In 1972, underground cartoonists began creating a slew of what were called "pouch epics", They would take a standard 8 1/2" x 11" piece of paper and draw four panels on each side, then print or photo-copy it, fold, trim and staple it into a small, 8-page comic and sell them for "a mere 7-cents".
Justin "Jud" Greene (July 25, 1945 – April 23, 2022) was a popular underground artist (BINKY BROWN MEETS THE HOLY VIRGIN MARY was one of his best-selling titles) and he came up with the idea, being one of the first to create one of these miniature masterpieces.
So, grab a pencil and a scrap piece of meat wrapper, spin the "Solar Laffcaster" and prepare to get educated!
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The term I've always used/read/heard is "mini-comics". Pouch epics is a new one for me.
ReplyDeleteThis almost comes across like a parody of Charlton Comics' how to/submissions guidelines booklet from the same era. Certainly adds to the fun.
Yes it does. You could always rely on underground comics to spoof just about everything -- like Mad Magazine on acid (literally!).
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