Underground Classics

    (Rip Off, 1985-1990)
™ and © 1988 Tad Richards

This series reprinted various underground titles from Rip Off Press, including the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, Dealer McDope, Wonder Wart-Hog, and the classic—if little known—Forty Year Old Hippie.

Whether he was saving whales or just begging for change, you could bet that 60s throwback was relaxed, feeling groovy, and flying high on his best homegrown herb. The adventures of Ted Richards’ aging flower child were originally published during the late 1970s by the Rip Off Comic Syndicate, and appeared in dozens of weekly papers across the country. After a long hiatus, Richards briefly revived his character in 1984, in an 8-page story about computers for Workman Press. That strip was reprinted in the San Francisco Examiner, and drew enough positive response to cause Rip Off Press to publish this collection. Most of the material presented here came from the first comic book collection of the Forty Year Old Hippie, published in 1977.
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  • 1
    #1
    1st Printing, $1.50 Cover by Gilbert Shelton
    Dec 1985
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Gilbert Shelton, Jay Ungar, Lieuen Adkins  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers
    2 copies from $5.10
  • 2
    #2
    Feb 1986
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Dave Sheridan  ·  A: Dave Sheridan
    Dealer McDope; Adult
    1 copy for $34.98
  • 2-2
    #2 - 2nd printing
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Dave Sheridan  ·  A: Dave Sheridan
    Adult
    1 copy for $34.98
  • 3-2
    #3 - 2nd printing
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Dave Sheridan  ·  A: Dave Sheridan
    Adult
    1 copy for $24.98
  • 4
    #4
    Sep 1987
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Greg Irons  ·  A: Greg Irons
    Adult
    1 copy for $29.98
  • 5
    #5
    Nov 1987
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Tony Bell  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    Wonder Warthog; Adult
    1 copy for $9.98
  • 6
    #6
    Feb 1988
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Jack Jackson  ·  A: Jack Jackson
    Adult
    4 copies from $9.98
  • 7
    #7
    Apr 1988
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Tony Bell  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    Adult
    2 copies from $4.75
  • 9
    #9
    Feb 1989
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Greg Irons  ·  A: Greg Irons
    Art of Greg Irons; Adult
    5 copies from $15.00
  • 10
    #10
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Foolbert Sturgeon  ·  A: Foolbert Sturgeon
    Jesus; Adult
    1 copy for $19.98
  • 12
    #12
    Jul 1990
    Cover: $2.95
    Shelton 3-D; Adult
    1 copy for $14.99
  • 12-2
    #12 - 2nd printing
    Cover: $2.95
    Adult
    1 copy for $0.40
  • 13
    #13
    Cover: $2.50
    Jesus; Adult
    1 copy for $64.98
  • 14
    #14
    Cover: $2.50
    Jesus; Adult
    1 copy for $34.95
  • 15
    #15
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Sharon Rudahl  ·  A: Sharon Rudahl
    Adult
    1 copy for $144.98