (1982 Last Gasp/Kitchen Sink) 24HUGHES.C CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Hughes Variant Cover C. Includes COA.

Label #4691748007

Happy Comics Exclusive "Purple" Subscription Edition Variant Cover by Adam Hughes - limited to 500 copies. Originally sold with a Certificate of Authenticity. Story and Art by Larry Welz. Cherry #24 is bigger, longer, and harder than ever. It's a 48 page monster that has the next two chapters of the exciting ongoing epic. This issue also features All New Cherry Pin Ups by, Scott Diggs Underwood (Ed Edd n' Eddy, The Addams Family), Joe Pekar (Grimm Fairy Tales), Tuco El Buitre (Mademoiselle De Sade), Robert Ullman (Atom Bomb Bikini), Chance Wolf (Spawn, The Pitt), PHILO (Tales of Shaundra), Aaron Bordner (Alice Sinn, Monster High School) & Steven S. Crompton (Demi The Demoness). With Guest Strips by MastaJWood (Marvel, Dynamite), Shlepzig (Red, File 2231), & Gary Yap (Simpsons, King of the Hill).

Cherry Poptart (1982 Last Gasp/Kitchen Sink) 24HUGHES.D CGC 9.0 SS Hughes

Paper: White

Signed by Adam Hughes on 6/21/25. Hughes "Virgin" Edition. Includes Certificate of Authenticity.

Label #4617406008

Happy Comics Exclusive Signed Edition Virgin Cover by Adam Hughes - limited to 100 Copies, Signed by cover artist, Adam Hughes. Story and Art by Larry Welz. Cherry #24 is bigger, longer, and harder than ever. It's a 48 page monster that has the next two chapters of the exciting ongoing epic. This issue also features All New Cherry Pin Ups by, Scott Diggs Underwood (Ed Edd n' Eddy, The Addams Family), Joe Pekar (Grimm Fairy Tales), Tuco El Buitre (Mademoiselle De Sade), Robert Ullman (Atom Bomb Bikini), Chance Wolf (Spawn, The Pitt), PHILO (Tales of Shaundra), Aaron Bordner (Alice Sinn, Monster High School) & Steven S. Crompton (Demi The Demoness). With Guest Strips by MastaJWood (Marvel, Dynamite), Shlepzig (Red, File 2231), & Gary Yap (Simpsons, King of the Hill).

Cherry Poptart (1982 Last Gasp/Kitchen Sink) 24SHUBINA.B CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Shubina Variant Cover B. Includes COA.

Label #4671224007

Happy Comics New York Comic Con Exclusive "Cat" Edition Variant Cover by Sveta Shubina - Limited to 250 copies. Story and Art by Larry Welz. 32 pages, B&W, Adults Only.

Cherry Poptart (1982 Last Gasp/Kitchen Sink) 24SHUBINA.C CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Shubina Variant Cover B. Includes COA.

Label #4655696013

Happy Comics New York Comic Con Exclusive Nude "Cat" Edition Variant Cover by Sveta Shubina - Limited to 150 copies. Story and Art by Larry Welz. 32 pages, B&W, Adults Only.

Collected Cheech Wizard (1972) #NN, 1st Printing FN+ 6.5

1st printing. 50¢, Co. & Sons imprint bottom left. Art and story by Vaughn Bode. Cover price $0.50.

Death Rattle (1972 1st Series) 1 VF+ 8.5

Mature Readers. Cover price $0.50.

Sunpot (1971) 1 FN- 5.5

Staple rust with migration.

Vaughn Bode's plans and adventures of Sunpot. Unpaginated book of black and white illustrations by underground comic legend Vaugn Bode. Featuring the Sunspot vehicle, Belinda Bump, Electric Bee, Farkfoot and other creations. Unless otherwise noted, copies listed should include the blue schematic poster of the ship. $2.00 cover price, 32pgs, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

Zap Comix (1968 Apex Novelties) #4, 1st Printing VG+ 4.5 1st Printing

1st printing. Victor Moscoso cover. Art and stories by Robert Williams, Robert Crumb, Spain Rodriguez, S. Clay Wilson, and a Wonder Warthog story by Gilbert Shelton. MATURE READERS. Cover price $0.50.

Zap Comix (1968 Apex Novelties) #5, 5th Printing CGC 9.4 5th Printing

Paper: White

Fifth Printing.

Label #4623701006

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5th printing - Special Business Executive Issue! Robert Williams cover. Art and stories by Robert Williams, Robert Crumb, Victor Moscoso, Spain Rodriguez, S. Clay Wilson, Charles Crumb, and Gilbert Shelton. MATURE READERS. NOTE: 5th printings have a $2.50 cover price Cover price $2.50.