Armadillo Comics

    (Rip Off, 1969, 1971, 1973)
™ and ©1971 Jim Franklin

Texan Jim Franklin managed to get his work published by Rip Off Press in the early 70s. The series was a showcase for Franklin’s short pieces, which were mostly surreal comics and pictures of armadillos. The armadillo is Franklin’s central icon, and he uses it as a symbol for everything. The pieces are bizarre and nonlinear, and expertly drawn in a confident hatching style. A forgotten underground, Jim Franklin’s Armadillo Comics are a good example of the unique expression of one artist.

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#1

  1/1/1969
  $0.50
  $2.50
No copies available 		B&W. Wraparound cover. Indicia title: Armadillo. “Armadillo is published in Austin, Texas.”[i.e., NOT published by Rip Off] Jim Franklin, Gilbert Shelton, John Shelton, Dan Traverso, Glen WhiteheadJim Franklin, Gilbert Shelton, John Shelton, Dan Traverso, Glen Whitehead

#2

  1/1/1971
  $0.50
  $140.00
1 copy available for $49.99 		 B&WJim Franklin, Don Van VlietJim Franklin, Don Van Vliet, Meggan Durden

#2 - 2nd printing

  1/1/1971
  $0.50
  $1.00
No copies available 		 White ROP logoJim Franklin, Don Van VlietJim Franklin, Don Van Vliet, Meggan Durden

#3

  1/1/1973
  $0.00
  $5.00
No copies available 		 Published by Real Free Press; B&WJim FranklinJim Franklin