Description: Skull #3 1971 Last Gasp Eco-Funnies Cover by Spain Rodriguez Stories by Jack “Jaxon” Jackson, Dave Sheridan, Richard Corben, Tom Veitch & Greg Irons Back Cover by Greg Irons RARE PRINTING ERROR ON FRONT COVER! Great Shape! Light Wear! See Pictures of actual item you will receive! Securely Boxed between sturdy cardboard to prevent bends or dings & Shipped with USPS Media Mail. See my other listings to save with COMBINED SHIPPING! DOMESTIC SHIPPING IN USA: Pay only 25 CENTS shipping per additional item/lot! FREE SHIPPING on orders over $100 in the USA! Wait for a combined shipping invoice or just pay and any extra shipping charges paid will be reimbursed. International buyers get combined shipping discounts as well but I’m using eBay Global Shipping so you’ll need to contact me before you buy. Read instructions below. INTERNATIONAL COMBINED SHIPPING: If you wish to buy more than one of my items and have them ship together, WRITE TO ME FIRST before doing anything and tell me which items you want, and I will make a custom listing just for you that includes all of them in one listing. Global shipping will end up being much less this way. Info from comix joint —> Skull Comics _ 1970-1972 / Rip Off Comix - Last Gasp Eco-Funnies _ Of all the pop culture reference points that influenced underground comic creators and publishers, none were greater than EC Comics, which flourished during the childhoods of the forefathers of the underground. It seemed inevitable that underground artists would pay tribute to EC Comics, especially the horror and crime titles that broke new ground in depictions of terror and gore. Sure enough, Rip Off Comix launched Skull Comics just two years after Zap Comix enabled the type of content that EC once revelled in. Though horror and violence had already surfaced in some undergrounds (e.g., Bogeyman), nothing compared to Skull Comix #1, which featured the decapitation of a naked woman and zombies on peyote, and those were mere harbingers of what was to come. Skull explored all manner of the horror genre, from interpreting the classic writings of Edgar Allan Poe to modern elucidations and hallucinations. Skull didn't venture quite so extensively as its spiritual compatriot Slow Death, so it might not be considered as broadly entertaining, but it mined the traditional horror genre unlike any other anthology in the underground. The macabre tales of H.P. Lovecraft were prominently featured in the fourth and fifth issues of the series. The series finale in issue #6 featured a gruesome, marvelous full-length epic of horror by Tom Veitch, illustrated in two parts by Greg Irons and Richard Corben. Skull published its last four issues in a flurry of productivity over the course of twelve months spanning 1971 and '72. Then, after sales suddenly flagged for the title (from 80,000 copies for #3 to 10,000 copies for #5), Last Gasp put out the final issue. The brilliant story in #6 forced a second printing, but the title was laid to rest anyway. If it had to end, it had to end, but Skull Comics produced six little gems of comic book horror and (for an underground comic) had a successful run. You can't go wrong with any of the issues, but if you want to start with the most pungently horrific, get the third and sixth issues. Keep a paper bag handy for retching! Skull Comics #3 _ 1st Printing / November 1971 / 36 pages / Last Gasp Eco-Funnies _ Skull Comics #3 features a rare horror illustration from Spain Rodriguez on the front cover and four stories from Greg Irons and Tom Veitch, Richard Corben, Jack Jackson and Dave Sheridan. The issue leads off with chapter one of Sheridan's lovely "Tales of the Leather Nun," which still manages to be the most wholesome story in this issue (it was reprinted two years later in Tales from the Leather Nun). Jackson gives us a bloody (and quick) yarn with "Testicles the Tautologist," followed by a pleasant Richard Corben romp, "Horrible Harvey's House." Greg Irons and Tom Veitch close the book with the grotesque, necrophilic tale, "Cleanup Crew." This solid third issue is highly recommmended for those with strong stomachs. _ HISTORICAL FOOTNOTES: There are reportedly six printings of this comic book, all by Last Gasp and all with 50-cent cover prices. The printings are differentiated by small marks on the back cover and the color of the star on the hooded character on the front cover. The variations of these markings are oddly sequenced and so minor that it makes me think that some of the changes might have taken place within one print run. The print identifications presented below are the most accepted definitions available, but just about everyone (including Kennedy) has some doubt about identifying the middle printings. _ 1st - Back cover has a registration mark inside a dark red pentagon near the spine. 2nd - Back cover has the registration mark, but the pentagon is gone. 3rd - Back cover has the pentagon, but there is no registration mark. 4th - Back cover doesn't have either the registration mark or the pentagon. The front cover has a blue-green star on the hooded character's hand (the star was cyan blue in previous printings). 5th - Back cover doesn't have either the registration mark or the pentagon. The front cover has a cyan blue star on the hooded character's hand. 6th - Back cover doesn't have either the registration mark or the pentagon. The front cover has a cyan blue star on the hooded character's hand. For the first time, the front cover includes the phrase "Adults Only." _ The 1st printing had 20,000 copies and all subsequent printings are presumed to be 10,000 copies, like the previous issue. _ COMIC CREATORS: Spain Rodriguez - 1 Jack Jackson - 2, 9-12 Dave Sheridan - 3-8 Richard V. Corben - 13-23 Tom Veitch - 24-35 (script) Greg Irons - 24-35 (art), 36
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Artist/Writer: Dave Sheridan, Spain Rodriguez, Jack Jackson “Jaxon”
Variant Type: Error/Recalled Variant
Tradition: US Comics
Cover Artist: Greg Irons
Series Title: Skull
Universe: Underground Comix
Publisher: Last Gasp Eco-Funnies
Intended Audience: Viewer Discretion Advised
Vintage: Yes
Publication Year: 1971
Type: Comic Book
Format: Single Issue
Issue Number: 3
Language: English
Era: Bronze Age (1970-83)
Style: Partial Color
Features: Richard Corben
Genre: Action, Adventure, Bad Girl, Classics, Comedy, Cosmic, Family, Fantasy, Good Girl, Gothic, Historical & Mythological, Horror & Sci-Fi, Humor/Satire, Monster, Movie,TV & Music, Movie & TV, Movie Adaptation, Occult, Pin-Up, Science Fiction, Supernatural, Teen, Television Based, Underground, Vampire, Weird
