Description: BANNED !!!!! Air Pirates #1 (1971) CGC 6.0 with Special Doodle autograph Autographeg by Dan O'Neill and Ted RichardsWolf Doodle behind mountain by Ted Richards 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. US Shipping Flat rate $25 USD shipped from Beebe Vermont so no additional duties, customs or feesCanada Flat rate $30 CAN
Price: 420 CAD
Location: Sherbrooke, Quebec
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Publication Year: 1971
Type: Comic Book
Character: Mickey Mouse, MICKEY
Tradition: US Comics
Era: Bronze Age (1970-83)
Signed: Yes
Series Title: Air Pirates Funnies
Grade: 6.0 Fine
Professional Grader: Certified Guaranty Company (CGC)
Publisher: Hell Comics
Genre: Comics